Last night’s cup drama was just as lively on twitter as it was in Dingwall, Falkirk and Ayr.
The relief at Celtic’s 2-0 win over Ross County was quickly transferred to the tension of Falkirk before the sting in the tail as Ayr United beat Hearts on penalties to become the third non SPL side in the draw for the last eight.
Over in Russia marccrosas was quick to congratulate his former Celtic reserves team-mate Mark Miller tweeting: ‘Mark Millar is a hero!!!!!!! #legend.’
The Bishop of twitter had his own reason to celebrate, tweeting: ‘Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!! 1-1 away to Spartak Moscow and won in penalties!!!‘
The League Cup has provided Celtic with plenty of pain in the past but from 9pm onwards it suddenly seemed to be everyone’s favourite competition!
Celticghirly67 summed up the mood nicely with: ‘yaaaaaaaaassssss what a competition this is turning out to be.’
As the faithful travelling support began the long journey back from Dingwall the Celtic players were hitting the fairways as Anthony Stokes showed Joe Ledley how to play like Tiger Woods.
‘joe16led admitted: ‘I’m having 1 on tiger woods @stoksey10 is 6 up on me!! Plenty of holes left.,’ as the team bus rolled towards Inverness airport and the short cut home.
Earlier stoksey10 had tweeted: ‘Good result 2 nite!! Just giving @joe16led a lesson on tiger woods on the bus to the airport, chin up pal!’
There weren’t any dissenters as Stokes and Ledley returned to the team with RachTHarkins tweeting: ‘@joe16led Good to see you back to winning ways, long may it continue! Mon the hoops!
Bobbylennox added: ‘Well played Stokesy!! Created both goals and played some lovely passes.
Youth team midfielder DarnellFisher was pleased to see one of his team-mates get some first team action in, he tweeted: ‘Well done to #paulgeorge aka gucci on making his debut!
Loan striker greigspence agreed: ‘Buzzing for paul george making his debut tonight great wee guy!’ Jckkirwan10 tweeted: ‘Paul George nearly scored!!!’
While the new name in the side caught the imagination of lheron700 who tweeted: ‘Paul George on for #Celtic. What about John and Ringo?’
Gary Hooper’s after match interview was well received by ahmebertiee who tweeted: ‘Gary Hooper referring to Rangers as ‘them’ has made my night. As if I couldn’t love him anymore..’
With celticghirly67 in agreement tweeting: ‘@HOOP588 luved ur post-match interview – ‘against them’ I just luv u even more now 🙂 #superhooper.’
FiKennedyCSC took a slightly different take on that interview with: ‘I wouldn’t want Gary Hooper in my pub quiz team. #JustSaying.’
JohnHartson10 was a busy bhoyo tweeting: ‘Great result for Celtic not easy going away anywhere in the cup!!’
Peter Martin brought news of the injury time winner from Falkirk live to the nation on Sky Sports News with his hysterical reaction noted by BBJ who tweeted: ‘The man on sky sports must be Celtic fan! he can’t stop shouting rangers knocked out of cup by Falkirk!!’
JohnHartson10 added: ‘What a difference 4 days can make!! Mon the hoops!!
Down in Brentford nmcginn14 said: ‘big well done to the bhoys 2nite great response after sun always a tough fixture away in the cup.’
Scott Boyd’s own goal attracted plenty of television attention as bobbylennox noted: ‘Has an own goal ever been dissected as much!? It wasn’t unlucky, it wasn’t indecision, it was pish defending! End of micro analysis! #celtic.’
On a similar theme paddimir felt that: ‘liam mcleod has now mentioned every celtic defeat since 1953.’
Even new media isn’t immune from cup cliches with most tweets happy to see Celtic’s name in the hat for the quarter-final draw.
Bobbylennox: added: ‘Name in the hat, that’s all I wanted tonight 🙂 Man of the match? Who else but #CaptainKayal the #fivemanmidfield !! #celtic.
Krys1888 thought it was an emphatic win tweeting: ‘Skooshed it. Never in doubt tonight.’
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