St Mirren make Celtic pay for risky bet with selection

For at least the next couple of weeks there is a new contender for a pub quiz question: what do St Mirren have in common with Real Madrid? The answer, as unlikely as it might seem, is that so far this season they are the only two teams who have beaten Celtic.

A win for St Mirren to celebrate brought to an end a magnificent Celtic run. It is a year today since they were last beaten in the cinch Premiership and, after 38 without loss, they hit a brick wall in black and white. When St Mirren fans chanted “get intae them” in the closing minutes it was the most redundant song their players will hear all season. Getting intae them was exactly what