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Read MoreLeague One side mock Celtic on Twitter but it backfires
Oh, to be Celtic man Ryan Christie tonight.
Yes, fine, it was against League One opposition. But when that opposition mocks you personally on Twitter for taking shots from range, then you score? That’s got to be remarkably sweet.
Indeed, the Bairns’ Twitter admin put themselves in fate’s way, with an incredibly cheeky tweet at the Scotland hero. When Christie made it 2-0, well, you can imagine what came next.
17 – Ryan Christie shoots from range and… well you know the rest. 0-0. #COYB
— Falkirk FC (@FalkirkFC) April 3, 2021
It’s not Christie’s best goal, nor his most important. As a precedent for patter, though, he’ll do well to ever repeat the trick. On a night when a frustrating first-half turned into a comfortable 3-0 win, Christie’s pot-shots were causing no end of frustration for Celtic supporters.
So when he did get that goal, what a relief he must have felt. Driven nice and low past the despairing Bairns keeper, it put the game beyond Falkirk’s reach.
Ryan Christie: why not tweet about him? / (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
“You were saying?”; Celtic Twitter comes to life as Christie puts game beyond doubt
Celtic Twitter is undefeated on nights like this. Even when we’re losing, our patter is world-class. Fortunately, we made progress in the Scottish Cup and got to tell some upstarts to sit doon.
Here are some of the best bits from a night well spent:
58 – Goal Celtic. Ryan Christie. From range. 0-0. #COYB
— Falkirk FC (@FalkirkFC) April 3, 2021
Ryan Christie shoots from range, well you know the rest… pic.twitter.com/Ui8DPxyGQR
— Eunan🏴 (@E__1917) April 3, 2021
Ryan Christie at half time after seeing the Falkirk admins tweet pic.twitter.com/pEvXGMX5yH
— Sean Ryan (@Seanyboy_180) April 3, 2021
58 – Ryan Christie shoots from range and… well you know the rest. 2-0 #COYBIG
— A Grand Old Tee (@AGrandOldTee) April 3, 2021
Ryan Christie after seeing that Falkirk tweet at HT pic.twitter.com/MqQyCcJDfm
— Conor (@ConorM67_) April 3, 2021
Ryan Christie ballon dor https://t.co/Vw0d3ReA05
— Smyth (@SmythyX) April 3, 2021
Should maybe slag Ryan Christie more 😂🤔 https://t.co/jh8VikjbfW
— CiaraCav01 (@Cav01Ciara) April 3, 2021
The finest Celtic podcast had their say…:
This match before Falkirk tweeted: 😴
This match after Falkirk tweeted: 😈
— The Grand Auld Podcast (@GrandAuldPod) April 3, 2021
… and even the SLO got in on the act:
You were saying…..
— Celtic FC SLO (@CelticFCSLO) April 3, 2021