Anthony Stokes (F free agent b.1988)

**Junior** · 13/01/2011, 12:00 PM

Yeah, it was a pressure penalty which he tucked away with pure conviction. Then scored a bullet header in the 6 mins of added time (3 Reds were shown) but the linesamn ruled the corner had gone out of play before coming back in again. tight call but probably correct having only seen it once.

Gave the officials a right mouthful on his way off the pitch - In much the same way that a scally schoolkid would give a teacher or shopkeeper. I know tensions were heightened and all that but it just seemed so unnecessary - Lennon doesnt set a great example in this regard though either.

**cornflakes** · 13/01/2011, 12:22 PM

I'm no Celtic supporter but are the fans happy with Lennon?
He doesn't seem to be doing a great job but the win against Rangers and his overall status as a legend probably means they'l back him, does it?

**Junior** · 13/01/2011, 12:39 PM

He's a rookie, so the fanbase all have an element of doubt but as you say he has Celtic in his blood, was a great player for us and has done relatively well thus far. The win at Ibrox is still fresh in the memory so thats good news for him.

He had the disaster of SF cup exit last season, European exit in August, plenty of dropped points at home this season. So its not like hes the best thing since sliced bread but Id say the support are generally very positive towards him.

**Stuttgart88** · 13/01/2011, 5:54 PM

Great penno alright. I thought he was going to miss.

Mad game, or at least the bits I saw were. Accies' goal was controversial. McGinn was booked for diving when it was a slam dunk penalty. Stokes' late goal was correctly ruled out, but what a call to make by linesman Murphy. Af if Celtic's paranoia levels weren't already high enough this season.

Still, it was linesman Murphy who flagged Scott McDonald onside for his winner v Rangers a few years ago which ultimately won Strachan the league. He was well offside!

**Junior** · 14/01/2011, 8:37 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Stokes' late goal was correctly ruled out, but what a call to make by linesman Murphy. Af if Celtic's paranoia levels weren't already high enough this season.

Still, it was linesman Murphy who flagged Scott McDonald onside for his winner v Rangers a few years ago which ultimately won Strachan the league. He was well offside!

It was a mistake with the McDonald onside, no question but it was tight enough Stutts.

**geysir** · 14/01/2011, 9:02 AM

Oft times, in commentator speak, a player being a few cm offside is described as being a yard offside.

**OwlsFan** · 14/01/2011, 9:17 AM

Originally Posted by Torn-Ado

It will never last.

It did -they got married

I thought I'd bump this thread started by the late Eirebhoy. Stokes was a prodigy (not to be confused with a Proddie) and we had all these huge hopes. Something then goes wrong in between. True he made something of name for himself but the downward spiral didn't take long and he spends much of the time warming his backside on the bench of a mediocre Celtic side.

On a separate issue, I often wonder why failed centre forwards like Connolly/Elliott don't convert themselves to full back. They have pace, reasonable ball control so why not play full back ? Doesn't take long to learn the trade and you don't need to be tall (e.g. Carr, Irwin) to play the position.

**The Fly** · 14/01/2011, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Saw Robbie Keane's moth on RTE last night.

Banging against the studio lights?

**geysir** · 14/01/2011, 5:43 PM

It's a bad sign when a player has more threads than caps.
Why does Owls have to dig up all these omens?

**seanfhear** · 14/01/2011, 7:50 PM

There only one Anthony Stokes..

Theres only one Anthony Stokes.

**kennedmc** · 15/01/2011, 9:22 AM

http://foot.ie/threads/68695-Anthony...t=#post1217458

Posted this a while ago about Stokes and have seen nothing to change my mind - there is alot of hype around him based on potential he showed but never fulfilled as a 15 year old. He seems to still get far more hype then he deserves.......take the penno above for example!!

I think Shane Long is a more efffective player at a higher level then Stokes. Although Stokes might look prettier on the ball.

**tetsujin1979** · 15/01/2011, 12:15 PM

Second penalty in two games for Stokes, after not scoring for nearly two months
Hope this gives him the confidence to push on, he had 9 goals at that point, including a hat trick against Aberdeen

**geysir** · 15/01/2011, 12:21 PM

He was chopped down in the box after a neat turn put himself clean through. Took the penalty and drove it home, a dicey shot down the middle. Hibs defender only booked, unlike the Hamilton player on Wed night who got a red card for a less obvious challenge.

**ifk101** · 15/01/2011, 12:22 PM

Didn't strike that penalty cleanly but it went in. Assist as well for Hopper's goal.

**geysir** · 15/01/2011, 12:24 PM

Scores a brilliant second, George Best couldn�t improve on it.

**ifk101** · 15/01/2011, 12:26 PM

Great finish.

**Stuttgart88** · 15/01/2011, 12:30 PM

Haven't seen it but BBC described it as sublime.

I'm not convinced by Stokes despite his obvious talent, but recent weeks have shown that our fringe forwards like Long, Best and Stokes - all young - are showing encouraging form.