McGeady: Sight of substitute helped spur goal

CELTIC midfielder, Aiden McGeady admits he was relieved manager, Gordon Strachan allowed him to stay on long enough in Celtic’s 5-1 Bank of Scotland Premier League win over St Mirren on Saturday to grab a goal.

The Hoops were cruising through Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink’s first-half opener only to be stopped in their tracks two minutes after half-time when Saints midfielder, Stephen McGinn, grandson of former Celtic chairman, Jack McGinn, fired in a spectacular equaliser from the edge of the box.

A few nervy moments followed before Vennegoor of Hesselink restored Celtic’s lead from the spot after St Mirren midfielder, Simon Lappin, was adjudged to have bundled Shunsuke Nakamura to the ground inside the Buddies’ penalty area.