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Celtic 1 Inverness CT 0: Leaders' winning run shows no sign of slowing down

ON a dank and chilly evening in the dog days of October, Celtic and Hibernian played out a drab, uninspired goalless draw that has almost been forgotten in the myth and legend that is the resurrection story of a title challenge.

Victor Wanyama was forced to switch from midfield to defence but neither he nor Celtic were pertubed as they secured another win on Saturday. Picture: Reuters
Victor Wanyama was forced to switch from midfield to defence but neither he nor Celtic were pertubed as they secured another win on Saturday. Picture: Reuters

All eyes are now compelled to be focused instead on the dramatic comeback two weeks earlier at Rugby Park when three goals were conceded in the first half but a point rescued in the second. But the draw against Hibs seemed dispiriting, perhaps even terminal to a sustained tilt at the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title. Instead, Neil Lennon has led his side to 17 successive, domestic victories. It is an extraordinary achievement made more meritorious by afternoons such as that on Saturday.