Clyde steal Keane's thunder

Belated debut
The Irishman had been out of action for 16 weeks before Saturday's game with registration rules preventing him from making his debut for the club he joined as a free agent in the middle of September, but the new Celtic No16 was not the star at the Broadwood stadium on Saturday.

Grim memories
Craig Bryson and Eddie Malone scored for the semi-professional first division side, who also had a goal disallowed and missed a penalty in an incredible first half which forced manager Gordon Strachan to rake over best-forgotten memories of his debut with the club - a 5-0 UEFA Champions League defeat at FC Artmedia.

'Worse than Artmedia'
"That performance was worse than Artmedia and although things have been going OK recently they've certainly gone downhill in the last two hours," said Strachan. "I'm disappointed and saddened by the display. [Clyde] played very well and can be proud of what they've achieved. It's their day."

No relief
Maciej Zurawski eventually pulled a goal back for Celtic in the last ten minutes, but there was to be no relief for the Scottish Premier Division leaders as the Scottish Cup celebrated its biggest shock result since Rangers FC were beaten by tiny Berwick Rangers FC back in 1967.

Anonymous performance
In all of this Keane, who was backed by a coach-load of Irish supporters from County Donegal, was an anonymous figure. The Daily Record wrote tartly: "Roy Keane did stop on his way off to shake hands with a couple of Clyde players. It was the classiest the Irishman had looked all day."

Spoiling tactics
Meanwhile, Clyde manager Graham Roberts, a former Rangers player, could reflect on a job well done. "We never spoke about Keane before the game because we knew if we stopped them playing we would have a chance," he said. "The boys should get all the credit for this as they not only won but played fantastic football."