Banning 128 fans seems impossibly indiscriminate. I don’t know how it was decided but it sounds like “those eight columns and sixteen rows” – painting with a very broad brush. If so, the Club must meet with those in the affected area as soon as possible to allow fans who have had nothing whatsoever to do with vandalism or dangerous behaviour to continue to follow their club. If such a letter arrived on my doorstep, I would want to face the Club urgently. We’ve all been tarred by the pyros, banners and vandalism, but some are paying a higher price.
Unless there is specific evidence against an individual, the default expectation must be that bans will be lifted after interview.
Back in July, after the Club and the Green Brigade met to agree a way forward following some early season Uefa disciplinary problems, we wondered if either could control every last hanger-on hoping to ‘stick it to the man’. Statements in recent days from both organisations show how impossible this has proven to be.
When I wrote my article on Saturday I didn’t expect the condemnation of the previous night’s incidents, from all sections of the support, to be so comprehensive. We’ve seen elsewhere the damage procrastination and deflection can be. There is no need to deflect. We will not blame Chelsea fans. Nor is there need for ‘whataboutery’. Vandalising seats and throwing flares is now endemic in our game but Celtic fans are judged by higher standards. The Celtic support is characterised by by enormous generosity. Still.
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Canamalar
I’d guess 4-4-1-1 (Ledley LB, Matthews RM, Pukki behind Samaras up front).
I wonder if Sammy is getting a start tonight cause he is getting punted?
neustadt-braw
19:10 on 11 December, 2013
Just shows what a good squad NEIL has built up
3 offensive players?1 Is that no a wee bit risky at the Nou Camp?
Hope it works out . My jury is still very much out on Boerrigter.
I’d say it was because he is fit again and has an excellent record for scoring away in Europe.
Up_over_goal,
I’m just thinking if the line up is a surprise he might have another up his sleeve
Looks like the Ajax ultras got out there depth tonight. If it was them. Two Ajax fans stabbed, hmmmmm, not good.
winning captains
18:48 on
11 December, 2013
We had a wee CQN debate about that game a few days ago. The team was told to get back on the park as they were going to leave it, enough being enough. We ended up 5th that year and I think lost a bakers dozen of games – I was at all of them :-(
Can anyone tell me if it’s on any of the main tv channels please
New article posted.
Paul67 et al
Not sure about that line-up, let’s see how we set up.
Would be fantastic to get a win in the Nou Camp, so I am going for us to win with the odd goal out of three. Dirk scored against Real this time last year so might put him on a line. Or can wee Teemu deliver?
Good luck to the Bhoys!
Official team sheet shows Matthews at LB behind Boerrigter, Biton/Ledley CM, Sammi/Pukki up top.
Tony.
He did get two games.
Return Ajax game and Milan.
Winning Captains @18.48
I was there. I remember that ridiculous goal being scored and although I don`t recall anyone jumping the wall I do remember feeling cheated. :-(
My main memory is of my glasses being knocked off when Edvaldsson scored for Celtic and seeing this idiot jumping up and down on them.
Oh for the safety of seated stadiums! :-)
Come on Celtic!
When SSB hits the skids, their pundits won’t have a problem getting a club to manage….. pure experts in everything football, so they are……or, they could join the sevco board, everyone else is….hehe
winning captains
not that it mattered in those days ole Scambled Egg was ouef side.
Right am off to watch the build up to this new line up, good luck guys, HH.