I’m not convinced that any meeting of minds between Celtic and Legia Warsaw to allow the latter to take the place of the former in the Champions League play-off round would be recognised by Uefa. Having researched as thoroughly as possible, I’ve found no precedent for such an arrangement to be invoked.
It would, therefore, probably be safe for Celtic to take the high moral ground and acquiesce with Legia, but that would be a cheap shot at being generous, Celtic have no intentions of becoming involved, whether they have the opportunity or not.
The utter distress Legia are enduring because of an administrative oversight will cause untold damage. The club have to try everything possible, including an appeal which invokes Willie Maley and Jock Stein, but they must find a clear path through Uefa, which does not appear to exist.
What Celtic can do, is appeal to Uefa to have processes changed, just as we did in 1970 when we profited from the toss of a coin. Instead of clubs having the responsibility of checking available players, they could be issued with the same list the Uefa observer had on Wednesday, making this mistake less likely.
Current processes allow a minor infraction to cause disproportionate harm to a football club, and the tournament itself. Celtic should not hesitate in saying so.
Registration partially tightens tonight on player eligibility for our Champions League play-off round against NK Maribor. After today, clubs can only add one player to their squad for these games.
While it is important to get players in ahead of Maribor, I’m not convinced the arrivals will be able to have a transformational impact. It will largely be those already at Lennoxtown who will exorcise the demons of Murrayfield.
For what it’s worth, Maribor think they are absolute certainties to progress. Planning to analyse them in detail tomorrow; I’m not betting against them.
I was mystified as to how relegated Hearts managed to win away from home in their first game as a lower league club but now I’ve heard Ally McCoist blame the off-field input of Charles Green it all makes sense. How could any footballer reasonably expect to put in a shift with a former director speaking to the media some time earlier?
Delighted to hear the Daily Record swooped in to asset this as the reason for Newco Rangers demise yesterday. It’s the same deflection as went on during Murray/Whyte/Green years all over again. Why do they do this to themselves?
Let’s hope Ally sticks to his guns are clings to that contract like a fudge doughnut.
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My dear,dear,dear, Friend.. The Singing Detective
Nice Defense.. Palomine..
Nice.. As a Hauf o’ a Silver Sixpence.( Whit’s That?..ed)( Afore your time, Lad.. Ah used tae Collect ’em… believe me.. they wur Bonny.)
Appreciate It,pally..
N. Good Point
How the Hades, dae oot Detractors ,oan Here… Hiv Tae Hiv so much Bile tae Spout.. aboot..
Kojo’s n The Singing Detective’s Postings ,oan Here..
if
The Haters..
By thur Very Public..
Ain Admission..
Scroll Past oor Submissions.. as they never Miss an Opportunity tae
tell ..Awe N Sundry??
Beats Me.. Anither wan of They Fathomless Mysteeeeees… Virginia .. Gal.
Nice chatting.. as alwiz..
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Paul67 et al
Some talk of wee Gordy on here. Yes it was dire watching Celtic Beat Benfica 3-0 in the CL in 2006 and it was even more dire watching Celtic beat AC Milan a year later also in the same tournament. I waited nearly forty years to see that one. Never ever want to see football at Parkhead like that, ever again. Dire, that is what it was!
Funny thing is I doubt there is anybody on here who would doubt that Scotland would beat Maribor over two games. Would beat the current Celtic side too I would imagine. How is it that Gordon Strachan has, with no budget, and with no players, created a half decent side in half the time Neil Lennon managed Celtic. Now Gordon is restricted to players eligible to play for Scotland, unlike Lenny or Ronny, but those self-same players are all eligible to play for Celtic, and some do. The Celtic Manager should of course be able to buy the the players he needs, and Celtic should be a match for Scotland in football terms at least, but for the moment we are not. Just why exactly is that?
It,s not really all the players fault,the team last year were good but not great,but the manager
has ruined the team by his crazy tactics,and does not practice what he preaches,said he was going to play attacking football,and then goes into game with no strikers or just one,well see what he does at perth ,if he picks a team without two strikers against a diddy team the he really is a joke and should be sacked ASAP
The players should just ignore his team talks and play the system they are used too,then maybe he will get he message,he will soon lose the dressing room perhaps he already has
PAY PEANUTS AND YOU GET MONKEYS
Celtic Mac…
Nicely put!
Looks like Tonev coming. Ticks all the boxes.
1. A JP signing
2. Has been playing poorly (when picked) for current club
3. Loan rather than purchase with fee
Will we ever again sign an in form player who is a certain a starter?
Kittoch – re Gordon Strachan – agree absolutely. I loved his as manager. He was given a tough job, had a really tough start and came good in spades against a financially doped up rangers.
I think he was also a decent human being.
SSB first two callers fat arse must go……dearrryyyyy meeeeeeeeeeeee
darwinsbeautifulidea:
You’re off your nut.
Let’s see if I understand what you’re saying here … our players should refuse to follow the instructions of the manager, to force a crisis point?
At Celtic?
I repeat. You are off your nut.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t the Legia player SUSPENDED?
If so, he should not even have stripped for the game, never mind had his erchie ensconced on the bench!
And, if so, he is a professional footballer, as is/were his coaches. Is anyone naive enough to think that they are not aware of their transgression? No, I don’t think so either. Smacks of a certain shower down on the south side, who thought that they were above such inconveniences. Let’s move on shall we?
Well done the minis, the laughs just keep coming.
Ronny, please no more tinkering until a bit later in the season please.
sftb
I’ve stood my ground and posted in defence of the Celtic transfer policy, even after unexpected defeat. The media script now handed down to RD which reads we can’t compete with The English Championship is very tired. IMHO he shouldn’t use it, especially during the transfer window where millions are flying in, and nothing is going out. It transcends to the ticket buyers as failure, and we might fail again.
Emmotions of the Celtic fan run high even with the supporters that understand £15,000 per week, sometimes isn’t enough.
It’s time for Celtic to at least change the script, we need to be told that we’ll fill the holes that have suddenly appeared in the squad. I’ve posted before that I’d be happy if he was selling left right and centre, but what we don’t need are clichés, because there evidently are players who will want to play for Celtic.
Hahahahahahaha guy on SSB says he forced his kids to go an watch the Huns , am callin the RSPCC , that’s shokin.
tonydonnelly67
18:06 on
11 August, 2014
How the hell did he ever get a job
____________________
The thindimebhoy , I think you know the answer to that.
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I do
But what do we tell the kids studying for their grades ? Don’t worry about that English stuff a set of funny pants and a goat will sort it
Celticmac….
Nail on head sir….
Gordon Strachan is the second best manager Celtic have ever had.
He ruled the EBT Huns for 3 years in spite of and not because of Lawell and Dr.Death.
Used to shop at branded stores. Then moved to big 4 supermarkets. That was followed by a time at LIDL. Now it seems only the charity shop is open to us!
Beamishis.. etc
at 18.10
Pal..
Wait n See.. Afore Ye… Gie..
The Thumbs doon… oan Tonev.
fur .. MA pal….The Wee Duck … Done Tole me..
That
“Tonev,is a wonderful accurate PASSER of the Football… Besides… Welcome piece of News…..He His Ither ManY talents..
so..He is No fast.. neethur is he Fat.. eethur,
He is Skinny as a Rail.. But.. Maist of Ma friends. wid wish They wur.. tae..
So..Ah widnae Haud That agin him..
Wait n See.
( Wise woids.. ed)
Kojo
Still,Laughin
James forrest
did you get any qualifications in English
I never said they should ignore his tactics to cause a crisis were already their
Players should play the way they played over the last few seasons as that works better than Delias crazy tactics,if things don,t change their will be trouble in the dressing room and maybe their already is
Another cheap rubbish Lawwell appointment
Thindimebhoy
A hear yi mate, a hear yi, that’s my point been going on for decades.
Partick Th. sign a centre half from down south.H.H.
Beamishismypint….
Tonev is shite….
Have seen him with my own eyes……
Dreadful signing……
Embarrassment
Kojo
It’s the modus operandi that irks me. I remember posting the Daryl wouldn’t succeed as I’d seen lots of him and I was hounded on here. I’ve been reading Villa supporter’s comments on Tonev. They say that he lacked composure (lots off wild shooting) and that he failed to provide a goal or assist in 22 appearances. In short they are delighted to be rid. All I’d like is for us to make one really positive signing every summer. Somebody who isn’t a project or hasn’t just failed elsewhere.
HH
ryecatcher. Surely the guy deserves a chance if he joins us ? H.H.
Battered 6-1 going on 10, then sold our best player for £10 million, have sold the only direct striker we had for £1.2 million, and have now brought in 2 loan signings that are deemed surplus to requirements by their parents clubs.
Can’t think why Maribor would consider themselves absolute certainties ?
5 hours left to get a goal scorer in.
disgustedandwontholdmybreath
tonydonnelly67
SSB first two callers fat arse must go……dearrryyyyy meeeeeeeeeeeee
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They are crappin it they wont make it out at first attempt and the total disaster that would be.
And to be fair, with Mc Coist in charge you can understand their angst
Its no easy plumbers and chippies running out of puff this time around
Still I hope he keeps them on their mad merry go round because he has been pricelessly funny and he is worth every penny they pay him.
Give him a pay rise I say
Another rumour
Celtic, Sunderland and Southampton are interested in Lokeren’s 21-year-old defender Alexander Scholz. ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/…
They wanted Balde so swap deal possible?
What a nonsensical post by Darwin. A bit like his mentors eugenic tendencies eh? Your insult to a manger given no funds is a disgrace, and your pining for two strikers not one shows you are either outdated or a bit of a simpleton as few of the top European sides play with two up front, 4-4-2 is a very antiquated system and 3-5-2 whilst good leaves itself very vulnerable to 4-3-3, you seem to be our very own John Collins, think that you could manage a team yet when tried to do so found wanting yet still doesn’t realize their own failings. I’l never get why British people and even more so Scottish people have a subset of the population, a small hardcore that will never accept 4-6-0 or 4-5-1, which as Messi’s Barcelona show need not be defensive or uncreative.
In Ronny we trust. Our manager is not a monkey. I’m sure the other Darwin was on record as being quite fond of calling people monkeys, apprentice like mentor?
darwinsbeautifulidea:
Did I get any qualifications in English? Hahahaha … okay …
You want to have a discussion about qualifications in English?
“I never said they should ignore his tactics to cause a crisis were already their”
Try “I didn’t say they should ignore his tactics to cause a crisis. We are already there.”
And we’re not. It’s bollocks. We are FOUR GAMES into his tenure.
You say players should play the way they’ve played over the last two seasons, but that’s simply not reasonable. Two seasons ago they were in a team with Hooper, Wanyama, Wilson, Ledley and Samaras. A settled team. Last season much of the football was dross. We were beaten in both domestic cups, got into the Champions League by the skin of our teeth and were massacred when we did.
By playing the same way instead of the way the manager wants … THEY ARE IGNORING HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
This team was NOT GOOD ENOUGH to beat the Poles. We will probably NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH to beat Maribor.
We were handed the most sensational get out of jail free card in history last week.
The deadline is tonight. We’ve sold our first choice goalkeeper and brought in a winger on loan. Our season is in the hands of our THIRD CHOICE keeper of a week ago, or else a guy who’s played a handful of games in three years. We are WEAKER than we were before the first leg in Warsaw.
This is Celtic now. Our upper management is a joke. Pure and simple.
But I will not abandon all faith in a guy who’s had four games in charge. The idea is outrageous, and we would make ourselves an even bigger laughing stock if we were to fire him. Because NO-ONE will want the job.
FFin’ tactical genius:
“Just dropped an e-mail to Legia Warsaw explaining celtic’s alleged land dealing activities, and are amassing funds to pay off possible penalties for breach of state aid rules, and that there is no way that this corrupt of all clubs will do the decent thing.”
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“Good thinking! I have also taken some action, though I will not be specific so as not to tip off the many lurkers from the dark side.”
67heaven
No I’m serious. Just can’t see Uefa allowing it and opening up all sorts of future rule bending scenarios.
TD67
Cheers for the jaikit.
mildouwolf67
18:24 on 11 August, 2014
Long time lurker …!!?? ….. Hahahahahahaha
May Mahlangu.
Gothenburg player
500k
Linked
It is faur Too Late in the Day fur Celtic tae cut Loose wi the Dough.
the Maribor game.. is a Bridge.. TOO NEAR.
A Big Spend.. oan an Untried n mebbe.. UnTrew Fitba Player ,by us..at This Point in the Raffle..
wid be
a Big Gamble.. which we wid Live tae regret Big Time..if oor gamble. came up
Snake Eyes…
Yes,Virginia.. Peter n Company are NO quite the Callow Yoofs that Some folk
wid LIKE them tae Be..
When it Comes tae Splurgin the Dough..
Celtic, should Think.. Long..n Hard..n..
well.. afore we spluge..
fur
Mebbe, we Dinna Need tae Splurge Any of the Dough.. at Awe..??
Like Ma Eariler advice..
“Wait N See.”
We may Beat the Blighters in the Next Roon..
of course..oan the Ither Haun.. They may Beat us..
who Knows..??
But,like Ah said ,at the Beginning..
This is No the Time fur A PANIC BUY.. n..it wid Be
A Panic Buy..
If we went oot an .well. Bought..
Ah Dinna Like .. the Idea of a Panic Buy..
Canny help, how Ah Feel aboot that.. But. ..Ah dae, dae.
Kojo
Still Laughin
Lennybhoy – hearing about a young German striker called Mondstrahl Sagtja.
Heard of him?
T4
DEILA is a dud anyone thinking diffrent is deluded.
Talking of Tonev looking like Cruyff. Remember Dumbarton tried to sign him? I think he would have come to CFC in late 70s early 80s if we had asked
http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-goalkeeper-adam-kwarasey-heading-celtic-following-forsters-exit/
snake plissken
18:29 on 11 August, 2014
Did he play against us for Helsingborg a couple of years ago. Remember they had a few tidy midfielders, especially in the game over there.
Good Evening Timland.
ryecatcher…….you may well be right about Tonev,but ffs
lets give the lad a chance,he won’t be the first flop at another
club who has turned his career round at Celtic.
Gary67
Can’t remember myself but probably.