I know we met them in a European Cup semi-final in 1972, but the forthcoming tie against Inter Milan is all about the wonderful heritage we were gifted in 1967. La Grande Inter, as Internazionale, then the greatest team Italy had known, had won two of the previous three European Cups and were controversially denied in the semi-final of the other. They won three of the previous four Italian titles, denied the fourth on a play-off, and topped the table with two weeks of the Italian season to go.
They were an awesome team with gifted strikers but it was the defence which marked them out; this was a team who didn’t concede goals, when they took the lead, they kept it.
Simpson, Craig, Gemmell; Murdoch, McNeill and Clark; Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Auld and Lennox, and Jock Stein, not only killed La Grande Inter, but did so, so comprehensively, they forced Inter, and the rest of the Italian game, to change their ways. Catenaccio, the suffocating, ultra-defensive system, was finished.
For Europe, the consequences were profound. Celtic, with their wave after wave of attack; 45 attempts on goal in a European final; were celebrated everywhere. The drift towards caution stopped, teams realised the very best defensive sides could be beaten into submission by sheer talent. In the two subsequent decades the dominant Latin countries of Italy, Spain and Portugal, who had won all previous European Cups, would win the trophy only once.
Football fans across the globe, not just Celtic fans, will want to be there when the teams meet in a game which represents History, not just our history, Europe’s History.
We’ll talk later today on moves being put on the SFA at the moment. ‘Here we go again…….’
Still time to order your 2015 CQN Annual for Christmas.
You can also order the CQN Annual and DVD bundle here. It’s a great offer, check it out – oh, and there’s tons of photos, fresh stories and comment on the first time Inter faced the green and white hoops.
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Have UEFA said anything / done anything re the behaviour of the Atletico Frente Ultras at
the Champions League game in Torino last week ?. Chants in support of fascism , flags and banners with fascist slogans and insignia and the obligatory fascist salutes .
Jamesgang –
Fair enough.
I hope you are disappointed.
south of tunis
11:41 on 16 December, 2014
Seems that fans in countries,where flares are set off every week don’t get punished………not excusing the idiots who do the same in our colours btw
So Celtic on a 5th UEFA charge in recent years.
Fireworks
Flares
Political banners
Political chants
Oh for the good old days when you were carpeted by UEFA for
Throwing bottles
Wrecking bars
Fighting police
Fighting opposition fans
The KevJ years.
Tom
Disappointed?
By what? Or by whom?
By the newly integrity loving SFA? I’d love is to play football in a country where there’s a level playing field for all teams.
Or by TET not riding to the bait?
I don’t like witnessing cyber aggro on CQN.
So ‘disappointed’ is a choice of word I find difficult to understand in either context.
Right. Train arriving. Back to work I go.
Laters Timdom.
HH jamesgang
Celtic fans cannot control the behaviour of other fans and the way UEFA deal with those from bigger countries is a disgrace.
All of this annoys me as well.
Whoever it is who keeps on doing this in European football need to remember they will get Celtic into trouble.
What if UEFA say the next match is to be payed behind closed doors?
played rather than payed
On this day 53 years ago, my dad took me to my first Celtic match. Celtic 4 Hibernian 3. I cried at half-time because we were 1-2 down.
Today, I and my two sons have season tickets for seats at the precise spot where I stood on the day of my first visit to Paradise.
Hail Hail
Riding = rising
Pesky autocorrect.
The machines are indeed taking over. Not as terminator scary things. But as annoying bassas that don’t do or type as they’re telt!
HH jamesgang
Is the Tonev decision due before the end of this week.
I thought is was UP TO 2 weeks to decide – what’s keeping them?
jungle jim hot smoked
10:00 on 16 December, 2014
Mick TT
Geordie beat me to it with the Green, Whyte and Tim comment!
Pity you couldn`t make it on Sunday ( Coia`s) . I think ACGR thought you were still coming, though. He certainly bought enough food for two 0:-)
JJ
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JJ was sorry to have missed it, I did text ACGR hope he got it. Hope you had a great birthday.
Ayrshire is Green and White
Jamesgang,
GIGO ;P
Can’t understand the mentality of our supporters who despite being warned by the club continue to behave in a way that causes the club to face charges again by UEFA.
It isn’t as if there is no history here – not the first time (now 5 times in little over 3 years).
They don’t let off pyrotechnics at CP so why abroad? Will they not be happy until we play behind closed doors? Are they that juvenile and irresponsible?
Pointing to other clubs’ behaviour is irrelevant and missing the point. As usual it is the small puerile few who besmirch the reputation of the club and the vast majority of good fans.
This is a club whose support won UEFA / FIFA awards just a decade ago.
Grow up and behave !
Keepthehighballslow
Thanks for the reply.
Your CQN handle is/was also the unofficial motto of a group of guys I used to play football with back in the day.
I suppose it’s possible your Da’s Pal was imbued with the same strain of footy sensibility passed on to students of the aforementioned School of Soccer Excellence.
It never did us any harm – and often confused the bejeezus out of many an opponent …
FF
Geordie?
Too subtle for blunt me!
Micktt
JJ was secretly chuffed that neither you nor Weefra made it to CQN corner. He already had his ‘kiss me, it’s ma buff day’ badge on one lapel. As soon as he noticed you and Weefra were missing he pinned another to the other lapel, ‘Most Handsome Bhoy’ it read!
Sad truth was, nobody even challenges him about it!
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang, the style of football in 1973 is way in advance of anything Jim Jeffries could dream of.
The Quality Street Gang were in their pomp then chief.
Jeffries couldn’t spell Quality, never mind play the game in their style.
His football is “Old School” Scottish, lump the ball up the park, but only if you can’t get near the opposition to boot them up the park first.
Nice article Paul, I can feel the excitement of the build up already.
A big game looms on the horizon, nice.
Hi Ho, back to the coal face.
IfyouknowtheHistoryCSC:-)
The only way to stop it ,is for the Club to charge individuals for any fines incurred.Might not please a few but our name getting dragged through the gutter by these idiots.
SOAL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY …YA ROCKET
HH
Would love to see Calimero/Glum Jum/Greyfriars Jobby Jefferies at Thirdrangers.
Laugh? We nearly shat.
tom mclaughlin
11:28 on 6 December, 2014
Micktt –
That only applies where you are stopped in isolation, ie you have been pulled over by a police car that has followed you. In that case they need to have a reason to breathalyse you, eg you have been driving erratically, jumped a red light, have a faulty rear light etc.
I am talking about roadside checkpoints where multiple drivers are pulled over. In those circumstances they don’t need a reason to breathalyse you.
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Does that mean the don’t have to read over that statement, I suspect you of having alcohol on your breath…
I require you to provide…
just asking like
Ayrshire is Green and White
Snake
You posted as I was venting !
Totally agree with your sentiments. The club and the sensible supporters are the ones who suffer and this is recurrent behaviour not just a one off.
If any CQNer knows who these misguided ‘fans’ are, please have a word. They might think it’s funny but it’s not – it’s selfish and childish.
jamesgang
12:03 on 16 December, 2014
Geordie?
Too subtle for blunt me!
Micktt
JJ was secretly chuffed that neither you nor Weefra made it to CQN corner. He already had his ‘kiss me, it’s ma buff day’ badge on one lapel. As soon as he noticed you and Weefra were missing he pinned another to the other lapel, ‘Most Handsome Bhoy’ it read!
Sad truth was, nobody even challenges him about it!
HH jamesgang
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Ho Ho Ho young JJ is a fit looking 80.. now Weefrathetim I haven’t met but looking at the standards of what I have met, wee could be doing with a couple of ugly folk..!
Ayrshire is Green and White
I go round Europe quite a lot and always promote Celtic to the people I meet.
Now 5 UEFA charges against us in 3 years – Embarrassing.
Time to eradicate it.
Need the true supporters to clamp down on our idiots.
No excuses. No references to anyone else.
Time is now.
embramike
5 times in 3 years could mean closing a stand or the whole park if UEFA feel like it.
Imagine how people will feel if Inter Milan is played behind closed doors.
Without the fans what chance the team?
embramike
11:22 on 16 December, 2014
Just the thing for a chap on garden leave.
Do they have any courses on how to manage a football team?
Micktt –
Jeez that was a while ago.
If you have not committed an offence, they do need a valid reason to suspect that you have been drinking before they can insist on a breath test. They can do this by smelling alcohol on your breath or you are slurring your speech etc.
But here’s the rub . . .
If they have no reason to suspect that you have been drinking and you have committed no offence, they will ask you to volunteer a breath test. If you refuse, that is sufficient grounds for them to suspect that you have been drinking, so they can now insist on you breathing into the machine. In effect it is random breath testing through the back door.
As I said before, it is “sleekit” but entirely lawful and has stood up to many tests in the courts.
Doc
I knew someone would pull me up ref vintage celtic of the early 70s. Just didn’t think it would be a wee young thing like you!
Micktt
Weefra’s a handsome wee bassa with a heart of gold and balls of steel!
Just your average Tim really!
Laters all.
HH jamesgang
Flares
I had the misfortune to be next to some of these cretins at the San Siro last year. As there was lots of empty seats moved away just before the KO when the flare was let off burning the head and neck of a wee boy in front of them.The boys father went for security and the tosser who let the thing off swopped a hoodie with another tadger and buggered off elsewhere. I videoed the whole thing on my phone and sent it to Celtic but heard nothing.
Snake Plissken –
That could not happen, because the UEFA hearing is scheduled to take place on the day of Celtic v Inter.
Jerry Cornelius
12:21 on 16 December, 2014
Flares
I had the misfortune to be next to some of these cretins at the San Siro last year. As there was lots of empty seats moved away just before the KO when the flare was let off burning the head and neck of a wee boy in front of them.The boys father went for security and the tosser who let the thing off swopped a hoodie with another tadger and buggered off elsewhere. I videoed the whole thing on my phone and sent it to Celtic but heard nothing.
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Why oh why do Celtic have these ass***** in their support – can we self police or what? Do they belong to a supporters club? Can we educate them? How can they be so stupid?
Tom McLaughlin
12:20 on 16 December, 2014
‘If you refuse, that is sufficient grounds for them to suspect that you have been drinking,’
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In the absence of some legal authority for that ie a reported case I would question whether that is an accurate statement of the law or practice in this area.
Can you point to a reported case?
My goodness.
I have been planning to introduce myself to the patrons of CQN Corner on 27 December, but it seems they are all obsessed by each other’s looks, so don’t think I’ll bother. Can’t stand the thought of them throwing rotten fruit at me.
:-)
Scully
Im afraid this lot were fully paid up members of the lumpenproleteriat.
Jerry Cornelius
I was also at that game and saw the incident.
99% of us have a great reputation in world football.
It only takes 1% do the damage.
Also, no doubt we will read on here and elsewhere that the Pres will revel in it but that is not the point.
It is our problem and has to be addressed by our club, board and, most of all, our support.
ernie lynch –
This discussion took place over a weekend a few weeks ago. I got this information from a serving police officer after I asked the question, “If there is no such thing as random breath testing in the UK, how do you insist that someone take a breath test at a roadside check where no offence has been committed and the driver is not slurring his/her speech or smelling of alcohol?”
This was the answer I was given and I relayed it to RWE with whom I was having the discussion.
It has been done to death and I have no appetite for digging it all up again. I reported what I was told and I don’t think it is morally right, but there it is.
That is my last word on the subject.
Road Traffic Act 1988 – Section 6(6)
The breath test is not conclusive. It only provides reasonable suspicion you may be over the limit and in Scotland is sufficient evidence to be arrested and charged pending further inquiries ie a blood and or urine test taken by a doctor.
I just ‘love’ the MSM.
The headline “Mike Ashley to be hauled up before the SFA over charges he’s wielding too much influence at Rangers” is kinda missing the point.
Without MA’s loan, Sevco FC will already have gone under.
Don’t you just love people who come pleading at your door for your help because they haven’t a clue what to do and then after you have sorted them out, they complain about your methods?
I’m thinking here and I may be getting carried away a wee bit or its the twisted way I switch into when dealings with Thems,.
I was thinking (sound like Charlie now) that big Micks not in the ludge and is his own man and cares not a feck about the loving cup, brown brogues, we are the people, no surrender, or the racing bike from St Etien, and that Thems the battery lickers are going up a hill with Glocks, and there’s a tank at the other side, BOOM!