Juventus’ closest journalist gave their fans a preview of what The Old Lady can expect next week. Apparently, Juve were lucky drawing Celtic, who are not the same as the team who beat them 4-3 11 seasons ago (but didn’t qualify for the knock out stage).
The outcome of the second leg is a formality, but Celtic Park has them spooked:
“Juventus got a benign [Champions League] draw, even lucky.
“The Bhoys are not the same team who beat Juventus 4-3 a few years ago. They have a few gems, like [Tony] Watt, but bet everything on physical and dead-ball football. Celtic Park is absolutely extraordinary, it goes beyond what you can write, read or tell. What you see on television is not even the smallest part of what you endure in the flesh, 60,000 people do not offend you but make you know you are in the enemy camp.
“The Park is one of the most influential and dangerous stages in the world. It has everything to challenge you, to induce the classic ‘bad day’, to give you stomach cramps and the need to get out as soon as possible. The fact Celtic beat Barcelona there was not random.
“Common sense suggests Celtic cannot beat Barcelona but football said different. They did with merit, playing beyond their means and with a little luck. This is what Juventus will need to be wary of.
“Antonio Conte will hammer into his players not to underestimate their opponents, but for once it is not the team, it’s the stadium the need to worry about.
“Forget folklore images of children wearing green and white scarves, or of fans coming out of Scottish pubs and going to the game by finishing a beer and ordering another. Don’t let the chorus of ‘You’ll never walk alone’ charm you if you have not heard it with your own ears. To watch from your HD TV is one thing, be there for 90 minutes, start to finish, ever if you’re winning, is different.
“Celtic are different than usual teams. Juventus fans, if they behave the way they should and live this adventure the right way, will have a great experience. The Juventus Stadium can be a bit like Celtic Park. We Italians miss their culture, their history, their being able to accept any defeat and celebrate every possible outcome, accepting any opponent. Their team will be sacred of Juventus but their stadium and fans will not say the same thing.”
We’ll play our part on Tuesday but I am sure Neil Lennon and his players will be pleased to hear they are considered something of a sideshow. The victory over Barcelona was a magnificent but it was achieved as a result of a tactical master-plan, nothing less. It’s the men in green and white hoops Juve need to watch.
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just for you bada bing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014vnyl
For any music buffs, theres a fab film on bbc4 tonight at 9pm… When Albums Ruled the World.
Did not know this.
Gordon Strachan’s Scotland made history
against Estonia last night by taking part in
the first international match in the
country without a police presence at the
ground.
A crowd of 16,202 turned up at Pittodrie
Stadium to witness a winning start to the
Strachan era, with Charlie Mulgrew
scoring the first goal under the new
National Coach in a 1-0 win. By doing so,
they also participated in the largest
police-free football match in Scotland.
Aberdeen’s Scottish Premier League
match against Dunfermline on September
30, 2012, is a recent example ofa police-
free club match in Scotland. Grampian
Police have also repeated this exercise at
several ‘low risk’ features at Pittodrie,
Horses for courses…..three courses.
Now, they’re talking about testing for dogs, cats, rats, bats, lizards, zombies…….basically whatever flesh can be dumped into us in this spiv’s paradise.
I bet Cameron, Osborne etc., will be chortling over their Kobe beef and lobster thermidore.
Findus fishermen have reassured the public that they throw the small ponies back in…
ASonOfDan @ 9:16
Great.
They must be looking forward to sevco fc coming some season soon.
Eurochamps67
FF
adam rogne kelvin izzy
Dylan kayal ledley
commons
stokes watt
Off out to a meeting
till later
Uffft, re cheating and ill-gottten gains, an insurance co is claiming millions of $ from Lance Armstrong for money they paid out to him for his TdF wins.
So the girl in work tells me that she had a hot date with an Italian Stallion – she figures it sounds a lot better than saying she’s sitting at home eating a Findus lasagne.
miki67
The Monsanto 666 evidence is stark.
Weare b e ing infl u enc ed he a v i l y.
medications what you need…
;))
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Interesting, very interesting, precedents preceding the fall of the house of Murray???
Leftclicktic,
I knew I forgot about someone, Kayal. He will play.
B.t.
Sadly that is how it is and i can only see it get worse when the tory policies really bite.
The days of buying a season book is not a formality anymore.
Even Celtic fans that have season books weigh up if they can afford to go to some games as the expense of travelling and the catering damages the pocket.
Catering for me is a gripe…the mark up is ridiculous from a club founded
on charity.
Celtic will need to take on board that they have to accommodate parents taking their kids as they are our future
Celtic Mac @ 19.09 – nice one mate – first but hopefully not last laugh of the day.
Michael-ta,downloading first 2 episodes.hh
was at the golden jubilee today and the ole white coat syndrome kicked in again…
where is ole DBBIA when you need him?
miki67
I remember back in the early 60’s there was a story in DR that Alsation skins had been found in a bin outside the back door of a Chinese restaurant off Suchiehall St. The Vietnamese and others in the region eat dogs and who knows what else. Think about it, “I’ll have the curried beef waiter”, mystery meat, all you can taste is the Vindaloo, who knows what you are getting.
I’llhavethechickencsc…….
petec
This will be playing as the Juve coach rolls into Minty park.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LEWkwvaNcs
HH!!
Tallybhoy,
(If it’s not too late) Buon compleanno!
Celtic mac.
Was the horses name Jake? Didlum Didlum..
Badabing
Dancing on the Edge. Yeah, very good and set at a great time for music too.
I’m still drooloing at Borgen, The Killing and Wallander, realy fantastic stuff.
Hail Hail
KINGLuBO
It would be good to see Celtic helping out the supporters who travel over from Ireland with some kind of co-ordinated work, with someone at CP helping with travel arrangements and being pro-active. The five to ten thousand who would come over in MON´s day gave the club a fantastic boost. They are fantastic people who blunt the West of Scotland edge and make the Celtic supporter a more rounded person. We owe them. We need them.
European Examiner@EdEuroExaminer
#Glasgow Council set on improving Gallowgate: Celtic’s Bairds Bar, once famous now infamous, closed from 2pm today: http://europeanexaminer.co.uk/ee/index.php/2-uncategorised/145-closure-of-famous-celtic-bairds-bar-as-it-becomes-infamous … …
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@EdEuroExaminer council desparate for the land thats why theyv let barras get so run down #commanwealth wont have to pay much now 2 buy pub
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40mRab. Celtic Disciple@scooterrab
@didgery7733 @edeuroexaminer Barras owners fear they will be forced to close, constant policing and council interference! Best music venue
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@scooterrab @didgery7733 @edeuroexaminer All seems rather suspect to me,who’s next, Hoops Bar? The 67? The Squirrel? Barra’s Clearance’s?
Kinglubo-Ta HH
The cooncil have had plans to flatten The Barras for a few years.Commonwealth Games might speed it up.
Bairds Bar
Did they film the toilet scene from Trainspotting in there?
Maybe it’s the music they don’t like in Bairds Bar.
I don’t know what all the fuss is about a bit of horse meat in a lasagne,or sausage.God ,In the forties we would have loved a bit of horse meat on the plate,even having a bit hanging in a butchers window would have the mouth watering, and would have been a luxury.
Juventus
4-3 ?
If there’s no dodgy refs this time, we’ll go through…
Gardez La Foi !!!
rimtimtim
19:39 on
8 February, 2013
It would be good to see Celtic helping out the supporters who travel over from Ireland with some kind of co-ordinated work, with someone at CP helping with travel arrangements and being pro-active. The five to ten thousand who would come over in MON´s day gave the club a fantastic boost. They are fantastic people who blunt the West of Scotland edge and make the Celtic supporter a more rounded person. We owe them. We need them.
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seconded, very well put
!!Bada Bing!!
19:06 on
8 February, 2013
Embdae watching Dancing on the Edge on BBC?
Yes excellent, stephen poliakoff is always worth watching
back catalogue
http://www.bbcshop.com/drama+arts/stephen-poliakoff-box-set-dvd/invt/bbcdvd1948/
Hope the louden is next!!!
fanadpatriot
Or the Flags it flies?
Weeman67,
Really, what does it matters as long as its no dead babies ffs
Due to the revelations of Horse meat in popular weast of Scotland food dish’s such as steakbake’s ,lasagne,pies & sausage rolls 55 year old rookie sevco boss TFPLG has been installed as the bookie’s favourite in the 3.30 at Haydock tomorrow
Strange piece of fixture-planning – Dundee and Dundee United both at home. And somehow they managed to get Celtic away every time Dundee are home and vice-versa. You would almost think they hadn’t expected Dundee to be “Team 12″…….
Looking for a recommendation for a good hotel near Edinburgh playhouse for wife and 2 daughters, preferably within walking distance?
Any of you bhoys know of any?
Hail Hail