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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I see Charles Green has been talking about us again, this time while he’s allegedly in Dubai. Stating that Scottish football is dying, crowds are leaving and we’re not getting HALF of their attendances!!!
http://m.stv.tv/sport/football/clubs/rangers/213254-green-scottish-football-is-dying-and-were-getting-double-celtics-crowds/
Morning,
I think they are talking about Fat Sally at the end of the article…
Bairds Bar on Glasgow’s Gallowgate,
where Celtic’s then interim manager
Kenny Dalglish infamously held a press
conference in 2000, became one of only a
handful of bars in the city to have its
licence revoked.
Councillors on the licensing board acted
after the pub was brought before them
three times in less than 18 months after
causing problems.
The board heard from police about a
serious incident on the day of Scotland’s
opening World Cup qualifier against Serbia
last year, when a man was attacked by
other pub-goers at the pool table.
A police report into September’s attack
revealed several other pub-goers were
seen on CCTV jumping on the man as
staff watched.
The police said there was a 15-minute
delay between the fight and a call being
made for an ambulance, while no request
was made for police assistance.
The complaint continues: “Enquiries
revealed that the bar staff had cleaned up
the crime scene prior to police arriving,
which as Your Honours will be aware, was
similar to an incident detailed in the
review before the board in October 2011.
“Glass and a broken bottle neck, which
were heavily blood-stained, were found
within the bin and although CCTV does
not show it being used, the injured male’s
injuries were consistent with being
attacked with a bottle.”
The police also said used polythene wraps,
suspected of being used for drugs, were
found in the toilets during a routine visit.
A customer was arrested on another
occasion for carrying cocaine following
complaints of drug dealing in the bar.
Last year, Bairds received a written
warning for a lock-in just months after it
had been banned from opening during
the day following a series of violent
incidents.
It had been ordered to provide extra
stewarding whenever Celtic games were
taking place, and to serve drinks in
toughened glass to reduce injuries, but
was accused yesterday of ignoring these
conditions.
The move to revoke the licence with
immediate effect is one of the few times
councils across Scotland have used the
power, introduced in late 2009.
The Glaswegian Bar in Tradeston was shut
following allegations of sectarian
behaviour, intimidation of local residents
and council staff inspecting the premises,
and ineffectual management.
When Bairds had its licence suspended for
a month in 2005, amid allegations of
drunken disorder and mismanagement, it
was able to remain open after lodging an
immediate appeal.
But any appeal against the latest decision,
or reapplication, may not take place until
after the football season.
Lawyer Niall Hassard, for the pub, said
staff had been unaware they were
clearing a crime scene, adding: “If there
are any future assaults in the bar, staff
are in no doubt about what is expected of
them.
“For Celtic fans the bar is an institution,
not just in Glasgow and Scotland but also
across Europe, Australia and America. It’s
different from what you would find in the
west end, but it is a destination venue in
the east end and so has a different set of
problems.”
Inspector Alan Morris said: “We are well
beyond the stage of engagement with
these premises. It is not the police’s job
to teach the licensed trade how to run
their business. As the CCTV shows, they
are inept at best and obstructive at
worst.”
Board chairman Malcolm Cunning said
there had been a pattern of incidents and
failures to act by the management. He
added: “From the CCTV footage, what I
saw was an almost forensic clean-up of
the area.”
There is no suggestion any offence had
been committed by people involved in
the clean-up.
In the end, it took less than a minute for
the shutters to come down on a pub
steeped in decades of footballing history
when police entered the premises shortly
before 3pm.
“It is 100% unacceptable,” said Connor
Wilie, 19, one of the half-a-dozen drinkers
inside. “Nothing should get shut down.
It’s been there forever, it is very sad.”
Joyce McMullin, 33, said: “Everyone
always goes to Bairds. All the people from
other countries always go there.”
Others whispered approval that a pub
known for its boisterous atmosphere on
match days would no longer be serving.
What team should Neil put out today?
Personally I’ll be very happy if there are no more than 6 from the following –
Forster, Lustig, Wilson, Mulgrew, Izzy, Matthews, Brown, Wanyama, Ledley, Hooper, Samaras
Jobo
I know it is wrong but not even thinking of today, All I have in my head is Juve.
Mon The Hoops!
Juve state they have not confirmed their training facilities yet.
Another OG from Chuckles and the Sevco circus.
Morning
What times the game today,and is it on TV ?
BB
BIGbones8867 –
A High Noon kick off on ESPN.
Hope the following helps – http://www.live-footballontv.com/
Jobo
Cheers Jobo
Link saved.hoping to see Rogic get some game time
BB
“Hee-Haw!”…………………..
….oh aye.
Decision made.
Glasgow (Pollock) ParkRun it is…
Game on ESPN?!
That means Burley!
HH!!
What article for the gee gees comp bhoys??
One of the 20th. Century’s great philosophers, Albert Camus :
[Football]
Camus was once asked by his friend Charles Poncet which he preferred, football or the theatre. Camus is said to have replied, “Football, without hesitation.”
Camus played as goalkeeper for Racing Universitaire d’Alger (RUA won both the North African Champions Cup and the North African Cup twice each in the 1930s) junior team from 1928–30.The sense of team spirit, fraternity, and common purpose appealed to Camus enormously.In match reports Camus would often attract positive comment for playing with passion and courage. Any aspirations in football disappeared at age 17, upon contracting tuberculosis—then incurable, Camus was bedridden for long and painful periods.
When Camus was asked in the 1950s by an alumni sports magazine for a few words regarding his time with the RUA, his response included the following:
“After many years during which I saw many things, what I know most surely about morality and the duty of man I owe to sport and learned it in the RUA.”
Camus was referring to a sort of simplistic morality he wrote about in his early essays, the principle of sticking up for your friends, of valuing bravery and fair-play. Camus’s belief was that political and religious authorities try to confuse us with over-complicated moral systems to make things appear more complex than they really are, potentially to serve their own needs.
I bet the great thinker would love to be at Celtic Park on Feb.12th.
Football: a living breathing metaphor for life lived in contentment.
Great few days of sport coming up.
The HOOPS today,Carl Frampton tonight at the Odyssey,Ireland V england in the rugby and then Paradise on Tuesday night.
Great sporting times we’re experiencing
Hail Hail BB
In old money, Greens statement, as reported on the STV website, was known as lying. Not sure what they will call it now.
This is something Celtic should respond to. It’s reckless and potentially damaging, the stuff he is spouting.
He is running down Celtic and Scottish football, and none of his information is correct. Or true, in fact.
Good thing is that very few people take him seriously.
Well done to the STV site for doing their numbers.
Just had a call from my CSKA supporting pal…………Sports bar in the toon advertising the Hoops the day.
If the rebel ghirl is taxi’ing ……………………i’m off down there -)))
I couldn’t cope with another Archie McPherson on CTV.
When I visited my sister-in-law few days back she was enough brave to smile from time to time, but also thought well about the day when the suffer comes to the end. My older brother and his children wanted to have Liz at home until her last day. Good Liz passed away this night, three days after her 55 birthday. She passed peacefully and I believe that your help the other day when I told you the news about her illness was heard in heaven. Thank you for that.
Burgas Hoops
Must say his last match commentary was hilarious,he was all over the place,need left out to pasture now
BB
BIGbones
Made a pleasant change ……………………….but i hope he’s not invited back soooooooooon.
God Bless your family, Zbyszek.
Chris
Zbyszek
Deepest sympathy to you and your family
Your recent troubled times have touched the hearts of us all
God bless you
BB
MHARK67
End of Financial fair play mate.
zbyszek
Thinking of you
Klan F.C. chief plantpot Chucky Green and head of football administration Andrew Dickson met Bianconeri counterparts at the European Clubs Association conference in Qatar last week.
“While they were in Doha they agreed to let the Serie A side, currently top of their league by three points from Napoli, work at Auchenhowie.”
However, Juventus last night denied this.
A Juventus spokesperson stated: “We will be fraternising with our worthy opponents, Celtic F.C., ahead of the first leg of what will prove to be a highly entertaining encounter.
The idea of indulging the fantasies of a discredited club, currently languishing in the fourth tier of Scottish football is laughable. We did cross paths with a pair of grandiose lunatics in Doha claiming to have a team with a following of many millions.
We followed the well known method of dealing with lunatics by agreeing with all they said in order to keep them drooling and harmlessly grinning inanely.
We then moved away from them as quickly as possible.
In no way do we wish to be associated with a dubious organisation facing an imminent winding up order.”
AweNaw’ed CSC
Zbyszek
God bless Mój przyjaciel.
zbyszek
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Thinking kind thoughts for you and your family.
ynwa.
Zbyzsek.
Sorry to hear that. God bless you all.
Zbyszek
God bless you and your family mate.
YNWA
Morning all. Playing misty for me here today.
Any word of the weather in Inverness. Hope our manager doesn’t take any chances today. Let Paddy McCourt work his magic. We can afford to lose points but not players.
miki67
Is there a link to the Juve denial of the training ground panto?
Cheers in advance
BB
Anyone else gonna be flipping pancakes in the champions league
Zbyzsek,
I am sure your sister-in-law is now at peace in Heaven. Eternal rest grant unto her. God bless you and your loved ones at this sad time
Zbyzsek
Thoughts and prayers with you and your family.
Parkheadcumsalford
a few tweets this morning saying weather fine in Inverness. Tony Hamilton not aware of a pitch inspection.
bigbones8867: 09:23 on9 February, 2013miki67
Is there a link to the Juve denial of the training ground panto?
Cheers in advance
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/champions-league-juventus-yet-to-accept-1595198
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I know it’s heretical , but i got linked ti the Daily Reckage article and then proceeded to have fun with it, but the Juve denal is in there for real.
HH!
Zbyzsek
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family, may God bless you and keep you..
YNWA my Friend..