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 heard Conte on the radio .
3 games in 7 days —-not easy .
Some of the players have niggling injuries .
One game at a time . I’ll think about Celtic after Fiorentina . My assistant tells me they think we are underestimating them . Wrong . We don’t underestimate anyone.We are not amongst the favorites for the Champions League but we did top a strong section . The favorites to top that section got a surprise.
Asamoah —-maybe
corkcelt
15:59 on 8 February, 2013
….and noone will buy them…….bye bye, tribute act….
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS, 16:03
That’s a very long time, 8 months, to sit on an invoice
Monaghan1900
Normal stories…
” An Airdie couple today tied the knot in an unusual place, they were married in the local tattoo parlour while having their joint ” We Are The People tattoos” Awe truebluelove Peepul!! ”
That kind of thing I guess..
I wonder if there is more to this story than meets the eye…
corkcelt 15:41
A TV special about playing in the Third Division and being papped out of every cup?
lol!!
alasdair maclean
16:04 on 8 February, 2013
Stope it…….LOL
just some stuff on chen fook-meng
http://www.tricor-plc.co.uk/index.html
http://www.tricor-plc.co.uk/pdf/Proposed%20CVA,%20Cap.%20reorganisation_%20Notice%20of%20GM%2010%20Jan%202013.pdf
birds of a feather and all that
so at time when hes entering into a CVA with 1 company hes getting involved with Green & co
The Year of the Serpent, interesting.
I would expect a massive “event” this year.
And no, not a pityful and desperate Club kidding on it is actually an SPL Club.
nah something more drastic than that……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO9gVkdy3aE
The huns want their own newspaper? Another threat to the Daily Record then …
Monaghan1900
Ladies best tache competition.
Another from the e-petition site:
e-petition Created by:Simon Bett
“BBC Scotland Continual harassment against Rangers chairman Craig Whyte
Responsible department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
I as a Rangers supporter have found that BBC Scotland’s continual negative press against my club Glasgow Rangers is now completely unacceptable and a full inquiry should now be undertaken to identify why I as a license payer should accept this type of negative biased journalism. This is nothing short of a witch hunt against a great Institution , such negative press such as potraying Rangers legend Alastair McCoist as a bigot is one example of many occurrences this year.
I as Licencee payer expect better from an organisation I used to hold in high regard”.
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Simon has left the building.
I bridle at the very suggestion!
I would play the bulk of the U 20 team tomorrow +FF and whoever needs game time.Have Chris McCart on the bench too,he knows his bhoys better than most.Heard James Keating was to start but injured a shoulder in training.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS – 16:03 on 8 February, 2013
My apologies. I totally skimmed that, and stopped at investors assuming it was about the IPO.
Many thanks.
Cheers pedrocaravanachio67
They just don’t know how to celebrate it here!!
Bring on the Juvai nup itais nup how the feck do you say bring on Juventus but hey bring them on
South of Tunis,
Thanks again for the Juve updates. As much as I would love Juve to turn up on Tuesday with one eye on the quarter final, I don’t think Conte will let them. Having said that, I still believe we will go through by virtue of a score draw in Turin. I won’t say any more !
Hail Hail!
O.G.Rafferty
16:08 on 8 February, 2013
I wonder if there is more to this story than meets the eye…
out with it….you hussy…. :-)
O.G
Get it telt!
OG
You take yer time fella.
Patience is a virtue.
anybody fancy helping me shovel some snow for a few days?
we are only getting between 24-30 inches so irt shouldn’t be too bad i have a frozen pizza if you are hungry. have the fat ugly hunsfallen into that black abyss yet (traynors ass crack)? oh portland maine usa for all of you that are willing to come give me a hand, i will pick you up from the train or bus station, thanks in advance.
toscanabhoy
I don’t usually have ” feelings ” about Celtic games but for some unknown reason I find myself thinking that the decisive game will be the game at Celtic Park.
starry plough
16:08 on
8 February, 2013
Monaghan1900
Normal stories…
” An Airdie couple today tied the knot in an unusual place, they were married in the local tattoo parlour while having their joint ” We Are The People tattoos” Awe truebluelove Peepul!! ”
That kind of thing I guess..
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voguepunter
16:12 on
8 February, 2013
Monaghan1900
Ladies best tache competition.
Those are the sorts of things – might be worth buying once in a while……….On second thoughts…no…there would probably be pictures.
Kevj, been very quiet over the last week, has he went aff oot and no came back….should change his moniker tae captain oates.
any way i’m aff oot ( bite to eat with the missus and mini ) hopefully back in time for the quiz, is it on CRC?
I see that Juventus are going to train at Murray Park when they visit next week– is that the training ground of a new co claiming to be an old co?
Or as they say in Glasgow
Juve — re inventus?
Challs will charge fellow cheats Juve to train at their bunker.A CL wannabe.
Monaghan1900
For sure there would be foties, His heid “We Are” Her heid ” The People” I would imagine there would be a regular column of more mainstream hunnery called * The Larkhall Defenders*
They canny spell Legend for Wattie how would you imagine they could get a newspaper on the go..
Watch out for the Iceberg Chuckles..
BRTH,
Honestly? I thought this was all greengospeak.
According to shortbread FF playing tomorrow…sammi & dizzy 50/50 for Tuesday.
Dizzy = izzy…lol
O.G.
In your own time :))
OG
That would mean either their director of communications is being economical with the truth or someone higher up is keeping him in the dark. Can’t imagine either of these being the case!
“RANGERS have agreed to provide training facilities for Italian giants Juventus when they visit Glasgow next week.
The Turin team will play Celtic in the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League tie at Parkhead on Tuesday night.
And after they arrive in the country, they will prepare for the game at Murray Park on Monday morning then return on Tuesday morning.
Gers chief executive Charles 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.
The Light Blues have been drawn to meet Juve twice before themselves in Europe’s premier club tournament in 1978 and 1995.
On the first occasion, goals from Alex MacDonald and Gordon Smith gave the Scots a 2-0 win at Ibrox after a 1-0 first-leg loss in Italy to progress from round one.
Juventus gained their revenge in style 17 years later though, winning 4-1 at the Stadio Delle Alpi with Richard Gough scoring for the visitors.
They were even more comprehensive winners two weeks later as they scored four more goals without reply in Govan on their way to winning the trophy against Ajax in Rome.
Sergio Porrini, who turned out for Juve back then, later went on to play for Rangers and won a Treble with the club under Dick Advocaat in 1999”
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I hope they realise they will be scrubbed down with New Cilit Bang before being allowed entry to Paradise.
Just back from the doctors, suffering from chronic pain in my knee. I said to him that no painkiller was touching it, he asked me if I had tried ‘Bute’ and I told him no. He has written me a prescription for Findus Lasagne, “one to be taken three times a day”.
To-morrow Lenny should really put out an experimental side, Butcher knows that players due to play against Juventus will be out to avoid injury and he will be getting his mob to get stuck in hard. I’d play FF if fit as they are unlikely to kick him, but apart from him, I’d like to see Lenny go with something like, Gershon, Chalmers, M. Fraser, Rogne,McCourt, Rogic, Dylan, Twardzik, Lassad & Miku. To Hell with the points if we get anything out of it fine but the main thing there is to avoid injuries to key players.
Happy Year of the Snake, and if you are a hun that’ll be every year:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=M6UgVzWB7wQ&feature=player_detailpage&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DM6UgVzWB7wQ%26feature%3Dplayer_detailpage&gl=GB
Can you imagine the outcry down south if Man City lent their training facilities to Real Madrid next week?
The English press would go ballistic and class them as traitors to the domestic game.
The LL will no doubt see it as a ‘masterstoke’ by Crazy Chuck.
Ole Findus the Fisherman
shame, I always liked their Spaghetti Bologneighs.