In a press conference today, Legia major shareholder, Dariusz Mioduski, has been scathing about Celtic, who benefited from Legia’s mistake last week. Perhaps his most important comment was, “The football family of Legia are all suffering now. Their dreams are shattered, it’s against football values”.
There can be no doubt that Legia are suffering and that their punishment was in no way proportional to their mistake. Some of this hurt is inevitably going to find its way to Celtic, who Legia apparently asked to withdraw from the tournament before the Disciplinary Committee sat. Celtic, Legia inform us, declined to respond. My understanding is that the rules do not allow for input from the losing team when a suspended player has been involved – as they do when an ineligible player is involved.
Former Juventus-great and current chief of the Polish FA Zibi Boniek had earlier said, “Everyone thoroughly looked into this matter, but Michel Platini and Giorgio Marchetti [from Uefa]said one thing, ‘Zibi, there is no backdoor. Nothing. Regulations do not provide for any other penalty. We are very sorry’.”
If there was a possibility Celtic could choose to forgo their place in favour of Legia, Celtic would be presented with a moral dilemma, but I don’t think the club’s actions would be any different. Their reluctance to ‘pick up the phone’ to Legia suggest as much.
One area where Mioduski’s information differs from Celtic’s is where he states “No-one at UEFA in Nyon was even considering a 3-0 forfeit Celtic win on the morning of the ruling.” I understand Celtic were told the exact opposite, that a forfeit was the only outcome possible, corroborating what Platini and Marchetti told Boniek.
Our very best wishes to Fraser Forster, who yesterday became a Southampton player. Southampton have an enormous rebuilding exercise ahead after selling the majority of their first team players this summer. They now have a good keeper, who I expect will be busy in the opening months of the season.
After my article yesterday on Fraser Forster’s dedication to his work, a CQN’er sent me this nugget:
“My brother used to go to the dancing with Jinky. He would go to Jinky’s to collect him and Jimmy would be all suited up, apart from wearing his sand shoes, as he would be practicing his dribbling while waiting to be picked up”.
There are no shortcuts to brilliance.
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C’mon Rikkaaaaaaayy , £5 @ 25/1…
HT
Hi kiddo, how are you and the ghirls, all well I presume? :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Can’t see mccoist surviving the season Huns apoplectic on Hun media particularly with him using the Charlie the barrow boy statement and linking that to sandy Jardines family as an excuse for their defeat. Just hope the cost of compensation package is too much to pay out.
NegAnon2
23:32 on 10 August, 2014
Petec. I am done being angry. But what do we expect?
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I’m not angry, I’m very disappointed, I booed the Celtic team off at half time for the first time ever, I had said to my Son to never boo a Celtic player, I was talking about Sammi back in the day. Wednesday really got to me.
There are Brothers on that Board, I think it is very obvious and when you realise what those Brothers think of those that are not Brothers, well you start to get an understanding of what they are doing and WHY, they are doing it.
CelticTrianglesaysitall.csc
neganon2
KTF pal.
HH jamesgang
Doc
Pretty sure they’re still available online Doc.
Try tomorrow and let me know if you aren’t successful mate.
Night all, return to work beckons in the morning.
gordybhoy64
23:34 on 10 August, 2014
TCR
not a lot of business done at half eleven at night,
who knows what tomorrow will bring
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I’ll tell ye what tomorrow will bring.Another massive bank balance and Lawwell talking pish about how we tried blah blah
WeeFra, Neganon2, If they come back and CFC mention OF, I will have a dilemma.
But CFC is more than CPLC.
Keep that in mind, I am.
Vespers time. Night all night wee Oscar my hero. God bless x H H
HT, not enough holidays!!!!!
Cheers Mhate.
Jude
At the end of the game, my mate shouted that Stokes and Griffiths were a pair of non triers. Griffiths offered him a square go(big mistake) and tried to jump into the crowd for a square go. The wee Reekie ned got saved fae a leathering by the stewards.
Blogs been entertaining tonight. Thanks ronin the replies to your posts were brilliant.
Still in shock from neganon2 posting in a reasonable manner.
neganon2
23:40 on 10 August, 2014
Doc I have told the club my views too. We are in for an interesting time…….
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Aye,well good luck on that one pal
Malarkey
Aye, it’s no looking great is it !
This is where Pedro is failing us imo, the lack of planing is quite astonishing.
We have gone from not needing euro football, to budgeting for europa football, then we need CL football to break even, or we have to sell.
We have sold, we don’t have CL football, we are gambling big time, and for a board who don’t like to part with cash, I can’t get the head around the gamble they are taking.
We should have invested a couple of seasons ago, when we were riding on the crest of the wave, we sold, brought in inedaquate replacements, are selling our only players worth anything….aye, we are not in a good place football wise.
But still, we have cash in the bank, play the balance sheet against Maribor, that should do the trick.
HH
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Sleep well Timland, hope to see a new face or four the morra, but can see the headlines now, we tried, couldn’t get them over the line, blah, blah blah.
The suits are letting us down, and if saying that makes me a hun in the board lovers eyes….for sure I’m a hun.
Martybhoy,
There was talk yesterday that sleekit would use green as an excuse if they failed to win.
TET, i fear PL is too stupid to realise he has a second bite at the cherry and that he believes he is a le’gend! I hope we have some answers by midnight tomorrow or the shit will stick to the fan and we are expected to accept the downsizing. That would be a huge mistake to make and i don’t see him recovering from that.
Tommy Joad
Thoughts and prayers for your Dad and family.
HH
I’m on holiday for another week btw:-)
Chippybhoy
Just to reiterate what Big Wavy and CliftonvilleCelt said watching/cheering for Celtic in any pub in Portrush will be seriously detrimental to your health and indeed the health of those with you.
Cushendall good shout as is Waterfoot. Any bar in either area safe to cheer on our beloved hoops. Mariners in Waterfoot used to be good tic bar as was Central in Cushendall. As stated either area safe.
Ballycastle closest. Couple decent bars and safe area. Sad that you have to think in this vein but believe me you do.partic in Portrush.
Enjoy Chippybhoy.
HH
‘Mon Rory.
The one thing the Secret Societies do, and have done since the start, they get their people in every position and they control EVERYTHING.
pretty clever huh.
Roory …amazing shot …put for an eagle ………braw
Tommy Joad
Just seen that post, excuse my late response. Thoughts and prayers for your dad. KTF.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Monday’s Daily Record back page http://t.co/a0tNyTVJnS
all is well ,check out the headlines,no laughing at the back
Yet again lots of whingers on here. No real answers as to who we might actually sign who would want to play in our pathetic wee league.
Acht blame Lawwell anyway.
doc
So you’ll be over at the ole ferm then. :-))))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
I know we are all agreed we will struggle badly in Europe this year with the present squad but I seriously think we may also struggle to win the league also
Really think the manager is not up to it and was the usual cheap option
Might even throw a few bob on Motherwell,Aberdeen and Dun Utd at big odds just in case
WeeFra, sorting out the week now.
Tuesday?
Go on wee fella.
Please Rory yes. Win me a ton.
paolosboots
I hope you are wrong, and Pedro will surprise us, but I fear you won’t be.
Problem is DD, Pedro to an extent, he is only doing his masters bidding, but for someone like DD, I would have thought that he can see the lack of any forward planing.
Time will tell what they have lined up for the minions.
HH
an the put is there ….magic …you gotta love the golf………braw
Masonry is WitchCraft.
doc
Sounds good, you have my moby, txt me when. :-))) Remember the wellies, it’s saturated here. Hehehe.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
WITS
On you go matey.
The deflection of the huns is keeping our eye off the ball, which suits our board at the present time.
Ye, we love seeing them in the gutter, but it is up to our board to to ensure that thems never challenge us again.
We are in a position of power, if someone told me years ago what was to prevail, I would have laughed at him.
Celtic, get them buried for good!
Doc,
Are you watching gowf?
Did that caption just say that Rorys longest put before thon eagle was 3 ft odds?
or is it Which Craft?