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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67heaven
Is that the same Walturd who wished the New Club all the best after his OLD club were Liquidated ?
67heaven – re. Walter, if anyone recorded Sky’s offerings yesterday listen closely to walter’s “WE” comment in the post match review. These people can’t help themselves.
I noticed the all time greatest ever player for thems sitting in the stand yesterday, and they get elbows to unfurl the flag on the opening day of the season under the new Sandy Jardine stand, strange one, then again!
Soukous
NFL repeatedly ignored SPL based players. I got the impression he had a bee in his bunnet about this and would not be persuaded otherwise.
The irony if course is that he not only signed A Stokes but gave him an extended contract – while there may have already been questions in his own mind as to how long he was staying at Celtic.
NFL suffered more in the name of Celtic than virtually anyone in the history of the club and I would not seek to minimise that for a nanosecond.
However it doesn’t mean that he was or is infallible. He has to earn a living and if that means taking shots at Celtic in the media, then he’s only the latest in a long line.
I would be disappointed in him if he was – as you say – selective in what he says
People in glass houses and all that
Hail hail
Micky dee,
First game on Wednesday 20th. On Sky
Home game on Tuesday. 26th. On ITV….TV3 in Ireland.
Unless UEFA mess about.
bmcuwp….
Re Ms SP…
No you’re not alone!!!!
The new series of Life on Mars is to be filmed in Rutherglen
thomthethim for Oscar OK
11:29 on
11 August, 2014
Cheers for that :) The fixtures are not on the official site which seems a bit odd
td67…
To be fair to Greig (I know, I know) he was asked to take a higher profile at the event but refused preferring to be with SJs family.
Indeed the info I have is but for the Goven Stand renamining he wouldn’t have been there at all.
BSR- We could do with Gene Hunt giving a few team talks at CP. With Voguepunters wardrobe,he would be a natural as an extra,with no need to bother the props department :0
JUSTAFAN
Oh,balls-does that mean I’ve got competition,ffs?!
I remember a typically middle-class comedy in the 80s or 90s which had Judi Dench in it providing a master-class in timing.
And Susan Penhaligon.
Not my style of programme,but I rarely missed an episode!
I stand corrected on Tonev- we have a right to buy also. Sloppy posting. No disgrace failing to cut it in the EPL at 23.
Bada
Rutherglen………….. home of ‘Major the Alsatian’ who spat out sandwiches if they were not buttered with Lurpak.
!BADA BING!
Problem is we have a few Gene Hunts in the squad who need to get their finger out!
BMCUW- Not wanting to go over old ground but the lack of fight,and cohesion of a team shape,were alarming at Murrayfield.I get the impression he is trying to make too many changes too soon.
bmcuwp…
A Fine Romance I think.
I go a bit further back to Bouquet of Barbed Wire with Frank Findlay in the mid 70s. It was sexually explicit for its time and if my dad was at home he’d turn it over :-( LOL.
To many changes to fast is not a good idea, as the saying goes ” Rome wasent built in a day” and seemingly Ronny said when he heard that ” I know but I wasent on that job” ;)
!BADA BING!
Reading an article in 4-4-2 at the mo about Van Gaal at Bayern.
He did much the same with the players he inherited,and was facing the sack by November.
Seventh in the league,verging on European elimination.
The players didn’t take to it.
So he shipped a few,moved Schweinsteiger to the holding role and promoted a few youngsters.
Thomas Muller and David Abala amongst them.
He won the German double and was runner-up in the CL.
And Franck Ribery,prime malcontent at the time,learned a lesson too.
I hope our lot do similar.
But preferably before November!
IMO,Ronny Deila is here for the duration. They had better get used to it.
Hurricane Bertha battering it doon here in Castlemilk , god almighty
BMCUW/ justafan
Didn’t Finlay & Penhaligon team up again for a BBC production of Dracula?
SP played one of the sisters and the other wan wisny too shabby either
Just Another Tim,
Maybe they are waiting till UEFA throw out the appeal, although the SLO, John Paul, is organising a day trip to Maribor @ £369, for anyone interested.
JUSTAFAN
That’s the one!
I wisnae allowed to watch A Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
Plus,it was on a Friday night,IIRC,and I was too busy kicking the ball into neighbours’ gardens.
A Fine Romance was also on a Friday night,but I cunningly delayed my visit to the pub till later…
A Bouquet of Barbed Wire .
Relatively boring .
SQUIRE DANAHER
Googled it,Judi Bowker was the other sister.
Good shout!
I saw a photo of the Legia chairman.
He reminds me of Gene Wilder, in manic mode.
squire d….
I think you may be right.
(PS. I know this is rather unkind but she’s not aged too well. Then again I live in a glass house…. and its raining).
sot…
LOL
Apparently you get to keep your Rust
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning afternoon
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BigJoeinDaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahouse.
bournesouprecipe
11:32 on 11 August, 2014
The new series of Life on Mars is to be filmed in Rutherglen
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Fire up the Quatro!
Your surrounded by armed barstewards.
Legia Chairman
TOSB
There are documentarys about people who feel as though they’ve gone through a hole in the fabric in time.
In reality however they just walked up Farmeloan Rd.
Sorry Chippybhoy
don’t want to rain on your parade. The golf will be great. Portstewart another great course not far from you, but wouldn’t want you or your buds coming to any grief.
Best bet is to get into Taxi with few of you and head to Ballycastle. Its about 17 miles but it wont be VP prices( jesting big mhan).
Portrush brill for golf not for watching thd glorious Tic.
Bheaver
are you back yet?Hope you and the Dawsmeister had a good one. Did you meet Joe Cunningham in Houston. Top Bhoy.
Keep the faith. Brian og obviously working his magic upstairs now with that Legia kerfuffle.
HH
IS MO NA CUMAINN E
bournesouprecipe
12:03 on
11 August, 2014
Apparently you get to keep your Rust
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i saw that on the willie vass photies yesterday.
on another cluedo theme …………..
who dun in the manager ………….
the old chairman, in the main stand , with the fallen down iron badge
Saint Stivs
Ha – then thrown down the Marble Staircase
bournesouprecipe
12:09 on 11 August, 2014
TOSB
There are documentarys about people who feel as though they’ve gone through a hole in the fabric in time.
In reality however they just walked up Farmeloan Rd.
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Don’t know Rutherglen too well but I’ve bee up a few streets that have left me with a time warp sorts feeling.
new article posted.
thomthethim for oscar ok
12:01 on 11 August, 2014
I saw a photo of the Legia chairman.
He reminds me of Gene Wilder, in manic mode.
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Reminded me of a blond Ken Dodd.