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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Junglejim
Last season championship 4th QOTS played 3rd placed Falkirk over 2 legs
The winner played runner up Hamilton over 2 legs
Hamilton played SPL 11th Hibs over 2 legs
Seemed grossly unfair that SPL 11th had to negotiate only one 2-leg tie and the others involved all had more
It would be good if Deidco finished outside the top two and therefore had to negotiate three further knockout ties :D
yorkbhoy 15.27
hahahaha, like it mate, good to get a laugh on here these days. Off oot to get a pint and collect my winnings
HH
TinyTim. Why in your opinion is it the right thing to play off over one match with Legia ?Celtic have followed the rules Legia have broken them. In life you must abide by the rules football is no different Celtic deservedly through in my opinion. H.H.
We must now have reached some kind of ‘break even’ point where McCoist has caused as much ire to thems as a manager as he did to us as a player.
KarmaCSC
HH jamesgang
TinyTim 15:32
I am in favour of Celtic accepting the offer of a play off match,if UEFA were to allow it.
It is the right thing to do.
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Hardly fair being that we have just lost our best player.
Maybe we could offer them Amido Balde as a goodwill gesture?
As much as I have no time for the Mini Huns you have to credit them on their relentless effort in achieving a creditors agreement instead of dumping debt and starting all over !
They have carried out their buisness in an ethical and buisness like way after the Romanov disaster .
Why did they fight tooth and nail to maintain their status when it was easier to dump the debt and start as a new club?
Guess the first step in recovery has been taken today. As for their Shameless Charlatain opponents today !
Your Deid and you know you are ;)
Tiny Tim,
naw we shouldnae :-)))
Glad Sow didnt make a pigs ear of it!!! Hee Heee
Margaret McGill
Scroll back ya lazy :)
2 nil Gooners
2 nil Ars
voguepunter
14:46 on 10 August, 2014
You got your mojo back yet…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Is ally no speaking tae sky noo?.
I’d hope Celtic will be asking UEFA to respond to Legia’s rantings.
There’s no point us getting involved in wrestling with a chimney sweep.
tinytim
A playoff match is a non starter.
Uefa’s rules now being re-written by disaffected clubs who have broken the rules…
…that’s really bound to catch on.
Do you really think the Legia would have suggested a play off match if we had lost the tie on this basis?
Nonsense of the highest order, and simply a device by them to enhance their alleged victimhood status.
All the crap from the Mail and other English based comics is the absolute opposite of what they would be saying if it was one of the English clubs in the same situation.
The Yes voters must be rubbing their hands at this blatant “lets laugh at Scotland crap”
No matter what Platini may say privately to appease the Legia board, the legia moaning has absolutely no merit. That is precisely why they are resorting to the denigration of our name and our integrity.
Youknowtheattorneyhasnocasewhenheattackyourcharacter CSC
AwayyyyyyyyyyyyyootwithmyHarrisHawk
I have great sympathy for Legia’s situation, but their suggestion of a one-off match doesn’t hold water. So what, let’s say they beat us 5-0 (not unlikely, I’m afraid), would UEFA reinstate them? That would mean that the clubs were taking UEFA’s rules into their own hands. Legia should realise that their issue is with UEFA, not with Celtic (I’m sure that they do realise that, but they have to say something to keep their fans happy).
Good try.
well, rfc2012 don’t look much better than their last abysmal couple of seasons suggest.
they’ll probably have enough to squeak out of that division.
but it wont be pretty…
Squire D
Damn! but thank you just the same.
Cheerio,
JJ
captain beefheart
Chill, – Legia will blame anyone. They are damaging any semblance of any already groundless appeal.
Celtic are too busy to be involved in Legia’s incompetence.
MSM will be ignored as per Celtic strategy.
Don’t see why Celtic have to say anything. Legia broke the rules UEFA punished them for it we benefited from it . Case closed as far as I’m concerned.
Neutral pundit Smith
It’s up to whAtever experienced players WE have on the pitch to organise in that situation.
2 nil Arsenal, though City have about £100mill plus worth of talent sitting in the stands. Crazy.
Ernie Lynch
That is why I made my point.
TT
Captainbeefheart
Where did I say that I didn’t like UEFA’s rules?
TT
I overheard a statistic today that had the board salivating
44000 at Ibrox today!
Hilarious meltdown on Rainjurz Meeja…..
#906 YorkshireBear
Ian Durrant
True Blue
604 posts
Posted Today, 01:33 PM
We got what we deserved, a loss. Our players seem like amatuers. Hearts we not even any good, yet somehow we lost. We lacked style, composure, skill, ideas… We just lacked in everything.
I am completely clueless what the fuck we do in training. Never been a fan of McCoist as manager, and this is an example as to why! I get more joy from catching my cock in my zip that i do watching us for the last 3 years!
#907 delparlane
Duthaich ’ic Aoidh
True Blue
19,021 posts
Posted Today, 01:34 PM
Moody Blue, on 10 August 2014 – 01:28 PM, said:
Disappointingly, it’ll only be when its too late before he goes – it’s already 3 years late, he won’t go any time soon but he’s killing us
That he is. Guts me because the man was one of my favourite players ever to pull on the shirt, but my God is he a woefully clueless gaffer.
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#908 DBT
Aye Ready
True Blue
5,212 posts
Posted Today, 01:37 PM
Someone check the Hearts team sheet for a suspended player.
Why would any Celtic supporter suggest a play-off, we’re in the next round so we couldn’t win anything only a chance to lose something, no thanks lets just crack on and play Maribor and leave the crazy suggestions to the poles and Huns HH
T T
Maybe Rapid V wd give us a replay too. Git back in ur cot !!!
The SSCO that is Rob MacLean was bursting a blood vessel going ape when the rangers scored in 91 mins. Well, he and Billy Dodds absolutely choked on their own euphoria when Hearts scored again in 92 mins! It was an absolute hoot! They were totally sick; the disappointment in their voices when they had to explain Hearts had just scored was incredible.
I trust the mood has lightened on here after the result doon in Govan. From the little I have heard, the first time the undead attacked was when they scored in injury time. Dire lot. Long may they rot.
Not a big betting man but thought, as that crap hertz team were playing Scotland’s newest ….. Ahem ….. professional football team, that it would be easy money, £10 becomes £46 (thumbs up).
I did think it was all over when Sevco scored inside the additional 6mins, ha ha!
V
” I get more joy from catching my c**k in my zip that i do watching us for the last 3 years!”
Sounds like some posters on here
Gary mckay Steven.
Good player.
Please understand my whole post .
The bit ” IF UEFA WERE TO ALLOW IT” is key.
TT
2 nil Jackie mac
Bet oot the windae, silly Sheep!!!!
Robert T. Błaszczak @RobertBlaszczak 5m
I’m now hearing that
LEGIA DO NOT WANT TO PLAY A ONE-OFF TIE WITH CELTIC.
The BBC news comes from a poor translation. cc: @BBCBMcLauchlin
Now if that’s the case then someone is at it and we may owe Legia a slight apology.