The Guardian did an excellent piece on Wednesday on how referees in various European territories would view the penalty box wrestling of the Juventus players. In short, there is a variance in how these offences are punished. Who knew?
Juventus knew. I hear they watched four videos of referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco ahead of the Celtic game.
You have to admire their thoroughness. They had a plan to combat Celtic and needed to know if the referee would let them away with it. Gone are the days when someone at Juve would simply pick up the phone and ‘ask’. The danger from Celtic was known, illegal holding would nullify this danger and watching a few videos established what players would get away with.
It’s no longer sufficient to scout your opponents, if you want an edge in this game, scout the referee too.
Every day’s a school day.
I hear from a good contact that a journalist who recently departed the media for a job in the lower leagues once wanted to be a bit of a Jungle Jim. Apparently he was keen to ditch his industry for a job at Celtic back in the 90s. What an escape!
On Friday 1 March the Lisbon Lions will be at the Kerrydale Suite providing commentary and answering questions on their magnificent European Cup final win in 1967. This has never happened in 46 years since that game, to say it is a unique opportunity fails to tell the whole story.
The event is part of our 125 4 125 campaign – central to reinvigorating the charitable spirit which is part of the club we love. It will be a family occasions, tickets are available at £10 for adults and £5 for children. The night has been organised by several fans working in conjunction with the people at Celtic Charity, so please do your best to support this great occasion. Individual tickets or tables are available, details here.
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HH
In paradise…
Peter Scarff
What would they have done that hooper or brown didn’t?
One touch on the Italians would have seen a red card for the celtic player and a rye smile from the Italian defender.
You saw the antics of the defender when brown was pushed over.
FFS I wish folk would stop going on and on about Chris Sutton in a way to have a dig at the current team..
Lenny shld have put Forrest in there. They wdnt have been able to man handle him in the same way..
Do you hear me Neil??
sftb
One of my favs after HaiL HaiL
Afternoon from a sunny north staff
The bad news is i’ve got a touch of man flu and will miss the Port Vale game (wife’s taken my ticket) – the good news is that i’ll hopefully be able to watch the bhoys on tinterweb
COYBIG
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
13:56 on
16 February, 2013
Monaghan1900
They really do give you the boak eh ?
Imagine being one of them for a minute and realising that everything you maintained as right and good, fully in the knowledge it was farce and folly.
In theory they are more to be pitied than despised. But when you factor in we have to live alongside them and they are legion, well………..
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There’s thread over in the secure unit that is FF moaning about East Dunbartonshire Council refusing them permission for one of their ‘sash bashes’. There are the predictable responses – what school did the councillors go to? – Many of them and their families are season ticket holders at Celtic Park – That’s what you get for voting Labour/SNP. Then there is this:
“EDC the same council who allow a republican march in kirkintilloch for tattie howkers killed in a fire at eastside years ago”
Anyone who knows anything about that tragedy will be appalled by that remark – or maybe not. They reside in the sewer.
Inter sevco now offering ‘pay as you play’ contracts. The Great Swaldo has absolutely no input in contracts/renegotiations. Who said Jabba was getting £140000? Maybe that’s what he got in a previous life?
As chuckles becomes increasingly desperate, Ole CW starts p1ssing in the soup and LNS comes a calling…….follow the money!!!!!!!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IbEDL7fOQtY
CELTIC (4-4-2) Forster; Matthews, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre; Commons, Wanyama, Ledley, Mulgrew; Stokes, Hooper
Subs: Zaluska, Rogic, Miku, Rogne, Lassad, Kayal, Forrest
Celtic team to face Dundee United at 3pm today: Forster; Matthews, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre; Commons, Wanyama, Ledley, Mulgrew; Stokes, Hooper
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Subs: Zaluska, Rogic, Miku, Rogne, Lassad, Kayal, Forrest.
Off to the game. Happy with the team. Dylan unlucky not to be one of the subs
ASonOfDan
13:32 on 16 February, 2013
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You assume they know/knew what they are supposed to be protesting against in the first place. I fear you give them too much credit! :)
Sftb, heard rogic has been amazing in training so might explain his omission.
Good strong side though.
COYBIG
HH
/Bishop B
Emdae think the Bhoy in the away dugout cld be manager of Celtic sumdae??
new article posted
Anybody else thinks it time we moved on from the Juve post mortem? Hopefully after today we will start to look forward…