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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The Andy Muirhead link if anybody is interested:
http://www.scotzine.com/2013/02/one-year-on-and-rangers-fans-still-cant-handle-the-truth/
Charlie Chaplin came third in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest.
Bing swings and Walt Disney :))
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon – The doctrine of infallibility itself contains a very strict test for what counts as “infallible”.
It is not within the Pope’s gift to elevate Findus and its equine delights to the Holy Trinity. The Church would say neigh. (thumbsup)
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
Great read…
philvis
Your grasp of Canon Law and the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church are most impressive.
Che Dio ti benedica – that’s Italian for ‘may God bless you.’
…but you knew that.
HH!!
Just dropped in to say….
Film 4 = It’s A Wonderful Life
starring – KevinJungle :o)))
Off OOT
Wrestling ——
Borussia Moenchengladbach 3 —– Lazio 3.
3 penalties awarded to Borussia [ they missed 1 ] 2 of the pens were for man handling / . Ref was Russian .
Post match featured a wee studio chat re the wrestling —– [ I paraphrase } – Some Referees allow it –this one didn’t . There should be consistency . It is allowed in Italy . Ex Serie A player said that if man handling was deemed to be naughty in Italy then every game would quickly be 7 a side with 8 penalties awarded..
Had lunch with a Juve supporting Siracusano earlier ———[ he was at Celtic Park]
The manhandling ?—- [ I paraphrase ] The Ref was Spanish . He allowed it.
He said that the Juve support were surprised that Celtic didn’t seem to have prepared for a Juve that played 30 metres deeper than usual or asked the obvious questions — Why / what for ?. ] . According to him – the plan worked out perfectly. He had a good time in Glasgow —— great curry and masses and masses of Cheap CDs [ expensive things in Italy .. Really liked Wanyama.—player !.
Been a lovely sunny day -way down south
Pogmathonyahun – estorilbhoy wins a coconut :) (thumbsup)
The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad! ( courtesy Kojo/ TSD * delete as appropriate ).
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Moonbeams..
Forgot to say before I went Aff Oot..
Many Doctors confuse Insomniacs with Kleptomanics..
And Merely tell You to.. Take Something for It..
Summa..
Ps.. The Greek term For Stolen is ..Klepti Klepti..More so When You have been Caught twice..;-)
Aye, Philvis. Excellent.
See, all that time at St Al’s wasn’t wasted on you after all.
So the pope is infallible – but only sometimes?
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EstorliBhoy..
I thought a 100% of First names was Christian..;-)
Summa of ChristiansCSC
The most common surname in Italy is Rossi – well I think it still is.
That’s possibly why Joe Mantegna plays Agent Rossi in ‘Criminal Minds’.
HH!!
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon – So the pope is infallible – but only sometimes?
You win a coconut. (thumbsup)
Tallybhoy – I am humbler than a mere toiler in the vineyard of the Lord my Etruscan paisano. (thumbsup)
Celtic_First – I knew it would come in handy someday. And not just in the wine section at Waitrose. (thumbsup)
The Pope’s infallible?
Wonder what his prediction is for the second leg/
Charles flying round the globe gathering air miles for sallys next warchest.
Horses have better memories than elephants! Can’t remember where I read it though.
Tallybhoy “Che Dio ti benedica”
Subjunctive and all. How very posh.
Gordon_J
If you really want it you can have the detail and the explanation. There’s no shortage of background material.
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19730705_mysterium-ecclesiae_en.html
A wee tension reliever for you “Oldies” out there…………
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=sDc0ID6PJeg&feature=youtu.be
ASonOfDan
12:22 on
15 February, 2013
Paul67
The fact Uefa will not charge Neil Lennon about his comments says it all. They do not want to bring anymore attention to his display the other night.
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Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction!
Interesting points brought up vis a vis the ball not being in play so no foul is committed.
Scott Brown was thrown to the ground (this is assault) and nothing was given…………..if Scott Brown then kicks his assailant (which is also assault) is nothing given? Somehow I don;t think so.
Platini after a sterling start to his job declaring there will be financial fair play and an even playing field for everyone has turned out to be as bent as the rest of them.
Celtic FC and their employees cannot say it but I can…………
Platini and EUFA et al………….YOU ARE CORRUPT!
U20s under way against Ross County at Firhill (free admission for those in the Maryhill greater metropolitan area).
The pope’s infallible
Philvis is incorrigible
Zheng Zhi Is ineligible.
I was most disturbed this morning when I found out that the shepherd’s pie I enjoyed last night contained absolutely no shepherd.
Labelling…sheesh!
cadizzy – Smeato’s incognito (thumbsup)
Ntassoolla
14:13 on
15 February, 2013
Celtic_First @14:08 “Theoretically the pope can resign but as he is the Supreme Pontiff there is no one qualified to accept his resignation….where does that leave us now?”
So there are TWO vacancies?
To which one do you think I’m best suited?
For me,at least, your best suited for White Horses.
Headtheball
Have you ever gone for cottage pie and been disappointed in similar fashion?
Napoli 0 —– Viktoria Pilzen 3 .
Classic example of how strange fitba can be ——.
Napoli did all the work / Missed chance after chance . Pilzen had 3 breakaways and scored 3 goals . They should have had a 4th but the Ref wrongly ruled it offside . Stadium less than half full . Big Pilzen support ——-lots of topless tattoed beer monsters [ temp was 3 degrees -maybe that feels hot if you come from Pilzen ]
Ntassoolla
That’s what a good Catholic education does for you.
The study of Latin – the noble language of my ancestors – was also most useful.
philvis
I do believe I am descended from the ancient Ligurians – and not the Etruscans – before they were subjugated by those Latins from Rome and the two peoples intermingled. An easy mistake to make.
HH!!
Glad to see Celtic asking UEFA for clarfication of referee decision not to penalise Juve.
Not asking questions is how cheats prosper.
I recently took a ready meal back to tesco as i had broken a tooth on a piece of stone – they said what do you expect with cottage pie
Tallybhoy I’m an old Xav.
Burgas I don’t understand that one. Has it to do with the Guinness advert?
Headtheball – Coming up in The Dandy: Desperate Dan eats a cow pie, only to nearly choke on a horseshoe. (thumbsup)
1 Celtic 25 37 55
2 Inverness CT 25 9 38
3 Motherwell 24 6 37
4 St Johnstone 25 1 36
With Celtic currently securing 2+ pts per game
Opposition currentlt securing 1.5 pts per game; therefore max obtainable 38×1.5 = 57
A WIN tomorrow and the league is ours.
Simples
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sumsCSC
Like everything else in life, pies are best taken in moderation.
piearsesquaredCSC
There is a slight flaw in my sums, but I’m neither Mr Higgs or Boson.
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