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We won it by filling in forms the Celtic way.

All the office staff were born within ten miles of the stadium too.
 
B-Celtic said:
We won it by filling in forms the Celtic way.

All the office staff were born within ten miles of the stadium too.
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Not the case. Ironically on a cost cutting exercise, Big Pete replaced them all with cheaper polish immigrants who would work for a lot less
 
DevAdvocate said:
As news slowly emerges about Legia Warsaw it seems more and more likely that the Polish club played Bartosz Bereszynski against Celtic knowing that there was a doubt over whether he was suspended or not. The word from Poland is that Bereszynski asked about his suspension on the day of the Celtic match with no definite answer coming from within the club. With a question mark over his status you have to ask why Henning Berg sent him on with just three minutes left and Legia coasting through on a 6-1 aggregate.

Could Berg have been attempting to ensure that the defender would be ‘clear’ to play in the play-off round hoping to point to his omission against St Pat’s as part of his three match suspension despite not being registered for those games? As a former Manchester United and Rangers (IL) defender Berg would be familiar in working for an arrogant club that could throw it’s weight around to ensure that they get the benefit of the doubt.
Over the last week it seems that Legia have that very attitude- and more- and are used to getting things their own way. By playing Bereszynski for a token three minutes Berg could have been testing the water on the defender’s absence against St. Pat’s hoping that it wouldn’t be picked up and able to claim that it had no impact on the match if it was detected.

With a tight schedule in place and the final qualifying round draw taking place 36 hours after the final whistle, time was limited for the Bereszyknski question to be raised. Were Legia hoping that a quiet word and a warning would suffice if Bereszynski’s appearance was highlighted? Would UEFA overlook it allowing the defender to play in the final qualifying round rather than throw the whole draw up in the air?

Since UEFA became aware that Bereszynski played while suspended Legia have been on the warpath blaming everyone but themselves. Owning up to the mistake would have earned the club plenty of sympathy that may be repaid in the future one way or another.
Legia co-owner Dariusz Mioduski’s cringe worthy open letter to Celtic on Sunday was a classic case of deflection in which he attempted to play the victim card. Having failed to employ competent staff capable of following well established UEFA procedures Mioduski is looking at the potential loss of £10m plus over the incident.

If UEFA stay true to their rules and uphold last Friday’s decision the reaction from Legia fans isn’t likely to be pretty. Rather than blame Celtic over the incident Legia fans should look closer to home and ask why Berg decided to introduce a defender with his team just minutes away from completing a 6-1 aggregate win.
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That is proper insane. Anyone that thinks they done this on purpose must be smoking one of MD's joints.
 
eric cartman said:
That is proper insane. Anyone that thinks they done this on purpose must be smoking one of MD's joints.
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And yet there seems to be evidence to support this theory.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/polish-fa-chief-brands-legia-4042599

Polish sources have revealed Warsaw keeper Dusan Kuciak tipped his team-mate off to a potential problem before the Murrayfield clash but that Bereszynski was assured by the club he was clear to play.
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Legia Warsaw: a club with a long history of corruption supported by some of the scummiest, most racist fans in Europe.

Good riddance to them and anyone who would want that lot in the Champions League ahead of their own club deserves to be ostracised and raped by particularly well endowed elephant.
 
Whats to say the guy wasn't injured and thats why he wasn't registered??

Or if it gets overturned, whats to stop another club doing it with an injured player??
 
Tina's Prolapsed Anus:6901446 said:
Legia Warsaw: a club with a long history of corruption supported by some of the scummiest, most racist fans in Europe.

Good riddance to them and anyone who would want that lot in the Champions League ahead of their own club deserves to be ostracised and raped by particularly well endowed elephant.
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I knew that root and branch members of the SNP were racist towards the Irish but the sheer disgust shown towards Poles is a new low even for them
 
Legia Warsaw's pursuit of a Champions League reprieve at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) could reach a verdict as early as Monday.

Uefa rejected Legia's appeal against the punishment that led to Celtic's reinstatement in the competition.

The fielding of a suspended player against Celtic cost Legia their place.

But a Cas fast-track appeal process can be instigated to deliver a ruling before Celtic play NK Maribor in the play-off round.

However, all parties in the case need to agree to the decision being made at short notice.

The first leg of Celtic's tie is scheduled for Wednesday, while Legia Warsaw, who have been consigned to the Europa League, are due to face Aktobe in Khazakstan on Thursday.

The Polish club believed that Bartosz Bereszynski had served a three-game ban, only to discover that by not registering the midfielder for the previous round against St Patrick's Athletic his suspension still stood for the second-leg defeat of Celtic.
Legia Warsaw manager Henning Berg

Henning Berg guided Legia to two wins over Celtic but, as things stand, his side is in the Europa League

Uefa's disciplinary sanction for fielding a suspended player is for the match to be forfeited 3-0, a result which saw Celtic progress to the next round on away goals, having lost the first leg in Poland 4-1.

Now Legia must submit their case in writing by close of business on Friday if Cas is to hear the case on Monday.

"Cas can either render a decision on request for provisional measures (if requested by Legia) or organise an expedited procedure (with the agreement of Uefa) with a hearing on Monday and a decision on the same day," a spokesman for Cas said.

"The appeal shall be in writing; the other steps of the procedure can be determined by agreement between Legia and Uefa (hearing or no hearing, procedural calendar, etc)."

A provisional measure could be reached if all sides do not agree to the fast-track appeal procedure. In those circumstances, Cas would rule on the validity of Legia's case, essentially providing the club with a verdict before proceeding to the full appeals procedure.

Uefa would have to abide by Cas's decision, and so could reinstate Legia to the Champions League if the court found in the Polish club's favour.

A ruling in Uefa's favour would leave Legia with only the Swiss courts as a final recourse.
 
Legia Warsaw say Uefa has refused to back their fast-track application to earn a Champions League reprieve.

The Poles had hoped the governing body would speed their case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

Uefa rejected Legia's appeal against the punishment that led to Celtic's reinstatement in the competition.

And Legia Warsaw chairman Dariusz Mioduski told BBC Scotland on Friday that their prospects of success appear bleak.
 
eric cartman said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28797122

Case to be heard on Monday.
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Or not
"We received indication and declaration that Uefa would support us in a fast track proceeding in front of Cas in case there was a rejection in our appeal. We tried to contact Uefa because we've prepared the application for fast tracking but after several hours we finally got an indication that Uefa will not support us. This effectively means that it wants us to accept its decision. We are very surprised by this change of position."
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BITTER Polish legend Jan Tomaszewski has called for European football fans to gang up and hound Celtic across the continent.

The former Legia Warsaw player is disgusted at the Scottish champions over their handling of the affair which saw the Poles kicked out of the Champions League. Despite Polish FA chief Zbigniew Boniek branding Legia incompetent earlier in the week over their horrendous blunder, Tomaszewski let rip last night.

And his blast came hot on the heels of a mini victory for Legia in their fight to return to the tournament – after the Court of Arbitration for Sport named Monday as the date to rule on their case.

Celtic were reinstated by UEFA after Henning Berg used banned star Bartosz Bereszynski for the final few minutes at Murrayfield.

But Tomaszewski, famed for his incredible display against England at Wembley in 1973, says Celtic’s refusal to engage with Legia since the decision is dishonourable.

And he has now gone a step further by calling for fans across Europe to slaughter the Hoops wherever they go.

Tomaszewski’s comments are sure to irk the Celtic hierarchy who have maintained a dignified silence since the row erupted.

Last night he said: “This has been the biggest scandal in the history of sport. I now want that Celtic go to stadiums around the world and get boos and whistles for the entire 90 minutes.

“I thought honour was not something you could buy but we have found that not having any is actually worth some money.

“I feel sorry for Celtic fans because they have behaved with real dignity. I feel sorry for the players who accepted defeat with their heads down and offered congratulations to Legia.

“I feel wholeheartedly it is the main people of Celtic who have contributed to this. I hope they soon have a bone in their throat with this affair and they choke.

“I appeal to fans all over the world. Receive this club, because unfortunately this club must be responsible for their owners or decision-makers, and treat them as they deserve.

“This is not justice and these people have not just desecrated Legia but European football. And they have shown that money is more important than honour.”

Meanwhile, the CAS responded positively to the Poles’ request for a fast-tracking of their hearing and will immediately deal with the affair.

In a statement last night, the CAS said: “Legia requests urgent provisional measures allowing the club to participate in the play-offs of the Champions League.

“More generally, the club requests that the UEFA decision be set aside and all sanctions against the club annulled.

“The CAS has immediately initiated an arbitration procedure and the respondents, UEFA and Celtic, have been invited to file written observations.

“A decision on request for provisional measures is likely to be issued on Monday, August 18 at around 6pm.”
 
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