We won it by filling in forms the Celtic way. All the office staff were born within ten miles of the stadium too.
No big surprise that the HONEST team gets the verdict Celtic = Honesty and Integrity HH the honest bhoys ( payer of taxes )
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
That is proper insane. Anyone that thinks they done this on purpose must be smoking one of MD's joints.
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
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??
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.
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.”
