HibeeJibee Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 59 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: The Rapid Vienna player feigned getting hit by the bottle didn't he? I seem to recall a big stooshy about him cheating. Crux of the whole issue - but ultimately UEFA did find against Celtic and ordered the replay in Manchester. Which is itself a rare instance i.e. playing a tie in a neutral country but not for a Final. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: Crux of the whole issue - but ultimately UEFA did find against Celtic and ordered the replay in Manchester. Which is itself a rare instance i.e. playing a tie in a neutral country but not for a Final. IIRC UEFA stipulated that the replay couldn't be within 100 miles of Glasgow, so it could potentially have been played in Scotland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, Lurkst said: IIRC UEFA stipulated that the replay couldn't be within 100 miles of Glasgow, so it could potentially have been played in Scotland. 150km seemingly. Which would've basically meant Aberdeen. Plus almost selling-out Old Trafford with 51,550 = £££. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby82 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 19/10/2021 at 11:33, kingjoey said: Bloody hell. I’ve sat in it and walked past it so many times in the last ten years, and I still thought it was called the Fair Play Stand. I’m gettin’ auld. You’re half right. Official name is the Jim McLean Fair Play Stand. Most people still just call it the Fair Play. It’s something of a disgrace the stand behind the goal took Eddie Thompson’s name rather than McLean’s but I suppose his statue compensates somewhat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 4 hours ago, craigkillie said: Curiously, both Dundee United and Rangers played in Valetta, Malta on the same day back in September 1983. Dundee United beat Hamrun Spartans 3-0 in the European Cup and Rangers beat Valetta 8-0 in the Cup Winners' Cup. Even more amazingly than that, both were played in the same stadium as a double header. Found a photo of the Rangers team before the Valletta game... My memory must be playing tricks I could have sworn they had to play on a sand pitch, must've been another occasion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, Gibby82 said: You’re half right. Official name is the Jim McLean Fair Play Stand. Most people still just call it the Fair Play. It’s something of a disgrace the stand behind the goal took Eddie Thompson’s name rather than McLean’s but I suppose his statue compensates somewhat. Cheers. I don’t feel quite so stupid now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Lurkst said: Found a photo of the Rangers team before the Valletta game... My memory must be playing tricks I could have sworn they had to play on a sand pitch, must've been another occasion. On further research Celtic played on the sandpit at the Empire Stadium a few years prior. A wee bit before my time that, so it must have been an English team I'd read about playing there in Shoot! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 3 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Crux of the whole issue - but ultimately UEFA did find against Celtic and ordered the replay in Manchester. Which is itself a rare instance i.e. playing a tie in a neutral country but not for a Final. That did not end well either ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, HibeeJibee said: 150km seemingly. Which would've basically meant Aberdeen. Plus almost selling-out Old Trafford with 51,550 = £££. deduct the fines ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Hans Krankl was the cheating b*****d/severely injured player* in that Celtic v Rapid Vienna game. He had a short pop career and had a No 2 hit in the Austrian charts as Johann K (his real first name is Johann) *Delete according to who your big team is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Hibernian Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Hans Krankl was the cheating b*****d/severely injured player* in that Celtic v Rapid Vienna game. He had a short pop career and had a No 2 hit in the Austrian charts as Johann K (his real first name is Johann) *Delete according to who your big team is. Krankl was the captain, but it was Rudi Weinhofer who was (maybe) hit by missile. Krankl wanted to take his team off the pitch, which caused a long and dramatic delay. While the tie was completed at Old Trafford, with Rapid advancing, Manchester United were playing the same evening at Tannadice, beating Dundee United 3-2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Krankl was the captain, but it was Rudi Weinhofer who was (maybe) hit by missile. Krankl wanted to take his team off the pitch, which caused a long and dramatic delay. While the tie was completed at Old Trafford, with Rapid advancing, Manchester United were playing the same evening at Tannadice, beating Dundee United 3-2. I wonder if they played The Specials' "Message to you Rudi" at the next match... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 hours ago, tamthebam said: I wonder if they played The Specials' "Message to you Rudi" at the next match... According to the old joke it was the latest from Chucka Can. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Ewan8472 said: That did not end well either ! Aye, the GFITW didn't exactly cover themselves in glory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: In the context of Celtic having to play their Europa League game yesterday on a weekday afternoon: I noted that precisely 50 years ago today (Wednesday 20th October 1971), both Celtic and Rangers played home European ties simaltaneously. Evidently the City of Glasgow Police were made of sterner stuff than Police Scotland when it came to having 2 key matches on the same night. Wednesday 20th October 1971 Celtic 5-0 Sliema Wanderers (29,000) European Cup R2 1st leg Rangers 3-2 Sporting Lisbon (50,000) European Cup-Winners' Cup R1 1st leg Latter tie's return famously finished by same scoreline of 3-2 in Portugal a fortnight later, went to extra-time during which it became 4-3, but referee mistakenly took it to penalties which Sporting won by the itself unusual scoreline of 2-0 (visitors missing all their opening 4 attempts). UEFA ultimately awarded the victory to Rangers making it "the shootout that never was": Asa Hartford signing for Leeds!!! Edited October 21, 2021 by thisal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 11 hours ago, Dundee Hibernian said: Krankl was the captain, but it was Rudi Weinhofer who was (maybe) hit by missile. Krankl wanted to take his team off the pitch, which caused a long and dramatic delay. While the tie was completed at Old Trafford, with Rapid advancing, Manchester United were playing the same evening at Tannadice, beating Dundee United 3-2. Boo ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan8472 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, thisal said: Asa Hartford signing for Leeds!!! Did he pass the medical ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, thisal said: Asa Hartford signing for Leeds!!! A deal which famously fell through when the medical discovered a hole in his heart! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisal Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ewan8472 said: Did he pass the medical ? Can't see why not he was a whole hearted player. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Offside Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 21 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: It then happened twice in 1984: Wednesday 3rd October 1984 Celtic 3-0 Gent (32,749) European Cup-Winners' Cup R1 2nd leg Rangers 2-0 Bohemians Dublin (31,000) UEFA Cup R1 2nd leg Wednesday 7th November 1984 Celtic 3-0 Rapid Vienna (48,813) European Cup-Winners' Cup R2 2nd leg Rangers 3-1 Inter Milan (30,594) UEFA Cup R2 2nd leg Celtic v Rapid Vienna was marred by crowd disorder, during which a Rapid Vienna player was struck by an object thrown from the crowd. Having won tie 4-3 on aggregate Celtic were made to contest a playoff at Old Trafford which they lost 1-0. Wednesday 22nd October 1986 Celtic 1-1 Dynamo Kiev (47,858) European Cup R2 1st leg Rangers 2-1 Boavista (38,772) UEFA Cup R2 1s leg Wednesday 30th July 1997 Celtic 5-0 Inter Cardiff (41,537) UEFA Cup QR1 2nd leg Rangers 6-0 GI Gotu (44,433) Champions League QR1 2nd leg That seems to have been the last time. It never seems to have occurred in Edinburgh, Dundee or Falkirk. Falkirk and The Shire both playing home European ties on the same night? Nope, safe to say it's never happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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