Fc Sion-Celtic Glasgow (in English)

[Derek Riordan]

3 pounds.

[Derek Riordan]

Any idea for a good hotel in the center of Glasgow ?

[mikeybhoy67]

Jurys Inn is very central. Some of our fans who travel over from Ireland stay here.

http://glasgowhotels.jurysinns.com/

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Hotel Indigo is a new hotel, supposed to be very nice, might be some good deals as it has only been open for a few months.

http://www.hotelindigoglasgow.com/

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The Marriott and Hilton hotel chains are not in great locations, unless you have a car.

If there is a specific hotel you would like information on then just ask.

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What about in Sion??

[Derek Riordan]

http://www.ibishotel.com/fr/hotel-0960- ... ndex.shtml Near the stadium but not in the center.

In the center, hôtel Elite http://www.hotelelitesion.ch/, hôtel du Rhône : http://www.durhonesion.ch/ and hôtel Castel : http://www.hotel-castel.ch/

[mikeybhoy67]

Are taxis easy to get in Sion?

[SN]

Are taxis easy to get in Sion?

Yes. But you can go by foot from the station to the stadium (10'-15').

[Derek Riordan]

Taxi is quite expensive. For the hotel, be quick, there is not a lot of place.

[Toshy]

In the meantime, a quick tourist guide to Scotland, courtesy of comedian Danny Bhoy...

[Misterno]

http://www.hotelelitesion.ch/
http://hotel-castel.ch/
http://www.durhonesion.ch/

[Bastoon1]

Traduisez voir que je prends volontiers deux supportrices Ecossaises dans mon appartement... Si elle cherche un endroit tranquille... Merci

[1888bhoy]

thats our game over today, 1-0 win over Aberdeen, but very bad news for us is that our left back Emilio Izzaguirre broke his ankle,

he's one of our best players

[Monsieur Belette]

Traduisez voir que je prends volontiers deux supportrices Ecossaises dans mon appartement... Si elle cherche un endroit tranquille... Merci

Bastoon1 announces he has enough place in his flat. For two Celtic girls looking for a quiet place...

[Monsieur Belette]

Dear Celtic fans,
I need your knowledge... I'm looking for a comfortable hotel in Glasgow, which would be quite near typical Celtic pubs and nightlife places. Is the "triangle" Glasgow Dental Hospital and School - Buchanan Galleries - Glasgow Central Rail Station (i.e. Merchant city ?), the place to be ? Thanks for your advice.

[ki man]

3 of our best players could be out injured, Izaguirre is out, Kayal and Hooper might be out.

[CelticGlasgow]

I meant to ask, do Sion have 'ultra' group? Celtic have ultras called Green Brigade and most singing will be started by them.

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[Fozzie]

it's fantastic

[POS 1909]

Thanks for the reply SGE.

Although Sion is small, you think there will be some bars open late?

How much does a beer cost in Sion?

Hi mate,
Loads of people are not going to be able to get into stadium so it's gonna be pretty crowdy in town that night! I hope bars are gonna close a bit later but usually at around midnight and a few night clubs maybe at 4ish. Beers are quite expensive, around 4 swiss francs!

[mikeybhoy67]

Cheers POS.

Question for all. What's the situation with these players that Sion have signed? Am I correct in saying that the Swiss League allowed them to play yesterday?? Can they play against Celtic??

[ki man]

How much away tickets will we be allocated?

[mikeybhoy67]

We've only been given 800 but they are £70 a ticket so I think that will put off quite a lot of fans.

[Red&White]

Cheers POS.

Question for all. What's the situation with these players that Sion have signed? Am I correct in saying that the Swiss League allowed them to play yesterday?? Can they play against Celtic??

Well actually it wasnt the Swiss League that allowed them to play, they'd rather see our club in the 5th division due to some conflicts Sion had with them in the last 8 years... They were allowed because a regional civil judge said they had to be according to the swiss civil code (workers law). That's what the conflict is all about right now, and neither the Swiss League nor the FIFA (and the UEFA) are satisfied with this decision because it might be dangerous for all their "homemade" rules to have players using the way of civil justice against them.

Anyway if there isnt any further development this week it looks like they should be authorized to play in the Europa League as well... We wont be 100% sure about it before the game though, as things can change pretty quickly, as we saw last week when all the new players got suspended 15 minutes before the beginning of the game versus Basel.

[POS 1909]

We've only been given 800 but they are £70 a ticket so I think that will put off quite a lot of fans.

How many of you do you reckon are gonna come??

[mikeybhoy67]

Sounds like a terrible situation Red&White. Celtic also have regular battles with the Scottish League and Football Association. We hate them both.

[ki man]

We've only been given 800 but they are £70 a ticket so I think that will put off quite a lot of fans.

How many of you do you reckon are gonna come??

Reckon we will easily fill the 800 despite the price

[mikeybhoy67]

We've only been given 800 but they are £70 a ticket so I think that will put off quite a lot of fans.

How many of you do you reckon are gonna come??

Reckon we will easily fill the 800 despite the price

Thomas Cook package is a rip off. Hynds are only offering a day trip. Don't know if there are any buses coming over.

[Trilu]

Tiré de leur site off.

Manager: We can get goals in Sion

By: Paul Cuddihy on 19 Aug, 2011 08:12

CELTIC might have enjoyed the lion’s share of possession against FC Sion, and created the majority of the chances in the game, but the end result of the Europa League play-off first-leg was a frustrating one for Neil Lennon and his players.

They now travel to Switzerland next week with the tie finely balanced after the goal-less draw at Celtic Park, and the manager is hoping for more clinical finishing in the Stade Tourbillon.

Speaking after the game, the Hoops boss said: “We had enough possession and enough chances, particularly in the second-half, to take a lead to Switzerland.

“We needed better quality in the final third. We snatched at things and our decision-making at times was not what it should have been.

“We showed them too much respect in the first-half. We didn’t put them under pressure and asked for a lot more in the second-half, and we dominated possession.”

Celtic also faced FC Sion without a number of key players, who were all missing through injury. While Emilio Izaguirre is facing months on the sidelines, the Celtic manager is hopeful that Beram Kayal, Gary Hooper and Kelvin Wilson will be back in contention for the Europa League play-off second leg next Thursday.

Wilson, who has started the season impressively after moving to Celtic Park from Nottingham Forest, was a late absentee, forcing the manager into a defensive shuffle that saw Cha slot in at right-back, Mark Wilson move across to left-back and Charlie Mulgrew partner Daniel Majstorovic in central defence.

In the second-half, Mulgrew and Wilson swapped positions. And the new-look defence also saw Fraser Forster return in goal after his move back to the club on a season-long loan.

“I am hoping all three (Hooper, Kayal and Kelvin Wilson) will be fit and ready to go for next week,” said Neil Lennon.

“We’re hoping they will be training early next week so, fingers crossed, they should be in contention.

“In terms of effort, I couldn’t have asked any more, but in terms of quality I want more. However, I’m optimistic. I feel we have enough in the team to score goals and defensively we were very good.”

[mijack]

The article of the Scottish Sun :

BATTERED by Braga and humiliated by Utrecht last season, pumped up to make amends this term.

Instead Neil Lennon was only to endure torture as Celtic delivered buckets of perspiration - but never enough inspiration.

The one positive was not conceding, but by full-time it felt like cold comfort ahead of a potentially treacherous deciding leg next Thursday.

Being knocked out by Sion would rank as one of Celtic's worst ever Euro humiliations.
They dominated last night - but ended up totally cheesed off by the Swiss.

A dead leg for Kelvin Wilson in training was a stunning late blow for the player, eager to make his Euro bow, and for gaffer Lennon. It forced a sudden defensive reshuffle with Charlie Mulgrew in alongside Daniel Majstorovic while Cha Du-Ri was given the right-back berth.

Loan keeper Fraser Forster marked a second spell at the club by coming straight back in as No1 for the desperately disappointed Lukasz Zaluska.

This was easily Lennon's biggest gamble with rusty Scottish Cup winner Forster lacking pre-season action.
Sion blatantly defied FIFA by starting with two of five players deemed ineligible by the governing body, former Hearts star Jose Goncalves and ex-Hoops trialist Pascal Feindouno, due to them being signed while a transfer embargo is in force.

Even if they knock out the Hoops they could still be kicked out of the competition by FIFA if they lose an appeal case against their sanction currently before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
A verdict is due after next week's second leg.

Their president and owner Christian Constantin makes Vladimir Romanov look like Mary Poppins. He's gone through a staggering 29 coaches in two spells at the Sion helm going back to 1992.
For now he's happy with Laurent Roussey - and he would have been more than content with how the minnows dealt with the stop-start Hoops in the first half.

A fevered atmosphere greeted the teams and Celtic were out of the traps quickly.
It was a case of them huffing and puffing in the opening stages as they searched for an early goal.
Feindouno - rejected by Lennon last December - looked in the mood to embarrass the Hoops.
His darting runs and quick feet behind two strikers was a nightmare for the defence.
The home side's first real opening saw a 16th minute Anthony Stokes cross deflected into the path of Kris Commons at the far side of the box.
The Scotland star's left-foot shot was superbly blocked by Arnaud Buhler.

Celtic were dominant, but Cha had to show amazing pace moments later to race back and snuff out the danger of Guilherme Afonso, who had a ten-yard start in him. Sion - with five at the back including Goncalves - were frustrating Celtic who were restricted to half-chances.

Joe Ledley and Georgios Samaras - recalled for the injured Gary Hooper - couldn't get enough power in headers as Lennon's men worked hard for openings.

Ki Sung Yueng - pinpointed pre-match by Roussey as Celtic's main man - could only manage a weak 24th-minute free-kick at keeper Andris Vanins.
Sion, sparked by Feindouno, were sharp on the break and Mulgrew had Celtic hearts in mouths in the 25th minute by bringing down Afonso on the edge of their box.
Michael Dingsdag's free-kick was blocked, though, as the Hoops immediately went on the attack again.
Mulgrew then showed up at the other end with a left-foot free-kick from 20-yards tipped over by Vanins. Eight minutes from the break Stokes - his debut for Celtic on this stage - looked certain to score after racing in on Vanins after a Goncalves slip.
He took the ball wide of the keeper who managed to push it clear. Stokes went down and ref Marijo Strahonja promptly booked him for diving.
Regardless of the card, the Irishman should have shot instead of the option he chose.

Commons rose superbly in the closing seconds of the half to head down a Cha cross, but agonisingly it was at Vanins.
Ref Strahonja constantly provoked anger with his inconsistency and Lennon was openly furious with the whistler.
Sion sub Mario Mutsch went right through Scott Brown with a flying challenge, boots up, in the 57th minute - but there was no booking.

Strahonja had no choice, however, but to put Jose Adailton in his book in the 61st minute for a cynical trip on Ki.
With James Forrest already on, Lennon introduced Shaun Maloney for Stokes for the last 20 minutes and he had a free-kick saved at full stretch by Vanins with Samaras unable to force home the loose ball.

Celtic had stand-side linesman Zeiljko Novosel to thank for an offfside call in the 73rd minute, as the flag went up before Sio put the ball past Forster.
Then the Celts keeper, with nerves frayed, tipped over a Sio free-kick.
With ten minutes left Brown horribly sliced wide of a gaping goal with Vanins on the deck after shots had been blocked.
Paddy McCourt came on to a rousing reception late on - but not even the Derry Pele could provide a last-gasp winner with Vanins saving from Ki.

Source : http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol ... z1VTZv4zvh