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Manchester
Topic Started: Oct 17 2008, 12:53 AM (85 Views)
buckfasthero
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Was looking for the Manchester thread to put this but I think it was cut.

Why exactly is Lawwell thanking the city of Manchester for giving us the honour of 'inviting' only fans with tickets to come watch the game? Gee, Manchester, thanks a lot. They also gave a warning for ticketless fans to stay away. Wonder why that is? Basically, we are thanking them for offering to us the exact same welcome as every other team we have ever played (including Rangers). And the same welcome they give to any other team that's ever played them.

(In your best sarcastic tone) Well, Thaaaaank you.
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buckfasthero
Oct 17 2008, 12:53 AM
Was looking for the Manchester thread to put this but I think it was cut.

Why exactly is Lawwell thanking the city of Manchester for giving us the honour of 'inviting' only fans with tickets to come watch the game? Gee, Manchester, thanks a lot. They also gave a warning for ticketless fans to stay away. Wonder why that is? Basically, we are thanking them for offering to us the exact same welcome as every other team we have ever played (including Rangers). And the same welcome they give to any other team that's ever played them.

(In your best sarcastic tone) Well, Thaaaaank you.

where did you get that from buckie ,id like to see it as ive been in machester for more games with celtic than ive got fingers on my hand and yes ive got ten
please post it on this thread :hmmm:
tigers gonna get ya
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Ticketless Fans Stay Away

Celtic fans have been urged not to travel for next Tuesday's Champions League trip to Manchester United unless they have a ticket.

The Scottish side visit Old Trafford for the Group E tie with the reigning English and European champions. It will be the first time a Clydesdale Bank Premier League side will play in Manchester since Rangers were beaten in May's UEFA Cup final. The occasion was marred by trouble in the city after around 100,000 Ibrox fans travelled south.

Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Police are desperate to avoid a repeat of the ugly scenes involving a minority of supporters.
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Council leader Sir Richard Leese, Chief Supt Gerry Donnellan and David Gill, the Manchester United chief executive, yesterday issued a joint statement appealing to fans on Celtic's official website.

It read: "Manchester is looking forward to welcoming Celtic fans visiting the city for Tuesday, October 21's UEFA Champions League tie with Manchester United. We're a city that's passionate about football with a proud reputation for hospitality.

"In return, we are sure that Celtic fans will want to uphold the great reputation of the club and its travelling supporters.

"Along with Celtic, we are urging supporters who do not have tickets not to travel to the city. Ticketless supporters will not be able to get into the game and facilities will not be provided for fans to watch the match elsewhere.

"We promise to show the greatest respect to visiting Celtic fans and are sure that they will respond in kind by helping keep our streets litter-free and abiding by local bye-laws. These laws obviously include a ban covering on-street drinking and this will be enforced.

"We have welcomed Celtic supporters to Manchester on many previous occasions with great success. We are sure next week will enjoy the same great experience. We hope you will all enjoy the match and visiting Manchester."

Peter Lawwell, the Celtic chief executive, added: "Celtic supporters have a tremendous reputation and have become renowned across Europe for the positive manner in which they travel and support the club. This was again in evidence just a few weeks ago when our supporters travelled to Villarreal in numbers and despite the result once again made friends and enjoyed a great sporting occasion.

"We are delighted that Celtic Football Club and Manchester United FC also enjoy such a fantastic relationship.

"We have met on a number of occasions previously in both competitive and friendly matches, with thousands of our supporters travelling to the city to honour such great footballing names as Bobby Charlton, Mark Hughes, Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs.

Lawwell said that he was confident Celtic supporters would be behave appropriately and expected a good occasion. "We are sure our fans will travel to Manchester once again with the aim of supporting the club positively as they enjoy another great meeting between two of Europe's great clubs," he said. "We would like to thank the city of Manchester in advance for hosting our club and our supporters next week."
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