Celtic and FC Sion to meet again....

at Madrid airport.

CELTIC and Sion are set to meet again — at Madrid AIRPORT.
SunSport can reveal the warring Euro rivals are on another continental collision course.
Both clubs are pressing ahead with their Europa League plans — with both bizarrely scheduled to arrive in the Spanish capital at the same time next Wednesday.
Controversial Sion chairman Christian Constantin is refusing to accept his club's fate despite being kicked out by UEFA. And a spokesman for the Swiss side last night confirmed they have booked their charter plane for Spain.
Celtic, meanwhile, are now selling tickets for their Group I clashes with Atletico Madrid, Rennes and Udinese.
And the Spaniards are convinced it WILL be Celtic they'll face — after omitting Sion from their newly-printed match tickets.
The Hoops — who lost 3-1 to Sion in last month's qualifier — were reinstated after the Swiss club was found guilty of fielding FIVE ineligible players.
But until that appeal is heard, probably early next week, confusion reigns as to who will face Atletico.
A spokesman for Sion — who have forged ahead with plans to upgrade their stadium for big Euro games — said last night: "We know everything Celtic are doing. They can do what they want.
"We've confirmed our flights to Madrid and have hotel accommodation booked.
"We are preparing to be on the pitch in Madrid next week."


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Bet they arrive 10 hours later

Shocking decision. Sion should remain disqualified.

I feel sorry for the players and fans. They are a laughing stock of a club now in my opinion around Europe because of their chairman.

how are players ineligible? I dont get it.

fluffy_kittens wrote:how are players ineligible? I dont get it.

Seriously?

Why does this matter?

Fluffy.

SBSP wrote:Why does this matter?

Fluffy.

Do you not think it would be funny if they actually showed up at the stadium

Wait, they're trying to play the game anyway?

SBSP wrote:Wait, they're trying to play the game anyway?

Yes, they have their flights booked to Madrid

Didn't really keep up with this but can anybody explain what rule Sion broke to be found guilty of fielding 5 ineligible players ? Cup tied or what?

fluffy_kittens wrote:how are players ineligible? I dont get it.

I'm gonna stick up for Fluffy here because I think he meant what reason are they ineligible for? It's funny you all mocked him but didn't actually tell him why. Dicks.

grenade187 wrote:Didn't really keep up with this but can anybody explain what rule Sion broke to be found guilty of fielding 5 ineligible players ? Cup tied or what?

They were given a transfer embargo for 2 transfer windows, which they to took as meaning 1 season of transfer windows rather then 2 (summer/winter windows = 2 in their eyes) so they bought some players and played them against Celtic, one of which scored. So Celtic complained to UEFA and they got banned.

I think

Soin refuse that they are out of the Europa League basically.

blackskar wrote:

grenade187 wrote:Didn't really keep up with this but can anybody explain what rule Sion broke to be found guilty of fielding 5 ineligible players ? Cup tied or what?

They were given a transfer embargo for 2 transfer windows, which they to took as meaning 1 season of transfer windows rather then 2 (summer/winter windows = 2 in their eyes) so they bought some players and played them against Celtic, one of which scored. So Celtic complained to UEFA and they got banned.

I think

yeah cause I'm sure the plays who signed for FC Sion are way better then the guys Celtic had. dumb shit, Celtic blows, let Sion play.

fluffy_kittens wrote:

blackskar wrote:

They were given a transfer embargo for 2 transfer windows, which they to took as meaning 1 season of transfer windows rather then 2 (summer/winter windows = 2 in their eyes) so they bought some players and played them against Celtic, one of which scored. So Celtic complained to UEFA and they got banned.

I think

yeah cause I'm sure the plays who signed for FC Sion are way better then the guys Celtic had. dumb shit, Celtic blows, let Sion play.

Sion were given a transfer ban for illegally signing a player. When Sion were drawn with Celtic in the Europa League, they deliberately broke the transfer ban and bought five new players. Sions controversial chairman announced that he intended to defy the ban and play the new players against Celtic. Sion were warned that if they played any of the ineligible players they would be eliminated from the competition. The Sion chairman ignored the warning and they played them in both legs.

UEFA followed up their warning and removed Sion from the competition and reinstated Celtic. Sion deliberately broke the rules.

The Sion chairman clearly has a few screws loose. He was once heavily sanctioned for kicking a linesman in the balls. I feel sorry for the Sion fans as if it weren't for their psychopathic chairman they would still be in Europe.

fluffy_kittens wrote:

blackskar wrote:

They were given a transfer embargo for 2 transfer windows, which they to took as meaning 1 season of transfer windows rather then 2 (summer/winter windows = 2 in their eyes) so they bought some players and played them against Celtic, one of which scored. So Celtic complained to UEFA and they got banned.

I think

yeah cause I'm sure the plays who signed for FC Sion are way better then the guys Celtic had. dumb shit, Celtic blows, let Sion play.

No, Sion broke the rules. Sion = OUT

Fluffy kittens

fluffy_kittens wrote:

blackskar wrote:

They were given a transfer embargo for 2 transfer windows, which they to took as meaning 1 season of transfer windows rather then 2 (summer/winter windows = 2 in their eyes) so they bought some players and played them against Celtic, one of which scored. So Celtic complained to UEFA and they got banned.

I think

yeah cause I'm sure the plays who signed for FC Sion are way better then the guys Celtic had. dumb shit, Celtic blows, let Sion play.

You're actually a total idiot.

I gotta stick up for Fluffy here too.

Celtic blows, let Sion play.

Polska's just mad because he/she has something against Scottish football

polska. wrote:I gotta stick up for Fluffy here too.

Celtic blows, let Sion play.

I dont understand how you can sign someone illegally? shouldn't FIFA or whoever step in before it even gets to that? Shouldn't the ref not let the ineligible players play? what was the point of Celtic even playing Sion if the players were illegal?

fluffy_kittens wrote:

polska. wrote:I gotta stick up for Fluffy here too.

Celtic blows, let Sion play.

I dont understand how you can sign someone illegally? shouldn't FIFA or whoever step in before it even gets to that? Shouldn't the ref not let the ineligible players play? what was the point of Celtic even playing Sion if the players were illegal?

Oh I understand where you got confused at.

These signings are eligible to play in their local Swiss League, but not in UEFA controlled Europa League.

Their chairman's a numpty too.

SBSP wrote:Their chairman's a numpty too.

Celtic got eliminated by Sion. By Sion. Sion is a Swiss club, and not a very good one at that.

How do you feel about the state of your club?

Everytime I read the title of this thread it reminds of Toy Story with Buzz and the Zorg guy

"We meet again Buzz, for the last time"

Just putting that out there.