Dear Sirs, Celtic FC is one of the European football legends, a Club with a remarkable heritage, that has contributed to the history of the world?s most beautiful game. This legend is based not only on the great on-the-field successes, but also on determination and attachment to values such as honesty and honour. The successive generations of wonderful, devoted fans of ?The Bhoys? glorify their Club all around the world. Thanks to that, for many reasons Celtic FC has been our role model. Legia Warsaw is also a Club with strong character and a brave heart. Our history is not as long or successful, however we can proudly look both back and ahead. Almost 100 years of our difficult history, inseparably bound with the tough fate of Poland and the city of Warsaw, prove one certain thing ? we never give up and value honour the most. Double victory over Celtic FC in the third qualification round of the UEFA Champions League, firmly but fairly gained on the pitch, was a big success for us. It led us closer to the big dream of the entire generation of our fans: to reach the group stage of the UCL for the first time in 19 years. We found it deeply unfair and contradictory to the fair-play rules to see our dreams shattered by the last 4 minutes of the already decided second leg match, when Bartosz Bereszyński was brought on the pitch. Our player had served the full sentence and intentionally missed first three matches in the UCL qualifications this season. Celtic FC went down in the history with one of the most beautiful stories of European football in 1967, after beating mighty Inter Milan managed by Helenio Herrera in the European Cup final. Could you imagine Jock Stein and Billy McNeill deprived of the chance to achieve the biggest triumph in their career by an application form, filled improperly by the Club employee acting in good faith? Would any true legend of Celtic FC accept the qualification won despite the double defeat suffered on the pitch? I am strongly convinced, that their legendary Celtic pride would not allow them o do that. How could they then look in the eyes of their humiliated fans? I therefore call on you to refer to your best traditions of honour and honesty, that your famous Club has been known for during last 126 years. Do not destroy the beautiful legacy, that you inherited from the past generations of ?The Bhoys?. I call you to act according to the spirit of the game and the rules of fair play ? to issue a joint statement to the UEFA disciplinary bodies. Let?s meet in Warsaw or Glasgow and settle this matter honourably. Willie Maley, the legendary manager of Celtic FC, once said, that in your stadium ?a man is judged by his football alone?. Only you can decide whether this noble credo will be replaced by an opportunistic use of legal loopholes. Many Celtic FC fans bear the ?Keep the Faith!? motto on their flags, jerseys, tattoos and in their hearts. I will be thinking about it while awaiting your answer.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:30:35 +0000
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