A few quotes from some of the great players who have had the pleasure of Paradise :-) This place makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, there is nowhere like it in football, and I can see how the people love to play here and speak so highly of it.” Samuel Eto’o “Spurs was a part of my life, they gave me a chance, an experience at a big club and I owe them for that. But I tell you what, i’d walk to Glasgow today for a chance to play for Celtic one more time.” Ramon Vega “Celtic, like Barcelona, are more than a football club. Our clubs are a symbol of a culture and community that has not always been made welcome in their respective countries.” “The atmosphere generated by the fans in Celtic’s stadium for our visit was the most impressive I’ve ever witnessed. The grounds of Liverpool and Manchester United are good and the hostile feeling of playing against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu is also excellent, but the atmosphere against Celtic was the best.” Xavi “I have never played in such an atmosphere…” Michael Owen “Celtic fans are some of the greatest supporters I know.” Clarence Seedorf “It is absolutely spectacular to see the fans like that.” Alberto Gilardino “The atmosphere here tonight was unbelievable and it’s an honour to play in such an arena.” Oliver Khan Home About Us Contribute Get In Touch Previous Next Praised from around the world. 4 Posted by Joseph Ruddy - 26/03/2013 - The Journal Here are some quotes from around the world praising Celtic and their fans. “We know Celtic have a special group of fans…” “The Celtic fans deserve to be in Europe. They have been amazing in both games we have played against them recently. We knew what they were going to be like in Glasgow but the way they were in Barcelona after they had just lost in the way they did was amazing. I have never seen anything like that before.” Lionel Messi “The Celtic fans are incredible. It is always great to play there.” Cristiano Ronaldo “Celtic, like Barcelona, are more than a football club. Our clubs are a symbol of a culture and community that has not always been made welcome in their respective countries.” “The atmosphere generated by the fans in Celtic’s stadium for our visit was the most impressive I’ve ever witnessed. The grounds of Liverpool and Manchester United are good and the hostile feeling of playing against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu is also excellent, but the atmosphere against Celtic was the best.” Xavi “The Celtic fans are very special and the club and players can be very proud of them. They are the best I have ever heard” ”I have played many games for Spain/Barca but I’ve never heard fans like Celtic, they were amazing, not quiet for a single second!” Andres Iniesta “I have never played in such an atmosphere…” Michael Owen “Celtic fans are some of the greatest supporters I know.” Clarence Seedorf “It is absolutely spectacular to see the fans like that.” Alberto Gilardino “The atmosphere here tonight was unbelievable and it’s an honour to play in such an arena.” Oliver Khan “The incredible thing was the people, for an opposition player it is quite incredible, i have not seen a better atmosphere from the grounds I have visited.” Steven Gerard “When we played at Celtic Park for Bayern in the Champions League it was unbelievable and I think all our players said the same thing afterwards. The atmosphere was just totally unique. I’ve played in lots of big games and stadiums but I’ve never witnessed fans making that much noise in 90 minutes.” Owen Hargreaves “Celtic are popular for testimonials because everyone knows they will fill the stadium – and I’ve always had great admiration of them. Their fans have a reputation as one of the best and that’s on merit because of the great atmosphere they create.” Eidur GudJohnsen “The match against Celtic in Glasgow was amazing. The atmosphere there was the best I’ve ever seen or heard. I couldn’t shout to my team mates two yards from me. It was amazing, I loved it. Celtic Park was ten times noisier than it was in the Maksimir for Serbia versus Croatia.” Nikola Djurdjic “Celtic enjoys a greater community spirit than any other club in the world.” Archie MacPherson “Football will survive because of teams like Celtic and its fans.” Age Hareide “This is what we need in Italy, this type of environment. This was the essence of sport. To hear the Celtic fans singing and chanting after the game was incredible.” Carlo Ancelotti “It will stick in my mind for ever that after the game the Celtic players were extremely good sportsmen and, together with their supporters, they gave us a standing ovation when we were receiving the cup.” Eddy Pieters Graafland “Celtic have all the cool people supporting them. Rangers have me and Wet Wet Wet!!!” Alan McGee “Anyone going to Celtic Park now is saying, ‘You’ve got to beat that atmosphere, the energy they spend in their games’. We would love to have an atmosphere like that, but…” Alex Ferguson “I fell a bit in love with Celtic, because the atmosphere was amazing and the crowd was magnificent, the way they behaved with the Porto fans.“ “When I was at Porto my team also played in the UEFA Cup final against a Scottish side – but it was Celtic. I’ve never seen such emotional people. It was unbelievable!” Jose Mourinho “Celtic appear to have magical powers of obtaining new players and in a few months instilling them with the Celtic Spirit.” James Gordon “This is the most fantastic support in the world.” Franz Beckenbaur “In my experience, which embraces big matches at Old Trafford, Anfield, Ibrox, the San Siro & the Nou Camp, there’s nowhere else remotely like Celtic Park in full flow.” Brian Viner “Celtic doesn’t need to be defined, they are a historic team in the world of football. They have such great passion for the sport.” Andoni Zubizarreta “Celtic is far more than a football club. The traditions, the history, the warmth – you have to experience it every day to really understand this. Our stadium is a phenomenal place, and is difficult to put across just how much it means to play for this club, and what this club means to so many, and how well known it is in any part of the planet until you experience playing at the stadium. Celtic is a way of life and very important for the Scots and the Irish, wherever they have emigrated to, and wherever you go, they applaud you and support you.” Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:19:35 +0000
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