smoggeordie 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Champions League football could be returning to Tyneside next month, after it was confirmed that St.James' Park is one of the grounds under consideration to host the upcoming AC Milan versus Celtic tie. New measures being implemented in Italy after the recent disturbances on Sicily mean that Milan would only be able to host the tie (scheduled for March 7th) at home behind closed doors. However the Serie A side are now reported as actively seeking an alternative venue, with vice-president Adriano Galliani commenting: "It's obvious we want to play at the San Siro with open doors and as far as the Champions League is concerned, yesterday I spoke to Platini and we are free to play at home, maybe behind closed doors, or away. "Geneva and Newcastle have offered to let us play there. I think it's fundamentally unjust to close a stadium like the San Siro on which we have already spent 20 million euros for works which are never-ending." The Glasgow club have played friendly matches on Tyneside twice in the last decade (Beardsley and Shearer testimonials). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 You would think they would choose somewhere that is a bit closer to Milan,rather than Glasgow,might aswell let Celtic have two home games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Geneva would be handier like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 if we could host it we'd get some much needed cash in i guess. enough to keep fat fred in ginsters for a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 FOLLOWING reports that St. James' Park could be considered as a venue for the Champions League game between AC Milan and Glasgow Celtic scheduled for Wednesday, March 7, Newcastle United has issued the following statement: "We did receive an enquiry about this possibility although logistically there are several difficulties. "The calendar shows a home fixture in the UEFA Cup 24 hours later if we qualify for the last 16." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 This is the only way we'll see Champions league football at SJP anytime in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 "The calendar shows a home fixture in the UEFA Cup 24 hours later if we qualify for the last 16." That's hardly a deterrent though, we've gone for the cash ahead of our own team before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 2 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Geneva would be handier like. More neutral as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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