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German goalkeeper Niclas Heimann has confirmed reports that he will be moving to Chelsea in the summer. The 15-year-old, regarded as the brightest German prospect of his age-group, is currently with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. He had been linked with the likes of Barcelona earlier in the season but has now agreed a switch to Stamford Bridge after impressing on a recent trial. Heimann has put pen-to-paper on a three-year contract with the Premiership champions, meaning he will be tied to the club until 2010. "A dream has come true for me," he said. Heimann will go straight into Chelsea's youth team when he arrives in London and his development will then be monitored by the senior setup Have we got the best one ????

CELTIC are considering an appeal against a �£420 fine imposed by UEFA yesterday as punishment for crowd trouble in Milan. Two empty water bottles were thrown towards the San Siro pitch during their Champions League match against AC Milan on March 7 but the Parkhead club insisted their fans were not to blame. However, UEFA's control and disciplinary body felt there was enough evidence to fine the club. A Celtic spokesperson said: "The fine of 1000 Swiss francs (�£420) says it all. Not withstanding this, we are disappointed and may consider an appeal."

Spot on Gribz, i'm sure we were the last team to beat them at wembley,European play-off,so they wouldn't want us to be the first team to beat them at the new Wembley

I was at Hampden a couple of years back when we got beat 2-0 by ROI, and the amount guys wearing Celtic tops, in the Scotland end, carrying the ROI flag abusing the Rangers players that were playing for Scotland, and they had Scottish accents, was out of order, so much so that a good few were put out, and it was only a freindly, ARSEHOLES.............!!!!!!!!!!!

To be fair,Eck is in a bit of a predicament,nobody expects us to win, we don't need to win, but IMO we should have a go at them as we'll never have a better opportunity to do so, if we sit back then that will suit Italy as they can be very patient, we aren't good enough to sit and hold on to anything, our style is up and at them, if Eck decides to sit in then for me there is no place for Boyd, if he decides to go for it then Boyd should play as he is our main goal threat, IMO we should go for it and see what they are made of, imagine if we scored first, how would they react, personally i think they would shit it, GO FOR IT ECK.....!!!!!!!

It must be very tempting to go over there and have a real go at them, i mean imagine if we scored first, i don't think they could handle that, but the one thing in our favour is the pace they play at will help us

I don't think Eck will change much from the team that won on Saturday TBH, i think Brown will come in for Teale,Miller will be up on his own, i know Pressley is available but IMO Mcmanus did well

Don't know much about the others or what they do, but i know the RST do a lot of work on behalf of the fans

Italian boss Roberto Donadoni knows his side face a tough task against Scotland on Wednesday. The Scots, top of Group B following victory over Georgia on Saturday, are five points clear of Italy. With France and Ukraine also ahead of them, Italy realise three points in Bari is a must. "On Wednesday we must beat Scotland, absolutely," Donadoni told Gazzetta dello Sport having been in Glasgow to see Scotland's win. "We will try to manage the game and there is nothing I've seen here that makes me want to change my tactics for the match. Scotland are a tough side, with a quality midfielder with a player like Ferguson. "They are a very physical side with some quality. "I did not see one particular player who stood out, but they are a well put-together outfit that perfectly reflect the Anglo-Saxon philosophy of football. They never give in. "We must be wary not to give too much space to their strikers, as Kenny Miller has real pace and Kris Boyd gives the team depth." We've got them running scared already

And so to the next game in the group of death, being five points in front of Italy it's now a must win game for them, we are on a roll no doubt about that, and full of confidence and have a wee bit of a cushion over Italy and are not expected to get anything out of this match but with the mentality we have just now, why can't we go there and get a draw?, again it's a big ask but we go there knowing even a defeat is going to keep us two points in front of them which just might make the difference and should keep the pressure on them and allow us to go into the game with confidence, all in all we have a fighting chance and at the end of the day if we get beat then that's what everybody expects, but a backs to the wall fighting draw will be a tremendous result and set us up for qualification, famous last words, kiss of death, well whatever the outcome i'm looking forward to this game and somehow i think the players are looking forward to it, so you just never know

Norway's Euro 2008 qualifier with Bosnia Herzegovina was suspended after 50 seconds on account of crowd trouble. Fireworks and other objects rained down onto the pitch from the Bosnian section and referee Mike Riley took the players from the field of play. Moments later an advertising hoarding was set ablaze, while the Bosnian keeper was struck by an object. Norwegian police came onto the pitch with dogs in a bid to restore order, as Riley ushered the players to the dressing rooms at the Ulleval. Order was restored some 30 minutes after the scheduled kick-off time and the game was able to resume. Mmmmm !!!, more trouble

The thing about Scotland is, we know we don't have world class players but they all work for the jersey and give 100%, so we deserve any luck we get IMO, it's all right having great players in your team, but that doesn't give you the right to win every game and qualify for major tournaments

I hope Scotland continue to be lucky, how many times in the past have we been unlucky, anyway i thought we deserved the win, Boyd could've/should've had a hatrick, Teale should've scored in the first half and Miller,[ forest], should've scored, better being lucky than good.....!!!!!

To be fair, i did cover my bet a wee bit, i also backed Shota and 1-0 @ 66/1

Well i had Boyd & 2-1 @ 22/1, that'll do me, great result the day in what was a must win game, keeps us in there.

And you can only start at the beginning, so the lad has started playing well,consistency is his next target

What worries me is the fact that the bookies make us such big favourites, i mean we are hardly a tope side and Georgia are no mugs

I'm with you on this one Cammy, some of our fans should get banned from Ibrox for , BREAKING THE LAW !!!!!!!!, but we need some-one to lead our fight against all bigotry, because IMO we are not the worst offenders

Glad the team wasn't wearing green & white hoops or the Craptic fans would be complaing to the media and UEFA

Sorry, i can't agree with that, wouldn't it be a perfect world if no-one misbehaved, sing a song and you'll get beaten up , once again we all know these idiots should not be singing these songs but ffs there's no excuse for the way these so-called police waded into our fans

A true legend and gentleman, R.I.P.

Of course we agree, i'm just having a bit of a rant, for me the biggest issue in Pamplona was the brutal assault on our fans, but the singing is taking the headlines, but also i feel the club aren't doing enough to weed these arseholes out, people pay good money to go to these games so why should they then be asked to police the crowd as well?, when you go into any establishment and cause trouble you're kicked out by the owners or whoever is in charge, not by the other people that are in there

Agreed, i'm not saying we should use the word, i don't, but it's so fucking annoying when people complain about something that they find offensive, what makes them the judge, what happened to the old saying, stick and stones, political crap is what this is with no defence of any contential issues, there's always two sides to a story but right now there's only one side being fought

Craig, i must apologise as i'm not making myself clear, i want the club to fight before any rule is passed, not after it's passed, but you can obey rules and still fight them IMO

This is what's really pissing me off, who are we offending and why is it offensive to them ?, who's the bigots ?, so if you find something offensive ban it