Celts' Eastern Block ; Spartak Tie Brings Bad Memories for Gordon
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YOU could almost feel Gordon Strachan shudder at the memory. The knowledge that things are entirely different now, that life in Eastern Europe has changed dramatically since the Iron Curtain was torn down by people power and cold economics, couldn't erase the horrifying image from the Celtic manager's mind.
He'll blot out all thoughts of meatball surgery and broken legs in Bulgaria, of course, when he settles down to focus on the challenge of Spartak Moscow in the Champions League qualifier.See the full content of this document
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Celts' Eastern Block ; Spartak Tie Brings Bad Memories for Gordon
Yesterday, however, the mere mention of travelling into former Soviet territory prompted some unpleasant recollections.
Strachan, who has never travelled to Russia on football business, explained: 'The nearest we got with Aberdeen was a tour of the old Eastern bloc c...See the full content of this document
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