DON'T TRY THIS WITH ME; ANOTHER RECORD SPORT.Byline: Gordon Parks RAPID keeper Helge Payer last night promised have-a-go Celtic fans it will be goodnight Vienna if they are brave enough to challenge him on Thursday night. The Austrian internationalist in·ter·na·tion·al·ism n. 1. The condition or quality of being international in character, principles, concern, or attitude. 2. A policy or practice of cooperation among nations, especially in politics and economic matters. insists his martial art martial art Any of several arts of combat and self-defense that are widely practiced as sport. There are armed and unarmed varieties, most based on traditional fighting methods used in East Asia. skills will be on show if there's any repeat of the shameful shame·ful adj. 1. a. Causing shame; disgraceful. b. Giving offense; indecent. 2. Archaic Full of shame; ashamed. scenes witnessed on the club's last visit to Parkhead 25 years ago. Herbert Feurer was attacked by a supporter in the back of his net in 1984 before the fan was led away by police. But Payer insists his training in the self-defence art of Hapkido should ensure Hoops fans stay well clear of him during the Europa Cup grudge grudge tr.v. grudged, grudg·ing, grudg·es 1. To be reluctant to give or admit: even grudged the tuition money. 2. clash. He said: "If a thing like that happens again then I will be defending myself much better than Feurer did in 1984 against furious fans. Simply because I took lessons in the Korean selfdefending-technique Hapkido for twoyears." Payer and the rest of the Rapid playersspentlastnightatthecircusas they prepare to jump throughHoops againon Thursday . TheAustrianswere in the big top to see the world famous Roncalli company perform after extending theirunbeatenleague recordtoseven gameswitha3-1homewinovernewlypromotedWienerNeustadt. Rapid stormed back after going a goal down andmanagerPeter Pacult, left, insists his side are ready to rock CelticPark. The man who scored the winning goal against Celtic in Manchester in their shame game 25 years ago insisted their latest win was the pretheatre for their visit toGlasgow. He said: "This win was good but it's now about Celtic and the upcoming match in Glasgow. I must say the 'concert' itself ismoreimportantthan the final rehearsal which was on Saturdayin the league. "In our group everything is open and maybe after Thursday all the teamswillbeequalonthreepoints. "We did not start well against Neustadt and that may be because of themanymatcheswehavehadtoplay recently. "Butmyteamovercamethat phase anddeservedthewinin theend." CAPTION(S): THE GLOVES ARE OFF: Helge Payer, inset, warned there will be no repeat of Herbert Feurer's doing 25 years ago |
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