Val
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Did they get to the equivalent of a CL semi final?
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Did they get to the equivalent of a CL semi final?
FairwayDodger
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Yes. My point was that they buggered themselves financially chasing the European dream and we now see the result.
DCB
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And there was me thinking this was about the death throes of a leading Scottish club. It is in fact turning into the start of the end for Scottish football in general. We can kiss goodby to any serious tv money as the SPl will not be worth watching. Take that out of the equation and you'll see a serious decimation of budgets across the board in Scottish football. We'll lose all our good young player to England or abroad as they'll have the chance of better money virtually anywhere else in Europe ( maybe Greece as an exception) Our European rating will slide very quickly and before long crowds will drop off to unsustainable levels.
Look on the bright side though.... maybe more people will join golf clubs instead of forking out silly season ticket prices to watch their teams get gubbed by the OF
Look on the bright side though.... maybe more people will join golf clubs instead of forking out silly season ticket prices to watch their teams get gubbed by the OF
Doon frae Troon
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Always look on the bright side...........
No one has mentioned the savings the 'little' clubs will make by not having to try to compete with the OF.
This would probably balance out any loss of TV money.
Anyway....when Sky goes belly up they will all be in the poo.
No one has mentioned the savings the 'little' clubs will make by not having to try to compete with the OF.
This would probably balance out any loss of TV money.
Anyway....when Sky goes belly up they will all be in the poo.
GreiginFife
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When's that due to happen? And what's the thought process behind it?
Oh,so now as well as Celtic other teams WILL be hurt will they?
Slight change in stance there Craw?
Liverbirdie
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Looking from the outside in:-
Surely Celtic fans, even with years of European batterings, still hold out the tiniest hope of being reasonably competitive in Europe. If Rangers go, this will never happen, as in the next 2-3 years there will be hardly any TV money. They will have less of a profile, so wont attract the same foreign players that they have in the past.
The co-efficients within 5 years for Scottish football will suffer even more, possibly panning out in Scotland losing a Champions league place, and losing some Europa league places.
Gates will slump, possibly to less than 30,000 as the league will be won by Xmas most seasons. The game will become a sham due to one team winning at least 2 trophies every season (Celtic).
On the other hand, Celtic may be invited to join the EPL and everything will be rosy in the garden.
The way football's going, the owners of the Aviva/Dublin city council/mega millionaire from Ireland buy Celtic as a franchise in the EPL and move them to Dublin.
Surely Celtic fans, even with years of European batterings, still hold out the tiniest hope of being reasonably competitive in Europe. If Rangers go, this will never happen, as in the next 2-3 years there will be hardly any TV money. They will have less of a profile, so wont attract the same foreign players that they have in the past.
The co-efficients within 5 years for Scottish football will suffer even more, possibly panning out in Scotland losing a Champions league place, and losing some Europa league places.
Gates will slump, possibly to less than 30,000 as the league will be won by Xmas most seasons. The game will become a sham due to one team winning at least 2 trophies every season (Celtic).
On the other hand, Celtic may be invited to join the EPL and everything will be rosy in the garden.
The way football's going, the owners of the Aviva/Dublin city council/mega millionaire from Ireland buy Celtic as a franchise in the EPL and move them to Dublin.
Val
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Their financial downfall began when Minty sanctioned £11m for Flo to try and keep up with an improving Celtic team
Where do people dream up such pish?:rofl:
Val
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Celtic get pennies in TV money from the SPL, in fact they could get more for 1 game in Europe against a team from any of Europes big leagues.
Celtic are reported to get £1.5m in TV money
Liverbirdie
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The last bit was a joke really. However, look at MK dons. Absolutely prevalent in the US of A.
Scratch that, Berwick upon Tweed city council/Berwick upon Tweed multi-millionaire builds Celtic a new ground (out by that fort place) and Celtic move there, so gaining them access to the English leagues.
Newcastle object, but Celtic win on appeal.
You heard it here first.....
Fort place?
I await it happening,sadly I don't see it happening within my lifetime.....I have better things to spend my money on.
Naybrains
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Fort place?
I await it happening,sadly I don't see it happening within my lifetime.....I have better things to spend my money on.
They could ground share with the Wee Gers?
FairwayDodger
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Already a team there.... and it plays in the Scottish league.
Liverbirdie
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Fort place?
I await it happening,sadly I don't see it happening within my lifetime.....I have better things to spend my money on.
There is a big bastion/fort place down by the waterfront in Berwick, ok its not battersea power station, but it could do as a new ground for Celtic. Have you never sampled the delights of Berwick?
FD - I know Berwick are in the Scottish league, but nothing to stop them coming back.
I very much doubt any of them happening in several lifetimes, but the way footy is going, wouldn't rule Celtic moving leagues or even cities.
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DCB
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bet the Board at Ayr United are sitting back saying to themselves 'That could be us if we'd let yon Murray bloke buy us out in '88. Aye, he could have run us into the ground and there'd be no European football on display at Somerset Parknext season'
wait a minute... Ayr, European Football, three words that just don't go together in the one sentence
wait a minute... Ayr, European Football, three words that just don't go together in the one sentence
bladeplayer
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Genuine questions here, not stirring, so nobody think i am please ... say Rangers do fold up or diminish in a major way ,,
(1) I can see Celtic needing to enter the EPL financialy , but would the club & the fans want to ??? realy ?
(2) would the EPL want them & if so why ?
(3) What would they bring to the EPL soccer wise ? top 6 ? dont think so ? mid table ? annual relegation strugglers ?
(1) I can see Celtic needing to enter the EPL financialy , but would the club & the fans want to ??? realy ?
(2) would the EPL want them & if so why ?
(3) What would they bring to the EPL soccer wise ? top 6 ? dont think so ? mid table ? annual relegation strugglers ?
Liverbirdie
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I would have Scottish teams in the English leagues, all of them that wanted to come, not just the old firm.
bladeplayer
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Fair point , a Brittish league ..
Would Hearts , Motherwell etc be prem teams tho ? would fans of the english teams travel to cally or hibs for a league 1 game etc .. ? would any of the teams outside the old firm benifit from this ?
Liverbirdie
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Why not, do you think if Aberdeen/Hearts/Hibs/Dundee United were in the championship/ league one they wouldn't have enjoyed new trips to Leeds, Newcastle, Sunderland, Man city over the last 20 years. One may even get in the prem. Surely better than a twentieth trip to Dundee/Motherwell again.
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