Scottish Fitba'

[Springveldt]

Best performance in Europe since the O’Neill days. This wasn’t some jammy win, Celtic looked like the better team. The team press was great, the little give and goes and triangles worked, some great through balls, physical in challenges and CalMac controlling the whole second half.

Genuinely shocked at that performance, we looked like a proper Champions League team rather than the whipping boys.

 

[KenL]

Well done the Eastenders…good for the Scotland National Team coefficient

A club match helps the national team coefficient???

 

[chico]

Celtic were excellent tonight. One sticky spell around the panic at the corners and some slack passing. Apart from that played really well. I consider that 3 bonus points as I definitely wasn't expecting it.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Superb result for Celtic.
Well done Brendan Rogers, and I thought Celtic had made a mistake bringing him back.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

A club match helps the national team coefficient???

I thought so…may well be wrong in that though. No matter if it doesn’t…well done Celtic.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Best performance in Europe since the O’Neill days. This wasn’t some jammy win, Celtic looked like the better team. The team press was great, the little give and goes and triangles worked, some great through balls, physical in challenges and CalMac controlling the whole second half.

Genuinely shocked at that performance, we looked like a proper Champions League team rather than the whipping boys.

They did. That said, I thought that Aberdeen, in the Rangers game, looked a proper SPL contender team - until, that is, they met the one that looks a proper CL team…

 

[chico]

I thought so…may well be wrong in that though. No matter if it doesn’t…well done Celtic.

I thought they were linked as well. Has the qualification next season changed or is it still a champions route and non champions?

 

[C7usk]

I thought they were linked as well. Has the qualification next season changed or is it still a champions route and non champions?

Scotland lose automatic Champions League route from 2025-26

The Scottish Premiership winners will not automatically qualify for the 2025-26 Champions League group stage after Scotland dropped out of the Uefa coefficient rankings top 10.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Scotland lose automatic Champions League route from 2025-26

The Scottish Premiership winners will not automatically qualify for the 2025-26 Champions League group stage after Scotland dropped out of the Uefa coefficient rankings top 10.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yes but doesn’t European success for Scottish clubs not contribute to the coefficient of the Scotland National team that is used when ranking teams in the draws for international comps.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Yes but doesn’t European success for Scottish clubs not contribute to the coefficient of the Scotland National team that is used when ranking teams in the draws for international comps.

Pretty sure club and country are entirely separate. After all, clubs have many non Scottish players in them, not relevant to the national team

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Pretty sure club and country are entirely separate. After all, clubs have many non Scottish players in them, not relevant to the national team

Ah…had a read - European success of clubs in the league of a country does contribute to the country coefficient, but only for ranking of clubs from the country in future European club comps. As you say, club success does not impact the coefficient of a country for the national team.

Pity…going to have to support Rangers and Celtic in European matches purely on basis of them being Scottish teams and any success they have will reflect well on the image of Scottish football…which…after all…has not been great of late. And for that I am happy to give that support and congrats.

 

[KenL]

Great result for Rangers.

 

[chico]

Great result for Rangers.

Very good result. I think picking up points away from home will be a major factor in those that go through or not.

 

[GreiginFife]

Entertaining game, some wastefulness that’s been Ranger’s Achilles this season. Draw a fair result, but the Greeks were rattled at the end, started diving in to challenges.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Hearts playing some superb football first half, loads of chances but no goals..yet

Disappointing finish, two cracking goals by the opposition though.
Stats show a different game from the result.

Hearts vs Heidenheim: UEFA Conference League - BBC Sport

Bundesliga side Heidenheim edge out Hearts at a raucous Tynecastle to maintain their 100% record in the Conference League and end that of their hosts.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chico]

It's going to take a really good team to stop Aberdeen winning the League this season.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I see what you’ve said there - yes good to see them return to the fray - it’s been too long. And with Pittodrie being filled most weeks their income streams will be healthy. Now all we have to do is find a really good team to stop them…and it won’t be from Perth…

 

[KenL]

They’ve made a great start, never seen a team turned around to such an extent under a new manager.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

They’ve made a great start, never seen a team turned around to such an extent under a new manager.

Those Perth way hoping for similar with StJ’s new owner and man manager…just got to stop shipping goals now that they’ve worked out how to score them.

 

[rudebhoy]

They’ve made a great start, never seen a team turned around to such an extent under a new manager.

Really pleased to see last week's hammering hasn't affected them, it would have been easy for them to crumble.

Tough game for Celtic this afternoon after the midweek heroics. Killie is always a hard place to go. CCV and Trusty both doubtful. Scales is an able deputy, but Welsh gives me the fear.