Scottish v English football

[Slime]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/...-reports/scotland-u17s-3-belgium-u17s-3289457

There you go then.....Scotland reach a European Qualifier.

And if England don't win the tournament, I genuinely hope that Scotland do.


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[Doon frae Troon]

Yes, please allow them to enter your leagues.

Would be nice, fantastic financial boost for EPL as well. Trouble is England would lose one of it's CL spots.
I see The German league was won with seven games remaining.


Now remind me ....who was the last English team to beat Barcelona home and away in the same season?

 

[Slime]

I heard on the radio (football phone in I think) about some horrendous scenes at an under 17 game which is quite sad, dont think it was this one but they talked as if it happened within the last 2 weeks?

Probqably from this French U17 goalkeeper!

[video=youtube_share;tazlx_uIUeY]http://youtu.be/tazlx_uIUeY[/video]

Would be nice, fantastic financial boost for EPL as well. Trouble is England would lose one of it's CL spots.
I see The German league was won with seven games remaining.


Now remind me ....who was the last English team to beat Barcelona home and away in the same season?

I'm sorry, but how would that happen?


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[Deleted member 15344]

Would be nice, fantastic financial boost for EPL as well. Trouble is England would lose one of it's CL spots.
I see The German league was won with seven games remaining.


Now remind me ....who was the last English team to beat Barcelona home and away in the same season?

Why would it be a fantastic financial boost for the EPL ? It would massively reduce the money in the SPL though

Also why would the EPL lose a CL spot ?

The German team also won the CL

Did Celtic beating Barce win them anything ?

 

[stevie_r]

Why would it be a fantastic financial boost for the EPL ? It would massively reduce the money in the SPL though

Also why would the EPL lose a CL spot ?

The German team also won the CL

Did Celtic beating Barce win them anything ?

I think you will find Doon is on about Dundee Utd, it was fairly recent mind you, 1987

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Why would it be a fantastic financial boost for the EPL ? It would massively reduce the money in the SPL though

Also why would the EPL lose a CL spot ?

The German team also won the CL

Did Celtic beating Barce win them anything ?

Celtic have a huge worldwide fan base and their TV audience would make a massive difference from the many dud teams like Fulham, Palace, Hull, QPR, Sunderland, WBA, Birmingham, Leeds, Forrest, Derby etc. etc etc.

After a couple of seasons Celtic would be an automatic top four EPL team.

Scottish fitba would be more competitive without Celtic [as has been proved without Rangers] and all of the clubs would thrive.

 

[MegaSteve]

After a couple of seasons Celtic would be an automatic top four EPL team.

In the unlikely event of being admitted it would take three years minimum to achieve premier league status...

 

[davidy233]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/...-reports/scotland-u17s-3-belgium-u17s-3289457

There you go then.....Scotland reach a European Qualifier.

I photographed the game last night - was very decent standard, Belgium's centre back Faes Wout of Anderlecht looks a real prospect - the paper cropped him out of this photo with my wee mate Craig Wighton (who will be a real star) though

 

[stevie_r]

Celtic have a huge worldwide fan base and their TV audience would make a massive difference from the many dud teams like Fulham, Palace, Hull, QPR, Sunderland, WBA, Birmingham, Leeds, Forrest, Derby etc. etc etc.

After a couple of seasons Celtic would be an automatic top four EPL team.

Scottish fitba would be more competitive without Celtic [as has been proved without Rangers] and all of the clubs would thrive.

Google sky audience figures for Celtic games - they aren't great

Top 4 - no they wouldn't necessarily.

How can you state that Scottish football has been more competitive without Rangers being in the top flight? Sorry but that is utter tosh.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Celtic have a huge worldwide fan base and their TV audience would make a massive difference from the many dud teams like Fulham, Palace, Hull, QPR, Sunderland, WBA, Birmingham, Leeds, Forrest, Derby etc. etc etc.

But that wouldn't give a financial boost to the EPL - the TV deals wouldn't increase just because Celtic would arrive

After a couple of seasons Celtic would be an automatic top four EPL team.

Really ? Sorry but why would they be ? There are bigger teams than Celtic that aren't automatic top four. They would challenge for Top 4 but not automatically getting there

Scottish fitba would be more competitive without Celtic [as has been proved without Rangers] and all of the clubs would thrive.

Competitive between the clubs - yes. Outside the SPL - No

So why would the EPL lose a CL spot ?

 

[One Planer]

After a couple of seasons Celtic would be an automatic top four EPL team.

I'll take that bet!

The Premiership used to have a set top 4 (ManU, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea). Manchester City now being cash rich, have made that top 4 competitive. There are also other teams such as Tottenham and Everton pushing on and consistently around that mark.

Without knowing Celtics finances, I doubt they would be able to compete financially for the better players needed to crack that top 4-5 places.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

No doubt it's been terrific.If you could remove the insane level of coverage in the media,over egged hype and sterility I'd enjoy it a whole lot more, but I guess everyone thinks that.

There I go again, agreeing with Adi. I have enjoyed watching a number of games this season but I really cannot be doing with all the hype that surrounds EPL.

Mind you I do struggle to see why BBC covers SPL as if it is the second most important in the UK. Just look at the quality of players and the attendances.

Adam Rooney currently starring for Aberdeen yet could not hack it at Birmingham, Swindon or Oldham.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-hPlI0Rh0

Thought Phil might like to see this one again!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-hPlI0Rh0

Thought Phil might like to see this one again!

Which team qualified again ?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Which team qualified again ?

According to your manager you were might relieved to get through the two ties.
He seems to be quite sensible.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

According to your manager you were might relieved to get through the two ties.
He seems to be quite sensible.

Yet we still won

Not sure what point you are trying portray going on about a game from past seasons.

 

[chris661]

Not sure what point you are trying portray going on about a game from past seasons.

Irony? Much? :rofl:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Irony? Much? :rofl:

Excuse me

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Yet we still won

Not sure what point you are trying portray going on about a game from past seasons.

Just pointing out that the standards of the two leagues may not be as big as some down south folk tend to believe.

 

[stevie_r]

Just pointing out that the standards of the two leagues may not be as big as some down south folk tend to believe.

It is, there's a massive gap, huge in fact; pulling out clips like that does absolutely nothing to prove otherwise, every dog occasionally has its day.