Football : The Scottish Football Thread

[colin25]

Originally Posted by denphone

Arthur the Scottish League will never be merged with English football.

It has already in his head,..he is waiting for the rest of the world to catch up

[MalteseFalcon]

I agree with Arthur that there is no point in having a season, just give Celtic the title. I was hoping with Rangers going that other teams might get a chance to challenge, but Celtic won at a canter last season. Hopefully someone can put more of a fight up to stop them winning so damn easily.

Wouldn't mind any Scottish team joining English football, after all we have Welsh teams so why not Scottish? Only thing is, I'd say they should start at an absolute minimum in the Blue Square Prem or North and work their way up the leagues. Show how good they can cope with English football.

[jb66]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

I agree with Arthur that there is no point in having a season, just give Celtic the title. I was hoping with Rangers going that other teams might get a chance to challenge, but Celtic won at a canter last season. Hopefully someone can put more of a fight up to stop them winning so damn easily.

Wouldn't mind any Scottish team joining English football, after all we have Welsh teams so why not Scottish? Only thing is, I'd say they should start at an absolute minimum in the Blue Square Prem or North and work their way up the leagues. Show how good they can cope with English football.

I reckon celtic could win the epl witin ten years, huge club

[LondonRoad]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

I agree with Arthur that there is no point in having a season, just give Celtic the title. I was hoping with Rangers going that other teams might get a chance to challenge, but Celtic won at a canter last season. Hopefully someone can put more of a fight up to stop them winning so damn easily.

Wouldn't mind any Scottish team joining English football, after all we have Welsh teams so why not Scottish? Only thing is, I'd say they should start at an absolute minimum in the Blue Square Prem or North and work their way up the leagues. Show how good they can cope with English football.

A challenger or challengers will emerge from the pack, it was never going to happen in one or two seasons.
If you look back at the Scottish league, before Rangers started financially corrupting it, there was healthy competition from outside Glasgow.

I wouldn't mind Celtic becoming part of an expanded UK league. We don't have too bad a record against English teams even with the massive disparity in TV funding.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by jb66

I reckon celtic could win the epl witin ten years, huge club

In my own view if Celtic did join EPL they will end in the top 10 as the following Teams look easy for Celtic to win or draw with:

-Hull City
-Crystal Palace
-Stoke
-Norwich
-Sunderland
-Fulham
-Swansea
-West Brom
-Southampton
-Cardiff

[colin25]

Originally Posted by jb66

I reckon celtic could win the epl witin ten years, huge club

I disagree, but moot, as it will never happen

[denphone]

Originally Posted by jb66

I reckon celtic could win the epl witin ten years, huge club

Certainly one of the big two in Scotland but the EPL is a huge step up from that and as Colin says it will never happen.

[Henkesghost]

Celtic reportedly set to sign their second player of the summer Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-Van-Dijk.html

Hope he turns out better than our last two Dutch centre backs Loovens and Hooiveld

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Originally Posted by denphone

Certainly one of the big two in Scotland but the EPL is a huge step up n.

The big two? Celtic and Hibs?

Re a step up? Celtic would easily cope with the EPL. Would say only Man Utd, Arsenal and potentially Liverpool are bigger clubs than Celtic. City and Chelsea have more money but Celtic have a much bigger fan base than both. Like you say though irrelevant as it won't happen. Maybe Liverpool could apply to the SPL think they would walk second place and may win a cup

[Henkesghost]

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[colin25]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Celtic reportedly set to sign their second player of the summer Dutch defender Virgil Van Dijk

The big two? Celtic and Hibs?

Re a step up? Celtic would easily cope with the EPL. Would say only Man Utd, Arsenal and potentially Liverpool are bigger clubs than Celtic. City and Chelsea have more money but Celtic have a much bigger fan base than both. Like you say though irrelevant as it won't happen. Maybe Liverpool could apply to the SPL think they would walk second place and may win a cup

Hibs? If that is your level..you better dream of conference football

As to whether celtic would cope...certainly I think they can make championship..and depends on who they come against in premiership..maybe bottom half is possible..with luck

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by colin25

Hibs? If that is your level..you better dream of conference football

As to whether celtic would cope...certainly I think they can make championship..and depends on who they come against in premiership..maybe bottom half is possible..with luck

Last 16 of the Champions league 3 times in the last few years, final of UEFA cup. What's City's record like in the CL? Re the Hibs thing, just wondered who Den thought was the other big club was in Scotland. Absolute arrogance from you as per a high percentage of EPL fans, three quarters of your EPL sides are crap. What's the outcome been in recent years when Celtic have played competitive matches against English clubs? Yes the Scottish league is weak and has been since the early 90's but Celtic have done pretty well since 2000 in Europe, but your opinion of EPL is inflated beyond actual fact accentuated by Sky's continual propaganda.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Last 16 of the Champions league 3 times in the last few years, final of UEFA cup. What's City's record like in the CL? Re the Hibs thing, just wondered who Den thought was the other big club was in Scotland. Absolute arrogance from you as per a high percentage of EPL fans, three quarters of your EPL sides are crap. What's the outcome been in recent years when Celtic have played competitive matches against English clubs? Yes the Scottish league is weak and has been since the early 90's but Celtic have done pretty well since 2000 in Europe, but your opinion of EPL is inflated beyond actual fact accentuated by Sky's continual propaganda.

If every club was guaranteed a place (or playing for it against one other club), would they equally have a good record? Perhaps a better record?

Remember Celtic have been guaranteed a european place of some sort every year. On that basis, pretty hard not to have some record

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by colin25

If every club was guaranteed a place (or playing for it against one other club), would they equally have a good record? Perhaps a better record?

Remember Celtic have been guaranteed a european place of some sort every year. On that basis, pretty hard not to have some record

Nonsense Celtic have invariably to play Pre qualifiers to get into actual main stage of any European tournament. Since 2000 we've beaten

Ajax
Juventus
Porto
Valencia
Blackburn (when in EPL)
Celta Vigo
Stuttgart
Liverpool
Lyon
Anderlecht
AC Milan
Man Utd
Benfica
Shaktar Donetsk
Dynamo Moscow
Spartak Moscow
Barcelona.
Rennes

and many others

Aye Championship level my fuzzy buttocks

That's called having a history, maybe your franchise will have one day, like Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal

[colin25]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Nonsense Celtic have invariably to play Pre qualifiers to get into actual main stage of any European tournament. Since 2000 we've beaten

Ajax
Juventus
Porto
Valencia
Blackburn (when in EPL)
Celta Vigo
Stuttgart
Liverpool
Lyon
Anderlecht
AC Milan
Man Utd
Benfica
Shaktar Donetsk
Dynamo Moscow
Spartak Moscow
Barcelona.
Rennes

and many others

Aye Championship level my fuzzy buttocks

That's called having a history, maybe your franchise will have one day, like Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal

You seem to be missing the point. Celtic are virtually guaranteed that opportunity to play in europe..other teams have to compete to get a place.

So not appropriate to slate other clubs who don't get the lazy option.

If wigan had a chance to play in europe every single year, who knows..or everton etc etc

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by colin25

You seem to be missing the point. Celtic are virtually guaranteed that opportunity to play in europe..other teams have to compete to get a place.

So not appropriate to slate other clubs who don't get the lazy option.

If wigan had a chance to play in europe every single year, who knows..or everton etc etc

No you are missing the point completely. Do you think 3/4 of the EPL could boast a record like ours in the actual competition against these sides? Celtic could indeed qualify every year but could get pumped every time we got there. The point is we don't, we compete and that's without the tens of millions given to EPL clubs by Sky just for existing. That is the point And you were the one slating Celtic, Championship level aye right