How far could Celtic go if ???
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They would have the potential to be as big as any other club down in the premiership although they would be playing catch up.
Personally would love to see it happen, but there's nothing to suggest it will happen any time soon.
They only way I can see it happening is if there is an implosion with TV finances down south. But if that were to happen there would be no need for Celtic to move as they would then be able to compete on a financial basis. Imho.
Personally would love to see it happen, but there's nothing to suggest it will happen any time soon.
They only way I can see it happening is if there is an implosion with TV finances down south. But if that were to happen there would be no need for Celtic to move as they would then be able to compete on a financial basis. Imho.
rsbmw said:
Agree, they should have moved the old firm over years ago
Christ...no thanks. As a Chelsea fan, it's taken 30 years of hard work to combat bigotry and racism. And we're still not done. Other clubs have had the same battle. b
ks to the idea of letter those two in to the PL and dragging us back into the dark ages. They can keep their religious nonsense north of the border.If the Old Firm derby was being played in my back garden, I'd draw the curtains and turn the stereo up.
Thankyou4calling said:
They were in the Premier league?
They have massive attendances, a huge global fan base, if they were in the Prem their TV money would go through the roof allowing them to recruit top draw players.
To my mind within three years they would be top six.
What do others think?
I think Celtic would acquit themselves well, top six-ish within a few seasons as you say.They have massive attendances, a huge global fan base, if they were in the Prem their TV money would go through the roof allowing them to recruit top draw players.
To my mind within three years they would be top six.
What do others think?
That said, Newcastle are arguably of a similar size (but with lesser global fan base) and they pay massive wages yet they suck utter balls.
Thankyou4calling said:
They were in the Premier league?
They have massive attendances, a huge global fan base, if they were in the Prem their TV money would go through the roof allowing them to recruit top draw players.
To my mind within three years they would be top six.
What do others think?
They would have to spend big and realise that every game is a big game, and that they just cannot think they will just have to turn up to winThey have massive attendances, a huge global fan base, if they were in the Prem their TV money would go through the roof allowing them to recruit top draw players.
To my mind within three years they would be top six.
What do others think?
TwigtheWonderkid said:
rsbmw said:
Agree, they should have moved the old firm over years ago
Christ...no thanks. As a Chelsea fan, it's taken 30 years of hard work to combat bigotry and racism. And we're still not done. Other clubs have had the same battle. bks to the idea of letter those two in to the PL and dragging us back into the dark ages. They can keep their religious nonsense north of the border.If the Old Firm derby was being played in my back garden, I'd draw the curtains and turn the stereo up.
I think Celtic would do far better than anyone in England would like to admit. Outside the top few teams the league is very average and wouldn't be difficult to surpass.
Blessed with the same financial backing that comes with the vastly overinflated TV deals I'm sure most players would join Celtic ahead of most of the teams in England.
Celtic are massively held back by playing in Scotland. Teams in the English league have become big due to the marketing. Teams like Man City and Chelsea have moved up due to their outside investment.
Blessed with the same financial backing that comes with the vastly overinflated TV deals I'm sure most players would join Celtic ahead of most of the teams in England.
Celtic are massively held back by playing in Scotland. Teams in the English league have become big due to the marketing. Teams like Man City and Chelsea have moved up due to their outside investment.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Christ...no thanks. As a Chelsea fan, it's taken 30 years of hard work to combat bigotry and racism. And we're still not done. Other clubs have had the same battle. bks to the idea of letter those two in to the PL and dragging us back into the dark ages. They can keep their religious nonsense north of the border.
If the Old Firm derby was being played in my back garden, I'd draw the curtains and turn the stereo up.
Aren't Chelsea fans some of the most despised in the country? It's not often to hear much positive about Chelsea fans or the club.ks to the idea of letter those two in to the PL and dragging us back into the dark ages. They can keep their religious nonsense north of the border.If the Old Firm derby was being played in my back garden, I'd draw the curtains and turn the stereo up.
Rangers aren't fit for the Scottish Premier league. They are in a mess and can't stand on their own feet since starting out 5 years ago.
Edited by Driver101 on Friday 10th November 21:22
There was some research a few years ago saying a big(ger) crowd gives you an instant 0.5 points per game before a ball is even kicked... That gives Celtic (~60k stadium) roughly ~9 points from day 1...
You can gauge Celtic's relative quality by their performance in the European Champions League... And they almost always get knocked out in the pre-stages or early rounds... Which makes them roughly similar to someone like Newcastle... Who in turn have averaged around 12th place in the Prem this century... The 12th place Prem team usually gets roughly ~45 points per season...
So... 45 + 9 = 54 points...
Celtic would just about squeeze into the EPL top-10 and bag 9th or 10th place in their first season.
You can gauge Celtic's relative quality by their performance in the European Champions League... And they almost always get knocked out in the pre-stages or early rounds... Which makes them roughly similar to someone like Newcastle... Who in turn have averaged around 12th place in the Prem this century... The 12th place Prem team usually gets roughly ~45 points per season...
So... 45 + 9 = 54 points...
Celtic would just about squeeze into the EPL top-10 and bag 9th or 10th place in their first season.
Driver 101
Celtic are massively held back by playing in scotland.
Didnt they recently play in europe.
How did that go.
Also alluding to Rangers not being fit for the scottish premiership,is any scottish side actually fit to lace the mighty invisibles bootlaces.
Trophies are won on the park.
Celtic are massively held back by playing in scotland.
Didnt they recently play in europe.
How did that go.
Also alluding to Rangers not being fit for the scottish premiership,is any scottish side actually fit to lace the mighty invisibles bootlaces.
Trophies are won on the park.
albundy89 said:
Driver 101
Celtic are massively held back by playing in scotland.
Didnt they recently play in europe.
How did that go.
Also alluding to Rangers not being fit for the scottish premiership,is any scottish side actually fit to lace the mighty invisibles bootlaces.
Trophies are won on the park.
Given the small budget getting to the last 16 in Europe a few times in recent years is an achievement. The tough task is playing teams way below their level every week and then suddenly playing the best teams in the world.Celtic are massively held back by playing in scotland.
Didnt they recently play in europe.
How did that go.
Also alluding to Rangers not being fit for the scottish premiership,is any scottish side actually fit to lace the mighty invisibles bootlaces.
Trophies are won on the park.
The other issue for Celtic is the seedings in Europe. It's so heavily staggered to help the big leagues. I'm sure if English teams were in the forth pot and had teams like PSG and Bayern in their group they'd also be heading for the Europa League.
No Scottish team is remotely close to Celtic now. The gap is bigger than ever.
Trophies are won on the park. There has been lots of cheating to financial boost teams to artificial levels to win on the park.
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