Champions League qualifiers do not concern us directly this season, but their outcome will determine whether we ‘earn’ several million pounds. Two potential qualifiers: Copenhagen and Dinamo Zagreb have higher 10-year coefficients than Celtic. That metric rewards qualification on a sliding scale. Celtic will earn an extra £2m if both fail to qualify, half of that if only one reaches the group stage.
Copenhagen were held to a 0-0 draw at home in the first leg against Sparta Prague last night. Dinamo’s game at AEK Athens was postponed after a fatality, the tie will conclude on 19 August. We can be moderately hopeful of collecting that £2m.
Scotland earns 10% of the UK TV pot, a rough approximation of our population split. Newco will earn 40% of that 10% if they reach the group stage; if not, Celtic will retain all of it. That’s slightly over £2m up for grabs, pushing the total in-play variable north of £4m.
Newco’s first challenge is to overcome Servette, who defended their way to a penalty kicks triumph against Genk in the last round. They travel to Glasgow without a handful of injured and suspended players, and one who failed to get a visa from UK immigration authorities (Wimbledon is OK for Russians, football competitions don’t matter, even if you are a Cameroon-born, Cameroon international which Russian dual citizenship).
PSV Eindhoven are the likely opponents of whoever progresses to the play-off round, which brings an added €5m bonus for reaching that stage. This is money Newco desperately need; expect full theatrics at Ibrox tonight.
While we can muse on the money, Brendan and the players will only have thoughts for Aberdeen on Sunday. Automatic qualification is a huge bonus.
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Mncelt – you are (genuinely) more broadminded than I am.
Fully support the principle and happy to apply it to every Scottish club bar one.
If they lose this tie, they’ll lose at least £7m revenue.
That would be a killer for them and would result in frantic attempts to sell players in the last 14 days of the transfer window.
On the upside though – more chance of them gathering coefficient points in the Europa League … to help the nation.
Did the clown on the BBC interviewing Alan Mutton at Ibrox just refer to “…. the Celtic mob”? Surely my ears deceivith me.
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Neither MOR or DT can tackle, possess pace or are particularly physical. My fear (if we don’t strengthen this area) is that McGregor’s workload will be too great. The CL is unforgiving if you lack the correct combinations and balance in midfield. Whilst we might have numbers in that area, we are short on power and pace. Pittodrie and Sevco away are big upcoming domestic tests.
MON the napkins.
Here we go again with their oick
**luck
I have been pondering making this comment since Saturday, in part, at least, because I don’t like criticising any Celtic player in print and also because I don’t want to create an escape goat: Joe Hart needs replacing asap. If he makes the mistakes he made on Saturday in a European tie, we will be heavily punished.
That’s poor refereeing.
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Cantwell run and dive.
That’s even worse than the one they got in the recent friendly . No wonder Cantwell was grinning when he got up .
Swan Lake from the usual suspect.
Well not a surprise it was a penalty.
Not a surprise it was given either.
A long way to go though.
Watch his left foot.. He runs and places his left foot behind the defenders foot then trips over it.. I mean they teach them well at the bigot dome… The car and ref were conned… Expect this all season
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD on 9TH AUGUST 2023 7:51 PM
I have been pondering making this comment since Saturday, in part, at least, because I don’t like criticising any Celtic player in print and also because I don’t want to create an escape goat: Joe Hart needs replacing asap. If he makes the mistakes he made on Saturday in a European tie, we will be heavily punished.
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Totally agree. Big Joe is an accident waiting to happen. Wish we’d show some interest is a keeper. Hopefully Brendan has his finger on the pulse with this and gets them in asap.
*var
Keeper should have had that. This Servette are pish!
PSV it is then.
Serviettes indeed, they arent a football team game off.
sweet jesus a penalty- dallassssssssss
Tavpen eh??
How’da thunk it.
Can’t find a stream to the ‘game’ Stateside, so have Maccabi Haifa game on in background.
It’s on the British bigot corporation
BURNLEY78 on 9TH AUGUST 2023 12:08 PM
If Servette can even stay in the tie after tonight I will be delighted.
With 3 or 4 key players to come back next week the best they can hope for sadly will be damage limitation.
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You are absolutely spot on!
I take back what I said earlier. Huns do look decent here. Although, Servette are murder.
We’ll still pump this mob.
Seems plenty on here think that OH isn’t a good player/sticker,well anytime he has come on he has been good for a goal or two ,and that’s good enough for me .
Servette are a very poor team .
MICKYBOY on 9TH AUGUST 2023 8:08 PM
I really want to stick the nut in that prick cantwell
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Join the long and growing queue.
Absolute wee fanny! Plastic hard man.
Broon would sort him.
😡
MICKYBOY – Maeda knows how to do him.
https://twitter.com/Fitzy__07/status/1652677644767379458?t=vMOGnCQqPrcGUbRAqqVpUA&s=19
Cantwell goes down at the slightest touch.. Then goes through the back of their player and acts like the kid is acting like Cantwell.!!… Spfl players gonna have to watch this cheat
Is this a VAR check for a handball? Looks like the Servette players claimed it at he time. Penalty!
Ha! You’re not being reffed by the SFA today Huns!
Golds on saying to the ref “but we’re allowed to do that, it’s not illegal” 😳🤷🏼♂️😂
VAR gives penalty against Huns. Europe eh?
A pen against the hun in Europe , who would have guessed 😜😜😜😜
they need an independent VAR panel – dallasssssss
Yassss! They’re back in it!
Might not be over yet.
Danilo plays like a primary school kid, gets the ball, head down, run towards goal and kick it as hard as you can.
😂🤷🏼♂️
hahahahahaha
Bediapen
Melvin udall
Don’t watch them, but I laughed at the mental picture you painted. 🤣