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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The last penalty against them in the league at the bigot dome? Anyone know? 🤣🤣
At least that will increase their anxiety and stress, braw.
TEXASTIM on 9TH AUGUST 2023 8:33 PM
hahahahahaha
Bediapen
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The thing is, that wouldn’t have been given against them in Scotland. That’s my biggest worry for this season. As they are still pish.
We will tear them a new one! Any team that can pass and move between them and through the lines will destroy this lot.
Big punts, diagonal balls and set pieces is their MO. One or two decent counter attacks, but only because Servette were passing the ball to them in the final third or giving it away in midfield during an attack.
3 ebt tax dodgers on BBC.. Can’t make it up.. Brilliant one touch football they say!
LEFTCLICKTIC on 9TH AUGUST 2023 8:35 PM
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Don’t watch them, but I laughed at the mental picture you painted. 🤣
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Nearly binned it at 2-0, as I was raging, but glad I stuck with it.
Interesting second half coming up. Tav got absolutely skinned by the left winger, who fluffed his cross. We’ll take a few of this lot. They can’t defend.
What game are the pundits on bbc watching?
I’m hopelessly biased, but the zombies have been brutal. Serviette giving up chances aside, the orcs gave done virtually nothing. Their new guys are so far showing very little to worry us.
Two bang average sides so it could go either way.
They are so desperate for their team to be good they’ll take any sign of hope I suppose. We should just leave them to their delusion. Beale must stay.
Servette are poor and rangers not as bad as I’d like them to be. PSV will beat them easily.
I’m still hopeful this game starts to get nasty and red cards start flying 😉
Servette are poor and rangers not as bad as I’d like them to be. Having said that, PSV will beat them easily.
They’d of gotten away with that handball easily up here
if they can keep it to one or two goals, Servette still have a chance as most of their first team is missing tonight. If they get some of their better players back, who knows?
Sorry for the double posts, now I remember why I stopped posting on CQN, adverts all over the shop, can’t actually see what you’re typing half the time.
VMHAN on 9TH AUGUST 2023 8:49 PM
Servette are poor and rangers not as bad as I’d like them to be. Having said that, PSV will beat them easily.
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Ageee. PSV will put either for year two sides out easily.
Europa groups for them this season then. Thursday in Europe and Sunday in the league.
Will mean we’ll actually get to play before them in the league a few times this season.
Cantwell stunned to get a yellow.
Servette have one more shot on target currently.
I tried to click on their penalty on the Beeb but it said ‘not available to you because we worked out you are a gloating Tim’…..or something like that.
Cantwell yellow.. That’s twice the commentary has said you can’t get away with that these days… What he means is you can’t get away with that unless it’s Scottish referees
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What a save! Hope Brendan is watching this keeper. Not a bad sweeper as well.
Cantwell – The biggest cheat in European football – has even taken over from Neymar. Would have loved to have seen him playing against Broonie.
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Sign the Servette keeper 😜
Souttar booked.
Crowd starting to turn on them. Another yellow as well, for Souttar this time. You won’t see that in Scotland
The bears getting restless and won’t fancy going to Switzerland with a one goal lead. 😃👍
Never a booking in jock land
Red card for Servette
Aaaaaaaaand their European luck strikes again! Servette player sent off for second booking. To be fair though, he did give a good boot to that wee fanny c%ntwell.
😂
Shame he didn’t break the pricks leg
How familiar- Penalty to Rankers and opposition down to ten men
Another great save.
Seriously, absolutely nothing to worry about here,I think they are worse than last season
The commentator on BBC is more bias than Tom on RTV.
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Was it Brendan, Lenny or Ange that said he practiced with 10 men before playing them?
83 mins and Servette ok at 2-1:with 10 men. Fingers crossed.
Servette.. The team named after a paper towel
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KLV
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