In the most significant development towards the regionalisation of European leagues yet, Russian Premier League chief executive, Sergei Pryadkin, has announced plans to merge the Russian and Ukrainian leagues. The plan has been driven by CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg and Anzhi Makhachkala, who have formed a foundation committee.
Russian clubs already deal with the rigours of playing across a vast geographical area, so adding a huge nation like Ukraine would present further challenges, but top sides from Russian and Ukraine know that if they are to become genuine top tier clubs they will need to play in as strong a league as possible. The plan is likely to involve feeder national leagues working below the confederated league.
Uefa president Michel Platini has already given the green light to the regionalisation of leagues. The most important question for Scottish football fans, is whether SPL clubs would like to feed into a confederated British league.
The hoary old claim that SPL clubs need Celtic and Rangers has been shown to be a complete falsehood this year. SPL clubs didn’t need Rangers and they don’t need Celtic either – if only those running our game had the balls to ask fans their views on this matter they might reinvigorate our game, instead of managing inevitable decline.
We are not wanted or needed by fans of Motherwell, Hibs, Kilmarnock, Inverness, Aberdeen or Dundee United. These clubs are competing in the best SPL ever with only one problem, a bloated club from Parkhead.
If Scottish football wants a way forward which will see a well-attended and competitive top league, ask the fans, do they need or want Celtic? Do they want an opportunity to feed into a regional league? Any reorganisation which fails to take the views of the paying customer into account will be a disgraceful failure.
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PF
I might go you will need to buy trebles…
BBC a disgrace, demoted my a##e
Just seen ESPN advert for Dundee v Celtic on Boxing Day – assume 7:30pm K.O?
Who the hell sanctioned that K.O. time on a public holiday?
Ntassoola
Just read your post again
I don’t deliberately abuse or wind up folk
Many on here know me as does P67 …..I’m easily contacted if anyone desires
Did you ever answer Canamalar’s question re Hillsborough ?
BT
You no allowed to drink spirits with me :-))
Who was the caddy that drew the paradise windfall yesterday – I never caught his name
Praecepta that means to see the game someone has to not have a drink for two days over Christmas. Supporters buses apart. Many of them will not run.
fanadpatriot, The Sunday Times in their match report of the Celtic/St. Mirren game say that Lenny denied the story.
praecepta
My daughter is not happy that Stoke are an 8pm ko on boxing day as her husband is a season ticket holder and says he’s def going
theremaybetroubleaheadCSC
Sevconians on twitter believe tomorrow’s scandal involves big ped and stevie Thompson plotting the downfall of der hun.
Unseen Fenian Hand right enough lol
The boys in Green (Bay) just beat the blue Bears in Chicago to clinch the NFL North Division
BT
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The BBC are meant to report facts.
Fact is, they don’t.
Pfayr I said nothing of you in my post.
I just highlight some of the dangers of outing people.
If internet journalism is to be taken seriously it has to at least adopt the good principles of traditional journalism.
OK, is that,YES,NO,DON’T KNOW or MAYBE? It is like being at home and the wife not talking.Have we signed the Polish lad
PF
As I will be arriving at Queens Street, I would prefer somewhere near there. Also, as I like Real Ale, Wetherspoons would suit.
JJ
To be fair to BBC that info was passed on by BBC Scotland.
If the game ends up Barcelona 3 Atletico 4, I will be very happy. ;))
Barca are looking a lot more menacing this half and are getting Messi more involved now. Atletico were very good at keeping Messi from getting the ball where he likes to get it. Great game and 2 of the Worlds best having a ding dong battle.
A scandal about to hit involving the SFA?
Could be anything but no doubt we’ll get some interesting blogs in the coming days.
Fanad, I don’t think we have and as i said earlier the Sunday Times are saying that Lenny said so yesterday.
regards celtic signing policy i have noticed that neil lennon tends to claim to be signing such n such a player to throw the scent off his real target….talked about michel ciani all summer only to pull an ace from his sleeve in efe ambrose
Hi timland watching spoty and they keep making a big deal of the brit being first woman boxing gold medalist but seem to remember a change in the running schedule to make that happen , or am I wrong?
HH
PF
shorts are fine as long as not with WKD used as dash.. o))
JJ
Friday is ok for me
How does the Lustig header against the bar not make it into the BBC highlights mini-package?
Wee Messi makes it 3-1, by the way.
Praecepta
We’ve already had disagreements on my bus about who’ll do the driving on Boxing Day, it’s a shambles!!
Twenty-four league goals this season for Messi, not even half way through the campaign.
Corkcelt
Thank you,I am sure you will appreciate,I have had a great day out with ,sons & grandsons,and now am going downhill,just wanted to know before I slip into the land of nod.HH
JJ(9.21)
I was trying in my stupid way of not taking the blog too serious…
most folk who I want to know me know me. ..
hence the abuse I take from my firends..
Ntassoola
What has Internet journalism got to do with abiding people and winding folk up .?
You asked me if I was going to go first…if you understood my criteria then you were at the wind up …
Not going to answer that question then ?
Little wonder my suggestion didn’t find favour with you
We could have the drunkest away support in scotland on boxing day.. Would that be a world record
Bt
When do i ever abuse you ;)
tis a pity Kit has got those lads to start after new year…
G_J
have you ever drove? or have you ever drove a 56 seater?
Abiding……abusing even …
jinkster..
I am open to abuse and I take it on the chin…
BT
Yer fuppin used to it :-)))))
PFayr my point is that anonymity is an essential part of journalism.
Free speech means people are going to say things you don’t like.
Who would decide who is to named be named? Whatever winds you up? Whatever winds me up?
How would naming someone stop that?
By shaming them? By threat?
Celtic Quick News: not lazy journalism – from which one infers the site makes a claim to journalism.
PFayr, I’m disappointed now, thought I had learned a new Scottish Expression, abiding people, sounds good to me.
PF
indeed..
I’m away for a flippin Glenmorangie…