A group of Russian and Ukrainian clubs hoping to form a joint championship have formed an organising committee and have invited top flight clubs in both countries to a meeting in Moscow on 18th of February to formalise arrangements.
The invitation letter states, “The main goal of our organization is the development of club, national and European football”
“In order to bring football to a new level, we propose to combine multiple national championships in one tournament. Initially Ukraine and Russia will be involved but in order to develop the strength of our game, the league could be extended to all former-Soviet countries.
“We are convinced that this new championship will be a model for other territories; this integration process is the future of football.
“This initiative will create healthy competition, increase entertainment game and increasing revenues from television broadcasts and advertising – just some of the benefits of unification.
“All of this will allow individual clubs to benefit as well as national teams, who will gain from players working in a higher standard of league. This is perhaps a unique case in sport where all participants are able to win.
Soviet Sport spoke to several Russian teams who confirmed they will attend. Sergei Palkin, the chief executive of Shakhtar Donetsk, was cautious, suggesting Ukrainian clubs and the Federation need to act with unity, “I hope this meeting takes place but only after Ukrainian clubs have chosen a common position.
“Then we can decide who should attend. The Football Federation of Ukraine need to be active, they can unite clubs and deal with the proposal appropriately.”
Note their points:
“Main goal… development of club, national and European football”.
“Bring football to a new level”.
“Develop the strength of our game”.
“This integration process is the future of football”.
“This will allow individual clubs to benefit as well as national teams”.
“Create healthy competition, increase entertainment game and increasing revenues from television broadcasts and advertising”.
Amid all the talk about reorganising our game has anyone had the clarity of vision to articulate the above aspirations? Having lived with threats from “the big five” leagues for long enough other demographically-challenged countries are putting plans in place to allow their clubs a sporting chance. It will soon be “the big six” and thereafter, who knows?
Why on earth are we worried about the number of lower divisions we have? Regionalise or wither on the vine – and do your best to ignore any muppet who suggests taking legal action because he got his sums wrong. The only change worth having will be consensual and will benefit all in our game.
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as_i_thought, you have mail.
ACGR
Paul67 – change was never going to come from within, we’ve always been hopelessly dependant on the re-construction of European football. The self-serving pygmies running the game in this country can’t see beyond 10, 12 or 14 team leagues.
The Atlantic League idea was the subject of much ridicule, but the clubs involved should have combined to form a pressure group to agitate for change. Hopefully, we’ll soon be hearing of other league integration proposals to add to the “Soviet Bloc”.
BTW what was RC Ogilvie’s response when he was last questioned on this subject?!
T4
This takes the biscuit
Best sports story. Nominee: Rangers In Crisis: The Demise Of An Institution – Clyde 1 and Clyde 2.
los_bhoy
12:18 on
6 February, 2013
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Welcome to the blog
HH
Any one who didnt get a chance to check out BRTH post of last night should do so……..
I dont think I’m techno enough to post the link??
See below
BRTH….. a wonderful tale…….
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Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000
19:58 on
5 February, 2013
A wee personal story on the issues surrounding Paul Gascoigne at the moment.
Paul Gascoigne and the lesson from the Big Boss Man!
http://wp.me/p1G95H-e2
my word….. it worked :))))))
Couple of points Paul:
First up, Russia is the largest nation in Europe. Their problems are rooted in lagged economic growth, not population figures. Adding Ukraine to Russia’s 150 million of course increases the consumer population, but they are not creating a consumer market the equivalent of any of the big leagues, and are thus unlikely to find a considerably enhanced TV deal on the back of it, not for some time anyway. The ‘CIS League’ is addressing different challenges to those we face in North West Europe.
Second, MacLean’s opinion on Football v Competition Law is by no means barking. There is an argument at Law there as far as I can determine (not far…). The issue, as you point out, is what other arguments might ensue from making that one at Law?
I’m sure Brawler Green won’t be slow to find them mind you…
Bawsman
They have not left this season.
If we are competing regulalry in the latter stages of the Champions League players will come and they will stay.
If we lose players we lose them. We always have anyway. We replace and rebuild.
Celtic have the infrastructre to keep this current good form in Europe going. Champions League is where it’s at. We need to remain in a strong position in the competition for the next 5-10 years and players will come.
ALL players worldwide want to play in this tournament. That gives us a massive bargaining chip to bring players in and keep them.
LB
as i thought
Sorry for the delay-message returned in e-mail.
monaghan1900
Just thought I would get it in before anyone else did
A Ceiler Gonof Rust, you would hope, but will it?
Nuclear Bovril, it is.
TTTT, aye.
Battered Bunnet, this is the way forward for the CIS states, despite their different issues. Legal action could easily consume the oxygen needed to agree change.
The fact that it takes me 776 steps from my front door to the club for a pint of ice cold, delicious Budweiser, and, 1184 steps back tells me that 12 steps too sobriety will be a dawdle if ever I decide to hang up my lager diviners. So whits aw the fuss aboot?
The formation of various regional leagues in Europe is the next step to a European Super League, which will happen in the not too distant future.
There are currently about 50 national leagues under the UEFA umbrella – and these will probably always exist – but in years to come they will almost certainly become nothing more than feeders to a pan-European League set-up.
A giant pyramid system in other words.
Where do Celtic fit into all this?
With our global fanbase and illustrious history I would like to think at or near the top of this pyramid!
HH!!
los_bhoy
12:55 on
6 February, 2013
monaghan1900
Just thought I would get it in before anyone else did
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No need to worry about that – nobody talks about Huns on here!
Noticed ah jist goat a second phase podium there….brek oot the Budweiser….its celebration time…
….and another thing…..is there anything WORSE than a reformed smoker????
31003,
aye…….an un-reformed hun
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
TTT
touche
31003
If you can still count to 1184 on the way back from the pub,yer jooooooooooost not drinking enough.
I envy your self-control,of course…..
Sevcomedy:
“We Will Always Be Part Of The Elite
Elite: A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth.
RANGERS will rub shoulders with Europe’s elite clubs for the next two days in Qatar at the annual conference of the European Clubs Association.”
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“They’ve classed us the same as Hearts and lesser than Aberdeen, that’s hardly ******* Elite.”
31003:12:59 on 6 February, 2013
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Yer in soapy……counting thus is indicative of obsessive compulsive disorder, or tedium, and yer slower on the way back, which indicates a certain insouciance towards life, which then extracts you from the soapy.
My meds are workin’ dandy today!
: > )
Ah’m just counting the interminable nanoseconds until BiG ViC shows Pirlo a thing or two.
Oh aye….there’s the wee matter of ICT, managed by repentant hun Butcher, in between.
No slack will be cut there, methinks.
…..strange thing is…..I always take more steps on the way home….even though I go home the way I came….don’t understand it myself
….walkin in wee circles every noo n again probably dizny help…
31003 :13:03 on 6 February, 2013
….and another thing…..is there anything WORSE than a reformed smoker????
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Aye, thems that bang on about it. Some of us just quit , and live and let live. If ye still enjoy a puff, fair play tae ye.
HH!
Sicilian bookies -earlier today ——-
Celtic – 7/2
Juventus- 4/5
Draw 5/2
I see Juventus are wising up re the Celtic game. I actually would like to put Scott Brown on Pirlo full time, and see how he likes it. Not the Mensing full time job, where you kick it if it moves a la Scottish marking, but rather the within 1/2 feet of the player every time. I think it would work, but then NL and the team will have their plans re Mr Pirlo already worked out. I’ll actually be watching the Scotland game tonight. I’m sure the hacks are as well, looking for the smallest slip-up from WGS.
31003
13:03 on
6 February, 2013
….and another thing…..is there anything WORSE than a reformed smoker????
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AYE,eejits that will no take a tellin….and huns of course.hh :O)
I believe the best new league for Celtic and Scotland would be for us to join with England in a UK and Ireland League structure, I would hope they would find a way for the likes of Aberdeen, Dundee Utd and Irish teams etc to join it.
I feel it would be more of a natural fit for all. I believe that the EPL/Football league would consider this, if other amalgamated leagues where to be setting up, as a way of reinvigorating their present set up to compete with new Leagues in the battle for TV/Internet/Sponsorship Money.
Los-bhoy
Aye. So you say. :-))
iki
13:27 on 6 February, 2013
Been off line for a few daysf ……Cannot remember to whom I made the promise about donating to Wee Oscar fund …… No goals for Raith Rovers £20 …… Donation made via Small change on just giving site ….. Just to let whosoever know as I would not like him/her think that ihad reneged.
VOGUEPUNTER
I was unaware you used to smoke.
I’m glad you are just perfect now……….
My wives sisters man who died 5 weeks ago past away peacefully last night in the Monklands hospital. They are together now. God bless. Rough times for mrs j just now. Thats 2 brothers and a sister she’s lost recently.
YNWA Mags & George. x
Mrs Culpa will gladly regale you with her favourite funny story from our recent holiday in London where I was rubbing shoulders with the elite of British Society, Lords, Ladies, Viscounts, Dames etc…, at the funeral of a recently deceased Law Lord.
Sadly, afterwards I found myself to be unchanged by the experience and was left facing up to my day to day existence as plain old Mr Culpa.
Mr Chuckles might just realise as he takes his seat to watch Sevco v Queens Park that he is still plain old Mr Chuckles and Sevco are still a 4th tier club facing financial ruin.
South Of Tunis – is that for the game at Celtic Park or the tie overall?
sipsini
11:27 on
6 February, 2013
Lifted from hunmedia.
sgfootball news: Glasgow Rangers is rumoured to have been invited to play the inaugural match against Singapore NT at the new National Stadium in
2014.
Will thems exist in 2014!!!
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Is it not a family from Singapore that want their money back off chuck (alledgedly) Hmmmmmmmmmmm
ps
Los-bhoy Welcome aboard the good ship CQN
Sorry to hear that jude, life can be very hard at times. May they Rest in Peace.
i think two leagues of 18 A and B.. teams from holland belguim and scotland would give au a great platform to compeat with the top teams in europe and not too much traveling… i would have hoped celtic would be a front runner in this sort of set up but russia and ukraine are, and they have a more sucsessfull league than ours… get your finger out celtic. make it happen