“Sell Out Saturday, show everyone the SPL doesn’t need the Old Firm to thrive”. Discuss.
You have to admire the Aberdeen fans, and fans of every other club in the league, even Kilmarnock fans, who are clearly infuriated by the actions of their chairman. For perhaps the first time in history they have stood up to their clubs and football administrators and effected real and genuine change in our game.
Aberdeen fans produced this Sell-out Saturday graphic, urging people to “show everyone the SPL doesn’t need the Old Firm to thrive”. By ‘Old Firm’ I am sure they don’t mean the cash-cow rivalry Celtic had with Rangers, they mean without Rangers, and without Celtic too.
For every other club in the SPL, Celtic are now their most precious visiting brand. For fans of every other club in the SPL, Celtic are a competitive irrelevance. This season our income is likely to be greater than that of every other club in the league. We pay superstar wages while, for the most part, they pay real world footballers real world compensation.
In short, the SPL doesn’t need the SPL to thrive. The clubs may (or may not) believe they need Celtic to pay bills, but recent events have demonstrated that might not be the case.
There is another problem to consider. If the SPL keeps Celtic, in a decade or so they will have Newco-Rangers, and the whole dysfunctional business will start all over again. Kick Celtic out now and Newco-Rangers will never materialise in the manner it would if Celtic remained.
SPL fan power has one more club to sort out.
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celtic fans are class
Is this Rogne’s first game since coming back?
De Jung No 10 and the 18 year old Fisher look very good.
Bloke109
Agree. Groundhog year.
Minimum risk = No progress
I still reckon that Uefa league would be better for us.
Ajax are an average CL team imho and we are still looking for a claw in that arena.
HH
It’s still shootie in
I also think the ref is a homer.
HH
Victor looks skinnier
HH
Forrest down again. Totally out of his depth at this level. Closely followed by Brown and a few others. Cant sell Wanyama on this showing. No leadership on the park.
A couple of passes inside the Ajax half would be nice….
how many weeks holiday do our players get?
Mind you black makes slim
HH
Lustig on for Matthews.
3 goals so far , none for us ….
http://www.kirkintillochemerald.co.uk/showthread.php?t=16068
Lustig’s not a musketeer anymore
Is lustig sporting an Adolf tasche ????
HH
stephbhoy on 21 July, 2012 at 19:13 said:
I’d agree with that. Although Sammi seems to drop form too often he still has a bigger impact than Forrest for me. Kayal in the centre is better than Broonie & Ledley for me too. Our midfield is a dilemma though. We never seem to play the same pairing in consecutive games. It chops and changes too much.
Kayal/Wanyama, Ledley/Brown, Ledley/Wanyama, Brown/Kayal etc etc and I havnt even mentioned Ki.
I’d agree with the back line too, which just shows how badly we really need an imposing CH.
HH
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 21 July, 2012 at 19:17 said:
but we are generally better at home LOL, from a financial standpoint it has to be the CL, then if all else fails the EL.
dont panic there is still much work to do, but dont worry it will be all right on the night
jeezo
shite
Further embarrassment – penalty and more shootie in.
Keystone Cops defending and Mulgrew sent off.
4-0
Chaz off
Charlie Forster sent off, handball on the line, penalty, 4-0, time for a cuppa
Good save Charlie
Definite red
4:0
The pessimists will have a field day
The lead up to that penalty was a comedy of errors.
Total embarassment now. 4-0. Mulgrew off. This is the pits…..
What was the point in that Charlie,idiot !
Did I read stokes on left ? Has this ever worked ? Even in spl
i know its pre a season friendly and all that but
spl yes………..europe, sorry no.
maybe this will send a message to the board that this young team of ours needs some expreinced reinforcements asap
Lustig’s not a musketeer anymore
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of the old joke……
3 dog shi*es on the pavement, which ones the musketeer……….. Answer if you know it!
Next signing should be an Ajax coach.
“They’re a fabulous team to watch.”Yep,just ask the Celtic defence.
the dark tan yin?
Yeah!!!
Steph
What is the point if the money garnered does not improve the first team. Therefore I want to see us develop. Getting tankings from CL opposition does not progress us as a club.
If we are still in Europe after Xmas I will take that as progress.
I dont expect it to happen.
HH
Early conceded goal and man sent of typical European game lol
KTF
scott brown has proved once again he is no centremid