Yesterday Uefa announced a series of revisions to the Champions League from the start of season 2018-19.
The headline initiative, which was trailed in the media for some weeks, is that the top four qualifying nations are guaranteed four entrants in the group stage. At the moment the top three nations are guaranteed three entrants each, with a fourth team entering the tournament at the play-off round. The fourth placed nation is guaranteed two in the groups, with one more team in the play-off round.
In effect, all this means is that Italy gets one more team in the tournament, while the likes of Tottenham don’t need to go through the anxiety of a play of qualifying, even if the outcome is pretty much inevitable.
How teams earn coefficient points, and how they earn money are both changing, with Celtic standing to gain more than any other team in Europe. At the moment part of each teams’ coefficient is made up of an average of their nations’ entrants over the previous five years.
This penalises Celtic more than any other team in Europe. No other country has one team in the Champions League group stage, while all other teams failed to qualify for all group stages over the previous five years. From 2018 coefficients will no longer be dependent on the performance of other teams from your national association.
There’s also a Lisbon Lions Dividend. Teams who have won the European Cup will earn four monetary coefficient points. If they have won the Champions League within the previous five years, the bonus will be 12 points, and if they were European champions earlier in the Champions League era, the bonus will be 8 points.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lisbon, it is astonishing that the achievement of those men is still bringing benefits to Celtic in ways no one could have dreamt of back then. I’ve said it before, but it’s impossible to overestimate what they did for Celtic. Without them, we would have been as relevant to Scottish football as Hibs.
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Uganda and Poland can’t be wrong. ;))
Petec
Oh yes they can
If that Rainbow was Genuine, it might carry some weight, 6 colours?
Some people, incredibly Clever, are so easily Duped.
Jobo.CSC
Hey WITS,
Whats up with Uganda and Poland?
Petec
What’s right with them and what’s wrong with the rainbow
What is the Stars on 11th December 2016 12:10 am
Petec
What’s right with them and what’s wrong with the rainbow
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Sometimes you expect too much from people, especially Great jibber jabbers, the Pride rainbow is intentionally 6 Colours, rather than the Perfect 7 that the ALMIGHTY……….
Everybody Rockin’
Petec
Sorry to interrrupt but………………good night y’all……..
Jibber jabber indeed
Petec
Zbyszek on 10th December 2016 10:53 pm
Happy Birthday ,Moonbeams WD. Probably the only cyclist who is clear of any kind of doping.
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Hee Hee, doe that include my auld pal JJ. I;m no saying he’s doped but after driving him up and doon tae paradise the past four years or so, I can confirm he’s a dope:_) Don’t tell the auld yin I said that.
Mr Z, good to see your team progress. Hope you are well and happy.
MWD, how old? Really? Hope you had a good day ya auld fart.
HH
Is jibber jabber whit penguins do when they ask for a fish?
Jobo Baldie on 11th December 2016 12:16 am
Petec
Sorry to interrrupt but………………good night y’all……..
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Guid Night JoboBoBo.
CELTIC CELTIC
You got to be Free
Thunder Road, if you’re lurking can you mail me at my acgr@outlook.com account. I have a whisky / art related begging letter I want to run past you.
There must be some Good from my excessive Ecstacy Taking.
Perhaps.
I need a haircut.
Really mental reading about haircuts in financial senses.
2018, know what I mean?
Taking Drugs really stopped me being a proper person.
I Love CELTIC.
I dislike Male Hairdressers.
PeteC, if it’s any consolation, when I retire I’m going to do all the stuff I did when I was young………………again.
Although, I think Francis Murny may object to me breaking into her house and re-enacting that magical night we hud thigither. Mibby she wulnay and she’s fatted out a bit.
Food for thought so it iz.
Petec
What’s wrong with male hairdressers.
Love and tolerance Bro
Your main man JC ..Surely that was his message
Acgr
I hope it was Frances and not Francis
petec on 10th December 2016 10:09 pm
Kojo Sorely missed.
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Not by me he isn’t.
Having watched snippets of a programme on the television about 1989 I would endorse any songs that are defiant. Forgot how bad things were. Go on home British soldiers ….
Petec
Drugs, taking ..giving up. ..All part of the journey
You are who you are
MWD has more birthdays than auld Lizzie. I wonder if he has had more visit from Mr Fagan than auld queenie?
Wits, that’s a good point, I’m an easy going kind of guy n nat:_)
ACGR, Michael they’ll be taking you away on 11th December 2016 12:39 am
PeteC, if it’s any consolation, when I retire I’m going to do all the stuff I did when I was young………………again.
Although, I think Francis Murny may object to me breaking into her house and re-enacting that magical night we hud thigither. Mibby she wulnay and she’s fatted out a bit.
Food for thought so it iz.
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I wish I was more on yer wavelength – alas I ain’t.
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
What is the Stars on 11th December 2016 12:40 am
Petec
What’s wrong with male hairdressers.
Love and tolerance Bro
Your main man JC ..Surely that was his message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’m Nothing,
Nothing at all Witstigator.
It is poor for you to put me, A, Drunk and a Gambler in that Company.
The thing that is on my Mind – TRUTH be Told- What did the down and out see in me outside the Bookies @ Downpatrick, when I refused to go inside… I went to give him all the loose change I had – We had won well in the previous place.
Did he see the Devil in me?
ACGR /Petec
This blog lost a wonderful contributor when Kojo ceased to post.
His musings and that of Estadio were the most entertaining of any poster on CQN.
I REALLY WISH KOJO WOULD MAKE A CQN RETURN.
TT
Really disappointing to see the huns sitting second with some clear space between them, hearts and Aberdeen. The Aberdeen supporters in my office hate the manager, they’re well aware he’s a hun who would walk the A90 barefooted over broken glass to get his nose in the door at the Victorian lavy.
They don’t trust him and they want him out.
Hearts are equally as pish.
He ran away like Nothing on Earth.
TT, each to their own, I was no fan of him.
Hope you are well bud and still trying to emulate my pool hall skills…………………. :_)
TinyTim,
I think Kojo has went to his eternal Home.
Awesome CQNer.
TinyTim
Kojo was a racist. He was praised on here for his knowledge of Celtic youth players. Everything he posted on this could have been found on Celtic’s official site.
A racist knobend with a hatred for Celtic players with tattoos, in fact, anyone with a tattoo. A narrow minded fud who posted in an oor wullie style prose to hide his real intention.
Nope, not missed by me.
ACGR
I was mair polite!
Anyway, I like bald wummin, fat wummin, fat bald wummin and Celtic. Keeps me happy.
Keeps me happy.
Ha Ha HT. I don’t think I’m up for any award for CQN diplomat of the year.
You’d get my vote on that score.
What’s the word on the JF injury and when is Sinclair coming back?
ACGR
JF?
Jeannette Findlay or James Forrest? :-)
On here I haud ma wheesht because his posts are a phenomenal recruiting tool for us! :-)
When are we getting an invite to Costa ya wee daftie?! :-)