Uefa’s new funding distribution model, announced yesterday, is a bit of a mixed bag for Celtic. Payments for performance in the Champions League increase, which is a nod to clubs from the big leagues, who always perform better. This will be partly paid for by a reduction in distribution from the TV Pot, currently a significant source of our Champions League money.
On the plus side, income from qualification for the competition proper, which the Scottish Champions are guaranteed next season, will increase from £16.3m to £28.9m, offsetting loss of TV Pot money by a factor of eight.
Solidarity payments to clubs which do not participate in European competitions increase from 4% of the pot to 7%. In reality, due to the revamped Champions League from next season, this will see payments to the likes of Motherwell and St Mirren more than double.
European football faces an existential problem around its diminishing competitive edge. Clubs from Romania, Greece, Serbia and Scotland can no longer aspire to reach the Champions’ Final. Speaking at the European Club Association conference, vice-chairman of the Association and Celtic chairman Peter Lawwell said, “Celtic as the champions in Scotland receive just over £3 million; if you are relegated from the EPL [English Premier League] you get £140 million. The main factor is the domestic competitions.” The haves and have nots grow ever-farther apart.
The road ahead for Celtic is clear, remain in the Champions League proper and riches await. Achieving this, requires us to earn coefficient points at a higher rate than we currently achieve, or hoping to benefit from the performance of other Scottish clubs. If not, we take our chances through qualification.
An enormous leap in European performance is required.
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Great stuff Gerry, glad they met BRRB and St Tams, a couple of
characters, I’m sure I would have enjoyed a pint or three with
you all.
Met Scotty McDonald’s dad on Sat for a beer, managed to talk
him into a coaching position with us next year as he has so much
experience.
P.s Don’t mention helicopter Sunday 😡
H H. Mick
Mick
Nearly 1am in ML5 about to close my eyes
As for wee Skippy … I think most Celtic fans would try their best against Celtic, am sure wee Scott MacDonald donning the hoops meant more than any helicopter ..
Plus I blame all the sitters Craig Bellamy had 😂
Good to catch up and …. Hail Hail 🍀
Gnight mhate.
Sweet dreams 💚🇮🇪☘️
Suppose I better drag myself out of bed, got a bit
of handsome hun hunting to do. 🥳
H H. Mick
Good morning all from a rain lashed but still very warm Garngad.
Bring on the Dundee.
D :)
11-9-68
Celtic
Simpson, Craig, Gemmell, Brogan, McNeill, Clark, Macari, Lennox, McBride, Chalmers, Hughes (Johnstone 65)
Scorers Chalmers 5 (26, 43, 61, 75, 87) Lennox 5 (27, 37, 80, 83, 88)
Hamilton Academicals
Lamont, Halpin, Hunter, Fraser, Small, Gaughan, Lawlor, Gilchrist, Thomson, Wardrop, Clifford
Scorers:
Referee: W.J. Mullen (Dalkeith)
Attendance: 26,000
Good morning all from Govanhill. Another humid day in old Glasgow Town.
Mornin Celts
HH
Scullybhoy
A ten year old me was at that game
HH
I see the huns have given their training facilities to England for the 150th anniversary game.
As videocelts pointed out, where are their players training. They only have about half a dozen on international duty, have they been given most of the week off ??!!
The huns will do anything for a fee.
Unless yer feenyan,
Beale will be hanging about ready to pass on his world expertise to Gareth and to ask him why Tik Tok is not getting a game.
Meanwhile the Scum board give Auchenhowie to England,as another sop to their rabid fanbase.A fanbase that says the SFA,the SPFL,the Referees,in Scotland are all run by that glaringly obvious,no longer unseen,Fenian hand.A fanbase,that on their Blogs asks for pubs that they can support England in without hassle.Staunch pubs !!.
It is incomprehensible just how ,thick,paranoid,demented these people are.Led by the most bigoted,sectarian,evil,board we have ever witnessed.
J assume they’re training at ibrox while they allow England full use of their own facilities. Far from ideal.
It’s an extraordinary thing to do given the pressure Beale is under and the work he clearly has to do with his players.
Dropped points at McDairmid and I’m sure Beale won’t be long in raising the fact he was turfed out of their trainine complex mid week as an excuse. In part I think he’d be justified in saying that. It’s not the actions of a top club.
Giving up a pitch for a day , to a visiting team, is hardly undermining Rangers, nor is it an act of treachery against Scotland.
Plenty of space at their training facility.
A lot being read into nothing.
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The Onlooker
I agree.i dont see if as a problem.
Hubbaloo bout nothin imo.
HH
I don’t see it as a problem, just a bloody stupid thing to do and for what benefit 🤷
They need the cash.
Blow your wad on transfer fees and increased wages and lose the gamble on cl qualification and these are the decisions you need to take. No cash in the bank biting them on the bum again
The training ground costs a small fortune to run every year. When it was first built it was a white elephant, costing them £3m + a year.
Making the first team squad get changed in the car park and train on the kids pitches for a few days is a small price to pay if it means you don’t have to put your hand in your pocket again during the season
I could have given the England team the facilities in Govanhill Park. State of the art, so they urr.
It’s a bit small time but it’s what you need to do if you want to be grown up and self-sustaining
new article posted.
Is there not a floating charge over their training facility considering they were given money, either public funds or direct from SFA etc, so a lot of the time they would be the driver for renting out their facilities, world class breakfasts dont get made themselves, you know.
I am aware the Celtic’s opponents have used Murray Park or whatever its called now.
Genuine question: Where do ” foreign ” teams normally train when they come to play Scottish teams.?
Have Celtic let any team use our Lennoxtown training facility?
Ta.
PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 11TH SEPTEMBER 2023 10:44 AM
I don’t see it as a problem, just a bloody stupid thing to do and for what benefit 🤷
Well its a problem if you comment on it.
Its hun(nefarious) business.
It is comical looking at all the photoshopped pics by huns tho.
Most away national teams need to train somewhere
HH
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