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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TURKEYBHOY on 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023 2:23 PM
Spot on. Money does not guarantee CL success. Ask PSG.
I detect our attitude is finally valuing European football. Gone is the days we drop players to accommodate a domestic fixture.
Good preparation, correct attitude, smart tactics, optimising our squad, playing to our potential,a few strategic signings, converted our chances and a big dollop of luck.
Then who knows.
HH.
Very decent article Paul but a sobering subject.
Caught a similar article online early this morning on 67HailHail which was also very decent.
When that article reported the proposed splits my heart sank a little bit … despite the overall pot getting bigger.
I’m generally a glass half full type when assessing our clubs performance.
– rock solid financial stability
– commercial performance brilliant
– recruitment strategy clear
– strategic strength at board level but could do a fair bit better tactically, IMHO
– Onfield success domestically (and I always take care to emphasise “domestically”) is off the scale unprecedented.
Unarguably though … we perform badly in one … ahem “key metric”.
European competition.
Quick look at Bert Kassies is instructive.
We’re in 53rd place …
… With a feeble 28.50 coefficient points
… and will – after this season – lose the 10.00 coefficient points from our only creditable performance in last 5-years (19/20).
Sevco will also lose big points from same season so tough times ahead for Scottish football.
Aberdeen, with a low historical performance bar, might just help the nation greatly if they can get some wins in the Conference League.
The one key metric is sign taller players
That didn’t last long
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66753478
Uniquely, the Munich Football Arena will be staging matches for the second EURO in succession; Bayern München’s home ground was one of 11 arenas that hosted games at UEFA EURO 2020.
Host venues are as follows:
Berlin: Olympiastadion Berlin (current capacity: 70,000)
Cologne: Cologne Stadium (47,000)
Dortmund: BVB Stadion Dortmund (66,000)
Dusseldorf: Düsseldorf Arena (47,000)
Frankfurt: Frankfurt Arena (48,000)
Gelsenkirchen: Arena AufSchalke (50,000)
Hamburg: Volksparkstadion Hamburg (50,000)
Leipzig: Leipzig Stadium (42,000)
Munich: Munich Football Arena (67,000)
Stuttgart: Stuttgart Arena (54,000)
Correction – we’ve got 29.00 coefficient points.
I used to be all over this post Seville.
Less so now.
The bar to reach to be a “player” in this game really hasn’t changed much
You need mid-60s points to be near top 20.
We got close once this century, even being a Pot 2 Champions League team one time.
Test
To achieve that leap, it would help if we bought better players for the areas that we are weak in
ST TAMS @ 4:19 PM,
To achieve that leap, it would help if we bought better players for the areas that we are weak in
Think you are lacking insight and wisdom…
…that’s exactly what they’d be expecting us to do;)
Hail Hail
one key metric is sign taller players
GENE on 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023 3:28 PM
That didn’t last long
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66753478
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That’s what happens when people say No. Make no mistake this will come back, maybe in stealth.
Be wary, be very wary , keep the focus and keep saying no to undemocratic attacks on our freedoms.
HH.
St.Tams from Sunday cqn p1
1.’We’ve a lot of potential on the bench , allegedly’
I thought those on the bench last Sunday(,done well,supplemented and augmented Brendans chosen 11 well.look at the team community coming of the park,that if you were watchin still
2.Someone actually said”
I like the look of that back 4″
WTF
Looked back at time couldnt find it,did you make it up to bolster your own negativity?
it was a solid back4 considering ccv injury
After our victory on sunday,Liam Scales Motm,Lagerbielke looking assured for a first hun game
3.Where’s the Japanese player of the year?
Trust in our experienced manager,he used the transfer window dust thrown up by likes of yourself to have a week focussing on our starting 11,Our wee japanese player of the year wore the hoops,done no bad?.
I enjoy when you post,generally as a club we do the polar opposite.hope you managed a smile on Sun night,it would stop ye girning maybe for a min or two.
Behappy ano its difficult
HH
AN TEARMANN
2.Someone actually said”
I like the look of that back 4″
WTF
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It was me!
Did awright, eh?
Did not bad at all Philbhoy,:-))
the most criticised(scales) putting in a motm performance.
Johnstone would be first pick
Lagerbielke will settle into first pick
Scales motm
Greg Taylor would be first pick
So really,amid injuries 3 out of 4 1st picks
Have as i said Scales was motm as the 4th :-))
They wore the hoops,big Joe was solid behind them too.all adjusting to BRs way of playing.
HH
St, Tam’s
“To achieve that leap, it would help if we bought better players for the areas that we are weak in”
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We could have bought a £6m keeper and an £8m LB and it wouldn’t have made a dent on our Power Rating.
You actually have to win or draw games at the elite level to improve your rating. You get 0 Points if you transfer spend is bigger than your opponents.
Spend wisely not big!
I genuinely think I must be missing the point of those who SEEM to be saying that if we spent some of our 60 milion on new , quality players we would do much better in Europe.
Taking wages into account, four 10 million pound players would stretch us to financial breaking point but would it really make a difference”
We already have 10 million pound players in our team but , in Europe, we are up against 30 – 100 million pound (and more) players.
Whilst billionaires rule the football roost, I see no real chance of us doing `well` in Europe even if we spent the sums the St Tams of this world feel would do the trick.
Yet again
Hot Smoked,
We are ” billionaires” in Scottish football compared to our opposition.
But somehow Kilmarnock knocked us out the league Cup.
Money helps, but is no means everything.
I refer you to previous posts where Brendan can triumph.
HH.
How did the back four get on?
Last year we had Jota a £25M player in our CL team.
Back from the Shipbank where I dazzled the assembled company with my wit and repartee………… Well, actually, I bought a round which had the same effect.
EVen met Petec.
gs celtic 2008 v ac on btsports at seven
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023 6:34 PM
did madmitch trap ?
Still on about the transfer window and improving in obvious areas.
Even after a window when we weren’t seriously linked with a left back and a keeper and 5 days after Joe Hart put in a great performance in one of the biggest games of the season.
Maybe Brendan didnt see those as being areas we particularly need to improve. He certainly talked about having identifies areas we needed to make improvements in and having done that.
Maybe Brendan sees it differently.
In molly Malones with my fairer half, she’s drinking refreshing vodka and tonics, I’m on the madri, just to fend off this incessant heat before a shuffle down to the pot still
The temperature in Limassol is pretty much the same as in Glasgow today.
So no excuses on that front. Cyprus at home though are no mugs, and have had some good results in recent times. Ladbrokes make them 10/1. That could be generous. If Scotland win they will be strong favourites to head for Germany next summer. Key game. Only one Celt but a few Celtic Connections.
Its bigger than GT and JH anyway. Bridge the gap in income as much as you can and in a way you can. Work out a viable way of doing it and do it.
It’s our only hope if we are to have serious ambition of improvement in Europe. Otherwise we’re settling.
Liel Abada injured for Israel. May need a scan.
Internationals………………
SAINT STIVS on 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023 2:52 PM
Random. How many of our players are on international duty
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I was wondering also.
Calmac
Kyogo
Daizen
Japan play Germany, tomorrow I think. Then turkey in Belgium on Tuesday.
Yang
Oh
SK played Wales last night and Yang came on. Next game is via Saudi in Newcastle.
I think Gustaf is in the Swedish squad for their two games this week, but unlikely to play.
I think Palma is likely to play in two Honduras games this week.
Bernardo and Holm definitely with their under 21s and probably O’Riley.
England game on chanel four tomorrow.
Scotland game on viaplay tonight.
Pathetic.
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023 7:30 PM
Liel Abada injured for Israel. May need a scan.
Internationals………………
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Forgot about Abada. Hope he’s OK.
Group of death for Scotland in the rugby. Group of mince for England
1-0 Scotland
Mc Tominay again.
2-0 Porteous
2-0 Maybe those 10/1 odds not so generous after all
i dont know if i mis-remember, but where we ever linked with that scotland player mcginn
Allez les bleus
3-0
McGinn
SAINT STIVS on 8TH SEPTEMBER 2023 8:07 PM
i dont know if i mis-remember, but where we ever linked with that scotland player mcginn
Don’t say it’s so.
Calmac playing deep but zipping the ball about.
3 good goals so far – Porteous took his really well.
8 players involved in the Scots team tonight all with Celtic connections..
2 self confessed fans …
Not a lot of peepul know that……..