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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We needed that rain to water my rose garden.
What rain>
And Rory takes a bath……………………………
Double bogey!
You huv to go some to beat BRRB in pub knowledge.
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i couldnt keep up with his daily itinery 😄
Good luck to the Scotland Rugby team!
Talented as they are, they could not face a tougher first match than South Africa
We don’t play Ireland until the last game so a defeat would not be a disaster.
To win would be Scotland’s greatest ever victory in the World Cup
Great tennis match in the US open final tonight, 9.00 pm Parkhead time , with Djokovic, hot favourite to beat Medvedev conquerer of Alcaraz.
South Africa won’t win any prizes for that new strip.
Scotland bit more trad
Mon the Scotland
BIBLICAL RAINFALL HERE,
Noah just passed on a boat
Celtic Mac
“South Africa won’t win any prizes for that new strip.”
Makes our new one look good 😁
prestonpan bhoys
You’re not wrong
childish i know but ………. everytime i see the hoops at another sporting event my wee heart goes all proud.
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piffin it down in N Yorks
Scotland playing old school rugby, 3-6 at H-T
Scots holding their own against world champs
saor alba!
Good evening all from the Victoria Bar. Let the good times roll 👍
Scotland falling apart now 18:3
“PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 10TH SEPTEMBER 2023 6:05 PM
Scotland falling apart now 18:3”
OR
`South African power tells in the end.`.
SA and France two best I have seen so far.
Cheerio for now.
No shame in defeat by the Boks. Disappointing though after the first half performance.
Next up Wales versus Fiji. Tough one for the Welsh.
On the tennis front, well Medvedev beat Novak in NYC in the final back in 2021 when the latter was going for the so called calender slam. 6-5 to Novak in matches played so Danny has a good record against him.
i dont want to sound like an old hector but i hate the rules these days about penalties
i wouldnt have given either of those but they are both penalties umder the current rules
BRRB@4.00
I beg your pardon
GGH
Aye 😆
Duffy is truly a terrible defender for ROI
What happened to the Frimpong money ?😎
Traitors
https://twitter.com/England/status/1700858818341609722?t=IEDfEUjY_pi_hJcVa5mifg&s=07
Wales 32 Fiji 26.
Best game of the tournament so far.
Brilliant stuff.
The wales team really were lucky. They defended well but the referee was very lenient I think.
Gotta feel for the Fijians butchering that chance st the end.
No surprise about Sevco giving over their training ground to england . Scum duz what scum dus!.
Rugby & cricket all shoite …
Although I was cheering Scotland on even though a small financial investment on the South Africans at 4/1 outright
The sooner Celtic are back the better … the 10th September means a few things to me .. obviously Jock Stein in Cardiff but on this day there are two birthdays that are stuck in my head … obviously MissGFTB turned 15 today and am pretty sure wee Oscar Knox would have turned 15 today … hope the Knox family or any relations would not be annoyed about me posting this …
Always in our thoughts 💚💚💚
Since it’s quiet
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ciVLxDy-YMQ
Hello again all you young rebels
G’day Gerry, just wakened here in Oz
And a lovely wee vid you posted really get my old bones moving.
Hope all is good in your world.
H H. Mick
Melbourne Mick
MissGFTB is ditching me on Tuesday to head to Almafi Coast with the school till Saturday … am buzzing for her getting a week off school but gutted ..she isn’t even away and am missing her :-)
She met BRRB & St Tams in the Sports Bar before the James Forrest testimonial … sadly, she said the two of them were “lovely” she was drinking Fanta, not sure what was in the pizza to make her think that about those two rascals :-)
Since it’s quiet
Mon the Celtic Masters
https://x.com/tamseiiicsoniii/status/1700643008247451665?s=48&t=MARmwmYID5aFYmfMaTVRKw
I know how much you will miss her, hope she has a great
time.
My wee Grace was with me yesterday down our soccer
ground.
The season is finished, but as a bit of fun we had a couple
of junior teams play against mums and dads, what a scream
it was, obviously some of those Aussie guys who give the refs
and players pelters every week have never kicked a ball in
their lives 🤣
H H. Mick
Mick
Grace is MissGFTBs baptismal name … with Rose as her confirmation (her Grans name)
She has been a slow burn … her two big sisters my amazing step daughters both go to Ibrox to watch whatever team is playing there …
Thankfully MissGFTB is Celtic daft … the Huns game last weekend she asked “dad can I not just watch it you and you pals” the bhoys have know her since she was a tot… I was totally chuffed she wanted to watch the game with her old man :-) 🍀
The bhoys loved it … and she was shouting at the telly more than all of us put together … magical 🍀