24 Mar 2019 15:47:08
Thanks for the debate guys. Leon. im 59 so have seen us dominate and have a Euro team that was feared. I also had to endure the gloating and lunacy of the murray years, but we have had our revenge for that mate. In fact we still laugh at them.
Someone said a few good years in Europe. mally? . I see what you mean but i was more suggesting a team who would consistently be able to hold their own in the CL. More sustainable with younger players and a few big money buys.
Of course it all depends on who is appointed.
24 Mar 2019 16:32:12
Green Jedi I would suggest that if we were able to put a team together who could hold their own in the Champions League then this team would also dominate on the domestic front. Best of both world mate ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ€.
24 Mar 2019 16:41:09
Some supporters priorities are different, which is fair enough.
Im not a big fan of european football especially in the current format. I want to compete and have a chance to win trophies, as it stands, that's not possible in europe, so I lose interest.
I suppose its a bit like fans of other clubs in Scotland, who support their team but have very little chance of success. Hat off to them.
24 Mar 2019 18:15:46
I think we would all like a few buys &plenty of quality youngsters so that we could have consistent success in Europe . That would be great but we can't afford a few big money buys, £20 m is now only buying an average player for a top league player . A £20m player on his own won't put fear in any European opposition . Wages for a £20m player would change our whole wage structure meaning our players would have to get substantial pay rises . Three or four of these big money buys would leave our funds very low.
24 Mar 2019 20:13:36
Gentlemen, and ladies. in order for us to play at any level in Europe
we need to be playing at a higher level at home and let's face it every team we play now has a ten man defence. we will never progress in europe unless we move to a better league. but for now let us do 10iar and ram it down the orcs throats for all the cheating, corrupt years they imposed on us and we can hold our heads high and say. we did it our way THE CELTIC WAY. with honesty and integrity. hail hail.
25 Mar 2019 12:45:32
Fgj a know what your saying success in Europe would be great. but it may be shallow but if we get the 9 and are tooling up for 10 i think most would sacrifice Europe. even teams who've spent a helluva lot more than us have not made any progress in Europe.
25 Mar 2019 19:47:50
I think the problem is that the powers that be are progressively excluding more teams from Europe every year. We may already have played our last game in the big cup and if so, they can shove it up their elite holes. I don’t see any point in wasting 20-30 million on players who would be lucky to get on the bench for the big boys and as OMC points out, alter the wage structure which could put us in a precarious financial situation. The best we can do is, stay sustainable, try and keep as close as we can to the elite and wait to see if they all start going bust, which they might.