06 Nov 2020 20:22:38
in the country known as Scotland neither Celtic nor Rangers ( as they are known) can out do each other hence the original rangers couldn't hit the ten and neither will Celtic. this country needs a football edge and if one is racing away then it becomes obsolete. it all ties in with the referees and other strange decisions. it makes for great helicopter viewings. think about it.
06 Nov 2020 20:45:46
I have thought this for a while. Really hope that's not the case, otherwise what's the point.
06 Nov 2020 21:47:18
This ten in a row, is meaningless, unless it's done by an exceptional side like the Lisbon lion's, who achieved European success, and even they only got to nine league titles, the Rangers side that won nine league titles were very poor in comparison to the Rangers side that won the cup winners cup, we have only won nine in a row, because the opposition have been rubbish, success, or relative success, in European competitions is a much better measure of how good we are as a club.
06 Nov 2020 22:47:05
As an older supporter I have seen a few 'cycles' of success from both ourselves and TRIFC (or whatever sensor wants to call them) .
Fortunately it started for me with the 60's and 70's which included the original nine-in-a-row and two European Cup Finals and then we flirted in and out of Europe and traded trophies with the original Rangers trophies until the so-called New Firm of Aberdeen and Dundee Utd were dominant in the early 80's.
The Centenary Year will always be a highlight and unfortunately it was also followed by a decline and their EBT assisted 9-in-a-row.
There was a brief respite in 97/ 98 and very mixed fortunes until the MON years, Seville and then a trophy tussle with Big Eck 'The Bankrupt Years' McLeish. During a decent decent spell under WGS.
That takes us up to date and whether we get 10 or fail depends on quite a few factors and hurdles that look daunting but possible.
These days I don't think it's possible for one single team to win ten titles like 'The Lions' were chasing - for a number of reasons Freedom of contract, ambition and greed of players, transfers in and out with two window's a year and longevity of managerial life.
07 Nov 2020 07:51:10
Aindoh there were only three of the Lisbon lions still at Celtic when they were going for the 10 McNeill, Lennox and Johnstone, to say the Lions failed is wrong.
07 Nov 2020 10:46:55
I never said they failed.
07 Nov 2020 11:09:22
I had to laugh when you said that about the Lisbon Lions Aindoh because it was yourself and our Ed. Who rightly pulled me up for stating the same.
And now Oldkilly is pulling you up.
07 Nov 2020 12:24:21
Aindoh by 1973 8 of the Lisbon Lions had left Celtic so they didn’t win 9 as you stated. In your original post you said the Lions only got to 9 which would mean to me they never achieved the 10.