it was just *so obvious* to me that Celtic were being pressed and challenged to raise their game even by a mid-table English Premiership side than they would be in most Scottish Prem games, and they managed it. I'd like to see more games like this. I think we're in for another round of the "let Celtic and Rangers into the Premiership" debate ... so where does ILE stand on the matter?
― robin carmody (robin carmody), Friday, 1 November 2002 01:46 (twenty-two years ago)
― robin carmody (robin carmody), Friday, 1 November 2002 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)
But in general I love it when we get to play English sides. We had Liverpool a couple of years ago and played very well, though we went out on away goals thanks to a miracle goal by, I think, McManaman. I'd love it if Celtic were in the Premiership. To be honest, I don't see what England would stand to gain from it, but it would be excellent for Celtic and Rangers. And you can't tell by the current Celtic team how good they'd be. This is obvious to everyone. Scottish football gets no money, and no world class players want to go there. Put them into the Premiership tomorrow and Celtic & Rangers would be mid-table, maybe even fighting relegation if their form slipped. In five years, they might win the thing. They might not. But it'd be like Man Utd, Arsenal or Liverpool, where winning is always possible but also dependent on managers, transfers, luck etc.
― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Friday, 1 November 2002 02:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 1 November 2002 09:16 (twenty-two years ago)
Having said that, the whole Wimbledon debacle demonstrates the football authorities are capable of all manner of stupidity.
― Tim (Tim), Friday, 1 November 2002 10:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― jel -- (jel), Friday, 1 November 2002 10:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― RickyT (RickyT), Friday, 1 November 2002 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tim (Tim), Friday, 1 November 2002 10:17 (twenty-two years ago)
They need to find a way of raising the other clubs to the standard of the old firm.
It was an extruciatingly painful match to watch as a celtic supporter, I could definitely have done without the stress, and they'd better pull their fingers out for the next leg.
― Vicky (Vicky), Friday, 1 November 2002 10:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― Fuzzy Wuzzy (Madam Plinky), Friday, 1 November 2002 12:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 1 November 2002 12:40 (twenty-two years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Friday, 1 November 2002 12:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ally C (Ally C), Friday, 1 November 2002 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 1 November 2002 13:27 (twenty-two years ago)
I can confirm this as my ears are still burning from the stream of expletives that were pouring from Vicky's mouth last night.
No, they shouldn't be allowed in, Tim = otm here.
And they should have been gubbed really, Blackburn should have played a bit simpler in the last third and they would have pissed it I reckon.
Champagne moment - Friedel's save/David Thompson's performance equal tie.
Dud moment - Motson's commentary, woeful, also the knowledge that Hansen and Lawro can't summarise as well as they did last night more often due to the BBcs lack of football.
― chris (chris), Friday, 1 November 2002 14:01 (twenty-two years ago)
They should give more money to other clubs to bring them up, but as plcs, would argue that they can't do that. That's why regulation going tits up in the 80s and 90s was a problem - it maintained competitive balance which is the key to maintaining interest and broadcast rights. Stupid short-sighted bastards.
SPL now = Premiershite in 3 years.
On the subject of short sighted idiots, getting rid of Crozier will spell disaster. They'll bring in a yes-man who'll dance to the Premiership's tune and do whatever the windowlicking cockfarmers want. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 1 November 2002 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 1 November 2002 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dave B (daveb), Friday, 1 November 2002 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 1 November 2002 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)