Celtics first Game.............

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I have but one question for you, Celtic88.

Why have you never posted on your own clubs' board?


Are you a closet Hull fan?
 
Macca's Right Foot said:
I have but one question for you, Celtic88.

Why have you never posted on your own clubs' board?


Are you a closet Hull fan?
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Another troll question *sigh*

But i'll bite to humour you, i'm a regular user on TalkCeltic board only signed up here to disscuss the possible move of one of our players to your clubs, which is custom with players coming and going from our club or clubs we will be palying, thats why we have good reations with clubs across Europe like St pauli, PSV and Barca. We are a freindly bunch, thats why we got voted best supporters and got given an award for it by UEFA. Of course we have our idiots just like every other club, i suspect you have a few who are hiding in the closet or maybe your one of them yourself as if you looked at the celtic board on here you would see tumbleweed blowing across your screen, maybe that would be a reason, wouldn't you think?
 
Celtic88 said:
Another troll question *sigh*

But i'll bite to humour you, i'm a regular user on TalkCeltic board only signed up here to disscuss the possible move of one of our players to your clubs, which is custom with players coming and going from our club or clubs we will be palying, thats why we have good reations with clubs across Europe like St pauli, PSV and Barca. We are a freindly bunch, thats why we got voted best supporters and got given an award for it by UEFA. Of course we have our idiots just like every other club, i suspect you have a few who are hiding in the closet or maybe your one of them yourself as if you looked at the celtic board on here you would see tumbleweed blowing across your screen, maybe that would be a reason, wouldn't you think?
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It was just a normal ****ing question. What was wrong with that?
 
Without this meaning to get into a discussion about the Scottish game as a whole, but is not one of the many problems in the Scottish game that there are too many professional clubs and that if (sorry to be all business like) some merged/went to the wall would not Scottish football be in a healthier state
 
Celtic88 said:
I was just saying English league as a comaprison to league start dates nothing more. Now due to our league starting earlier it kind of hampers our chances for big money freindlies against big clubs. Now these one games are worth more in revenue than winning the SPl. Thats a harsh truth, So the SPL/SFA agreed that if a freindly was going to be arranged with a club in August but once the league had started you could have the option to prostpone one game to accomadate that freindly. Some clubs rely heavily on these freindlies to stay alive am afraid, a bit to much. Hibs played Barca a few seasons ago and that one game generated 2 seasons worth of revenue for them. I not sure many of you know how little revenue there is in ther Scottish game. They are prostpnoned becusae of the revenue stream these games bring to the Scottish teams which is badly needed. We can't start the league later becuase of the winters we get and the back log of games we need to accomodate from them being prostponed. So its better to prostpone one game in August, than 4-6 in January. So basically its to do with out winters and revenue.

The amount of clubs that take it up depend on whats available it differs every season, but i'd say every SPL club has taken it up at one point or another, although not every season.

I've been reading about this thread but haven't seen it yet, not sure i want to read it, seems full og negativety



Right i'm not going to argue any of your points, becuase most are right but you missed what the OP said, hes cleary trying to say Hooper should move to Hull becuase playing Chelsea is a bigger draw than playing for a club with Rich History, wins trophies and plays against Europes Elite, will he get any of that at Hull? no disrespect to hull but its a fact. You can offer the EPl and money, personally i don't think playing for Hull will further his chances with England. If it was any other nation in the world and their player was playing in the EPl for hull he would be in with a right good chance, but England will pick a mediocre player who sits on the bench for a big club before they pick a good player playing for a lesser team (one of the reasons you will never win a tournament). So why would he want to play for Hull? Hes looking for an England call up and he has to look at it like that, will hull further his chances? a little probably, but realalistically? a team who has just been promoted and might not get off to a good start in the EPl could put a nail in the coffin to his England call up. I think he'll be holding out for a club like Fulham or Everton. So yes it is arrogant to use Hulls first game as a comparison to Celtics first game in the assumption thats why Hooper wants to move, its not its to further his England chances. If he goes to use then good luck to him he will give you good options up front, but i think Hooper persoanlly will be holding out for a more established EPL club.

You'd be surprisd at the amount of players in the Scotland team who actaully play in Scotland, if we look at the last squad who beat Croatia, 9 play in Scotland, anohter 9 started their international careers while playing in Scotland and if you include Players for cardiff City only 8 play in the EPL would be 6 without them. Obviously thats the last squad and didn't include Darren or Steven Fletcher, it also didn't Include Celtic players like Brown, Forrest and Mulgrew or Dundee UTD Lee Dixon. Scotland has the players to compete (not qualifiy, compete), its just out last manager was an idiot who didn't know the meaning of attack, and would have his favourites who he would pick regardless if the had played in the last 6 months or not. Best not getting me started on him
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Actually I think I have a fair idea about what the OP said and meant.

You appear to have countered your own argument. Even the England selectors (~with their bizarre selection history) tend to look at how players perform under pressure and against quality opposition.

My point was that moving to the EPL he will play against better opposition. My suggestion was that he would be better served by moving from the SPL to the EPL. Unfortunately for you that means moving from Celtic to any EPL club. At the moment the only positive offer on the table in those terms is Hull City. If Fulham, Man U or Chelsea come in for him then they may well have advantages over Hull. Though of course he would have to factor in the possibility that for Man U or Chelsea he could end up as a bench warmer, as you said.

Either way he is better off, at the moment, accepting the Hull offer. Better offers from better clubs may (or may not) follow.

As far as I can understand, you seem to be saying that in the current Scotland squad 9 play in Scotland, and 17 (9+8) don't. Though I accept many of those were capped before they left Scotland (presumably to improve their standard of living (higher wages) or just to play at a higher standard).

Which I rather think proves my point, Celtics position is undermined by playing in the SPL. It seems to me that either you have to improve the SPL or move to a different league, which realistically could only be the EPL (if they will have you).
 
John Ex Aberdeen now E.R. said:
.<laugh> Well you can see where the their priorities lie, I just hope Liverpool stuff them.
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Indeed John. Can you immagine Man Utd having there 2nd league game @ home to Chelsea postponed for a friendly game with Barcelona ? It just would not happen.

Give St.Mirren the points as it wont make a jot of difference at the end of the season.
 
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