Celtic V Qarabag

[Dalgety Bay TA]

Hope the 'unseen fenian hand' and Peter Liewell are on the ball for the draw tomorrow.

Anyone bar Partizan will do!

Would prefer to avoid Malmo too. Any team who can scud Salzburg 3-0 sound decent to me.

[adamntg]

After being fairly pleased that Celtic made it through I've been reminded of the torrents of unwarranted cash showered on clubs in the Group Stages which will further destroy any passing notion of competition in Scottish football, so for that reason and that reason alone, I hope they get scudded in the play-off.

[sbcmfc]

After being fairly pleased that Celtic made it through I've been reminded of the torrents of unwarranted cash showered on clubs in the Group Stages which will further destroy any passing notion of competition in Scottish football, so for that reason and that reason alone, I hope they get scudded in the play-off.

From that POV Europa league group stage is perfect.

They don't make money, but have the distraction. Of midweek European games.

[slasher]

After being fairly pleased that Celtic made it through I've been reminded of the torrents of unwarranted cash showered on clubs in the Group Stages which will further destroy any passing notion of competition in Scottish football, so for that reason and that reason alone, I hope they get scudded in the play-off.

Yeah but some of its bound to end up at Tannadice :-)

[Fairbairn]

After being fairly pleased that Celtic made it through I've been reminded of the torrents of unwarranted cash showered on clubs in the Group Stages which will further destroy any passing notion of competition in Scottish football, so for that reason and that reason alone, I hope they get scudded in the play-off.

Come on that's a bit unfair. How else is Jackie supposed to afford that new kitchen!

[Glasgowmancity]

Malmo in the next round - at home first

[Barney Rubble]

Malmo in the next round - at home first

Not the best draw, but by far and away not the worst either.

[wembley67lisbon]

Not the best draw, but by far and away not the worst either.

Yep. Won't be easy but very winnable

[Kenneth Farrington]

Yep. Won't be easy but very winnable

A tie you'd have been happy to take before a ball was kicked.

When you consider we've had to play Arsenal in years gone by, we can have no complaints.

No excuses for not qualifying.

[adamntg]

A tie you'd have been happy to take before a ball was kicked.

When you consider we've had to play Arsenal in years gone by, we can have no complaints.

No excuses for not qualifying.

Weren't they one of the teams that put you out last year? So many I can't remember...

[Glasgowmancity]

If Celtic get through, they could easilly be in pot 3 for the group stages (only need 2 of the 6 seeds above them to lose)

[Slide tackle]

Weren't they one of the teams that put you out last year? So many I can't remember...

believe your thinking of maribor

[adamntg]

believe your thinking of maribor

Was it Malmo that brought on Armageddon for Rangers then?

Edited August 7, 2015 by adamntg

[deecie]

If Celtic get through, they could easilly be in pot 3 for the group stages (only need 2 of the 6 seeds above them to lose)

European seeding seems completely ####ed. That Azeri mob that Celtic knocked out the Champs League weren't good enough to be seeded in the Europa - which seems pretty odd.

[Parklife]

Was it Malmo that brought on Armageddon for Rangers then?

Nah, Maribor beat Celtic too.

Malmo beat Hibs 7-0 though...

[Kenneth Farrington]

Weren't they one of the teams that put you out last year? So many I can't remember...

Na, Maribor.

Malmo beat the bears the season they died & gubbed Hibs 7-0 in EH1 a couple of years back.

[Fairbairn]

Did Malmo and Maribor not both beat us in the same season? One punted us out of the Champs League qualifiers and the other the Europa League qualifiers.

[daddybuc16]

Na, Maribor.

Malmo gubbed Hibs 7-0 in EH1 a couple of years back.

And brought about the best football chant ever (maybe unless yer a hibee)

[sbcmfc]

European seeding seems completely ####ed. That Azeri mob that Celtic knocked out the Champs League weren't good enough to be seeded in the Europa - which seems pretty odd.

How?

They were in "the champions route" so must've won their league, but have a poor coefficient.

(One of the few positive developments in the champions league is this "champions route" to ensure some actual champions get in the champions league, and avoid likes of Celtic losing out to a 4th place team like arsenal)

[Slide tackle]

Did Malmo and Maribor not both beat us in the same season? One punted us out of the Champs League qualifiers and the other the Europa League qualifiers.

yeah think so

[RenfrewBlue]

How?

They were in "the champions route" so must've won their league, but have a poor coefficient.

(One of the few positive developments in the champions league is this "champions route" to ensure some actual champions get in the champions league, and avoid likes of Celtic losing out to a 4th place team like arsenal)

Totally agree on the Champions Route development. Makes it just a wee bit fairer for some actual league champions instead of the big money also runs.

[Charlie Endell]

Na, Maribor.

Malmo beat the bears the season they died & gubbed Hibs 7-0 in EH1 a couple of years back.

EH6.

I'll be passing your stables later.

[PASTA Mick]

Totally agree on the Champions Route development. Makes it just a wee bit fairer for some actual league champions instead of the big money also runs.

It has been a positive move but I think there still needs to be a bigger move towards getting more league champions into the Champions League. Look at this season -

Champions

1. Sevilla (Europa League)

2. Barcalona

3. Chelsea

4. Bayern Munich

5. Juventus

6. Benfica

7. PSG

8. Zenit Saint Petersburg

9. PSV Eindhoven

10. Dynamo Kyiv

11. Gent

12. Galatasaray

13. Olympiacos

14. Astana or APOEL

15. Skënderbeu Korçë or Dinamo Zagreb

16. Celtic or Malmo

17. Basel or Maccabi Tel Aviv

18. BATE Borisov or Partizan

Non-champions

1. Real Madrid

2. Atletico Madrid

3. Man City

4. Arsenal

5. Wolfsburg

6. Borussia Mönchengladbach

7. Roma

8. Lyon

9. Porto

10. Lazio or Bayer Leverkusen

11. Man Utd or Club Brugge

12. Sporting CP or CSKA Moscow

13. Rapid Wien or Shakhtar Donetsk

14. Valencia or Monaco

There could be 5 Spanish sides, 4 English and 4 German sides; 9 of which didn't win their league yet the champions of Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Rep, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Romania (and a load of other small countries) won't be there and neither will the champions from 5 of the following 10 countries - Albania, Belarus, Croatia, Cyprus, Israel, Kazakhstan, Scotland, Serbia, Sweden & Switzerland.

[Kirk]

It has been a positive move but I think there still needs to be a bigger move towards getting more league champions into the Champions League. Look at this season -

Champions

1. Sevilla (Europa League)

2. Barcalona

3. Chelsea

4. Bayern Munich

5. Juventus

6. Benfica

7. PSG

8. Zenit Saint Petersburg

9. PSV Eindhoven

10. Dynamo Kyiv

11. Gent

12. Galatasaray

13. Olympiacos

14. Astana or APOEL

15. Skënderbeu Korçë or Dinamo Zagreb

16. Celtic or Malmo

17. Basel or Maccabi Tel Aviv

18. BATE Borisov or Partizan

Non-champions

1. Real Madrid

2. Atletico Madrid

3. Man City

4. Arsenal

5. Wolfsburg

6. Borussia Mönchengladbach

7. Roma

8. Lyon

9. Porto

10. Lazio or Bayer Leverkusen

11. Man Utd or Club Brugge

12. Sporting CP or CSKA Moscow

13. Rapid Wien or Shakhtar Donetsk

14. Valencia or Monaco

There could be 5 Spanish sides, 4 English and 4 German sides; 9 of which didn't win their league yet the champions of Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Rep, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Romania (and a load of other small countries) won't be there and neither will the champions from 5 of the following 10 countries - Albania, Belarus, Croatia, Cyprus, Israel, Kazakhstan, Scotland, Serbia, Sweden & Switzerland.

It's pretty shit. I do enjoy watching but I'd much rather it was the Champions of every league only and no seeded draws, just a free for all and yer lucks yer luck.

[sbcmfc]

It has been a positive move but I think there still needs to be a bigger move towards getting more league champions into the Champions League. Look at this season -

Champions

1. Sevilla (Europa League)

2. Barcalona

3. Chelsea

4. Bayern Munich

5. Juventus

6. Benfica

7. PSG

8. Zenit Saint Petersburg

9. PSV Eindhoven

10. Dynamo Kyiv

11. Gent

12. Galatasaray

13. Olympiacos

14. Astana or APOEL

15. Skënderbeu Korçë or Dinamo Zagreb

16. Celtic or Malmo

17. Basel or Maccabi Tel Aviv

18. BATE Borisov or Partizan

Non-champions

1. Real Madrid

2. Atletico Madrid

3. Man City

4. Arsenal

5. Wolfsburg

6. Borussia Mönchengladbach

7. Roma

8. Lyon

9. Porto

10. Lazio or Bayer Leverkusen

11. Man Utd or Club Brugge

12. Sporting CP or CSKA Moscow

13. Rapid Wien or Shakhtar Donetsk

14. Valencia or Monaco

There could be 5 Spanish sides, 4 English and 4 German sides; 9 of which didn't win their league yet the champions of Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Rep, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Norway, Romania (and a load of other small countries) won't be there and neither will the champions from 5 of the following 10 countries - Albania, Belarus, Croatia, Cyprus, Israel, Kazakhstan, Scotland, Serbia, Sweden & Switzerland.

I'm looking at that and seeing more than half the teams are champions...

I think 4 and 5 teams from one country is too many though, perhaps reducing this and spreading the wealth a bit would be a positive development.

It would also add to the Europa league if teams like arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Porto were in it and treated it seriously (which with more big teamsit, would mean better money, which would mean it would be!)