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I lived in Melbourne in the mid/late 90s, there were around - I think - 9 or 10 Celtic supporters clubs there at that time, Rangers had plenty also.'Ex-pat' Scots?
They have huge support in the US and also Australia, especially in areas with Irish communities. I don't profess to know about their support in Africa or India. I am willing to bet though that it is quite significant (perhaps passing interest rather actual support to be honest) however, with the money they would earn in English football they would eclipse the likes of Newcastle, West Ham and Everton, easily.
Wales isn't a country, it's a principality.I think they have quoted the “precedent” of the Welsh teams being in the English Leagues but I don’t think it is ever going to happen.
I live in Scotland and it never really rates a mention, it was a hot topic around the early/mid 2000s but it has pretty much died a death in recent times.
Much better than fucken Manchester or Liverpool fuck sakeFirstly, Scottish football is appalling, has been for 20 years, and Celtic and their fans are scum.
Yes they would at the moment struggle in the English top flight, probably competing with the worst PL and top championship sides - however due to their ridiculous fanbase - they would quickly accumulate the wealth to start bringing in top players and rise up the league. Not saying they would challenge the top teams but they could easily be up and around the top 8. Glasgow is also an excellent city - easily as attractive as Liverpool and Manchester.
What is totally unacceptable is the sectarian/religious chanting and songs of both the Glasgow teams.
As a irish spurs fan with a celtic affinity how are celtic fans vile?? Because they wont wear a symbol of an army and country that have killed millions of the same people who founded theyre club?
Would you wear a swastika and the germans killed maybe 1/10 through direct warfare that was killed in ireland since 1200 through famine war pestilence
I agree with 1-3 and the last statement.They're shit.
Their fans are shit.
Their stadium is shit.
Their food and drink is shit.
Their country is shit.
Fuck Celtic
they would be a Newcastle sized team given a 5-10 years, I hope they never get in personally.I can't find a thread which I'm shocked about. If there is one - delete this and point me there please!
Surely all this bollocks about their treble-treble (like beating up children and boasting) has been utterly blown out of the water by going out of the CL at the preliminary stages to a pub team from Romania?
I would genuinely LOVE Celtic to join the English league, so they can be shown up entirely. I'm not saying they'd lose every week, they have the WHU mentality of raising their game for big occasions, especially at home.
But they would go down after a season or 2.
I would contend that if they started in league 2, they'd struggle to make it to the PL.
Firstly, Scottish football is appalling, has been for 20 years, and Celtic and their fans are scum.I can't find a thread which I'm shocked about. If there is one - delete this and point me there please!
Surely all this bollocks about their treble-treble (like beating up children and boasting) has been utterly blown out of the water by going out of the CL at the preliminary stages to a pub team from Romania?
I would genuinely LOVE Celtic to join the English league, so they can be shown up entirely. I'm not saying they'd lose every week, they have the WHU mentality of raising their game for big occasions, especially at home.
But they would go down after a season or 2.
I would contend that if they started in league 2, they'd struggle to make it to the PL.
In all seriousness, I don’t think you can underestimate the global fan base of Celtic - or Rangers for that matter.All we hear about is that Celtic were the first british team to win the European Cup and their rich history. They seem to forget they haven't been a force outside Scotland for decades.
Appreciate Cluj aren't a nobody team, but they're in the competition at the same stage as Celtic. so not better in terms of rank.
Part of the reason for the talk about the 2 Glasgow clubs joining the EFL structure was for the same reason Swansea and Cardiff did - so they can actually have a challenge rather than play in front of 9 fans in the arse end of nowhere.
And this is the tedious thing. Celtic haven't had any competition since Rangers went belly up. None at all, so winning trebles should be a given, not an achievement. If we went down to league 1 tomorrow, with all our current squad and set up, I would shocked if we didn't win that league by a country mile. If there was also a cup that only included those teams, I would be shocked if we didn't win that too. That is Celtic. They're playing in a league that should be 2 below them.
Are they any more huge than Newcastle, or West Ham, or Everton?
Do they attract overseas fans like Premier League teams do? Not expat Scots, but overseas fans in the US, Africa, India etc.
Would Cluj knock any of our top 4 out ?
Would they even knock our Ropey league teams out?
No, nor would I walk through the streets of a town chanting the name of a young man that was hacked to death in the street simply because he was a British solider chanting not in a supportive way......good old Celtic fans.As a irish spurs fan with a celtic affinity how are celtic fans vile?? Because they wont wear a symbol of an army and country that have killed millions of the same people who founded theyre club?
Would you wear a swastika and the germans killed maybe 1/10 through direct warfare that was killed in ireland since 1200 through famine war pestilence
I mentioned it here.So, Lennon has decided his time is up. Is this being discussed somewhere else on the forum?
Who goes in there now?
I know this is a Celtic thread, but I'd like to add that Rangers are absolute cunts.