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Celtic & Coronavirus and competitions!

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by LectersLuncheon, Mar 2, 2020.

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  1. Blochairnbhoy

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    That will snooker the huns that’s their main source of income after season tickets! Europe!
     
  2. Blochairnbhoy

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    One hun saying they should be nominated for the CL spot as they got further in Europe and did more for the co-efficient this season :56::56::56: and the season is null and void as uefa are deluded!:43:
     
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  3. StevieBhoooy!

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    I love how they are raging at the possibility of Celtic being ‘gifted’ (as they’re putting it) the title...but can’t see the irony of them being ‘gifted’ 54 titles in 2012. :39:

    This is all heating up very nicely.
     
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  4. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    SPFL clubs have scheduled crisis talks for early next week as they ponder whether to declare the Scottish season over due to the coronavirus crisis.

    The board of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League yesterday became the first major league in the continent to scrap their league season, making Club Bruges - who held a 15-point lead over Gent at the top of the table - champions.


    And now Scotland could follow suit, and hand a ninth successive top flight title to Celtic, who currently lead rivals Rangers by 13 points having played a game more.

    Like the Belgian example, any decision to call off the league would be a board decision in the first instance, which would then be ratified by the clubs' rank and file.


    While it remains unclear whether the decision to relegate Hearts from the Premiership and Partick Thistle from the Championship would automatically follow, the Daily Record says the Belgian solution will be "top of the agenda" as the board meets on Monday ahead of a series of conference calls on Tuesday with the four divisions.

    And they claim that an alternative option to ‘null and void’ the entire 2019-20 campaign will NOT be on the table.


    Uefa are keen that all domestic leagues are played to a finish, scrapping their deadlines for next season at a meeting of all 55 member clubs on Wednesday.

    They have claimed that league bodies who decide to 'null and void' their campaigns could be threatening the chance of our teams to play in Europe.


    SunSport also told you that SPFL bosses remain hugely sceptical of the revised timetable, with even Uefa's proposed revised timetable only taking them through to late July.

    English Premier League clubs - who could decide to play the season to a finish behind closed doors to try to salvage £750m in broadcast cash - have until August 3 to get their season played to a finish.




    But such a solution is ambitious and isn't easily transferable here, due to the economies of scale and the fact less broadcast cash is on the line.

    Scottish sides are likely to cast an eye south of the border to find out what action the EFL and the Premier League take on the subject in the next few days.


    Whoever the Scottish champions are, they were originally scheduled to face their first Champions League qualifying round match as early as July 7/8, but even Uefa's best-case scenario now sees those matches taking place a month later.
     
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  5. Luis1967 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Gifted :56:

    Apprantly Ajax have said they want the season finished and that title shared. And we should be asking for the same...

    Difference is and if it’s even true Ajax have said that is Ajax are a whole ZERO points ahead of 2nd but a handful of goals and Celtic are just the 13 points and 25 goals ahead...

    Pretty much the same thing eh? :56:
     
  6. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    :56: :56: half the posts claim it's only fair to go back to when they was ahead, being serious aswel. * rockets. Were already possibly having a QAUDTREBLE taking away from us if everything is ended and we cant play the cup games.
     
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  7. Luis1967 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Do they not have a wee sit back and look at what they are saying? It’s cringe as *.

    The desperation just proves how they are such a * small club who haven’t lifted a major trophy in their history. No one would even notice if they didn’t pull through this crisis.
     
  8. Blochairnbhoy

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    @Lewis1967 and the fact they go “oh well it’s a season out of Europe would take a null and void for it” they don’t realise without Europe that’s £15m of their income gone. So losses would have been £30m more in the last 2 seasons and if they miss out a season in Europe they would then have that black hole and also be in severe breach of FFP so 1 season becomes 3 out of Europe. They wouldn’t survive at all but hey ho let’s go for null and void!
     
  9. StevieBhoooy!

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52148695

    "Since participation in Uefa club competitions is determined by the sporting result achieved at the end of a full domestic competition, a premature termination would cast doubts about the fulfilment of such condition."

    This would suggest that the Belgian approach may backfire on them in terms of Europe..

    Sounds like Uefa want matches played..

    If they hold out and that’s not possible they could find themselves nearing year end and no further on.

    For such an established organisation, they really are looking like ‘heidless chickens’ right now.
     
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  10. littlekennie

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    Huns will be against null and void then because they desperately need cash from Europe


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  11. littlekennie

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    Cup games will be played just after cl qualifiers I would think ?


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  12. Westlondonscot Gold Member Gold Member

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    They won't take that stance for long as I think football in June and July, even behind closed doors I'm not sure that is happening. Also if Governments come out and say we dont want 36 players, 4 refs, coaching staff and ball boys together at once and ban it, UEFA cannot blame football associations for that. They will accept the Belgian way.
     
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    UEFA are delusional
     
  14. thailandceltic From Immigration to Domination

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    * UEFA ...absolute * clowns and absolute scum.. they are only worried about the tv companies and protecting their "big five" leagues.. Couldn't give a * about us or by the looks of it peoples health.

    UEFA have pretty much abandoned any responsibility on the decisions, leaving it to be made by countries associations,telling them to make their own decisions, so then when Belgium make a decision UEFA threaten them with expulsion from their Competitions...

    Personally I couldn't give a * when the football starts as I've lost a very close friend to this virus but having to listen to these * in UEFA threaten clubs on the verge is making me sick...they only care about money and their big money making clubs..

    Sorry rant over...

    * UEFA...absolute *
     
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    UEFA are Mega .unts just like one of their biggest Arselickers the EPL. All they are interested is the Big Money for the Big Leagues.
    So what do these Corrupt .unts do if there is still no football as Autumn sets in!!!
    Life is more important than football is beyond obvious.So just ask each nation to declare their champions and positions etc etc and then re group and plan for a new season as the world tries to move away from this global changing Virus.
     
  18. celtic warrior

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    Try finish this season this year, * it, scrap any club euro competitions, domestic cup competitions and international games.

    Then once that's done. Actually allow for an extended off season assuming leagues can be completed by December this year. Jan transfer window opens and is left open until start of new season in June.

    The sponsor money and other cash revenue streams will obviously mean my pie in the sky idea is exactly that and will of course never happen.

    But * it. I think that is a fair solution.
     
  19. ApartPidgeon

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    I think the SFA/SPFL should just say we plan to play the games by x date if this date is not met the standings on that date will be final.

    If we get all games played that's the standing if we get 2 games played that's the standings. If we get 4 games played that's the standings.
     
  20. ILoveTheCeltic

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    The Belgian League if called was a full season though just not a planned full season.

    They probably mean if countries bin the season completely. Like for example this is Europa League rules...

    Associations are represented on the following basis:
    a. one representative: winner of the domestic cup;
    b. two representatives: the winner of the domestic cup and the club which finishes the top domestic championship immediately below the club which qualifies for the UEFA Champions League;
    c. three representatives: the winner of the domestic cup and the two clubs which finish the top domestic championship immediately below the club(s) whichqualify for the UEFA Champions League.


    So if a country was to bin the League then they can't have any teams in the Europa League since only 2nd, 3rd, 4th and Cup winners are allowed in according to the rules.

    This is also a rule...

    To be eligible to participate in the competition, clubs must:
    a. have qualified for the competition on sporting merit
     
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