
Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
I don’t agree with that about the bottom 10 in England being stronger. Werder Bremen finished 16th in Germany. I think they would beat most teams in the bottom half in England. Schalke finished low down as well. I’d fancy them against most English teams in the bottom half. Teams like Celta Vigo, Betis and Bilbao in the bottom half of spain I’d fancy every day of the week against the likes of Newcastle, Southampton etc. The thing is English fans always talk about these one off games against scottish teams, but it’s no coincidence we keep getting results. It’s not just a case of saying we’re going to grind out a result and that’s it otherwise you’d have teams in England drawing away to the big sides all the time. English football is a more exciting brand than scottish because of the style of play but the gulf isn’t that big. I’m a Celtic fan and I honestly think we could give just about any team in England a game and have a strong season. Liverpool and city are 2 very strong teams on there day but Chelsea, man Utd, leciester, spurs and wolves are all very beatable. Out of they 7 games I mentioned earlier 3 of them involved hearts who aren’t even in the premiership up here anymore and 2 were Aberdeen against Burnley who would have been desperate to win given they’re not exactly in Europe every year, this was after they finished 7th in the league and they needed extra time to see off Aberdeen. Celtic drew with city home and away in the champions league. As I say it can’t be coincidence that we keep getting results, that’s not a one off.
Originally posted by Ricku2:as long as you enjoy the game, as long as you enjoy the music, it's not important who or what is best. Still an interesting discussion though
Originally posted by SJKamal:I quite like having a "festival of football".
Play the league over 8 or 9 months and play every Saturday or Tuesday if needed. Then when the league is finished you have 1 month for the league cup, 1 month for the FA cup and 1 month for the European competitions. Straight 1 tie knockout rounds. You'll get a better a product overall, and clubs like Liverpool who purposely throw away the cups to have a crack at the league won't have that excuse anymore, so you'll get more teams taking each cup more serious.
It obviously won't happen, and trying to schedule it all would be a pain in the arse, and the current giant clubs in Europe would hate the idea because it gives the little clubs a better opportunity to progress.
Originally posted by Welsh_Edge:Bono in goal!
Originally posted by deanallison:Well there’s Spain’s 4th best team just put out England’s 3rd best.
Originally posted by SJKamal:[..]
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