I fear it's only a matter of time before the biggest teams from each of the "major" football leagues in Europe break away to form a televised sponsored league competition. Gate money for the big clubs is only a minor earner for them The current European cup competitions and individual leagues and national trophies will then become irrelevant. It's all about the money.
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Thread: New euro comp
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11-09-2018 05:26 PM #31
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11-09-2018 07:23 PM #32
I wonder what the general feeling around europe is to the champs league. Anyone i speak to or even read on here, apathy towards it is really creeping in, it definitely is with me.
Like previously posted, the old format would be good i reckon. Champions league gets more presitge from it actually being the champions. Bring back the UEFA cup,just one big knock out tourney with some amazing teams in it. Would get way more interest in it than current europa league. Then the cup winners cup, you could have bala town vs AC Milan for example...mental, but also a beautiful thing and for me what football is meant to be about, shot at glory, Roy of the Rovers stuff and all that..
Newer isnt always better.
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11-09-2018 08:47 PM #33This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-09-2018 08:57 PM #34This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Clyde were 3rd in the league in 67. Celtic won everything. Aberdeen went into the CWC as beaten finalists. Rangers the Fairs Cup as runners up in the league.
Clyde argued that they were from Rutherglen, not Glasgow. UEFA told them to beat it as they competed in the Glasgow Cup. It looks as if Hibs benefited from that,... presumably, we got Clyde's place. That was the season we beat Napoli.
Morton were in the Fairs Cup in 68.
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11-09-2018 09:02 PM #35
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Another thing, Tuesday and Wednesday are Champions League nights, Thursday is Europa League, where will this new one fit in? Monday or Friday? Either way is going to be a challenge to domestic schedules, as playing the weekend would be out completely.
The EL is already a big prize / TV money drop from the CL, if this new one was even a noticeable drop from the EL, combined with having to move however many weekend domestic kick offs for the duration of involvement, it may not end up being all that profitable an endeavour for a club like Hibs...
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11-09-2018 09:21 PM #36
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I loved being involved in qualifiers and thought it wound help be sharper for the start of the season. It’s actually hampered us through injuries. And not let us settle
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12-09-2018 04:45 AM #37This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
But all the teams above them were from London etc
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12-09-2018 03:07 PM #38This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It was our old pals Dundee that benefitted though, after finishing 1967 below us in the league and enjoying a campaign that endid getting emptied in the semi by Leeds who had already beaten us and the Huns.
And in 68 we had four clubs in the Fairs, Hibs, Morton (6th) Rangers and Aberdeen. Heady times.
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12-09-2018 03:10 PM #39This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I do remember that Leeds tour of Scotland. Hadn't realised it was that year.
This one will test you. There was one season... possibly 66... where either Dunfermline or Hearts went to a 3rd game against Zaragoza. As it turned out, Zaragoza won... But, if the result had gone the other way, Hearts and Dunfermline would have met in the next round.Last edited by CropleyWasGod; 12-09-2018 at 04:57 PM.
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12-09-2018 07:07 PM #40
All for this as long as it doesn't dilute Scottish teams in the Champions League and Europa League i.e. it is a competition extended to teams finishing in 4th and 5th place in the league.
Will mean more revenue for our teams, more European away days and something new for teams like Hibs.
The gap between the richest leagues and Scotland is so massive now that our teams will never win the two current competitions again, but still important we are at least involved for the profile of our game.
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12-09-2018 09:33 PM #41This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteMon the Hibs.
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13-09-2018 06:57 AM #44This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit. 65/66 Zaragoza beat Hearts and then Dunfermline next round. Hibs appear to have been in the same tournament, same season, losing to Valencia. Curious that. And we played a round earlier than either of those two.Last edited by Iggy Pope; 13-09-2018 at 07:01 AM.
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13-09-2018 08:21 AM #45This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Do you have it?
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