Celtic chief Peter Lawwell flys to Geneva to lead Scottish football's fight...

[BrahimHemdani 1]

This is a downward spiral that is going to be very difficult to stop.

 

The Celtic example clearly shows how easy it is to slip from competing with the Barcelona's of this world to not competing with Molde, if you don't continue to generate and invest the sums of money required.

 

The failure of ALL our Clubs to compete on the European stage has seen us drop to 25th in the Uefa coefficient rankings where the teams finishing 2nd and 3rd in the SPL have to start in the ELQ1 with little chance of progress to the group stages. If we drop another 2 places our Cup Winners will also have to start in Q1 rather than Q2 as at present, not that that will make much difference to the end result.

 

It is easy to envisage a situation where the top nations/clubs will simply set up their own Super European League perhaps with a few token places for the countries that currently get entry at the NCQ3 stage e.g. Russia, Ukraine, Belgium, Netherlands, with or without UEFA's blessing and consign the rest to the current EL.

[RANGERRAB 3,732]

Scottish football signed its own death warrant when Rangers were put in its bottom domestic division.

[BrahimHemdani 1]

Scottish football signed its own death warrant when Rangers were put in its bottom domestic division.

 

RAB, you may not have noticed but the last time were in Europe we didn't exactly cover oursleves in glory in Malmo and Maribor.

[ian1964 10,761]

RAB, you may not have noticed but the last time were in Europe we didn't exactly cover oursleves in glory in Malmo and Maribor.

 

I could be wrong?,but I don't think Rab is referring to Europe as such!,just Scottish football,and he is correct,the way we were and have been treated by the whole of Scottish football,not forgetting the scum media,was the end of Scottish football,it will never be the same!.

Rangers as a club are recovering and will reclaim our position at the top of Scottish football,however the damage is done and we can only try and push again for European football,but it will be at a far lower standard from what we are used to in years gone by!.

The SFA/SPFL have aloed Scottish football to fall into the pits of European football,I hope they are all proud of their actions.

Scottish football hated itself to death!

[barca72 440]

Just as Rangers have been able to climb back to ascendency by undergoing an almost complete clean-out from top to bottom, the corridors of Scottish Football's corporate offices also require to be sanitized.

We need fresh thinking, fresh ideas, fresh executive actions and the stench of corruption completely eliminated.

This can be achieved if the will to carry it through exists.

[ian1964 10,761]

Just as Rangers have been able to climb back to ascendency by undergoing an almost complete clean-out from top to bottom, the corridors of Scottish Football's corporate offices also require to be sanitized.

We need fresh thinking, fresh ideas, fresh executive actions and the stench of corruption completely eliminated.

This can be achieved if the will to carry it through exists.

 

Agreed.

What we as a club have went through with very nasty crooks running our club I think the same of who is running/ruining Scottish football,absolute filth is in charge of Scottish football,what we have done as a club is cut out the cancer,with still a bit to do regards the fat bastard!,and the same is required of the SFA and until that happens Scottish football will continue to be a laughing stock,unfortunately all the other Scottish clubs seem to be quite content with the cabal that is running/ruining our game!.

[RANGERRAB 3,732]

Agreed.

What we as a club have went through with very nasty crooks running our club I think the same of who is running/ruining Scottish football,absolute filth is in charge of Scottish football,what we have done as a club is cut out the cancer,with still a bit to do regards the fat bastard!,and the same is required of the SFA and until that happens Scottish football will continue to be a laughing stock,unfortunately all the other Scottish clubs seem to be quite content with the cabal that is running/ruining our game!.

 

When SDM abandoned ship at Ibrox & we ended up with no representation in Scottish Football, the yahoos took over & appointed their own people such as Dumbcaster & Rhegan. They effectively took over the running of the game in this country and it has been downhill ever since.

 

When we ended up in SFL3 the Tv deals & sponsorships Scottish a Football got were derisory compared to other similar sized countries to Scotland. Putting its biggest club in the bottom tier had its consequences financially to everyone and that is now beginning to show. Scottish clubs have no money to improve their product on the park. It is there for all to see in this season's results in European club competitions. Will anyone suggest next season will be better?

 

The situation won't improve until Rangers are back in the top division, competing for the title year in year out and playing in Europe beyond Christmas every season. That is hopefully not too far away now.Rangers will bring much needed finance to the top division when we return.

The big problem is that Scottish Football has fallen so far it's a long way back. The likes of Dumbcaster & Rhegan must be removed from their positions as a consequence of that.

Edited February 19, 2016 by RANGERRAB

[BrahimHemdani 1]

I could be wrong?,but I don't think Rab is referring to Europe as such!

 

I think he was referring to my post #31 but I'll stand to be corrected.

[RANGERRAB 3,732]

I think he was referring to my post #31 but I'll stand to be corrected.

 

I was referring to Scottish Club football in general I.e. Domestically in terms of sponsorships & TV deals plus the poor results in Europe

[barca72 440]

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Arsenal against Euro Super League

 

Last Updated: March 2 2016, 14:10 GMT

 

Arsenal have stressed they are "strongly opposed" to the formation of a breakaway European Super League as it emerged leading Barclays Premier League clubs did not discuss the idea at a meeting in London on Tuesday.

 

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Could some Premier League clubs be about to leave for a new European super-league? Sky Sports News HQ reporter Geraint Hughes investigates.

 

Reports on Wednesday claimed officials from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United met with American billionaire Stephen Ross, the owner of Miami Dolphins NFL team, at a London hotel.

 

Ross' organisation is behind the International Champions Cup series, which sees a number of Premier League teams take on other leading sides from across Europe in show-piece matches, often held as pre-season tournaments around the globe.

 

Photographs of club officials leaving a meeting at the Dorchester Hotel together prompted speculation that another attempt could be made to form a continental league competition.

 

 

But Press Association Sport understands the meeting was with Ross' company, Relevent Sports, rather than the American himself and talks involved primarily the forthcoming International Champions Cup (ICC) and also, on the margins, changes to the Champions League format.

 

Any impetus for a breakaway European Super League is believed to come from mainland Europe due to the current strength of the Premier League.

 

An Arsenal spokesman, while confirming a meeting took place, told Press Association Sport: "We are strongly opposed to any breakaway.

 

"Not Arsenal, nor any clubs at the meeting, are seeking changes to the Premier League and European landscape and no conversations surrounding displacing the Premier League or starting a European Super League took place.

 

"Discussions were primarily around the ICC and formats of European competitions that would compliment the existing Premier League."

 

Manchester United have not made any official comment on the meeting, but are understood to be comfortable with the existing landscape and fixture schedule, so much so that domestically they even support retaining FA Cup replays.

 

Liverpool attended after an invitation from a long-standing associate whose tournament they played in two years ago - they are likely to do so again this summer during their pre-season tour of the west coast of the United States - and it is understood the club remain strong supporters of the existing structure of European football.

 

A European Club Association (ECA) spokesperson, asked about the meeting, told Press Association Sport: "There's a lot of discussion around the future of European competitions at the moment, as always ahead of a new competition cycle.

 

"Discussions are taking place at different levels, but, for the moment, nothing concrete was brought up at ECA."

 

UEFA confirmed it had no concrete proposals on the table to change the format of its European competitions, but was constantly reviewing the situation.

 

A lucrative new broadcasting deal is set to kick in from the start of the 2016/2017 Premier League season, which will dwarf the current financial rewards on offer for a successful European campaign.

 

A UEFA spokesman told Press Association Sport: "We are constantly reviewing the formats of our competitions in consultations with stakeholders and also with the ECA.

 

"At the moment, there are no concrete proposals on the table. We have just gone into a new three-year cycle for Champions League and Europa League, so we cannot offer any further comment at this stage."

 

The Premier League declined to comment.