ian1964 10,761 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Celtic chief Peter Lawwell lands ‘Champions League format’ role with Uefa CELTIC supremo Peter Lawwell has been appointed as one of four key men who will try and change the Champions League format...just days after the Hoops were dumped out of the competition. Neil Lennon's side slumped to a shock 5-4 aggregate defeat to Romanian minnows Cluj and were eliminated before even the play-off stages. However, one Celtic man was a winner this week....Lawwell. The Parkhead chief was named as one of four men by the European Club Association to sit on Uefa's Professional Football Strategy Council for the next four years and will be charged with changing the heavily-criticised format of the Champions League. Lawwell will join Ajax chief Edwin van der Sar, vice president of Real Madrid Pedro Lopez and Arsenal's football director Raul Sanllehi in trying to radically alter Europe's top competition. It’s faced major complaints over the qualification progress, which sees clubs like Celtic and Ajax being forced to undergo many rounds just to get into the group stages. Lawwell, who is already a member of the ECA Executive Board, was appointed at a meeting of the 246-strong organisation in Liverpool. They stated: "Our Executive Board appointed the four ECA representatives who will sit on the Uefa Professional Football Strategy Council for the upcoming cycle 2019-23. “These are Pedro Lopez of Real Madrid, Rauul Sanllehi of Arsenal, Edwin van der Sar of Ajax and Peter Lawwell of Celtic. "We have held multiple member forums and bilateral meetings. “The aim has been to debate the principles behind the vision, seek feedback and input from members and assess the best ways to develop the Uefa club competitions over the long term. "At our meeting, the Executive Board reviewed and discussed the feedback received to date. “This will be analysed further over the coming weeks, but our members have made clear that the current structure of Uefa club competitions is not serving the interests of the majority of clubs, particularly those outside of the largest domestic competitions. “ECA’s priority in the next phase of the consultation process is to work with stakeholders across football to find the best route for reform." https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4614611/peter-lawwell-celtic-champions-league-uefa-format/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1566031689 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 3 hours ago, ian1964 said: This clown really has lost the plot, he is well suited to Separate Entity FC 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevision 1,587 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Flank fluck he's wan a them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Used to be a rangers fan it seems 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSocksRedTops 3,806 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, the gunslinger said: Used to be a rangers fan it seems Sheridan has always been a Celtic fan. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaBoy 2,448 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,429 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 That Cluj mob that took the tims to the cleaners lost their home leg of QR4 tonight 1-0 to Slavia Prague. Perhaps we might face them in the groups! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
917 191 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Just realised tonight that there are only 6 qualifying slots available - it was 10 last year. So 26 clubs go through automatically, & the rest have basically next to bvgger all chance of qualifying at all?? This needs reformed if we are to ever see Rangers play in the Champions League again. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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