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gtrxuone wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: GTR it is interesting to see in the SPL that so called Socceroos stars like Rogic (Celtic) etc cant even get a look in their respective first teams and are only on the bench.
The SPL is not exactly considered in the top echelon of European Leagues but just goes to show how far behind them the A-League is in comparison!

As a Sunderland supporter BH I have no interest in any English soccer.The SPL is the only soccer I watch atm+ a little bit of the Championship EFL.
Think it was 2009 or 10 Celtic played Perth Glory at Perth Oval.A plane flew over the ground saying on a banner Rangers 6 in a row,lol.Celtic played with Glory 3+0 and took there foot of the throat in the second half.

Yeah a year or two later Rangers went into receivership,,,lol

They made the Europa Cup Final around that year but got toweled up 2 Nil.

Bazza wrote:

gtrxuone wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: GTR it is interesting to see in the SPL that so called Socceroos stars like Rogic (Celtic) etc cant even get a look in their respective first teams and are only on the bench.
The SPL is not exactly considered in the top echelon of European Leagues but just goes to show how far behind them the A-League is in comparison!

As a Sunderland supporter BH I have no interest in any English soccer.The SPL is the only soccer I watch atm+ a little bit of the Championship EFL.
Think it was 2009 or 10 Celtic played Perth Glory at Perth Oval.A plane flew over the ground saying on a banner Rangers 6 in a row,lol.Celtic played with Glory 3+0 and took there foot of the throat in the second half.

Yeah a year or two later Rangers went into receivership,,,lol

They made the Europa Cup Final around that year but got toweled up 2 Nil.

Baz do you know what the Europa finals worth $$$ for the Hoops.Martin Oniel also got them into a final 02 or 03 lost to Porto.Last 8 Champions League knocked out Barcelona..Gave Alex Ferguson ManU a run for there money in the pools.

Bazza wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: GTR it is interesting to see in the SPL that so called Socceroos stars like Rogic (Celtic) etc cant even get a look in their respective first teams and are only on the bench.
The SPL is not exactly considered in the top echelon of European Leagues but just goes to show how far behind them the A-League is in comparison!

Yeah Rogic is really struggling to hold his spot , he came on late in the game couple of weeks back, looked really off his best.

As you say I reckon most SPFL teams even small ones like Hamilton, Motherwell etc would beat A league teams.

Its pretty sad to see the poor crwods at Scottish games, reminds me very much of WAFL , the EPL has sucked the life out of it like the AFL has done to WAFL.

You would get 20 -30 K at most Scottish Games routinely in 60s and 70s, now some of them are 3000.

Have seen some highlights online recently of some of the Old Firm Derbies from the 1980s when the likes of Sounness was running around for Rangers big crowds and full on games.
It is quite incredible really to think only the Glasgow sides Rangers and Celtic have won the Premiership in the SPL since Aberdeen under Sir Alex Ferguson pinched a title back in the early 1980s, in fact between the 2 of them they have won probably more than 90% of the titles in the 100+ years the SPL has been going in its different forms/names.

correct bease: to be honest Tagget United's trophies at Aberdeen were his best moments as a manager.

ArkRoyal wrote: correct bease: to be honest Tagget United's trophies at Aberdeen were his best moments as a manager.

Spot on AR that Aberdeen Premiership was a title won by good coaching/management by Ferguson and not by having just the biggest bank account a la at Man Utd!

BH: yep, agreed mate

i think he would hold two things dear:

1 aberdeen
2 the first mu english championship, because before that, as you know, he was in danger of getting the sack.

Celtic got the money last night with a 3-1 win against Kilmarnock whilst Rangers continue to implode at the wrong end of the season held to only a 2-2 draw against strugglers St Johnstone putting them now 12 points behind the Hoops now with 1 game still in hand.

Beasley Hutton wrote: Celtic got the money last night with a 3-1 win against Kilmarnock whilst Rangers continue to implode at the wrong end of the season held to only a 2-2 draw against strugglers St Johnstone putting them now 12 points behind the Hoops now with 1 game still in hand.

Yep another shambolic performance by the Hun in Perth ( the original one ) , dropped even further behind, lets see how they go with their Europa challenge, if they blow that the season is pretty much cooked for them.

Meanhwile Celtic went on their merry way with a come from behind win over Killie.

Beasley Hutton wrote:

Bazza wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: GTR it is interesting to see in the SPL that so called Socceroos stars like Rogic (Celtic) etc cant even get a look in their respective first teams and are only on the bench.
The SPL is not exactly considered in the top echelon of European Leagues but just goes to show how far behind them the A-League is in comparison!

Yeah Rogic is really struggling to hold his spot , he came on late in the game couple of weeks back, looked really off his best.

As you say I reckon most SPFL teams even small ones like Hamilton, Motherwell etc would beat A league teams.

Its pretty sad to see the poor crwods at Scottish games, reminds me very much of WAFL , the EPL has sucked the life out of it like the AFL has done to WAFL.

You would get 20 -30 K at most Scottish Games routinely in 60s and 70s, now some of them are 3000.

Have seen some highlights online recently of some of the Old Firm Derbies from the 1980s when the likes of Sounness was running around for Rangers big crowds and full on games.
It is quite incredible really to think only the Glasgow sides Rangers and Celtic have won the Premiership in the SPL since Aberdeen under Sir Alex Ferguson pinched a title back in the early 1980s, in fact between the 2 of them they have won probably more than 90% of the titles in the 100+ years the SPL has been going in its different forms/names.

Check out You Tube sometime and Old Firm Cup finals from 50s and 60s , the crowds at Hampden are incredible, 130,000 plus.

gtrxuone wrote:

Bazza wrote:

gtrxuone wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote: GTR it is interesting to see in the SPL that so called Socceroos stars like Rogic (Celtic) etc cant even get a look in their respective first teams and are only on the bench.
The SPL is not exactly considered in the top echelon of European Leagues but just goes to show how far behind them the A-League is in comparison!

As a Sunderland supporter BH I have no interest in any English soccer.The SPL is the only soccer I watch atm+ a little bit of the Championship EFL.
Think it was 2009 or 10 Celtic played Perth Glory at Perth Oval.A plane flew over the ground saying on a banner Rangers 6 in a row,lol.Celtic played with Glory 3+0 and took there foot of the throat in the second half.

Yeah a year or two later Rangers went into receivership,,,lol

They made the Europa Cup Final around that year but got toweled up 2 Nil.

Baz do you know what the Europa finals worth $$$ for the Hoops.Martin Oniel also got them into a final 02 or 03 lost to Porto.Last 8 Champions League knocked out Barcelona..Gave Alex Ferguson ManU a run for there money in the pools.

Current Price Money Mate -
Preliminary round: €220,000
First qualifying round: €240,000
Second qualifying round: €260,000
Third qualifying round: €280,000
Play-off round elimination: €300,000
Base fee for group stage: €2,920,000
Group match victory: €570,000
Group match draw: €190,000
Group winners: €1,000,000
Group runners-up: €500,000
Round of 32: €500,000
Round of 16: €1,100,000
Quarter-finals: €1,500,000
Semi-finals: €2,400,000
Losing finalist: €4,500,000
Winners: €8,500,000