Monday, November 8, 2021

I Support A Celtic Club Cup

 If we had a Celtic Club Football Cup it could be played over a populated region of 20 million people. 

Scotland, Wales, Brittany, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Cornwall adds up to large population of around 20 million people.  

There are massive sides and sleeping giants within these regions. I think a Celtic Club Cup would be really popular and could grow as an idea. 

The trophy would be played on top of the domestic leagues and European football. 

It would be a fun trophy, with big sides such as Aberdeen, Glasgow Rangers, Glasgow Celtic, Dundee United, Hibernian, Heart of Midlothian, and Motherwell.

The trophy would in my view have all the Scottish Premier sides, plus all the big Welsh sides Cardiff City, Swansea City, Merthyr Town, Wrexham and Newport County. 

Plus selected sides from the Welsh Premier, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. 

Plus all the top sides in Brittany. And a side each from the Celtic nations of Cornwall and the Isle of Man. 

It would be a fun trophy with beautiful cities, town, and landscapes to see while travelling up and down the Celtic lands.

If the rugby union club teams of Italy, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and South Africa can have a cross border league, then why can't the football system have a Celtic Club Cup?  

If club teams in rugby union can travel from South Africa to Europe, then why can't Scottish club sides play Welsh sides, and sides from Brittany?

Imagine games like Rennes v Aberdeen, Glasgow Celtic v Cork City, Dundee United v Wrexham, Cardiff City v Hibernian, Dundee v Connah's Quay Nomads, Shamrock Rovers v Motherwell, Ross County v Cork City, Glasgow Rangers v Linfield. and Heart of Midlothian v Newport County. 

It would do no damage to Scottish football. But Scottish sides could increase the size of their advertising and TV market. 

I would love to see Aberdeen playing top sides like Cardiff City, Swansea City, Rennes, Linfield, Shamrock Rovers, Wrexham and Newport County in a competitive trophy. 

It would help the smaller Celtic leagues grow massively. 

The trophy could be a group stage trophy followed by single leg knockout rounds, leading to a final. 

The final could be at one of the two finalist's stadia. 

It would be a fun trophy in terms of improving Celtic soccer. 


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