Christian Ramírez Has Been A Good Signing For Aberdeen.
He signed for Aberdeen FC from Houston Dynamo in 2021.
He has scored 8 goals in the Scottish Premiership so far this season. He has also scored in Europe.
I would love him to play of USA international side again.
He was born in California in the United States of America.
It would be an honour for an Aberdeen player to play for the USA.
Kilmarnock 1 Greenock Morton 1 SPFL.
In the Scottish Championship tonight, Kilmarnock have drawn with Greenock Morton by a 1-1 result.
McKenzie scored for Kilmarnock.
Lithgow scored for Greenock Morton.
Sanders of Kilmarnock was sent off in the game.
The result leaves Kilmarnock in 3rd place. While Greenock Morton are bottom of the table in tenth place.
A games between two locations with nock at the end of their place name, Greenock and Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen 2 Dundee 1 SPFL
Last Sunday, goals from Hedges and Ferguson saw Aberdeen beat Dundee 2-1. Griffiths scored for Dundee.
The result saw Aberdeen move to 6th place in the table,
In other Scottish Premiership games that day.
St Johnstone lost 3-1 to Celtic.
Dundee United lost 3-1 to Hibs.
Heart of Midlothian defeated Ross County 2-1.
Motherwell defeated Livingston 2-1.
Glasgow Rangers defeated St Mirren 2-0.
In some of the other results on Sunday.
In the Scottish Championship Arbroath continued their impressive season with a 3-0 win over Dunfermline.
In the Scottish League One Cove Rangers defeated East Fife 4-2.
In the Scottish League Two a surprise result saw Annan Athletic defeated Kelty Hearts 5-1.
In the Lowland League Bonnyrigg Rose defeated the Caledonian Braves.
On Monday one of the many interesting results saw;
Formartine United draw 4-4 with Brora Rangers in the Scottish Highland League.
While one of the many interesting results today in the Scottish Lowland League saw Glasgow Rangers B defeat Vale of Leithen 6-0.
I support a Celtic Nations Club Cup Idea For Soccer. As I have said elsewhere on this blog.
My idea is for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, and Brittany to have a cross border football club cup of top sides, including all the Scottish Premiership sides. -
Imagine club teams like Aberdeen, Glasgow Celtic, Glasgow Rangers,. Hibs, Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell and Dundee Utd getting to play top club sides from the other Celtic nations.
This would be on top of domestic and European football. So Scottish teams would still play in the Scottish soccer leagues, and Scottish Cups.
Travel would be no tougher than the trips professional sports sides do in the USA, Canada, Australia, Russia, Poland, China, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina.
I would love more cross border games for clubs from the Scottish Premiership guaranteed each year, against sides from other Celtic nations.
I love the intensity of cross border games. Your team are playing for local and national pride. So the games have high pressure and meaning.
Thank You.
Hibernian 1 Aberdeen 0 SPFL.
It was a bad night for Aberdeen FC. As Hibernian defeated Aberdeen by 1 goal to zero in Edinburgh.
The goal of the game was scored by Porteous.
It was the first match for Maloney as manager of Hibernian FC.
The result sees Aberdeen drop to 7th and Hibernian climb to 5th.
In other Scottish Premiership games tonight;
St Johnstone lost 2-1 at home to Ross County.
While, Glasgow Celtic drew 0-0 with St Mirren.
In the Scottish League One, Montrose defeated Peterhead 2-0.
While in Scottish League Two;
Cowdenbeath 2-1 to Edinburgh City.
While in the Scottish Lowland League;
Broomhill won 2-0 against Cumbernauld Colts.
In the Italian League, Juventus have won 2-0 against Cagliari.
Moise Kean and Federico Bernardeschi scored for Juventus.
In another result today Genoa have drawn with Atalanta 0-0.
Juventus are 5th in the Italian Serie A.
Inter Milan are top of the table.
Napoli are second in the league.
AC Milan are in 3rd in the table.
Atalanta are in fourth in the league table.
Roma are in 6th in the table.
East Kilbride 0 Glasgow Celtic B 3 - Scottish Lowland League.
Glasgow Celtic B side have defeated East Kilbride 3-0 in the Scottish Lowland League.
Celtic B and Rangers B are high in the table, both in their first season in the Scottish Lowland League.
Bonnyrigg Rose are at present top of the Scottish Lowland League.
Celtic B and Rangers B will be looking to develop their young players this season.
The main reason to have Celtic B and Rangers B in the Scottish Lowland League is for them to develop their young players.
Stirling Albion 0 Elgin City 1 SPFL.
This is a result in the Scottish League Two.
Elgin City have defeated Stirling Albion by one goal to zero.
The result leaves Elgin City to ninth. Plus Stirling Albion in sixth.
Kelty Hearts are at the top of the Scottish League Two table.
Sean Maloney Appointed Hibernian Manager.
Maloney played for Glasgow Celtic, and many other clubs.
He won many trophies as a player.
At international level he played for Scotland, Scotland B and the Scotland under 21 side. He scored 7 goals for the first team of Scotland.
Maloney was born in Malaysia.
He has been part of the Belgium coaching staff. So has a high record of coaching.
Hibernian are one of the biggest clubs in Scotland.
Hibernian have a long list of trophies, including 4 Scottish top tier titles, 3 Scottish Cups, and 3 Scottish League Cups.
Darren Young Appointed Stirling Albion Boss
Darren Young has been appointed Stirling Albion boss.
Darren Young famously played for Aberdeen.
He also played for Dunfermline Athletic, Crombie Sports, Dundee, Queen of the South, Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, Albion Rovers and East Fife.
He also managed Albion Rovers and East Fife.
Stirling Albion were founded in 1945, and play in Scottish League Two.
Young also played for the Scotland Under 21 side.
Glasgow Celtic 2 Hibernian 1 - Scottish League Cup Final 2021.
In the Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden, Glasgow. Glasgow Celtic have defeated Hibernian of Edinburgh by two goals to one. All the goals were scored in the second half.
Hanlon scored for Hibs.
While Furuhashi scored twice for Glasgow Celtic.
It is the first major Scottish trophy won by Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou, as Celtic manager.
It is the 20th time Glasgow Celtic have won the Scottish League Cup.
It is the 8th time Hibernian have been Scottish League Cup Runners-up.
Glasgow Rangers 1 Dundee United 0 SPFL.
In the Scottish Premiership Glasgow Rangers have defeated Dundee United 1-0 with a Taverneir penalty goal.
The result sends Rangers 7 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
In other Scottish Premiership results today;
Dundee lost 1-0 to Heart of Midlothian.
Livingston drew 1-1 with Ross County.
Motherwell defeated St Johnstone 2-0.
Other results in the Scottish Soccer leagues today also included;
In the Scottish Championship;
Inverness CT lost 2-1 to Hamilton Academical.
Arbroath defeated Greenock Morton 2-1.
In the Scottish League One some notable results included;
Dumbarton 2 Peterhead 3.
Cove Rangers 3 Alloa Athletic 0.
In the Scottish League Two notable results included;
Elgin City 2 Stenhousemuir 2.
Stranraer 0 Kelty Hearts 4.
In the Scottish Highland League some notable results included;
Brechin City defeated Deveronvale 4-0.
Lossiemouth 1 Huntly 4,
In the Scottish Lowland League one of the notable results was;
Glasgow Celtic B 4 Bo'ness United 1.
Scottish Football And Looking Outward.
Scotland needs to look outward for trophies with teams from other countries, on top of the domestic league, and UEFA European trophies,
Imagine all Scottish Premiership sides being guaranteed competitive games against non-Scottish sides each season. A group stage trophy for games against teams from other nations.
Scotland could look to Europe, Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Asia, or Oceania.
Look for cross border trophy with teams trams from other nations. It would be fun.
Thanks.
Edinburgh City 0 Forfar Athletic 4 - SPFL
In the Scottish League Two, Forfar defeated Edinburgh City with a 4-0 away victory.
The goals were scored by Munro, McCluskey, Anderson, and Aitken.
The result leaves Forfar Athletic in second.
While Edinburgh City are in 5th.
Hibernian v Glasgow Celtic in Scottish League Cup Fina 2021.
The final is set to be played this Sunday at Hampden Stadium, Glasgow.
Glasgow Celtic have started to play well now.
Hibernian started the season well, but have had relative dip in form.
Hibernian are aiming for their 4th Scottish League Cup trophy,
While Glasgow Celtic are aiming for their 20th Scottish League Cup trophy.
At present Glasgow Rangers have won the most Scottish League Cups with 27.
Aberdeen have won 6 Scottish League Cups.
Heart of Midlothian have won four Scottish League Cups.
I hope it is an exciting final.
At Men's Soccer in the Nations League Scotland Have Drawn the Ukraine, Armenia, and the Republic of Ireland.
Scotland have discovered their opponents in the Nations League in 2022.
The games will be tough for Scotland.
The Ukraine are one of the best football nations in Europe in the last 20 years.
The Republic of Ireland are improving and are a famous football nation.
While Armenia are improving and will present a tough challenge.
The games are part of the National League Group B.
Celtic and Rangers Win In SPFL - 15th December 2021 - Wednesday.
Glasgow Celtic Beat Ross County 2-1 in Dingwall.
Abada and Ralston scored for Celtic.
While Baldwin scored for Ross County of Dingwall.
Also today, Glasgow Rangers won at Ibrox, with a 2-0 win against St Johnstone.
Morelos and Kent scored for Glasgow Rangers.
Hibernian 1 Dundee 0 - Scottish Premiership.
Yesterday in the Scottish Premiership Hibs defeated Dundee 1-0 in the SPFL.
Hibernian scored via an own goal.
Hibernian are in 7th place in the league,
Dundee are now placed in 10th place in the league.
Both teams have played 18 league games this season.
Rangers And Celtic Discover European Opponents.
In the Europa League knockout round play-off, Glasgow Rangers have drawn German giants Borussia Dortmund.
In the Europa Conference League knockout round play-off, Glasgow Celtic have drawn Bodo/Glimt from Norway.
Bodo/Glimt are an improving team and will be difficult opponents for Glasgow Celtic.
While Borussia Dortmund are one of the biggest sides in Europe. They have some top players.
It should be an exciting time in European football for the two Old Firm sides.
Paris Saint Germain 2 Monaco 0 - French League.
In the French League PSG defeated Monaco 2-0 on Sunday
Mbappé scored twice for PSG. The result still leaves PSG at the top of the table.
Other results in French League on Sunday included;
Strasbourg 0 Marseille 2.
Metz 4 Lorient 1.
Lille 0 Lyon 0.
Rennes 1 Nice 1.
Real Madrid 2 Atlético Madrid 0 - La Liga.
Real Madrid had an impressive 2-0 win in La Liga, at home, on Sunday.
Benzema and Asensio scored the goals for Real Madrid.
The result leaves Real Madrid top of the table.
Real Madrid are doing well in the league.
There nearest challengers are present are Sevilla and Real Betis.
Celtic And Rangers Win In Scottish Premiership - SPFL.
Glasgow Celtic defeated Motherwell at home by 1-0. The goal was scored by Rogic.
Glasgow Rangers defeated Heart of Midlothian by 2-0, in Edinburgh.
The goal scorers for Rangers were Morelos and Aribo.
The results leave Rangers at the top of the table with Celtic in second place.
St Johnstone 0 Aberdeen 1 - SPFL
Aberdeen had an impressive 1-0 away win in Perth, thanks to a Jenks goal. The game was in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen are now in 6th place. St Johnstone have moved to bottom of the table.
Other Scottish Premiership results today included;
Ross County 3 Dundee 2.
Dundee United 0 Livingston 1.
St Mirren 1 Hibernian 1.
In the Scottish Championship today results included;
Dunfermline Athletic 3 Queen of the South 3.
Greenock Morton 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 6.
Partick Thistle 0 Arbroath 2.
Raith Rovers 1 Kilmarnock 0.
Othe results in Scotland included,
In the Scottish League One Cove Rangers beat Falkirk 3-0.
While, Peterhead drew 1-1 with East Fife.
In the Scottish League Two results included;
Kelty Hearts 6 Albion Rovers 1.
Annan Athletic 4 Elgin City 1.
In the Scottish Highland League results included;
Deveronvale 4 Nairn County 5.
Fraserburgh 12 Fort William 0.
In the Scottish Lowland League results included;
East Kilbride 2 Glasgow Rangers B 1.
Caledonian Braves 0 Gala Fairydean 0.
University of Stirling 0 Bonnyrigg Rose 1.
The Spartans 5 Dalbeattie Star 2.
Bo'ness United 0 Vale of Leithen 1.
Ayr United 1 Hamilton Academical 1
In the Scottish Championship, Ayr United have drawn 1-1 with Hamilton.
Smith scored for Hamilton. While Adeloye scored for Ayr United.
The result leaves Ayr United in 7th place. And Hamilton in 6th.
In the Scottish Lowland League, East Stirlingshire lost 1-0 to the Glasgow Celtic B side.
Glasgow Celtic 3 Real Betis 2 - Europa League
Glasgow Celtic have won 3-2 against Real Betis in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League Group Stages.
Real Betis had qualified for the Europa League knockout stages already, while Glasgow Celtic had already qualified for the Europa Conference League.
Welsh, Henderson and Turnbull scored the goals for Glasgow Celtic.
While Bain scored an own goal for Real Betis, and Iglesias scored the other goal for Real Betis.
The game was a thriller for the fans.
Celtic played a mixture of young and experienced players.
It was an exciting action packed game.
Olympique Lyonnais 1 Glasgow Rangers 1 - UEFA Europa League Group Stages.
In Europa League, Glasgow Rangers have drawn 1-1 with Lyon.
Scott Wright scored for Glasgow Rangers.
While Bassey scored an own goal for Lyon.
At the end of the group stage, Glasgow Rangers have ended in second place, While Lyon finished top of the group.
In the other game in the group Sparta Prague defeated Brondby 2-0.
Brondby finished bottom of the group. While Sparta Prague ended 3rd in the group.
Jack Ross Is No Longer Hibs Boss.
The manager took Hibs to 3rd in the Scottish Premiership last season. And this season qualified Hibs to the League Cup Final. He also took Hibernian to a Scottish Cup Final.
I think it is a shame he is not longer Hibs boss. He is a good Scottish relatively young and experienced boss.
He took St Mirren far, and did a good job at Alloa Athletic.
I think Jack Ross should have been given more times at Hibs.
I hope managers like Derek McInnes get the Hibs job. McInnes did a good consistent job at Aberdeen.
Livingston 1 Hibernian 0 - SPFL.
In the Scottish Premiership tonight, Livingston moved up the table thanks to a 1-0 home win.
McMillan scored the winning goal for Livingston.
Livingston now have 16 points, While Hibs remain on 19 points.
Livingston are now in 9th place, Hibs are in 7th place.
Rennes had an impressive 5-0 win against Saint-Étienne in the French League on Sunday.
Other results included Lorient 0 Nantes 1, Monaco 4 Metz 0, and Bordeaux 2 Lyon 2/
On Saturday some of the important results included Lens 1 PSG 1, and Lille 1 Troyes 1.
Wijnaldum scored the goal for PSG against Lens. While Fofana scored for Lens.
Glasgow City 0 Glasgow Celtic 1 - SWPL Cup Final.
In the Scottish Women's Premier League Cup Final, Glasgow Celtic have defeated the mighty Glasgow City by one goal to zero. The only goal of the game was scored by a Celtic player Hayes.
Celtic have now won the trophy for the second time in their history.
The final was played at Firhill.
Meanwhile Glasgow City had won the trophy 6 times in their history.
While Hibernian have won it 7 times. Kilmarnock have won the trophy 3 times.
Edinburgh won the trophy once.
Livingston 0 Heart of Midlothian 1 SPFL
Livingston lost at home to Hearts, by one goal to zero in the Scottish Premiership. The game was played in Livingston. The only goal of the game was scored by Boyce for Hearts. The result leaves Hearts in third place. While Livingston stay second bottom of the league.
Dundee United 0 Glasgow Celtic 3 SPFL
Glasgow Celtic beat Dundee United 3-0 in Dundee, Scotland. As Rogic, Turnbull and Scales all scored goals in a strong display by Glasgow Celtic. The game was a Scottish Premiership match. The result leaves Glasgow Celtic in 2nd place, only four points behind rivals Glasgow Rangers.
Dundee United are in 4th, with 25 points.
Aberdeen 4 St Mirren 1 Scottish Premiership.
It was a fantastic performance for Aberdeen, as they beat St Mirren 4-1 at Pittodrie.
Watkins and Ramirez both scored twice for Aberdeen. While Tanser scored for St Mirren.
It is a second consecutive win for Aberdeen in the Scottish league. The result lifts them to 6th place in the Scottish Premiership.
Aberdeen fans will be delighted with the result.
In other Scottish Premiership results today;
Glasgow Rangers defeated Dundee 3-0.
Hibernian drew Motherwell 1-1.
Some other notable results today included;
In the Scottish Championship;
Arbroath drew 0-0 with Raith Rovers.
Hamilton defeated Dunfermline 1-0.
Greenock Morton drew 2-2 with Ayr United.
Queen of the South drew 0-0 with Partick Thistle.
In the Scottish League One some of the notable results included;
Clyde drawing 2-2 with Peterhead.
Cove Rangers defeated Dumbarton 2-0.
Queen's Park defeated Falkirk 6-0.
In the Scottish League Two;
Albion Rovers lost 3-2 to Forfar Athletic.
In the Scottish Cup Montrose drew 1-1 with Kelty Hearts.
In the Scottish Highland League;
Brora Rangers defeated Huntly 4-0.
In the Scottish Lowland League;
Glasgow Celtic B defeated Edinburgh University 3-0.
Glasgow Rangers B defeated The Spartans 7-0.
East Kilbride beat the Caledonian Braves 7-0.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 Kilmarnock 0 - SPFL
On a Friday night, in the SPFL Championship, Inverness Caledonian Thistle have defeated Kilmarnock by one goal to zero.
In a tense match, Welsh scored the winning goal for ICT.
The result takes Inverness Caledonian Thistle to the top of the Scottish Championship. That is the second tier of the Scottish male football.
Kilmarnock are now in 3rd place.
Only the top team in the Scottish Championship get automatic promotion to the Scottish Premiership.
Billy Dodds is the manger of Inverness Caledonian Thistle. --
Grêmio 3 São Paulo 0.
Grêmio had an impressive win against São Paulo in the league this week.
São Paulo the football club in their history have won 1 World Club Championship, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 3 Copa Libertadores, 1 Copa Sudamericana, 1 Copa CONMEBOL, and 6 Brazilian titles. They are a massive side.
Grêmio are from Porto Alegre in Brazil. They have won 1 Intercontinental Cup, 3 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores de América, and two Brazilian titles.
Lazio 4 Udinese 4 - Serie A.
There was an epic 8 goal draw between Lazio and Udinese in the Italian Serie A on Thursday.
Ciro Immobile, Pedro, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, and Francesco Acerbi scored for Lazio.
Beto scored twice for Udinese, and Nahuel Molina, Tolgay Arslan also scored for Udinese.
On the same day Torino drew 2-2 with Empoli.
Lazio is a side in Rome, Italy. They are rivals to Roma.
Lazio have won two Italian titles in their history, plus seven Italian Cups, a European Cup Winners Cup, and European Super Cup.
Udinese are from Udine in North East Italy.
Glasgow Celtic 1 Heart of Midlothian 0 - SPFL.
Glasgow Celtic have defeated Hearts at Celtic Park, by one goal to zero.
Furuhashi scored the only goal of the game for Glasgow Celtic.
There were chances for both sides,
Hearts are still in third place in the Scottish Premiership table.
Glasgow Celtic lie second place in the Scottish Premiership table behind Glasgow Rangers,
Hearts are 2 points ahead of fourth placed Dundee United.
It was a tough intense game for both sides.
I Think SFA Cup And League Cup Finals Tickets Should Be 50%-50% Share
I think as much as possible the ticket share for Scottish Cup and League Cup finals should be 50%-50% between each side.
I am not anti the Old Firm. I want Celtic and Rangers to do well in Europe. I want them to be amongst the biggest clubs in Europe. I want them to win European trophies. I see them as Scottish clubs.
But this is purely a fairness issue. The cup final should be a neutral venue. A team should not have an advantage, just because they have more fans.
Obviously if one of the teams has no chance of selling 50% of the tickets, then that should be taken into account. I understand that. There is no point in deliberately letting 40% of the tickets go to waste because of a pretence that some team can sell tickets, that they cannot really sell. I totally understand that.
And if a team cannot sell their tickets then I am OK with letting the other club buy the tickets as long as it does not affect security.
But where you can be sure each team can sell 50% of the available tickets. Then both teams should get 50% of the tickets,
Obviously some of the tickets will be given to sponsors, and officials. I understand that also. But there should be a 50%-50% share of the tickets to be given to both sides,
I do not care if Celtic or Rangers get 6 times the average attendances one of the opposing teams average attendances. It is a neutral venue. A neutral venue. And the final should reflect that totally,
And how would we like it if Scotland qualified for a major final and got less tickets because we had a smaller population, than our opponents. It should not make any difference. It is a neutral venue and the attendance should reflect that.
I know Celtic and Rangers fans would say they fill their bigger grounds more often. So loyalty should be rewarded. But how would Rangers like it if the authorities said Celtic should get more tickets because they nearly fill a 60,000 capacity stadium when Rangers just fill a approximately 50,000 capacity stadium.
Plus Celtic and Rangers get to more finals anyway, so there fans will have more opportunities to see their team.
It might be tough on loyal Celtic and Rangers fans. But a neutral venue should be reflected by the crowd.
Genoa 0 AC Milan 3 - Serie A.
In the Italian League AC Milan had an impressive 3-0 away from home at Genoa.
Ibrahimovic scored once, and Messias scored twice.
On the same day;
Roma lost 1-0 to Bologna.
Inter Milan beat Spezia 2-0.
Sassuolo drew 2-2 with Napoli.
Napoli are at the top of Serie A. They are level on points AC Milan who are in second place.
Roma sit in 5th place.
Salernitana lie at the bottom of Serie A.
Scotland, Wales and Cornwall Should Co-Operate More At Soccer
I think we are small nations on the island of Great Britain.
We could have more international matches at male and female soccer, between the nations, at different levels.
We could have more cross border club cups like for instance a Celtic Club Nations Cups.
Have Scottish sides entering sides in Welsh trophies. And more Welsh sides entering sides in Scottish domestic cup trophies, Like was done with Welsh sides playing in the Scottish Challenge Cup,
We could have more cross border co-operation at refereeing, coaching, management, stadiums, academy facilities, player development, cross border club cups, cross border international matches at different levels, cross border conferences, cross border co-operation at administrative levels, cross border co-operation at research levels.
It would be good for the three nations to co-operate more.
I would love games like Glasgow Celtic v Swansea City, Aberdeen v Cardiff City, Wrexham v Glasgow Rangers, Truro City v Dundee United, Newport County v St Johnstone, and Ross County v Connah's Quay Nomads,
There could be more international level trophies between the 3 nations.
Thanks.
The Quality Of Football Should Be First.
I think that the quality of a football teams is more important than stadiums, quality of pitch, location, and peripheral issues,
I do not think teams should be stopped from entering the Scottish Premiership, by virtue of their stadium or non footballing issues not being up to scratch. The most important issue is how good are their players at getting good football scores,
Otherwise teams spend more money on stadia, and pitches than on the quality of the players they are producing,
What is the point in having the best stadia in the World, if the players are not good enough.
The priority of Scottish soccer is having good players developed for the international teams and to improve club performances in Europe.
Celtic Nations Club Cup Idea - Soccer.
I think Scottish soccer should put forward a Celtic Nations Club Cup Trophy.
This would be a cup club cup
trophy between top club sides from Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland,
Northern Ireland, Brittany, the Isle of Man, and Cornwall.
My idea would be to include all
Scottish Premiership sides, plus all the Welsh sides playing in the English
league system. Plus selected sides from Northern Ireland, the Welsh Cymru
Premier, the Republic of Ireland, Brittany, the Isle of Man, and
Cornwall.
Imagine games like Glasgow Celtic v Cardiff City, Aberdeen v Wrexham, Glasgow Rangers v Nantes, Rennes v Swansea City, Newport County v Dundee United, Merthyr Town v Motherwell, The Isle of Man v The New Saints, Livingston v Stade Rennais, Truro City v Shamrock Rovers, St Johnstone v Sligo Rovers, Dundalk v Dundee, Linfield v Ross County, Connah's Quay Nomads v Hibernian, and Heart of Midlothian v Cork City.
Plus perhaps even extra sides
could be invited in from the Celtic areas of Spain and Portugal. Plus small
sides could be invited from England, France, Plus perhaps sides from the
Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, the Ukraine, the Faroe
Islands, Poland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Austria or
other regions.
I would expect the non-Celtic bigger nations to enter their smaller club sides. I am not expecting France to enter PSG. But I think Brittany should enter their biggest club sides.
I would not expect England to enter the likes of Man Utd or Liverpool. I would want England to enter sides like Chester, Bath City, Hereford, Tranmere Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United, Northwich Victoria, Hednesford Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Bristol City, Sunderland, Huddersfield Town, Salford City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Coventry City. They are big sides by Celtic standards, and would add to the trophy. Entering 8 club teams would be good from England.
The Celt Nations Club Cup trophy would be on top of
domestic and European football trophies. So this would be an addition to the season,
UEFA allowed the Scottish
Challenge Cup to have sides from Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of
Ireland and England. So UEFA do not seem to have a problem with extra cross
border cup trophies.
The Celtic Nations Club Cup trophy
could be a group stage trophy, followed by a straight knockout singe leg
trophy, leading to a final.
The main Celtic Nations Club Cup would be held at home and away venues of all the competing clubs of each nation. So Aberdeen would play perhaps 3 home games, in the group stages in Aberdeen, and 3 away games at the venues of the opposing teams in their group,
I think a Celtic Nations Club
Cup would be fun, and offer great trips to beautiful places and football
regions.
The regions of Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Brittany, the Isle of Man, and
Cornwall add up to around 20 million. So it is a big rich market for the bigger
clubs to exploit.
Then with extra invited teams
from other regions in Europe, it would be an even bigger trophy.
I am not pretending that this
trophy would be like Real Madrid v Barcelona or Juventus v Inter Milan. But it
would be an extra cross border trophy.
I think the Scots could open
their clubs up to bigger markets.
While the Welsh sides in the
English league would get to play European style trophies,
While the sides of the Welsh
Cymru Premier, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and
Cornwall could be awoken like sleeping giants. The Dublin, Cork and Belfast
sides could particularly grow from being in such a trophy and playing big
sides.
I would want this to be a
primarily full time club trophy to give the trophy a strong base.
Clubs would need to fund their
own participation. They would not need to pay an entry fee. But they would need
to be able to fund their own participation in the trophy.
The final could be played at
one of the competing team's stadia.
I think a Celtic Nations Club Cup would be a fun addition to the season. Where it could be the bedrock of soccer in the nations of the Celtic lands. It could be cool and intense.
It would be an annual trophy.
The Celtic regions add up to a
big market.
Some people might criticise the travel arrangements,. But look at the trips that teams have to do in Brazil, Australia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Let alone UEFA trophies where teams travel from Kazakhstan and Georgia to Iceland and Norway, So I do not accept that a Dingwall (Scotland) to Nantes trip is impossible.
I would want cross border Celtic
Nations Club Cups all the way down the levels. Also at male and female soccer. So
there could be women’s Celtic Nations Club Cups.
The smaller Celtic Cups could be held at single locations like a mini- trophy, but the main Celtic Nations Club Cup would be held at home and away venues of all the competing nations.
The Celts in the Iberian peninsula have been known as the Celtici and in Portuguese, Spanish, and the Galician languages as the Célticos. The Celtic groups in the Iberian peninsula inhabited up to three areas of Alentejo and the Algarve in Portugal. Plus in the province of Badajoz and in the north of the Province of Huelva in Spain, and in the ancient Baeturia and along the areas of coastal Galicia. So perhaps these regions could provide sides for a Celtic Nations Club Cup also.
Thanks.
Aberdeen 2 Livingston 0 - SPFL.
Aberdeen had a great result today on Wednesday with a 2-0 victory at home against Livingston.
The Scottish Premiership game saw two goals by Hedges and Bates of Aberdeen.
In other Scottish Premiership results today;
Glasgow Rangers beat Hibernian 1-0.
St Mirren drew 0-0 with Ross County.
Dundee beat St Johnstone 1-0.
Yesterday Motherwell defeated Dundee United 1-0.
Tomorrow Glasgow Celtic will play Heart of Midlothian.
Also yesterday in the Scottish Challenge Cup;.
Cove Rangers won 5-1 against Glasgow Rangers B.
Hamilton Academical lost 3-2 to Kilmarnock.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle lost on penalties to Raith Rovers.
While today in the Scottish Challenge Cup Queen of the South beat Greenock Morton 2-1.
