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They won it in 67. Beaten finalists in 70 and made the semi finals in 72 and 74. I'd call that top performing.

[but they once were.]

It would be as successful as Italy entrance into the 6 nations in rugby.

Italy can't buy players.

If this did get off the ground - the "founding members" would have the pick of the world's best players between them.

Founding members can't get relegated either, so a couple of years at the bottom wouldn't be the end of the world.

It would be a complete and utter gamechanger. But a long way off!

They might ask Linfield then....

😂 I'll take the bait MR, and I'm not even a Celtic fanatic.
Nobody's pretending Celtic and Rangers are top European performers , but they once were. Even now , They are the 9th and 22nd best supported clubs in Europe respectively. The fact that they have very little competition in Scotland , and massive financial discrepancy between EPL and SPL has stifled their progress recently. An injection of cash and more competitive games would build on the very secure base of their tradition and massive support . On purely business perspective , I doubt this super league will be treating Celtic with the derision you do MR. Celtic for example , are better supported than fellow European champions , Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea. It would be guaranteed full houses for all games in Glasgow and the marketing potential of one of sports most famous rivalries would be massive attraction as part of this business model.

1. No they weren't. Celtic have one European trophy, and rangers have 1 cup winners cup, which isn't the full European cup. So not the records of two European top performers.
2. This isn't true either, I found the link, you're basing this off attendances which is skewed in favour of clubs with the biggest stadiums. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8l1laj/the_50_most_supported_clubs_in_europe_this_season/
Celtic do not have more fans than Liverpool or Chelsea.

Celtic have more European cups than Man City, arsenal and Spurs combined.

We all know that. But the statement was that they're European top performers. They aren't, they're abysmal in Europe.

The statement was that they once were. Which is true in Celtics case at least

[but they once were.]

It would be as successful as Italy entrance into the 6 nations in rugby.

Italy can't buy players.

If this did get off the ground - the "founding members" would have the pick of the world's best players between them.

Founding members can't get relegated either, so a couple of years at the bottom wouldn't be the end of the world.

It would be a complete and utter gamechanger. But a long way off!

They might ask Linfield then....

😂 I'll take the bait MR, and I'm not even a Celtic fanatic.
Nobody's pretending Celtic and Rangers are top European performers , but they once were. Even now , They are the 9th and 22nd best supported clubs in Europe respectively. The fact that they have very little competition in Scotland , and massive financial discrepancy between EPL and SPL has stifled their progress recently. An injection of cash and more competitive games would build on the very secure base of their tradition and massive support . On purely business perspective , I doubt this super league will be treating Celtic with the derision you do MR. Celtic for example , are better supported than fellow European champions , Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea. It would be guaranteed full houses for all games in Glasgow and the marketing potential of one of sports most famous rivalries would be massive attraction as part of this business model.

1. No they weren't. Celtic have one European trophy, and rangers have 1 cup winners cup, which isn't the full European cup. So not the records of two European top performers.
2. This isn't true either, I found the link, you're basing this off attendances which is skewed in favour of clubs with the biggest stadiums. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8l1laj/the_50_most_supported_clubs_in_europe_this_season/
Celtic do not have more fans than Liverpool or Chelsea.

Celtic have more European cups than Man City, arsenal and Spurs combined.

SF want power and cars.

Of course they want power. What would be the point in a political party that didn't?

And as for cars, didn't most, if not all, SF's TDs recently sign their annual salary increase waivers, returning just short of €10k eack back to the state?

I think SF not taking their full salary is gimmicky. Our politicians have a difficult job and have important responsibility and influence . If they improve employment, homelessness, education , health , they've earned a decent salary in my opinion.

Nothing gimmicky about turning your nose up at €10k and handing it back to the taxpayer.

They'd only be getting €4k of that to take home I'd estimate.
And SF have plenty of $£ to look after them.

Give up 4K of your take home pay then. A ridiculous statement

If this is true I am delighted. Wanted Howe or Marsch

Several ulster counties have been training and seems to be a blind eye throw at it. County chairmen have to be aware of it in a few cases!!

Name them

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ex1lVsNXIAQBn4k?format=jpg&name=large

Could be a dangerous summer ahead.

The problem for SF is if they try to stop any bonfire/march etc on the basis of social distancing/Covid restrictions they've no credibility so what do they do then

If you read that article and your gut instinct was to attack SF, it says an awful lot about you.

Your paranoia knows no bounds.

I don't want to see any marches/bonfires etc and the trouble that comes with it any more than anyone else. My point was quite simply what grounds do SF have to try and stop this happening? I don't see how anything positive can come from this.

Why would SF give two shites about a bonfire in Sydenham?

It's the PSNI's job which they do badly to protect the local community.

Its the very fact they have to protect the local community or at least limit what they could do. If one branch has announced they're going ahead with their bonfire/march I'm sure you'll see most of the rest follow suit as well. I would have thought that's a bad thing, but if people who live in the north don't have an issue with the orange order going ahead with their events then fair enough

SF and SF supporters are so insular in their outlook, they can't see how it effect the whole community. It's them alone and f**k the rest.

What are the SDLP doing to stop the bonfires?

Lucien Favre throws his name into the hat.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lucien-favre-interested-celtic-manager-23819120

Embarrassing for the chap who want to pretend the likes of Keane, Lennon or Kennedy are acceptable appointments.

Big name managers will be interested in a job at the club of Celtic's stature so there is no reason why we should be looking at Nottingham Forest's assistant manager.

I can say I am truly embarrassed. I see he has entered the race alright and the bookies have him at 66-1

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/manager-specials/celtic/next-permanent-manager

It's the Celtic job ffs. A level above Crawley or Morecambe. Sure Oran Kearney got the St Mirren Job one time. No big names are looking at that job. No matter what Celtic's deluded fans think. And what's more, a drunken sailor could manage Celtic to win that league. Celtic are the only team in it and still shit the togs this year. They came second in a one horse race.

Says someone who clearly doesn't watch any Scottish football

As far as I am aware, Michelle O'Neill already apologised for an error in judgement. What else could / should Sinn Fein do to satisfy those who are upset by the PPS ruling?

She did indeed. But this gives people a reason to have another go at her for the same thing

[That's my view anyhow.]

Pretty sure there were prominent members of FF and FG at the Garda funeral including Charlie Flanagan a minister, if reports are to be believed.

Charlie Flanagan was a has been. There is a difference between him and a leader. If Gerry Adams had gone to Storey funeral and O'Neill and McDonald had stayed away then there wouldn't have been an issue. That is what leadership is about.

For me there is a difference between a Garda who was on killed in the line of duty serving his country and Bobby Storey who at best was a lay citizen and, well at worst, someone trying to destroy the state. One funeral deserves to have leaders of the country at it and the other doesn't.

The mask slips. Your concern has nothing to do with public health. You're outrage is totally dependant on who was in the coffin - ergo you, like Column Eastwood and co. are just using a man's funeral (disregarding his family's grief) in order to score the cheapest of political points. Does covid not spread at Garda funerals, no?

I'm not sure I was masking anything, I have been pretty upfront with my opinions. I'm not scoring political points because I am not a politician.
There is a public health issue absolutely. Regulations were broken at both funerals. But if Gerry Adams unelected citizen attends Bobby Storey Funeral it a breach but that's it. But once Mary Lou, Pearce Doherty, Michelle O'Neill (Deputy First Minister) attends then it is an issue. She is making the rules and then breaking them. Why is she allowed to attend a funeral that breaks regulations and rest of us not? Additionally there were further breaches at the Graveside Oration (Michelle O'Neill posed for pics with 2 Dublin SF members).

With regards to the Garda, Political Leaders should attend as they are representing the state and by extension all of the people. The Garda was murdered on duty. If he dies in his sleep off duty then no, they shouldn't attend. I think it's pretty clear. Many of the other attendees though have broken the regulations.

That's my view anyhow.

I understand that sentiment but Covid regs are Covid regs so no deviation can be expected or explained away.

SF supporters/leadership would disagree with you there unfortunately. It's a strange comparison when you compare the funeral of a garda who died in the line of duty with that of an IRA enforcer.

While both funerals broke covid guidelines only one was organised by a political party and attended by the leadership of the party. SF supporters seem to think the attendance at the garda funeral was somehow the fault/responsibility of political parties in the south, which again is a strange accusation, but the party and its supporters really are clutching at straws trying to justify their own actions so if you keep throwing mud something will stick seems to be the approach

People doing some heavy lifting to make it seem ok that the Garda funeral was alright. They both broke covid regulations and that's the bottom line. It's a lot easier to have a go at people attending the storey funeral tho. I just wish people would have the balls to come and say it like it is. It's because they don't like SF

Go start a Keane thread. Can we not let this get sidetracked ffs

Marsch for the next manager. That's who I would like to see

Last time I checked, Keane hadn't been appointed

Exactly and Desmond does not own the club. He is the majority shareholder.

You can claim this and that'!!  DD rules Celtic end of conversation that's part of the problem. Most of the board are DD appointees and let's get real when the share prices where offered to finance lennoxtown DD was the main man- simple

Anyone who knows anything about shares and the city will tell you X Y and Z are boxed of before Desmond makes any decision, hence the guy from London Nick Train  was boxed of who owns what 18.4%

Enough of the nonsense DD owns Celtic DD rules Celtic end off - unfortunately

That's all besides the point. Keane hasnt been appointed

Last time I checked, Keane hadn't been appointed

I wouldn't be enamoured with Keane to be honest but if he gets it I will support him. Sad to see brown leaving

The 6 counties are always going to be treated differently because of the polarisation. Currently they are neither fully Irish nor fully British but something in between.
In a United Ireland that would not change.
It will be heartbreaking  for Northern Shinners to live in a country that is not a romantic republic straight out of the Wolfe Tones.

Free stater mindset clear for all to see again. People in the 6 counties are as Irish as you, if not more, as they've had to fight for their identity.

Nordie in I'm more Irish than you shocker

only difference is we fought for our identity and won

Typical free state guilt trip statement here