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I don't want Celtic to be paying huge wages. They simply can't afford it and they shouldn't need to as they're financially stronger than all the clubs in Scotland. It's a dangerous game and one that put rangers out of business. Like in the EPL, if some of these billionaires get fed up with their toy football clubs then it'll leave the club fucked and with massive outgoings. Celtic needs out of that league ASAP.

Why can't we afford it?

We are going to lose Edouard, Ajer and Christe for an absolute fraction of their market value now because we had that biscuit tin mentality. We have a billionaire owner who hasn't put his hand in his pocket for close enough to 20 years. 10IAR has been scuppered with this mentality. We made great progress when we showed a bit of ambition by appointing Rodgers and scuppered all that with the biscuit tin mentality, lost Rodgers, lost CL football, lost 10IAR, big drop in revenues etc. We have no debt, 3 seasons of turning over profits on transfer dealings, 20m+ reserves sitting in the bank.

And you don't want us to pay our best players what they're worth? Do you want Celtic to continue in the same vein or do you want them to invest in their management, playing team and future and strive to grow on the European scene and improve domestically?

What exactly do you think their market value is

You're not understanding me. Celtic are much bigger than all those clubs with the exception of 2 or 3 in the EPL but they're nowhere near as attractive to play for. The best players want to play in the best leagues and against the best players. Celtic aren't in that bracket anymore and haven't been for a long time. The likes of Di Canio etc would all say Celtic were a bigger club but they still went to play for mid table EPL teams. Do you think it offered the same money the top players in the world would play for Celtic or Everton? I'd say the majority of them would pick Everton. If Celtic start competing in champions leagues and regularly start qualifying for the knockout stages then that's a different conversation. But that isn't the case. They can't even win  europa league game ffs.

For money. Nothing else. Money.

Di Canio, Van Hooijdonk etc were all very clear that they were leaving Celtic because of the biscuit tin mentality. Remember Van Hooijdonk's famous homeless comment about his Celtic contract?

Yes. Showed him up for exactly what he was

https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2021/0205/1195383-larne-port/

That was known last week. A political stunt. Nothing more

Just out of interest Angie, what makes a club a big club?

History
Tradition
Fanbase
Honours

All of which are covered by Everton. So why are they a tinpot club?

That is ridiculous.

Everton have not won a trophy in nearly 30 years, they have nowhere near the tradition, successes, fanbase or history Celtic have.

The only difference is they have more revenue they take in and a billionaire owner who is willing to pump his own money into the club. That is how they afford Ancelotti on £11.5m a year.

They are a tinpot club relative to Celtic, never qualified for the CL, haven't won silverware in 30 years, a midtable club who have been terrible the odd time they get to Europe, smaller stadium, less fans etc.

I'm not comparing them to Celtic. You need to stop posting before you think, as difficult as that may be for you

Just out of interest Angie, what makes a club a big club?

History
Tradition
Fanbase
Honours

All of which are covered by Everton. So why are they a tinpot club?

Of course it is. His social media has been centered on McGuigan since Monday night. The sc**bag doesn't even have a daughter. It's blatantly obvious that's what he is getting at.

I think he does have a daughter?

He does yeah

What's he done now?

Making daughter jokes on instagram... never had much class that lad!

I saw that but thought nothing of it. Surely that's not a sick sort of dig at McGuigan?

He had also posted about McGuigan being a rat. Woukd be hard to prove BJS was posting about McGuigans daughter but, to me at least, it's pretty obvious

What's more attractive, even the EFL championship, or the SFL?

The blinkered vision of Celtic fans is boggling. Has been club, in Europe anyway. Miles behind Rangers. Clown of a manager... But at least Scott Brown is a tough guy....

The SPL.

The blinkered version of Sky Sports addicted little Englanders like yourself is boggling. You probably think Burnley are a bigger club than Celtic.

There are about 5/6 English clubs as big as Celtic and Rangers in terms of stature and history.

The rest have to substitute for that with money.

The 2 Manchester Clubs, Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Everton, Villa, Forest, Chelsea, Leicester. That's 10 based on stature and History alone with as much history in Europe and their domestic leagues as Celtic or Rangers.

And it counts for nothing - ask Forest. Game left Scotland behind. And it's not alone on that front.

Chelsea? City? Leicester? On history??

Just out of interest Angie, what makes a club a big club?

Sadly, everything general Lee says here is correct

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55905232

Villas-Boas walks cause he didn't want Ntcham about the place.

We can get a manager from another team the sack yet Lennon remains.

Fan starting an orchestrated campaign on Twitter against him.

The scenes back after Ross County seems justified now. Lennon doesn't have an ounce of integrity.

lol he didn't get sacked

Could the checks take place before they leave the GB ports? You'd still have the same delays just no infrastructure here. Can't see Gove/Johnson invoking Art 16, as that could trigger many other issues with the EU. Plus they don't need the DUP, and I'm sure they haven't forgotten Arlene's 'naughty step' comment.

Most checks are documentary and they are still happening

Also if they send the troops in to reopen the ports it'll take 15 days to get all their equipment over apparently lol.
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They're not closing the ports. DAERA aren't doing physical checks but will still be doing documentary checks.

Belfast port seem to have withdrawn staff now too. That'll show the EU where to put their border

Is the intent to bring these ports to a halt, prevent food getting in so that Article 16 is triggered??

I would say so. This is a political play

I see Mid East Antrim council are withdrawing staff from Larne port inspection duties after the graffiti incident last week