What has happened to Scottish football?

[TestMangler]

It's purely down to money and the market.

The EPL is almost entirely financed by TV (and debt). Scotland doesn't have the worldwide market for subscription TV that the EPL does, hence the money on offer is insignificant by comparison to the EPL and the Championship.

It used to be that the Old Firm would get plundered by Liverpool and Man U occasionaly (Dalglish, Buchan, Macari etc) but now they can be plundered by Barnsley (in a financial sense).

Rangers/celtic have as big a fan base and attendance as the biggest clubs in England. If they were receiving the same TV money, the would be competing, but they're not, so they aren't. Simples

Anyone who supports a team outside the Old Firm (like me for instance) enjoys watching them fall from their perceived 'grace'.

[TestMangler]

Why stop at football ? Take anything scottish.

Nuke the entire place and nobody would notice.

Racist Ba$tard. Replace the word Scottish in your sentance with 'Pakistani' or 'Indian' or almost any other nationality (except French & German apparently) and you would be charged with inciting racial hatred. Mods, do the needful

[minestrone]

Looks like Celtic are going to go through now.

winky

[Clever Hans]

Dunno, but this seems to lack the cynicism in modern football (which may be relevant to any decline), and I love it.

The Celtic-loving Thai Tims making a benefit single in memory of murder victim Reamonn Gormley because he was their mate.

[TestMangler]

Looks like Celtic are going to go through now.

winky

Doesn't alter the fact that, in european terms, Scottish teams are TULIPE

[sasguru]

Racist Ba$tard. Replace the word Scottish in your sentance with 'Pakistani' or 'Indian' or almost any other nationality (except French & German apparently) and you would be charged with inciting racial hatred. Mods, do the needful

Rubbish. Countries that could do with a nuking, after which the world would be more peaceful:

Scotland
Wales
Ireland: North and South
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Somalia
Belgium
Afghanistan

[TestMangler]

Rubbish. Countries that could do with a nuking, after which the world would be more peaceful:

Scotland
Wales
Ireland: North and South
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Somalia
Belgium
Afghanistan

Amazing, your rep only states 'Thrice a knob'.

You probably need to learn some bigger numbers

[shaunbhoy]

Rubbish. Countries that could do with a nuking, after which the world would be more peaceful:

Scotland
Wales
Ireland: North and South
Pakistan
Zimbabwe
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Somalia
Belgium
Afghanistan

However, statistically, London is much more likely to get nuked than any of those places.
And in all honesty, just who, outside the M25, would really give a rat's arse?

All the bankers, politicians, most of the looters, and sasguru gone in one huge fireball.
What's not to like?

[doodab]

All the bankers, politicians, most of the looters, and sasguru gone in one huge fireball.
What's not to like?

Can we wait until I've got another gig somewhere nice?

[shaunbhoy]

Can we wait until I've got another gig somewhere nice?

Okay then.............but don't drag your heels!