Reply to: We are Top of the League said we are TOPL!!!!!

[Doggy Styles]

From the late 60s into the mid 70s Celtic were the best team in Europe.

In 7 years they got 2 finals, 4 semi finals and, I think 6 quarter finals of the European Cup.

No mediocrity there.

Ajax might argue with Celtic being the best. They won it three times in four finals during that period.

Celtic are on par with Steau Bucharest, Hamburg and Marseille. One win and one defeat in finals, the last being long ago.

[minestrone]

When Samaras rips through you it is the sign you have problems.

[Incognito]

Happy new year.

Same to you, roll on March.

[minestrone]

I flucking hate football.

Still, suppose the best team on the day won. Well flucking done, bah humbug.

Happy new year.

[Incognito]

I flucking hate football.

Still, suppose the best team on the day won. Well flucking done, bah humbug.

[d000hg]

From the late 60s into the mid 70s Celtic were the best team in Europe.

[shaunbhoy]

Some unadulterated piffle............

sasguru whizzes in on one of his virtual motorbikes for a fleeting visit, to remind us what a colossal dullard he is.

[minestrone]

From the late 60s into the mid 70s Celtic were the best team in Europe.

In 7 years they got 2 finals, 4 semi finals and, I think 6 quarter finals of the European Cup.

No mediocrity there.

And the pictures were great...

[Cliphead]

Some Celtic highlights;

1937
Celtic beat Aberdeen in a Scottish Cup final, watched by a record crowd of 146,433 at Hampden Park. The attendance (sometimes reported as 147,365) remains a record for a club match in Europe.


1939
Celtic win the Empire Exhibition Trophy by defeating Everton 1-0 at Ibrox after extra time in the final.

1953
Celtic defeat Hibernian 2-0 in the final of the Coronation Cup, held to celebrate the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II. The invited teams included the best in Scotland and England, and the final attracted a crowd of 117,000 at Hampden Park.

1964
Celtic reach the semi-final of the European Cup-Winners' Cup in only their second campaign in European competition, but lose 4-3 on aggregate to MTK Budapest.

1967
Celtic complete their most glorious season by winning every competition entered: Scottish League, Scottish Cup, League Cup, Glasgow Cup and the European Cup. The climax of the season is the 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in the European Cup final played at the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon on May 25, 1967. Celtic thus become the first British (and non-Latin) club to win Europe's most coveted trophy.

1970
Celtic reach the final of the European Cup again, but lose 2-1 to Feyenoord after extra time in Milan. In the semi-final Celtic defeated Leeds United in both legs. The second leg at Hampden Park was watched by 133,961, the largest crowd ever to watch a match in European club competition.

1974
Celtic win the league championship for the ninth season in a row - at the time, a joint world record for success in domestic titles. The team reaches the semi-final of the European Cup for the fourth time, but loses 2-0 on aggregate to Atletico Madrid.

1978
Billy McNeill, captain of the 1967 team, succeeds Jock Stein as manager. During Stein's 12-year tenure (excluding 1975/76, when he was recuperating from injuries received in a car accident), the club enjoyed 25 successes in major competitions: the European Cup, 10 Championships, 8 Scottish Cups and 6 League Cups.

1988
Celtic celebrate the centenary season (1987/88) by winning the first "double" in 11 years. The accomplishment marks the 35th league title, and the 28th Scottish Cup.


1989
Celtic win the Scottish Cup for the 29th time as Joe Miller's goal sinks Rangers by 1-0.

2003
In Seville a brave Celtic side were beaten 3-2 in extra time by Porto in the final of the UEFA Cup - Celtic's first such final for 33 years.

[sasguru]

Just in case anyone has missed this one, I'll summarise: SB, one of the many resident village idiots on here, has creamed his pants because the particular mediocre team he supports is temporarily in front of its perennially mediocre rival.

HTH

[minestrone]

How do you like them apples?

[shaunbhoy]

If Atw agrees with me, I recant my opinion

Truly the Blind leading the Bland!

[AtW]

If Atw agrees with me, I recant my opinion

I agree with this decision as well.

[d000hg]

If Atw agrees with me, I recant my opinion

[AtW]

Not to widdle on your haggis, but you're not top of "the" league. You're top of "a" league. A singularly unimpressive and unimportant one at that. I don't see anyone starting a thread about Brighton, which is comparable in world football terms.

WHS

It's a pity though that Ranger/Celtic are not part of the real league - EPL - though they'd get relegated after first season and go back to SPL...