Thermopylae 15,288 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Could be significanthttp://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spl/uefa-backed-merger-of-russian-and-ukrainian-leagues-boosts-celtic-s-euro-league-hopes-1-2695855 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,794 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Football is indeed changing.. Charlie has been hinting at it as well. hmm Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongolikecandy 418 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I believe an Atlantic league or something similar will be up and running within the next ten years,TV money talks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM Monitor And Standards Officer 112,894 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Its going to open up appeals from all over Europe although those teams may have all wanted it! Scottish clubs want to be in England, England don't want us near them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Very interesting indeed.I love how they say it will improve celt*cs hopes If anyone's deluded enough to think they bogging bastards would be asked to join another league on their own without their superior neighbours then more fool them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,288 Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 I suppose UEFA may get around it by saying in this case they both used to share a league in the past and so not setting a precedent for other clubs to move Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 75,952 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Shaktar will get a challenge now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norniron1992 61 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Apart from Dynamo Kiev, FC Metalist, Dnipro and Shaktar the Ukrainian teams are pretty dross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 75,952 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Russian ones ain't much better Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norniron1992 61 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Russian ones ain't much betterZenit, Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Anzhi and Rubin Kazan are all decent enough teams, That joint league would have a good few teams who could be competitive in European football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry handsome 629 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It's not just Scotland that needs to improve it's leagues etc UEFA need to do it as well. You only need to read the comments of fans on here to see that the game in general is losing it's appeal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wully 49,853 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Some distance to be travelled for away matches then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 75,952 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Zenit, Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Anzhi and Rubin Kazan are all decent enough teams, That joint league would have a good few teams who could be competitive in European football.They are brutal if you have been watching Russian football of late.The fans are staying away leaving empty stadiums, the teams are underperforming and despite the billionaires pumping money into some they still are terrible to watch.It's not improving at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek1872 548 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Zenit, Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Anzhi and Rubin Kazan are all decent enough teams, That joint league would have a good few teams who could be competitive in European football.They aren't mate. The Russian league is like watching the championship in England. Shite league. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 12,948 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The implications for cross border leagues are interesting.Also looks like Swansea and Cardiff maybe both playing in the EPL next season. Thatt will make for a tasty derby but the OF surely would be a bigger draw on all fronts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,288 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Some distance to be travelled for away matches then.Dinamo Minsk will be sorry they will be just about the only old USSR team to miss out Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mols94 3,670 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 the russian league is boring to watch but it does have quality players and good teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky_ 893 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Is the penny finally dropping with the cunts running the game? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol 401 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I believe an Atlantic league or something similar will be up and running within the next ten years,TV money talks.We've been saying this for a long time.I'm not sure an Atlantic League will ever come to fruition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goianegra 4,710 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 They aren't mate. The Russian league is like watching the championship in England. Shite league.The Championship isn't a shite league. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek1872 548 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The Championship isn't a shite league.no its not but its a second tier league. I'm comparing a top flight league to it, therefore the Russian league is about as good as Englands second best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I believe an Atlantic league or something similar will be up and running within the next ten years,TV money talks.The atlantic league will be the most boring league of all time, without the big boys it will be an irrelevance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek1872 548 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The atlantic league will be the most boring league of all time, without the big boys it will be an irrelevanceThe league of teams not good enough to compete for the CL Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 This is a hugely significant development as it would set up all sorts of precedents, which would be of relevance to our ambitions.As welll as this, there is talk of the European Nations Cup being spread around Europe, so looks as if EUFA are concentrating, on TV and where the money is most likely to be generated ,rather than any relevance to countries.In my opinion this is great news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The league of teams not good enough to compete for the CL Exactly, and once uefa give it the green light the big nations would form their own league. Change is coming but it won't invove the atlantic league or rangers moving to england Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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