Ross-Gazza genius 2,041 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 19 minutes ago, SwallowsHisOwnSpunk said: So your idea is to do nothing and just let Scottish Football and including us die? Because that's what will happen its passive lazy attitudes like yours which have gotten us to the stage we are at now. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha What part of my post said let's do nothing? Thank you I accept your apology Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishartsAshes 1,137 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 There won't be a closed Champions League competition and there won't be an Atlantic League. Neither UEFA nor the domestic FAs will not sanction either of these so it will not happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
born a blue nose 92,774 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Ross-Gazza genius said: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha What part of my post said let's do nothing? Thank you I accept your apology Simmer doon Calvin Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Would get boring after a while. One of my favourite parts about competing in the Champions and Europa League is how unique each game is. This would take the shine off that IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 33,338 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I wonder if all of this is coming about now because clubs from the big leagues outside the EPL are becoming concerned at the TV power of the EPL from next year, and maybe even the rise of China. Some of the bigger clubs in Italy, France, Spain and Germany are probably a bit concerned at being financially outmuscled by the likes of West Ham and Southampton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky True Legend 2,682 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 25 minutes ago, Inigo said: Duly added to the list of pros. Trust you to think of pros when talking about Amsterdam; the only place where window shopping is a pleasure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 33,338 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Simulation website from a while back. Must have been at a time when Stjohnstone and Motherwell were finishing 3rd in the SPL. http://atlanticleague.co/atlantic-league-table/atlantic-league-2012-2013-table/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,526 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, Inigo said: I wonder if all of this is coming about now because clubs from the big leagues outside the EPL are becoming concerned at the TV power of the EPL from next year, and maybe even the rise of China. Some of the bigger clubs in Italy, France, Spain and Germany are probably a bit concerned at being financially outmuscled by the likes of West Ham and Southampton. BT are a huge company but I just can't see how they will make any money out of the EPL deal. Seems like they're just using their financial muscle to go after Sky to me. I know Sky are also a big and profitable company but there's obviously a bit of a price war going on. IMO BT know fine they are going to lose a lot of money in this and they think it's worth it to increase their subscriptions and damage Sky's Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewhitevanman 1,619 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Got to be a good idea but as goat said there would have to be relegation promotion and other things in there, as courtyard bear says anything to get away from the back stabbing cunts about here. I would love it if this went through. Imo the champions league has got worse over the years anyway with really only 3/5 teams have a chance of winning it and that's only through money. Rangers are bigger than most champions league teams when you take money away. the Scottish game is poisonous for us, they want our blue pound but absolutely hate us, something not right there. WATP and get us out of here. On a side note I think England are scared to have us and celt as we would be serious competition for them, the Welsh teams probably won't ever be competition to them and if u ask anyone about us going down there they will say it won't happen as there would be to much trouble, that's a lot of shite anyway as the old firms would be played here and we could play home/away at separate times. It's time for a change and anything like the Atlantic league must happen for us to prosper and leave the shit in Scotland behind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 33,338 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 2 hours ago, Inigo said: PREMIER CHAMPIONSHIP Rangers Standard Liege Porto AZ Alkmaar Feyenoord AEK Athens Ajax PAOK Celtic SC Braga Anderlecht KRC Genk FC Copenhagen Aberdeen Basel Standard Liege Panathinaikos FC Twente Enschede Benfica BSC Young Boys IFK Gothenburg KAA Gent Rosenborg Malmo Sporting Lisbon Molde Olympiakos Heart of Midlothian Brondby FC Zurich Club Brugge AIK Stockholm Hearts v Hibs Molde v Viking Malmo v Odense Gent v Antwerp Twente v Utrecht Braga v Maritimo AEK v Aris Salonika It just stuck me that this list maybe looks alot more impressive to someone aged over about 35, that can actually remember when alot of these teams regularly competed at a higher level in European football when big teams in small leagues actually won European competitions and were bigger deals, and can more easily grasp their potential. Might look less good to younger fans?? Dunno. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirAlistairofMcCoist 91 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Em, no thanks. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellshill_Bear 1,105 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Looks good to me. The variation in football styles and countries would be great for developing talent. Look at these xountries national teams Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 33,338 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Just to get carried away a bit, You could have an Eastern League as well. Some tasty derbies and rivalries in there. Sparta Prague Steuea Bucharest Rapid Bucharest Red Star Belgrade Partizan Belgrade Slovan Bratislava CSKA Sofia Levski Sofia Besiktas Legia Warsaw Austria Vienna Rapid Vienna Red Bull Salzburg Ferencvaros Debrecen Dinamo Zagreb Hadjuk Split Fenerbahce Galatasaray Lech Poznan and a former Soviet League Spartak CSKA Lokomotiv Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Kiev Bate Borisov Dnipro Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Tblisi Zenit Astana Shakhter Karagandy Metalist Kharkov Rubin Kazan Zalgiris Vilnius Neftchi Baku Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I fking hate the idea of a closed shop Champions league but like the idea of the Atlantic league as it needs something like that for big teams in small countries to compete at the top. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellshill_Bear 1,105 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 If us and them were in the Atlantic league it would have more eyes on an old firm game as they would be part of the league. Imagine an old firm game worth the whole of Europe watching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLaudrup 5,073 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 27 minutes ago, Bellshill_Bear said: If us and them were in the Atlantic league it would have more eyes on an old firm game as they would be part of the league. Imagine an old firm game worth the whole of Europe watching. Old Firm matches are already watched world wide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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