current national league coefficients for 2013/14 season

ConorCelticFC wrote:

Lu❣s Suarez wrote:Well deserved. What APOEL have done in the last few years is amazing, Polish clubs should take note. That is how you build a club.

They're not very good though. Beating Lyon is nothing special, they're 7th in Ligue 1. Rennes are 4th and we beat them comprehensively this season.

Big_Lad_Pardew wrote:They beat rennes in a one off match
We beat Manchester United 3-0.

ConorCelticFC wrote:

Big_Lad_Pardew wrote:They beat rennes in a one off match
We beat Manchester United 3-0.

In 4 matches Rennes and Udinese couldn't beat us. Rangers also beat Sporting Lisbon and Bursaspor last season, in addition to drawing with Man Utd and Valencia.

Shiels Bad Lad needs to stop talking about teams he's never watched.

Lu❣s Suarez wrote:

ConorCelticFC wrote:

They're not very good though. Beating Lyon is nothing special, they're 7th in Ligue 1. Rennes are 4th and we beat them comprehensively this season.

Not very good?

Dude, they are an excellent side. They play better than many top european teams. I saw them first hand when Wisla played them. It is hardly just Lyon, it is a lot of top European sides, and for the last few seasons as well.

APOEL's rise to the top came with even less resources than Celtic has, good FC Porto like investments on players, and faith in their manager. APOEL is a very well run club and I wish Polish sides would study APOEL's rise to the top.

Lus Suarez wrote:

ConorCelticFC wrote:

In 4 matches Rennes and Udinese couldn't beat us. Rangers also beat Sporting Lisbon and Bursaspor last season, in addition to drawing with Man Utd and Valencia.

Shiels Bad Lad needs to stop talking about teams he's never watched.

Isn't that what you are doing with APOEL?

ConorCelticFC wrote:

Lu❣s Suarez wrote:Not very good?

Dude, they are an excellent side. They play better than many top european teams. I saw them first hand when Wisla played them. It is hardly just Lyon, it is a lot of top European sides, and for the last few seasons as well.

APOEL's rise to the top came with even less resources than Celtic has, good FC Porto like investments on players, and faith in their manager. APOEL is a very well run club and I wish Polish sides would study APOEL's rise to the top.

They're not at the top though, because next season we both know they probably won't be in the last 16, let alone quarter finals. Don't forget they got the easiest group in the competition(probably easier than our Europa group) and that Lyon are in crisis.

Lus Suarez wrote:

ConorCelticFC wrote:

They're not at the top though, because next season we both know they probably won't be in the last 16, let alone quarter finals. Don't forget they got the easiest group in the competition(probably easier than our Europa group) and that Lyon are in crisis.

You have no idea what you are talking about.

ConorCelticFC wrote:

Lu❣s Suarez wrote:Not very good?

Dude, they are an excellent side. They play better than many top european teams. I saw them first hand when Wisla played them. It is hardly just Lyon, it is a lot of top European sides, and for the last few seasons as well.

APOEL's rise to the top came with even less resources than Celtic has, good FC Porto like investments on players, and faith in their manager. APOEL is a very well run club and I wish Polish sides would study APOEL's rise to the top.

They're not at the top though, because next season we both know they probably won't be in the last 16, let alone quarter finals. Don't forget they got the easiest group in the competition(probably easier than our Europa group) and that Lyon are in crisis.

Porto on the other hand are a fantastically well run club, but Celtic can't take inspiration from their transfer policy due to the fact that their whole team is South American and we couldn't get work permits for young non-internationals. Not to mention the climate and language advantages Porto have over us in signing them.

Grenade wrote:Are England going to drop down to second?

Weather130 wrote:

Grenade wrote:Are England going to drop down to second?

No, the coefficents are based over the last 5 seasons and the premier league did very well in the first 2 seasons considered.

ahlycotc wrote:

Weather130 wrote:

No, the coefficents are based over the last 5 seasons and the premier league did very well in the first 2 seasons considered.

I read an article today that Spain would go to the top...

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/1041184/spain-to-take-over-as-europe's-top-ranked-league?cc=5901

The Maestro wrote:

Billy Davies wrote:Scotland will drop down that list loads over the next few years. Wouldn't surprise me if they are on par with the likes of Moldova and Estonia.

With Celtic being the only team that has a very slight chance of doing anything significant in Europe, it's only a matter of time.

But Celtic will never appear in the Champions League any time soon as they are shit now, and the best they can possibly do in the Europa League is getting knocked out in the qualifying round

We'll see. we have a good chance of getting to the group stages this year. Bookmarked for later

The Maestro wrote:Says a lot when you only want to focus on how Celtic done in the qualifier and not in the group stage. Suits your agenda quite well. I'll think of you when we're playing in the Champions League next season.

Bily Davies wrote:

The Maestro wrote:Says a lot when you only want to focus on how Celtic done in the qualifier and not in the group stage. Suits your agenda quite well. I'll think of you when we're playing in the Champions League 1st Round Qualifiers against some Eastern European minnow before being bravely beaten next season. I will also think of the 2 European Cups your great club won.

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Billy Davies wrote:Celtic however, were knocked out of the Europa League which they only played in by default.

APOEL are a tiny club in a small island with a lot less revenue than Scotland (an issue Scots try to use when defending allegations of you being shit), yet APOEL find themselves in the Champions League Quarter Finals. Something Celtic haven't done, or won't do, for many years.

Guest wrote:Scotland will drop down that list loads over the next few years. Wouldn't surprise me if they are on par with the likes of Moldova and Estonia.

With Celtic being the only team that has a very slight chance of doing anything significant in Europe, it's only a matter of time.

But Celtic will never appear in the CL any time soon as they are shit now, and the best they can possibly do in the EL is getting knocked out in the qualifying round