TheHolgate 683 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Changing Times said: But often Championship clubs aren't more attractive, as I've already pointed out. Celtic have players, and have had players, that we couldn't have signed here. However, you were actually talking about League One in fairness anyway, I was just trying to point out that Celtic are a bigger club than us, can afford to pay more for players than we can, and League One clubs aren't going to overtake that any time in the next 20 years. Riley McGree choosing to come here doesn't alter that, and your assertion that Celtic don't have the money is the reason that revenue is important. Anyway last post from me on the matter 👍 Aye and often Championship clubs are more attractive, which is a change from years ago. I believe this trend will continue. The strength of English football means Brentford can be competitive in the PL, which in turn means big clubs like Sheff Wed or Sunderland are down in league 1. This makes owners from the championship go for it, gamble to get in the premier league. This has meant the championship has become an attractive option, more so than the SPL in my opinion. I just think this trend will continue and it would not suprise me if in 20 years SPL players are looking at league 1 as not necessarily a step down. Clearly they don't with the championship now. I can only see league 1 getting more competitive and attracting relatively rich owners. Happy to finish it there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,793 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I'm reading a book called The Hard Yards at the moment, about the 2020-21 Championship season. It's amazing how many players speak glowingly of the Championship, despite it supposedly being a graveyard for ambition, the go-to location for has-beens and never-will-bes, etc. Those positive sentiments towards this division will percolate outward, to players not yet in the league but considering entering it. By contrast, nobody can honestly say the SPL is an exciting and unpredictable league with immense riches awaiting the top teams, especially when Celtic are usually out of Europe before the Reading and Leeds Festival. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DevKWat 2,371 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 It really is hilarious how we as football fans turn 180 when a player isn’t coming to our club. I couldn’t have seen more positive comments yesterday from Birmingham and Celtic fans, now today “he was only good for 6 weeks” and “didn’t want him anyway” 😂 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sambaDTR 260 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) All this transfer talk. It seems ages since we had a game. Expect, somewhere near the team against Forest for the Reading game (with a much changed bench)! Waiting on Neil Taylor? Link to post Share on other sites
Birdie 83 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Has anyone mentioned that Bilongo has signed? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BoroJake 2,345 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Here’s a nice 23 page thread about Mcgree very nicely brought to us by a Celtic fan 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Riverside94 962 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 👀 Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,646 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) Nice day outside. Edited January 13, 2022 by TeaCider24 Link to post Share on other sites
Foogle 2,104 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, Riverside94 said: 👀 🤔 Link to post Share on other sites
boksicdink 1,942 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said: Back of the net. There were team mates about 3 weeks ago too dont forget! Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,646 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, boksicdink said: There were team mates about 3 weeks ago too dont forget! Damn it, obviously, I'm a dozy git. Link to post Share on other sites
boksicdink 1,942 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, TeaCider24 said: Damn it, obviously, I'm a dozy git. I have noticed that someone like Balogun for example went from having none of the squad following him to about 4-5 an hour later so i'm not sure if they are made to wait now to stop things leaking ahead of time. Link to post Share on other sites
AllBoro10 2,235 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 22 minutes ago, Riverside94 said: 👀 Spill Link to post Share on other sites
Riverside94 962 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, AllBoro10 said: Spill Nothing to spill 😂 just watching for McGree announcement 2 Link to post Share on other sites
GrimsbyBoro 1,968 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Daily Record reporting McGree will earn 20,000 a week. We are trebling his current wage. Link to post Share on other sites
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