Beam me up, Scotty - Rangers & Scotland CM Story
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I feel this is going down to a cliffhanger. Celtic & Rangers still in striking distance of one another.
@Danimal5981 wrote:I feel this is going down to a cliffhanger. Celtic & Rangers still in striking distance of one another.
Yes indeed. Both are also out of Europe now, so it's all about the domestic competitions at this point. Both are in the Cup Semi Final too, vs Motherwell and Hearts respectively.
And in the event of equal points what would be decisive?
Head-2-Head, goal difference total, or championship round only?
It would of course be very anti-climactic if a lesser result against Aberdeen would ruin it for you...
I'm not suggesting anything, I'm just trying to be sarcastically funny š
@Danimal5981 wrote:And in the event of equal points what would be decisive?
Head-2-Head, goal difference total, or championship round only?
It would of course be very anti-climactic if a lesser result against Aberdeen would ruin it for you...
I'm not suggesting anything, I'm just trying to be sarcastically funny š
I honestly don't know. I've read that goal difference is the deciding factor, but whether it's for the full season or only the Championship Round, I really don't know.
Anyway, the Aberdeen game went to plan for sure. So no matter how things are calculated, a win in the last game at Celtic Park will do it for me.
A penalty to decide it all? Rangers hardly get goals against, so it might well be the decider...
@Danimal5981 wrote:A penalty to decide it all? Rangers hardly get goals against, so it might well be the decider...
Yes, I can't really complain about my defensive stats this season.
They are sweetest this way, aren't they: congratz 'Gers! Now, one more attempt in the Champions League, or...?
@Danimal5981 wrote:They are sweetest this way, aren't they: congratz 'Gers! Now, one more attempt in the Champions League, or...?
Yes, I missed the Champions League last season, so I'm definitely going for a better result this time.
But first, the cup final vs Hearts and a chance for the double.
FULL SQUAD COME END OF SEASON:
- @JustinCase0110 Quite the successful end to the season. Last-day victory over Celtic delivering the title, too. That's probaby likely to deliver the seetest fweeling amongst the fans.
A close match against Hearts also ends the 'right way'.
Must be quite satisfying.
@CO88LER5 wrote:
Quite the successful end to the season. Last-day victory over Celtic delivering the title, too. That's probaby likely to deliver the seetest fweeling amongst the fans.
A close match against Hearts also ends the 'right way'.
Must be quite satisfying.Yes, this was absolutely a satisfying end to the season. Brilliant. I just love it, when it remains tight and competitive until the end.
That is a sh!t draw, man!... And it will only amplify the criticism on the chosen course.
You can't say it in public, but reality is that 3rd in such a group is already a very optimistic target and if then the draw is slightly more fortunate to you, maybe have a shot at UEFA Europa League...
- @JustinCase0110 Very tough draw in the CL.
Good start in the league; business as usual with Celtic.
You got good prices for your fringe players. Going to be interesting to see how it pans out with your 'unwanted' (by the fans) signings...
@Danimal5981 wrote:That is a sh!t draw, man!... And it will only amplify the criticism on the chosen course.
You can't say it in public, but reality is that 3rd in such a group is already a very optimistic target and if then the draw is slightly more fortunate to you, maybe have a shot at UEFA Europa League...
Chosen course, yes, that reminds me of a difference in this game, compared to previous releases. We used to know the European groups in late August, providing the possibility to make one or two final adjustments on deadline day, to prepare for said group. Now it seems we're in the first week of September, before the groups are known, and obviously it's no longer possible to strengthen your squad at that point. Apart from freebies, of course.
I agree that a 3rd place could be the best possible outcome here. And not even a certainty... well, Celtic missed out completely, I'm happy to announce. After a Playoff defeat to Ajax!
@JustinCase0110 wrote:
Celtic missed out completely, I'm happy to announce. After a Playoff defeat to Ajax!Good to know that the game also believes in our future recovery! š
@CO88LER5 wrote:
Very tough draw in the CL.
Good start in the league; business as usual with Celtic.
You got good prices for your fringe players. Going to be interesting to see how it pans out with your 'unwanted' (by the fans) signings...Yes, I don't think the group could have been much harder. The transfer business, yes, there's certainly a gamble there, only selling and buying for peanuts. The club signed three Ā£10M players across 2024, so I tried something less this time. But on the other hand, no significant departures either. I did have a few offers for Yilmaz and Raskin, the latter from Chelsea, I recall, but the offers weren't serious enough for me to consider.
