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So proud of the Club for doing this.

No , leave it to kvv.

Personally, I don't give a f@@k about Rangers, Celtic or European football. We have been going backwards for years and the TV money is only part of the equation. The biggest problem Scottish football have is that the SFA and League management only care about two clubs and whilst that situation remains, we will never be competitive in any way shape or form.

If you read my posts over the years I have given the lads plenty praise as well and like I also said my mates lads are part of the section so I know fine well a lot of the hard work and effort that goes on. I was just merely highlighting that there is a small element that can be disruptive. That can't be helped and all teams have same issues. I would like to think that I am always constructive. Anyway we move on and hopefully we are all celebrating a well victory tomorrow...COYW

I agree that it is going to be difficult for them to compete at Champions League level, but Rangers showed last year they can absolutely compete at Europa League level. Their big problem is that they sold their 2 best players close season in Bassey and Aribo and despite the rather large transfer fees and Europa League money, didnt replace them with players of anywhere near the same quality. Add in that the directors were probably looking to recover some of their soft loans and its not hard to see why they have gone backwards. I think Celtic are a different matter. They seem to have recruited well and should have been in a position to compete better in the Champions League, however, they have picked up injuries to key players which has prevented them from doing so. Im thinking Starfeld, Carter Vickers and now McGregor. Its going to be tough for them now and Europa League is probably best they can hope for. Given the number of games both have played in Europe over the past few seasons, Im not sure exposure to more competitive football is the biggest issue for them. If it was of course, both could help to create a more competitive environment in their domestic league by agreeing to a fairer share of the wealth in our game. But thats a whole different argument and one they would never agree to. For me the problem they have is mostly financial. Scotland doesnt have a good enough tv contract to generate the revenue they would need to attract the level of player necessary to compete at Champions League level, which is why the big 5 leagues dominate proceedings the way that they do.

Scottish football will never get a decent TV contract because in reality nobody wants to watch it, Sky, BT , Premier etc are only interested in the ugly sisters, as those 2 have a potential worldwide audience, you won't see foreign football fans settling down to watch the likes of Ross County v Motherwell live from Dingwall. In European terms the uglies are Diddy teams regular qualifiers but never feature in the latter stages apart from odd great run every decade or so. Their regular qualification means Scotland gets spots in the qualifiers for the Europa and conference leagues but the teams very rarely if ever make the group stages, and even when they do they are so far off the standard required it's embarrassing at times. 9 euro games played by Scottish teams so far thus season and its 7 defeats, 1 draw and 1 win, this week all 3 were so outclassed by their opponents it was embarrassing . Scottish football is what it is though, its great to have a Euro away day, but in reality most of the Scottish clubs are out before the next season starts, and probably that would apply to the uglies as well but for the ridiculous and corrupt Uefa policies to keep the big teams happy and let them into the EL and ECL after getting papped out of the champions league etc.

I've just arranged to pick up my ticket at Easter Road. Ticket office at Fir Park offered me that option as I can't get to Motherwell, before 16h00 today.

We won 5-0 btw

Agree with this GazzyB, in the main our domestic league has been left behind , the gap widens each year and as you say not just v's English teams but the broader European set up. I don't see how the Old Firm can compete in Europe . They would need to be in a far more competitive domestic league with teams of a similar stature. Playing +40 games against teams who have 1/10th of their financial reach can't be good for them, and arguably not great for our league. Even if they could compete financially with the mid tier European teams, they need to raise their game significantly, they may occasionally do well but will always be found out in the long run.

I thought this was the Ross County v Motherwell thread and waded through two pages of pish about fan behaviour...go get yourself another thread ffs...Back on thread has anyone checked on Yoda? Have not seem him post after a high scoring win for the Well