ian1964 10,410 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell delivered a withering response to Ally McCoist's comments on the selection of the Scottish League Cup final venue when he declared his club's stadium "the biggest and the best". On Thursday, McCoist claimed he could have bet money on Ibrox losing out to Celtic Park after Parkhead was chosen as the location for the March 16 clash between Aberdeen and Inverness. Responding to McCoist's comments on Celtic Park being chosen, Lawwell said: "It's the pre-eminent stadium in Scotland, it's the biggest and the best. "So if you want to have a bet on the biggest and the best, then you will always win." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 only relevant if more than 50k tickets are sold. it's also very clearly not the best. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Biggest yes. Best? UEFA disagree. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell delivered a withering response to Ally McCoist's comments on the selection of the Scottish League Cup final venue when he declared his club's stadium "the biggest and the best". On Thursday, McCoist claimed he could have bet money on Ibrox losing out to Celtic Park after Parkhead was chosen as the location for the March 16 clash between Aberdeen and Inverness. Responding to McCoist's comments on Celtic Park being chosen, Lawwell said: "It's the pre-eminent stadium in Scotland, it's the biggest and the best. "So if you want to have a bet on the biggest and the best, then you will always win." Seems like Lawwell would be better served taking his issue up with UEFA. They are the ones who rate Ibrox as being superior to the midden. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 It's like comparing the Palace of Versailles (Ibrox) to a single end in a tenement at the Barras (the Piggery). 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Murray made a huge mistake not matching or exceeding Parkheads capacity back in the 90's. It was always going to hold us back in the future. This is just one tiny example of them having an upper hand on us. Financially we cannot compete with them either. Near 60000 crowds in Europe every year have helped them become Scotlands biggest football business and a decade long of near capacity attendances(up until a few years ago) have sewn the seeds of their upper hand. I don't ever see is competing with them financially until we increase Ibrox capacity, whether we need it or not. All the big clubs around the world when building their new grounds are going for 60k plus, not 50k, those days are past, football has moved and we need to move with it. It's ambitious and costly of course but will be there forever, the long term effects would be well worth it. Granted right now is not the time. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Murray made a huge mistake not matching or exceeding Parkheads capacity back in the 90's. It was always going to hold us back in the future. This is just one tiny example of them having an upper hand on us. Financially we cannot compete with them either. Near 60000 crowds in Europe every year have helped them become Scotlands biggest football business and a decade long of near capacity attendances(up until a few years ago) have sewn the seeds of their upper hand. I don't ever see is competing with them financially until we increase Ibrox capacity, whether we need it or not. All the big clubs around the world when building their new grounds are going for 60k plus, not 50k, those days are past, football has moved and we need to move with it. It's ambitious and costly of course but will be there forever, the long term effects would be well worth it. Granted right now is not the time. You basically read my thoughts to be honest. It's scary 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell delivered a withering response to Ally McCoist's comments on the selection of the Scottish League Cup final venue when he declared his club's stadium "the biggest and the best". On Thursday, McCoist claimed he could have bet money on Ibrox losing out to Celtic Park after Parkhead was chosen as the location for the March 16 clash between Aberdeen and Inverness. Responding to McCoist's comments on Celtic Park being chosen, Lawwell said: "It's the pre-eminent stadium in Scotland, it's the biggest and the best. "So if you want to have a bet on the biggest and the best, then you will always win." Inferiority complex, much? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell delivered a withering response to Ally McCoist's comments on the selection of the Scottish League Cup final venue when he declared his club's stadium "the biggest and the best". On Thursday, McCoist claimed he could have bet money on Ibrox losing out to Celtic Park after Parkhead was chosen as the location for the March 16 clash between Aberdeen and Inverness. Responding to McCoist's comments on Celtic Park being chosen, Lawwell said: "It's the pre-eminent stadium in Scotland, it's the biggest and the best. "So if you want to have a bet on the biggest and the best, then you will always win." No dignified silence here, then? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Withering response? Weak response. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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