- Would you like to see a riskier speculative approach by Celtic in order to achieve more in Europe ?
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Well as we wait patiently in Timdom for the possible League decider against our biggest rivals ,our nearest rivals are attempting to navigate the good ship Sevco into a major European Final.
Quite a turnaround for both Clubs for completely different reasons of course.
Celtic after what may be known in future as the Season from Hell are within 90 plus minutes of completing a League and Cup double and access to Champions League Group Stage football.
The 2angers a Club formed and rehashed in 2012 from the Assets and Ashes should they navigate past Leipzig’s slim 1-0 advantage will have completed an astronomical rise in fortunes from a ball in a hedge in Brechin to Europa Cup Challengers.
With that also the possibility of direct access to Champions League.
A tail of two Clubs with two completely different approaches to problem solving.
The main problem being how to remain competitive in Europe whilst Operating from a poorly funded Domestic League 
A backwater if you like.
Celtic over the past 15 years or so have gone for the Moneyball Approach of buy low sell high in order to maintain a very healthy and successful Business Plan.
This off the back of a period of massive investment under Martin O’Neill which seen a spend of around £30m building his team which in todays money is just shy of £48m.
The days of Building sides were coming to an end at Celtic.
In fact it was this spend that prompted the Lawwell era and the Zero Debt mantra that followed.
Moneyball means rapid turnover of players in order to maintain a solid returns in the Accounts.
Celtic as a result have completely Dominated the game for a decade and truth be told since the turn of the millennium Under O’Neill .
15 League Titles in 21 is quite a return.
Over the River well it’s been a Helter Skelter ride of overspending and over indulgence at Ayebrokes.
The spending has been quite astonishing even by the standards set by Murray under his tenure.
Annual Losses have seen a £107m deficit despite throwing a further £74.8m in via Loans for Equity swaps on top since 2018.
That’s £192m in under 10 years.
That further Investment since 2018 has seen the meteoric rise in fortunes both in League terms and in Europe
Right now most Rangers Supporters won’t care because as has been outlined above they stopped Celtic doing the 10 and now are 90 minutes away from a major European Final.
And with that a million miles away from a ball in a hedge at Brechin
What this proves ultimately is that there is no one way to achieve success but that perhaps only one way to sustain it long term.
*Obviously Champions League entry could change all of that because two years of Group Participation would effectively create a financial reset at Ayebrokes.
If 2angers a Club reformed and rehashed from the Ashes in 2012 can reach a European Final from plating Brechin in the 3 tier of the Scottish game then surely it shouldn’t be out of the realistic scope of a well run Club like Celtic to do likewise?
I mean our start point was coming off of the back of a Season from Hell during a Pandemic after 9 in a row,a Quadruple Treble and Dominating the Scottish game for 20 years.
The rebuild has been astounding under Postecoglou,we haven’t only came back fighting but we’ve came back winning against a side who are looking at playing in a European Final.
My question and the point of this ramble is :
If Celtic speculate more under Postecoglou in the Champions League should reaching a major European Final not be a realistic a target for us as well now a 10 year old basket case is on the verge of achieving it
I personally see no reason why it shouldn’t be if we win the Title on Sunday.
After all we will have beaten a good side in order to do so.