04 Aug 2013 16:56:06
Hi Ed

Long time viewer but 1st time poster. My question to fellow fans is what would you have last 16 of champions league or europa league final

My answer is europa league final but my mate wants last 16

I would rather have a seville than a juve. what's your thoughts ed

Thanks for posting {Ed007's Note - Welcome to the site mate. I have put your question onto our polls page:

http://celticrumours.co.uk/poll6.html

Personally I would rather CL last 16. The money, prestige and profile of the CL last 16 far outweighs anything the EL has to offer.}

1.) 04 Aug 2013
The Champions League all day long-that's why we should have had another midfielder and striker signed already for these qualifiers. Just by qualifying we would make at least double what you would make by reaching the final of the Europa, also all the prestige lies with the champions league these days. The gulf between the two is only getting bigger every year. Paul

2.) 04 Aug 2013
EL if you win it would have far more prestige than being a CL also ran, you don't get your name in the history books by getting to the last 16 of any competition and I think the lack of respect for the EL is a British thing it's held in far greater esteem on the European mainland. {Ed007's Note - Most players (at the higher levels of the game) look upon the CL as the only show in town and THE tournament to be playing in. Look how many players are looking for moves this summer to CL clubs, Suarez and Bale for example. The Europa League will eventually go the way of the CWC and the UEFA Cup while the Champions League will go from strength to strength whilst expanding all the time, either under UEFA or as a breakaway European Super League.}

3.) 04 Aug 2013
04 Aug 2013 20:06:34
Its a dam good question mate as much as loved the then uefa cup run and I actually went to every away game home and away except suduva I've got to be honest and say champs league the reason for that is 1 if u keep getting to last 16 ul eventually crack it and fm there who know how far you can go especially with alleged fair play rules due to kick altho i'm sure the big guns will find a way round it 2 if you want to be classed as a worldwide big club outwith fanbase history etc then champs league is the place to be look at clubs like a.madrid sevilla for example very succesful europa teams but are they classed as one of the big boys the elite of europe just my personal opinion but that's what the sites about and that's why I love it

4.) 04 Aug 2013
Europa league final is winning the poll canny believe that! what do u make 2m? playing the best teams in the world in the cl and the money to help us go from strength to strength we are Scottish football so when we grow Scottish football grows

SOS BHOY

5.) 04 Aug 2013
Champions League, you make money, cup finals you make history!

AC75

6.) 04 Aug 2013
As far as a day out the EL final would be the better option but last 16 of the CL is what would be best for the club no question about it!
Brian DerryCelt

7.) 04 Aug 2013
Champions league last 16 for me as if we keep getting there we will eventually not need to qualify

8.) 04 Aug 2013
Agree with Ed. CL.
The money is huge getting into last 16.

9.) 04 Aug 2013
I would rather we showed a bit of ambition. Signed two or three players of the six million mark. I know this won't happen. Look at the years we were miles ahead of rangers and didn't show ambition to keep it that way. We have two billionaires on board. Surely if they were any fans at all they would say I would like to go to the next step. I know I would as would all celtic fans. Splash the cash so it's a champions league final not a Europa. Hail hail

10.) 04 Aug 2013
I'd like the Europa league to go away and put a purely knock out competition in it's place. Play up the fact it's high risk for the teams, make it something totally different from the Champions League instead of a bad impersonation. Super Hardcore Knockout Cup, something like that.

11.) 04 Aug 2013
@AC75) On the money mate.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

The other way of looking at it is Qualifying for the Champions League group stages, earning the big bucks and finishing 3rd in the group and dropping into Europa League before going on to the final and winning it. I believe that scenario would sway most of the folk chosing CL last 16 over winning a major European trophy.

Stevensee88

12.) 05 Aug 2013
As samaras once said.

I'd rather count my medals than my money!

Realistically we will not win the CL in the near future, and the EL is a winnable tournament. I agree that CL is the place to be, but in years time i'd love to tell my grandchildren I saw celtic lift a European cup!

13.) 05 Aug 2013
Not sure I like this choice. I am a realist & recognise that what I am about to suggest is unlikely but once into the last 16 I see no reason for Celtic not to progress.
Over 2 legs we can (probably won't) but can beat most Teams in Europe. 1-0 at home. 2-1 away still sees us through & is this really that impossible against Malaga, Galatasaray, Man U or AC Milan (granted wouldn't fancy German opposition at present).
In Seville we came close against FC Porto who the following year won the Champions League. Yeah it's unlikely but let's aim higher than the last 16. Last years squad were pretty decent & got beat well by Juventus but a different draw & who knows?

14.) 05 Aug 2013
2003 still hurts. Sitting with my brother watching us get beat was and still is gut wrenching. I loved the feeling before the game that we could win this. If you gave me last eight I'd take it but I'd take seeing Brownie and Lennie lifting that trophy over anything less.

Melb Bhoy

15.) 05 Aug 2013
Worth pointing out that we didn't win anything in seville, in fact that season we allowed the worst treble winning team in scottish football history to do a clean sweep.

Anyway i'd rather WIN the euorpa league than not win the champions league (regardless of how far we get - 1/16, 1/8, 1/4)

Winning trophies is what celtic is all about, I couldn't care less about money or profits, I want to see us win cups.

16.) 05 Aug 2013
Good question buddy, I'd have to Say I think I'd take the trophy. Have another go at the cl league next year. If we won it, it wouldn't be a lot of money but we would have a European trophy. Fair enough I think, what a night it would be.

Darrenbhoy

17.) 05 Aug 2013
CL last 16, ., .kbarry

18.) 05 Aug 2013
CL every time, EL is a major anti climax after being in with the big boys

19.) 05 Aug 2013
If they make the C/L group stages, and then drop into the Europa League, its not just prestige, its also Co Efficient points, a good run in the Europa League would enhance our co efficient so the C/L group stages would be easier, as we could end up in pot 3 maybe even pot 2 if we had a good run over a few seasons, so yehh though the C/L is where we want to be, the Europa League should be considered a winnable trophy, and at least 1/4 finals

20.) 07 Aug 2013
I would rather Celtic won another euroean trohy, like someone said earlier, that's making history. The money doesn't matter to comete in the Scottish league

SB88