Sunday 8 January 2017

Transfer Talk Reveals Premier League Delusion On A Grand Scale

What a laugh it has been over the past few days on social media. As soon as the Moussa Dembele story broke you could practically guarantee the usual suspects would be out in force and polishing the giant financial turd that is the English Premier League. For those not in the know, MD was the alleged subject of a 20m bid from West Ham, a strange one considering his true value which is at least double that if we are going by past deals down South. Despite some (alleged) Celtic fans urging the club to take the money and run, it became very clear that Peter Lawell and the rest of the Celtic board have no intention to sell... at least for now. So that was the story dead in the water and we will undoubtedly not see MD moving in this transfer window or possibly the next. What did give myself a laugh was the reaction to the transfer by West Ham fans which to put it mildy was absolute delusion bordering on lunacy.


First thing that needs to be said is that Celtic are a bigger club than West Ham! This is an undeniable fact if we are talking domestic and European honours. Comparing the two clubs is an exercise in embarrassment and one glance at each sides trophy haul shows that Celtic are in the lead by quite some distance. Have a look for yourself:


West Ham

2 x Football League (Second Tier)

1 x Cup Winners Cup

3 x FA Cup

1 x Intertoto Cup

1 x Football League War Cup

1 x Football League Playoff (Second Tier)

Total: 9 Honours


Celtic

1 x European Cup

47 x League Titles

36 x Scottish Cup

16 x League Cup

29 x Glasgow Cup

27 x Glasgow Charity Cup (one title shared)


Total: 156 Honours


Now forgive me for being thicker than the offspring of a Tory minister and TV reality star, but how can any rational person look at the above list and conclude West Ham are the bigger club? We have all encountered that sort of delusion before but it normally comes from our neighbourly nutcase sevconians. After the MD link with West Ham we have seen countless EPL apologists make such an utterly ridiculous claim and even some Scottish fans have got in on the act with statements claiming Celtic wouldn't survive in the English Championship! Complete and utter fantasy on a par with Elvis being alive and working in a cafe. Most of these ill-informed souls get their info from Sky's brainwashing style of EPL porn, a place where matches are hyped up to the most insane levels but rarely threaten to be anything other than mediocre. West Ham are a club who will NEVER be as big as Celtic, no matter how much Sky pumps in to keep the EPL illusion going!


It would be very interesting to see Celtic make the journey down South and take their place in the English Premier League. Believe me, they would be champions in three years or less. Can West Ham say the same if they travelled North to compete in the Scottish league with Celtic? Of course not! Part of the reason I never want to see Celtic anywhere near that sham down there is just how out of touch with it's roots it has become. To be fair it is commendable how they talk their game up but let's not beat about the bush here - the product is mince, and no amount of money will fix it. Nor will that same money make West Ham bigger than Celtic!


Hail Hail


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