How big is celtic

tommybhoy8881

tommybhoy8881

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Had discussion today one of many that I have at work with Englishmen at work about size of celtic
I admit our league is not the best etc and tv money but I always say our club is top 5 for fanbase but obv twitter etc tells you that we are not with followers but I don’t count twitter followers
For real fans not just the ones in Scotland but ones over the world that pack supporter clubs or get up at daft o’clock to watch in house
Ireland gets brought up during the conversation and we all know our fanbase in Ireland has dropped massively especially with the under 21s and you will see plenty more Liverpool and Man Utd tops and it’s not even close but my counter argument was our fanbase in Ireland is more active and the other Irish are glory hunters😂
Our stadium crowds back in early 2000s in USA for tours etc was amazing and even out sold Man Utd a few times and when Liverpool broke attendance record in Canada the following day we broke it 😂
Football has changed now tho and the epl has got bigger and bigger and younger fans in Scotland and in Ireland follow the epl would we still class Celtic as top 5 biggest clubs in uk?
I try and not count glory hunters tho fans who follow the brand and not the actual club
Man City fanbase has grown and we seen that in the states but are they really fans?same with other clubs too like Chelsea etc that over night fanbase got massive after some silverware
 
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I know it’s not important how big the club is but it’s my counter argument when people that don’t have a clue slag of Celtic and the Scottish league
I detest English football and what it’s become
Fans celebrate how much they made on tv deal than they do winning a trophy
The fanbase you get at Man Utd Liverpool spurs games etc isn’t the same guys and girls that went to the games 20 years ago as the working class got bought out for tourist fans
 
I think Celtic are very big with number of fans who buy tickets despite being in a lower ranked league.

Hard to compare what makes a fan that can be classed as fan for size metrics.

I suspect that if Celtic were in a Uk league structure then it could potentially be monster earner on world stage and potentially could fill out 100k stadium regularly with genuine fans.

But in Scottish league cut off from the income circles for top leagues Celtic struggle to fill out 60000 stadium against most Scottish teams.

But there in is the indicator

In a leaague thats not very exciting these days Celtic are so big they have a waiting list for season tickets despite having 60000 capacity.
 
We are a massive club stuck in a dire league nobody cares about unfortunately!I found our league games really boring after the new year but did enjoy our European run this year!I would jump at the chance to get out of this backwater if we evsr got the chance as we are too big for Scotland imo.
 
The biggest on this island. The 3 highest ever attendances in UK all involve Celtic.
Highest attendance at a League game 118,000 v The team that died at Bumenholengarten.
Highest attendance at Cup game 149,000 v Aberdeen at Hampden
Highest attendance at a European Cup game 130,000 v Leeds at Hampden
 
MartiMac said:
We are a massive club stuck in a dire league nobody cares about unfortunately!I found our league games really boring after the new year but did enjoy our European run this year!I would jump at the chance to get out of this backwater if we evsr got the chance as we are too big for Scotland imo.
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It’s not popular on here or with my mates at home but that’s why a see this rangers takeover as a good thing as league has got boring
Back when it was a challenge it was better and when 2 teams are fighting for title every game is important
Would love to be in English league even tho I said I hate them 😂
 
Without doubt we are a massive club known throughout the globe.
We are a small country and yet we have a bigger stadium and attendances than many of the clubs in the top five leagues regardless of how our League is seen.
We have a rich unbroken history and a fanbase support that is second to none...ask any of the teams who have witnessed big European nights.

Our frustration is we are trapped and cannot realise our true potential as we are starved of our fair share by the TV Companies, Uefa and the incompetence of the SFA/SPFL.
 
tommybhoy8881 said:
It’s not popular on here or with my mates at home but that’s why a see this rangers takeover as a good thing as league has got boring
Back when it was a challenge it was better and when 2 teams are fighting for title every game is important
Would love to be in English league even tho I said I hate them 😂
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I dont hate the football team. I hate the cheating and warped ethos they have employed since 2012 when club was formed. It seems to be identical to the dead club that killed itself by their ethos.

If new controlling interest run club as a business and develop Scottish players with value added waged players then perhaps Scottish football will get better.

But if they keep running club on vapours based on spending future income yesterday based on perpetual growth then I hope new club goes pearshaped too.

But the blue team from glasgow gets no hate from me. I hope they win feck all ever but thats because they have warped ideology of football.

It might be |USA will nuke Tehran if these threats are real from Trump.

And well I dont think football will survive in its current set ups. If we all dont get blown up in domino effect of nuke strikes by all the trigger itchy loonies running world.
 
I hate 'local' (i.e. UK & Ireland) EPL fans who have no previous affiliation with a club and just support trophy winning teams. The 'global' EPL fans are even worse - spouting guff online on the subject from some far flung place like it's their birth right. Most of them don't help the club because they will be sat there in knock-off shirts in a bar that happens to have a subscription.

Despite being from Leeds, I started following Celtic because my Dad had a soft spot for them after winning the European Cup, Kenny Dalgleish was my hero (I cried when he joined Liverpool), and most (not all) Leeds Utd fans in the 70s/80s were gremlins who I would not wish to associate with under any circumstances.

Following Celtic in late 80's and 90's was not a barrel of laughs, but it's who I support. There are millions like me worldwide who won't get to see games at Parkhead very often, but the club engenders a near fanatical love from those who get it, despite the limitations of the SPL.

Weird isn't it?

I can see the Hun widening their support in the current climate as it seems to be a far right political connection with like minded nutters, especially in England. Surprised they haven't gone for some sort of tie-up with Reform? I'm sure some SEVCO fans must be decent people with no far right political leanings, but they appear to be in a minority at the moment, or their voices are not heard. Wonder if the new owners will try to change that narrative. Or maybe they just care about money?
 
tommybhoy8881 said:
It’s not popular on here or with my mates at home but that’s why a see this rangers takeover as a good thing as league has got boring
Back when it was a challenge it was better and when 2 teams are fighting for title every game is important
Would love to be in English league even tho I said I hate them 😂
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Might not be popular tommybhoy however it's still the correct viewpoint imo.
Unless there's something in the pipes regarding Celtic leaving Scotland behind and that's very unlikely, we need a return to a competitive domestic division.
As much as I've loved steamroller(ing ) all in front of us it would be even sweeter if they #2 were spending decent monies and that may happen soon.

If it means our board up their game because of that mobs takeover then we get an increase in the quality of player that comes to Scotland to play.
Money talks and weve seen that in the past in Scotland albeit underhand dealings.

No Celtic fan wouldn't welcome the challenge , we once hoped that Hearts were about to propel themselves Baltic style into our arena, never worked out then but the money that's going in the game these days anythings possible.

What isn't possible is accrediting clubs supporters contingent upon their 'X/twitter' likes fanpages , Chelsea a great example, Wikipedia states that Chelsea have 118.9 million followers on social media as of 2023 , yet in 2025 in a World Club Cup game can only call on 21,000 of those 118.9 million followers , where were they lol.

In terms of a true supporter following Celtic are above Chelsea and the stadium size/capacity cannot be included in their argument because if Chelsea say they could have far more fans at games if they weren't limited by Stamford Bridge then Celtic and the impossible search for a place on the waiting list for a season ticket is more compelling and we do this without the EPL riches/big 5 riches.

Celtic have the true numbers not the fake news numbers behind us
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If the club world cup were to invite the best supported clubs worldwide Celtic would be a regular fixture.
If we were in a division like the EPL, once acclimatised perhaps a few yoyo years of championship /EPL seasons then we'd really see the power of Celtic backed by supporters numbers and the going rate a club like ours should recieve financially compared to the big 5 clubs who only outperform Celtic through financial handouts and could only wish for a support like ours.

Interesting to see that only 4 clubs with a higher average attendance in world football than Celtic are actually taking part in the club world cup, Bayern, Inter and the two Madrid clubs i think.
That stat alone tells us how big we are , of course the English and big 5 league clubs fans don't like to hear this , they have more money end of.
They wish , they don't want a giant joining their free for all cash scramble,why would they?

You are welcome to use the chart above Tommy in your counter argument, I mean how can it be that Celtic, a club who don't benefit from the losers big pot of gold are still the 15th most watched by bums on seats club in the world?
We're the real deal that's why , even after an Anfield increased capacity by near 20,000 Liverpool are still only 14th on that list one position above us with only 900 bums on seats more than us and our stadiums had hee-haw done to it in recent times.

Our board , whilst they appear to have upped the anti in our transfer dealings last terms are still found wanting in CP redevelopment and that's insane as it practically pays for itself with the waiting list for a waiting list for a season ticket, financially it pays for itself.
It's not the same as St Fergus's proclamation " build it and they will come" and he was right.
There'd also be zero empty seats if they'd implement a ticket exchange, an idea far too radical for them.

As Richybhoy said above, we still hold all the records in European football for attendances and our support base hasn't gotten smaller since then , add our capacity and average attendances to the waiting list and we are talking still in the 100, 000 region for fans wanting to be at the game.

Going by the numbers, our backwater league competes and some.
 
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Might not be popular tommybhoy however it's still the correct viewpoint imo.
Unless there's something in the pipes regarding Celtic leaving Scotland behind and that's very unlikely, we need a return to a competitive domestic division.
As much as I've loved steamroller(ing ) all in front of us it would be even sweeter if they #2 were spending decent monies and that may happen soon.

If it means our board up their game because of that mobs takeover then we get an increase in the quality of player that comes to Scotland to play.
Money talks and weve seen that in the past in Scotland albeit underhand dealings.

No Celtic fan wouldn't welcome the challenge , we once hoped that Hearts were about to propel themselves Baltic style into our arena, never worked out then but the money that's going in the game these days anythings possible.

What isn't possible is accrediting clubs supporters contingent upon their 'X/twitter' likes fanpages , Chelsea a great example, Wikipedia states that Chelsea have 118.9 million followers on social media as of 2023 , yet in 2025 in a World Club Cup game can only call on 21,000 of those 118.9 million followers , where were they lol.

In terms of a true supporter following Celtic are above Chelsea and the stadium size/capacity cannot be included in their argument because if Chelsea say they could have far more fans at games if they weren't limited by Stamford Bridge then Celtic and the impossible search for a place on the waiting list for a season ticket is more compelling and we do this without the EPL riches/big 5 riches.

Celtic have the true numbers not the fake news numbers behind us
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If the club world cup were to invite the best supported clubs worldwide Celtic would be a regular fixture.
If we were in a division like the EPL, once acclimatised perhaps a few yoyo years of championship /EPL seasons then we'd really see the power of Celtic backed by supporters numbers and the going rate a club like ours should recieve financially compared to the big 5 clubs who only outperform Celtic through financial handouts and could only wish for a support like ours.

Interesting to see that only 4 clubs with a higher average attendance in world football than Celtic are actually taking part in the club world cup, Bayern, Inter and the two Madrid clubs i think.
That stat alone tells us how big we are , of course the English and big 5 league clubs fans don't like to hear this , they have more money end of.
They wish , they don't want a giant joining their free for all cash scramble,why would they?

You are welcome to use the chart above Tommy in your counter argument, I mean how can it be that Celtic, a club who don't benefit from the losers big pot of gold are still the 15th most watched by bums on seats club in the world?
We're the real deal that's why , even after an Anfield increased capacity by near 20,000 Liverpool are still only 14th on that list one position above us with only 900 bums on seats more than us and our stadiums had hee-haw done to it in recent times.

Our board , whilst they appear to have upped the anti in our transfer dealings last terms are still found wanting in CP redevelopment and that's insane as it practically pays for itself with the waiting list for a waiting list for a season ticket, financially it pays for itself.
It's not the same as St Fergus's proclamation " build it and they will come" and he was right.
There'd also be zero empty seats if they'd implement a ticket exchange, an idea far too radical for them.

As Richybhoy said above, we still hold all the records in European football for attendances and our support base hasn't gotten smaller since then , add our capacity and average attendances to the waiting list and we are talking still in the 100, 000 region for fans wanting to be at the game.

Going by the numbers, our backwater league competes and some.
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Fantastic post as usual
 
50 Shades of Green said:
Ffs I was sure I'd watched Liverpool the other night.... This being sober is nae good for ye 😂😂
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Tell us about it 50, when I'm off the wagon my posts are usually limited to barely LeGiBle waN oR twa pornOgraphs.
On the wagon ?
Tomes return plenty to say etc while checking I don't go over the 1000 paragraph , no I mean 1000 character post limit n that , posted semi proof read just waiting on BB or your good self to correct me 😅
Sober like all good things is only good in moderation 😆 🍻
 
Oor league canna be that bad- we got to the last 16 o CL. Thats sixteenth best in Europe.
Also the Sevvies have done well in the Europa league. The last 8 this year and a Final fairly recently.
There’s leagues that claim to better than ours that don’t get anywhere near the latter stages of the two big European competitions.
I don’t think oor league is as shite as some say it is.
 
Richybhoy said:
Oor league canna be that bad- we got to the last 16 o CL. Thats sixteenth best in Europe.
Also the Sevvies have done well in the Europa league. The last 8 this year and a Final fairly recently.
There’s leagues that claim to better than ours that don’t get anywhere near the latter stages of the two big European competitions.
I don’t think oor league is as shite as some say it is.
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I agree with all of that mt , for an underfunded backwater league we have 4 European triumphs, Aberdeen have the most incredibly I'd like to see another 5million strong country provide those stats . I say that cos I know there is no such nation. Even Belgium with double our population have never won the cup with the big ears they've won 8 European honours but do they really count when the big ears is missing?
I think not.
 
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