Rangers argument for Thomas Tuchel to England provided in left-field claim as Celtic hit out after UEFA news
Celtic have been hit with sanctions following a Champions League game.
Rangers and Celtic will return to Scottish Premiership action at the weekend, following the international break -
Celtic will take on Aberdeen as the Gers gear up to take on Kilmarnock. In the meantime, let’s take a look at what is circulating in the rumour mill today.
Stan Collymore has given his candid view on why an English coach was not appointed as the new manager of the England national team, using Rangers wage as an example - furthermore, Celtic have been hit with UEFA sanctions following the actions of a group of their supporters during their 7-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund.
Stan Collymore back Thomas Tuchel following appointment, using Steven Gerrard as example
Stan Collymore gave his viewpoint as to why England appointed Thomas Tuchel instead of an English coach - he noted the amount of money it takes to obtain a pro licence in England, as opposed to Spain.
As such, he thinks it is no surprise that ex-professional players choose to jump into jobs straight away, rather than undertaking the coaching courses available - using Rangers and ex-boss Steven Gerrard as an example.
Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Collymore penned: “£13,700 to do your Pro licence in England, today. In Spain, it’s around €2000. There are 2200 Spanish pro licence coaches. There are 200 English pro licence coaches. Look at the correlation between cost and coaching number.
“Gerrard, Lampard, Rooney all took jobs instead of doing 3 years at SGP. Why? Gerrard got £2.5m at Rangers, Lampard £1m [at] Derby, Rooney $1m [at] Washington. Fuentes, Spanish head coach coached Sevilla and Bilbao youth on around €30k then Alaves first team where he lasted 6 months on around €100k before being sacked.”
Celtic sanctioned following Borussia Dortmund match
Celtic have been hit with UEFA sanctions after a group of supporters set off pyrotechnics during their Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund - the club is said to be ‘extremely disappointed’ with their behaviour. Not only have the Hoops been slapped with a €20,000 (£16,709), they have also been banned from selling tickets to fans for one of their upcoming away games in UEFA competitions.
In a statement on their official club website, Celtic wrote: “The Club has received the decision issued by the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body following the match against Borussia Dortmund, in which the Club has been sanctioned, again, for the lighting of fireworks by a small number of individuals attending the match.
The decision provides that, not only has the Club received a fine of €20,000, but also that, if such behaviour is repeated at a match in the next two years, the Club will be prevented from selling tickets to supporters for one away match in UEFA club competitions.
“It is hugely disappointing, therefore, that the conduct of a very small minority has led to this decision, which could potentially have such a negative and damaging impact on the team and Celtic supporters wishing to attend an away match to support the team.”