a threat about Rangers and so far 64% of posts by Dons fans!!
I was also under the impression international seeding were based purely on FIFA rankings rather than representative clubs' performance in European competitions. I suppose you could argue that progress in europe indirectly affects the national team due to increased experience etc.
..but equally the national team is also affected by inept tactics used by the most boring coach ever in games we need to win at home to the like of Belarus. Maybe Rangers will now wake up to this if results don't continue to paper over the cracks like last season. Horse is right, the signing policy is bizzare. I would have expected Rangers to be looking at more creative players too.
Jambo is right too, the main reason the league flag has not left Glasgow in the last 24 seasons is money. So the less money Rangers and Celtic earn from european runs the better for scottish football imo. If that means an early exit, so be it. The gulf in finance in the 1980's was not to big and we had four (nearly five, Jambo) different winners.
Lastly, KoK, we probably never heard how bad it was for scottish football when Aberdeen went out to Barry Town cos we didn't - we went out to Ebbe's Brondby that year. I'll let you off though, you probably meant Bohemians of Dublin or SKONTO RIGA!!!!