Andy Townsend CLAIMS That Celtic Are STILL A BIGGER Club Than Man City DESPITE Recent Success! 👀🤔

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  • @Kehua800
    @Kehua800 20 дней назад +25

    Whenever I travel, I only see, Man U, Liverpool, Celtic and Rangers bars in every bloody corner and every city in the world those 4 clubs are way different than any other club in UK. They are beyond just football teams its a whole other game when it comes to there support.

  • @davidt510
    @davidt510 21 день назад +82

    Man Utd, Liverpool, Rangers, Celtic
    4 biggest clubs in the UK

    • @craigalanwilson
      @craigalanwilson 20 дней назад +3

      Exactly right.

    • @JJLYOUTUBE
      @JJLYOUTUBE 20 дней назад +8

      Spot on. I don't think people down south realise how big the Old Firm is. Huge fan base.
      What I will say is, with my experience down south, I've seen a lot more Arsenal strips kicking about. Arsenal are a massive club, but Man Utd and Liverpool are in a different level.

    • @raijinenel3116
      @raijinenel3116 19 дней назад +2

      Arsenal, even Spurs have a bigger fan base abroad than the Scotch teams though.

    • @Grant-gk5mw
      @Grant-gk5mw 18 дней назад +9

      ​@@raijinenel3116no they dont. Not even close.

    • @rabmcnair4488
      @rabmcnair4488 17 дней назад +14

      We are talking about big clubs not dead clubs. So you can leave sevco out of the conversation. Celtic have won more trophies in one season than sevco have won in their entire history.

  • @Lawry200
    @Lawry200 21 день назад +78

    City are the best team not the biggest club

    • @Lesthered
      @Lesthered 21 день назад +2

      Neither

    • @environm3ntalist549
      @environm3ntalist549 21 день назад +6

      @@Lestheredwell they are the best team

    • @imobjectivelybalancedonTHEball
      @imobjectivelybalancedonTHEball 20 дней назад

      @@environm3ntalist549 best manager but i think liverpool have a better team on paper

    • @k.a.n.e8636
      @k.a.n.e8636 19 дней назад +1

      @@imobjectivelybalancedonTHEballno

    • @rabmcnair4488
      @rabmcnair4488 17 дней назад +1

      City can't even fill their stadium for the Champions League.

  • @williamflint6535
    @williamflint6535 21 день назад +67

    From a rangers fan celtic are a bigger club than city

    • @adeo767
      @adeo767 20 дней назад +3

      City have 52.8 million followers on instagram, Celtic have less than a million!. Where are all those Celtic fans?? They don’t use social media in this day and age????

    • @greenockbhoy7347
      @greenockbhoy7347 20 дней назад +29

      So we are going with instagram followers now 😂 I’ve been to many country’s but never saw a Man City pub, plenty of Celtic pubs, in fact there’s Celtic holidays destinations like Santa Ponsa.

    • @Metali-tin
      @Metali-tin 19 дней назад

      ​@@greenockbhoy7347 lol There are definitely City themed pubs the world over but that's a worse way to measure it than social media counts(both City and Liverpool have over 131 million followers across the four main social media platforms of Insta, FB, X, TikTok btw) because it generally only tells you who the owner supports. He'd have very few customers if it was exclusive, you can't have thought this out. Every argument these anti-city nonsense posts throw up is superficial, in the sense that they offer flimsy measures to gauge fan counts. Such as: First hand visual accounts of counting shirts on holidays, number of supporters clubs globally(half could be empty, it doesn't tell us much at all), now themed pubs... My word, talk about scraping the barrel lol. I can tell you this, many blues have counted more City shirts than United Liverpool shirts in recent years while on their jollies... but they don't get carried away because there's probably cognitive bias at play here because obviously there are more United and Liverpool fans still. Just something for you to think about. Or just carry on deluding yourself with these flimsy measure while ignoring all the accepted ones such as broadcast viewing numbers, shirt sales, social media accounts, number of unique visitors to the stadium per season perhaps?(haven't even looked but I'm guessing City would trounce Celtic). More recent figures for you from the M.E.N 99% of the City fanbase now resides outside of the UK, citizens membership subscriptions went up 108% last year on the year before....City have been the fastest growing club in world football for over a decade... But Celtic are still bigger... When Scottish football itself isn't relevant globally(harsh but true), how can you begin to believe that?

    • @christophebonhoefferofbelg9846
      @christophebonhoefferofbelg9846 18 дней назад +4

      @@adeo767..I wonder where all those City fans were before the mega millionaires turned ..It’ll be the same for Newcastle in a few years. Celtic have a bigger history.

    • @jayem1980
      @jayem1980 17 дней назад

      ​@@JDH1888so what's your point why are Celtic obsessed with being bigger than everyone else

  • @Mac-vi3jt
    @Mac-vi3jt 21 день назад +103

    Celtic have supporter clubs everywhere. No matter what city your in, you can find a club showing the game. Man city doesn't have that kind of following

    • @PjMasks-qu6bb
      @PjMasks-qu6bb 21 день назад +12

      In Africa noone watches celtic games💯

    • @leannecampbell4551
      @leannecampbell4551 21 день назад +21

      @@PjMasks-qu6bb Plenty of Celtic supporters in South Africa and West Africa; Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, for example.

    • @adeo767
      @adeo767 21 день назад +8

      No one watches Celtic in Africa or Asia, absolutely no one! While plenty watches Man City in Africa and Asia…

    • @vincentmcnabb939
      @vincentmcnabb939 21 день назад +9

      @@PjMasks-qu6bb Yes, and they are all joke fans.

    • @vincentmcnabb939
      @vincentmcnabb939 21 день назад +19

      @@adeo767 African and Asian fans are fanbois. They could tell you very little about the history of the teams the follow. They are just commercial fans. Celtic fans are hardcore.

  • @Marsh1511
    @Marsh1511 21 день назад +67

    Celtic are definitely a bigger club than city

    • @craigalanwilson
      @craigalanwilson 20 дней назад +3

      Agreed

    • @Footszeckelman
      @Footszeckelman 2 дня назад

      Ireland comes to mind. Do you reckon Haaland would have signed for Celtic 😂😂😂

  • @kurtcampher4716
    @kurtcampher4716 21 день назад +33

    I'm from South Africa.... I'm seeing more and more kids and young adults wearing City jerseys.
    It's the older generation who still support Liv and ManU.
    This makes sense.
    The more they win and build a legacy, more people will support.
    It's not complicated

    • @danielmacdonald721
      @danielmacdonald721 21 день назад

      They don’t have a legacy tho. They’re the biggest cheats in the history of football. 115, everyone knows they’re achievements mean nothing and have zero integrity to them

    • @kriskerpuchki1311
      @kriskerpuchki1311 21 день назад +4

      you talking about older generation as if Liverpool are lingering mid table club for years.
      3 UCl finals in the past few years,and yes I'm not talking about anscent history here,constantly
      in the fight to win the PL.they're genuinely the most watched club in the world now not in the 70s.

    • @SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb
      @SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb 20 дней назад

      It's facts bro man city are very famous now. Touch grass u will see especially the young people​@@kriskerpuchki1311

    • @greenockbhoy7347
      @greenockbhoy7347 20 дней назад +2

      Glory hunters then🤔

    • @AreJayCee
      @AreJayCee 17 дней назад

      ​@greenockbhoy7347 I got slaughtered for calling that guy Buvey a Glory hunter seeing he's from Bristol and supports man City. One guy said it was sad that I thought football supporters were tribal.

  • @JJLYOUTUBE
    @JJLYOUTUBE 20 дней назад +8

    I'm a Rangers supporter, I can say Celtic are easily the bigger club.

  • @cameronmilton7819
    @cameronmilton7819 21 день назад +12

    As a city fan, all ive ever heard from rival fans is 'city will never be a big club until they win the champions league' now we have and surprise surprise the goalposts have moved 🤣

    • @hypez1819
      @hypez1819 20 дней назад +1

      😢

    • @PerfectMask1
      @PerfectMask1 12 дней назад

      Aww 😢

    • @joekavanagh7171
      @joekavanagh7171 16 часов назад +1

      Are Nottingham Forest a big club? They have won twice as many European Cups as Manchester City.

  • @clario2178
    @clario2178 21 день назад +52

    Celtic are on another level to city and always will be .

    • @carl3681
      @carl3681 23 часа назад

      Correct.......you are on the first floor and man city is at the top in the penthouse.....you TiT.

  • @olusijiobadofin5014
    @olusijiobadofin5014 21 день назад +20

    Fans of struggling former greats always starting conversations about heritage because the present is too rubbish to contemplate

    • @vincentmcnabb939
      @vincentmcnabb939 21 день назад +3

      African and Asian fans of English clubs are fickle and would all switch to local clubs if the commercial aspect of Sky-driven EPL hype stops or is rivalled. What the hell has Chelsea etc got to do with Africa or India?

    • @happyhour76
      @happyhour76 21 день назад +5

      Money doesn’t make u a big club, Celtic were and always will be bigger than majority of English clubs

  • @lucybuchanan4280
    @lucybuchanan4280 21 день назад +47

    Man u, Liverpool, then Celtic. If Celtic had the exposure and money from playing in the tourist league, then they would dwarf them all.

    • @treasaseoighe9001
      @treasaseoighe9001 20 дней назад +3

      Totally agree Lucy🙂👏👏👏

    • @declanshanahan3888
      @declanshanahan3888 19 дней назад +1

      No they wouldn't, Man Utd and Real Madrid are and always be the biggest clubs in the world.

    • @Grant-gk5mw
      @Grant-gk5mw 18 дней назад +3

      ​@@declanshanahan3888nah you don't get the papes mate. If Celtic were in the Prem they would end up the biggest team on the planet..... Makes me sick.

    • @robertdavies4258
      @robertdavies4258 16 дней назад +1

      Celtic be lucky to be in league 1 with the squad they have fan base doesn't win games

    • @colinwilliams4338
      @colinwilliams4338 16 дней назад +1

      ​@@Grant-gk5mwHaha dont make me laugh Celtic would get trounced in the premiership in England and other fans wouldn't appreciate them so called Celtic fans with there IRA and Palestinian flags flying about there heads.

  • @bazb2591
    @bazb2591 21 день назад +9

    The reason they would never invite Celtic to play in’t EPL. Within 5 seasons Celtic would be challenging the top 5 every season. Fanbase worldwide is massive. With EPL money to spend Celtic would be a behemoth 🍀

    • @Bears84
      @Bears84 4 часа назад

      Rangers too?

  • @drmathgod
    @drmathgod 21 день назад +42

    As a South African, you are correct Mr Townsend. Liverpool and Manchester United are by far the most supported.

    • @thembelamawelela9821
      @thembelamawelela9821 21 день назад +2

      Facts. Represent🇿🇦.

    • @kooler8586
      @kooler8586 6 дней назад

      Because they 2 most successful clubs so glory supporters jump on the band wagon not rocket science 🚀😂

    • @joekavanagh7171
      @joekavanagh7171 16 часов назад

      ​@@kooler8586 are you saying that Manchester City supporters are not glory hunters?

  • @rosssloman1309
    @rosssloman1309 20 дней назад +5

    The majority of kids don’t support city. The majority support the club their dads/family support.

  • @steviechalmers1218
    @steviechalmers1218 18 дней назад +15

    Am a Celtic fan , we’re the only club in world football to sweep everything in 67 , we done a quadruple , we also scooped the British sports personality award in that year , this achievement will never ever be repeated, it’s now recognised by UEFA as the greatest achievement in club football, and Celtic stand alone in this exclusive club all on there own , our trophy haul is incredible, we’ve racked up 9 league championship in a row twice , 8 trebles , Celtic are one of only five clubs in the world to have won over 100 trophies.[3] The club has won the Scottish league championship 53 times, most recently in 2022-23, the Scottish Cup 41 times and the Scottish League Cup 21 times. The club's greatest season was 1966-67, when Celtic became the first British team to win the European Cup, also winning the Scottish league championship, the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and the Glasgow Cup. Celtic also reached the 1970 European Cup Final and the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, losing in both.
    Celtic have a long-standing fierce rivalry with Rangers and, together, the clubs are known as the Old Firm. Their matches against each other are regarded as among the world's biggest football derbies. The club's fanbase was estimated in 2003 as being around 9 million worldwide and there are more than 160 Celtic supporters clubs in over 20 countries. An estimated 80,000 fans travelled to Seville for the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, and their "extraordinarily loyal and sporting behaviour" in spite of defeat earned the club Fair Play awards from FIFA and UEFA, respectively., so the question is ‘ yes we’re a bigger club than Man City ,

    • @rabmcnair4488
      @rabmcnair4488 17 дней назад +3

      Rangers died in 2012.

    • @steviechalmers1218
      @steviechalmers1218 17 дней назад

      @@rabmcnair4488 I know they reformed and had to start at the very beginning in the third division, as sevco !!

    • @colinwilliams4338
      @colinwilliams4338 16 дней назад

      U took 80.000 fans to seville so what Glasgow rangers took 120,000 fans down to Manchester in 2008.

    • @megalodon6108
      @megalodon6108 15 дней назад +3

      @@colinwilliams4338 easier to get to manchester, besides most of them were chelsea fans.... it woz them that wrecked the joint 😉

    • @Bears84
      @Bears84 4 часа назад

      @@megalodon6108Check your profile pic ya weapon. 😂

  • @SH-lm6ek
    @SH-lm6ek 20 дней назад +4

    Truly big clubs, like United, Liverpool, Celtic etc have a huge following global based largely on generational support, son supports them because his dad does, like his dad before, and it continues from there, through good periods and bad.
    City are a big club, but until their recent success they didn't have much support outside of Manchester, and even there they are behind United.
    If City fall into a barren spell post Pep, like United have post Fergie, and like Liverpool did after the 80's, then we'll see how big a club City really are.

  • @lucybuchanan4280
    @lucybuchanan4280 21 день назад +36

    Celtic has more supporters in England than Man City

    • @labos7250
      @labos7250 21 день назад +2

      Man U and Liverpool have more supporters in Scotland than Celtic but you lot think yous are one of the biggest clubs in the world lol

    • @emeraldabroad2771
      @emeraldabroad2771 21 день назад +9

      ​@@labos7250Fanny

    • @labos7250
      @labos7250 21 день назад

      @@emeraldabroad2771 the response of someone that knows it’s true

    • @RANGERSRELIGION
      @RANGERSRELIGION 21 день назад +3

      ​@@labos7250thats wrong haha

    • @PaulCelts
      @PaulCelts 20 дней назад

      @@labos7250Absoulte bull 💩

  • @bossdawg1702
    @bossdawg1702 20 дней назад +15

    Of course Celtic are bigger this isn't even a debate

    • @arsenewenger30
      @arsenewenger30 5 дней назад

      But if they played, it would be like a training session for City.

    • @VivaOogway
      @VivaOogway 3 дня назад

      @@arsenewenger30 man city have like a 100x bigger budget.of course they are going to beat us

    • @joekavanagh7171
      @joekavanagh7171 16 часов назад +1

      ​@@VivaOogway yes, all from unearned income

  • @bri_____
    @bri_____ 21 день назад +31

    Celtic won the champions league with a team of local lads. The first british club to win the trophy.

    • @sbc1t
      @sbc1t 21 день назад

      🥰

    • @Busybee65
      @Busybee65 20 дней назад +1

      Celtic are not British

    • @stephen3540
      @stephen3540 20 дней назад

      @@Busybee65Proud as fook of our Irish background. So are Liverpool not British either?

    • @colinwilliams4338
      @colinwilliams4338 16 дней назад

      Liverpool are English Celtic are Palestinians and Celtic have never won the champions league ya pure dafty.

    • @stephen3540
      @stephen3540 15 дней назад +2

      @@colinwilliams4338 listen boy, Celtic won the European Cup before any English team ya wee beast

  • @sibusisomthini1670
    @sibusisomthini1670 21 день назад +26

    I live in Johannesburg and I can tell you for sure that almost all kids and teens support City 😭....

    • @icedtea8547
      @icedtea8547 21 день назад +2

      Same in India. All kids!

    • @Ayah_Mia
      @Ayah_Mia 21 день назад +6

      Glory hunters. That's why

    • @stanleyonyejiaka9348
      @stanleyonyejiaka9348 21 день назад +4

      @Ayah_Mia very dumb comment, so kids are glory hunters now

    • @vincentmcnabb939
      @vincentmcnabb939 21 день назад +1

      I bet you none of them know who Franny Lee is. The average Celtic fan knows who he is and that's the difference.

    • @zack7438
      @zack7438 21 день назад +1

      @@Ayah_Mia How is it glory hunting if they are kids? Whatever club you support is also glory hunting because you weren't alive when those clubs were founded.

  • @willmunda403
    @willmunda403 21 день назад +4

    Why didn't Goldstein ask Townshend who signed from Chelsea to Aston Villa if Villa are a 'big' club?

    • @raijinenel3116
      @raijinenel3116 19 дней назад

      If Villa are a big club why would they sign such shite players from Chelsea?

    • @willmunda403
      @willmunda403 19 дней назад

      @@raijinenel3116 Those days Villa could sign anybody. Pundits Cascarino, Bent, Merson, Keone,warnock for example were all ex Villa players and the list goes on. Only big clubs win European Cups/Champions leagues and Villa were the 4th English club (behind Man U, Liverpool and Forest) to do it

  • @joe8120
    @joe8120 21 день назад +42

    Imagine being a small club and being the champions of Europe 😂

    • @scottevans5689
      @scottevans5689 21 день назад +4

      I'd take that

    • @peterkirk123
      @peterkirk123 21 день назад +10

      Imagine being an artificial club that has just BOUGHT the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE with oil money .....

    • @wickedmanrick2582
      @wickedmanrick2582 21 день назад +5

      ​@peterkhwoirk123 how much for? Just asking for psg so they can win it?

    • @wickedmanrick2582
      @wickedmanrick2582 21 день назад +2

      @@peterkirk123 how much for mate just asking for psg so i can tell them thanks

    • @joe8120
      @joe8120 21 день назад

      @@wickedmanrick2582 how much for what????

  • @alfieb6711
    @alfieb6711 21 день назад +4

    I remember Andy Townsend saying Odsonne Édouard was gonna tear it up at Palace after leaving Celtic😂😂😂

    • @Sam-mi9wi
      @Sam-mi9wi 21 день назад

      Tbf he wasn't being played properly under Viera and Hodgson was awful

    • @colinwilliams4338
      @colinwilliams4338 16 дней назад +1

      He went to palace for better and bigger wages as Celtic couldn't afford to give him an extra 20quid.the same with John McGinn they wouldn't pay him wat he wanted so he went to villa.

    • @alfieb6711
      @alfieb6711 14 дней назад

      @@colinwilliams4338 yes i remember that’s when he was leaving Hibernian right

  • @stefm2756
    @stefm2756 12 часов назад

    CELTIC BY A COUNTRY MILE ☘️☘️☘️ I WAS IM FLORIDA AND THE CELTIC SUPPORT AMAZED ME....

  • @pauldowney4280
    @pauldowney4280 21 день назад +33

    City are a big club to me and that's all I care about

    • @jm11111
      @jm11111 21 день назад +8

      I’m not a city fan but anyone who says they aren’t a big club now is delusional European champions, multiple pl titles 9 I think lots of domestic trophies it’s just jealousy mate when people say they aren’t big

    • @randyvalantino6850
      @randyvalantino6850 21 день назад +1

      ​@@jm11111They will be if found innocent of ffp charges .

    • @philbarton2832
      @philbarton2832 21 день назад +3

      ​@@jm11111Genuine question, would you still rate city as a big club if they get found guilty with this current investigation?

    • @Ayah_Mia
      @Ayah_Mia 21 день назад +1

      ​@@jm11111Celtic also a European champion way way before Citeh 😂😂😂

  • @Mr_Kian_Kane
    @Mr_Kian_Kane 18 дней назад +2

    What a ridiculous statement city are tiny compared to celtic and rangers give me peace

  • @user-zv7we2yn6x
    @user-zv7we2yn6x 21 день назад +22

    People get confused on better team or bigger financially than bigger club, Celtic and Rangers in their own right are much bigger clubs with a far bigger history and fanbase than most clubs in England, Man Utd and Liverpool are respected big clubs because they’ve done it themselves and made their own history and success before silly money came into play, The Old firm are massive institutions with a stature and support in their own right around the world.

    • @jeffreyjeffery4712
      @jeffreyjeffery4712 21 день назад

      Nobody cares about the Old Firm outside the UK.
      Step out your room so sun can touch your head.

    • @zack7438
      @zack7438 21 день назад

      Celtic and Rangers are not big globally. Go to any village in the most remote part of the world and I guarantee you someone will be wearing a Liverpool, Man Utd, Chelsea, Barcelona, Arsenal or Real Madrid jersey.

    • @user-zv7we2yn6x
      @user-zv7we2yn6x 20 дней назад +2

      @@zack7438 they are though, they have supporters clubs everywhere, genuine real fans not just people plucking a premier league club from a hat and throwing a shirt on then probably changing their team after a few years lol, Go and look what’s associated and attached to Celtic and Rangers and how they were formed etc, both are massively supported by the communities and ideologies they represent. More neutrals watch the premier league etc 100% get that but real genuine supporters Celtic and Rangers are huge

  • @eddiechea3603
    @eddiechea3603 21 день назад +3

    Kids in Africa wearing old Liverpool, ManU, or Arsenal shirts from the 90’s is not necessarily because they support those teams sometimes it just used clothing they bought. I see kids in Africa wearing NFL or NBA jerseys all the time and kids don’t know anything about American football

    • @marvinbrando722
      @marvinbrando722 21 день назад

      That's because those shirts are giving away. Otherwise, they won't use them

    • @TM-xb3wy
      @TM-xb3wy 19 дней назад +1

      Wish more young African kids found the hoops. When those colours catch you at a young age you wear them for life man. But i guess there would be no point as the famous mighty glasgow Celtic would never be broadcast in Africa anyway, its a shame

  • @Marais-cu3vo
    @Marais-cu3vo 21 день назад +7

    Simon the Celtic fan is talking total rubbish. Every non-local player comes for the money, it’s not limited to Citeh. Rooney is a Scouser, a fan of Everton but went to play for Man United, he must be a mercenary then.

    • @SteveAustin-zv1nn
      @SteveAustin-zv1nn 21 день назад +2

      Wasn't just because of money though. United have a long succesful history of multiple league titles and European trophy wins. City had none of that. Just money.

    • @user-nt3de2kh8y
      @user-nt3de2kh8y 21 день назад +3

      @@SteveAustin-zv1nn It was mainly about money, that's why Antony joined United from Ajax even though Ajax have won more European Cups, because United pay more.

    • @liammeehan6592
      @liammeehan6592 21 день назад

      Rooney is actually a Celtic fan to

    • @TM-xb3wy
      @TM-xb3wy 19 дней назад

      Yes Marias, in some respects he is a mercenary.

  • @-youngish
    @-youngish 21 день назад +6

    Celtic fans much more rabid and passionate and lifelong. City fans cannot compare to them. City is unquestionably the bigger club globally etc. No casual fan knows a thing about Celtic and it’s amazing history. Only the diehards.

    • @themisanthropichumanist7050
      @themisanthropichumanist7050 21 день назад +2

      You're correct about that. Globally you'll see a lot more City shirts; but if City and Celtic or even Rangers were in a final together they would both outnumber City fans by a massive margin.

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 20 дней назад +1

      Passionate and lifelong - City were setting record attendances during their dark days and getting larger crowds than most of the Premier League.
      City also have the highest percentage of fans who have been going 25 years+ in the Premier League.
      Celtic are big due to sectarianism.

    • @VivaOogway
      @VivaOogway 3 дня назад

      completely wrong.there is green and white hoops everywhere you go unlike man city

  • @Support-your-local-team
    @Support-your-local-team 21 день назад +22

    Bournemouth would be bigger than Leeds by Goldstein's logic seeing as most players would rather go there currently. Makes no sense.

    • @skiski508
      @skiski508 21 день назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @acarna6669
      @acarna6669 21 день назад

      This guy flip flops all the time, just recently he said Unai emery would rather pick 7th/8th Man united than stick with 5/4th place villa

    • @Support-your-local-team
      @Support-your-local-team 20 дней назад

      @@acarna6669 Simon Jordan does the same, he just works out what most people think on whatever the discussion is and then argues the opposite.

    • @acarna6669
      @acarna6669 20 дней назад +1

      @@Support-your-local-team true mate 👍🏻 Simon Jordan is very hypocritical at times though

  • @FirstnameLastname-yx8cy
    @FirstnameLastname-yx8cy 19 дней назад +5

    Celtic are the biggest club with the fan base and trophies, first British team to win the European Cup, two time finalists in Europe and 8 domestic trebles

  • @kevinsinclair8387
    @kevinsinclair8387 17 дней назад +2

    Celtic are a bigger club because they have got where they are organically not from billions from oil barons with over night success

  • @seanb4027
    @seanb4027 21 день назад +2

    Would be great if people just supported their local team instead of supporting clubs that win all the time who are in different city’s countries and even continents. Even Goldstein a Londoner who supports Man Utd, I mean there is plenty of London clubs to choose from

  • @BlueBloodPenn
    @BlueBloodPenn 21 день назад +3

    You can very easily define which clubs are bigger than other. You have to actually put some time and anlytics and data behind but it can be done. You use a weighted matrix with a range of categories and scoring against each, define which are the most important and least important factors, use some common sense to set a baseline and then you can make tweaks but you'll actually have a tool that works. Me and some friends did this years back rather than being bored at work, I've made a start at recreating it but it takes time and I have a day job. If someone who actually works in football wanted to do this it is very doable but sports journalist would rather debate over nothing than actual do the work.
    Using a single definition to define what is a big club or which is bigger than another makes no sense as shown here. If Man City win 20 Champions Leagues, make more money than any other club in the world, any other kind of metric but if you go to South Africa and don't see random people wearing a Man City shirt makes them a small club? No substance behind that. History, recent history, trophys, potential, revenue, tv viewers, season ticket holders, stadium capacity, cultural impact, general audience recognition, etc etc. ALL of these things and more determine what makes the club a certain size, it never boils down to 1 or 2 things.

  • @shaunward6996
    @shaunward6996 8 часов назад

    You dont see Arsenal pubs in Maritious, u see Celtic pubs though.

  • @rumoursofwar4624
    @rumoursofwar4624 21 день назад +31

    He’s obviously never seen the reception city get in preseasons. Japan was mental.

    • @peterkirk123
      @peterkirk123 21 день назад +21

      If the oil tycoons from Abu Dhabi had of bought trophies for Bolton Wanderers they would've had the same reception .

    • @philipt12345
      @philipt12345 21 день назад +1

      Fake fans don’t count

    • @AU-rp4fp
      @AU-rp4fp 21 день назад +6

      @@peterkirk123dumbest argument I heard mate doesn’t matter the point in contention is are the club getting global support and appeal which City is.

    • @rumoursofwar4624
      @rumoursofwar4624 21 день назад

      @@AU-rp4fp this blokes brain has absorbed all the 115 oil platitudes it can handle and now it’s leaking.

    • @Behold__Optic_Blast
      @Behold__Optic_Blast 21 день назад +3

      @@peterkirk123 ...which would have made Bolton a global brand and a team worth supporting for people all around the world, in turn turning them into a bigger club.

  • @garymacdonald7165
    @garymacdonald7165 21 день назад +2

    Celtic are the only club in the world supported by a nation- Republic of Ireland!

  • @Kwami357
    @Kwami357 21 день назад +23

    It's crazy how some people don't respect man city's achievements

    • @salfordnick5336
      @salfordnick5336 21 день назад

      Because they're a small tin pot club with a pathetic support who have cheated on a massive scale.....Will that do

    • @bri_____
      @bri_____ 21 день назад +12

      It's all inflated.
      Take away their cash, & they wouldn't have any achievements.
      Celtic, however, literally won the champions league, with a team of local boys. Did city even have 1 local lad during their "achievements" ?? 😂

    • @Paul_Greenwood_
      @Paul_Greenwood_ 21 день назад +2

      @@bri_____ troll is gonna troll

    • @ryanallan3742
      @ryanallan3742 21 день назад +1

      Its crazy how some people most of epl fans and pundits dont respect the old firms aswell though

    • @bleb87
      @bleb87 21 день назад +1

      Personally reserving my respect until after we find out about how many of the 115 have any real basis

  • @icedtea8547
    @icedtea8547 21 день назад +2

    Arsenal has fans in all corners of the globe, too. Not just Man u or Liverpool.

  • @LurganGoon91
    @LurganGoon91 21 день назад +5

    Both the old Firm are bigger than City

  • @descendingforth
    @descendingforth День назад +1

    They are bigger than city!

  • @TheBManio
    @TheBManio 21 день назад +1

    This is not even a debate

  • @GAMING-CELT
    @GAMING-CELT 20 дней назад +2

    Silly argument always bringing celtic into nonsense like this . Right now city is most successful on the pitch in england . Folk who support man u and Liverpool always bring this up because they cant handle not being as good as city . Celtic is a massive club no money in england will ever change that HAIL HAIL 🍀

  • @JohnAnderson-ss9vn
    @JohnAnderson-ss9vn 21 день назад

    the appeal of the premiership teams is due mainly to the world wide saturation of their matches and the money that has been pumped into it .prior to that a lot of these clubs were not anythin special

  • @Crouchy232323
    @Crouchy232323 21 день назад +10

    De Bruyne and maybe the goalkeeper would get into celtics team but that's about it

    • @IdontKnow-fd6rp
      @IdontKnow-fd6rp 21 день назад

      Who is Celtic?

    • @MrLewyboy
      @MrLewyboy 21 день назад +2

      De Bruyne doesn’t start over Hatate, sorry

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 20 дней назад

      I couldn’t even name a Celtic player, never mind one that could possibly play in City’s reserves 😂

    • @TM-xb3wy
      @TM-xb3wy 19 дней назад

      Agreed, possibly haaland as backup to kyo kyo kyoooogooo!

  • @njabulombuyazi5132
    @njabulombuyazi5132 21 день назад +1

    There are a plethora of big clubs then you get the elite! The European Giants! Real Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, etc. Those clubs are a step above the rest...I would even argue Madrid are a step above the Elite clubs

  • @sim-ej3xn
    @sim-ej3xn 3 дня назад

    No one’s heard of Celtic outside of uk.

  • @tobyflagg8058
    @tobyflagg8058 21 день назад +8

    Andy is right, Celtic ain't the only ones that's bigger than the 115. Villa, Everton, Newcastle, Rangers, Forest are bigger clubs than the plastic club with no history.

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 20 дней назад

      115 unproven charges and it’s funny you should mention Forest… a club who have spent nowhere near the same time in the top flight as City, even before 2008 City had won more and Forest have never had a single season in their history where they’ve got bigger gates than City.
      Guarantee you’re a United fan, literally the most plastic fanbase in England.
      City got bigger crowds than most of the Premier League when the club was in League One.

    • @tobyflagg8058
      @tobyflagg8058 20 дней назад

      @@tomben6180 All that cope and Forest is still a big club than the 115. Oh don't you worry your little sky blue socks about it, the FA will sweep your cheat charges under the rug next year and clear your little tinpot club.

    • @peterreid
      @peterreid 19 дней назад

      @@tomben6180 people forget football has been around for 150 years. City have had great success recently but they were always a good club before. I support Sunderland, we have 6 league titles and were one of the most dominant english clubs in the first 50 years of the league. we had more titles than city and chelsea until recently (same as chelsea now). City are a big club and they have good fans as well, i dont understand bashing them at all.

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 19 дней назад +2

      @@peterreid People are incredibly bitter about watching another team dominate football, my hatred for Liverpool went through the roof in the 2019/2020 season for the same reason.
      United and Liverpool fans hate the fact a club they perceive as inferior to them is hammering their clubs in success at the moment, that’s why.
      There’s also a lot of ignorant people out there who think football started with their upbringing and most people on the internet don’t remember the 60s and 70s when City won 6 major trophies and were competing right at the top.
      If Sunderland started taking league titles off United or Liverpool they’d throw the same accusations at you, they’d pretend those league titles never existed and they’d ignore the fact Sunderland get 40k+ fans in the lower leagues.
      Not that you’ll ever be allowed to compete, they changed the rules to try and stop City but were too late and now it’s stopping clubs with ambition from competing, just look at Newcastle.

    • @peterreid
      @peterreid 17 дней назад

      @@tomben6180 happy for newcastle to not be able to compete though!

  • @mohammadalkhames6950
    @mohammadalkhames6950 19 дней назад +1

    I am from Middle East … City everywhere no united shirts or Liverpool as much as city

  • @6hailhail7
    @6hailhail7 3 дня назад

    There's a difference between big club and rich club e.g AJAX are a big club, West Ham are a rich club, history and competitive heritage is important

  • @stephenturner6075
    @stephenturner6075 3 дня назад

    Andy Townsend is correct. I'm a Rangers supporter.

  • @thisricardopalma
    @thisricardopalma 21 день назад +1

    A big club definition: at least 10 years+ legacy on winning domestic and international trophies consistently.

  • @stavrosbrainstorm3509
    @stavrosbrainstorm3509 3 дня назад

    Get them to pay their dues 🙏

  • @wales123100
    @wales123100 21 день назад +26

    Being the biggest club in scotland is like saying you're the worlds tallest dwarf its meaningless

    • @slightlyconfused876
      @slightlyconfused876 21 день назад +2

      Good analogy.

    • @user-zv7we2yn6x
      @user-zv7we2yn6x 21 день назад +11

      You are either a young man in your 20s and don’t understand or just haven’t a clue, It’s not just in Scotland, Celtic we’re formed by Irish Catholics as a charity to feed the poor Irish immigrants, so they are a Hub all over the world for the Irish, They are absolutely huge, Both them and Rangers are massively supported by the two communities and ideologies they represent, they aren’t just football clubs they are institutions.

    • @stefanritchie1849
      @stefanritchie1849 21 день назад +1

      I hope your second name is Wales and your not from Wales....

    • @wales123100
      @wales123100 21 день назад

      @@stefanritchie1849 cymraeg ydw i

    • @stefanritchie1849
      @stefanritchie1849 21 день назад +2

      In that case you've literally explained you country. It's dependent on other. It's just a shire in England.

  • @kiely4561
    @kiely4561 21 день назад +1

    I think theres a difference between a big club and a current successful club, a big club has heritage, history, an array of legendary players and a global reach, City’s success is too recent for them to be considered up there with Man utd, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich. But like Andy said it doesn’t really matter because the here and now is whats important to fans, and right now city might not be the biggest but they are the best.

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 20 дней назад +1

      So when City were winning trophies in the 60s and 70s, had full internationals in the side, were playing in front of the 3rd biggest crowds in the country, does that not count as history or “heritage”?
      What about when City set the attendance record for a game in England outside of Wembley? Still stands at 84,500?

  • @user-nf6kx2gc3f
    @user-nf6kx2gc3f 21 день назад +1

    I am from johannesburg. Tons of chelses fans.

    • @user-zv7we2yn6x
      @user-zv7we2yn6x 21 день назад

      Aye since 2003, Outside of Man Utd and Liverpool who are proper big English clubs, the only reason lot of other premier league clubs have a so called fanbase over the world is because of the premier league and tv, Celtic and Rangers size wise, history and fanbase absolutely dwarfs most clubs in England, We’ve always been big with a ginormous support

  • @kaisersolo76
    @kaisersolo76 21 день назад +1

    100% correct

  • @reigniv4044
    @reigniv4044 21 день назад

    Haaland is a citizen of Rudigers pocket

  • @eddiechea3603
    @eddiechea3603 21 день назад +1

    This big club argument is all about hating and envy. Fans of these so-called big clubs know their team can’t compete with city on the field so their only argument is that they’re “bigger club”. City has turned the so-called toughest league in the world to a farmer’s league. On the verge of winning 4 league titles in a row and will be favorite next season again.

  • @mjl2904
    @mjl2904 Час назад

    If you want to know if you are a big club look at who players want to draw in the FA Cup it goes in this order Man Utd or Liverpool… never heard anyone say City

  • @colinfarrelly2513
    @colinfarrelly2513 21 день назад +24

    Big clubs that have won the square root of absolutely f all for years.

    • @richharris3016
      @richharris3016 21 день назад +6

      Still big though, city are not and that's a fact!

    • @Lesthered
      @Lesthered 21 день назад +5

      Big on charges 115 of em 😂 .

    • @colinfarrelly2513
      @colinfarrelly2513 21 день назад +2

      @@Lesthered If they ever get there.

    • @colinfarrelly2513
      @colinfarrelly2513 21 день назад +2

      @@richharris3016 I have no dog in the fight. City at present is the best in the land without doubt on the pitch, you can harp back but at present nothing is touching them. Until or if they ever get sanctioned and relegated.

    • @richharris3016
      @richharris3016 21 день назад

      @@colinfarrelly2513 Being the best on the pitch does not make you a big club buddy, the revenue that say city and united can pull is vastly different, in fact, its huge.

  • @JoeGlass-gr2sh
    @JoeGlass-gr2sh 6 дней назад

    Also villa, forest and countless other teams too

    • @Footszeckelman
      @Footszeckelman 2 дня назад

      😂😂😂😂 Villa have a decent ground that’s about it. Forest are more on a par with Stockport county. Don’t confuse forest with clough.

  • @rumoursofwar4624
    @rumoursofwar4624 21 день назад

    He’s right about core city fans, growing up in Manchester in the 90s, you didn’t chose to support city cos you cared how many fans they had.

  • @davidboyle909
    @davidboyle909 16 дней назад

    100 % right

  • @Sam-mi9wi
    @Sam-mi9wi 21 день назад +1

    Of course they are it's not even up for debate. City barely sell out their stadium for champions league quarter final games. They've got the money but they don't have the history or the fanbase.

  • @bluemoon7378
    @bluemoon7378 21 день назад

    the older gen will think that,the new one wont think the same.and so time goes on.

  • @talontales
    @talontales 19 дней назад

    Not a fan of Celtic, but he's right. History counts.

  • @MrBluebirds22
    @MrBluebirds22 6 дней назад

    No way are Celtic bigger than Man City, some absolute nonsense going on here!

  • @kennyw218
    @kennyw218 21 день назад

    Taxi driver chased me down the street in Colombia shouting trippier trippier then walking threw cartenga airport security shouted over your winning 5 0 they were watching the game

  • @stejabrayaga
    @stejabrayaga 18 дней назад

    Which Johannesburg is bro talking about?😂 Ill concede there are more Man Utd and Liverpool fans but City is making alot from selling shirts.

  • @MaxwellWatt-bj4fj
    @MaxwellWatt-bj4fj 2 дня назад

    These united and Celtics and Madrid fan living in the past can't take other club now better then them

  • @sofnaji
    @sofnaji 21 день назад

    LOOOOOOOOOL

  • @raymondbutler834
    @raymondbutler834 20 дней назад

    What about Declan Rice last summer Andy? He was linked with both Arsenal and City but went to Arsenal because he's 1st name on the team sheet every week whereas Declan Rice would only be a squad player at City.

  • @user-yr3zf5fd2b
    @user-yr3zf5fd2b 21 день назад

    I have seen many people wearing Chelsea jersey in Europe, India and Australia.. Not sure what Andy is talking about..

  • @johnwalters4792
    @johnwalters4792 21 день назад +1

    Ireland an entire nation supports Celtic.

  • @Bears84
    @Bears84 4 часа назад

    Even Noel Gallagher would say Celtic are a bigger club. City have a long way to go...

  • @thabomajoro641
    @thabomajoro641 17 дней назад

    Dear Andy, I'm from South Africa and I've never seen a Celtic shirt out here, what you must also consider is most people for a long time did not have access to cable TV and pretty much did not follow the EPL. At the time most sections of the population got access many city and Chelsea were and the two clubs in the league with success and therefore are much more supported than the beloved British man u or LFC.
    No one is bothered to go research what Liverpool did in the 70s before alligning with a club.
    Many segments of the population are yet to have consistent access to paid TV and by the time they do if city is still dominating or United are succesful then those clubs will gain more attraction.
    The Brits think history matter more than what's currently happening and it's not that way all over. Also a club like Liverpool being successful in modern times in the league and Europe using African players like mane and Salah allowed them to gain more followers in the continent and SA. Which too African player does Arsenal or Man U have in their ranks ? None. That also suades new entries towards a certain club.

    • @paulconnelly5848
      @paulconnelly5848 9 дней назад

      You literally have a club in yer South African premier league named after us and wear our colours😂😂

    • @brownwarrior6867
      @brownwarrior6867 8 дней назад

      Bloemfontein Celtic and Kibera Celtic 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @Matt-qp4ui
    @Matt-qp4ui 21 день назад +8

    1. Mancheter United
    2. Liverpool
    3. Celtic
    4. Rangers
    5. The rest...
    Every trophy won by an English team after 1992 should have an asterisk on it.

  • @mattfosker
    @mattfosker 20 дней назад

    Big is totally subjective unless you are talking in terms of how many supporters a club has across the world.
    Let’s not conflate successful with big or historic.
    The uk is full of teams that are historic which makes them big in the eyes of those who support them. The question should be one about success and not size. The reason people struggle with the idea of city being big is because their success is recent.

  • @paulog9109
    @paulog9109 21 день назад +1

    Man City break every single FFP in the book and that is just unfair to everyone else - this needs to be sorted out by UEFA or football as a genuine competition is just a joke!

  • @keviebhoy3232
    @keviebhoy3232 21 день назад

    FACTZZZZZZ

  • @user-yr3zf5fd2b
    @user-yr3zf5fd2b 21 день назад

    Always knew Andy was against Chelsea through his commentary, now proved...

  • @CarlE_9949
    @CarlE_9949 21 день назад

    IMO City's legacy will always have a dent in it because of the charges linked to them regardless of whether they beat the charges or not. Also their lack of urgency to deal with the charges and put it behind them is also not helping their cause. Again this is merely my opinion.

  • @kylemuckian4431
    @kylemuckian4431 21 день назад +1

    He's not wrong

  • @jp3622
    @jp3622 14 дней назад

    Celtic are a legacy club. Man City are currently way bigger in every way.

  • @youthought3161
    @youthought3161 21 день назад

    And Celtic are far bigger city . Fans and best all over the world

  • @Scrim71
    @Scrim71 18 дней назад

    Why are people flexing clubs being big? Childish argument
    Having fans in different continents doesn’t mean they’re a better football club, simply means they’re fashionable in certain continents
    Seriously what would you rather have, your club competing for trophies or some randoms in different countries wearing the club shirt.

  • @TheG3neralLee
    @TheG3neralLee 21 день назад +10

    Not anymore, our success has made us a bigger club. Facts!

    • @peterkirk123
      @peterkirk123 21 день назад +1

      If found guilty of fraud when the 115 charges get scrutinized will the so called success be inauthentic achievements from a plastic club ?

    • @philipt12345
      @philipt12345 21 день назад

      Nottingham forest have more champions leagues than Man City.

    • @MegaColin1972
      @MegaColin1972 21 день назад +1

      @@peterkirk123 Plastic club but your still watching and commenting on videos about little old city 😂

    • @salfordnick5336
      @salfordnick5336 21 день назад

      You'll be supporting arsenal in 18 months when city are back in league 1

    • @mr.sushi2221
      @mr.sushi2221 21 день назад

      Your success has made you more successful, glory hunter’s always support teams like city. My dad is an old fan and didn’t even know who they were until 2013. Orlando pirates are a bigger club than city.

  • @davidbeeson9408
    @davidbeeson9408 21 день назад

    They’re not on for the treble now. 🤣🤣

  • @Nextraker
    @Nextraker 17 дней назад +2

    It doesn’t matter because at the end of the day only one club stands above all and that’s Real Madrid

  • @capio78
    @capio78 21 день назад

    who cares? As a boro fan I am pleased to watch the entertaining football Citeh produce. Their fans that stood with them in div 1 are now living the dream.

  • @Kingz49099
    @Kingz49099 21 день назад +12

    Andy Townsend was very respected till he started saying things like this

    • @1Jameskelly
      @1Jameskelly 21 день назад

      But he's right! Travel the world and will see!!

    • @samuelkoomson6017
      @samuelkoomson6017 21 день назад

      @@1Jameskellyin Ghana, I sea lot of people wearing City’s kits

  • @Cedisdead
    @Cedisdead 21 день назад

    They 100% are

  • @notforplay84
    @notforplay84 21 день назад

    Big Clubs = Silverware period.. Money can come and go, although it tends to linger for the bigger clubs who garner the support. But at the end of the day you gotta fill that trophy case

  • @cyberdog1162
    @cyberdog1162 20 дней назад

    Depends on the definition of big club, finances or legacy and support base. If the latter celtic are miles ahead of city

  • @Theaberdeenfan-
    @Theaberdeenfan- 17 дней назад

    Celtic fans talking about Man City having lumps sums of money able to buy the best players the hypocrisy !!

  • @1967trendyman
    @1967trendyman 3 дня назад

    As a Lifelong Blue(MCFC), I couldn't give a rags f**k who is or isn't a big club? Don't care now and won't care in the future!! What your really saying who has the biggest legacy, Legacy ids only brought about by success, i.e LiVARpool on 70'-80's the rags in the 90's and us now!!! lets see where things stand in 10 years time

  • @StevieScotty19
    @StevieScotty19 21 день назад

    Look at at this way,Before the money rolled in to city I only really knew of them through the Gallagher brothers in oasis,

    • @makcity7850
      @makcity7850 21 день назад

      True but a generation has grown up knowing who and how good they are now, same can't be said for Celtic. Majority of young fans outside of Scotland wouldn't even know who they are now or care.