Feliks Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 THE LISBON LIONS CHALLENGE In 1967, Celtic became the first British side to win the European Cup, beating Internazionale 2-1 in the final. Led by legendary manager Jock Stein, the Bhoys played brilliant, attacking football to knock off one of the best defensive teams of all time in the Port, earning themselves the moniker of 'Lisbon Lions'. The extraordinary thing about this side is that every player was born within 30 miles of Celtic's home ground, making them undoubtedly the greatest home grown team of all time. They are still considered the greatest Celtic team of all time and even Sir Alex himself considers Jock Stein to be the greatest Scottish manager ever. Challenge Objective - To win the UEFA Champions League with Celtic, witha squad only containing players born within 30 miles of Celtic Park Challenge Rules - only players born within 30 miles of Celtic Park can be signed on a transfer, loan or through the youth intake - players born outside the radius must be sold or have their loan terminated at any opportunity and cannot have their contract or loan period renewed - players generated in the youth intake that are born outside the radius cannot be signed - any player born within the radius can be signed regardless from what club they play for or where they started their careers - the challenge cannot be won if there is still a player born outside the radius in your squad at the time of the Champions League victory Challenge Guidelines and Optional Rules - the original Lions played a fast paced, attacking brand of football so doing the same is advised - the Premiership, Scottish Cup, League Cup and Europa League have no bearing on this challenge and winning them is optional - focusing on the youth intake is preferred but you can sign regens from other clubs - it's not mandatory, but having a staff all born within the radius is also advised The Tierney Clause Kieran Tierney is the best player in Scotland and a future captain of the club. He was born on the Isle of Man, outside the 30 mile radius, but moved to Glasgow when he was just 10 months old, lived there his whole life, and joined the Celtic set up at age 8. If you choose to make Tierney the only exception to the rule, that is allowed. The Benefactor Clause On your quest to greatness, you will drawn in most of the top talent in Scotland and certainly the Glasgow region. Being by far the richest club in Scotland, you can choose to help nurture Scottish football as much as possible. I do this by setting up as many affiliate clubs as possible to send money to as many clubs as possible, as well as almost never negotiating transfer fees for younger players from smaller clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliks Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 COMPLETION LIST Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feliks Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 MAJOR TOWNS & CITIES WITHIN RADIUS Town Population Distance Glasgow 599,650 0 miles Paisley 76,220 9 miles East Kilbride 74,740 6 miles Livingston 56,570 27 miles Hamilton 53,200 8 miles Cumbernauld 51,610 10 miles Kilmarnock 46,350 20 miles Coatbridge 43,970 7 miles Greenock 43,690 23 miles Airdie 37,130 9 miles Stirling 36,440 21 miles Falkirk 35,310 19 miles Irvine 33,740 24 miles Motherwell 32,120 10 miles Rutherglen 31,180 2 miles Wishaw 30,510 13 miles Cambuslang 27,610 3 miles Bearsden 27,340 7 miles Clydebank 26,640 8 miles Newton Mearns 24,650 7 miles Bishopbriggs 23,430 4 miles Renfrew 22,010 7 miles Bathgate 21,070 22 miles Bellshill 20,650 7 miles Alloa 20,390 24 miles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley84 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 This could be a fun challenge and I wish you good luck with it. Personally the club doesn't appeal to me, seeming a bit to easy domestically. Maybe if you want more people to join the challenge you could expanded beyond Celtic? Any club in Glasgow and 30 miles? Any club in any town? It's your call but I will be following your.. succes/struggles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolly Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 On 25/11/2018 at 17:31, Muttley84 said: This could be a fun challenge and I wish you good luck with it. Personally the club doesn't appeal to me, seeming a bit to easy domestically. Maybe if you want more people to join the challenge you could expanded beyond Celtic? Any club in Glasgow and 30 miles? Any club in any town? It's your call but I will be following your.. succes/struggles The whole point of this challenge is not to dominate domestically that would be boring but it is to create a Celtic side of purely Scottish nationality which can win the European Cup. That in itself is a challenge considering you will not only have to maintain Celtic's dominance in the Scottish league but to do so with a limited scope of players, there is nothing to stop you from trying a similar save using say Barcelona/Milan/Liverpool or some other big name. For information the last club to win the European Cup (or Champions League) with players from only one country was Steaua Bucharest in 1986. This is not an easy challenge just winning the cup with Celtic is going to be hard enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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