[St Charles Owl]

What Celtic probably need more than anything else is some serious competition domestically. At the moment they are almost guaranteed to win the league, and they could do that most seasons with the reputation they have without spending much at all. For them to reach the CL group stages each year they would need to spend a chunk of money which in fairness they do not need to currently spend to win the league, so I would imagine their board are probably firstly holding onto the cash they have and secondly accepting that they should reach the group stages 2-3 times out of every 5 years without spending more than they need to win the domestic title.

Problem is there is no one who can compete with them in the league on a consistent basis, Rangers might be able to do it if they ever really get their act together and you would hope that Aberdeen, Hibs and Hearts can challenge every so often but in the absence of any real challenge then the board know that next season they will get another tilt at the CL.