fernandopartridge
Well-Known Member
They have huge fan bases but are no longer huge clubs.
Commercially and infrastructure wise they are more like Championship clubs.
if they were dropped into the Premier league next season they would almost certainly get relegated.
Leicester, Leeds / Saints would almost certainly finish higher than them both. If they could find away to stay in the league for 4 or 5 years they would become much more competitive but they are more likely to end up in the championship in that period.
Celtic have got a turnover of £119m without PL money and some of the additional sponsorship / commercial income it attracts. They would be top 5 commercially in the PL with PL money and way ahead of any Championship club minus parachute payments.