{"id":391019,"date":"2025-11-20T00:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/391019\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:15:18","slug":"peter-crouch-says-former-celtic-players-always-tell-him-the-same-thing-about-the-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/391019\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Crouch says former Celtic players always tell him the same thing about the club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Celtic fans know just how big their great club is on the global scale of football clubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/i-spoke-about-what-callum-mcgregor-told-the-celtic-players-immediately-after-kairat-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic\u2019s standing in Europe<\/a> has taken a battering this season after the Champions League exit to Kairat Almaty.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/celtic-officially-overtake-rangers-in-most-won-trophies-list-after-shattering-premier-sports-cup-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic\u2019s dominance domestically<\/a> is unmatched as is the club\u2019s following all over the world with supporters clubs and associations dotted all over the globe.<\/p>\n<p>And it is that which Peter Crouch says leaves former players amazed about the Parkhead club as the former England striker shares what ex-players always tell him about the Bhoys when they leave Celtic.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1344094109-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"General view inside the stadium ahead of the UEFA Europa League group G match between Celtic FC and Bayer Leverkusen at Celtic Park\" class=\"wp-image-319815\" \/>Photo by Jan Kruger \u2013 UEFA\/UEFA via Getty ImagesPeter Crouch admits ex-players can\u2019t believe the \u2018size\u2019 of Celtic<\/p>\n<p>Crouch is not daft when it comes to talking about Celtic. The former Spurs man has spoken favourably about the club before in the past.<\/p>\n<p>And here, Crouch is speaking to Joe Hart as he tells the former Celtic goalkeeper what ex-Parkhead players always tell him about the Glasgow giants.<\/p>\n<p>Crouch said on That Peter Crouch Podcast, \u201cI think the main resurgence I felt for you was Celtic. You had a good time up there, didn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I speak to people who have played for Rangers or Celtic, especially, I don\u2019t think you realise the size of the club until you go there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What Peter Crouch once said about Celtic in the English Premier League<\/p>\n<p>The age-old argument of whether Celtic could cope in the Premier League is one that has been doing the rounds for many years.<\/p>\n<p>However, five years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/retired-england-international-peter-crouch-believes-celtic-and-rangers-would-thrive-down-south\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crouch\u2019s praise for Celtic<\/a> coming up against England\u2019s best clubs was undeniable.<\/p>\n<p>Crouch said back in September 2020, \u201cThey would be close to the top if it had anything to do with tradition and history. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are amazing clubs and I know from being up in Glasgow last year how enthusiastic their fans are. I was waiting in Glasgow airport with Chris Sutton and it was like sitting with Elvis!<\/p>\n<p>       Two Celtic stars in danger of not going to the World Cup     <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to be honest with you, unfortunately, and say as things stand both Rangers and Celtic would be in the bottom half if they entered the Premier League and that is purely down to the budgets. The squads assembled and the wages the top English teams pay are on another level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor that reason, I don\u2019t see how Rangers or Celtic could compete (with their current squads).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, not many Celtic fans would argue with that but give the club the money generated down south for a couple of years, Celtic would not just compete in the EPL, they could win it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celtic fans know just how big their great club is on the global scale of football clubs. 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