They had a good team at the the right time in 1967. They also had the luck of the draw all the way through to the final. Nevertheless, it was a great achievement for them. If they would only acknowledge the hand fate played in their triumph I would be a little more magnanimous about it. I think we faced tougher opponents in our march to the CWC Final that season, beating German and Spanish opposition on the way to the final.
However, to compare 1967 with today is nonsensical. European competition is deliberately more difficult for Scottish teams nowadays. Any triumph in Europe now would far outshine what they achieved back in the day, even if they did get their hands on the premier trophy for a brief period of time.
One of the reason Seville still hurts. We could have put this 67 nonsense to bed once and for all had we been able to hold that lead.