Rangers International adopted a firm position in their court hearing against former director, Imran Ahmed, in Edinburgh yesterday. Directors and major shareholders know they have a cash shortfall for next season, even if season ticket sales are as higher than anticipated. Therefore, they know they will need to facilitate a loan, cough up for more shares or issue shares to new investors. A few million here or there from season tickets will not change this fact – so the argument goes.
With that in mind the club is under no serious threat from fans turning towards Dave King’s glorious attempt to deprive them of cash. Contrary to earlier reports, organised protests against the Easdales, Ashley and Laxey Partners is in no danger of putting the club under.
The best case scenario for King and his Band of Protagonists is that the club owners would be worn out by the sheer hassle of dealing with their campaign and would wilt before cutting a deal with him on very easy terms. This does not look likely today, the owners appear intent on getting a return for their money.
At various times during the past two years I’ve offered goodwill towards Hibernian, wishing them well against Hearts in the 2012 Cup Final, encouraging them after they lost to Celtic in the 2013 Final, and on the Hail Hail Media Celtic History podcast I spoke about The Famous Five being the best team in Europe in the late 40s, but I’m all Hibs-d out. I hope they are relegated.
50 years ago Hibs were almost the same size a club as Celtic, although Hibs were far more successful at the time. The decades since have utterly destroyed whatever legacy left by The Famous Five. Sir Tom Farmer’s ownership has provided financial stability but when he combined with Rod Petrie the pair contrived to bring about the most wasteful partnership in the history of the Scottish game – and that includes Sir David Murray’s years of unrestrained bombast.
New chief executive, Leann Dempster, has been more than a firm hand on the tiller at Motherwell, she delivered success over and above their station, but Hibs are so afflicted you wonder is anyone will be able to resurrect it with Petrie still in the chair, Farmer in ultimate control and Terry Butcher in the dugout. Not only do they deserve relegation, it may be necessary for Dempster to clear-out the deadwood above and below her. Better to be relegated than stumble on with Petrie and his Inverse Midas Touch.
Some good Celtic fans and CQN’ers are holding an event at Monroe’s Tavern in Galway tomorrow in aid of Console, the Irish suicide prevention charity. One of the many auction items is the photo above, signed by Bertie Auld. If you would like to help Console, stick a wee bid into ruairigucks@gmail.com .
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hi
H.H.
THE CELTS ARE HERE
whitedoghunch
nice one
Re attendances
In the season that they played their last ever game in the SPL, the average attendances for the home games of the top 6 attended clubs were;
Celtic 50,904
Rangers 46324
Hearts 13381
Hibs 9909
Aberdeen 9296
Dundee United 7481
This present season the averages comparison for those same teams (minus the dead team obviously) are;
Celtic – down 4121
Hearts – up 745
Hibs – up 906
Aberdeen – up 2926
Dundee Utd – up 118
Of course the overall attendance figures will be down in SPL due to the death of what was the 2nd biggest club, but, the numbers suggest that outwith Celtic, fans of other teams have embraced the better competition.
Is the 8% decline at CP down to the vanishing of the only competition, or other factors? We can only offer opinion on that. (or find the missing 4121 fans and ask them)
Arreciffe airporto podium lol
podium !!!
Bliddy twistt done me!
Vmhan
sorry! As long as your all relaxed and recharged..it’s not important:-)
Who gives a f……?
Good afternoon
Good article again Paul. King will get nothing on the cheap. The investors will require a return.
HAIL HAIL
Hibs go down, Queens come up to reassert their status as our ‘bogey’ team.
Strange attack on hibs
Hibs as a club has long lost it’s identity with it’s fans, and deserves everything it gets
Probably been asked already but did Prat Nevin say that the Celtic/Aberdeen game was one of the best he had seen anywhere in Europe this season?
JJ
twists may I copy your figures and post elsewhere ?
WDH
Of course, no problem.
Neil Lennon in for the long haul,bring back Boruc and McGeady in some capacity for the ten in a row season.
Hi Paul67,
May be a bit disingenuous but if Hubs get relegated get their act together we could see them competitive in the Championship.
Hopefully they’d be back the Season after reinvigorated – if Hearts get promoted at the first time of asking so much the better.
Scottish Champions League Football need a strong Hibs…..
And Hearts:-)
Hail Hail
Twisty
Interesting. But I fear our clubs attendance is on a downwards spiral for the foreseeable due to non-footballing issues relating to only our own club.
MWD the non-Unionist Loyal says Aye.
There was a wonderful programme on BBC last night about the Kelpies. If you can spare an hour, it is inspirational to follow the project from inception to completion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=kelpies
They will almost be as iconic as the Celtic Way.
Celtic are to set up a Match Day Fan Zone, according to The Scotsman.
Wonder if it will be based on the Gazebo?
I’m trying to fathom out the article – the ‘Hibs’ part?
Paul 67 – no sympathy for the Hibs support who are suffering here due to mis-management at various levels, not least of all by Butcher?
Maybe I am biased in that I know several Hibs fans and I have a lot of time for them. I hope they survive.
Personally I have no love for the Hibees out with the colours in which they play and I don’t care whether they stay up or go down.
MWD the Scottish Replicant says oh Yes please.
SFTB- it will be Gazebonian in outlook.
TH
Replicant – Bhoy do I hate iBones sometimes. PMSL
MWD is just saying Aye Aye
I see Monica Lewinsky has broken her silence and admitted her Clinton affair was consensual.
I wonder when Chris Graham will admit the same about his fling with Dave King.
65 million shares eh!
One for each year since they became extinct
..there will be a strict dress code- checkerboard shoes, electric green ties, Russian novelist stylee spectacles will be compulsory.
A very Happy 21st birthday to my (lurking) baby bhoy Ryan.
Happy birthday also to, Zbyszek, Dharma and Mrs Bognorbhoy, who are also 21 today. ;)))
Tn’T @ 12:55,
No desire to see big Tel back at Ibrox giving Ally a lesson in anti-football:-)
Hail Hail
I’m not bothered what happens to Hibernian, but I think relegation may be better for the long-term future of the club.
I also think Butcher will sort them out when the deadwood has been punted. Easy to forget he took Inverness CT down and rebuilt the squad to great effect.
So long as Celtic are improving I’m happy with that.
twists n turns
According to your figures, if my calculation is correct, Celtic’s average attendance for this season is 46,783.
I’m sorry but there’s absolutely no chance that’s accurate.
I’m guessing that our figures for this season are taking into account season ticket sales coupled with those tickets which have been purchased on a single game basis.
As we know there are many seats left empty by season tickets these days.
Bring on the Hibs the Hearts the Rangurs
Show them the championship door
Delaneys Dunky.
Haha! 21 with a bit of experience for me!
Happy 21st birthday to your son Ryan.
There are worse clubs and affiliated supports than Hibs but I’d be delighted to see them relegated.
Delaneys Dunky
the missus gave what could only be called a wry smile….21 indeed
all the best to Ryan Bhoy…