Champions League qualifiers do not concern us directly this season, but their outcome will determine whether we ‘earn’ several million pounds. Two potential qualifiers: Copenhagen and Dinamo Zagreb have higher 10-year coefficients than Celtic. That metric rewards qualification on a sliding scale. Celtic will earn an extra £2m if both fail to qualify, half of that if only one reaches the group stage.
Copenhagen were held to a 0-0 draw at home in the first leg against Sparta Prague last night. Dinamo’s game at AEK Athens was postponed after a fatality, the tie will conclude on 19 August. We can be moderately hopeful of collecting that £2m.
Scotland earns 10% of the UK TV pot, a rough approximation of our population split. Newco will earn 40% of that 10% if they reach the group stage; if not, Celtic will retain all of it. That’s slightly over £2m up for grabs, pushing the total in-play variable north of £4m.
Newco’s first challenge is to overcome Servette, who defended their way to a penalty kicks triumph against Genk in the last round. They travel to Glasgow without a handful of injured and suspended players, and one who failed to get a visa from UK immigration authorities (Wimbledon is OK for Russians, football competitions don’t matter, even if you are a Cameroon-born, Cameroon international which Russian dual citizenship).
PSV Eindhoven are the likely opponents of whoever progresses to the play-off round, which brings an added €5m bonus for reaching that stage. This is money Newco desperately need; expect full theatrics at Ibrox tonight.
While we can muse on the money, Brendan and the players will only have thoughts for Aberdeen on Sunday. Automatic qualification is a huge bonus.
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BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 10TH AUGUST 2023 10:50 AM
New Sevco striker apparently ‘couldn’t lace Morelos’s boots ‘ funnily neither can Morelos.
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Couldn’t reach them for his belly.
Seemingly has been offered a sponsorship deal with Skechers Slip-ons.
Celtic Football Club
@CelticFC
Carl Starfelt has today joined RC Celta on a permanent transfer.
Everyone at #CelticFC thanks Carl for his contribution to the Club over the last two seasons, and wishes him good luck in his future career! 🍀
BIG WAVY on 10TH AUGUST 2023 9:45 AM
We often describe the Hun support as having a superiority complex about their team…….that could never be levelled at you :-))))
If Kane goes to Munich can we expect a bid for Kyoko HH
big wavy on 10th August 2023 11:05 am
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Carl Starfelt has today joined RC Celta on a permanent transfer.
Everyone at #CelticFC thanks Carl for his contribution to the Club over the last two seasons, and wishes him good luck in his future career! 🍀
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Why did he have to leave?
https://e0.365dm.com/22/10/1600×900/skysports-jacynta-celtic_5918390.jpg?20221003091920
Fabrizio Romano
@FabrizioRomano. 11m
Bayern and Tottenham have reached an agreement in principle for Harry Kane — worth more than €100m package, as @David_Ornstein reported 🚨🔴🏴
It’s now up to the player. Kane has to make final decision very soon after long negotiations.
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Ange possibly with a few bob to spend. Hatate ?
HH
“TIMBHOY163 on 10TH AUGUST 2023 10:42 AM
See the obsession with Sevco on hear is pathetic,Personnally I never watch them so I never comment about them”
You don`t need to comment on THEM; you get rid of all your negativity commenting on Celtic :-))))
Starfelt to Celta Vigo confirmed
“BIG WAVY on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:09 AM
Ange possibly with a few bob to spend. Hatate ?”
Obviously possible but I very much doubt it.
I think if they wanted him, they wouldn`t need to wait for 100 million to come into their coffers.
Anyway
Cheerio for now.
Seriously hope Hatate doesn’t go – losing Jota and him is losing 2 players who are better than anything else in the spfl – that type of player turns a draw into a win several times over the course of the season
HOT SMOKED on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:07 AM
Enjoying the calamity Hun show but we are loaded with risk this weekend and can see us dropping points. Hart is regressing alarmingly, we’ve lost an aggressive CH who can defend high balls and they have a land of the giants. Our defence worries me as it stands.
HH
BIG WAVY on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:09 AM
Fabrizio Romano
@FabrizioRomano. 11m
Bayern and Tottenham have reached an agreement in principle for Harry Kane — worth more than €100m package, as @David_Ornstein reported 🚨🔴🏴
It’s now up to the player. Kane has to make final decision very soon after long negotiations.
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Ange possibly with a few bob to spend. Hatate ?
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Hatate seems like his head is already somewhere else, so maybe not a bad thing. As long as Ange gets the cheque book out and doesn’t try to get him on the cheap. Trust Brendan to spend it wisely. 😃👍🍀🇮🇪🏆🏆🏆
https://www.celticfc.com/news/2023/august/10/carl-starfelt-parts-company-with-celtic/
Thanks Carl.
He wore the hoops
HH
MELVIN UDALL on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:30 AM
I do hope so. The midfield for Europe is not fit for purpose as its stands. If it helps us get an upgrade with the athleticism Hatate doesn’t show, then I’m all in.
HH
Excuse me for break in with a non Celtic/football question. Has anyone else experienced an enormous rise in their car insurance. Last year I paid £487 and this year they are asking for £981. Tried to get them to change tis morning and they said they could go down to £960. Any thoughts on how to get a decent but less expensive insurance? I am with Direct Line at present.
Chairbhoy
“The big Pedro fan club rears it’s head again”
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I hear the world is no longer binary.
Expressing my scepticism on Brendan’s commitment to a long term stay or his aversion to having too many wingers having been suddenly cured is in no way a defence of Peter Lawwell.
On these very pages, I have called the man (PL) a liar who let down the entire Celtic support in his dealings with the recquisitioners and iin allowing the 5 way agreement.
Some fan I am!
I merely dissent from the popular opinion on PL on 2 grounds:=
1) That he is still the Machiavelian power figure behind the throne on his return as non-executive Chairman.
2) That he was right to oppose the “speculate to accumulate” philosophy because we will never be able to speculate enough to close the current gap. Our only chance of moving up a tier in Europe is to trade better on players and our only way to get equality with the elite clubs is to have patience and wait for an escape from the restrictions of the SPFL and be able to recover a world wide reputation that we briefly had in one decade of the 20th century.
As for anti-Brendan. I am not guilty on that either. I rate him highly as a coach; less so as a man of honour. I will be delighted if he extends his coaching skills to Celtic for a significant period and I will laud his coaching prowess at every stage of achievement.
Until he stays here for more than 2 years, I will harbour doubts about his commitment but, rest assured, I do not want Peter Lawwell to have any more prominence at our club.
I don’t believe in creative conflict with management. Dermot Desmond brought both these characters back to Celtic. My best guess is they have both agreed to work with this and the rest is just soap opera fluff.
C12- go to a comparison website, Money Supermarket, Compare the Market etc
CONNAIRE12 on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:35 AM
Mine only went up £100 and I have 9 years unclaimed. They are all at it, I tried your one and it was £300 more than my quote. So I’ll stay where I am….
Connairre
Bin direct line would be my advice.
Did it last year and saved a fortune.
Try the meerkats one. I found them to be best.
Gives you a good range of quotes.
BIG WAVY on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:35 AM
MELVIN UDALL on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:30
I do hope so. The midfield for Europe is not fit for purpose as its stands. If it helps us get an upgrade with the athleticism Hatate doesn’t show, then I’m all in.
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It would be a shame, as there’s definitely a player there. However, it seems he has an attitude problem. Keeps talking of EPL, wants to be one of the best in the world etc, but can’t put a consistent string of performances together in Scotland. Form has been a bit patchy at best.
Add to that, he seems totally disinterested this season to date. Maybe going through stuff we don’t know about and will kick on again.
See how it pans out.
HOT SMOKED Regarding my negativity which you seem to think I have all things Celtic ,I’m fine with that ,I just comment what I read and hear all things good or bad about Celtic,have a good day ☘️
Also had a no fault claim and the insurance company was very good in sorting it out.
CONNAIRE12 on 10TH AUGUST 2023 11:35 AM
Direct Line and the likes of LV do a massive amount of TV & Radio advertising, guess who pays for that? Your renewal quote is the answer.
As Bada says, shop around the comparison websites, you’ll almost certainly get something much much cheaper, por cierto
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