Issuing an angry statement ahead of a big game is not a bad strategy. Angry statements resonate with the lowest common denominator, who are often the ones most likely to cause custodians of the club aggravation.
It is a subliminal way to say “We are just like you, we share your hopes and frustrations.” It is almost as though they anticipate a difficult time coming up soon. Throw in the mandatory patronising phrase, like, “supporters who have repeatedly proven themselves to be the most loyal in the country” and you are sorted.
Football fans occupying areas further up the food chain, however, will roll their eyes when reading drivel like, “this decision, which beggars belief.”
What struck me most about Newco’s statement last night is that a chink of self-awareness seemed to be dawning, “clubs the length and breadth of the country….. benefitted financially from the presence of our fans.”
This reaches the heart of the matter. Newco are profitable for every club they play. They open their wallets and dump a caravan of cash wherever they go, which is good for P&Ls from Kilmarnock to Dingwall. It’s just, Newco are not actually profitable.
The model works for everyone else, just not for a club who want more success on the field than their income can buy. They are a cash cow. But while they can do wonders for the profitability of smaller clubs, they are impotent when it comes to fixing their own profitability problems.
Don’t resent that smaller clubs get a boost when you visit, do what Celtic do – feel good that you can help the rest of the league. Be generous in spirit and maybe others will reciprocate.
The solution is not to howl at the moon, adept at it, though Newco are, it is to bring spending into alignment with income. Beat Hibernian at their own £5m football budget game and respect will follow.
Raffle to play in an 11-a-side game at Celtic Park
An incredible opportunity to play on the hallowed turf at Celtic Park around the end of the current season 2017-18, in Club sponsor Intelligent Car Leasing’s match.
You will be provided with complimentary Celtic kit and receive the full match-day experience including arrival through the front door, access to the dressing room and proudly walking down the tunnel to enter the famous field of play.
Both squads will be managed by a former Celtic player. The game will take place on 16 May, kick off 11:00. All monies raised will be donated to Celtic FC Foundation, a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (number SC024648).
To enter the raffle, make a minimum donation of £5 to the Foundation at this MyDonate page. Then send your donation confirmation email to this address: celticquicknews@gmail.com
The opportunity to play on Celtic Park is just beyond words. I did it a few years ago, the memories will live forever, as will the photographs. The experience of preparing in the dressing room, as so many greats have done before, was fabulous.
You can enter for yourself, or gift the prize to someone you know aged 18 or over. Competition closes at 15:00 this Friday, 27th.
Good luck!
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I cannot believe Gerrard would take the managers job at Ibrox.
He is supposed to like Celtic and he has Celtic fans in his family, but, more to the point, surely, he knows the financial state they are in. There is No money there and they are crippled with debt. A rookie manager with no transfer Budget who is used to being at big spender teams.
It doesn’t add up!
Saint Stivis I think the whole travel agent thing in scotland is a rip off.
I have never understood why family’s pay so much during the school summer holidays, surely the more people that go the cheaper it should get?
D. :)
Saint Stivis just realised you are talking about tickets for the game. DOH
Anyhow my previous comments still stand
Sorry for any confusion
D. :))
SAINT STIVS on 26TH APRIL 2018 12:36 PM
these charges kill me.
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I’ve just paid £10 for the privilege of being put on a Celtic waiting list then the bassas charge me another £1.50 Internet Charge.
Taking the piss big time Celtic, maybe KevJ is correct. I wouldn’t mind if the charge went straight to a charity but it doesn’t. Corporate theft no other words for it.
Bada
Rumours that he had Bobo and Mick McCarthy as his minders for the evening ??
Well that was a nice wee surprise – bumped into a random Celtic fan just outside my work. Well, I say nice…he was hauf jaked and asking me for directions to the probation office (yes, I’ll admit I know where it is).
It’s things like that that make you homesick…
In other news, I’ve just found I’m gonna miss the game on Sunday again…
some genius will know, but i seem to recall in our own business a transaction on the web costs 6p.
so why is there an internet charge of £1.50.
Stevie G was a very good palyer and seems an alright guy, that will not change if he takes the sevco job, but its a hard gig. It might get harder if celtic actually sign a good quality rightback and a centreback. I live in hope
HH
So, Derek McInnes – a manager with ten years experience – “isn’t ready” to be “Rangers” (sic) manager, but Steven Gerrard – a year or two coaching youths – is?
Wouldn’t be ST time, would it?
Have they actually told Murtinho he isn’t getting the job?
Re the ticket charges, the internet charges will be from the agency who sell the tickets and the £7 charge is from ftSFA for posting the ticket.
KTF
If Gerrard does take up the hot seat at Ibrox (he won’t) then at least we all know never to take career advice from Brendan Rodgers :)
VFR 13:08,
My £1.50 for the privilege of paying £10 to be put on a waiting list isn’t actually selling me anything tangible. ?
CRC 11:48
Will keep an eye open for it. In Weegie land or a visit to the capital :0)
Dunky MacKay would have been 30 years old in 1967. Had he not left for 3rd Lanark he might possibly have been a Lion…a very fine player in a very poor Celtic team of underachievers.
Oh, and what about MacGregor? Wasn’t he one of the “traitors” who left the “same club” for nothing even though he was under contract with the “same club”?
vfr,
the sfa dont post the tickets to us, celtic ticket office does. its their charges.
POG, it’s still the same principle though still a rip-off.
ST STIVS there is no reprint facility and ftSFA insists on the special delivery postage.
I know of someone who lost their ticket for last years final and were told (by ftSFA) they couldn’t get a replacement!
KTF
SAINT STIVS on 26TH APRIL 2018 12:36 PM
these charges kill me.
its some premium for a family of 4.
Subtotal
£35.00
Special Delivery
£7.00
Internet Charge
£1.50
A bhoy posted a couple of weeks ago Exec Club members , (tickets about a tenner dearer), pay a pound for postage, or it’s free? Tickets for the same event? We are being ripped off by our own club here, one for the AGM.
A guy emailed SFA and they said the delivery charge is down to the clubs.
new article posted.
I demand Paul67 puts up a new article so someone can moan about it :))
David66 the reason holidays are so expensive then is the First rule economics supply and demand. Was ever thus. H H Hebcelt