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.
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Big Packy,
They were the words back in the day.
HH
Good Evening CQN
So the cometh the 29th April, cometh the lucky date to play teams with Rangers in their name and is also Declan’s 16th birthday ( and indeed Doc’s twin daughters 16th birthday)
On 29th April 2001, Rangers 0 Celtic 3. This was Caitlyn’s christening and the day Henke scored his 50th goal. Declan was -1( negative one) at the time :-)
On 29th April 2012, Declan was 10. Celtic 3 Rangers 0 ; Just before they died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIgdKlYVBoE
On 29th April 2017, Declan was 15 and we had Zombie Rangers 1 Celtic 5. We had a party at the beamback at the Kerrydale Suite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx5hK_9pTaY
Looking forward to Sunday, and going to the game with Caitlyn and Declan and winning 7IAR
HH
CRC
CALTONTONGUES
Managed to look up that song it was called… they are coming to
to take me away by Naploleon X14 and the bhoys changed it to
Take you away… as they were being huckled arms up the back
out of the ground.
H.H Mick
DixieDeans,
Until the current Hades was built. We had about 45/50% of ther pit so, they, being them, I would imagine demanded parity. Hence being in the Jungle and Main stand.
MELBOURNE MICK on 25TH APRIL 2018 11:56 PM,
Still prefer mine….
Don’t Get Me Started On Jumping OOT The Windaes… :-)
SAINT STIVS on 25TH APRIL 2018 11:27 PM
Watched some of that video – I think I may have been at that game, but would have been only about 14.
One thing that struck me when I watched that – those Hun players really are one bunch of truly ugly buggers.
HH
BGFC
CALTONTONGUES
That was the only time I ever saw huns in the Jungle.
I was wrong before,It was not long after the gates had opened.They must have thought they could just steam in there.Mistake lol
HH
CALTONTONGUES
Ha, think one of them actually done that at the Broomloan rd
flats, think he just followed his telly.
H.H Mick
BIG GEORGES FAN CLUB – HAIL, HAIL, WEE OSCAR on 25TH APRIL 2018 11:44 PM
I didn’t know you were a Plainsman. Here was I thinking I was the only high moss man on the board.
Oh and you missed the erroneously named Greengairs which has a noisy active ugly orange streak.
I recall a midweek game in the early/mid 70’s when we played the huns at Parkheid, that’s what it was called back then when, Celtic was a football club, but, as the football club was changed to a brand, Parkheid wizny a palatable enough name for the shady soul selling tyrannical tycoon’s, who got their Old Firm hauns on the keys of Celtic, the football club, before it became a brand, an Old Firm brand, supported by, £49 Old Firm supporters, the type of concept that would’ve had, the maukit faced fans, starving with outstretched hands with begging bouls in them, who came before those who stood in the rivers of pish that flowed doon the steep Parkheid Jungle terracing, these “real” rebels would have spewed their guts oot onto the rivers of flowing pish, if, they would have known that, when the Jungle was flattened, Celtic supporters would, with the stroke of a Canadian parker pen, stop being supporters, and become customers. Ah still canny take it in, ah just canny.
Anywye, one night, in the early/mid 70’s at Parkheid, round about the time that, Mr Stein was sidelined after his car crash, we played the huns in a midweek game, Glasgow Cup Final, I think it was a 1-3 defeat for us and, the huns had almost half the Jungle, all I remember was, there were several break ins and, the huns were removed from the Jungle, that was the only time that I recall huns in the Jungle.
MAHE
“””””””
Guid posting fella, the same yins who call Pedro a poundshop Mourinho, canny see that Brendan is a Scottish pub team skelper, move a level above Scottish fitba, and Brendan gets funoot.
Folk will call me a troll for this post, but, so what.
I’d rather be a troll,than a mug, or to go dancing with Simon, throwing ma hands in the air.
Anywye,…..HH
……oot.
Toronto FC just finished the concacaf champions league final tied 3-3 with guadalajara of Mexico. going to penalties
Mexicans win 4-2 on pens.
Luis Suarez…
“If it was not for Brendan, then I know I would not be the same player that you see at Barcelona today”
Raheem Sterling…
“He was massive for me. Every manager that I’ve worked with I’ve tried to learn as much as I can and he’s one that I definitely learnt a lot off. Credit to him he was a fantastic guy”
Former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola said: “I don’t think there is any doubt about Brendan’s quality”
“He was closer than anyone in the last 25 years to winning the Premier League at Liverpool”
Dbhoy…
“the guy oozes class from every pore and would batter Chuck Norris in a square go”
HH
Good morning, friends.
3 more sleeps until we have our second attempt at securing or 7th (SEVENTH) league title in a row. 17 until we are presented with the league trophy. And 23 until we try to complete the Double Treble. Good times.
Imagine, a football club becoming a brand – especially in this day and age. You have to admire Queen’s Park back in the day. As a matter of fact it was probably in 1888 (1887) that the whole mentality changed when a certain club started poaching players from the Hibees.
Word of The Day U(Huns in the Jungle….)
Scrouge /skraʊdʒ; skruːdʒ/
verb
1. to crowd or press
2. to squeeze.
Word Origin
C18: alteration of C16 scruze to squeeze, perhaps blend of screw + squeeze
KTF
I can confirm that the huns were in the Jungle back in the seventies. The had about a third with a no-man’s area and we had the rest. I got landed with a ticket for the Rangers end in 1970 and managed to navigate my way into our bit of the Jungle without detection. Not easy given I was the only one whose knuckles weren’t skint. A task made all the more difficult when Jim Brogan missed an early penalty and they went radio rental. We went on to win 2-0. I still feel unclean thinking about being in among them but it was the only ticket I could get five minutes before the match started.
Word of The Day U(Just read KevJ’s last post ??….)
Misanthrope. /ˈmɪzənˌθrəʊp/
noun
1. a person who dislikes or distrusts other people or mankind in general
Derived Forms
misanthropic (ˌmɪzənˈθrɒpɪk), misanthropical, adjective
misanthropically, adverb
misanthropy (mɪˈzænθrəpɪ) noun
Word Origin and History for misanthrope
n.
“one who hates mankind,” 1560s, from Greek misanthropos “hating mankind,” from misein “to hate” (see miso- ) + anthropos “man” (see anthropo- ). Alternative form misanthropist is attested from 1650s.
KTF
I want you
I want you so bad
I want you
I want you so bad
It’s driving me mad
It’s driving me mad
I’m ashamed to say that’s what’s goin’ through my mind when I’m watchin’ wee Anne over the cornflakes.
Ms Millionaire’s Shortbread.
49 years ago today, on my 11th birthday, Celtic gave me a crackin’ present.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t give it to me in P erson, as even a birthday did not cause any relaxation of the ‘yer no’ goin’ tae that gemme’ policy of my late father.
Even so, what a way to seal a treble, only the second-ever for the Mighty Hoops!
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/1969-04-26%3A+Celtic+4-0+Rangers%2C+Scottish+Cup
Don’t bother with Hoopy birthdays, or similar, as I never do it for any of you!
The point is remembering that great victory from that great team in our greatest times.
Hail Hail you all.
Awe naw, a Rangers (1872-2012) player in my post from that game!!
Person.
DBBIA
I’m havin’ a party later, why don’t you contact wee Anne and you can come together?
Was at the friendly v Man U (Best Law Charlton) at the start of the 66-67 season. We were in early and a hardy band of Mancs arrived and positioned themselves in the Jungle . They were waving union jacks and in high spirits after England winning the World Cup. As the crowd built up the mancs began to realise they were in the wrong place. No actual fighting but they were surround by Celts taking tricolours right into their midst. They withdrew to the east stand where they watched their hero’s getting humped 4-1.
Beatbhoy- in an ole parallel universe
I see King’s go to man at The Sun running with Steve Gerrard in talks to become new Sevco manager.
3rd place manager in the English U18 academy league north taking over from the current U20s manager!
Oh, and they are signing McGregor and Arfield, medicals this week. Why would a player have a medical when he’s still contracted and playing for another club. Does that not happen once their current contract ends?
With all these moonbeams you’d think that season ticket sales are very slow.
I see the ole thoughts are meandering like a restless wind inside a letter box this morning on CQN.
DBBIA
An ole parallel universe.
https://spfl.co.uk/clubs/rangers/
An ole parallel universe or a circle of hell.
NATKNOW on 26TH APRIL 2018 8:55 AM
Nothing’s Gonna Change My World.
KTF
In talks with Steven Gerrard?
“Stevie G, how much are you prepared to pay us to become the manager of the mighty sevco?” “Whit?” “That’s no nearly enough!”
A rookie manager at Sevco would be lovely….
Beatbhoy…
Happy birthday mate.
60 is it or did I get that wrong….??
Celtic v Motherwell
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Beatbhoy great story. For your 60th pressie the bhoys will give you a win on Sunday .
Noo happy birthday.
Enjoy
D. :)
beatbhoy on 26th April 2018 8:22 am
49 years ago today, on my 11th birthday, Celtic gave me a crackin’ present.
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On my 11th birthday Celtic lost the Scottish Cup Semi Final replay to Falkirk at Ibrox in the peeing rain.
My present was a ticket to the match…
Maybe that’s why I’ve never been too fussed about birthdays!
beatbhoy
Also…
Hoopy Birthday!! Have a great day and enjoy the party ;)
I still do not think Stevie G will become their manager, but what do I know.
If he does, more fool him, as it will take him years to get another job when Brendan sees him off as well. Why would a rookie manager want to take that basket case of a job. In fact why would anyone want it. The orcs are the most horrible, ugly, ungrateful and cavemen like support anywhere on gods green earth, and they will turn on him in a heart beat. Then you look at the board, is the lying King really that good a Liar to still be able to persuade some idiot to take that job, with promises of his children’s inheritence as a war chest?
I suggest someone at or close to Liverpool are brainwashing Stevie G, Mr Penis (Sounes) or McCallister? If so how brainwashed are these individuals ffs.
On that note how is that players of RFC are always linked with a move back to Sevco, because they live in the bigoted past.
Sorry for the rant oh and gooood morning good guys.
D. :)