“We are truly sorry you have not been able to join us at Celtic Park and sorry we have not been able to deliver the further success which your support has deserved. We understand how difficult this year has been for you and understand the disappointment you have felt, it is something shared by us all at the Club.”
Paragraph two of the season ticket renewal email sent to fans yesterday contained two apologies and a validation of disappointment felt at the last year’s performance, a consistent theme from the club since wheels started to spin off the wagon last autumn.
Despite delaying Renewal Day by five weeks beyond the usual issuance date, solely due to the fact that we do not have a manager, the act was triggered without a change in this key status. For a short period, anyway, tickets sold will be a faith-based purchase. Aren’t they always, though?
When I reviewed the dates we appointed managers since Lou Macari joined in October 1993, the 1 June stood out: we have made as many appointments on that date (two) than before it, in the last 28 years. I have no idea what that is, although you have to suspect it is something to do with money.
But still, why send renewals out now? There are pragmatic reasons. People need time to make purchase decisions and ticket office staff need time to process thousands of enquiries. Can you imagine the number of tickets lost in the last 14 months, on top of regular issues? The window for all of this is one month, tight, by historical standards.
Then there is the churn to deal with. Tickets not renewed will be offered to the waiting list, accepted, or reoffered after another period. Department heads will have advised their final execution date for tickets, retail stock and staffing and club broadcasting decisions months ago. You can be sure 26 May was the ticket office’ deadline.
If by next week, 1 June overtakes the entire month of May as the mode value when Celtic appoint a manager, it will look like things are under control again. But don’t quote me on it!
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FRIESDORFER
Yes, all good thanks!
Hope you and yours are good too!
Aff oot!
Philbhoy
All good here thanks, off to the gym in 30 minutes 🙏
If no manager is announced by Tuesday 1st June could this
be a sign that its a manager still in a job maybe managing
at the euros
I will stick with Howe 99.99% possitive its him.
How many people get told by someone “in the know” and yet there is so many differences.
Including me by the way.
But I will go with Howe.
D :)
CELTICFOREVER on 28TH MAY 2021 9:38 AM
If no manager is announced by Tuesday 1st June could this be a sign that its a manager still in a job maybe managing at the euros
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Not necessarily but it’s a sign that it won’t be Howe.
Out of curiosity ….
… Has the club mentioned a deadline for renewals?
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 28TH MAY 2021 9:10 AM
Squire Danahar –
I used to post several years ago as Gold Coast Tom.
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Welcome back
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 28TH MAY 2021 8:44 AM
TOM, nice post, captures most of my feelings (though I’m still at the ‘teetering’ stage regarding renewals). Much work to be done by Celtic to get me and my mates over the line.
My first Celtic game was also against Hibs though a few years earlier than your good self, March 28th 1959 when a wee eight year old was taken to Paradise for the first time. The whole thing was a excited blur, but I do still remember the crowd, the new-for-me smell of fags and booze and of course the Emerald Green everywhere. I was smitten.
Started my ‘career’ with a win, 3 – 0 to the Bhoys, only later finding out that two of the goals was scored by one Sammy Wilson who had had the distinction of scoring the opening goal in a certain League Cup Final the year before.
renewal deadline June 25th
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 28TH MAY 2021 9:46 AM
Out of curiosity ….
Has the club mentioned a deadline for renewals?
B2B, auto renew on 15th June, first instalment drawn on 21st. June. Unless you take alternative action, obviously.
BIG GEORGES FAN CLUB – HAIL, HAIL, WEE OSCAR on 28TH MAY 2021 9:13 AM
Harkin turned down a job in Belgium.
https://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/celtic-target-update/
To this day everytime i hear “the most beautiful girl in the world” by Charlie Rich i get taken back to my first Celtic game.a 5-0 victory over Clyde in ’73.think Hot Chocolate “so you win again” was also getting played.
If it’s someone who is managing at the Euros .
Why can’t it still be announced.
Apart from that, what is the hold up with DOF
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He won’t be involved in Euros 😁
By not commenting on all of the eddie Howe speculation Celtic have allowed themselves to be backed into a corner.
You just wonder how (apologies) well it will go down if we announce Steve Clarke or Jack Ross after all of this…..
Good morning Tom. Long time no see and chat
It was Brisbane 2009 we met for a beer before Celtic game
Indeed a club like no other. No other club would have Accepted a ceo for 18 years who has milked our club like a cash cow while managing our club in a down ward spiral in Europe
I am sure he will enjoy his final bonus
End of an era we all hope
Just hope its worth the wait
ive often wondered why not a management team with Henke and
an experienced manager to show him the ropes
I know the issue of maybe spoiling Henkes legacy at Celtic but we
can but dream
I have had a wee notion that it might well be Maloney, since he was asked the question on Sportscene a while back. He didn’t say no, by any stretch of the imagination.
DREW 1967 @9.55
….when I hear ‘Once in my life by Stevie Wonder sends me back to March 1969 Celtic Park when we played AC Milan.
Remember WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN getting played
over tannoy after the huns last game alive when we
pumped them 3-0
Celtic Park playlist of yesteryear
Living Thing – ELO
So You Win Again – Hot Chocolate
Maria – Blondie (the tune to which Squire jnr made his CP debut in 2/1999)
I remember a day in 78-9 season where they played You’re The One That I want by Travolta and ONJ 5 times in succession. The Jungle’s patience was tried sorely.
new article posted.
Sidney Tim –
Yes I remember that day well.
Good to hear from you again.