Wigan first to drop in football’s great structural change
Wigan Athletic yesterday were the first to fall into administration in the world’s most financially…
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JD retail deal and David Murray-JJB from 2006
We created some value from nothing yesterday with the JD Sports retail deal. Official Celtic…
Celtic and SRU test cases
Celtic again have stayed quiet while someone from the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) briefed the…
Holyrood, Hampden and revisionism on season 19-20
While much of Europe returned to competitive actions weeks ago, Scottish clubs were today allowed…
Government allows drinkers into pubs as football fans wait
Yesterday we learned that the Scottish Government hoped to authorise socially distanced outdoor events from…
Celtic on “additional value” and dominating
Unlike elsewhere, Celtic’s statement yesterday contained no promises or predictions on when fans will be…
Celtic and Hearts’ true colours on show
It will surprise no one that Celtic asked their £50k from James Anderson’s donation to…
Only fretful talking up an early return
Best of luck to Jonny Hayes, who will return to Aberdeen after three years at…
Uefa FFP-Covid arrangements
Uefa yesterday confirmed how they would deal with with Financial Fair Play (FFP) with respect…
Sell your credibility and play to your base
There was good news from Uefa yesterday when we learned that only the first three…
Uefa meeting, Celtic finances
I want to take a look at what Uefa might do this week that could…
“Football fans” and the culture war
I see “football fans” is the latest euphemism to describe right-wing hordes causing intimidation to…
2020 will be the year of the trader
It will not have escaped your attention that Scott Bain is the only senior goalkeeper…
Deloittes report indicates scale of football’s challenge
Deloittes, world football’s financial authority, today estimated English Premier League revenues will drop by 20%,…
Anderson: not many societal organisations bring people together
“Football is at the heart of communities across Scotland, and there are not many societal…
Season tickets renewed. Of course.
You know me. There was never any chance of me not renewing my season ticket. …
Now or never for colt team
Celtic and Oldco were talking about putting colt teams into the bottom tier of Scottish…
Why Celtic need to take their portion of Anderson’s money
I’ve given Ann Budge appropriate levels of criticism this year but credit where it is…
Doncaster deal allows clubs to offer season ticket package
From what I hear, there has been a divergence in season ticket sales across Scottish…
Background on the SPFL and Sky negotiations
I see reports that the SPFL are looking to compensate for the TV contract for…
Ajer right to move on
I don’t know what Kristoffer Ajer is planning to do over the next two seasons,…
Harley St got it wrong with Jozo
Jozo Simunovic was sent to Harley St for a confirmatory look at his knee before…
Hayes, the opposite of a project, but still gave value
Jonny Hayes was the opposite of a ‘project’ when he signed as a 29-year-old for…
Scottish Government, SFA and SPFL will find evidence to start playing in Aug
We live in a political world. With most of Europe either already playing football, training…
TV deal rebates will finally burst the bubble
For 20 years that scourge of Scottish football has been that it does not have…
Strachan comments should inform latest reconstruction talks
Having failed to convince Premiership clubs of the need for league reconstruction to save Hearts…