19 years after last having money in the bank, all we needed was ‘Armageddon’ to allow Celtic to return to the black.
Despite a drop in income from domestic football turnover increased an incredible 47.7% to £75.82m thanks to participation in the Champions League, leaving a balance of £3.76m in the bank (after season ticket money arrived in) on 30 June 2013.
The profit for last season of £9.74m more than made up for the loss of £7.37m made when competing with others who were subsequently found to be unwilling (not just unable) to pay their bills.
This summer’s transfers were split between the financial year just reported and the current period, with a £9.66m investment in football personnel and £5.19m recouped from player disposal (clearly the Wanyama sale was post-year-end.
These figures are retrospective and would have read hollow if the club didn’t reach the Champions League again this season. With that status achieved we are now in a remarkably strong position to continue to scout, recruit, develop talent and improve the playing squad.
More detailed analysis tomorrow.
1254125 at The Great Scottish Run.
On Sunday 6 October there is a 10k and Half Marathon. If that is beyond you. There are family events taking place the day before. This is your club, remind the world of what really counts and get involved in 1254125.
The first thing you need to do is sign up for the Great Scottish Run, or here for one of the family events.
Once you’ve done that, you can register for the 1254125 campaign here.
Then you can create a donations page here. Click Start Fundraising, search for Celtic Charity, setup your My Donate account).
Email me and let me know if you are having trouble signing up or need any more help, celticquicknews@gmail.com.
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Emdae got the latest on wee Oscar?
Good evening Bhoys and Ghirls.
I am afraid that tonight I must come on to the page and relate to you a most disappointing circumstance which has arisen on the CQN facebook page. A short video was posted by a CQN admin, with the title “Scotland. Sad little country”. yesterday. The content of this video was of a march involving some idiots from an orange, loyalist type march (although no banners or identifying uniforms are on view. the singing and chanting make it quite clear what we expect from the fools).
What disappoints me however is the sweeping statement in the title, that these people somehow, equate to Scotland as a whole. Now whilst I agree that Scotland is not without its faults and that it still has many social and religious issues which it needs to resolve, I find it simply disgusting that I, as a Scot brought up in Glasgow have somehow to be ashamed of my country. In short It is my belief that this video title borders on racism. I am aware that that Paul has in the past deleted or reprimanded users who he and others feel have overstepped the mark on this issue. I have asked for an explanation as have some others from the original poster, but to date nothing has been said, no apology has been issued and infact some have stated they need not respond to any question regarding the suitability of the title. I would ask that Paul or the person responsible for this thread has a look at the thread again and comes up with either a defense (which i would be shocked to hear), or indeed an apology.
Bada
Season 4 – do it now
aaaaarrrggghhhh CSC
Polish guy goes for an eye test. The optician asks him to read the board. Read it he says I went to school with him.
HT
I grew up in Lanarkshire
Quite a few of the lads wasted their chance …Mark MCNally took his …he wasn’t as good as many but he applied himself
Watt should look around at the riches other moderate players have made …if he’s daft enough to ignore that …then he must be very daft indeed …
crc
Did you get my email? Let me know please?
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Concerning the grub at Celtic Park.I never ate inside.I always went to the mobile vans.The look of the big German like sausages was too much.About 20 mins into the game,starving.It took me ages to realise there was a wee wummin behind the vans inflating the sausages.
Hamiltontim
We cannae put our older heads on 19 year old shoulders. You and I would do anything to play in the Hoops at the highest level. Hope TW realises what he is doing. Living all our dreams.
Trpphybhoy
Saw that and ur spot on imo!!
TT
If CFC thought they could make money from a hotel we’d have one
It’s constantly mooted on here …I’ve often asked for figures to justify such a venture …no figures are ever given
Filling a hotel 20-30 times a year because of home games isn’t cost effective …that’s why it hasn’t been built
It won’t make money
TT- no income for Celtic other than having hotel facility adjacent to Celtic park – hotel was to sit on land across from London road school and was supposed to be complete for commonwealth games also – hh
Watt clearly is a better player than Balde …obviously something wrong that he has been moved on and Balde brought in.
Still Game on. See you in 30 mins.
Who is Tony Watt’s agent/advisor?
‘Not good enough………..Arsenal fans believe Wenger should have more than Mesut Özil’s £42.5m arrival ‘
Celtic v EPL CSC
Hotel in wrong part of town to attract business
WeefratheTim
22:35 on 23 September, 2013
Thanks for your email. Appreciated.
HH
CRC
Pf Ayr – the hotel was also to serve the velodrome next door and the athletics arena – I agree football traffic on its own would not have been enough but throw in other venues and add in some conference facility’s and meeting rooms etc and lack of hotels in east of City then they believed it would be profitable .
The hotel rating was to be around 3 star
Hh
Trophybhoy
22:31 on 23 September, 2013
“Scotland. Sad little country”………..
What disappoints me however is the sweeping statement in the title, that these people somehow, equate to Scotland as a whole.’
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What makes Scotland a sad little country is not that a bunch of dobs have a parade.
It’s that they do so with impunity, protected by the same police force who harass Celtic fans using legislation specifically enacted for that purpose by the SNP government.
You would have to gentrify the whole area, startin’ at the ole gazebo and spreadin’ outwards.
The only hotel near CP that sadly is guaranteed to run at nearly full occupancy is the Bellgrove.
Johann Murdoch
Hospitality game is hard graft just now
Wrong time IMO
Evening All.
Results from the second leg of the Pre-Qualifier for the CQN Predictor Champions League as follows:
Heaven 45 v 38 Death or Wamba?
Frank’s Frantic Eleven 57 v 53 ColleensBhoys
GordyBhoy Rovers 45 v 51 epl overated
RalphWaldoEllison 28 v 42 Dim Sam’s Tims
Glasgow Brazillian 32 v 39 Celtic rose
Bannockburn Bhoys 51 v 31 Weißbier X
LennysBhoys 37 v 43 Somerset Harp
Jonny the Tim 43 v 49 FC Pasch(ing)
Googys Globetrotters 52 v 40 thebhoyfromoz
Belfast Celtic 43 v 62 Setting Free the Bears
Dreamchester Athletic 49 v 33 Rossini
Jinky’s Giants 41 v 47 Athenry bhoys
Patrick Missal 29 v 37 Lennys Lions
Berocca Juniors 37 v 45 Dan City
Sipsini 36 v 0 Dark Horse FC
Port Brigade 26 v 47 The Dukes of Montrose
BB
Have seen Tony in the company of Raymond Sparkes. Don’t know if he is Tony’s agent though?
Pf Ayr – agree and trying to fund it also
All of which means the combined result of the two legs are as follows:
Death or Wamba? 78 v 88 Heaven
ColleensBhoys 101 v 103 Frank’s Frantic Eleven
epl overated 105 v 74 GordyBhoy Rovers
Dim Sam’s Tims 87 v 55 RalphWaldoEllison
Celtic rose 71 v 70 Glasgow Brazillian
Weißbier X 63 v 95 Bannockburn Bhoys
Somerset Harp 86 v 87 LennysBhoys
FC Pasch(ing) 104 v 86 Jonny the Tim
thebhoyfromoz 82 v 91 Googys Globetrotters
Setting Free the Bears 102 v 85 Belfast Celtic
Rossini 85 v 77 Dreamchester Athletic
Athenry bhoys 89 v 80 Jinky’s Giants
Lennys Lions 66 v 58 Patrick Missal
Dan City 66 v 37 Berocca Juniors
Dark Horse FC 35 v 73 Sipsini
The Dukes of Montrose 102 v 77 Port Brigade
Ernie lynch,
I was trying to put together a reply to Trophybhoy but you put it better than I could,
the police were quite happy to stand by and watch the law being broken,wonder how they would have reacted had it been the green brigade parading
DBBIA – beat me to it
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/glasgow-homeless-hostel-makes-tripadvisors-top-100-uk-hotels-after-jokers-post-comedy-reviews-8588432.html
Celtic Rose (Caityrollercoaster) beats Moudy67 thanks to Spurs keeping a clean sheet on Sunday! She was asking for updates when we were out for a meal with Nana and Paparollercoaster. Result right to the wire!
Obviously. a better manager than Di Canio :-)
HH
CRC
All of that means the following have qualified for the Champions League Qualifying Round.
Heaven, Frank’s Frantic Eleven, epl overated, Dim Sam’s Tims, Celtic rose, Bannockburn Bhoys, LennysBhoys, FC Pasch(ing), Googys Globetrotters, Setting Free the Bears, Rossini, Athenry bhoys, Lennys Lions, Dan City, Sipsini, The Dukes of Montrose.
Good Luck in the next round fholks, and use the experience from this round.
Get your predictions in early.
Good luck to all.
Hail Hail.
Sorry for clogging the blog up, but this is important stuff!.
DBBIA
The Bellgrove. Sad but true, you’re probably right.
DBBIA – there is a severe lack of hotel faculties in the city – the new world class venues that are being built – the Hydro- Velodrome- Athletic indoor arena etc will only push demand for more rooms- ” if you build it they will come ”
However getting funding in place is a real hurdle
Maybe make it a ” blues hotel” – hold on wait a minute ….
Tooting Tim- I believe it’s pretty grim inside; you think you’ve already hit rock bottom and the Bellgrove turns out to be the proverbial dead cat bounce.
Watching bundesliga highlights
Forget the EPL.
Let’s apply over there’s
The tranformation from the new Dalmarnock Station (nearly complete) up to (the Springy Vaults) and the Gazebo is truely remarkable, thanks mainly to the Sir Chris Hoy centre.
The new ‘peripheral housing’ for the Commonwealth games would even make ole Michael Kelly choke on his fish ‘n chips.
This was previously just a tundra for Sellick motor breaker inners, and UVF sympathisers.
Lennybhoy
CQN Predictor
I think you beat me over the 2 legs of our tie. Well done mate, and good luck in the next round.
Concentrateontheleague CSC
CRC, she just sneaked in there, a few close ties in there.
Ernie
What makes Scotland a sad little country is not that a bunch of dobs have a parade.
It’s that they do so with impunity, protected by the same police force who harass Celtic fans using legislation specifically enacted for that purpose by the SNP government.
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Is that your final answer Ernie? That because of these marchers and your own desire to drop everything bad on the SNP, Scotland as whole is a sad little country. That we and it’s many people who have tried to improve both our own country and the world as a whole can be reduced to simply belonging to a “Sad little Country”. By this same criteria can you tell me what country is so wholesome that it has no issues in its past or present that it would like to change.
Trophy hoy.
Not disagreeing with you but there are bigger problems in this country. Like why bigots openly walk the streets denouncing a minority, other religions and using violence and intimidation to maintain their vile behaviour.
Perhaps, passionate, rightful guys like you could focus on the greater evil ?