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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Armed Forces Day over at Wacko this Saturday I believe. Who’s playing the part of Kruschev on the
Big Pojum?
Has to be Supper Ally surely.
Just being drapped-in oot a parachute tae say…
Football without fans is – nothing !!!
Mr Stein
CQN withoot malcontents is…well…eh…
KevJungle
Simons halos – CSC
Off oot.
Paul67 etal.
When you read about another Manager getting the sack from a club you begin to wonder when will it end, the latest too bite the dust is Paulo di Canio, a favourite of mine when he played for us, entertaining to watch but he played football on a knife edge, after he left that was when my connection too Paulo finished, when he played for us he was a Celtic man, when he left he was just another player who shone for Celtic in his brief career with us.
Watching him on MOTD after the game was a pretty embarrassing affair, he looked as if he had lost touch with his faculties, trying to interpret what he was saying when he was talking to the imaginary support (most had gone home when he took to the field) I felt sad for him, when I saw that, my thoughts were ‘he’s lost it’ what a shame for an ex Celtic player. Then when the news came the next day that he had been sacked, I felt that he would struggle to get another managers job in England. I hope I’m wrong.
We then get stories coming out that there was a player revolt, Players wanting DiCanio sacked, overrated, overpaid, under achievers wanting their manager sacked, for what, offending their over inflated heads, telling them they weren’t good enough, they had only won 1 point in six games, it’s not something a manager would pat you on the back and say, ‘you’ll have to try a bit harder’, they deserved the rollicking they got, and a bit extra. Overpaid, overated, superstars, (superstars my arse),they are just a bunch of under achieving football players who I hope get punished when the next guy comes in too manage them. My advice to the next Manager is, Watch your back, you never know who’s behind you, and get rid of every whinging player who complained to the yellow livered board and done what the players asked, rather than back their manager.
oldtim67
09:41 on 24 September, 2013
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Well said mate! So many guys getting paid a fortune who couldn’t kick their own arse and that’s across the whole of football, if they were a tenth as talented as P di C then maybe they would be superstars. I liked him when he played for us but his politics are not for me.
Tail wagging the dog at Sunderland FC, looks like they will be on a slippery slide all the way down, a real manager will think twice before he took on that job, but then again there is Alex McLeish, COUGH,! COUGH!
yorkbhoy
08:31 on 24 September, 2013
As much chance of secret £100 mil debt as there is of secret dossiers
whitedoghunch
02:37 on 24 September, 2013
night all
2 tickets for the Barca game here anybody you know where I am
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Can’t make it back for the Barca game but if you have 2 available for Ajax (oct22) would bite yer hand off, so to speak.
Onwards an upwards….
HH
Di Canio is a chancer,he always wants to be the story and can’t keep his mouth shut when there’s a camera about.
If Society is judged by how it treats it’s Elderly,
Should Scotland be judged by how it tolerates Hunnery?
Good luck to Celtic1st and BlantyreKev’s mum and dad on the ole camino.
May Saint James guide your way and St Servatius look after your feet..
I am reading a book called the wit and wisdom of football, Tommy Docherty once said “the ideal board of directors should be made up of three men; two dead, and one dying” haha I liked it.
Another good one ” I never make forecasts, but who ever wins that game will win the final” hehe Ken Bates.
Facebook suspension served apparently JudgesMasonPetition page is back up. Please share/like whatever.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secret-Society-Membership-Declaration-by-Decision-Makers/1380320142194441
It seems I got some of the 30-day suspension waived because of my good conduct.
!!bada bing!!
10:04 on 24 September, 2013
Di Canio is a chancer,he always wants to be the story and can’t keep his mouth shut when there’s a camera about.
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…it would have to be adorned and vision version. I’m an old non tech codger so maybe they are one and the same now, or he would be catching flies.
Good player for us and I’m with oldtim67 on his above post.
HH
“Paolo di Canio was the best player I’ve ever managed and possibly the best player I ever will manage. He was also the most passionate footballer I’ve ever come across.
Tommy Burns September 26 1998
Canamalar / Morriseythe23 / Auldheid – I emailed Canamalar and Morriseythe23 my signed resolution at 09:06 this morning – should be in your inbox.
Morrisseythe23 – I saw from your post at 3-ish that you were going into CP this morning.
I just want to check if you received this?
HH
BGFC
Wtf… Adorned? = sound. effin iPad.
thicker than pig shit with nothing to convey.
you are the quarry.
“Tell the kraut to get his ass up front,We don’t pay a million for a guy to hang around in defense” hehehe, a NY Cosmos executive questions Franz Beckenbauer’s position,
What if it’s got diahorrea?
” I’ve got a gut feeling in my stomach” Alan Sugar passes his anatomy test hehe.
Martin O’Neil points out where the real wealth is. ” Celtic’s support is the greatest asset….when you start talking about money, it is the supporters that put the money into the club” .
plenty of overtime goin’ at Greggs the day, for Mr Creosote’s birthday.
Celtic_First
May you be granted all you need in your journey.
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Big Nan
Hope you learned yer lesson :)))
His wife said to him in bed ” God your feet are cold” he said ” you can call me Brian in bed dear” Pillow talk from Clough, hehe.
Celtic’s turnover £75million
PSG £74m spent this summer
Monaco £146m spent this summer
Real £85m on one player
Man U last year got £102m from TV alone…
OldTim
There is much that I agree with in your post, if only it wasn’t in reference to Di Canio :-)
As DBBIA would say, “Modern footballers is rubbish!”
I believe that we’re seeing the effect that hype, money and adulation can have on young, modern footballers in our own Tony Watt. A young man in a position that we can only envy and dream of (though I still hope that one day Lenny is going to ask from the middle of the pitch if Hamiltontim could come down from the stands and play centre mid for the day as aconsequence of an increasing injury list!!!)
I have no doubt that Paolo’s influence at SAFC has been well intentioned and he has become increasingly frustrated at players who, in terms of ability, couldn’t lace his boots.
However, for me he’s the man who frequently has given straight armed, fascist salutes and spoken of his fondness for right wing politics.
If I could rewrite the history of Celtic (and I know that I can’t) Paolo would be absent from the pages.
Henr7k
Seen these earlier :))
I repeat again: leading lawyer/investigator at Pinsents was told to “stand down” despite clear issues & concerns.
I repeat again: FFW were not instructed by Chuckles; they were, and still are, acting for the unseen hand (PS. it’s not Fenian).
TBB
Thanks for explanation om Co Op loan.
It sounds like a sensible version of the kind of cash flow smoothing facility that Ticketus offer some clubs…….
Lennon’s passion
loads of sites for used uni books,here’s one
University Book Search. Suppliers of Open University OU books …
http://www.universitybooksearch.co.uk
good luck mate
HH
Morning guys what’s happening today.
In his autobiography, Italian footballer Paolo Di Canio describes finding that his then team-mate, Peter Grant suffered from ichthyophobia. During a practical joke, Di Canio describes Grant’s fearful reaction after finding a salmon head in his bed. Grant told The Independent that item in his bed was in fact a “shark’s head” and “to say I got a fright when I put my feet between the sheets is an understatement
HT….. Just as well then, as he was a good player and part of the history, see TB quote.
It doesn’t matter what you do; whether it’s a footballer or a musician or a dustman; the biggest sin you can commit is to sin against your God given talent.
Peter Grant made 360+ league appearances for Celtic, Tony Watt [so far]only a handful. Most of us would hold the opinion that young Tony is more ‘talented ‘as a footballer than Peter was; but for all his flaws no one can argue that Peter didn’t squeeze every last drop out of the ability he had been given.
hen1rik
Henr7k :((
Dont know where that came from :))
Youth is wasted on the young.
Celtic_First,
Good luck on your trek, looks amazing. Walk safe.
RobinBhoy
Celtic First
Good luck my bhoy and God bless.
What a journey, I’m very jealous – make sure you keep us updated if you get the chance.
And try and keep the heid…..ole Martin Sheen lost the plot a few times when he was doing it…..
All the best
tully