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Back to the Future, when Celtic needed a fan to write a big cheque

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It was Back to the Future on Saturday afternoon, listening to Aberdeen rescue a point against Dundee was more like 1985 than 2015.  TV highlights suggest Aberdeen pounded Dundee, but three excellent goals were enough for the visitors to set the stage for Celtic to return to the top of the league against Motherwell on Wednesday.

Aberdeen have been imperious in recent months.  Incredibly, apart from Dundee and Celtic, they have failed to keep a clean sheet only once (at drubbing at Hamilton) since September.  That’s title challenging form in any language.

This run is unlikely to endure as the vagaries of form and fortune catch them up, but it appears our long wait for a notional title rival looks to be over.  Which is good.

Any business with operating expenses in the region of £33m a year, which is £2.75m a month or just over £600k a week, that had to borrow £500k in the first week of the month in order to pay an unexpected tax bill of the same magnitude, will by now be in urgent need of funds to pay rates, other tax liabilities, electricity and gas (no matter how little they used on Friday), while wages day is approaching.  And remember, those gardens don’t ‘duty’ themselves.

Newco Rangers will need a loan, or to sell a player for cash, to avoid imminently slipping into insolvency.  If Dave King is confident about carrying shareholders at a March EGM, and has the resources, he should loan the club money to get them through the next two months, no strings attached.  A bit like John Keane did for Celtic in 1994.  With insolvency looming, Keane, currently a Celtic director, but at the time an agitator for boardroom change, wrote a seven figure cheque, no strings attached, to pay-down Celtic’s overdraft, as the Bank of Scotland threatened to call in administrators.

Anything less than this is playing into the hands of Mike Ashley.

CQN11 St Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance is on Friday 13 March, at the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park.  The focus of an excellent night’s entertainment will be funding the construction of a kitchen at Chibwata Primary School in Malawi, for Mary’s Meals.

Email me if you would like to reserve a ticket, celticquicknews@gmail.com or book directly via the links at the bottom of this page.

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  2. CultsBhoy on

    I don’t hate Rangers/Sevco…

     

     

    I love Celtic so my pleasure in watching their demise is 100% rooted in the opportunity it provides Celtic to play year after year in Europe. By playing year after year we will eventually get the hang of it and the challenge for us is not to win a European trophy but to see how far we can go.

     

     

    No rangers equals a Golden ticket with unlimited access to the big table.

     

     

    I dont feel the need to hate Rangers/Sevco – if anything I pity them as they now know they are not the people and I suspect will ultimately be destroyed by self loathing…there’s no need for Celtic supporters to do anything other than stand back and watch it all unfold, They are doing much more damage to themselves than we could ever hope to do….

  3. long haired yins man on

    Easdale buying more shares…mm..? What’s the chances that he got or borrowed the money from you know who…?

  4. Canamalar on

    Cults…,

     

    There’s also the small matter of being vindicated about their cheating and the knowledge that their constant labelling us as paranoid was a deliberate cover to mask their guilt.

     

    They can no longer call us paranoid and if they do we can ask what they are trying to hide this time.

  5. TheLurkinTim on

    Looking bak,

     

     

    THIS IS A FOOTBALLING SITE, TAKE YUR POLITICS & STICK IT UP URE @RSE

     

     

    To KITN

     

     

    heartfelt sorrow for your loss…..YNWA

     

     

    Callum? is it…..condolences to his loved ones

     

     

    Eddie?…..apologies…..my memory is failing…..

     

    some friendships just peter out…..although you offered an olive branch that was rejected…..it’s no reflection on you…..grieve with the knowledge that no blame/guilt attaches to you

     

     

    To everyone else that has posted, not really sure it’s worth catching up on…..same old same old……who we should punt…..who we should take a punt on…..team formation & who should play where…..imagine accepting that all these things are outwith your control…..and support the team…..;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  9. CultsBhoy on

    Canamalar

     

     

    Agree – some things don’t need to be said – although it is good to gloat occassionally.

     

     

    No mater what is said/conceded – in all of our hearts:

     

     

    They know.

     

    We Know.

     

    Everyone now knows

     

     

    At the end of the day it doesnt matter to me – they are dead- they will die a final death gain soon.

  11. Harry Boe on

    Just heard that some of the Sevco prawn sandwich brigade were attacked by their own fans on Friday night.

     

     

    Corporate entertaining at The Rangers – putting the hospital into hospitality!

  16. yorkbhoy on

    Breaking News

     

     

    Sevco announce new manager to be Charlie Dimmock as they may as well have a couple more t@ts who know how to garden.

  22. traditionalist88 on

    voguepunter

     

    11:05 on

     

    20 January, 2015

     

    Best of luck to big Stephen Pearson.

     

    Keep fit son.

     

    =====

     

     

    I see he’s only signed until the end of the season, good chance to prove himself but Motherwell not entirely convinved it seems!

     

     

    HH

  25. beatbhoy on

    Harry Boe

     

     

    The prawn sandwich brigade at Sevco have fans?

     

     

    Suppose it’s better than supporting their new team!

     

     

    Countdown to Sunday’s statement. . .

     

     

    Today’s Tuesday 25th Jan. . . 5 more days to pass.

     

     

    Save ye a few bob on the double Heralds!

  26. TheLurkinTim on

    Good luck to the podium chasers…..11.53…..don’t bet on it…..a mugs gemme….;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  27. traditionalist88 on

    angelgabriel

     

    11:11 on

     

    20 January, 2015

     

    More tickets available for Semi.

     

     

    http://www.celticfc.net/news/7495

     

     

    Signs of a lack of demand from those eligible ?

     

     

    Wonder why ??

     

    ===================

     

     

    I think we have to remember the Celtic players in this. They do not deserve to be put into that cauldron without backing from the Celtic support.

     

     

    I do not agree us supporting our team that it legitimises them as ‘old’ Rangers – anyone with half a brain can see they had to start again in 2012.

     

     

    HH

  31. Estadio on

    Traditionalist

     

     

    anyone with half a brain can see they had to start again in 2012.

     

     

    No AGAIN about it. First time .

     

     

    Hail hail

     

     

    Estadio

  32. beatbhoy on

    Apols for the dates confusion. .

     

     

    I’ve now updated to the Gregorian calendar, and thrown the Julian out!

  37. RobinBhoy on

    Angelgabriel,

     

     

    Myself and my wife, my brother and my mate all ES2 season ticket holdersas you know :-0 all refused the offer of a ticket for the Sevco game.

     

     

    I am travelling in the USA,my wife won’t go if I’m not going and my brother and mate refuse to legitimise Sevco.

     

     

    Onerous conditions on the offer letter about reselling the tickets so not worth the hassle.

     

     

    Greetings from Phuket, 27C and no snow!

     

     

    RobinBhoy

  38. Geordie Munro on

    Embramike,

     

     

    A quid says they got it from the beeb who got it from catman on here last night :)

  41. embramike on

    Celtic have made an official approach to Dundee United for midfielder Stuart Armstrong, according to Sky sources.

     

     

    Discussions regarding a fee are ongoing for the 22-year-old, who has 18 months remaining on his contract at Tannadice.

     

     

    Celtic have already secured the services of Armstrong’s team-mate Gary Mackay-Steven, who will move to Parkhead in the summer after signing a pre-contract agreement last week.

     

     

    Armstrong, who joined Dundee United from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the summer of 2009, has scored four goals in 20 games for Scotland U21s.

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