I don’t subscribe to the ‘Would rather face them with Messi’ world view. I’ve seen Lionel Messi a couple of times, it’s a bit like standing atop the Eiffel Tower, a breath-taking experience, but I don’t need to visit Paris every month to reinforce the view. Tomorrow will be an almighty challenge against one of the sport’s all-time great teams. Having pushed Barcelona to their absolute limits twice last season, we have no right to expect a second consecutive New Firm victory, but this is a home game at Celtic Park, we hope for a win.
The omission of Joe Ledley is a worry. Celtic need mobility and positional awareness in all positions tomorrow, Joe brings both elements to the party, how Neil Lennon compensates for his enforced absence in central midfield will be a key decision.
I also don’t subscribe to the view that, unlike a year ago, Barca will know what to expect this time. Celtic’s 2-1 victory last season came after they took Barca to added time at the Camp Nou before Barca got their winner. Barcelona knew exactly what to expect, they just didn’t know what to do about it. I see no reason why they will be any better tutored this time. Unless they’ve figured out a way of making wee guys jump higher than big guys.
We are fast, we’re tall, we defend when necessary and we run all game. Unless Barca decide to play for a point and defend deep, which they won’t, they will play exactly as they did last season.
On seeing an X Factor item on the news I complained, “That’s not news”, but I was challenged, “If that’s not news, what makes football news?” Sporting and entertainment events are news if those who produce the news determine it to be so, which places considerable authority on news editors.
Charlotte Fakes revelations have shown us how news professionals, keen to distract attention from a disaster zone of a club, tried to create negative ‘news’ stories concerning Celtic.
Three years ago the Green Brigade displayed a banner at Celtic Park which went largely uncommented upon for several days. Four days after the event, the banner became a nationwide news story, TV news reported it and it made a Radio 5 Live morning discussion programme.
The delay in the item becoming ‘news’ was the most important part of the story. It wasn’t news until the news editors had been convinced otherwise. The damage to Celtic’s reputation was considerable.
Today news editors who ran that story three years ago have an interesting dilemma. Do they run a story about an alarming message being displayed at a football ground, or without being lobbied, is that not a story?
Celtic don’t spend money trying to get negative stories about other clubs in the newspapers, but this is surely not exclusively the way the ‘news’ industry works.
We shouldn’t have to wait on a whistle-blower to shine a light on what happened three years ago, journalists know when they have been lobbied, and that’s the real story, which is not dependent on unfathomable leaks.
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Douglas Fraser @BBCDouglasF 10m
#Rangers reports operating loss of £14m on turnover of £19.1m in 13 months to June. #rfc
Celtic ambassador @barneybhoy76 13m
Ha the citizens of Englandshire raging that the Celtic game is on itv :-)
Morning
Just heard mysterious accounts have appeared!
Lilys
ECSF1 10/04/1974
Atletico Madrid (H) d 0-0 70000, Atletico had three players sent off, seven booked
…………………………………………………………………………………..
was there, and am still fuming today!!
Lionsroars67
To be second to youself is no disgrace !:)
lilys
Morning,
The whitewash begins…
An MoD source said the soldiers involved in the scarf picture have been identified by top brass and could now face disciplinary action.
They are believed to have claimed that they were posing for an official picture when someone asked them to hold the scarf.
Morning from a lightly clouded but blue skied, still, mild Chilterns…
RFIC accounts out, not looking good, who’d have thought.
Hail Hail
lilys grandpa-Me and Lily backing Oscar
07:30 on
1 October, 2013
Much more important is that Sevco have reported losses of 14mill on a turnover of 19mill
Economics of the madhouse which will almost certainly lead to admin for the new club
SMSM will be all over these accounts…………………………………………………NOT
http://www.rangers.co.uk/images/staticcontent/documents/AnnualReport2013.pdf
Im sure the internet bampot community will have fun with this report
For the gamblers out there:
Paddy Power refund offer;
If Celtic score the first goal in the match, we’ll refund all losing First Goalscorer, Last Goalscorer, Correct Score & Scorecast singles on the match.
Celtic to win 7/1
Barca 2/5
Draw 15/4
HT/FT Celtic – Celtic 14/1
HT/FT Barca – Barca 1/1
HT/FT Draw – Celtic 14/1
HT/FT Draw – Barca 16/5
Handicap betting – Celtic +1goal = 2/1
Handicap betting – Barca -1 goal = 1/1
Celtic to be winning at half time OR full time = 4/1
Correct score selection of odds
Celtic 1-0 = 22/1
Celtic 2-0 = 55/1
Celtic 2-1 = 22/1
Barca 1-0 = 13/2
Barca 2-0 = 6/1
Barca 2-1 = 7/1
Barca 3-0 = 9/1
Barca 3-1 = 10/1
First goalscorers
Stokes = 12/1
Balde =- 12/1
Pukki = 12/1
Commons = 12/1
Sammy = 14/1
Derk = 20/1
Matthews = 40/1
Neymar = 4/1
Pedro = 9/2
Fabregas = 5/1
Sanchez = 5/1
Tello = 11/2
Iniesta = 9/1
Xavi = 10/1
To score 2 or more goals
Stokes = 55/1
Balde = 66/1
Sammy = 66/1
Commons = 66/1
Pukki = 66/1
Neymar = 4/1
Pedro = 11/2
Fabregas = 7/1
Sanchez = 7/1
Tello = 15/2
Iniesta = 18/1
Xavi = 20/1
To keep a clean sheet
Celtic 7/1
Barca 1/1
To win both halves
Celtic 45/1
Barca 23/10
To come from behind and win
Celtic 33/1
Barca 15/2
To score a penalty
Celtic 10/1
Barca 7/2
No bookings = 16/1
“I dare to dream,”
Brilliant quote from Neil Lennon.
Mon The Hoops!!
Lionroar67
Surely you dont doubt the press in this instance? haha
Yes, it looks pretty grim, and Ive not got a degree in economics
lilys
Bullshit alert
RANGERS today published its annual accounts for the period ended 30 June.
Highlights:-
The Club was returned to operational and financial stability.
Rangers won the Scottish League Division 3 title by 24 points.
The Club celebrated its 140th year in existence.
The company was floated successfully on the AIM Market, raising £22 million for the Club.
Craig Mather, the Club’s chief executive, said: “In presenting my first annual report as Chief Executive, I am delighted to state that substantial progress is being made in rebuilding Rangers.
“The Club is in a very different place to where we were in May 2012. Then, the situation was traumatic and the future uncertain. Now, we enjoy financial stability and have a solid platform from where we can focus all our efforts on achieving success as one of football’s great clubs.
“In the last year, key milestones have been passed successfully. The first team squad has strengthened considerably. The Club enjoys a healthy bank balance. The cost base has been reduced significantly. Business performance is improving and, most importantly, the Club continues to benefit enormously from the unwavering commitment of our fans. Without this support, the re-establishment of Rangers could not happen.
“As expected, we are reporting significant operating losses, although a retained profit. This is consistent with the Club’s five-year business plan. At no stage was it anticipated nor forecast that the business of the football club could return an operating profit in the first year since acquisition. The full recovery of Rangers will take time and I am delighted to report that the Club is firmly on track to achieve this objective.
“Revenues totalled £19.1 million and while there was significant progress made in terms of First Team wages/Turnover ratio, now at one of the lowest for leading clubs at 43%. Operating losses totalled £14 million. First Team players wages were reduced to £7.8 million and more than £4.2 million of expenditure is non-recurring. Profit on ordinary activities before taxation totalled £1.3 million leaving a profit for the period of £1.2 million.
“Lower season ticket prices reflecting the league status meant a drop of nearly 33% in season ticket revenues. Media revenues fell and there were financial consequences of the collapse of JJB Sports. There were also substantial payments of £2.4 million made to clear football debts to other Clubs incurred pre-administration which the management of the Club was committed to addressing, although were not strictly liable to do so.
“We have invested £1.8m in stadium wifi and LED/Jumbo screens to improve fan experience. This should also help generate additional revenue streams and it is the intention to make profitable use of Edmiston House, which was brought back into the Club’s ownership along with the Albion Car Park for £2.5 million.
“Following the acquisition of the Club in June last year and the securing of our position within the Scottish league structure, Rangers was floated successfully on the Alternative Investment Market in December of last year, raising finance in the order of £22m.
“There were also substantial payments of £2.4 million made to clear football debts to other Clubs incurred pre-administration which the management of the Club was committed to addressing, although were not strictly liable to do so.”
Would that be because your club is new and the liability fell to the oldco??? ;-)
So are Sevco £14M in the hole after just one season?
lol!
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar
07:49 on
1 October, 2013
The Club celebrated its 140th year in existence.
“Following the acquisition of the Club in June last year and the securing of our position within the Scottish league structure
If they were 140 years old! why did they need to secure their position within the Scottish league structure?…………………………..Of course their a new club, that’s why
Someone should show Mather a video of that rant of Chuckles wanting to compare accounts and boasting about no debt.
“As expected, we are reporting significant
operating losses, although a retained profit.
This is consistent with the Club’s five-year
business plan. At no stage was it anticipated
nor forecast that the business of the football
club could return an operating profit in the
first year since acquisition.”
Tonight, would go with
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Forster :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Lustig ::::::::::::::: Ambrose :::::::::::::::::: Van Dijk :::::::::: Izaguirre
Matthews :::::::::::: Brown :::::::::::::::::::: Mulgrew :::::::::: Samaras
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Commons ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Stokes :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Jusdging by Lenny’s comments, it sounds as though he may favouring Sammi up front and Stokes on the bench. Not sure who he’d have at LM if that’s the case (Boerrigter’s a doubt) – Mulgrew? In which case, Kayal back in at CM? It’s a risk, but I can understand his doubts over someone like Stokes v Barca.
We need physical, mobile strikers to put pressure on Busquets – Balde perhaps, but surely way too raw for this game?
I just don’t feel we have enough physical strength in CM and attack to bother Barca – last year, Wanyama and Miku provided that.
Obviously, Forster will have to have another outstanding game. Him aside, Mulgrew (I’d value him more than any other player for this game), Ambrose and Samaras have a crucial part to play.
“There is only £1.6 million of finance leases being repaid and the Club has no loans, overdrafts or bank borrowings.”
So if the zombies stop buying season tickets they are ****ed as have no credit line.
I’m sorry but the CEO statement is absolute nonsense.
To have a retained profit with losses of 14m is just lies unless there was retained profit from the previous year substantially more than losses for this year.
If there is in fact retained profit then it’s money left from the IPO.
Really bad set of figures.
Another 6 months trading like that with no credit facility and it’s good night at the big hoose.
Clowns.
STFBs @ 23:02,
“I was trying to show the European Cup and the Champions League as different competitions.” The argument I was addressing was that getting to the last 16 of the CL was a superior achievement to reaching a Uefa Cup or Europa league final. It could not have been hunguffery because it was an argument being advanced by many CQNrs…”
Yes I’m not disputing the fact that the last sixteen in the UCL was seen among Old Firm supporters as a holy grail.
And yes many seen it as greater achievement than a UEFA cup.
Now in the Nineties IMO this position became entrenched, I believe it was because Rangers looked like the only Scottish team capable of doing this, and were in fact pouring money into the playing side to achieve this.
Everytime I heard it been reported that no Scottish Club have reached the last sixteen I thought of the many times we managed it, then looked back in awe when I realised – what I took for granted as a boy – The achievements of the Lions.
They earned it by playing pure, beautiful, inventive Football.
Sure the format had changed but the trophy looked the same and the list of past Champions didn’t change.
I would have taken a UEFA cup victory over a last sixteen UCL any day of the week.
But you are right it was a good discussion. Paul67 actually did an article saying he would rather have a UEFA cup run than UCL, as the competition was more suited to our level and we were much more likely to get European football after new year and wemore co-efficient points.
It wasn’t universally accepted by any means.
Still the extra money and kudos of UCL participation makes it a far greater Competition than the re-formatted Europa.
I’d still like us to win it though.
Hail Hail
Tom McLaughlin
Not heard from Kevin yet?
From FF on their accounts
£819,000 of sponsorship money and advertising in 13 months. Really?
Staff costs are £18 million of which only £8 million is the playing squad. Who the feck is getting the other £10 million?
£14 million loss….wow.
£11 million in the bank on 30th June 2013
The team to beat Barca…………………again
in the Up_Over_Goal stylee
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Forster::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Lustig::::::::::::::::::::::Ambrose:::::::::::::;:::::Van Dijk::::::::::::Izaguirre
Matthews::::::::::::::::Brown:::::::::::::::::::::::Mulgrew:::::::::::Commons
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Samaras:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Pukki:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Judging by Lenny press conference yesterday Sammi will start through middle so its either Commons on the left and Pukki up front or Mulgrew on the left, Biton in middle and Commons playing off Sammi (Pukki on bench)
Reads more like
DEAN R KOONTZ
than football acoonts!!!
MWD
Ah the morning news – The Zombilteens are posting £14m losses.
Yep, £14m losses.
But…
But…
That is in line with their 5 year financial plan.
These guys are good.
Osbourne, get on the blower to Govan, they should have the financial deficit sorted in around 5 years instead of the 7 – 9 years you’re shouting about.
Smoke and Mirrors on the BBC.
Report it, but don’t question it…
By evening time this’ll be spun so much you’ll hardly know there’s a wee team playing in the Champeens Leeks…
U
Kayal33
Hmm, that could well be Lenny’s choice. Not sure about Commons and Izzy on the left defensively, although Kris did a good pressing job on the right in last year’s match, as well as being a decent out-ball.
No idea how Pukki and Sammi would do together – have a feeling we’ll see something new tonight.
Top of the morning to you all from a Fife where the day looks set to be a fine one with a light breeze and some cloud cover.
Big night tonight and let’s hope Lenny gets the right team to do the job. It’s worth remembering that a rookie got the winner against Barca the last time at Parkhead and it wasn’t the great Messi who was our undoing away from home it was left-back Jordi Alba so Barca’s threats come from all parts of the field and like us they have some talent in reserve.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Balde coming on as a late sub will break the stalemate and score a winner for us.
Wonder what odds the bookie will give me for that?
H.H.
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P.S. Some doubt about all 471 members of Faculty of Advocates getting my letter on PE01491 so I may have to post this on my blog for those who never saw it due to the clerks binning it as spam.
1364 support http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/judgesmasonregister
OPINION ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In our opinion:
• the financialstatements give a true and fair view of the state of the Group’s and of the Parent Company’s affairs at 30 June 2013, and of the Group’s
profit for the 13-month period then ended;
• the group financialstatements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union;
• the parent company financial statements have been properly prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union and as applied in
accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act 2006: and
• the financialstatements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006
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hhmmmmmmm….
£14 million loss in 13 months
£250,000 loss every single week
£35,700 loss every single day..
Looking forward to the big match tonight, fantastic opposition, a full house giving the best match atmosphere in Europe tonight, heart says we can do this, i will leave it at that
up over goal @ 07.59
I agree with that team selection! But I think Mathews is a fitness doubt, which would be a blow. Pukki to come on for Stokes in the second half.
Getting psyched up for the Big Game. It’s going to be hard, hard, hard to beat Barca tonight but we are Celtic and special things happen at Celtic Park on CL nights!!!
COYBIG
Ulysses mcghee @ 08:13,
“Ah the morning news – The Zombilteens are posting £14m losses…… That is in line with their 5 year financial plan. These guys are good… Smoke and Mirrors on the BBC. Report it, but don’t question it… ”
Seen that bulletin and the previous one.
The original one had losses and revenue reported pure and simply…
In the second bulletin they inserted…
“In line with the five year business plan.”
These guys really are good write their own copy for the Beeb – still it is this hunguffery that put them where they are now and Will keep them in the wilderness – long may it last.
Hail Hail
http://blogs.channel4.com/snowblog/iran-rouhani-pope-priests-change-world/22882
Interesting article
Good morning from another sunny day in Nordrhein Westfalen. Big Sammi on the scoresheet tonight. We need to use our height to effect or else we could be fecked. I won’t make the game but my son will be there. We were both at the last Barca game, hopefully he was the lucky charm.
So the zombie releases its accounts, 47 pages of complete BS with only one page of significance a £14 million Black Hole, this does not take into account the money they are now paying their ‘trialists’ so it will be Goodnight Vienna sooner rather than later for a club that’s only into its second year. Some sort of world record?
COYBIG
They won’t make the end of the season without a substantial capital injection.
No more season ticket money, no more sponsors money.
There only options are sell players on in jan, or my favourite, sell the big hoose.
* in saying the above I’ve not went through the accounts yet. Could someone who has advise the net cash in hand position? Walking to work on my phone. Ta. Will be easy to work out how long they have left then.
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/rangers-board-takes-the-fight-to-the-rebels-vexatious-ineffective-and-frivolous/
thought WONGA would want security for 2.5m, but maybe Ashley’s providing that…
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
RIFCmeetsits daily cash requirements using a balance of cash. Whilstitis not anticipated to be required, RIFC has accessto an unsecured facility of £2.5m.
As at 30 June 2013, the Group held £11.2m of cash.