BT’s successful £897m bid for UK Champions League and Europa League rights is one of the most significant commercial developments for Celtic in years – if we continue to qualify for the Champions League group stage.
This money, £299m per season, more than double the current deal, is paid directly to Uefa. What participating teams receive is directly linked to the value their domestic TV rights raise. If Scottish clubs participate, they earn 10% of the UK distribution.
Scottish Premiership TV rights are currently shared by BT and Sky but they are worth a fraction of what they went for the last time a competitor (Setanta) made a genuine challenge to Sky. It would literally take loose change from BT’s budget to remove Sky from the required list of providers for Scottish football fans. Whatever the next SPFL deal looks like, having two major players bidding should ensure it is worth a lot more money.
The same is true for English football rights. 20 years ago Sky built their UK business on the back of English Premier League broadcast rights. If BT want to supplant them in the TV market, enhance their ISP position and secure a lead in the emerging services on-demand market, English Premier League rights will be the major battleground.
BSkyB share prices is down around 10% today, reflecting the reality that they will either have to pay a whole lot more for the same rights in future, or they risk losing market share. I’d be very happy to dump Sky, which has recently resembled a tax on committed Scottish football fans without the corresponding revenue spend.
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The new CQN Annual will be rolling this week…….
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Living_in_the_Love_of_the_Commons_People-Van Dijk was a striker in his younger days…..maybe him up front and Balde at CB :}
Bada Bing 20.28
Not recently.
2 years ago. Hotel was fine.
The pubs that run along the road beside the 18th were hospitable,
clean,with food & drink at reasonable prices.
At night make your own entertainment. The town is like
a former fitba team.Deed.
Summa/ EN
“We all have been abroad and heard folk ask about Celtic who love our reputation for pure beautiful attacking football, people only talk about the fans and atmosphere now, probably for the best they don’t talk about the football, or lack of it.”
I have never heard a foreigner who expressed love for our pure attacking football since the late 60s and early 70s. It has always been about our fans. The only person I heard extol the “pure attacking football” quote was Jock Stein and he used it to refer to the Lisbon Lions era.
No other Celtic sides were admired on the continent; they were barely aware of us.
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
20:29 on 11 November, 2013
I’m on it…
Bada Bing
The course is top notch.
If you get a caddy then take his advice.
Brian @ 20:10,
On the Malcolm Murray fiasco tonight. Did I hear right?
“I have never told a lie in my life.”
Or was I dreaming again. It’s been a long day. Somebody tell me I am right”
It’s like the aul riddle in logic…
“A man is walking to a party. There is a fork in the road.
He doesn’t know which way to go. At the fork in the road are
identical twins. One always lies and One always tells the truth,
but you don’t know who tells what. If you can only ask one
question (the same question to each twin), what is it?
Malcolm Murray’s statement is perfectly logical….
Either
He is an exceptionally honest person
Or
He’s a liar
Hail Hail
!!bada bing!!
20:36 on 11 November, 2013
Aye, read all about him, personally I think with a bit more common sense coaching that Sutty could provide, we would have a star on our hands.
dessybhoy-thanks,i seen some good deals for the hotel for January,i will see if Mrs Bing wants to carry the clubs :}
‘crushed nuts?’ ‘Naw, Layringitis!’
20:34 on
11 November, 2013
hun skelper
19:59 on 11 November, 2013
natknow – supporting wee oscar
19:40 on 11 November, 2013
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As appropriate as my ill-judged, but humourously intended, cry of ‘Gaun yersel big yin!!!’ in the Rottenrow labour suite at the birth of the eldest.
Ooft! And you’re here to tell the tale…? :-)))
sftb
Que sera sera, – we got an undisclosed fee depending on your source, and your present Goalkeeper considering his age, has just about eclipsed him.
Now according to CQN posters he really will leave, for a big fee along with VVD or any other snip we make.
I still maintain some Celtic fans get excited about fee money, they’ll never see,
*never understand that bit *
What are Chris Sutton’s credentials for the role as striker coach, whatever that is?
How many goals did Lincoln score when Chris managed them?
angelgabriel-Very helpful mate ta.HH
So our best signing of the summer, who has helped Efe regain his mojo, who has been superb in defence should be thrown up front… Good grief…
Emilio Izaguirre has 4 assists from his last 3 Scottish Premiership matches. (1) Partick Thistle, (1) Dundee United and (2) Ross County.
bsr
I am a big FF fan but “eclipsed” ??
He has not even established himself as an Internationalist yet.
Artur was and still is a superior goalie.
Fraser is great and will become even better but he has not yet equalled Artur’s performances, good though he is.
I only get excited by a fee when we lose out on money we should have got. I cannot think of another player that we undersold- maybe Shaun Maloney??
‘crushed nuts?’ ‘Naw, Layringitis!’
Ooooh. Respect. I went out of Airedale hospital for a bit of fresh air during a lull in proceedings at the birth of my second, and went back in to the wrong delivery room.
Big ruck of nurses. Only realised my mistake when I heard a midwife say ‘You’re doing great, Catherine.’ My wife’s name is Jane.
She still doesn’t see the funny side.
Evening all. Am I right in thinking that BBC Scotland’s “revelations” about the murky goings on in Govan point to our ole hero, Whitey, has tried to retain control of the deid team through his front man, Greeny, who in turn tried to shaft the Motherwell billionaire? Hasn’t this scenario long been painted on this very blog?
Is there anything that can be done to support the tims held in Amsterdam- maybe financial donations?
Field of drams
The brief to Pinsents went thusly:
1. Sure we are the people, so we are?
2. Sure we can do what we like, so we can? and
3. How old are your grannies?
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Have a read at this bhoys, in this day an age is truly shocking god bless him HH
TBB
By my reading, that would be the Tennants 4s :-)
HH
CRC
Getting £6m for Ki & £12m for Wanyama was great business.
But honestly, I get rather depressed about some of the support getting excited about the money we are making.
I remember being in mourning for weeks when King Kenny left, then similar with Charlie Nic.
Surely, we must have higher ambition than just punt on some recruits for high fees ?
I thought we were a football club in it for the glory?
Good lord x 2. Shamed, so uhm ur.
Summa,
Good article from Celtic underground. It’s a view I have held for sometime.
If you go deeper than the turgid displays especially when we have been knocked out of the cups or lost the league at ICT. In my view there is questionable motivation even the recent Morton game is an example. However the players are not prepared properly. The attacking play is stifled. Even on Saturday we played with one up front until we got the set piece goals.
The fitba is on a par with Strachans and far removed from the way a Celtic team should play ESP in a one horse race.
We actually have creative players but they are stifled by Lenny. Lennys mandate is not to give the ball away. It’s drummed into the players, but the result is with lack of movement in the rigid system players dont take the risk and we end up with the horizontal passing game with crosses into the box. There is zero creativity.
In fact Lenny summed it up himself when he said they were practising headers to score from crosses.
….pfayr supports weeoscar
20:09 on 11 November, 2013
If that were the case, there would hell to pay……hahahahahahaha
Not one of 500 million Sevconians knew about the links between Charles Green and Whyte.
No not one.
Just got a text about a possible No.1 Christmas hit……………..
I’m dreaming of a WHYTE Christmas!
anyone got an audio of no surrender Murray?
Is it true that Fat Ally launched the poppy day 2014 today at wonga park?
Bash lenny night?
latchford-Agree.
Bhoys and Ghirls
Laura is totally Overwhelmed with response to Football card fundraising for HCPT group 77.
With commitments ( please confirm those who have contacted HCPT77@hotmail.co.uk that entry will be taken) we will have reached 60 teams.
Total funding to allow a child’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes has just about been reached, wow in 3 days.
As a Thank You to All
Everyone who has donated will also now be entered into the HCPT Christmas Grand Draw.
1st prize £4000
2nd prize £1000
3rd prize £750
With 25 runners up prizes of £20
Not just the best Fans in the world, but also the best Blog :-)
It’s not to late to join in, we could go to 67 teams ! ! ! Now that would be a special number.
Hail Hail CQN
sftb
Well, he’s eclipsed Artur’s CQN notional transfer fee, by a long way ;-)
We did very well to get any money for Shaun Maloney IMHO considering his time out of the game.
I see he’s long term injured again, but due to lack of miles, he could play in the lower echelons till he’s Ryan Giggs age.
From 3-0 down – Nadal pulls it back to 3-3.
Good ATP tennis final.
Should have added, will have Doc or CRC as he’s about, post a copy of the raffle books, those who have donated will now also enter.
Thanks Bhoys
Hail Hail
Oldtim……..Hope you are well and not letting the winter weather get to you……I would hope to share a sherry with you (and the gang) soon…….pre-Milan perhaps?
Does Kojo always go away for three weeks when you respond to him?
AsherrysnotacliqueCSC.
burghbhoy
20:53 on 11 November, 2013
With this recession, the current priority is survival……
Cowiebhoy 21:04 :
Superb effort, well done everybody that has contributed and a well deserved plaudits to Laura for having the idea…come on you Bhoys in green, we can do it, let us get to 67…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Rangers: Police investigate Craig Whyte links at Ibrox
11 November 2013 Last updated at 17:53
By Alasdair Lamont
Senior football reporter, BBC Scotland
Police are investigating whether former owner Craig Whyte is still involved at Rangers.
And they have written to the former chief executive Charles Green to ask for his help in their enquiries.
Green stood down from his position in April following allegations he colluded with Whyte to buy Rangers’ assets.
An investigation funded by Rangers cleared Green of any wrongdoing but Police Scotland have been passed files by the law firm who carried it out.
And BBC Scotland has seen an email sent by police last month to a lawyer representing Green.
When the Scottish Football Association transferred the liquidated company’s membership to a new company “the key requirement” was the total lack of involvement of Whyte.
Green resigned after Whyte alleged the pair colluded in the sale of the Ibrox club’s assets after a period of administration.
Rangers asked the law firm Pinsent Masons to investigate those claims – and though they found no evidence, they have passed files to Police Scotland, who in turn have asked Green for his version of events.
Police Scotland will not comment on ongoing investigations.
A source close to Green told BBC Scotland that he is co-operating with police, while a similarly placed source for Whyte says police have not contacted the former owner on the matter.
The investigation is being carried out by Police Scotland’s Economic Crime Unit and they also want to speak to Green about a document submitted to Companies House.
This document lies at the heart of Whyte’s claim that he and Green were working together.