Readers of Celtic Quick News will know that our club has not been out of debt since Fergus gathered up our cash in 1994 and set about building the new stadium. 19 years later, with the mad arms race which consumed Scottish football over, we stand on the verge of coming out of debt.
The full consequences of this will not be known for years to come but the first material benefit is the £100 discount per season ticket Celtic announced today. We’re no longer in debt, we can team-build in a measured and sustainable manner, and with Champions League money in the bank, Celtic have cut prices.
I know season ticket holders who missed out on the Barcelona, Spartak and Benfica games as, on top of everything else, they could not afford Champions League tickets. If we get back to the group stage next season, supporters will be able to buy their season tickets and Champions League group tickets for less money than they paid for SPL tickets this season.
The return of the £50 under-13 ticket is also very welcome, along with a tiered level for older children. With so many competing distractions, it is important that we bring as many young people into our community as possible.
Peter Lawwell’s comments underline the importance of bums on seats to everything that happens at Celtic, “The backing of our fans has, as ever, been crucial. Domestically and in Europe they have once again been right with us and we felt it important that we rewarded their commitment by making this gesture”.
More welcome good news for the Champions.
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Five and one half minutes of mellow…
Wooden Ships…
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SFTB..
Not been on since Sunday.. Sorry to hear of Your Sabbatical..
But can 100% Understand and Respect your Decision..
When I made my Annus Hornbills post..
You were the First to Offer words.. Of Support.. Your words really mattered at a Very Low point..
So Haste Ye back Buddi..
Summa of SabbaticalsCSC
Ps.. Did You call the Ole About Page help Line..? 【ツ】
Meanwhile fat ally shouts from the semi circle, and there is……
Silence
Oops, this is what he shouted.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr-JoqFVC5E
As I said, silence
aye, it’s a cracker.
The Doobies reformed with Patrick Simmons and Tom Johnston in 2010.
“I know we won” is one of many exceptional tracks from this album (first in a decade or more) and which features a guest appearance by Willie Nelson. Album is called “World Gone Crazy” winning the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2010.
Outstanding album!
DBB
That explains why it was unfamiliar, might track down the album. Cheers.
Never got to see the Doobies, I did see Michael MacDonald at the Hammie O in the 80s
He was awesome live
DUSHANBE BHILLY BHOY
I posted a wee Doobie Brothers tune at 00.43. That was my favorite from that album. I bought it from the wee record shop in Johnstone, probably for about aquid in the early eighties.
Nice to see one another doobie bor song from the vynil days being played.
HH
some clown on talkshoite sayin our achivement of beating barca is not as credible now that after last nights result barca are now being shown to be no better than a decent side. given that bayern beat juve 4-0 and juve beat celtic 5-0, what would bayern have done to celtic. any attempt to rain on our parade. hurtin hun
greenyin
There’s never a bad time to post this on any Celtic blog.
Zombie for zombies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts
Sleep like Champions Celtic men and wummin
Nice one one the season tickets…
The product of smart PLC thinking, Internet bampot pressure, and him superiority complex…. Elegant innovative marketing without a doubt……..
a song for Mrs Regan & Ogilvie from World Wide Tims beyond your particular grasp of reality
Him????
Meant Hun, of course, with no apology I hasten to add.
Just in fae a heavy shift an a wee bit a swally.
Logged on tae see whit the gos wiz…. I am astounded of forehead if the skimming back is accurate…
#SFTB – You are a gentleman of the highest order – feck the sabbatical and I dont even know if thats apt or the right word ( and for all you pedant punctuation… ists – I aint correcting! Capchice. I do no how to wrote proper england just cannot be arsed correcting typo’s… capiche! I am writing from the heart here and if sometoimes a letter or a word gets mixed up……. so WHAT it aint no dissertation! It’s a blog post in support of a comrade)
SFTB – get those shoulders back, get the chest puffed out, get the head held high and use the same positive energy you used to get me and my transit up that hill at Aberdour. You are one of the most brilliant, unassuming and wonderful people that I have had the good fortune to meet. No way are you gonna let some low life, multi persona freakoid get you away from this blog…. you are part of this blog…. you are one of the original founders that makes it tick. That idiot |(idiots) will come and go…. in many guises. Evil always does.
And anyone who thinks SFTB was acting the cyber hard man….. get a feckin grip! It was completely metaphorical…. only said cos that multi faceted clown will never show any of his many faces… and he/ she has a few, as can easily be defined by reading this blog.
Strangely enough, when I did skim back the majority of posts I seen were of koko and the singing dobber….. Like some sort of capitalist triumphalism….. and thats without even reading the content. I take it he scored some point over you tonight SFTB….. so feckin what. He’s a clown….. OK maybe a clown who’s right from time to time. I believe he believes in a business philosophy I despise… and that is “if you throw enough shit at the wall, some will stick!”……. How sad would I need to be to utter those words never mind try and teach them…. Ooh makes my skin crawl. He / she / they may aslo have money, they certainly allude to that. If the Vegas LA shit is to be believed ( I cannot believe he never lost it all during the bank crisis and credit crunch – after all he / she/ they advised everyone to buy shares in the banks HA HA…. Maybe he/ she/ they are charles green and / or craig whyte!!!!!) Know what tho?…. money dont mean feck all to me…. and I would hazard a guess that 75% of the CELTIC family will feel the same… What matters is family, love, trust, respect, faith and looking out for each other….. That SFTB is dripping from your pours. On the other hand we have point scoring, righteousness, self propelling, self giving falseness based on the hierarchy of similar back slapping peers… PaH !! Pathetic! Let them go support maggie (She’s rotting in hell btw!) Let them appreciate monarchy….. laugh at them my friend – that’s why they were put on this planet.
Tiocfaidh ar la
The real Zombies are the Dallas Cowbhoys? N’Est Pas?
As dead as a Whit…?“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbXO828Vio
Viva La Quinta Brigada!!!
HOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWLLLLLLLL woo woo HHHHOOOOWWWLLLLL
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As dead as that…. Mr L.
SFTB
Respect.
A Mand gotta do..
Haste Ye Back….
To join the Howlers…
Officially….
Your spelling must be of a certain quality..
G’Night.
Interesting Tims.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=wcXi-VYy_Yw
DING DONG the witch is dead – hope she rots in hell.
My old man – god rest him – despised the falseness of death
“if they were a b@stard when alive, they are still a bast@rd now they are dead” he would say” while everyone else who never hadf a good word to say about them alive suddenly seen the good in them when dead…. ” Trying to justify their own grief” the old man would say. That and ” they cannot except their own mortality… “Me when I’m gone… put me in a bin bag son, put me out for the bin men…. feck spending all that state sponsored and expected nonsense on me… celebrate a life lived”
We, as a family still gave him the expected send off. I think he would have rested better had we followed his wishes.
Wise ol man was ma Da.
When I go… inevitable as it is… I want my coffin to be used as a BAR, put your drinks on it, rejoice and celebrate a life lived… do not mourn or grieve…. PARTY!
Also no burial… nuh nah. cremate me, scatter my ashes across paradise and my you send me to burn play this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyrrTK_xzj4
It really is my wish
pyfinl
HHHHOOOOWWWELLLLLLLLLLLL
PJBhoynyc
04:45 on 24 April, 2013
To join the Howlers…
Officially….
Your spelling must be of a certain quality..
G’Night.
Interesting Tims.
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HA HA
you know I love ya bro – top man
Good morning friends from East Kilbride where it’s another wet and grey start to the day.
CRC
Just watched the Oscar link.
Absolutely fantastic, just highlights the power of prayer .
You and many others on CQN and elsewhere should be extremely proud of your tireless efforts to raise funds for the wee mhan .
The link was truly inspirational, a wee ghuy who now has a chance of life.
You and many others on here are a credit to our club and humanity.
But we knew that anyway!
Hail Hail
Miki 67
Keep up the good fight mate
‘A terrible beauty is born’
Dublin 24th April 1916.
Approx 1600 Irish patriots took on the might of the British Empire and proclaimed Ireland a sovereign nation. To the surprise and anger of the British the ‘rebels’ held out during 6 days of heavy fighting. In one particular action that was to become known as’ the Irish Thermopylae’ (The Battle of Mount street) 16 Irish Volunteers under the command of a young officer Lieutenant Mick Malone, 3rd Batt Dublin Brigade IV, fought off successive waves of assaults from 2 British infantry battalions inflicting devastating casualties on the attacking troops before the Volunteers were forced to withdraw from their positions. British casualties from the Mount street engagement were 4 officers and 216 other ranks killed or wounded. Lt Malone was killed in action whilst defending his position.
In response to the bravery and tenacity of the Volunteers the British revised their tactics and rather than attempting to assault rebel positions with infantry resorted to using artillery to bombard rebel held buildings. The artillery bombardment resulted in the destruction of large swathes of central Dublin.
On the 6th day of fighting and faced by an overwhelming British military presence, estimated at 18,000 troops, the ‘rebel’ leadership agreed to unconditional surrender.
Initially scorned and ridiculed by the Irish population the seemingly quixotic Insurrection of Easter 1916 actually achieved what its leaders had intend. The courage and sacrifice of the Volunteers awakened a dormant nationalist Ireland. In the 1918 general election Sinn Fein won 73 of the 105 Irish seats contested, almost 70%. With a clear mandate from the people of Ireland for an independent united Ireland Sinn Fein convened the 1st Dáil Éireann in January 1919 and issued a declaration of independence. In 1920 during ‘ Irish war of independence’ local government elections saw Sinn Fein take control of 338 out of 393 local government bodies, county councils, and rural district councils across the whole island of Ireland the results again affirming the Irish people’s desire for freedom.
But where can we draw water
Said Pearse to Connolly
When all the wells are parched away?
O plain as plain can be
There’s nothing but our own red blood
Can make a right Rose Tree
grey and damp on the bank of the clyde
BT – How you feeling this fine morning big fella; chasing the nurses yet???
Get well soon:)
slainte
tony
Morning all.
Five miles run done, now to tackle the two five yr olds to get them ready for school.
Time for some weetabix first I think. :S
HH
Bishop B
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18973923
Reading CQN in the north of Scotland will make you amongst the happiest people in the UK
getting there Tony
crutches yesterday, stairs today and home tomorrow all being well..
cheers for asking and thanks to all the good wishes received…
mini BT well chuffed at her FB likes…
What is it with football governing bodies and corruption
Paul Kennedy @pkedit 2h
FIFA scoreboard: 4 of 6 confederation presidents banned or quit, 5th reprimanded, amid scandal http://ow.ly/kmybN via @socceramerica
Craig Foster Craig Foster @Craig_Foster 2h
Must read. So called FIFA ‘reform from within’ was always going to be a farce http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrawrage/2013/04/23/fifas-reform-record/
Good news on the pricing. Especially the kids ST. A mistake last years increase.
HH
PETER LAWWELL last night handed Celtic supporters a £4million season-ticket bonus.
And the Hoops chief executive could spend £5m on a new star for them to watch.
The SPL champions have slashed the cost of briefs for next term, with £100 taken off the standard adult price.
But that won’t mean Neil Lennon will get less to spend this summer, with Lawwell vowing to splash the cash.
He said: “Value is what we go with. If it’s a Bosman, if it’s £900k or £1m, £3m, £4m or £5m, then we’ll go for it.
“Our whole transfer policy is centred around value. It’s not cost. It’s value.
“If we think there is a player at a particular price we think offers value, we will look.
“Marquee signings? They are on £50k, £60k, £70k per week. That’s not there for us.”
Lawwell revealed Celtic have compiled a list of summer targets — but no bids have yet been made.
He also expects some players to depart — with Victor Wanyama attracting interest — but insists Lennon’s squad won’t be ripped apart, with Champions League qualifiers just 11 weeks away.
He said: “We have a lot of options, but we’re not advanced with anything.
“But we’re prepared. Neil knows what he wants, the positions he wants and we have options for each of those.
“Neil is excited by the whole thing. Some people are going to go and some are going to come in.
“That in itself is an injection of something new and a challenge.
“These won’t be material changes.
Perhaps two or three will leave, and others from the fringes.
“But stability is so vital and I don’t see wholesale changes by any manner of means.
“We have the core of the team. The ideal situation is having all of your business done in advance of European qualifiers.
“Ideally, you have a stable squad and stable team going into the first qualifier.
“That looks unlikely the way the market goes. What it may mean is the players who end up leaving may still be with you for the qualifiers.”
Lawwell hopes the prospect of Champions League football will prove a huge lure for potential signings.
He added: “It’s impossible to get Celtic across to a player when they arrive — there is an X factor you can’t explain.
“When they have been here for six months, they get it. When they go away, they tend to say ‘I didn’t know what I had at Celtic’.
“We have made the Champions League group stage in seven out of 11 years and had three last-16 runs “We say ‘Come here, develop as a player, you have a stage with Champions League or Europa League to go and express yourself and develop. If you want to stay, fantastic. If someone comes for you and you want to move on, then good luck to you’.
“That’s been the sell. Playing for Celtic No1, then Champions League and develop at the highest level.”
Morning from a slightly overcast but Champion day in the Chilterns…
Interesting game last night, Barca not at the races, Pique looks an overrated player without Puyol and stop Messi stop Barca seems the way.
Since Lenny showed the way Barca’s CL performances have dimminished.
Still don’t understand they took so long to put David Villa on and Cesc Fabregas was left out.
Got to say if Barca had Ronaldo things would have been different, the most complete player you’re likely to see.
Mornin CQNrs
Not so nice here in Glasgow north, not sure of the forecast either, but I have a contentedness as I take in the news from Peter Lawell that my season tickets will be a whole £100 less expensive. My bhoy who lives in London now considering re-newing after a year long break.
The man just ticks all the boxes as I am sure the good news spreads with the redistribution ! Great to be a Celt !
Not seen the Barca game yet but seemed BM wiped the floor with them……what chance of Barca making a comeback.
HH
Someone posted on twitter the DR front page, Fraser Wishart speaking out now against Green.#coward
So The Herald says Sevco shares have “fluctuated” in recent weeks. Wisnae gid et English et skool, is that the same as “dropped significantly”, or is that just bampot lingo?
Downdowndeeperanddownn(statusquo)csc.
chairbhoy
07:23 on 24 April, 2013
Think you are being harsh on an superb Bayern
The waterlogged midfield was a master stroke and Barca had the look of a Prima Donna about them from the word go
IMO we don’t see games like that very often.
Barca’s air of invincibility took a blow that momentous night in November and frankly they haven’t been the same since. I am not putting us on that inflated level but we damaged them while offering the world the template on how to play them
NL a visionary
The torch has been passed – hope bayern go on and win it now.
Morning,
Has any of the MSM mentioned the reduced season ticket prices?
Stupid hurting zombies…
Mobile site back.
Well done to all concerned.
Good morning CQNers,
Two topics I hope Celtic are pursuing with Stewart Regan, Campbell Ogilvie and the SFA –
1. Sevco’s licensing conditions.
2. The length of the grass at Hampden for the cup final. It was too long in the semi and inhibited our passing game.
Squire Danaher,
Bayern benefited from an over-watered pitch, a couple of dodgy goals and a referee who allowed the Bayern players a latitude with robust tackles not usually seen in Europe.
But yes I agree, Barcelona have lost their Mojo.