Champions League football this season has enabled Celtic to achieve a remarkable set of interim financial results for the period 1 June 2012 to 31 December 2012. Turnover was up 71%, a stunning-ageddon figure.
Ticket sales and other stadium revenue was up marginally, to £18.598m (2011: £16.446m), as was merchandising, to £9.847m (2001: £7.821m), both reflecting the ancillary value of Champions League participation, but the big increase was in TV and media income, £21.613m, up from a paltry £5.004m in the same period of 2011.
The only amber flag on the results was the increase in operating costs, from £28.388m to £36.961m, a 30% increase, which will reflect higher bonus payments for Champions League participation, higher wage costs and a more general increase in running costs.
Pre-tax profit came in at £14.944m, leaving net bank debt at £130k.
These are fantastic results from a well-run club which will enable ever-more solid foundations to be laid. We are also one of the few clubs to qualify for the latter stages of the Champions League AND to do so profitably. Congratulations to all.
I’m participating on an online STV preview at 18:30 tonight, looking forward to the small challenge ahead. Hope you can join us.
The event is part of our 125 4 125 campaign – central to reinvigorating the charitable spirit which is part of the club we love. It will be a family occasions, tickets are available at £10 for adults and £5 for children. The night has been organised by several fans working in conjunction with the people at Celtic Charity, so please do your best to support this great occasion. Individual tickets or tables are available, details here.
I’ll see you there.
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Ayone know any other channel for tonight…….although I’m going to the game with my grandson, I’m recording it on STV, but would prefer to record it on ANY other channel ….?
Ian Dowie “Yeh…Noo….Ohhhhh…Yep…..Ohhhhhh……Yehhhhhhhhhh…..Ohhhhh…GOALLLL
1-0.”
Insightfull analysis expected tonight then!
67heaven … i am neil lennon..!!.. ibrox
belongs to the creditors
Same, going tonight and have set Sky to record ITV1.
Shakin not Stevens.
SOUTH OF TUNIS
Back in the day,my house was regularly fullahuns for Celtic v Rangers matches,with much drink taken.
It made it a whole lot sweeter when we won!
If we didn’t,I just told them to GTF,and kicked them out the door……
ITV London Sky 973 has WGS and Roy Keane.
Henke is on STV with Davie Moyes.
67Heaven
On sky 973 itv Gordon Strachan and Keano on panel.
During the World Cup in Germany in 2006, big Dowie was on a punditry panel with Martin O’Neill and Leonardo (ex AC Milan player and coach, Brazilian internationalist and awfy braw).
Martin remarked on the impression Leonardo was creating among all the women said bringing in big Dowie to restore the balance with his negative-handsomeness was a good thing.
It will be worth recording ITV, as they have Henrik in the studio as a guest. Apart from that we’ve no choice as they have the exclusive rights to the game.
HH
Has Larsson made the squad?
Imagine!
DONTBRATTBAKKINANGER
Welcome back. Not before time,though I do appreciate it can be difficult to get modern gadgets repaired in D&G.
Tenpence in the meter,or a blinkin’ big hammer still works wonders in Swindon….
I say keep hiring Dowie, Craigan, Burley and all these other cliché-peddlers. It can only hasten the day when we just get the ambient sound from the stadium and information on captions at the touch of a button if you really must now how many months it is since a guy took 12 throw-ins in the first half of a game on a Tuesday.
Here’s how both clubs, – spent their money
South of Tunis
Sounds like quite a night in your gaff!
5(!!) Juve fans? Your old Inter supporting/Juve-hating neighbour is sure to give them a warm welcome!
Here it will be me, my old 88 year-old dad, and 2 friends – Milan/Inter fans who also hate Juve.
Plenty of beer and wine in – and some munchies.
FORZA CELTIC!!
P.s. A couple of bloopers in the ‘Gazzetta’ this morning – Apparently Adam Matthews is 26 and Emilio comes from Argentina!
HH!!
DBBIA ——-
Delighted to see you back in the house . I’ve missed you baby . I was worried that you might have overdosed on that Prog and had fallen into a coma ..
3 recommendations for any tokens you have lying around –
Bobby Bland – Two Steps from the Blues . Reissued greatness from the very early 60s – features the majestic — How does a cheating woman feel ?.
Jackie Ross — Jerk and Twine.—mid 60s pop ‘soul greatness on Chess
Buck Owens —– Tall Dark Stranger——– 8 Cds covering 69——75 . Compiled by those lovely Bear Family chaps . Every home should have it !
BMCUW
Will you see the game tonight?
Has that malingerer returned?
The one who was getting dizzy spells!
HH!!
TALLYBHOY
Hail,hail,pally……
Hoping the land of your fathers takes a damn good hiding tonight-nae offence,like!
Gonna struggle to see the game tonight,but to hell with it,some sacrifices have to be made,and not by me!
The match will be on,consequences can be dealt with afterwards,haha!
Talk to you Friday when my usual midweek overload is over.
Hope your team wins,and that the vino,etc,flows merrily.
“It’s imperative that all Celtic fans are allowed to finish work early on Juveday”
Alex Salmond
SOUTH OF TUNIS/DBBIA
Couldn’t find the original-hope this isnae a sacrilege….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SFPUJZKIWA
“Being a Celtic supporter is not always easy, but it is always worthwhile.” Fergus McCann
TV3 in Ireland are covering the game, with BBJ and Brian Kerr in the studio.
Tallybhoy
The old geezer has been working on his barzellette—–
” The Gobbi hired an over the hill pensioner from China – it will be a German pensioner next “
Last night I browsed the blog, no alcohol, had an early night, tennish, slept like a baby.
Woke about seven.
Thought about the game tonight a few times but totally relaxed about it.
Took the wee one to school and got into work about 8:45, still untroubled about tonights game.
First client arrives at 9:15 and says to me eventually –
“Is this a dress down day?”
“No”, I says.
“Well” says he, “your no wearing a tie”.
Mibbe I’m no as relaxed as I thought!
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game preview on talksport now
TALLYBHOY
Naw,the swine……
Seriously miffed. Sanctions to be applied across the board.
Recent absence rates are far too high,especially for “non-traceable” illnesses.
Wouldnae like to think my good nature is being taken advantage of-especially as I don’t have one!
So usual plan of action-don’t get mad,get even….
Off to the pub to ponder the ways of the world,have a grand evening.
Morning all from a rather sunny Maryhill.
Glad I have today off work as didn’t sleep too well – with tonight’s game at the forefront of my thoughts . Won’t bore you with all the permutations but…
Neil Lennon has a tendency to make surprise choices in his teams and therefore it wouldn’t surprise if somebody is picked that nobody else would have chosen. I wouldn’t pick Izzy and unless Sammi is a lot fitter than suggested at the weekend I’d be tempted to keep on the bench until sn hour in. I am not the manager and I’m sure NFL will given as much thought to his team as everybody on this board has combined.
Juve don’t have a great forward to compare with previous teams of there’s we’ve faced but they still score reasonably and Vucinic (possibly sic) looks a good player to me. Without Chiellini though there defence doesn’t look good. Objectively both teams are pretty good but perhaps a year away from being serious contenders for the cup itself- but because we may lose a couple of our best players in the summer ( which Juve won’t unless Pirlo and Buffon retire) this may be our best chance for a wee while. Like Paul yesterday I do not go with the idea that we have nothing to lose. It was great to get through – a terrific achievement- but we’ll be scunnered if we go out whether narrowly and unluckily a la Milan 6 years ago or llargely outplayed as we were a year later by Barca.
Obviously I hope we do it and whilst I agree with whoever it was on the blog who said that beating Juve over two games will be better beating Barca in one. I do think we can do it. Juve are trying to say all the right things about us but there is also a feeling I have that they think they got an easy ride through to the last eight and unless we win by more than 1 goal tonight they’ll think they are home and dry.
I haven’t looked forward to a match so much since we played Real Madrid 33 years ago – including the actual match in Seville- and whilst I hope things dont work out as they did then a wee repeat of that first leg all those years ago would be nice!
Hail! Hail! and apologies for rabbitting on. I’m a bit giddy like George in Bkackadder Goes Forth at the thought of a possible Big Push
Jimbo
Their’s sorry
The Road To Wembley
@celticfc
Any up………….to………date……………………..CQN’ers
Got Big Pauls email address
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BigJoefancysTHEgolf
Put tonight into perspective.
Juve have spent £187.88m on their squad.
Celtic have spent £18.99m…
!!bada bing!!
11:01 on
12 February, 2013
ITV London Sky 973 has WGS and Roy Keane.
Henke is on STV with Davie Moyes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Excellent……ta much, BB………i’ll record both, just to listen to Henke also…….!!!!!!!!!!! …keep forgetting about 973 …….LOL
bournesouprecipe
11:04 on
12 February, 2013
Here’s how both clubs, – spent their money
Thats just NUTS………………..
BigJoeTHINKSwecanSTILLdothem
Right…..getting too excited …….off for a long swim, then get ready for the game …..(took the week off work) ….YEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAWWWWWW
BMCUW @ 11 14 .
Sacrilege . Vergogna a tua faccia ! ——
As penance -please please please post these ——–
Porter Wagoner -The Rubber Room
Lee Hazlewood —– Some Velvet Morning .
Me and a Rangers supporting Stalinist got thrown out of a boozer in Dalry for doing an Accapella version of The Rubber Room at @ 11 30 am . Things like that tended to happen when I’d been up all night.
I’ll gladly settle for any result that gives us a chance in Turin, and then the fit again #9 Enigma will wreak his magic.
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On train from Preston. Lots of hoops in evidence. Looking forward to a special night in Paradise not to mention a few pints beforehand.
Hope Sammi’s hamstring holds up
“I fancy Celtic tonight”
Chris Sutton