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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Get the voice warmed up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGm2oS0ulJs
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Juve went through the whole of last season unbeaten in the league.
And the group stages of this years CL.
We have a massive task ahead gentlemen.
BSR – If Ambrose doesn’t start, then it’s got be Lustig at CB with Wilson for me. A Wilson/Mulgrew CB pairing scares the life out of me at this level. Here’s hoping Big Efe feels up for it and starts.
I also think there’s still some question marks over Izzy and he would be up against one of their best players. Charlie’s not ideal either, but better there than CB and he’ll need all the support Ledley can give him.
Thank God we’ve got options!
T4
I wouldn’t risk Sammi tonight unless he is 100%, we need him fit for the 2nd leg where he will be crucial.
Play the same 4-3-3/4-4-2 diamond formation we used successfully against Udinese’s 3-5-2 last season. This can easily become 3-5-2 by moving Commons left and pushing Matthews on if we choose to match their formation.
—————–Forster—————–
Matthews Lustig Wilson Mulgrew
—–Brown Wanyama Ledley——
—————Commons—————
———-Hooper———Samaras/Forrest
bsr
Good team selection, however I would play Matthews at rb instead of Izzy.
If Sammi is not 100% fit, save him for the return leg.
I don’t want to see Sammi on for 45 minutes and aggravating the injury.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaAoFHymJVg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
OR…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGY2_KyHpHg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
South of Tunis… It wasn’t the Museum you were thrown out of was it ?
If it was Dalry Ayrshire I am sure any good Tim could quite easily have been thrown out of any of the pubs in. The town. I know I was warned about my support while once watching a game in the Tartan! HH
South Of Tunis @11:28 was it the content of the song or the timbre of your dulcet tones that caused a bad reaction?
Pub emptying chanters don’t really come into their own until about 11.30 P.M.
jimbo67 @ 11 19
” Vucinic looks like a good player to me ”
Vucinic is an enigma . He can be very good , he can be very bad [ he is always one or the other . ] Juve support think he is very lazy and lacks motivation . Roma fans thought the same thing..
I heard him on the radio —- he spoke of his admiration for Samaras !
Gretnabhoy / Ntassoolla .
Don’t remember the name of the pub . Wee place , near the cross /.guys playing pool .
Turning up at opening time / starry eyed and laughing and then ordering 2 Britvics didn’t seem to be an OK thing in Dalry . Singing merely confirmed our utter undesirability.
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Aftanoon awe hope the buoys pull off a stunning result the nite canny wait our biggest game in years time to step up Celtic and cement our place as a force in world football this is our chance C’mon Celtic
new article posted.
Loadsa Juve fans in Celtic shop Argyll st very friendly – a large group at CP now – some are friendly and chatty – some are definitely not friendly and remind me of Spartak fans before Christmas – watch who you are chatting to out there today bhoys and ghirls!
Lovely day for a kick about :-)
Are we nearly there yet?!
A Son of Dan is that I T V 1 HD ,i have sky but not that channel ,what is the frequency to set up please,
Bournesouprecipe
Sent you a text….
If you don’t get it get my mob from paul67
Trying….
Times like this i get homesick.. Few fellow tims i know making the trip from derry to paradise.
Im getting up at 3:45am to sit with coffee abd watch the hooped heroes then off to work for 12hr shift.
Safe travels to all making there way.. Sing and back the bhoys til the end because when you do they usually deliver.
Caaaaaamoooon you bhoys in green
South Of Tunis –
I have the Lee and Nancy version on vinyl. Great stuff! And reminds me of my dad, who would have loved the prospect of tonight’s game. Bought a new phono stage the other day that has a USB digi out so much connect to the laptop and see if it works.
Rubber Room – is that the same song covered by Alex Chilton on his LP of covers “High Priest”?
DR 2 mins ago…………
18.47
And the Juventus substitutes: Storari, Pogba, Giovinco, Anelka, Padoin, Quagliarella, Marrone
18.44
And the Juventus team is in as well, from their official Twitter feed @juventusfc
Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres, Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Peluso, Matri, Vucinic
18.38
CELTIC TEAM NEWS!
The Celtic starting eleven has landed: Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown, Wanyama, Mulgrew; Commons, Hooper
On the bench are: Zaluska, Matthews, Kayal, Ledley, Miku, Watt, Lassad
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