I looked into the world of Scottish football betting yesterday. Betting on Celtic to win the Scottish Premiership is less rewarding than putting your money in an interest bearing account, which, I suspect, is an approximation of what bookmakers will do with any such bets. In short, our league is not so much a sport as a secure investment.
Betting gets really interesting if you meander onto what is referred to as the Without Celtic market, or who will win the league if Celtic are taken out of the equation. Favourites are Aberdeen, closely followed by Motherwell and then Dundee United and Hibs (hmm….).
Can you imagine what a league title like this would do for these clubs? Aberdeen, Motherwell and United actually vying to become champions?
Some hold a notion that Celtic are the great benefactors of Scottish football, which is dependent on you and me for the occasional home game and TV money. This is rubbish. Celtic inhibits Scottish football more than we can imagine. We are a competitive poison making it impossible for historically significant football teams to thrive.
Keeping a clean sheet away from home is an achievement for any team. Doing so twice, in Europe, and winning both games, is outstanding for St Johnstone. Well done. I can only imagine their absence from the top of the Without Celtic betting chart is a result of bookmakers anticipating their run to the Europa League final in Turin will hinder their league challenge.
I have to express my sheer delight at yesterday’s pronouncement by the chief executive of Rangers International FC PLC, Craig Mather. We can be confident of this guy’s credentials and that he is worthy of following in the footsteps of Charles Green, Tommy Cooper and other comedic greats.
Mather issued a statement on the club’s web site noting punishments handed out to Hearts and Dunfermline for entering administration were different from the punishment handed out to Rangers International’s predecessor club (the player registrations and current penalties Newco Rangers were allowed to inherit) – for a completely different series of offences.
Those penalties were imposed for a variety of misdemeanours, including failure to declare the club appointed a director who had been struck off, failure to comply with stock market rules and multiple counts of bringing the game into disrepute. The SFA disciplinary panel responsible for the penalties found that “only match fixing in its various forms might be a more serious breach”.
Would you not feel a wee bit embarrassed by this? Mr Mather asks for clarification but I suggest we don’t trouble him by directing him to the aforementioned SFA panel’s ruling. Better that he operates in the version of reality he is most comfortable with, and that he keeps his followers away from looking into the real issues……..
To that effect, our thanks to all the media outlets who unquestioningly reported the Mather comments without hint of irony, apart from those pesky online types at STV, who had the temerity to address the question. Cease and desist immediately.
Flag Day tomorrow, another historic moment in Celtic history. Get in early, or late afternoon, as it happens. Hoping to see some of our new guys make their claim for a start in Sweden.
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Ed burns
I remember an old saying from the late 70s / early 80s …. cash for chaos ;)
John O Neil
19:24 on 2 August, 2013
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Yeah – He did.
He also said in one of his columns – “Ibrox is the biggest ‘open-air’ masonic temple inthe world !”
Jame Edward McGrory’s Medal – CSC
HH
Reporting Scotland classed the bhuns situation as “A club in turmoil”. How many times have we heard that. Hahaha
Weefra HH
bliddy typos
James Edward McGory’s Medal – CSC
Che – loved that comment – Pep Mcoist, had me thinking of humerous names for the apprentice horse/ghost whisperer – well he looked like a ghost with NFL reaction that night!
Pep Lardihola?!
Pret mcoist (as in the sarnie shop)
May get a laugh off someone!!
Anyway, looking forward to flag day tomorrow and watching first Celtic game since moving to Brum! Off to the local (new one obviously) for a New Zealnad IPA tonight :) Lovely!! @CravenArmsBrum – great pub if ever down here!
Well well ,looks like the old switcharoo is moving into the next phase .
Callers (IMO) planted on the phone ins to let the gullible know that super dooper businessmen are fighting to get rid of the big bad peepil from last year ,cos they are bad peepil now (forget we told you they were saviours last year ).
Sounds to me like Guidi is the peepils man on SSB tonight ,it’s interesting listening to him pick out the points from the (so called ) callers that lets him get the good peepils agenda over to the constantly fleeced gullible .
My take on the latest episode is that CG has done his part buy hovering up all the IPO and ST money for his pals at Ticketus and the top business peepil that wouldn’t take the terminal old club off the Knight till Hector was out the picture are now set to be moved in but here is the best bit .
The new super dooper businessmen will IMO soon ask the gullible to dig deep again to get rid of the big bad peepil from last year to ensure sevco 2012 is put in the hands of real peepil with the old dead clubs traditions at heart .
I wonder when the peepil asking for the gullible to dig deep again when think the gullible are (aye) ready to be let in on the secret .
tbj. I do hope it can ammended to no cash causes chaos :)
The wife – her sister – her two Swedish Physio pals
have just arrived so – HH n Off oot.
Kev. With hindsight we should give thanks to the hun newspapers as they played their part in the demise of our ex rivals. However Keevins et al did deceive. They were unprofessional and prejudiced towards our club. It is perhaps irrelevant now though.
kevjungle
De ye want tae pick me up? Lol
Weefra HH
eldiegobhoy
18:17 on 2 August, 2013
Strange choice of opponents for Gerrard’s testimonial tomorrow I’d have thought. Olympiacos.
He wanted Celtic but we could not do it clashed with the our first league match.
No space left weefra. I am in the boot or on the roof.
Kev
Aye …rub it in ;)
This blue knights chat, surely Paul Murray was director when the club formally known as they Hun barstewerds were liquidated so can’t be director of new Hun fc?
Are the Hun thick or am I being thick?
now keevins describing huns as bewildered. cue next hun caller who describes himself thus.
Is our new signing playing tomorrow? Is he fit?
googybhoy
Still a strange choice i.e. Celtic not available so go for Olympiacos?
Not sure if Dumbarton have a game tomorrow. They could have filled in:o)
Taranis
Are you around?
C’mon the Jags
Everyone was wondering why wattie was in the bowels of the bigotdome again well we will soon see why with the help of his friends in the MSM .
C’mon wattie you know you want to and I’m sure you have your speech already sorted and the MSM have had their copy on hold for a wee while now
Prepare yourselves for the shortest takeover fight in history
Takeover I would call it a handover myself
I f we ever have the misfortune to play them again this is the song the GB should sing..
http://www.com-www.com/musiclyrics/rockapella-zombiejamboree.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s617_HpFGbo
john o neil
Soooooooooo looking forward to it. Our bus AGM is at 3pm in Linwood, makes it a looooooong day for me. But wtf I am going to see the CHAMPIONS. :)))
Weefra HH
very healthy crowd at thistle by sounds of things. have to put the old armageddon on hold again. well maybe not for everybody
bazzabhoy
No your not thick ,you are just forgetting that it is the peepil were talking about
HH
eldiegobhoy
19:40 on 2 August, 2013
googybhoy
Still a strange choice i.e. Celtic not available so go for Olympiacos?
Not sure if Dumbarton have a game tomorrow. They could have filled in:o)
Gerard scored great goal against them to put them through to last 8 of CL in the year they beat AC in final.
I think
Very good crowd at Firhill.
In Hugh Keevins’ defence, when talking to English broadcasters he was less bitter towards the good ship Celtic. Anyway, his ilk are now redundant. Many no longer care about the MSM.
Enjoy the game Weefra. I hope the dutch winger plays.
Tallybhoy,
Those 3 are the best passers of a ball I have seen in a Celtic jersey. Only Paddy Crerand and Paul McStay have come close, imo.
AnothernostalgicauldfartCSC
EDB
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9-P2UF9JIg&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DZ9-P2UF9JIg
This was the goal.
As any hardened WordPress blog scribe will tell you, it’s all about a core few thousand rich keywords that get the attention and the “click”. Still not sure I would have used “poisoning” in the leader though. This article will most certainly have many more non-Celtic supporters “clicking”.
Some fine charitable initiatives being announced on the http://www.celticfc.net today, well worth a gander.
The transfer window is heating up. Anyone else suspect a signing soon from a completely as yet unmentioned team, or league? Ole Pedro surely up to his tricks again. More strength to him. Give the poison dwarves of the Hootsmon media nothing.
Does anyone know if the shop at glasgow airport can put lettering on the back of the tops?
Weefrathetim
Chooky ar la mate
HH
Don’t imagine Olympiacos will bring much of a travelling support.
Btw, did it not used to be OlympiaKos?
HH!!
War at ibrox flag day a paradise just you don,t love it!
johno neil
Cheers kiddo. :))
weet weet weet
Lol there. Cheers. :))
Weefra HH
Friday night off topic.
Sat and watched the four part series The Crow Road during the week there.
It was first shown a number of years ago and among its fine cast is Peter Capaldi.
Then today I watched the film ‘In The Loop’ in which he also starred as a mad Scots political spin doctor, a la A.Campbell.
I don’t think I’ve laughed as much in years.
The head to head with James Gandolfini was brilliant and very funny indeed and also very poignant at the same time with regards to his death.
Peter Capaldi is a very good actor.
~SPF~
Guess whose back, back again ,charlies back, tell a friend.
Welcome Back Mr Green