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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Hope the alleged Doyle developments are true. I think he’s a bargain at 500k, 750k or 1.5m. Quality player. Real trier. Heart on his sleeve. No brainer if the wages are right.
Can’t say I agree with headers like this. It will be read and abused for the purposes and in the preferred context of the reader.
You won’t win a move for Celtic to another league by arguing why Celtic are bad for Scotland, no one outside Scotland cares and no one inside Scotland will be the ones who make the move possible.
Better to make a case why Celtic would be good for another league.
Hebcelt,
If you are looking in. Thanks for getting me sorted out with a ticket for Wednesday. Really appreciate it.
cheers,
Lubo.
Allegedly – Coventry City had sold 215 season tickets
The Token Tim
Can I ask who your friend is from Shotts if that’s not being too nosey?
I know more than my fair share of Shotts Tims!
scotpatsfan@gmail.com
~SPF~
Sir Legned was fed up sitting in the office with nothing to do, but throw paperclips at James Traynor.
Welcome back Chuckles…
Former Rangers chief executive Charles
Green has been appointed as a consultant
to the club.
The man whose consortium bought Rangers’
assets in a £5.5m deal last summer stood
down from his role earlier this year.
In a statement to the London Stock
Exchange on Friday, Rangers confirmed the
return of Mr Green to a role with the club.
It read: “The board of Rangers is pleased to
announce that it has today appointed
Charles Green as a consultant to the
company.
“Mr Green’s role will be to promote the
interests of Rangers Football Club,
specifically assisting with shareholder
relations and advising the company on its
capital structure.”
The 60-year-old is among the biggest single
shareholders in Rangers International, with
a 7.7% stake in the company, which he will
be able to sell off in December this year as
part of a lock-in agreement he entered into.
Mr Green purchased 5,000,000 shares in
Rangers at 1p each as part of an agreement
entered into on October 31 last year. This
was days after he agreed to transfer 714,285
shares to Isle of Man-registered hedge fund
Laxey Partners Limited, which was months
before the club was floated on the stock
market in December.
The former chief, who earned a base salary
of £360,000 per year at Rangers, “left the
company” on May 31, Rangers said in the
stock exchange announcement.
Celtic poisoning Scottish football? There is only one toxic club in Scotland and is certainly isn’t Celtic.
summa of sammi….
12:08 on 2 August, 2013
How many times are you going to make your point …… Beginning to get the impression you are trying to ‘stir things’ ….. at the moment I’m assuming you’re not a bhun…..
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/craig-mather-shows-he-can-talk-as-much-rubbish-for-rangers-as-messrs-green-and-whyte/
Green a consultant? What a laugh. Wonder who much they are paying him …
Maybe they should get Craig Whyte as an investment consultant. And why not David Murray as a tax consultant too?
Viewfaethewindae,
Hmmmm. I think you need to read my post again slowly, mate.
I’m describing the less than mint condition of the programme that I purchased in Seville!
Billy Bhoy – who was out of the country when THAT show was on!
Whilst seeking clarification of the differing transfer embargos, Mather should ask the reason why Hearts are banned during a transfer window and Sevco were permitted to delay it until the window closed and players signed.
In effect, Hearts are being banned for 2 transfer periods.
Can’t say I even noticed the job being advertised…..
The amount of money
Going out of sevco
And the pittance coming in
Can only mean one thing
LIQUIDATION II
can’t wait for that yin
Twill be a belter
.
The Token Tim..
Shut it..Ha Ha..
One had a Colt 45..Not the Feckin Beer in His Rig..
Don’t know who was the Most embarrassed..
So glad l don’t have Shirley Temple hair Now..;-(
Summa
Since they “shafted CW”Green, Ahmed ,Mather and a few other spivs are sevco.
They will eventully do as they please with the carcass, they are here to make money (IMHO).
traditionalist88
13:12 on 2 August, 2013
Absolutely…
I just had a thought…
What if… Hearts survive liquidation (a big IF I know) but get relegated due to the points penalty.
They then meet “The Rangers” in the 1st division the year after and then beat them to the SPL promotion spot…
is the writer of this article a zombie ,it could have been written by a member of msm ,remember no celtic no tv contract,other teams don’t prosper financially because their fans don’t turn up regularly ,if we went and the sevconians followed(to different league or prefrerably a different country),the leagues would collapse
Chuckles must be getting worried about his ‘investment’…….
bournesouprecipe @ 12.54
A people’s font of sarcasm or a sarcasm people’s font ? (Yes, pun intended)
Oh and not THE people.. they’s just ruin it.
malarkey
13:32 on 2 August, 2013
I would need a box of sedatives…..hahahahahahaha
benjybhoy mul
12:50 on
2 August, 2013
minx1888
Would you challenge some of the dafties who were abusing the Swedish women?
My guess is if she had challenged the abusers she herself would have been subjected to the same sexism.
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Yes I would have, had I heard any of that, I would have given them their character! And those on here that know me, will be in no doubt I would!
If I felt too “intimidated” I would have reported it to a steward, taken the seat number of the culprit wrote to Celtic! I never heard any of the so called “banter” I was at the game so missed the TV coverage.
My point is, do something about it, don’t hide behind a keyboard!
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67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
13:23 on
2 August, 2013
summa of sammi….
12:08 on 2 August, 2013
How many times are you going to make your point …… Beginning to get the impression you are trying to ‘stir things’ ….. at the moment I’m assuming you’re not a bhun…..
..
Ehh..?
Whit..?
There was a Large response to the Article that Showed ‘US’ Celtic supporters in a Good Light..IMHO..And l was Asked to repost Article..on the Day-shift..
I Don’t have a Point to Make..If l did l would Make it..And Say it..and Back it Up..
‘Stir things’..?..I don’t even Stir Soup..
I have Seen your Name on CQN before..
but Your Comment seems Strange..
Do You have a Ex that is Swedish..?
Summa of SuperTrooperCSC
minx 1888
i got tweets from a.h the other night when making a comment about someone else talking about the sweed physios,it ended up with quite a few others joining in because she over re acted in my view “screaming abuse”was how she put it ,i said why didnt you report it to nearby stuards or police,no reply to any of my tweets came back.i wasnt even at the game so i couldnt comment one way or the other but it was confirmed from miss Lundblad that she did not feel under any threat or hear any abuse and took it as banter,to me a.h sought out attention for herself and now conveinently has a blogg on it..any abuse directed at someone doing their job is not acceptable ,but i’l bet you she wouldnt think twice if it was a ref.or linesman making an honest mistake in one of our games and by the way its ok for her to drool over sammys naked torso and make comments?the big greek ghod that he is h.h
Finbarr,
Ya dancer! Lots of lateral movement there, me thinks in the video embedded in Estadio’s brilliant article.
Tanx for posting…couldn’t help thinking of being being stuck in the middle of thon African huddle….lhads, lhads, lhads…….now where’s da feckin jax?
“I would imagine we’d be heavy favourites but we have to improve on the domestic front from last year. I’d like to improve consistency.”
Neil Frances Lennon
Summa of Sammi.
Really good post at the top of the thread.
I was going to comment on this on Wednesday night but, lazily, couldn’t be bothered.
Dumb, anachronistic, “get yer **** out for the boys” type behaviour from a minority of our fans. Pretty pathetic stuff.
Hail Hail
ScotsPatsFan @ 1320,
You have Mail!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Just in to say….
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
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When reading Paul67’s article there I immediately thought of yer ghood self.
Hopefully yer monicker will be realized soon my Amigo.
Fed-up reading aboot the bassas – CSC
HH – Off oot – laters…
Welcome back Challs, with you and Mr Maher at the helm of the scuttled ship HSS Spivco things will be hilarious.
tommysbhoy – said person does not write anything positive about either Celtic or the Church I am not asking her to hide the stories but give a balanced view. If someone offends you give them a chance to redeem themselves tell them why it is unacceptable. Name them, shame them but don’t generalise!
BtBGHF – Where you at the game, would be good to hear from male Celtic fan’s who where there and challenged the behaviour they found offensive
My only worry with doyle signing is he will not be followed up by a good young striker.
Maybe if we beat elfsburg we will sign someone else but in truth we should have enough to see this through to next round.
Whens virgil due back ?
Anymore news on possible new players coming in?
Ye ole lap top is doing its own thing.
I gather our comedic friend Charles Green has reappeared in Govan. One wonders why???
Why don’t we buy Coventry…..?
Just thinkin like…
First time poster and long term lurker.
Fantastic reading for all things Celtic!
P67, can you ping me an e mail address where i can contact you?
Hail Hail
EM