Celtic are an astonishing 1/200 to win the Premiership this season; 11 games into a 38 game competition. 1/200 isn’t betting odds, it’s a borrowing strategy. The bookies are borrowing money at 0.5% for six months, an annual rate of 1%. Try borrowing at better rates than that.
Investors get a 1% tax free savings rate, which is also competitive, although they don’t get access to their money for six months without significant penalty. If borrowing rates were higher, returns offered on Celtic would improve to attract more investors. The Scottish Premiership has jumped from being a sporting event to being an investment opportunity less volatile than gold or property.
The 10 point gap between Celtic and second placed Aberdeen is the same 10 points as between Aberdeen and bottom club Ross County. We are metaphorically in a different league than even our closest challengers.
Question is, how did Celtic become the Bank of England of football? It’s not just because they are financially responsible with appropriate oversights, this helps. More importantly, they have used their financial strength to fortify the competitive product on the park. Others have been in similar situations in previous decades without the oversight, which led to enormously entertaining failure.
It might look like Brendan Rodgers has achieved alchemy over a sleeping dinosaur, but he’s only part of the story, albeit an important part. Much of the groundwork was in place when he arrived. Nine of those who started the League Cup semi-final were at the club last season, they were just not nearly as effective.
Brendan’s building on rock solid foundations. That’s what you need to build generations of domination.
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Matt
It was comb overs very own testimonial.
I was also at Ron Yeats testimonial
HH
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BSR…
BC played for us in his testimonial? Didn’t know that.
I was sure it was Ron Yeats’ game, and Stein signed him as a guest.
Well Well! Anyway…I don’t Google (they are worse than another organisation I could mention when it comes to tax avoidance)….I use DuckDuckGo. It’s pretty good, publicly funded, community developed and supported like Mozilla and Linux.
Meanwhile, here in the Gorbals the rain has turned to sleet and snow is not far away.
Hail Hail
Matt
Paul 67 et al,
Your fiscal analysis is very clever. Far too intelligent for a non Uni type.
HH
Matt
Played one half in the Hoops and then the second for Utd.
HH
BSR-Matt
BC played for us in the RonY testimonial
HH
Oh and the score was 4-1 for us, BC scored one of them :-)
HH
Glendaly/Jeez
Cheers lads.
My friends in Celtic,
I do apologise if I have intervened in a quiz.
I loved the quiz when I was traveling. It was ace and the time flew by.
HH to all and to 129 years of unbroken proud history.
Bobby Charlton said if he played in the same team as Bobby Lennox over a season, they would have scored some amount of goals.
He thought the Buzzbomb was some player.
Ron Yeats testimonial .. was it a wee bit foggy ?
They sang ….we scored a goal we scored a goal..
We sang we scored four we scored four ?
DD
Back in them days players were quite happy to spend their time at one club, there wisny too much transfers in reality, then the TV took over :-(
HH
If Hillary Clinton wins tonight and takes up residence in the White House…….
…………. Bill Clinton will be the first first man :)))
Hunderbirds are Gone on 8th November 2016 10:09 pm
…………. Bill Clinton will be the first first man :)))
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And this whole election campaign will have been worth it if Hildog gets caught with an intern and a cigar :O)
She will win for sure, 100% she has it in the bag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay3BQFqpwZk
TET
I was in Liverpool at Yeats testimonial maybe the mists of time.
Bobby’s own testimonial was against us, just as was Bobby Moores.
They cashed in on the Lions and the Celtic support
bobby charlton, has a build like paul mcstay.
http://image.wikifoundry.com/wiki/Bobby+Charlton/image/1oYKBBTVaSeeRjxSYH8m9sQ==37156/GW315H423
Bobby Charlton…
We played in his testimonial at Old Trafford (0-0) on the Monday evening following the “high noon” Celtic v Rangers (IL) league game at Hampden.
The one where John Greig scored a late consolation goal in a 3-1 win for us and was cheered by the Celtic supporters.
That day, the rather irate Rangers (IL) fans lay in ambush outside the North Enclosure as we left the ground.
Two days later Celtic played Stranraer in the League Cup at Stair Park.
Charlton did play for Celtic in the Ron Yeats testimonial and when we went 3 up, sitting in the stand overlooking the Kop, we were pelted with “missiles” from the angry scousers below.
Changed days!
http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/WZKdbgAqaDyQIH79y7TZpA269283/GW574H907
We also played in Jack Charlton’s testimonial too.
THE_HUDDLE
Maybe as foreign secretary that’s why she promoted a warming of relations with Cuba.
Nice big Cuban cigars ;)
Bobby Charlton played and scored for Celtic in the Ron Yeats Testimonial which is where I think the picture is from – he had left Manchester United by then and had taken up the role of player manager with Preston – he was trying to get fit coming back from an injury and asked to play – Celtic won 4-1 with goals from Charlton,Davidson,Lennox and Harry Hood.###
Bobby Charlton was at no.9 for Celtic in Yeats testimonial in 1974. A few months later he played and scored at Parkhead for Preston in their 2-1 win in August 1974.
George Best and Denis Law turned out for Celtic/Rangers select in January 1971 but to my knowledge Charlton did not play.
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from celtic wiki
BSR
I must have misunderstood what it was about, I thot it was about BC playing for Celtic, not testimonials we played in.
I have been known to be wrong before tho :-)
HH
Bobby Charlton played and scored for Celtic?
Neat.
Bobby Moore testimonial
GLASGOW HERALD REPORT
CELTIC RISE TO THE OCCASION IN TESTIMONIAL
WEST HAM UNITED 3-3 CELTIC
Bobby Moore, England’s captain, will remember his testimonial match last night at Upton Park as one of the great occasions of his life. Celtic, the Scottish champions, put on a display of the football arts worthy of such an evening, winning themselves a host of new friends and admirers.
West Ham are disciples of attacking football, and on the heavy ground they met the European past masters of attacking football at their peak. The score does justice to the efforts of both sides in an encounter that turned the green surface to an earthy brown long before the end.
Celtic should have won the match. There were two palpable misses, one by Lennox in nine minutes and one by Johnstone in the dying seconds. But both players must be forgiven for otherwise turning in a display that breathed of quality.
The first half belonged to Celtic, who moved sweetly forward with Johnstone causing havoc in the middle and Hughes was his usual awkward self amongst the sorely pressed West Ham defenders.
Lennox made amends for his early miss by scoring in twelve minutes but six minutes later Hurst headed home a good goal from a massive cross field kick from Moore. However Johnstone added a second for Celtic to conclude a sparkling passing movement.
For the early part of the second half Celtic were very much in command with Bobby Murdoch dominating the midfield. But West Ham were determined to give their captain his full reward, and 17 year old Ayris, showing real promise on the right wing, lobbed home an equaliser in 63 minutes.
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Celtic came storming back downfield and, in another minute, Connelly who had been a stalwart in the attack, thundered one in from 25 yards off the left hand post.
Celtic slowed in the closing stages and Best headed an equaliser for the third time from Hurst’s cross. Wallace, who substituted for Hughes, came close in the remaining seconds and then came Johnstone’s dreadful miss. Only a yard out from goal and with no one blocking his path, he skied the ball over the bar.
WEST HAM UNITED – Ferguson McDowell Lampard Eustace Taylor Moore Ayris Lindsay Best Hurst Greaves
CELTIC – Williams Craig Gemmell Murdoch McNeill Brogan Johnstone Connelly Hughes Hay Lennox
Off to bed……………..
Hopefully the USA Incumbent doesn’t press the wrong button overnight when ringing for room service after the victory party!
ZZZzzz…………….
TET
No worries, he did play for Celtic against Liverpool but also for Celtic in the first half
of his own testimonial with Man Utd.
BSR
Oh aye, so he did :-)
HH
celticwiki of often fascinating, i start looking at one thing, and end up captured by another –
for the johnstone bhoys. also, anyone know of a famous celtic connection with barrhead ?
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Abbey Celts; Paisley, Johnstone, Linwood & Howood
An unbelievable site. Well done to all concerned.
My main purpose in writing is to ask if it’s o.k. to update some of the records on the Johnstone Celts as I have factual data to share:
I have checked civil records for PETER DOWDS birth and can confirm he was born in Johnstone – under surname Douds.
There is fascinating info available on Celts born in the old Abbey Parish (Parts of Paisley; Elderslie Johnstone, Kilbarchan and Linwood..possibly Howood and Houston)
I came across a photo of Peter Dowds in a book of Johsntone’s history: he was playing for a team called Johnstone Harp in 1887 -other links to Celtic in that photo may include one of our earliest keepers W Dunning and the trainer Thompson (ex powderhall sprint champion) who may be the father or uncle of another Johnstone Bhoy the famous Bertie Thompson who played and scored a few goals in the cup winning teams in 1930’s. A team-mate of John Thompson and Peter Scarff who both died tragically whilst still Celtic players.
My great, great grandfather played in the 1887 Johnstone Harp team with Dowds and Dunning.
I am also a distant relation to Peter Scarff who was another Abbey Celt -although I am fairly sure he was from Linwood not Johnstone- will check.
The very first Scottish Cup winning team 1892 (replay) was captained by Johnstone Bhoy Patrick Gallagher (the actual spelling may be Gallacher) and his team-mate Peter Dowds was also from the toun. I can only imagine at the celebrations in the local bars that night (there was a Celtic Bar in the town at that time and might have been a wee bit busy that night…:-)
Also another Patrick Gallagher (again sp. may be Gallacher) played a few games and scored against Hearts in the early teams
I suspect that Dan Doyle from Paisley end of the old Abbey Parish, was connected to these guys
Can I update records and add new info?
Back again…groceries all away…guess what eejit forgot to get the wine.
Still, helping a pal put some IKEA stuff together tomorrow. That should be fun.
A few years back I lost a wee bit of my grey matter in an ‘event’.
Since then my memory and related imagination etc doesn’t work in the same way. Neither better nor worse, just differently.
Talking tonight about Celtic, focussing on Celtic and remembering Celtic players and Celtic events has been brilliant.
Thanks to all who chewed the fat…gaps were filled and posts copied for revision.
Hail Hail
Matt
interesting interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGu78sfInPA
An ISIS plot to attack the Isreali team in Albania has been thwarted, game moved to Tirana now, Israel wanted a neutral venue.
President Trump confirmed as Obama hot air.
MATT STEWART
Not wanting to pry unnecessarily, but I suffered an event in my heid two years ago.
I find resonance in you describing different functions of memory, imagination etc. In my case I also have interesting “Reboots” upon wakening in the morning.
Would be good to talk one day. Or email?
WHAT IS THE STARS on 8TH NOVEMBER 2016 10:37 PM
interesting interview
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Absolutely fascinating.
WHAT IS THE STARS on 8TH NOVEMBER 2016 10:37 PM
This was the author mentioned.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/10/birmingham-bombings-police-ira