So are we surprised at last nights’ defeat? There’s some surprise that we scored three goals away from home, which if we count Moscow, is becoming a habit, if an incredibly lax one, but I’m less surprised we shipped four, again. Even at full strength, we are several players short of being able to play Ronny Deila’s high-energy pressing game, so when the squad is further depleted by rest, injury and the like, we cannot expect to play an expansive game and come away with a result.
Fortunately the outcome didn’t matter, but it will next time out in this competition. I’m very supportive of Ronny and think we have not even begun to see the real benefits of his work, but he got it wrong when he opened up a game which did matter in Warsaw. We’ll need to see if he decides to play this way, with many of these players, in the Round of 32. For then we either need to add appropriate players or change tactics.
There’s been a bit of chat on how attendance figures are reported. Football clubs report paid seat sales, which baselines attendance at season ticket sales, but the ‘bums on seats’ figure is usually far lower.
The showbiz side of the game will always want to report the higher figure: see – our fans are faithful through and through, and all that. Only Manchester United and Arsenal report higher average league attendance figures than Celtic in British football. This claim maybe reliant on ticket sales, but it is an important indicator of the size, and therefore potential of our club in the right environment. Not to mention the efforts many thousands go to in order to financially support the club, in sunshine or in shadow.
It was still somewhat refreshing to hear the new newco director inform the media that his club attracted less than 16,000 people for a recent home game. The cynic would point out that if newco fall into insolvency, the excuses are already established – fans are not as loyal as they claim, blame then, not their unfortunate execs.
Many thanks for all the feedback on the 2015 CQN Annual. You can order yours here, or get a special Annual-DVD bundle here.
As a special offer, everyone who buys an Annual, or bundle, before Christmas will be entered into a prize draw for a VIP Meal of 4 at a Celtic Park restaurant on a match day. One entry for each Annual bought; pile in.
Our friends Magners, who I increasingly think get what this club is all about, have offered us another pair of Premium Tickets for the Jock Stein Stand on Sunday. It’s a great way to watch football, especially on a winter’s day. To enter the competition, email me celticquicknews@gmail.com with the name of the team Celtic play on Sunday in the subject line of your message. Competition closes at 22:00 tonight, winners will be informed by email tomorrow, so check your inbox!
The deal I have with Magners is that when we make this offer, we ask you to consider making a £1 (or more) donation to our Mary’s Meals Appeal. We are working towards building a kitchen at Chibwata Priimary School in Dowa, Malawi, which has 909 pupils and does not have food preparation facilities.
With a kitchen – and Mary’s Meals providing food – they will be able to provide primary school kids with what is often their only square meal of the day. This work cuts infant mortality, improves school attendance by an average of 30%, and increases life chances exponentially.
No matter what you do today, this £1 will do things you cannot imagine. It will make your day worthwhile.
I’ll be out with my boys on the bucket collection for the Foundation before kick off on Sunday. If I’ve not coaxed your last £1 out of you, bring another one along to the game. The spirit of Celtic needs to take care of those in our own community, as well as in one of the world’s poorest countries.
Sorry for all the calls to action todaym in summary:
The Annual, with a VIP Meal for 4 competition.
The Magners’ competition, email celticquicknews@gmail.com
The Mary’s Meals £1.
See you at the bucket collection on Sunday!
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If I had a pound for every time Gordon Dalziel said “week in week out”, “for me” “at this moment in time” “terrrrrrific” “I touched on it earlier” I would be a gazillionaire.
exslaemuirbhoy
18:43 on 12 December, 2014
Horrendous stuff and before the watershed as well, normal people have there tea will be in shock HH
Sally being Frozen out of Ibrox.
New song, ” Let Him Go, Let Him Go”
If I were a cynic — was that thought from your mind — I would find the resignation letter from Ally rather clever.
In the event that there should an Administration or, God forbid, a liquidation, then the insolvency practitioner is faced with a legal document that formally serves notice of the departure of an employee on contractually agreed terms which are binding on the club and which would serve as a claim on husk of the company.
hun skelper
18:39 on 12 December, 2014
jonny the tim
18:35 on 12 December, 2014
Ps
Anybody see the 3 orcs on bbc Scotland talking about fatman, oh dear they are that ugly HH
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I used to work with the 3rd orc in EK during the 90’s – he is a psycho bassa, one to be swerved.
HH
kevjungle – “rfc / sfa / scottish establishments biggest fear is that – one day – celtic football club will be run by rebellious celtic fans who – dont – kow-tow to a hun establishment”. simples.
18:49 on 12 December, 2014
Some Heid on him, what a shape HH
Stan Collymore @StanCollymore · 5h 5 hours ago
“We don’t do walking away”
So will Sally walking away will that affect the floating pitch and casino project?
starry plough
18:51 on 12 December, 2014
That’s on the back burner for now, once ally’s paid, the football debt is paid and the wee face painter is squared up its a goer HH
Aye, those Huns on STV are taking far to many ugly pills. Ha! Ha!
Hail! Hail!
jonny the tim,
Apols jtt, my daughter just informed me that it’s your birthday….happy 60th mate :))
Happy birthday JTT. mines too 72…..first thing I see when I get up Sallary is saddled up, don’t know if I shud laff or cry……..??
BRTH-If Sevco go to admin, does McCoist now become a creditor ? Maybe the sleekit one has beaten the Board to the punch here?
Kae ev J
nae need for a degree in psychology to work that out bud, ma good lady was put aff her tea after seeing him, put it in the bin. I had my eye on the last wee bit o fish tae
Surely
#bringbackchalls
james forrest
You nailed it, my friend.
A shakedown LOL
Sevco…mes que un Clumpany
roy croppie,
Could you post the one SC replies to a hun …..what are going to do attack me with a small wind instrument. Cheers.HH
Carlsberg: that’s them that do Fridays, right ?
hun skelper
18:50 on 12 December, 2014
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Yeah, face like the proverbial bag of spanners.
He was always in the jile, he’d steal the eyes oot yer heid.
He used to try to wind myself and a couple of other Tims up by, coming over to the section of the workplace that we were in and, he’d open a cupboard door and say – “Is Mark Viduka in there?…….nope, nae MV he’s effed off wi awe the Tims money and his cute squeeze of a burd – gerrrr it up ye Fergus ya wee specky fenian bassa!”
His words – not mine.
(Contd) this will affect the players…
How do you motivate yourself to play for someone who (apparently) wants to leave?
Results are about to get worse (if thats possible)
always be in the jile
Hun skelper
That’s 1000001 pounds I’m owed, by the way !
I saw a copy of the CQN Annual in the Celtic shop today and was impressed with the photo and graphics added to the stories. Well done to the “Visuals Guy” or whatever the appropriate title is.
P.S. When did the Celtic shop start selling Scotland scarves?
should be an interesting time tonight at Palmerston Park tonight.
It seems the one Sevco game that isn’t being shown is the only one I’d like to see….
SchaudendraudeCFC
Sevco serve notice-latest from phil
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/serving-notice-on-sevco/
hh
Brogan…..
Aye, come what may he gets a few pennies in the pound at least.
Sleekit to the end, it’s all about the muney, the dignity of the man.
HH
ExSlaemuirBhoy
18:55 on 12 December, 2014
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Thats just him on the telly – should have seen his ugly face in reallife and his sewer patter.
Yuk….
The magic works, the raspberry bud has just asked for new strip. ” Dad, what number did Willie Wallace wear?” CQN book club indoctrination is working.
VeryProudCSC
I just listened to a bit of Superscoreboard.
One of the poor deluded describing the Fat Whisperer as the glue that held the dead club together.
So that’s what they’ve been sniffing then!
Alloa’s self serving valedictory is just another off-key note in the Sevco Symphony.
Like he gives a toss about the staff laid off.
The sad saga continues……
I love it.
murdochbhoy
cant take the credit for the kiss me line …. many years ago, I heard Jimmy Connors (the tennis player) say that to an umpire who he thought was doing a less than stellar job.
Anyway…..bye.
Nothing is ever as it seems with Sleekit McSleekit ,he will be trying to manipulate a situation for his own benefit but what that is is anyones guess ,
watch and listen to him very carefully ,
I’ve just realised what an influence my Granda had on me, as bhoy tarvalling fae the Port to the city we had to drive doon Edmondson drive every Saturday, nae M8 in those days. As soon as we came aff the wee roundabout till about 200 yards past the orcdome he made me hold ma breath. Ma Dad never understood why I was never very complimentary towards those inside that pi*hhoose. Never yold ma |Dad to this day why. Gotta love ma granda bhoys.
Confessed on Saturday that for the first time that I wanted them to win and beat cowdenbeath to keep Alister afloat, going to keep sinning and hope the central west of Scotland team grab a point tonight
setting free the bears for res. 12 & oscar knox
It’s actually a young lady who designs the magazine and Annual.
If you were in the superstore today around lunchtime you might have seen Billy McNeill.
And Davie Hay will be in there on Sunday morning from 10.30am until just before kick-off signing copies of Caesar & The Assassin…
Poor Nina in Barrhead……….;-)))))
weeman67
18:55 on 12 December, 2014
jonny the tim,
Apols jtt, my daughter just informed me that it’s your birthday….happy 60th mate :))
Happy birthday JTT. mines too 72…..first thing I see when I get up Sallary is saddled up, don’t know if I shud laff or cry……..??
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Thanks and Hoopy Birthday to you too.
Mr. Sipsini was being a bit mischievous earlier about my age, admittedly I’m not far off it, but a few years to go yet.
Yes, Sally’s departure or not, has caused equal amounts of despondency and hilarity in the JTT household today.
Sevcomedy, Christmas and Birthdays rolled into 1.
HH