I suspect we have not seen the best of Daryl Murphy, who has proven to be a solid Championship and fleeting Premier League player in England but has been unable to retain a place in the SPL, but his hamstring injury, suffered after the long flight to Pennsylvania, will be a blow on two levels for Celtic. They are denied a squad player for the crucial Champions League play-off round against Helsingborgs and are likely to unable to loan him out, easing more pressure from payroll.
Daryl was singled out for credit (here) for the way he changed the shape of Celtic in our opening league game of the season against Aberdeen. He would have been useful to Neil Lennon this coming week.
News that Helsingborgs have lost their top striker is welcome but is not quite ‘like signing a new player’ for Celtic. Let’s hope they haven’t lost their Kenny Miller only to find their Jordan Rhodes.
There can seldom have been more financially important games to the club than the Helsingborgs tie. Celtic accounts are usually released mid-August (16th last year) but I don’t anticipate any rush to publish this year. Last season’s accounts could well see the largest loss in our history as the club chased their first league win in four years (insert standard lecture on financial responsibility program, avoid urge to run legacy Sir David Murray malware).
I expect the figures to show Celtic are operating with a Champions League budget (and that’s without evading tax). Football finance lessons are clear, if you have a Champions League budget you need Champions League income. Time for this team to step up to the challenge. Get along and pack the place out on the 29th.
No regrets this time.
Bed early tonight if you are off to Dingwall in the morning. I hope we see a few of the young lads.
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Paul 67,
I know it’s always good to have as low a cost-base as possible, so long as that allows you retain an effective workforce (playing squad here).
But given the number of departures over the summer, and the purported wages that are being saved due to this “thinning” of the first team player pool, do you feel there is still a need to ease pressure on the payroll (bill)?
Cheers for now.
Hail Hail
HB
Friday night bhoys nite and having a chat with the wee man after drugs were found in his primary school playground. Decided to show him the video from Grand Master Flash Melle Mel & the Furious Five – White Lines (Don’t do it) to show that even in my day it was uncool to do drugs. (ahem)
Turns out the vid was directed by Spike Lee (1982)and is a cross between Fame & The French Connection. Weird.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRw8cBratM4
ps. How many Huns in the 80’s thought “Grand Master Flash? Hullo, hullo, here we go” and then noticed it was a black dude fae the ‘hood! haha
Estadio
Great to see you posting again. The church is St Aloysius (Jesuits) in Rose St. You’ll know who brought me there. We hope to see you on the day of the Hibs game.
Wonkyradar,
that has to have been written by a tim at the wind up
Fassreifen
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Just stole that and passed it on. HaHa
HH
wonkyradar
20:37 on 17 August, 2012
From FF:
MAKING THE CONNECTIONS
tim on the wind up :-)
Pussy Riot?
Is that what happens when a feminist protest gets out of control?
Estadio,back to your brilliant best…though not to happy at sticking the boot into
my mate HT for being stupid
I am sick of hearing ragers fans spouting Sally/Jardine /Green claptrap about the SFA/SPL kicking 2012 fc when their down .
So maybe it’s time for a wee quiz ……….
Can anyone think what ragers have done and what action the football authorities have
taken .To make it a bit easier ,from CW forwards .
I’ll start ….
1.used PAYE/NIC to run the club thus avoiding going bust mid season
1.SPL action put it to a tribunal and even though it was described as just short of match fixing ,they made up another sanction a 12 moth transfer embargo that begins AFTER the transfer window closes .
any more would be welcome
HH
fergus slayed the blues
20:44 on 17 August, 2012
I am sick of hearing ragers fans spouting Sally/Jardine /Green claptrap about the SFA/SPL kicking 2012 fc when their down .
So maybe it’s time for a wee quiz ……….
Can anyone think what ragers have done and what action the football authorities have
taken .To make it a bit easier ,from CW forwards .
I’ll start ….
1.used PAYE/NIC to run the club thus avoiding going bust mid season
1.SPL action put it to a tribunal and even though it was described as just short of match fixing ,they made up another sanction a 12 moth transfer embargo that begins AFTER the transfer window closes .
any more would be welcome
HH
the ragers have done nothing….they are a new club and haven’t even won a game in the 4th tier of Scottish football yet
Houlyer wheesht
Hibs game a definite. Given all clear last week apart from some residual white blood cells still confusin my brain with an infection :-)
Vogue…..I don’t know when I’ll do St Alphonsus, but see if HT gets that wrong……:-)
Hail Hail
Estadio
wonkyradar
20:42 on 17 August, 2012
Pussy Riot?
Is that what happens when a feminist protest gets out of control?
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That was the quietest riot ,is that not just a MUFFled disturbance
St Stivs
Check answers from TSAL and South of Tunis. Surprising to me (but quite a lot is to be honest !!)
Bonus question – what is the price of the programme ?
Charles Flint QC.. recently appointed to UEFA Financial Control… now part pf the 3 QC panel investigating the Rangers EBTs….
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYAAAAAA!!!! so there you have it, UEFA are now involved..!!!!!!!
be afraid Orcs!
Evening Bhoys & Ghirls
HH
CRC
Estadio @ 20.26,
Inspired summing up! Only thing is, the enthusiastic crowd has yet to arrive (don’t know about ScotPatsFan) – maybe when the pubs close?
Celtic first
Keeping his head
Drawing his wages / expenses …quietly waiting on a billet somewhere in UEFA
The most blatant conflict of interest ,trumped only by his shamelessness in not resigning
The LibCons should follow The Russians and Jail
Coldplay and Dizee Rascal
Taranis
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£1.20
HH
Googybhoy
If I strained a little bit I might have been able to hear your mum’s end of the conversation. Sitting out the back about 200 yards from Lomond Rd
You bhoys up for a quiz tonight or not?
HH
CRC
Running at a loss and a champions league budget? Well how the f… did that happen?
What is the turnover of us compared to Helsinborgs.
Paul, ffs.
taranis
20:53 on 17 August, 2012
In BallOch??!
If we allow the british govt to kidnap publishers, we can forget justice in scotland.
The self declared champions of “freedom of speech” are a banking protection racket.
Assange: freedom or fascism, thats the choice.
CRC
I’m oot ,after you putting me down last week.
Celtic_First
Nothing inspires like the unique aura and atmosphere of a the sincerity of a Church at prayer. Believer? Doubter? Searcher? Atheist? It doesn’t matter. It feels safe and welcoming.
I met a convert in there today….he talked long and passionately about how life had been a thousand miles an hour as he chased the years he had been (in his words) the dark.
I didn’t agree with a lot that he said, but I could never doubt his faith and joy, and I had no right to argue for my own colourless alternative…not there.
You can hear happiness in the silence.
Hail Hail
Estadio
voguepunter
20:55 on
17 August, 2012
oot in the pub?
HH
CRC
Palacio 67
Way off. I think you were either loaded in ’83 or too young to care !!!
Googybhoy
The very same…..
Tropical down here mate
CRC
I’m definitely in. I hope no one else is so that I can win.
CRC
Naw …..oot of your life..forever.
Estadio 20:56
Happiness in peace.
Yea and verily.
Estadio @ 20.26
Estadio back writing again. All is well with the world….at least for the moments reading your musings.
musings???
A bit pretentious for a Drum punter !
Well hello to all the bhoys in a different league, anybody else noticed how the ‘in a different league’ diehards don’t talk football anymore.
Strip them of their honors please, it is just.
Ok Bhoys, lets try again this week and welcome to the Voguepunter memorial Friday nite footie quiz. You need the practice for the live one, which is coming to a Glasgow pub very soon!
Round 1 follows
CRC
Round 1 of 5: If you know your Celtic European History?
(2pts if you are first to answer Q correctly, 1pt if correct but not first. One submission only per round )
1Which future Celtic defender played against the Hoops for Stuggart in the UEFA Cup in 2003?
2:Which Celt scored 4 in a Cup winners cup game in 1989, but we still got knocked out?
3: Which stadium hosted the 1970 European Cup final held?
4:Which Celt finished joint top scorer in the European Cup in season 1971-72?
5: Who knocked the Hoops out in the UEFA Cup QF in 2003/04?
6: Who were Celtic scorers in the 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the 1997/98 UEFA Cup?
7: Who played in goals for Celtic in the 1970 European Cup final?
taranis
20:58 on
17 August, 2012
Googybhoy
The very same…..
Tropical down here mate
Great that . So next time up the road got to buy you and El Diego a few pints.
Do me a favour and email me at jimmcgougan@live.com.