The commercial consequences of Sunday’s Ramsdens’ Cup Final result didn’t occur to me until Celtic released season ticket news yesterday. Over the years, when possible, Celtic and Rangers released season ticket renewal notices on the back of a favourable result.
As well as a party at Ibrox on Sunday night, the wheels would have been ready to roll with photographs of newly acquired silverware and a plea from the most expensive failed-yet-retained manager in history to renew early. There may even have been a price increase this year, slipped in amid the feel-good factor.
There has been a lot of talk about how critical season ticket sales are to Newco Rangers but we are no different. The circa 40,000 people who commit to support Celtic each season are the rock bed upon which all plans are made. Sure, Champions League money is critical, but without this volume of season ticket sales there would be no Champions League money. The season ticket is the Badge of Honour in Scottish football, during these critical years more than any other time.
In 2012 when we campaigned to deny a new club access to an elevated position in Scottish football we did so in the knowledge that competition in the league would be different going forward. This was our preference. While actual attendances have often been below season ticket levels I know that to a man, woman and child, everyone who pitches up to watch Celtic appreciates being apart from the scourge which afflicted us for so many years. This is the way I like my football, long may it last.
Seville – The Celtic Movement
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Doc
Where wd that said Dropbox be??
Toronto Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas was arrested early Monday morning in Wasaga Beach and charged with drunk driving.
According to an OPP release, open beer bottles were spotted in Valanciunas’ vehicle as he went through a drive-thru at 2:30 a.m. Police tracked the vehicle. After investigation, Valanciunas was placed under arrest, charged with “Exceed 80 mgs.” It’s not clear who, if anyone else, was with him.
The team was in the midst of a second day off after back-to-back games Friday and Saturday. It’s also not clear why the 21-year-old Lithuanian was in the summer hangout, 130 kilometres north of Toronto, on a dreary spring day.
It should be noted here that DUI is an offence against the Criminal Code of Canada and not the Provincial Highway Traffic act, as such if found guilty he will have a criminal record and could be ordered into rehab.
His teammates and coach are supportive of him saying he is just a young lad who has made a mistake.
The local media although not sympathetic are not crucifying him either.
Lets face it, it was only a DUI which could have took a life and not a song about being a refugee….and then again why would he, he’s a Lithuanian :-)))))
doc…
Again I agree…
but was merely pointing out that a tiny, non-established religious group with limited access to many offices was not likely to be in a position to have access to upper echelons of political power!
The UK like most (all?) Nation states has biases legal and cultural as a result of their histories. The position now is much better than 50 years ago, much much better than 100 years ago, much much much better…etc etc…
Jude2005, your own Dropbox file, it should be uploaded by now, try opening it, might take a few minutes to load.
Kojo
23:04 on
8 April, 2014
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Like everybody,I would have said things I now regret.
Hopefully they were not recorded for posterity.
Privacy is a thing of the past.
Jude, just checked my own and the April fixtures are there, any problems let me know.
cqnpredictor@gmail.com
alasdair maclean- HH
Yes , No?
haven’t made my mind up re September, one thing I know I will never vote labour in my life again, can’t vote tory won’t vote snp, green? They are more anti catholic than lol.
think ill vote mondter raving lunny party in future..
BT
Are they french
Virtually to a man, all the posters who say get rid of LG have admitted to singing something they are not proud of.
FFS, we were all young and daft in our time.
LG is young and doesn’t seem to be as well educated as many on here are, yet you can’t see the error of his ways now you think you are better than him.
Feckin hypocrits every last one of yous, get a grip and give the boy a chance to redeem himself, if he gets a chance and doesn’t take it, fair enough.
Get of yer high horses, ye will be gettin nose bleeds up there.
It’s just like the GB banner all over, nothing was mentioned till the media stirred things up, the self same media you profess not to give a toss about, jeezo, get real FFS.
HH
Blantyre…
Vote Lib Dem…
In the certain knowledge it will do no harm at all…to anyone lol
ARE YOU SOMEONE OF IRISH DESCENT? GO TO MASS?
BEWARE!
Vote ‘yes’ and you will unleash all the beasts from hell. Yes, the wicked SNP. Just you watch as they SNP basturts will deport a taig a day from your previously safe country. Just you watch as Big Feck consumes a priest a day for his breakfast. Just you watch when they pesky Chinese invade Scotland because you voted ‘yes’ and messed up the whole of Europe’s defense system.
Stay loyal to the Queen, Orange Order, UKIP, Tories, UVF, Daily Mail. Daily Telegraph.
Rule Britannia!
Soal
I don’t care anymore.
Foe every billybhoy05 we have an ernie lynch… 8(
One thing is for sure.
We are all sinners.
So there!
BT
Quite right mucker
Love
Justafan
as a wro dealing with poverty in 21st century Scotland/uk they can all go and take a flying to themselves.
Thought is get it from the horses mouth regarding the recent LG incident and email three Czechs that I know, asking their opinions.
All thought the fuss created rather mystifying and mildly amusing.
Eva, a rather leggy, stunning blonde in her early thirties asked: “If he is Scottish, does he have have red hair and drink a lot?”
Any punters offended by that in turn? :-)
MacJay
Pardon me if ye hiv hoid this.. afore..
But..
Ah liked it so much, when Ah hoid it.. Ah hiv hid it Laminated .. tae keep in Ma Wallet!
n..it wiz Pope Francis , who Said it…
“Who am I , to Judge?”
That phrase sure Fits this.. Uproar, in a China Cup.
Like Ah said..
Gie The Lad a Stiff Talkin To..n A Stiff fine.. n a Stiff Warning..
but..
Fur Heaven’s sake.. No a Stiff Drink!
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Fuggettabootit…
BT, you are a monster raving loony so it’s ok to vote for yourself.
Happy to help bruv.
HH
Hamilton tim
What would I think.?.I dont really know.It would have no relevance to me,I am not a refugee.
PFayr.
Well I would think my property in Scotland,that I pay Council Tax on would enable me to vote.I am on the electoral list,last time I checked.
Oh, and before anyone says he represents the club……..
We all represent the club, we are the club as much as any player, manager or director, more so if fact.
HH
I find it very difficult to be patriotic about this country, for a lot of reasons that are posted here daily.
ACGR
you can be my election agent, need someone dafter than me to lead the campaign.
Do u want to be chris or chas?
Night all. Night wee Oscar my hero. God bless x
Off to bed. Cheers all.
Al
!!bada bing!!
23:35 on 8 April, 2014
“Patriotism is the lady refuge of a scoundrel.” ~ Samuel Johnson
Living in the land of the “free”, I tend to agree.
BT, yer gonna loose with ACGR as an agent!
BT, I’ll be Frank.
ACGR
I have a parcel ready to send to you in the morning.
HH
Doc
with moonshine on the dorstep for our electorate. ?
We get to drink the aged nectar.
Acgr
sidebottom?
BT, I’d vote for the pair of ye:-)
As long as you leave the bottle!
Doc
Ta for that. Half way thru 2nd bottle of red. So ill approach it 2 morro
Jude, nah, better do it now, I’ve seen your sober predictions:-)
TET
And because I represent Celtic I would never refer to someone as a ‘f@@@@@@ refugee’.
Turkeybhoy
And neither is Rudi Skacel.
By now you will know that I am now putting myself forward for monster raving lunny party.
my manifesto is hail hail..
goodnight folks.
HH and KTF. 8-)
Tonight has been another learning experience.
Calling black people monkeys can’t really be racist because they’re not monkeys. Calling Indian people p#k#s can’t be racist because they’re not from Pakistan. Calling travellers f&£kin pikeys can’t be racist as they’re not really pikeys.
People who want to preserve the core values of the club and stand up for a demographic of the club need to get off their high horses and stop being so pious.
Sad day when an apparent majority of the celtic support share these views.