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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Just heard probably the worst call on ssb from a so called celtic fan
Allys a legend. not his fault fans should get off his back its all the players fault i want rangers back in top league wer they belong u couldny make it up
My girlfriend is so lovely. She went to Glasgow today directly after working night-shift to get herself a new Celtic top. Emili Izaguirre and Efe Ambrose where signing merchandise bought in the Argyle street store today. Not only did she get her top signed by both of them but she bought photos of them and got them to sign them for me too. Love the ‘3’ added to Izaguirre’s. She went directly to bed when she got home. I’ll need to wait for her to wake to hear her story.
hello Champions ….been busy informing oor European pals that the “Great” will be removed from Great Britain this year….they loved it….braw …..as the man who lives in a cave wisely pointed oot …..education is the smart move …aye …the man who loved the lassies said it (as he more than often did) the brawest:
O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae mony a blunder free us,
An’ foolish notion:
What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e us,
An’ ev’n devotion!
…………….and for some …..
But yet, O Lord! confess I must,
At times I’m fash’d wi’ fleshly lust:
An’ sometimes, too, in wardly trust,
Vile self gets in:
But Thou remembers we are dust,
Defil’d wi’ sin.
O Lord! yestreen, Thou kens, wi’ Meg-
Thy pardon I sincerely beg,
O! may’t ne’er be a livin plague
To my dishonour,
An’ I’ll ne’er lift a lawless leg
Again upon her.
………………………………
its a braw time to be a Celtic loon………….Braw …..
mncelt,
I was in the Jungle when we all started singing ‘who’s the mason in the black?’ after another honest mistake and quick as a flash the referee, one Brian McGinley (he of the public toilets infamy) immediately pointed at the linesman nearest us. It even got a cheer from the Jungle!
Mike Ashley jeez…news yesterday
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Sports Direct buys 11% stake in House of Fraser
House of Fraser
The agreement comes as Chinese conglomerate Sanpower prepares to take an 89% stake in House of Fraser.
michaelj
i hope you are joking, we should be bombarding the media with calls for McCoist to stay
I don’t know TOWIB but RBTH may do.
Bigshuggy,
Yes, I think a lot of people have seen the chant tagged as ‘racist’ and dived right in without even thinking about it.
Leigh deserves some sort of punishment, but sacking him would be over the top.
Just listening to SSB. The mob want Sally out now. It’s hilarious listening to Wishart and Hannah sticking up for McCoist. I think deep down they know as a manager the guy’s a fud but he’s their mate so what can you do.
mncelt,
I wonder how many of us can truthfully say we’ve never joined in with any offensive chanting at some point in our lives?
michaelj
……….. I think you can!
Sally getting pelters from depressed Bears who came on after him – think there’s a few Tim conspirators at the wind-up re: supporting him/ give him a chance etc.
morrissey- looks a nice place mate,maybe an idea to keep venues via emails,i’m sure you know the depths our enemies plummet to.HH..
Cmon the Frogs!
Am I allowed to say that or is it racist?!
HH!!
* Emilo *were
I can’t even blame predictive text as I post using a laptop.
Another post about Rangers, given the pro-unionist attitudes on this site, perhaps the reason for the angst against Salmond is that he took away the Old Firm by not funding Rangers from his back pocket and allowed them to liquidate, and to be more than fair him, he’s not spending the loot on his own team either.
Mncelt, Celtic supporters threw bananas at Mark Walters a few weeks or days after Hearts did it. Times were different but that does not excuse the action. It was patently wrong. Justifying the actions of Griffiths with who hasn’t doesn’t make it ok. I hope the days of the billy boys, the famine song and the glorification of the IRA are over much the same as racist chanting.
Lawrie the frustrated hack…….
Kojo
18:19 on
8 April, 2014
Thanks for the Laugh man.
I know there was a point that I should have stopped laughing but I was too Ty’ed up in it all.
Lawrie the bawbag
Neustadt-Braw
19:13 on 8 April, 2014
‘hello Champions ….been busy informing oor European pals that the “Great” will be removed from Great Britain this year’
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Presumably you weren’t aware that Great Britain is a geographical term, not a political one.
Still, who needs facts, when fantasy, make believe and wishful thinking are so much more fun?
Just spotted the first ‘no surrender’ banner at the bridge.
Horrible feckers.
HH!!
Morrissey the 23rd
19:12 on
8 April, 2014
My girlfriend is so lovely…..
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Aye she is mate….pity aboot her poor eyesight..
howthefekdidsheendupwaeyouC.S.C
Dortmund has to be the best football stadium in Europe.
It might even match CP for atmosphere too.
I can only imagine what Shaktar Donetsk quick news is like just now. Visions of Ernie Lynch invading parliament in a balaclava and a boiler suit.
ernie lynch
19:42 on
8 April, 2014
Neustadt-Braw
19:13 on 8 April, 2014
‘hello Champions ….been busy informing oor European pals that the “Great” will be removed from Great Britain this year’
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Presumably you weren’t aware that Great Britain is a geographical term, not a political one.
Still, who needs facts, when fantasy, make believe and wishful thinking are so much more fun?
…………………..
hahahahahahaha “methinks you presume too much ” you and your kind are on the slippery slope …..hold on to your brittle threads………….braw
Tallybhoy
19:45 on
8 April, 2014
Just spotted the first ‘no surrender’ banner at the bridge.
Horrible feckers.
HH!!
Was it raised upside down?
Mullet and co.
If that mob get to the final you’ll hear the full vile repertoire.
voguepunter @ 19:47
‘Morrissey the 23rd
19:12 on
8 April, 2014
My girlfriend is so lovely…..
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Aye she is mate….pity aboot her poor eyesight..
howthefekdidsheendupwaeyouC.S.C’
“Women only like me for my mind…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIP7XGiDgkk
‘No surrender?’
Naw.
The cry was ‘no defenders.’
After the 6-2 game – and beyond.
HH!!
Would it be accurate to say that those arriving in this country to escape the famine were seeking refuge? Just wondering.
M23-replied to you twice.
Madrid miss penalty
Morrissey the 23rd
Morrissey n maudlin ….I would never have put they two together :O)
Evening Timland from a warm hun free mountain valley.
Warmest day of the year so far, hit 32.5 deg, magic soit was.
Any tips tonight, fancy Chelsea, round about evens just now, but no sure !!!!
HH
THE EXILED TIM
20:03 on
8 April, 2014
Evening Timland from a warm hun free mountain valley.
Warmest day of the year so far, hit 32.5 deg, magic soit was.
Any tips tonight, fancy Chelsea, round about evens just now, but no sure !!!!
HH
Evening mate
They just lost Hazard but you probably know that already
Great night for Celtic u-20’s as Hibs and Sevco both draw, both were leading going into closing stages Hoops v Hibs Cappielow Thursday at 7
TET …I have money on the Dortmund fans ….few in my village ,,,hahaha more beer than money …..braw
Bada bing
What’s the state of play in the U20 league just now ?