News that Hull City had a £6m bid for Robert Snodgrass accepted took the wind out of my sails this morning. Snodgrass was one of the outstanding performers for clubs in the bottom half of the English Premier League last season, so it’s easy to understand his ticket price, despite only having a year left on his Norwich City contract.
He is a Celtic fan and has not hidden his desire to play for the club, but Hull City (good grief) are now bidding £6m for players from relegated clubs, after spending £8m on a Spurs squad filler.
This all begs the question, can we afford to compete with Hull City? Probably, yes, but we can no more afford to splurge £14m on a couple of players than Hull, who a year ago were reporting debts close to £80m.
We’re operating in an environment where indirect competitors for players are spending unsustainable amounts of money, pretty much like Rangers did for 20 years under Sir David Murray. For a few years after Fergus left, we played the same game as Rangers, running up millions of pounds of losses year after year, before pulling away from the edge, while they kept the pedal to the metal and careered into liquidation.
The decision not to match the Bank of Scotland money flowing into Rangers cost us trophies, and caused a great deal of dispute in the Celtic family, but story ended sweetly. So, so, sweetly.
The crash may never hit England, but the job for Celtic is to find a way of remaining competitive in the Champions League while matching income to expenditure.
Visit the CQN Bookstore to get Tommy Gemmell to sign your personal copy of his book, All the Best.
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TSOAL
Debbie lookin more like Cher every year. :)
bsr
It would be better if he got it moved off the telly altogether, along wi that other pile of manure coronation st. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
DD
As long as she does not try
If I Could Turn Back Time
She will be fine
eddieinkirkmichael
20:09 on 27 June, 2014
Congrats on getting the steady job mate…and I am sure the three Grandchilfren will be fighting over who goes with Granddad every week…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Dallas
That was the day Danny became my favourite ever Celtic player. Did big Roddy score in that game? Know you will remember. :))
WeefratheTim
I remember one night I thought the dog had fallen down the stairs, but it was only Eastenders finishing. ;-)
TheWifeWatchesIt CSC
TSOAL
Whits wae the bondage outfit? :)
Good evening friends.
Having a wee night out tomorrow in Auchterarder. Anyone know of pubs with entertainment?
Jobo
bsr
The dog was more likely to throw itself down the stairs watching and listening to that guff. :-)
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
DD
It’s holding her together
Atomic
Bernie Ecclestone is playing guitar tonight for Blonde
The Telegraph @Telegraph 14m
Remake of cult football film Escape to Victory being considered by Hollywood http://fw.to/wY0YzuD
Do not know if Stallone could still do a job in goals ! But I do know that Pele wouldn’t be pole vaulting any fences :)
TSOAL
Beastie Boys cover dire!
Atomic Magic!
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
20:37 on
27 June, 2014
By the sounds of Ol Debbie he would be better grabbin the mic
Missed the start of Blondies set. Did she parachute in ? :))
TSOAL
Somebodys Great Granny on somebodys shooders.
Only at Glasto.
DontPatmadug
She got in
One way or another
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
:)) Could be a long night :)
DontPatmadug
Nae chance of dreaming then
bournesouprecipe
20:32 on 27 June, 2014
WeefratheTim
I remember one night I thought the dog had fallen down the stairs, but it was only Eastenders finishing. ;-)
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HaHaHa, cqnschickmurray.
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
:(
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
Saving ma puns up for Dolly Parton.
maewestcfc
eddieinkirkmichael
Great news pal,have still tae catch a pint wae
yer good self, glad yer doing well.
Queen Elizabeth and Dolly Parton die on the same day, but only one can get into the pearly gates.
St. Peter asks Queen Elizabeth what makes her special enough to enter Heaven. Elizabeth takes out a douche bottle and douches herself.
St. Peter asks Dolly what makes her special enough to get into Heaven. Dolly opens up her shirt and flashes her chest.
St. Peter lets Queen Elizabeth in instead of Dolly. When Dolly asks St. Peter why Elizabeth was let in, Peter replies, “A royal flush beats a wild pair.”
Still a few pages back but on players scoring a hat-trick against
Celtic and losing.
Albert Craig Hamilton Accies in a 8-3 win for us.
Paolo ‘Free the Weed’ Nutini on BBC3 now. Nice! :)
Lee McCulloch fav Band Elbow coming on now
jc2
If you’re talking about the game at Parkhead in 1987(?) I’m pretty sure Accies had 3 different scoters that day.
Scoters and scorers!
scoters
We are the Mods
Jc2
I know Albert well. A real good bhoy. If he had scored a hat trick against his heroes? Myself and all of Clydebank would have been informed by AC! ;)
HT
I was
I thought he had scored a hat trick.
Right enough it was about that time we used to play 5s 1-2 on a sat
Come off park shower(no liquids) before stopping off
For a Litre of Merrydown and either a litre of Lambrusco red or
btl of buckle which both to be scudded in ten minutes before
We got to game.
So I might have been confused
HT
scrotes ?
Chile 5/1 to do Brazil the morra has got to be worth
a Hail Mary tenner…….Columbia evens to do a toothless
Uruguay……fill yer boots
dontblamemeifitgoeswrangCSC.
Come on Willie Limond
jc2
I’ll see if I can find it anywhere and get back to you mate.
TBJ
Scrotum Socrates :-)
D D
Are we talking about the same Albert, the one with let’s say the chequered past