No one in football likes losing. When it happens, no one likes accepting the reality that they will lose again. That’s football. You and I didn’t want to lose the league in 2021. Celtic were able to do something about it – within safe margins of risk and the law – and spent money to arrest the situation.
But what if safe margins of risk are not sufficient? Do you jeopardise the club, sail close to the wind legally, lean on the government and police to get what you want? We saw what happened when there was a power struggle at Newco, the police instigated what was eventually established as wrongful prosecutions, costing the taxpayer over £50m and counting. We still see the blind eye the Scottish Government is turning to this scandal.
In Italy, the poster child of maleficence is at it again. Juventus, who were relegated for match fixing in 2006, are back in trouble. Their board resigned last night with questions hanging over the club’s recent financial statements.
The Turin club won nine league titles in a row before losing out in 2021 (I know!). Instead of taking their medicine, they employed accounting practices which led to yesterday’s resignations. Whatever plans were put in place failed. Finances were already disastrous, the club made a loss of €254m last season, a figure that seems likely to be revised up.
Juventus are owned by the Agnelli family. Andrea Agnelli, who was chairman until yesterday, is the great grandson of Gianni Agnelli, founder of Fiat. His grandfather Edoardo bought the club in 1923 and made it one of Italy and Europe’s most successful. The family have been remarkably successful in industrial, commercial and political life in Italy. There is a great Sky documentary film on Gianni, “Agnelli”, worth catching.
Those of us who like our sport clean will celebrate yesterday’s news. We must always be on our guard against the corrupt, who twist and bend the laws.
Speaking of the law, as we predicted earlier, Sydney Super Cup promoters, TEG Live and Left Field Live, have filed papers against Newco for £1.6m compensation for their withdrawal from the competition. Newco, upset and humiliated that Celtic’s commercial team negotiated a package around twice as high as theirs, withdrew under fan pressure. This not only denied them a nice payday, but they will also have to face down a fresh legal challenge, so soon after settling with Sports Direct and with Elite Group administrators on their case.
Newco’s termination apparently cited the lack of the phrase “Old Firm” in promotions for a game against Celtic. Celtic and Newco jointly own commercial rights to the phrase, an agreement Celtic came to in order to give us a veto on its use. Celtic, as they always do, vetoed any use of the term. “Own it and kill it”, is the strategy.
You will still find some people who try to mislead fans that Celtic’s co-ownership here demonstrates the club’s affinity for the term. Know who you are dealing with whenever you read this.
Maybe pick up on Newco’s new manager “Mick” tomorrow. They could have done worse, not that we should be worried.
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BIG JIMMY
Whats your lotto numbers this week mhate
You have the midas touch keep it up and take the bookies to the cleaners
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 30TH NOVEMBER 2022 8:07 AM
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Cheers TOM Mate.
I hope that one of these days I will end up getting the KEYS to the Bookies Shop ?
LOL…..although there is little chance of THAT happening methinks.
So far…this World Cup has been quite good for me…Betting wise….However, that could ALL CHANGE with a Toot from a Refs whistle….
I live in hope.
ive been VERY impressed with the USA’s player ” CHRISTIAN PULISTIC” and that is why I took him to score at ” anytime” last night, although he tends to create Goals rather than Score them ?
I believe he plays for Chelsea ?
i was impressed with several of the USA Players last night, apart from CCV obviously, TULISIC, DEST, BUCHANAN….and the USA Captain ( Ive forgotten his name), were amongst those who played really well.
The USA Boy ” DEST” looks very good when he attacks defenders…he has a lot of skill for a Right back.
HH Mate.
CELTICFOREVER on 30TH NOVEMBER 2022 8:23 AM
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Cheers Mate, I’ll try my BEST every day.
HH.
DAVID66 on 30TH NOVEMBER 2022 5:59 AM
Good morning all from a dark chilly/damp Garngad
Well done CCV last night, unfortunately for us he is in the biggest shop windy ever another performance like last night and teams will be after the young fella.
That’s life.
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Very TRUE Mate.
i hope you and the Family are all Fit and Well ?
How did wee Riley get on in his teams last game ?
HH Mate.
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Big Jimmy, I may take a stroll down to the Shipbank about 12 if you are available for selection.
GG 1.58
Aye indeed. 😂
Given that BELGIUM have looked so POOR up til now in the World Cup….I REALLY FANCY CROATIA to hammer them Tomorrow ?
Croatia are 13/8 to WIN.
Correct score lines of Croatia to win 3 – 0 is odds of…28/1.
Croatia to win…4 – 0 is 50/1.
I have done all three Bets.
Just saying like, but Belgium look to be a very unhappy Squad…according to reports…maybe some IN Fighting etc ?
MON the CROATS.
LOL
HH
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 30TH NOVEMBER 2022 8:39 AM
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Big Jimmy, I may take a stroll down to the Shipbank about 12 if you are available for selection.
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BRRB…
Sorry Mate but I am STILL a bit unwell and I haven’t been out anywhere for TEN Days.
I just can NOT go drinking right now, due to my health.
Hopefully, I will catch up with you next week or so ?
Apologies.
HH
Ooops…
CROATIA v BELGIUM Game is TOMORROW ( Thursday)….and NOT Today !
I can be a Chump sometimes.
Sorry.
HH
Think your counting your winning a day early Big Jimmy
CELTICFOREVER on 30TH NOVEMBER 2022 8:23 AM
BIG JIMMY
Whats your lotto numbers this week mhate
You have the midas touch keep it up and take the bookies to the cleaners
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I havent done the Lottery since around 2008. there was one Wednesday night, that I had FOUR Numbers and the BONUS BALL.
I ” THOUGHT” that I MAY have won a few Grand and on my way to work the next morning I was quite excited…UNTIL me and my Boss read the Rules on the back of the Ticket…
FOUR Numbers and the BONUS BALL ONLY Paid …” £45 ” !
i dont think Ive did the Lottery since then, it pissed me aff. getting FIVE Numbers correct outta SEVEN….and only getting £45….so I chucked it.
HH mate.
Is Radio Scotland trying to face up to sectarianism in Scotland? Interesting discussion just now, resulting from something James McAvoy has said.
Big Jimmy
No problem old chap. I’ll see you in January, taking a break from hedonistic behaviour this month. 😁
Next month ffs. 🤪
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 30TH NOVEMBER 2022 9:35 AM
Big Jimmy
No problem old chap. I’ll see you in January, taking a break from hedonistic behaviour this month.
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Okay BRRB…See you in January after we GUB the Huns at Ipox.
LOL
HH Mate.
I am not sure if Beale will make a difference although understand
that being a NEW boss may give the hun players an extra impetus
to achieve better results
The big problem to me is that nothing seems to have been done
regarding these corrupt VAR officials and decisions and So Celtic
will still have problems with VAR after the world cup
Wouldnt surprise me if Beale was told DONT WORRY WE HAVE VAR IN
OUR POCKET
The new article will be up at 12.00.
The new article will be up at 12.00.
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is “The new article” a new article that got liquidated and then reformed while claiming the same history as the old new article?
cant wait til high noon to find out
Just read the link to a thread of tweets provided on here about Juventus’ finances.
(Apologies – can’t recall who provided)
Those tweets in turn provided a link to Swiss Ramble’s analysis.
Interesting as ever but I gave up at €552m losses over last three years !!!!
Dearie me.
Uncanny parallels with Sevco – only the scale of the operation differs.
Liquidated.
Started again at the bottom.
Had a chance to do it right this time.
But supremacist mentality kicked in.
Great club.
Great tradition.
Blah.
Blah.
Blah.
When this happens you genuinely have to question the legitimacy of every achievement in their history.
Was everything built on cooking the books and brown enveloping referees?
Send them back down with haste.
Livewire player that he is, has no-one got the heart to tell Phil Foden that his haircut looks way closer to Rikki Fulton’s Josie than it does to US rapper 50 Cent ?
BARNET FC
cheese on toast
Anyone think to give Conor Coventry a short term contract would be a good idea HH
A very happy St Andrew’s day to all on CQN.