A Dermot Desmond interview! Remember him? It’s been a while since we’ve seen or heard from our major shareholder, so I am pleased STV got hold of him. His absence for so many years is not in itself an offence, but there has been no evidence he remains engaged with the club, and that’s not healthy.
His comments on Ronny Deila I agree with. Ronny is here because we think he can improve players and therefore improve the team. The evidence cited by Dermot Desmond (Nir Bitton, Tom Rogic), suggests he’s able to do this. There have been downsides of course. Ronny’s twice fallen in the Champions League to lesser-resourced (although decent) teams.
If we’re going to build a team we need to be patient enough to let the guy get on with the job.
The comments about a British league within 10 years are worth examining at a later date, but for brevity: this is no more than blue-sky thinking.
I agree in principle that technological changes are underway which will undermine the BSkyB business model. This model relies on the pull of English Premier League football to deliver high-value subscription rates from a huge portion of the UK population.
We talked in the summer about the switch to what the Americans call ‘cutting the cord’; moving away from expensive subscription TV to watching feeds streamed from foreign broadcasters, effectively free of charge. This is happening and its impact will only increase.
I know lots of CQNers are already consuming their English football in this manner, it works and it’s practically undetectable (i.e. it really is undetectable). But it’s not easy yet. You need to know what you are doing, and you need decent broadband. Products are improving all the time, as is broadband provision. Soon paying £100 per month for TV, as many do, will be a goodwill option.
Should there be even a modest shift in BSkyB’s ability to generate huge revenue from EPL football, the fallout in the English football bubble (it is a bubble) will be swift and structurally damaging.
Getting to the point. English football has a business model with risks which could bring it down. Technological changes are underway which undermine this model. Lots will happen in the next 10 years.
Let me share one of my favourite graphs………..
Kodak had a great marketing slogan, they called a great image a ‘Kodak moment’, when people would turn to their cameras to capture the memory on Kodak paper. The phrase was turned on its head in recent years when the realisation that Kodak’s entire business model was about to be destroyed by digital cameras.
The moment of realisation became the ultimate ‘Kodak moment’, it now meant a moment when you realise technology is about to wipe you out. Those who were saying this about Kodak 20 years ago were mocked. Some of us already think we’ve seen English football’s Kodak moment.
This is Kodak’s market capitalisation between 1989 and 2012, where was your Kodak moment?
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Sandman on 1st October 2015 12:10 am
Indeed.
How dare a rich capitalist invest in our club.
Just as bad as that other scoundrel ……..Bunnet McCann.
How dare he get rid of the Jungle.
Just have a look at the other “investors” in football clubs.
The whole thing would be hilarious if it weren`t so sad.
Now that my Mrs , my folks and dug are all sound asleep in this pleasant wee holiday home I decided to check out the Timternet.
Obviously our major shareholder has a cunning plan. The plan ,though has a flaw.
Resolution12 is rather important.
Not in a British League , full stadium , massive return for your investment kinda way.
Just that been cheated once is enough.
Old Firmism gives me the boak.
Looking forward to the game.
As I posted on Tuesday , don’t be surprised if Effe is playing left back.
Nite all.HH
https://twitter.com/BenRussell_7/status/629716819100745728
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LOL, excellent.
Just reposting this to give the nightshift a laugh. Night, genuine Tims. You know who you are…
shoosh
shoosh
turn that doon
listen
that the right wing capitalist board supportin desmond followers co,img
Celtic
It was decided to start a business to assist in the provision of welfare for the poor of the East End of Glasgow.
Capital was raised.
A company was formed .
Shares were issued.
Profit was made.
Some of the profit was distributed to the needy.
Players were bought .
Players were sold
Some at a profit .
Some at a loss.
And so it is today.
Celtic F.C.
As capitalist as Wall Street.
Why would anti-capitalists support such a blatantly capitalist organisation?
Why don`t they just take their money from where their mouths are and let the real supporters get on with it ?
The supporters who understand the real ethos of Celtic and support the same ethos their forefathers supported however flawed that may have appeared at times.
If Dermot Desmond loves the EPL so much, why doesn’t he buy a controlling stake in a club like Leeds and try to get them into the premiership?
If he loves Sevco as much as his repeated unsolicited praise of them suggests, why doesn’t he buy them out from fat mike, google eyes, glibsy or whoever else owns ra deeds?
I just wish he would do one and dispose of his shares in Celtic. He uses his status as largest shareholder to de facto control the club’s strategy. This “strategy” seems to be do the bare minimum, court and take the bigot pound, and get ready to lift your skirt and wrap yourself in a Union Jack if the backside falls out of the English TV deals.
The irony is that this strategy has taken us full circle; we now have the poorest Celtic team since Desmond bought into Celtic in 1994.
He has been spouting this Colin Nish about Celtic playing in the EPL or a British league “within a few years” ever since 1995. Football has moved on over the last 20 years, if England federates with clubs from other countries it will be the big money markets of the USA and mainland Europe they look to, not Celtic and the zombie franchise in Govan that Desmond repeatedly praises.
But while others move on, Desmond refuses to do so and still clings onto his 20 year delusional dream of Celtic playing in the same league as man city arsenal etc.
We need people with constructive and viable solutions to the problems facing Celtic, not people who can only promise jam tomorrow should a fanciful dream they’ve had for 20 years come to pass.
If he can’t be bothered getting himself to an AGM – surely in this day and age he could even dial in by video conference – then he should find himself a new toy and stop suffocating the life out of Celtic.
RUDICANTFAIL on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015 11:36 PM
Before the Politically Correct mob bang on again ad nauseum….yawn yawn yawn
The number 1 name registered for newborns in UK….2014
Mohammed……………….seriously
Just as we sow we shall reap
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Disgusting comment, and you should be banned for that.
Great Celtic quotes as reprised by the plc-
“A football club shall be formed for the maintenance of fantastic balance sheets”
“Football is nothing without share dividends”
“We did it by applying amortisation; pure, glorious amortisation”
“Without non-executive directors who know better than the plebs, football is nothing. Sometimes we are inclined to forget that.”
TGBS, like your style and your last post.
I hope he makes a right horses knob of his sclaffbaw outing at Carnoustie.
Well, it would’nt be fair. I do it jist about every week.
Sick and scunnered with this ritch prick’s abuse of his position. He needs to go. The sooner the better.
Night Celtic men and wummin……..HH
Rudi
Bit disturbing u spend your spare time on forums trolling. Go make some friends or get a hobby.
Years to come you’ll be thinking what the hell was I at. Waste of time in this short life .
Mohammedcsc
Morning hoops
Nightshift just about finished than it’s home for a few hours kip and then up at 11ish to start my journey to fun city. hoping that ACGR doesnae start any of his love chariot nonsense later on after the effects of BV and Pot Still. Might pack a cricket bat just in case.
Still fuming about Desmondo’s skewed moonbeams about the infirm. Hoping the GB have a suitable message for him but it’s perhaps the support in general that need to get the message across to him that we don’t need or want no stinking huns polluting our space.
A win tonight would help big time.
See ya’s all later
HH
Mo Mo loads of Mo’s
Mo Mo loads of Mo’s
No Mo loads of Mo’s
Loads of Mohamed children.
MWD said AYE
Morning,all.
More deleted posts overnight. Only a couple,mind-it’s not like the good old bad old moon howling days.
Yet…
Usual split-shift this afternoon,should be finished well before kick-off. I’ll settle down to watch it on the telly,envying every one of you who is there.
SKYISALANDFILL on 1ST OCTOBER 2015 5:17 AM
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Agreed it would be a lot better to see the general support display a banner .
Can’t always leave it to the GB especially when they will just be accused of board hating .
RUDICANTFAIL 1136
As your post wasn’t one of those deleted,I assume the moderators reckon your comment was merely to highlight the lack of imagination of Muslim parents.
Which,of course,it was…
SKYISALANDFILL
Wee suggestion for tonight,save you the bother of a baseball bat.
Don’t wear the French maid uniform this time.
Enjoy the pre and post-match almost as much as the match itself,bud.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 1st October 2015 6:07 am –
Oh dear.
Assuming the quotes attributed to D.D. are accurate in relation to Ronny ,which suggest that Ronny is secure in his job irrespective of our results …………………….
then I`m starting to climb on board with the malcontents.
Keep me posted.
Couldn`t give a proverbial about D.D`s reputed wealth and capitalist tendencies which are ,of course ,a complete irrelevance and tend to muddy the real issue.
What is in the best interests of Celtic?
That`s all that matters.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 1ST OCTOBER 2015 6:13 AM
Bobby.
Islamic JIHAD threatens us all.
Not the religion of Islam.
You surely understand the distinction.
Macjay
Welfare capitalism – can you grasp the difference?
MWD said AYE
Bmcuw
Whose posts were deleted?
Macjay
Is it in Celtic’s best interests to have our major shareholder talking in such glowing terms about a club that no longer exists?
A club that cheated us out of millions of pounds?
A club whose supporters frequently sang of their desire to be up to their knees in our blood?
Do you genuinely think it’s in our clubs best interests to be linked in any way to such a vile creature?
I don’t.
MACJAY 0628
I certainly do,mate. Pretty sure you won’t have seen an Islamophobic comment from me.
Have a safe trip home,bud.
HAMILTONTIM
Dunno,mate. But when I checked the site earlier,GREENINBINGLEY 0124 was top of page 13.
BMCUW
Surprised at that I thought there was only one that should have been removed but alas no.
Ps I’ll be making your hoot on the 10th for a few hours in the afternoon.
Interesting article from today’s Herald.
Thirty years of murder and violence during the Troubles has caused lasting sectarian division, hurt and hatred not only in Northern Ireland but here in Scotland too. But a series of events held on this side of the water are aiming to bring Irish Republicans and Unionists together and aid the reconciliation process.
The first meeting, which was held last week in the village of Plains, North Lanarkshire, was organised by a local Republican organisation, Cairde na hEireann (Friends of Ireland), and brought together Republicans who have spent time in prison and former British Army soldiers who have served in Northern Ireland.
Now the organisation says it intends to hold a series of similar meetings across Scotland, which could include victims of the Troubles.
The event was inspired by the Sinn Fein initiative Uncomfortable Conversations, which is aimed at promoting dialogue between the two communities.
It has included an event held in Londonderry/Derry last month attended by Sinn Fein’s national chairman Declan Kearney and Northern Ireland’s police chief George Hamilton.
Franny McAdam, national organiser of Cairde na hEireann, said: “The idea is that it is only through dialogue and talking through your experiences of what happened, then you can understand the other side’s point of view.
“The former soldiers gave their experiences of why they joined the Army and what happened in Northern Ireland, and how they felt about it.
“The Republicans talked about why they did what they did and ended up in jail – so it was a really interesting event.”
He added: “It was a ground-breaking event for Scotland – there is nothing like this which has happened before and we are planning to do a series of these events.
“It is not about sitting down and apportioning blame to anyone, it is sitting down and understanding why things happened. The sooner people do that, I think the sooner reconciliation can come about.
“Scotland is a very sectarian place as well. It is about breaking down barriers and sitting down and talking.”
One of the panel members was former soldier Tam Stewart, who was in the former Royal Scots Regiment for nine years and spent just over two years in Northern Ireland in the early 1980s. He said he had been nervous in the run-up to the event, but the meeting was “anything but uncomfortable”.
He said: “I spoke about my own experiences – I grew up in a wee village where there was no bigotry at all and we all played together as one.
“You join the army and suddenly you go to Northern Ireland and face bigotry – it was quite a shock to experience that as a young lad of 19, you don’t really understand at that stage in life what is going on.
“I think the meeting is an excellent idea and I think it is the way forward.
“The fact we could have a discussion which was anything but an ‘uncomfortable conversation’ and shake hands was really good – it is the first step on a long journey I believe.”
Another panel member was Micky Kinsella, a Republican activist from Derry who was never convicted but spent time on remand in prison accused of crimes including firearms possession.
He said he had found it interesting listening to the former soldiers and did not find the discussions “uncomfortable”, despite the title of the meeting.
He added: “I think a lot was achieved as you had the two sides there listening to each other’s sides and having a discussion in a very calm atmosphere.”
Professor Richard English of the University of St Andrews and the author of ‘Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA’ said “genuine dialogue” between the two political communities in Northern Ireland remains stalled, despite the huge advances which have been made politically.
He added: “Uncomfortable Conversations provides the foundation on which all sides can begin to build proper trust, if they choose to do so.
“Sectarianism in Scotland has generated less violence than in the different context of Northern Ireland. But because of that, it has been seen as less of a priority.
“If the model of open dialogue between communities can be borrowed from Belfast, then that would seem to me another benefit in the Uncomfortable Conversations initiative.”
Corkcelt: enjoy your day. I hope I will be still able to go over at your age. Up the Rhebels!
Good morning friends.
Unfortunately I have no idea of the EK weather this morning due to the heavy fog;-)
However it appears to be lifting as I type so I’ll be back after my cornflakes….
Good morning CQNers,
If Dermot Desmond can have pipe dreams then I think I’m entitled to do the same, mine is that Fenerbahce’s expensively assembled team continue to play like a team of individuals and Celtic play like a team tonight. Also, I hope the defence play slightly higher up the park and Craig Gordon mops up behind them and plays a blinder.
C’mon the hoops!!
HAMILTONTIM on 1ST OCTOBER 2015 6:38 AM
Bmcuw
Macjay
Is it in Celtic’s best interests to have our major shareholder talking in such glowing terms about a club that no longer exists?
A club that cheated us out of millions of pounds?
A club whose supporters frequently sang of their desire to be up to their knees in our blood?
Do you genuinely think it’s in our clubs best interests to be linked in any way to such a vile creature?
I don’t.
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Hamilton.
We used to sing about being up to our knees in orange blood.Think about it.
Is it just possible that D.D. wants to PROTECT his family from the threats which Lenny and his family had to endure.
I don`t know,but can you identify with a parent feeling that way?
I have never hated Rangers supporters.
But have always hated their raison d`etre.
We`re fighting for the same cause.
There is common ground to be found.
Re. tickets.
If it were possible for my 22 y.o. to slot in with the lads,then that would be terrific.
Seriously no sweat.
Still intend to share a grog with you.It`s what Tims do.
I might be howling at the moon with this….who know’s?
Could DD be informed from some of the boards-Celtic-cyberspace-plants that….
….awful news is about to be revealed about the huns and, by his bigging them up…he might be trying to divert the orc-fury away from innocent Celtic supporters?
If, that’s not the case well…DD’s utterings will have opened the eyes of a huge raft of Celtic supporters(hopefully) who, simply believe that….folk who point out what type of geezers run Celtic Football Club…do so from a position oc concern and, are not doing so to….troll!
I hope it’s the former and, not the latter.
If it’s the latter….well, don’t try to claim that you have not been told….till the cooz come home.
Take care Celtic Supporters….best of luck tonight.
…off oot. YNWA.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 1ST OCTOBER 2015 6:41 AM
MACJAY 0628
I certainly do,mate. Pretty sure you won’t have seen an Islamophobic comment from me.
Have a safe trip home,bud.
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Our guinness will come.
Deal?
Sorry for delay.
I can now exclusively reveal that it’s pretty much exactly the same as the last 5 mornings here – clear sky, almost undetectable wind, beautifully bright. And nae mair sleeps – can’t wait!
Hope to see some of you at The Corner pre-match.
Oh and might as well give another we shout out for Last Man Standing 5 – still a couple of days to join the ever increasing list of entrants (nearer 70 than 60 now) who are looking for a wee bit of fun whilst at the same time helping Wee Shay along the way. And maybe winning enough for a wee holiday away. Just drop a short email to us and we’ll respond with full details – cqnlastmanstanding@gmail.com .
Or if you’re not sure what any of this is about, contact me at jobobaldie@yahoo.co.uk and I’ll get back to you this evening (early!).
Oh and Desmond’s barred from entering…
Thanks for reading this far.
No better feeling than waking up and realizing you’re not goin to work but will soon be heading to the airport to go and watch the Hoops :)))
Buzzincsc
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Anyone heading to the Blane Valley today with a Spare Ticket..Hit Me Up..
Thought l had One..and Not Yet checked if it’s a Sell Out..
Thanks in Advance..
Mon the Hoops..
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CHANNELISLANDCELT on 1ST OCTOBER 2015 7:45 AM
No better feeling than waking up and realizing you’re not goin to work but will soon be heading to the airport to go and watch the Hoops :)))
Buzzincsc
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Full on support on behalf of absent friends.
Go for it !
Tims expect……………………
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Ronny Deila: I’ll repay “inspirational” Dermot Desmond’s faith in me by getting results
DEILA is determined to justify the Celtic owner’s unwavering belief in his management skills.
RONNY DEILA last night dubbed Dermot Desmond an inspiration and vowed to repay the unswerving faith shown in him by the Celtic supremo.
The Parkhead manager was handed a massive boost on the eve of tonight’s Europa League clash against Fenerbahce when the Hoops chief outlined his delight at the progress of the club under the Norwegian’s stewardship.
Desmond believes Deila is improving Celtic and is confident of a successful future alliance.
Celtic have twice missed out on the group stage of the Champions League since Deila’s arrival to replace Neil Lennon and currently trail Aberdeen by four points after nine matches in the Premiership.
But Desmond remains unmoved over his belief in the 40-year-old’s abilities and Deila is determined to justify it.
Dermot Desmond is a big fan of what Ronny Deila’s doing at Celtic.
He said: “It’s always very inspiring to talk to Desmond. He’s an inspiring person. He has experience and knowledge. You can feel it when he comes into a room that he knows what he’s doing and he loves what he’s doing.
“I talk with him a lot. He’s an intelligent guy who knows what he wants. I’m happy he can see that we’re doing good things here. He wants results like everyone. He understands that there’s a way to do that and that we’re progressing.
“He sees when the team is playing well or not playing well. He’s honest, he says it as it is. He understands football as well which is a positive.
“It’s always important to feel trust and it’s great to feel it from Dermot and Peter Lawwell. It gives you confidence, belief and lot of energy to work.
“He’s like every leader should be. He’s honest about what he sees and what he thinks. He asks questions about the next move and what we will do and different things.
“It’s good to get you to reflect on what you are doing. It’s a good relationship.”
Ronny Deila is happy with the reception he’s had from the bosses at Celtic Park.
Desmond spoke at St Andrews as he took part in the Dunhill Links Championship and will travel down to Glasgow for tonight’s game.
The Irish billionaire is adamant the club’s going in the right direction and explained: “We’re a better team than we were last year.
“We’ve had a few tough matches, Aberdeen did well against us and in Europe we were a bit unlucky against Malmo.
“But we’re on a learning curve and I feel our squad is much better than it was last year and we’ll continuously improve.
“Losing to Malmo was a blow to the club and supporters. Leave aside the financial elements of it, we want to be competing with the best for our fans and it’s disappointing we didn’t get through but we’ll endeavour to get there next year.
“Deila has got two trophies under his belt and we can see the good work he’s done with a lot of the players coming on.
“In the current squad, if you take Tom Rogic and Nir Bitton, they have made considerable improvement and a lot of other players have made considerable improvement under Ronny’s guidance.
“So I feel very confident that he’ll continue to improve all the teams at Celtic. I’m confident at Ronny’s future at Celtic.
“There’s a major disconnect between the finance available to teams in Scotland and the finances in the Premier League, La Liga etc.
“The club is in good financial health. What we’re trying to do is to apply intellectual capital on to financial capital and improve the performances of the team.
“I’m confident that in the future the best of Ronny Deila and the best of Celtic is to come.
“Our first challenge is to win the Premiership and get into competing in the Champions League.”
Deila revealed he wasn’t nervous talking to Desmond directly after the Malmo setback and insists he was given support.
He said: “You can never be worried but you’re very disappointed.
“The worst thing I know is to let people down. It’s the hardest thing in life.
“That’s why it’s tough to be a manager. It makes you feel like you’ve let down so many people.
“Of course Dermot is one of those people. But you have to face it. If you can’t go through the hard times you’ll never be a manager in this business.
“The most important thing is everyone is working together, in good times and bad. That has been good at Celtic since I came here.
“A good manager has a sense. If you have the time to look, then you can see an unhappy player.
“The most important thing for a manager is to see his players and I’m good at reading body language.
“If you see a player who doesn’t look you in the eye going past you, it is a cry for help. Of course it is.
“If you then go into a room and ask him what the problem is, you will get it out of him.
“Then you have to find a solution that makes him happy. Doing that means you have created energy rather than losing it.
“If you don’t care, then people will think that whatever you say will never happen.
“You lose belief in what you’re doing. You start to get groups within the group and a war going on. Then it is very tough as a leader to keep progressing the team.
“A year ago, I talked with the players. They had a lot of experience and they had to adapt to me and I had to adapt to them.
“I had to adapt to Scottish football and the Scottish culture and the way they had done things before as well.
“It had to be done in the right order but I’m patient and it’s not only that they have learned from me, I have learned a lot of things on the way, as well.
“That’s making me a better manager and them better players.”
Summa
Ronnie Deila has improved players?
Mmmmmmm.
Let’s give him Bitton.
Far too early to say on Rogic.
But what has he done for 30 goal Kris Commons ,and 20 goal Tony Stokes?
The net result is we have lost £30 to £ 40 million on CL income since his appointment .
TT
Summa.
Ticket office open today , sure a ticket won’t be a problem.
Skyilaslandfill.
Glad that French maid outfit is only for the mad Tim with the love chariots eyes -;)))
TINYTIM on 1ST OCTOBER 2015 8:19 AM
Precisely.
And he has locked us in to retaining the services of Ronny for the foreseeable future.
Irrespective of results.
This is not good.
Ronny had better perform………………..in fact,maybe that`s the psychology.Hopefully.
Any way you look at it,we Celtic are NOT where we should be or deserve to be.
Second best is for the hun.
Unacceptable comments from D.D.
Best we have acceptable results.
Bring forth the tumbrils…………………………..just in case.