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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PF
No chance they will cotton on, or they would have by now.
HH
Putin is a smashing guy …if yer one of his pals
canamalar, Not sure what you meant by that, are you suggesting that I am making the story up. The man who told me is an extremely well known businessman in Ireland and one of Ireland’s best known amateur Golfers.
He himself had been on a few junkets to Celtic Park flying in Desmond’s private jet.
Geez what a nightmare getting on this site these days- redirected, fekkin adverts, hardly worth the hassle…anyhow
NAGS
You may remember Christmas twenty. Ran like one of Santas reindeer last time out when better expected from him.
It transpires he didn’t travel well in the box, kicking lumps out the horse box, got really wound up.
Same on way home.
Anyhow, after trying hoods, blindfolds and all the usual stuff, short trips, eventually they cracked it. If he has a companion, he is all good in the box.
So, worth another wee each way tomorrow. First race Warwick.
Currently 16/1. He should show up better. We will need to take it on trust he travels to the races ok, but hopefully he will. He has a lot more ability than he showed last time. If the real 20 turns up tomorrow, he ain’t a 16/1 shot!!
PFAYR
DD will be whizzing around on his golf cart…cackling like a witch.
It’s mutual contempt.
He is more fond of the bigots and cheats, than he is of the greatest supporters in the world.
Surely, he is one of the most misguided human beings ever to spout lies and nonsense.
I wish he would drive his wee golf cart to Australia, and never come back.
He should be disowned by Celtic.
HH
As anyone with half a brain cell can see, DD is 180deg out of phase with 99% of Celtic fans {Richer scale measurements used here BTW).
So, how do you solve a problem like our Desmond ?
Because, as a few have mentioned, a root cause analysis or our “current malaise/moderate success” would more often than not lead to DDs door.
Not looking for a sugar daddy, just a major shareholder that is IN PHASE with the magnificent WW support that we have.
Anybody got any ideas about how to tackle this particular problem?
just like we kept our heads down when the incompetents burst themselves (rightly or wrongly) we’ll have to keep our heads down and get on with it when the english blister bursts – can’t quite see how this represents an enhancement model for us but I don’t understand how footie works – maybe our attraction will increase when Bolton and stoke etc. have sweet hugh dallas to offer !
why does cqn always set off my talktalk homesafe settings – what part of joanie has bsr been posting?
Joe Hart saves city for a third time.
ET and Pfayr,
I wouldn’t endorse the methods but on foreign policy, he is making mincemeat of the uselesss Democrats. Ten steps ahead.
Didn’t Celtic play in front of their lowest crowd for a long number of years last week v Raith?
Now DD is on the scene….hmmmmmm
DD showing his usual contempt for the Celtic support.
Can’t say I’m really surprised.
We are just another of his buy low sell high projects..
A Celtic fan my arse.
Beefy
It’s quite easy to be decisive when you’re an autocratic despot
I see DD has entered the, ahem, Fray. That Fray it seems is gazing lovingly at a dead team and joining the big lie. Isn’t it great that our major billionaire shareholder, sucking money from the club, is perfectly happy for Celtic supporters to be subject to wanton racism.
Still, as long as we are paying for DDs dividend then all is well.
As for all this latest made up guff about TV channels and the like? We have had any old crap spouted in our direction on stuff like this, Atlantic leagues, Moneyball and now this made up wonder stuff. It’s our equivalent of moonbeams. Pathetic.
Clueless in the boardroom.
As for us being better this season? Really? I will avoid the obvious how would you know DD because his wee puppet Ronnie is backing him up on what is a blatant lie. Another one to add to the many.
Paul67
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is interested to know what your thoughts are regarding DDs absolutely scandalous comment ????
HH
CB
It’s not just the democrats, the other mob as prob worse.
Amazing how the west has done an about turn as soon as Vlad gets involved, their fear is palpable.
I also see that China is getting involved, that will really piss off the west and their ambitions to grab all the assets.
HH
Sixtaeseven don’t go to games, don’t buy any merchandising. Starve them of money. Only language they understand.
I know it will damage us short term but what they are doing to us is damaging us long term.
PF
I think DD’s comments are causing an internet flurry.
English journalists are already deriding the notion of Celtic in a British League.
Celtic fans in general are majorly disappointed, if not nauseous
Best of all the Zombies think he’s trying to derail Warbmeister the genius.
Funny how Paul said nothing about DDs inclusion of the Huns eh? Then again didn’t he appear on BBC last year saying how much he missed them?
Swept under the carpet that one…..
Bournes how do you feel about all this? Do you still back the board?
One of the best goalless first half’s I’ve watched in ages. Borrusia MG v Manchesity.
Cork let,
It was meant as a joke, however I once met a businessman who told me Campbell Ogilvey was a good guy, point being I don’t trust a word of people that operate at that level.
Check up on everything they tell you.
Twisty
12’s in skybet at the moment
KTF
I’ve said my bit about DD PL and the board and have been for several years but nothing has changed
So that big multi millionaire who knows nothing about business is talking guff again! I got shot down on here for saying Celtic will be playing in a Uk league soon for no other reason than we are major box office. Scotland need us , we don’t need the SFA so hopefully we do the 10 in a row then move on.
Bourne
His comments are completely unnecessary,,,,all he has done is give credence to the same club myth which out gleeful media has pounced upon.
The man is completely out of touch,,,,,pisses me right off.
HH
I can only think that DD has been kidnapped, and then brainwashed in a derelict site in Ibrox.
A bit like the time that Harry Palmer was kidnapped by Albanian Communists.
HH
Lubo of the lamp….mmmYeamh ..Vote for Indepdence wasn a vote for SNP….Just For Your Education…Dont know if it will work…But Hope springs Eternal…
I see we have some mysogninistic homophobes on the blog tonight.
Sixtaeseven
My understanding, Dermot owns 29.8% of our club. ?
The question maybe should be how do we out vote his strategy and vision for our club, with a change of direction
Geordie Munro
I have no idea if I will buy my 2 season tickets next year – I never want anything to do with the walking dead , Dermots comments would convince me not to.
Oh and I will be in Grenada the week before :-)
Hail Hail
Flickin thro BT channels…
Is that the beachwhale gardener co-commentating on Malmo v R Mad ?
Paddy Gallagher do you love Rangers too?
“Funny how Paul said nothing about DDs inclusion of the Huns eh?”
Neganon,
To be fair to Paul, the article published around lunchtime when Paul was probably penning his leader made no mention of rangers.
I’ll see if I’ve still got the early one
Jobo,
it’s been a great 0-0.
neg,
http://m.stv.tv/sport/football/clubs/celtic/1329749-dermot-desmond-backs-celtic-boss-ronny-deila-saying-best-is-yet-to-come/
Cowiebhoy,
oooooh. someone’s doing well :)
HH
i See we have some Extras from 100 years bc on the blog tonight( Racheal Weich Now thats what im saying)…
ADI_DASLER on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2015 8:37 PMFlickin thro BT channels… Is that the beachwhale gardener co-commentating on Malmo v Real?
Aye mate,a guy who couldnae manage a sh/£e,telling the world’s best coaches,where they are going wrong……blowtorch and brassneck …HH
I just had a horrible thought.
What if the plc are eyeing up joint sponsorship deals as part of the next phase maximise the bonus business case.
Is there anyone in that boardroom celtic fan first able to say to DD. What did you say that for ?
Is it worthwhile starting a petition ?
Emails to John Paul?
Seriously what’s the best way if raising a complaint.
He is a big shareholder.
He is not celtic
Get this halfwit who is destroying my club tae fu’*.
Keeps associating us with a toxic brand
And only turns up when he is playing golf.
Adds nothing and outs mothing into our club
EPL EPL all he is intersted in so he can sell out to a high bidder…no one else realise thats all he is interested in?
As an Irish person it is very disappointing to hear DD’s interview. He is offering no real hope for the immediate future. He is a business man first and foremost and sees Celtic through his business minded blinkers. He has little in common with regular fans imo.
Watching the ‘Gladbach v City match. Very entertaining so far.
Enjoy the match tomorrow night. Not only can I not get over to Thursday night matches, I’ll miss the match tomorrow as ‘she who must be obeyed’ must also be spoiled on her birthday.
notvcsc
Neganon2 NO! But I wouldn’t want to starve my club of money.