Right from the off, Celtic knew there was a chance Newco would pull out of the Sydney Super Cup. We negotiated a better package, the right to announce the tour and to call it the Ange Homecoming Tour. Newco were fully occupied with the prospect of a couple of million landing in the bank, knowing nothing about their commercial value, compared to Celtic.
When the league breaks for the World Cup, Ange Postecoglou will head home for the first time in three years. It is an opportunity for Celtic to garner support in an important foreign market.
Emigration from Scotland to America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand dropped off in recent decades. As a consequence, a large portion of Celtic supporters in these markets moved there over 30 years ago. They are older and are not a market that will foster support too far into the future. Despite having an Australian legend as manager, without some work, our commercial prospects there diminishing.
Competing for eyeballs outside the almighty EPL is difficult, but the Almighty has given us a ladder. We have a high-profile event taking place in Australia in five months, set to generate future dollars and fans. We also have a high profile in Japan, a market I see little effort put into, outside of social media. A 2023 Japanese tour is needed.
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ROBERTTRESSELL on 8TH JULY 2022 12:55 PM
Big Wavy- I’d like to see CDM who can play centre half in an emergency too. Versatility is good. I know Bitton wasn’t the world’s greatest at centre half bit he could do a job at times and we could miss that.
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Think Ange showed he likes a stable partnership there so not much movement unless injury forced. If we needed to convert a CDM then it would be behind the following:
1. CCV
2. New left footed partner of high quality.
Reserve : Starfelt
Reserve : Young un promoted – Lawal or Murray. And sell Welsh for his sake and ours.
HH
Baldock was on the list found in the bin at Lennoxtown a couple of years ago……hopefully Bollox….
MARTIM1980 on 8TH JULY 2022 1:06 PM
Scores!🍀
New Scottish VAR took time to consider how they could disallow. No rule found, game restarts after 1 hour delay.
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Too previous…brother Madden (currently reffing down south) is being consulted ‘live’ about that claim and it seems…yes we’re hearing…in fact, it’s a clear offside SIMPLY COS the scorer is wearing green and white hoops.
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TAURANGABHOY – I’ll bet the Jock Stein and Melb No1 clubs will all be in QLD that week !!
Bizarre fact of the day.
George Baldock is a Greek international….
Maybe we’re going big in the untapped Aegean peninsula.
HH
CB @ 1.05
Please don’t waste a good story with facts …
M/G vs Bearsden — more foodbanks / more social housing / more £1mill mansions.
View from the next county.
Regarding the M/G 2004’s — they must have the spawn of Hugh Grant playing at inside left.
He sounded like they had signed him from a cathedral choir.
Aus shows the future — if we don’t put some effort in then their children as you highlight will dream of the EPL. Have we lost 18 / 20 counties in Ireland already to the EPL?
If we have a dynamic / active / relevant football outlook then we will have a chance of growing our fanbase. Sitting in SPL pot hunting mode worrying about TFOD2.1 will not cut it.
Well done in getting partner club shoehorned into another article, Paul!
Big Judith looking splendid 🤓
33 days to Scotland.
Happy Friday all!
Some durty durty barsteward has tanned the back windae of my car and fekd off….GRRRRRR!
Gets worse bloody autoglass can’t repair ’til Tuesday
ROBERTTRESSELL
I would say that the squad we have at present is more than capable of winning the league again.
But as far as Europe goes, there has been no improvement so far to the squad.
Drambowiecelt.
May you be granted everything you need for the journey ahead.
May your Bhoys memories strengthen you.
YNWA.
QUADROPHENIAN on 8TH JULY 2022 1:19 PM
MARTIM1980 on 8TH JULY 2022 1:06 PM
Scores!🍀
New Scottish VAR took time to consider how they could disallow. No rule found, game restarts after 1 hour delay.
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Too previous…brother Madden (currently reffing down south) is being consulted ‘live’ about that claim and it seems…yes we’re hearing…in fact, it’s a clear offside SIMPLY COS the scorer is wearing green and white hoops.
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it may not be too far from happens😂🤣
@Scaniel…A.T etc i posted on the last article..(late as usual) My Thanks…for your thoughts.
A.T.. my grandson has now saved that vid …God bless..
i apologise again for bringing a sad tone to CQN….
So in a happy wtf moment…..My wee grandson in Alcudia……
Today won a talent comp……Singing .Fix You…….Aye my lovely bhoy you do….
ST TAMS on 8TH JULY 2022 1:54 PM
ROBERTTRESSELL
I would say that the squad we have at present is more than capable of winning the league again
But as far as Europe goes, there has been no improvement so far to the squad.
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A European level LB would say otherwise. Plenty of time to add quality at CH and CDM.
HH
@AIPPLE…if you need to see the holy loch from my bedroom window….or stroll into the greenock golf course
with my wee lurcher..roxy…. or enjoy the delights of sunny gourock .the port of glasgow..the gibby.the bow rd.
mail me …..
H.H
The left back is an unknown quantity.
Who may , or may not be an improvement on GT, which is needed for CL
DRAMBOWIECELT on 8TH JULY 2022 12:24 PM
BHOYS thanks for your thoughts….Today my happy vibes are with my lovely bhoy
If anyone interested The Real McCoy has posted a vid of my son Terence Paul.
on sentinel Celts…….Of a song he wrote ..One of many may i add.
rest in peace son….. your voice is with the Celts now…
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Last post on last thread so here it is again.
DRAMBOWIECELT
Lovely post earlier about your son.
God bless!
FOURSTONECOPPI on 8TH JULY 2022 1:52 PM
Some durty durty barsteward has tanned the back windae of my car and fekd off….GRRRRRR!
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Scumbags. Hope you didnae lose any vallies mate.
BIG WAVY on 8TH JULY 2022 2:04 PM
ST TAMS on 8TH JULY 2022 1:54 PM
ROBERTTRESSELL
I would say that the squad we have at present is more than capable of winning the league again
But as far as Europe goes, there has been no improvement so far to the squad.
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A European level LB would say otherwise. Plenty of time to add quality at CH and CDM.
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If we hope to even have the slightest chance in champions league then a defensive midfielder is a must.
No excuse not to sign one as the club is still majorly in the black.
Going in to the competition without one is volunteering to handicap yourself in the competition before a ball has been kicked.
St Tams,
By that level of qualification then we will stand still until these new guys prove you otherwise.
He’s an upgrade. Take that to the bank.
HH
Lambert14,
We’re clearly in the market for a CDM.
And the names indicate a huge level of quality incoming.
HH
RobertTressell – My expectations/hopes at the start of the summer were to sign CCV and Jota (expected CCV, hoped for Jota, got both), and strengthen left back, so all my boxes are ticked.
I’ve always rated Seigrist so was pleasantly surprised we signed him. I suspect Hart will retain the gloves for this season with Siegrist used sparingly, taking over next season when Hart may drop to backup for his final year.
For the CDM position I remain unsure what role Ange sees for McCarthy and Ideguchi, with neither used in any meaningful volume last season. Would we be looking for a first team starter or another squad player? First picks across the middle would appear to be Hatate, McGregor and O’Riley/Turnbull, adding another first team option to those 4 would be a definite plus but not absolutely necessary. On the other hand adding another squad level CDM doesn’t help us much given the paucity of playing time our current options get. I wonder if we’ll see anything of Scott Robertson in the pre-season friendlies, it’s quite an achievement to go on three separate loan moves (albeit to EPL league 1) at 18-20 and impress at all of them, would be good to see how he’s developed.
In central defence we needn’t forget we still have Welsh who is still young for a defender but provides a solid backup, however another option would be beneficial. I’d be surprised in Ange doesn’t see CCV/Starfelt as his go-to centre-back partnership so any addition would be backup, this is why I find it highly unlikely we were ever seriously interested in Ikatura. I hear there’s a lad at Liverpool who doesn’t mind sitting on a bench for a year.
@Phil….thank you …All my years since Martin and Pauls vision
i am fecken useless..Cant post vids…or back posts…you tube? wtf..
H.H
Hello again all you young rebels.
Thought I’d have one post as a response to a very emotional fellow Celt
and that would do it, but it doesn’t work like that, does it ?
DRAMBOWIECELT’S post has brought out the best of CQN’s finest and
proved once again it’s the blogospheres place to talk Celtic, and find
compassion , humour, intelligence, not forgetting musical intellect.
Don’t think I’ll mention cheese or roasted lol.
As regards our teams future prospects ???
I’m very opTIMistic and I know it’s early days, but that young bhoy from
the green isle, John Kenny, looks a real prospect.
Two goals on his debut, tall, fast, hard working.
Could we have the new King Kenny ?
O.K I’ll get my lurkin coat again.
H.H. Mick
BIG WAVY on 8TH JULY 2022 2:15 PM
Lambert14,
We’re clearly in the market for a CDM.
And the names indicate a huge level of quality incoming.
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I hope you are right.
I’m not naive enough to think we can make top two in a group, depending obviously on who we draw. but getting one of quality in could be the difference between third (and an extended run in Europa Cup) and finishing last.
Celtic don’t buy successful Centre Backs in the multi million pound bracket only to buy another ‘better’ one to replace them with in the following season. Any CB we do sign will replace want away Jullien and will have to earn the right to split the excellent defensive partnership which helped win the league. The alleged signing targets were behind CCV and Starfelt in pedigree IMO , net spend will dictate as ever settling around £20M. Any fee for Jullien will be trying to recoup his deminishing fee and value.
Anyone any figures available around “football tourism” ?
I was looking at the 2019 accounts, and there is a comment that 43,000 visitors took the celtic park tour during that fiscal year.
There are 2 tours a day monday to friday.
4 on a saturday and sunday when no game on.
43, 000 doesnt seem a lot of spending to me. (£800k revenue or so).
I wonder if the hampden tour does more, or even the brox.
anyone got any info ?
spookily popped into my LinkedIn as a job recomeendation – I think I will apply using my full name including confirmation name.
see if i get an interview, £70k a year btw.
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Ghuys can anyone tell me what pre season friendlies are on the season ticket
JIMTIM on 8TH JULY 2022 2:33 PM
“Ghuys can anyone tell me what pre season friendlies are on the season ticket”
Blackburn & Norwich JIMTIM, por cierto
Hickey to Brentford….£19 million…….we had 2 bids knocked back for him in his last months at Hearts……
DRAMBOWIECELT on 8TH JULY 2022 2:06 PM
@AIPPLE…if you need to see the holy loch from my bedroom window….or stroll into the greenock golf course
with my wee lurcher..roxy…. or enjoy the delights of sunny gourock .the port of glasgow..the gibby.the bow rd.
mail me …..
H.H
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Cheers good sir!
My Louisville lass has never been up the West Coast so I have a wee trip from Glasgow to Fort William then across to Mallaig and on to Skye. Might also try and sneak in the Isle of Lewis to show her my childhood beaches, the stones etc.
Having said that i would love to clarify ….on a recent posters background on
My great Uncle Mick..to clarify…yes towards the end of his life..According to my wee maw
he was a waster..Her words… but he was a skillful player..and again my wee maw says she was tormented by him….he was on the drink when vale of leven trounced the celts 3.0 again my wee maw!! and he never showed..Every item and every item since Still spells his name with McK..FFS..even on the empire heritage..
My granda is shown as james coates McK….. ffs…every picture does not tell the story..It’s McG
P.s on the same date day my unc Mick died…. my wee ghirl was born .
To all historians…..
t
Don’t let it be forgot.The heirs of Ratcliffe and Cormac
https://tirnaog09.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-heirs-of-ratcliffe-and-cormac.html?m=1
Great read
HH
@MM ..that you took the time to even respond to my posts is wonderful.
I know you have been keeping clear. of CQN .you are missed early morns
Than you…….
H.H
Thank You ..of course
DB,
one of those weeks in time , when passed events just come back and overwhelm us, keep chatting, keep posting,
did you get a view of the two big cruise ships in last saturday.