It’s been six weeks since Celtic have had something to play for: 1 May, a five goal win over Dundee. Since then we wound down the remaining Premiership games before cranking up a fortnight ago at our new second home in Paisley, but it all comes into focus on Wednesday at Celtic Park, when we are expected to humble apparent Champions League whipping boys from Iceland.
People at Celtic have complained for years about having to play such important games in the middle of July, but I’ve never bought that argument. If we have to face Legia-type opposition later this month, we can’t have an early enough test. The challenge is known, it’s the responsibility of the club to be ready.
Stjarnan are likely to be the least resourced team we will face this summer, but if we get a comfortable win on Wednesday, these two games, as well as the friendlies against Eibar and Rennes, should provide ample opportunity to physically and tactically ready for the real test.
A few weeks back we discussed the game of brinksmanship involving Greece and it’s analogy in Scottish football, “Those sitting at the Syriza side of the table know they may be marching their citizens off the edge of a cliff”.
8 days ago Tsipras won his referendum mandate but quickly accepted that you can’t play poker if you don’t have any cards, never mind aces. I wondered if he hoped to ‘lose’ the referendum. I wonder if others hoped the SFA would find ‘against’ them a few months back. As we mentioned, it was “one of the classic failures of leadership – telling people what they want to hear in order to gain power, without any way of delivering on the promises made”.
If the Greeks had said ‘Yes’ Tsipras could have capitulated, blaming the will of the people. If the SFA said ‘not Fit and Proper’, others could have declined to invest, blaming Peter Lawwell and his ‘cronies’ at Hampden. I’m sure you could write the script yourself.
Populism’s easy, until you are given control, then it’s harder than granite. We’ll see the same lesson played out in Scottish football in the months to come. You need five aces in your hand to play poker with a billionaire, even then, don’t make assumptions.
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An Tearman
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tonydonnely
Sorry bud completely disagree. This is a Celtic PLC doing an “Osborne” to their staff, it’s totally out of order por cierto
HT
So the board said they would do the living wage by failed to say they would punish the low paid workers by removing them off a bonus scheme they currently run ?
Very very poor to read.
Our board do alot of good work, of that I have no doubt but that is disappointing to read.
hebcelt
16:17 on
13 July, 2015
Bawsman there are foodbanks on everyones watch. H H Hebcelt. The why is a question for a political blog
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Simply responding to the nationalists who put their bull on here. Scroll on past.
So if she didn’t know what she was typing then what exactly did she mean? It’s total bullshit!! Scummy cow!!! Quite clear she’s part of the FTP brigade, zombie boot!!
Whats in the Stars
Thank you Sir
An Tearman+n :-)
Tony
I don’t think the trust would say Celtic have taken the workers off the bonus scheme if it was untrue .. Maybe they have but IMO they are smarter than that and would have waited to be 100% before releasing statement.
I’m sure the staff would give up their bonus scheme if it meant getting £12 an hour but I haven’t seen that being offered.
No matter your opinion of the trust or my opinion of the board if the trust are right in what they say then the board are in the wrong. Totally.. Iv rightly praised a lot of recent things the board have done but this sounds poor.
I don’t expect you to admit that . Up to yourself.
Just back from the Ticket office
Pleasantly suprised quite a wee queue
for tickets for the Season , Wed night and Ross Co game,
Again as I was standing, I was struck by the variety of people waiting to see the Hoooooooooops,
Elder Men (nawwwwwww no me before ye start) & women
Middle aged couples
New & expectant mothers, the young team, kids in the full kit and babes in arms,it truly gladdened my heart.
The Lassie that dealt with me was a credit too,
Is the Celtic Tv broadcast of Wednesday’s game a live one, or delayed?
por cierto
Despite over 10,000 signatures in support of the LW the board simply refuse to pay it.
Bawsman
Hopefully along the lines of how Iceland reacted. More than along the lines of the UK bail out and doubling of the national debt into the trillions rathet than the billions. Jailing the bankers etc.
How’s that Lbouring party of yours doing (ooooopppppsssss sorry I mweant the Red Torie Scum party). Socialist my arse.
MWD said AYE
Is TD67 is still a banker.
MWD said AYE
ooopppss sorry I meant w..
MWD said AYE
proudbhoy
That pretty much sums it up and yes, you’re perfectly correct, the statement wasn’t released until there was confirmation from the head of HR at Celtic that the bonus scheme was being withdrawn.
An Tearmann
I may have sent you the wrong link
try this one
http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/
Leftclicktic
I always find the staff at the ticket office to be really helpful mate.
Ranieri appointed Leicester manager.
Cheers Celts,have a good night on the blog
hail hail
:-)
hebcelt
16:17 on 13 July, 2015
Bawsman there are foodbanks on everyones watch. H H Hebcelt. The why is a question for a political blog.
No the why is a question for everyone on all blogs.
The SNP declared an underspend last year
We all know what happens when a department declares and underspend
They are telling the central govt they have been awarded too much
Duly the central govt reduces the budget for that dept.
So the SNP are very happy with food banks so happy they are giving money away to who exactly ?
Claudio Ranieri got Leicester job.
Sometimes I wonder why people characterise ScotNats as humourless, aggressive, doctrinaire, know-nothings, with barely a childlike grasp of the realities of the modern world..
… Then I read one of Moonbeams posts…
Bawsman
Your a nationalist troll responding to comments not directed at you.
If you don’t like it Scroll.
Your socialist Labour party is dead in Scotland and sadly so is mine. because they were one and the same. Your westminster middle England appeasment Red tory labour party is alive and kicking. if you can stomache that then happy days of supporting tory policy. the Labour parties forefathers I’m sure will be turning in their graves.
MWD said AYE and oot a here. Be back when I’m bored again and can live with reading unionist clap trap royalisy nonsense.
Well it looks to me like TCT forgot about the bonus scheme and Celtic didn’t, I put that down to poor negotiations on behalf of TCT, and they are now crying over spilled milk, and as I said the workers seem ok with it as the Celtic Board said , or have we not to believe the board then?
Oh Italiabhoy
you are a comical, pacifist, doctirined, know-it-all, with a mature adult like grasp of the realities of the modern world..
MWD said AYE tarra the nooo
South Of Tunis
15:50 on
13 July, 2015
auldheid .
Based on years of watching fitba with Moroccans –
Goal = hadaff
Offside = tassalul.
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and the goalie is haris
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-33511398
Brian Wilson bumped off the newspaper he was founder editor of.
LB
Bawsman quite happy to discuss it with you on the political blog of your choice,please don’t tell me to scroll on by. I’ll decide which posts I read and which I respond to. I’m sure you do the same, afford me the same courtesey. H H Hebcelt
Wonder how much the bonus scheme costs the club each year ?
Could the bonus scheme costs have covered the club becoming an official living wage payer ?
TD67
Maybe the CT didn’t expect the board to withdraw something the workers were already entitled to.
Also like many low paid workers throughout the world fear would stop them speaking out or complaining to the club.
I’m pretty sure they would rather be on living wage and also entitled to the bonus scheme .
A bonus would make more of a difference to a low paid worker than one on few hundred thousand a year in my eyes.
Italian fitba media claiming that Manchester Utd and PSG have agreed to swap Di Maria and Cavani..
Italian fitba media claiming that Vidal will sign for Real Madrid.
countrys goin doon the pan. suppose thats what you get when you vote labour
How do you solve a problem like Di Maria?
If the Celtic Park staff are happy with the arrangement, where is the problem?
NB Note the `If`.
JJ
Modern comical, pacifist, doctirined, know-it-all, with a mature adult like grasp of the realities of the modern world…………………………are rubbish
taliaBhoy
16:50 on
13 July, 2015
Sometimes I wonder why people characterise ScotNats as humourless, aggressive, doctrinaire, know-nothings, with barely a childlike grasp of the realities of the modern world..
… Then I read one of Moonbeams posts…
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Post of the day ;-)
Billybear you sure you’re not describing a Sevconian there? H H Hebcelt
Happy birthday Oldtim67
St.Andrews day 1968
Easter road – Hibs 2-Celtic 5
What a save!
Have a great day.
proudbhoy
If your sitting down with business men discussing money, expect the unexpected, they are running a business, that’s why I’m glad the board are running the club, and not TCT, and I doubt if anyone one is living in fear working at Celtic Park,.