Celtic’s preparations got into gear over the weekend with the first part of a money-spinning three game tour of the USA. They join Manchester City, Chelsea, Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid in games there over the next two weeks. After facing DC United on Saturday, Celtic play City and Chelsea before heading home.
This kind of exposure is worth the trip for the wealthiest and best promoted clubs in the world; it is a measure of Celtic’s appeal that we are involved in such rarified atmosphere. Turning devotion from the ex-pat community in North America into a wider commercial income is a tough challenge. Champions League exposure will be our only conduit to this market after the players board the plane this weekend.
We will bank some money and get match practice, but the route to relevance in the US sports market is more difficult than getting an invite to the White House.
Great news from the Champions League draw – we’re not involved in it!
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hehehehe
I’m fillin up here!
https://x.com/Zeshankenzo/status/1815401973719396751?t=NNMW9PgZ4cazly990-6CZA&s=07
Paul the Spark- my first thoughts too,when I read it
Due to a global technology outage that impacted our systems last Friday, tickets for the Celtic v Kilmarnock game will now go on sale tomorrow (July 23) at 10am. We apologise for any inconvenience this delay caused.
someone just chapped my door asking if I had any spare meccano sets for the ibrox steele fund
then asked about subbuteo players for the squad
I hope the hun have a concrete deal for the steel.
BRRB
They have a box of angry squirrels
Clunks
Aye indeed. 😁
Great to hear the adventures of the North American Celts.
Thats what this trip is all about. Intröducing the team to the fans and making memories.
Memories that will last a lifetime with stories passed down generations.
Exposure, growing the brand and mixing with the big boys in the most lucrative market.
We will also make a few bob.
Who knows, maybe we passed a few tips on management when we visited the White House. :-
You gotta know when to hold em, when to fold and when to walk away.
As for keeping trying the same players and expecting different results. :-
If you keep making the same mistakes over and over then it becomes your style and its no longer a mistake , its a choice. I cant see our manager making that choice.
As for the CL, bring it on. Realistic pricing will bring the Thunder back.
Regardless of the team, if you score more goals than the opposition you win the prize. We’ve done it before and we’ll do it again.
You cannot change what you are, only what you do.
HH, the journey continues.
Two Celtic playing brothers both scored a hat- trick against ‘them’.Only happened the once.
1) Who they?
2) Who is the US comedian ( not trump) that is associated with one of the games?
“As for keeping trying the same players and expecting different results. :-”
We are keeping the same personnel but not necessarily the same players.
Chairbhoy
“I’m asking for Celtic to put the best team on the park they can in 2024…”
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Well, last year in the CL, we put Atletico Madrid on the Park and, the year before that, we had Real Madrid.
I’m afraid the best we can do in Scotland is play against Hearts😀
Mind you- those watching in the USA can see us put Man City & Chelsea on the park.
Seriously, no matter what 11 we put on the park it can never be “the best possible” because we will always be able to point to good players at other clubs that we do not have.
Joe
McPhail and Danny Kaye.
BRRB
Correct my friend.Billy and John.
Also to drop a grenade on the page
Am I in a minority of people who liked Trump as president and looks forward to him being re-elected??
Bhoy Joe
The 1950 Charity Cup final saw Danny Kaye in attendance and I assume John McPhail scored the 3 goals because Billy McPhail, his younger brother got 3 in the 7:1 game in 1957
Clunks
Why would you look forward to Putin being elected Puppeteer President of the USA?
By the way, I didn’t google my answer to Joe. I just guessed. 🤣
Or Netanyahu getting an evening bigger green light…
Pity I can’t guess racing and football results. 😕
Regards this seasons Champions League Groups, 24 teams go through from the league of 36
In the last 3 seasons teams with 7 points finish in the top 2/3rds of teams overall, 6 do with a bit of luck with goal difference
So 36 team league over 8 games 8 points or 9 to be sure.
It looks like we’ll probably be in pot 3, however it makes no difference to the teams we’ll play. But the new format means our two extra games are against pot 4 teams, so easier while pots 1-3 have two extra games against teams from their own pots so harder.
Unfortunately all teams from the old pot 4 also benefit from the extra 2 games which means clubs who normally finish bottom of the group are likely to gain more competitively more points, while those in places 1-3 will get comparatively fewer.
Last season we got 4 points against teams from pots 1-3 but our win was against a team who had nothing to play for in terms of group position, so an easier 3 points. In the new format those “dead” fixtures are less likely to occur, 3 points is more likely to be important right to the end of the final fixture.
So, really, 9 points overall – at least 4 points from the 2 figures against pot 4 teams and 5 from the 6 games against teams from Pots 1-3.
I think we have a few players who will be better players this season than last. The second season has thrown up a few surprises and also been the best year we saw from some of our youngsters
“are likely to gain more competitively more points”
are likely to gain comparatively more points
BOURNESOUPRECIPE @ 3:59 PM,
As you know, I’ve never bought into the midnight flit fantasy…
In fact I predicted a month before it happened, the Board were trying to get shot of our Teir 1 Manager.
Yes, we are uncharted waters and the Manager and Coaching staff need backed.
BTW: Loved the vignette about your big bro…
Have a grand evening
Hail Hail
SFTB @6.05
Yes sir correct.
thought it was a mildly appropriate comment considering our lead article….
Not wanting to argue or debate
As your own beliefs and opinions are correct for you and not me
Was just trying to get a gauge on the blog
Also, can you imagine trump as our ceo
Press conferences would be off the chart lol ………
So just after winning Le Tour, and consecutive stages in both the Pyranees and les Alpes Maritimes,
Tadej Pogacar withdraws from the Road Race at the Paris Olympic Games…….
Mmmmm
must have run out of epo/his blood type
Highlights | D.C. United 0-4 Celtic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZATpDWAdZ6c
clunks – you been on the sauce?
Clunks
Only idiots and billionaires would or should vote for Trump.
You don’t seem like an idiot …so that begs the question….Are you a …….
A meeting of the Shipbank Shipwrecks will take place on Friday 26th July at 12pm. Apologies for short notice for this event. Terrible thing the drink.
Even Lance Armstrong is getting a bit suspicious…..
JACKIEMAC on 22ND JULY 2024 6:49 PM
clunks – you been on the sauce?
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Not yet, will be soon tho x
WHAT IS THE STARZ
idiotannaire???
🤣
Philbhoy
Report in please. Ya Bo’ness Bampot.