Easier to get into White House than US sports market

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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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  1. TheLurkinTim on

    Hate you say….pretty sure I told you….as a mod to fek off….I explained my thinking to you by email…you agreed lol

     

     

    H.H.

  2. A really good apology as well

     

     

    “Am sorry mate

     

     

    I apologise for hurting you

     

     

    Thats on me and not on you

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    I hope you and you family find love, friends, togetherness and all that would make you happy

     

     

    I hope this apology sees you right and you can get closure matey

     

     

    Love Clunks (Chris)”

  3. TheLurkinTim on

    Lol…let me buy you a pint….last Friday this month 26th in Shipbank ;-))

     

     

    nutsCSC

     

     

    H.H.

  4. TheLurkinTim on

    That’s a shame…everybody that knows/has met me knowns am a nice guy…yer missin out

     

     

    H.H.

  5. TheLurkinTim on

    Ask around…am chill…come and put faces to names…you’ll not regret it

     

     

    H.H.

  6. TheLurkinTim on

    Clunks..lets not keep this off here…yer not Mod1888…so please stop emailing me…am hopefully in Saltcoats harbour fishing Sunday…cannae drink as am driving…come say hi

  7. TheLurkinTim on

    Am going to my scratcher…I’ll post the emails tomoz…please get some help ya paranoid maniac. I’ll also be asking Paul to ban you

     

     

    H.H.

  8. TheLurkinTim on

    I called you out where? Tell you now, I will be fishing there Sunday…and I really hope you do turn up….give my nephew a life lesson at the same time

  9. Good morning all.

     

     

    Wow what a read back.

     

     

    Is anyone surprised by this Clunk’s guy?

     

     

    How many posters has he verbally abused?

     

     

    CRACKPOT.

     

     

    Paul you should have banned this character along time ago.

     

     

    I would as you do the decent thing now and cut him loose.

     

     

    Have a great day all.

     

     

    D. :)

  10. TLT is right……Time to let go of Clunks Quirky News.

     

    Offers of help go unheeded.

     

    *******

     

    No more sleeps, and not much sleep tonight!

  11. Taurangabhoy on

    Chris you need to get help mate, and stay off here. It is not your answer right now. You can’t deal with this on your own. Please mate, I can see it is painful whatever you are going through. Reach out, take a break from here. Come back when you are alright. Take care of yourself and remember that the horizon always changes if you take the steps.

  12. Good Morning Timland, Verdant in the Chillederns

     

     

    BSR @ 11:00 PM,

     

     

    Yes, if you don’t prepare to succeed in the prepare………

     

     

    No more sleeps (maybe a power nap for the oldies:) until the Champions of Grand Britannia clash

     

     

    DRAMBOWIECELT @ 11:20 PM,

     

     

    Yes, love winning the Trophies, love everything about our football club.

     

     

    It’s the PLC that concerns me, running Celtic as a cash cow for the PLC and feathering their own nests while starving the Club of vital funds.

     

     

    It’s the supporters and football club that generates the cash yet the Board back slap about how great they are at making money.

     

     

    At the moment, recruitment apart, I couldn’t be happier.

     

     

    The new, revamped development path for young players, Barrowfield being developed and Lennoxtown upgraded etc etc etc

     

     

    The team seem motivated and hungry and our Coaching staff likewise…

     

     

    It’s good to be a Tim…

     

     

    ThreeTwoToTheGoodGhuysCSC

     

     

    Hail Hail

  13. Goldson on his way to Cyprus , although a complete dumpling , he was a big dumpling that took up a lot of space. Gaping hole in middle of Hun defence , expect Tavpen to be gone next …. looking forward to handing this mob a doing at the end of August

     

     

    HH

  14. Prestonpans bhoys on

    Ekbhoy

     

     

    I would be more happier if they stayed, both are pish poor defender’s!

  15. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    I don’t know if there is any substance to the Goldson rumours.

     

     

    Time will tell.

     

     

    The suggestion though that a professional footballer, nearing the end of his career, under contract for two more years would take a huge pay cut?

     

     

    Laughable.

     

     

    The only circumstances under which that makes any sense at all? ….

     

     

    The player has been given the nod that an administration event – which would likely trigger the termination of his onerous contract – is POSSIBLE

     

     

    … and is getting ahead of the curve.

     

     

    PS – I quite like him.

  16. Tim Malone Will Tell on

    If Goldson is for the off, does that mean Sevco are looking for another goalkeeper?

  17. TIM MALONE WILL TELL @ 9:56 AM,

     

     

    That may be a tricky one, the “rush keeper” is a diminishing art;)

     

     

    Hail Hail

  18. BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 23RD JULY 2024 9:49 AM

     

    I don’t know if there is any substance to the Goldson rumours.

     

     

    ================================================

     

    I agree there is no way Goldson or Tavpen is going to take any significant pay cut if they leave Sevco.

     

     

    In both cases where there is a rumour that they may be off, is that the buying club seems to have agreed personnel terms but not the transfer fee with Sevco. Now both players are on a ridiculous weekly salary so how can these clubs afford to match their salary. My explanation is that they are refusing to match Sevco transfer fee (which may be reasonable for a player with 2 years remaining on their contract) by an amount equivalent to the extra weekly wage they would normally pay.

     

     

    So effectively Sevco are paying one way or another!

  19. onenightinlisbon on

    CLUNKS on 22ND JULY 2024 6:04 PM

     

     

    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??

     

     

     

    Surely at the wind up?

     

     

    Sex offender

     

    Thief

     

    Liar

     

    Cheat

     

     

    Aye makes for a good leader ffs

  20. If the Hun make it known a player must leave then if the player digs his heels in then he can look forward to cancelled restaurant bookings , windows going used , you get the picture.

     

     

    HH

  21. CELTIC V KILMARNOCK

     

    WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP | CELTIC PARK | SUN, AUG 4 | 4.30PM

     

     

    – Tickets for this match are now sold out –