You’ll remember the days of the season ticket waiting list. Then came the imaginary waiting list, which existed a while after seats were openly available. Now anyone can browse onto the Celtic web site and view exactly how many seats are available, and where, inside Celtic Park. It tells a fascinating story.
There’s the odd solitary seat and a few hundred with restricted views but that aside only the previously-closed part of the Lisbon Lions upper is not subscribed – and a significant number of tickets there will not include games against Newco, who are likely to ask for their entire entitlement according to league rules.
We’ve not seen anything like this since 1995 when Celtic Park reopened. Season 1994-95, at 34,000 capacity Hampden, was far from inspiring. We didn’t even sell-out a late-season game against Oldco, but Fergus had mortgaged our future on a partly-built 40,000 seater stadium, with projects underway to finish the job.
I looked at the empty seats at Hampden that day in 1995 and wondered if Fergus had blown his money. It didn’t look possible that we’d come anywhere close to filling a much larger stadium. As last season came to an end today’s ticket bonanza looked equally unlikely (although I did expect a pick-up).
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to examine sentiment too closely, just be grateful when you have it and know that it can change quickly when it’s against you.
Noting the increase in match day traffic around Celtic Park, you have to wonder how many millions of man hours will be wasted sitting in immobile cars and buses because Police Scotland no longer man traffic lights to allow spectators to leave the area quickly after events.
That’s another cost of our Offensive Behaviour’ Bill. Ponder that when you’ve moved 1 mile in an hour next season. Event-related gridlocks are another manifestation of ineffective governance. For decades police had budget to control traffic junctions at major events, not any more, in Scotland, anyway.
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Name = nae.
Bliddy I-pad predictive text.
No matter — Old Leatherface is still and erse of a man.
On the “In / Out” vote — has Monkey Glands / RM got the Scum or the Times to take sides yet?
Not a fan was my understanding but if the vote is out it will be chaos squared for the establishment.
Lovely little tune for a sunny evening
https://youtu.be/JMbuJXQCIvo
bournesouprecipe on 8th June 2016 7:47 pm
I am Rangers. I’m running that club. I won’t leave before Champions League music’s playing at Ibrox.
Charles Green
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He was a man of his word. Downloaded Zadok The Priest for his ringtone.
Bada Bing
Yep – old Gideon was squirming a bit there! Good viewing. Farage on Friday I think.
Waurs Eat-The-Breid?
Madmitch
Cameron will be toast if it’s out. Which is probably why it won’t be out :-)
Maybe RB will use some influence on RM if the polls look bad?
Chris Smalling – am I detecting a large waft of lavender about Man U and England’s rather effet young centre back?
Wooooooohooooo t-shirt ordered for fathers day,
ThankyoughirlsCSC
Stokes has officially gone.
Good luck and thanks
HH
http://www.celticfc.net/news/10672?
KLV
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 3m3 minutes ago
Anthony Stokes leaves Celtic http://www.celticfc.net/news/10672 (MH)
TT…
No sae braw…condolences to Jock Findlay,s nearest and dearest…..
HH..
Braw.
Sweet Judy Blues Eyes was written about wee Judy Collins a former girlfriend of ole Stephen Stills
“All that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football.”- Albert Camus
“All that I know about morality and obligations in football, I owe to the taxman” Rangers FC
I too think Neil is a “product” of Paisley Grammar.
SANDMAN
He played it often thinking they’d get co efficient points for winning the Petrofanny Cup.
Good luck Anton hunskelper stokes on your next venture HH
14m
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BREAKING: Will Grigg’s representatives are set to hold talks with Celtic after Euro 2016. #CelticFC #WAFC
Neil’s first question from Sleekit Shortie…………..will doubtless be to comment on the “Disgraceful scenes at Hampden”…………..
Good luck Neil.
HH
Masty,
Davidpolous will be pleased ;))
The lad is on fire ye know?
HH
R12 T shirts purchased and soon to be on the streets of Canada and USA when we get them, hopefully just in time for July 1st and July 4th for our respective holidays.
Thanks to all who keep this train moving, keep up the great work Bhoys.
Once a Celt………always a Celt.
Mincey.
LEFTCLICKTIC on 8TH JUNE 2016 8:22 PM
Wooooooohooooo t-shirt ordered for fathers day,
ThankyoughirlsCSC
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Nae offence big yin you know I luv ye…XL????? Yir a big skinny bassa :O)
Will Grigg is on fire……..thought I would be first to post that….
VP
:)))))))))))))))))
It’s all to do with the length :)))))))
Hope you are well sir
If we just want a striker with a good chant or song, we should have kept Carlton Cole.
Cheers Stokesy – especially for that assist v Karagandy
Money on him going back to Hibs although he is talented enough to go to the English championship if he gets his act together
HH
Don’t know about anybody else, but I’m really looking forward to the next couple of weeks, apparently effe and forest are next
Glass2- without getting drawn into a political stooshie on here,Farage is pretty clear on his policies,and can debate his points,whether you agree with him or not. I am a ‘not’ btw. HH
Stokesy is a Tim ,a fine footballer but never an athlete cause he likes the finer
things in life (nights oot wae the bhoys) I wish him all the very best and
hopefully he will stay(?) fit for many a year to come.
HH STOKESY thank you.
TINYTIM on 8TH JUNE 2016 7:33 PM
Sorry indeed to hear about your mate , Jock Finlay.
He never walked alone.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 8TH JUNE 2016 8:43 PM
If we just want a striker with a good chant or song, we should have kept Carlton Cole.
I’d settle for a good striker with a rotten song-:))
Andrew Neil is a Paisley Grammar FP.
He came back to his old school to present the prizes in 87.
I’d won the English prize. For a scathing anti Tory essay that the old red English teacher somehow liked.
;-)
I chose The Mither Tongue by Billy Kay as a wee girfuy to the bold Andrew.
HH jamesgang
The guy that plays right back for Sevco will be happy Stokes has left.
VP
He was in the brazen a few months ago on a Sunday night with Kevin bridges, ffs the biggest tray of shots ever between the 2 of them rocking away to Gary og
he blessed himself at ibrokes and the hun went off their nut
Will Grigg, eh?
Could be an interesting acquisition, albeit not one you’d instantly describe as ‘box office’.
At age 24 he’s not a ‘project’ and would appear to be maturing nicely as a striker.
I love this wee gem from his wiki entry: under ‘Personal Honours’: League 1 Team of the Week – April 2016.
Bless …
VIP
Masty
Guy on The Huddleboard reckons that wee Jamesie is staying.
Who’s gonna be first with the Sack Rodgers slogan?
Season ticket projected sales Celtic = £23.6 million