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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That kind of “PRODDY” is not a Christian,just a Roman Catholic hater..especially
they Irish.
The thick bassas have been used by the English for over 300 HUNdred years
and are still indoctrinated .
Glass … @ 8.20
The bold Rebecca — I am a mentalist who likes to lift my fists, vases, blunt instruments at the slightest provocation — Brooks was once found in a field with a retired police horse and David “Scratchy” — small European song bird by all accounts — Cameron.
Who was riding who is the question that has never been asked.
And you thought Scratchy’s episode with the — dead — pig’s head was as bad as it could get.
Or that JM was scraping the. Bottom of the barrel with EC — think again.
300 hundred years…..that’s a lot of years.:o)
Colour Blind Bhoy from personal experience I can only speak for Plus Net, I find them very good. Go to Martin Lewis Money Saving Expert website they are impartial and very very good. Always remember to haggle don’t ask don’t get. H H Hebcelt
!!BADA BING!!
Aye but he’ll look good in brown brogues and he unerstauns the tradishuns:))
He could give Cimical Ali a run for the John Grieg Award of most useless Currant Head Tumshie
JJ-standing area in this season,not sure any effect on the stadium capacity.
VP
It’s actually 326 years :-)
HH
Sfm view of the guardian/herald
On RESOLUTION12.
https://twitter.com/antearmann1967/status/740638968438489088
Colour Blind Bhoy
Another VirginMedia bhoy here, first class service and the fastest broadband by miles.
Superb iPhone app get Virgin TV anywhere, awesome for when you forget to record Homes under Hammer.
I’ve been with them since before they were Virgin CSC
Best wishes to Stokes wherever he ends up.
Could and should have been a better player than he is……so much talent but seems to lack that wee bit of drive, professionalism and edge that can make a difference.
It would have been worth keeping him at Paradise though just for the pleasure of playing him against the huns so we could see Tavernier and Kiernan trembling in the tunnel before Stoksey went out to rip them apart again lol :)
Any news on whether those 2 are sleeping at night yet?
Thanks for the memories Stokesy…….not only for us……but for your work at Hibs :)
JUNGLE JIM HOT SMOKED 9.21PM
Yeah , standing section kicks in this season.
Capacity reduced by 200 odds due to barriers on either side of standing section
“Religion is never mentioned in our dressing-room now. The players talk about more important things, like cars and money.”
John Greig, 1999
So I wonder if Koeman will raid Southampton for any of our ex’es, I hope Pedro got a decent sell on %.
I read that VvD has a £30 mill trigger, even 10% of that would do fine, throw in Vic and big Fraser and Pedros bonus will be sorted for a day or so.
You’d think they would send someone round to Warby’s house to make sure he’s okay. He does live locally, doesn’t he…..?
Colour Blind Bhoy
I got Virgin all sky sports all movies for 12 months 67.95 ?? i think
then tied in for 6 months at 103 or so.
A month later they put it up by 2:50
as Sky had increased Sports package
I phoned them up told them to feck off my contract was with Virgin
after first punter spoke to section head ?
Said i would have to pay 2:50 but she could give me additional
discout of 9:50 ??????
So ended up Another 7 pound off
In meantime SKY who i dumped and told i was dumpimg
have had to be blocked as they kept phoning lowest package
they were offeing was twelve pounds 50p
presume without Sports… couldnt take as contract with virgin.
FINALLY Note I had Bt through SKY when I cancelled SKy
I thought that was that.. BT kept charging me for
package even although i was getting free now from Virgin
even VIRGIN guy didnt know that one so watch if you cancel
SKY…BT wil still charge if you dont tell them otherwise.
PS when i called BT they said I should have called them first s they
would give me a cracking deal.
Basically all desperate i dont know if its because of those hooky
boxes…that might be my next contract.
Bada
Thank you. I presume it has sold out? Should help with the atmosphere at ` ordinary` League games.
I have to say, I am a wee bit concerned that if Brendan does not start with immediate success , the all too eager positivity will dissipate all too quickly.
JJ
TET
Aye awe right…I was only 29674 years oot :O)
SOAL
You’re a funny guy….
WiseGhuysCSC
HH jamesgang
When I was 16, I was on a hitch hiking holiday staying in Youth Hostels. Ended up in YMCA Hall in Belfast. To a Cork kid YMCA means only one thing Young Men’s Catholic Association. Hall was divided in 2, lower half local kids playing snooker & Table Tennis, upper half hitch hikers mostly Scottish Tims & a few Southerners having a harmless sing song. Yours truly was asked to sing, I obliged with Sean South,
Suddenly we were surrounded, in my innocence I said what’s the issue aren’t ye Catholics, I actually still think I saw smoke coming out through their ears as the ring leader uttered the immortal words,
“We’re Fuckin Chrisjins, thats why we’re not Catliks, We’re Fuckin Chrisjins”.
This is a totally true story, almost as the first blows rained in on us, the door flew open, half a dozen big Dubs, bikes on their shoulders came in, I still don’t know how they distinguished North from South but they piled in on our side & scattered the Huns.
The Huns re-organised outside and the Hall was under a hail of bricks for the night,
It went quiet about 4 or 5 am, We waited till about 6 and got to f**k out of the place pronto.
Did a bit of lurkin on Sevcomedya earlier
I dont see any posters questionin the whereabouts of Mr M. Hat.
Has none of them questioned why he hasnt been seen or heard of since the cup final?
Stoopid ‘lil Hoons
Incidentally, I bumped into Nir Biton in Glasgow Airport a couple of weeks ago. Apparently he missed the final game through injury. Interestingly, he seemed to be aware that the support was split on their views of him. He seemed to grasp that some like the ` get intae them` style whilst others preferred the `footballers`.
Of course, ideally we would have` footballers` who could `get intae them! `.
He was a very decent guy.
`night all,
JJ
Andrew Neil – 2nd most famous Old Grammarian after Doctor Who!
Bhoylo
Last I heard warbo had gone hitchhiking with corkcelt.
Ran into a Wee bit of bother in a youth hostel in Belfast when corkcelt told warbo the the soldiers song was something to do with armed forces day!
;-)
HH jamesgang
BTW anyone looking for a new tv series to get into should check out ‘Gomorrah’ on Sky Atlantic
Quite possibly the best tv show since the Sopranos
(If u dont mind subtitles)
B-)
Fred Goodwin is also a Paisley grammar FP
Make of the term FP what you will!
HH jamesgang
Bhoylo83
Surprised to see anyone on here promoting Sky. Sod`em and Gomorrah.
JJ
Definite goo night now!
Corkcelt……AKA…….. Agent Provocateur :-)
BHOYLO83 on 8TH JUNE 2016 10:04 PM
BTW anyone looking for a new tv series to get into should check out ‘Gomorrah’ on Sky Atlantic
Quite possibly the best tv show since the Sopranos
(If u dont mind subtitles)
B-)
——-
‘What’s it about pal?’
(If I wiz a proestunt who didn’t read kafflik bible books!)
HH jamesgang
Alistair Forsyth and Brian Reid and Craig Thompson too.
Hi folks, just registered and looking for some advice. Bought a number of Lions memorabilia with my redundancy 6 years ago as an investment. All signed and verified. Ideally wanted to keep hold of it, at least til post 50th anniversary, but friends 5 year old daughter has leukaemia and needs funds to get to the states in the next 8 weeks. So need to know where the best place is to auction this stuff or does anyone want to purchase it as we need cash asap.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/teamerincross
Please share the above, and let me know if you can help
Hail Hail
P.S. Don’t anyone tell WITS my story. I get enough Dublin grief from him already, if he knew a few Dubs saved my life he’d have a field day.
‘Repost
New leader feom sfm
http://www.sfm.scot/and-they-wonder-why-nobody-buys-papers/
HH
JJ
I did say i was paying for it tho ;-)
Jamesgang
Its about the Camorra crime family in Napoli
Lots of Roman Catholic imagery so maybe not one for the staunch pradisins
B-)
Neil Lennon confirmed as Hibs manager.
Good luck Neil
Warbo not allowed to stay in Glasgow digs during his unpaid holidays? Sevco not willing to pay the bill?
I.do like making up rumours.
Warbo found doing his holiday job as a rep with Club18-30 teaming up with Sally, scoddland’s other record breaking bright young manager.
HH jamesgang
GREENPINTA, HEBCELT, BSR, JC2, thank you all very much for your replies, wise counsel as ever from CQN.
Advice and recommendations much appreciated and will help me make my final decision tomorrow.
HH
CBB
CBB
I can also speak up for Virgin Media if that helps at all.