Yesterday’s The Price of Football BBC article was fascinating. Celtic, not surprisingly, have the most expensive season ticket in Scotland at £559. That’s around the midway mark for English Championship clubs, and a lower top price than only Sunderland and West Brom in the English Premier League.
Our cheapest adult season tickets, costing £337, is among a group of Premiership clubs bookended by Hearts and Kilmarnock (£280), and Hamilton Accies (£350). Inverness are an outlier, with a season ticket costing only £200.
Some of the prices in the English Premier League are astonishing Arsenal tickets cost between £1,014 and £2013 – and that’s for standard seats. Football is expensive everywhere, but in London in particular. The cheapest ticket at Arsenal, Chelsea (£750), Spurs (£765) and West Ham (£617) is matched only by Liverpool (£710).
Manchester City, with their petrodollars and newly enlarged stadium offer £299 tickets. Good value, but the most obvious question from reading the EPL stats is why, with all that TV and sponsorship money reducing match-ticket income to a tiny percentage of the pot, don’t they bring prices down further- like City, Stoke (£294) and Sunderland (£190).
The BBC also surveyed the price of tea, shirts, programmes and pies. One thing I checked for but couldn’t find, is the price all clubs in British and Irish football charge visiting Celtic fans – compared to the standard price they charge all other visiting fans.
Only Kilmarnock have one tariff for all home and away fans, apart from Celtic fans; and another, higher, ticket price for Celtic fans. You may think the people at Kilmarnock would be embarrassed by this. They should be, but I suspect they couldn’t care less. They don’t care what you think of them, and they are taking you for mugs……. Mugs. Think about that for a moment.
I like Aberdeen and hope they do well. Their success is good for Scottish football, but you can see the cracks opening up on what was a very promising season only a few weeks ago. Yesterday’s statement from the club, asserting that their manager would not be leaving, cut to the heart of the matter. Speculation is part of football. Clubs do themselves no favours by getting dragged into official comments over such issues. Better to brief one or two people off the record, let them quell the chatter.
Instead Aberdeen grandstanded with this fatal mistake, “we would question the motivation of those individuals looking to unsettle the club”. So it’s unsettling. There you have it. The players, and manager, have an excuse ahead of tomorrow night’s game.
Give players an excuse to fail and they will often grab it with both hands.
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BMCUWP
THe greater the numbers of unique visitors ,the higher the charge to advertise on the site.
TT
TOSB 847 :When I was in Dubrovnic in 1986 they had never heard of Celtic and when I was in Bulgaria in 1981 they had never heard of Scotland!! Auld age comes with different memories:)
Bobby at 11.30, brilliant.
Definitely good night from me now.
Now im of to See if any Dastardly Cad has posted any New videos of The Gorgeous Alexandra Brekenridge as The Young Moira O’Hara on You Tube, Some Scoundral May Have, with Any Luck.
Bless…
Glad Efe said he will learn from his ‘mistake’…..Obviously he doesn’t understand plural for this word.
Anyway….this is maybe the funniest interview of 2015?
Hilarious then,Hilarious now……Vicarious forever lol
20 Jan 2015 – Uploaded by diane Mitchell
Charles green interviewed by Jim in hospital bed. … Charles Green Craig Whyte Bundled Out Of Court Rangers FC 2015 – Duration: 1:11. by …
DALLASDALLAS
No way you could ruin a night wi your memories,bud.
They’re so much the same memories as mine that we must have been elbow to elbow in the jungle,a pub,even the toilets-though never the queue for the pies!
Goodnight,And Hail Hail!!!
TINYTIM
Indeed. And I wouldn’t like to think anyone has been playing fast and loose with statistics.
That would never do.
Was Pathos a Hun?
Lol lol lol
▶ 6:07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3UJpGIb8oo
20 Jan 2015 – Uploaded by diane Mitchell
Charles green interviewed by Jim in hospital bed. … Charles owned half of Glasgow when he told the brain dead about a new orange away …
BMCUW
Yer wee pal Molly reckons that Greig the dug and Stewart Kennedy, who she reckons was cheating at the bookies when he let in 5 at Wembley, are the two ugliest huns. She did let slip that Slim Jim Baxter was handsome and a great player ruined by the demon drink.
Sometimes I think, instead of posting laments about the quality/quantity of posts, just post something interesting yourself.
Anyway, night all. Thanks to Bobby for Saturday, a great day.
Who does the medical school when we sign players.
Jozo was injured and could not play for Zagreb in the CL qualifiers.
He now has me worried that he is another crock like.
Rogne,Derk ,and Myokolou.
Lustig and Matthews are not much better injury wise.
We did well getting cash for Adam.
TT
Clogher
Have a look at rte one now
Clogher Celt 1143 : the problem with that philosophy is you will a be a Happy Clapper! Personally,I like all things happy-flappy!!:)
Cannae tell the difference between f n c:)
CLOGHERCELT
The pleasure on Saturday was all mine,mate. It was really good to meet you at last.
We’re all very grateful for your efforts for us,and I hope that came across. But I know you got how much we’re looking forward to Easter.
Oh,man. Are we looking forward to Easter…
You and Almore have done us proud,mate. And that itself is a bliddy good reason to puff out yer chest and BE proud!
HH
WITs, have Rte1 on.
Cosy Corner Bhoy,
I had a great time at the weekend. Hopefully we will return the compliment at Dublin 2016.
Clogher
Ayr Knocked Murray back because they didn`t want to lose their nickname. (The Honest Men)
The Hick from the Sticks assuming the position for whom he thought was Chuckie…..
Embarrassing football backwater…
Listen and Learn Bhoys….
▶ 3:44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zceUjMl7Clg
20 Jul 2012 – Uploaded by Rangers Seal
Robin Galloway pretends to be Rangers CEO Charles Green and phones Brechin City …
ACR,
What was the racism from the Tory? Outside of La La Land, many people are sceptical about the wisdom of letting huge numbers of economic migrants(from a different culture)into Britain. Calling people racist doesn’t change their views.
I await a blast from you. You are a CQN legend though. Night all.
DALLAS DALLAS WHERE THE HECK IS DALLAS on 15TH OCTOBER 2015 11:25 PM
Big cup winners, Davie Dodds is indeed an ugly but Billy Urquhart with his mid seventies hair style and unnatural facial features , is still the most gruesome looking former sticky player I have saw.
My pals and I occasionally drank in Dukes Bar, near the Kelvin Hall.
They had a wee blackboard with an ad for Carlsberg elephant beer on it. Underneath the ad, someone had chalked up , as drunk by Davie Dodds.
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I know, mate, I was that man!! Was my pub then, and was my handwriting on said blackboard!!
TinyTim
Your worry is starting to worry me.
We seem to have too many injury concerns for Motherwell match.
BMCUWP, This for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMQGLmipjU
“Jozo was injured and could not play for Zagreb in the CL qualifiers.”
TT,
Simunovic played in 4 of the 6 qualifiers.
The other 2 he was on the bench.
He was as injured as vvd was at Dens in August last year.
Just back from taking in the stunning scenery of the Great Glen by boat these last five days. Unfortunately meant I had to forego the Hoot to ensure the actual holiday took place, but that was probably good fortune on your part Boaby :-)
Have never been on the Nolly (canal) on a boat, never mind being a captain on my oan wee cruiser meant that me and the family were a wee bit nervous…
However, after about 35 minutes of instruction, I took charge of Consul 3 and we left Laggan Lock to go exploring.
Scotland showed us her knickers and we were thrilled.
Sun, mist and scenery that took the breath away.
Novices to salty (maybe not) sea dogs in a couple of days.
Fort Augustus was gorgeous, Cullochy Lock picturesque.
Lashings of rum, good food and banter with the Lock keepers, it was all there.
Nearly lost my head…actually, not literally when I went under a road bridge. Wee Australian cap was the only casualty.
Loch Ness… Too touristy with disinterested staff in most places.
On the whole, a great wee break if you looking for something a bit different.
Stopped at the Commando commemoration at Spean Bridge in a stunning location on the way back. Made me think of the poppy debate. Follow your heart, not popular opinion.
Bed beckons….still not used to being back on land :-)
Nite Bhoys……
If you go to an ‘Old Firm ‘ match next season, I hope Peter comes out and gives you cups of tea in the queue…
His equivalent did it to the Zombies at Ibrox….
That is the reality of it…..
Celtic movers and shakers…..waiting for Rangers and their 143 year history…..
Would love to imagine how Paul67 will welcome our ‘oldest rivals’ back next August or September.
PravdaCQNCelticViewCSC
Bobby Russell
Magic! I was in Dukes a fair bit. Great ‘Haugh pub.
DELANEYSDUNKY
Your Mum can spot a wrong ‘un,alright. Kennedy in particular,ouch.
I recall Ally Hunter wrapping himself round the Wembley posts to keep out a shot,never the same again. Kennedy ran into one,flapping,let the ball in,the post needed plastic surgery. One right ugly fella,no doubt.
But yer Mum is far from the first wi the observation about Jim Baxter. I only met him twice,and once was on a quiet night so I had a wee blether at the risk of annoying him. I asked he answered,fascinating stuff for about twenty minutes till the pub got busy.
I always wondered whether his-difficult to describe this,maybe non-sectarian views?-were down to his middle name.
Curran.
In other words,that he had close family members who were Catholic,so simply didn’t buy into the traditional Rangers way.
Johnny Hubbard was the same. Not an ounce of hatred in that man. And I’m sure many many more were too.
Tell yer Mum her daft pal fae Swindon thinks she’s a cracker and canny wait till our date in July. Cheers.
WITs,
If you send me your address at dublin2016@mail.com. I will send you one of our posters. Or I can mail it to you.
Anyone else who want’s one just email me.
Clogher
Clogher – still haven’t seen the poster!!!
JIMTHETIM53 on 16TH OCTOBER 2015 12:08 AM
BMCUWP, This for you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMQGLmipjU
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JIM,
That’s for all of us,mate.
That’s for everyone who goes on a Saturday. For everyone who wishes they were there on a Saturday.
For everyone who has ever been there on a Saturday.
That’s for the grandsons of MELBOURNEMICK and LEFTCLICKTIC,the granddaughter of CHARLIEBHOY,who posted her Christening photo a few hours ago. And for so many more.
And it’s a present FROM everyone who had to struggle to enable it all.
melbourne mick
brilliant post always look out for yer posts ma wee bhoy is out in sydney celtic daft coming over at xmas !
ARTOFWAR
He sent you one on Saturday,it’s a cracker.
He addressed it to ‘the eejit on a boat somewhere’
I blame the Post Office,never been the same since privatisation…
Haven’t logged in for a while, so hoping to boost the numbers
How about this in 2015 ?
Subject: The New PC RN
The Royal Navy is proud to announce its new fleet of Type 45 destroyers:
Having initially named the first two ships HMS Daring and HMS Dauntless, the Naming Committee has, after intensive pressure from the European Union in Brussels, renamed them HMS Cautious and HMS Prudence.
The next five ships are to be HMS Empathy, HMS Circumspect, HMS Nervous, HMS Timorous and HMS Apologist.
Costing £850 million each, they comply with the very latest employment, equality, health & safety and human rights laws.
The Royal Navy fully expects any future enemy to be jolly decent and to comply with the same high standards of behaviour.
The new user-friendly crow’s nest has excellent wheelchair access.
Live ammunition has been replaced with paint balls to reduce the risk of anyone getting hurt and to cut down on the number of compensation claims.
Stress counsellors and lawyers will be on board, as will a full sympathetic industrial tribunal.
The crew will be 50/50 men and women, and will contain the correct balance of race, gender, sexuality and disability.
Sailors will only work a maximum of 37 hours per week as per Brussels Rules on Working Hours, even in wartime.
All the vessels are equipped with a maternity ward, a creche and a gay disco.
Tobacco will be banned throughout the ship, but recreational cannabis will be allowed in wardrooms and messes.
The Royal Navy is eager to shed its traditional reputation for “Rum, sodomy and the lash” so out has gone the rum ration, replaced by sparkling water.
Sodomy remains, now extended to include all ratings under 18.
The lash will still be available on request.
Saluting of officers is now considered elitist and has been replaced by “Hello Sailor”.
All information on notice boards will be in 37 different languages and Braille.
Crew members will now no longer have to ask permission to grow beards and/or moustaches.
This applies equally to female crew.
The MoD is inviting suggestions for a
“non-specific” flag because the White Ensign may offend minorities.
The Union Jack must never be seen.
The newly re-named HMS Cautious will be commissioned shortly by Captain Hook from the Finsbury Park Mosque who will break a petrol bomb over the hull.
She will gently slide into the sea as the Royal Marines Band plays the Village People’s “In the Navy”.
Her first deployment will be to escort boatloads of illegal immigrants to ports on England ‘s south coast.
The Prime Minister said, “Our ships reflect the very latest in modern thinking and they will always be able to comply with any new legislation from Brussels .”
His final words were, “Britannia waives the rules.”
BMCUW
If God spares us all? See you in Cheltenham next July. Eileen and Molly are always asking after you. :)
Two in a row?
Would we allowed to charge Kilmarnock supporters fifty pounds per ticket for the games at Paradise?
Art of War,
If you e mail , I will send you a few.
I was looking for you on Saturday.
Thank you for organising the design of the poster.
Clogher
acgot i salute you
acgr…..oops