Congratulations to Fraser Forster on his international call-up, I am absolutely delighted for him. It occurred to me that he left Sports Direct and Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley’s clutches on the cheap early this summer, while Ashley had other matters in Glasgow under consideration – partnering with Sevco.
It was with customary bombast that Sir David Murray announced the deal Rangers struck with JJB Sports in 2006 to offload the club’s retail and merchandise operations to the sports retailer. At a stroke the club banked £18m although subsequent dilapidation and redundancy costs ate into this figure. Celtic had previously rejected a similar deal, believing that securitising future revenue streams in this manner would only swap short-term for long-term problems.
That deal perished when Rangers liquidation was announced but the Newco acquired only one retail store (outside Ibrox) and no infrastructure in place. Instead, six weeks ago, Newco handed over retail operations to Sports Direct, who now operate its retail company, Rangers Retail Limited, and its online operation at rangersdirect.co.uk.
This deal was covered in local and retail press but lacked the bombast Murray would have brought to the occasion, perhaps because Ashley was aware that Celtic fans no longer felt comfortable spending their cash with JJB after the 2006 link-up. Better to keep this one low-profile so as not to cannibalise sales to Celtic fans.
Whether Ashley is part-owner of Newco or just their merchandising partner is moot, Sports Direct’s interests in the Scottish market are significantly entwined with The Rangers F.C.
It is unlikely the retailer had to pay as much as £18m up front to secure his new rights but their support will be absolutely critical in quickly building their partner club into a successful force. If they can do this while continuing to milk Celtic supporters they have knocked it off.
Chances of me buying the 125th Anniversary Kit from Sevco’s partner company are approaching zero. My Celtic budget is for the benefit of one club only, it will not help build The Rangers.
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Celtic Soul Brother –
I’m pretty sure he must have mentioned Help at some point, probably when someone had a Revolver at his head.
Celtic Soul Brother- Supporting Kano
Goldfinger?
VP,
to fit me in that pic< as well as T4 and PF???
CRC's camera would need to be wider than the Imax!!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Friday night chill out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCo7hgc9a9k
prestonpans bhoys
22:30 on
5 October, 2012
I’ll go with this one of course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMplEzPEOUk
Greenlion2
22:33 on
5 October, 2012
Are you bucket collecting on Sunday?
HH
CRC
SOAL
Well done it was Goldfinger-hear the clip below!
http://www.hark.com/clips/zffrzbnghd-beatles-without-earmuffs
CRC
Thanks for the quiz tonight.
ok start with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Hdt_zWIPI&feature=related
celtic40me
dear lord I am too old to have a child. o))
young glendaly who post all to infrequently is the proud father
Teuchter ár lá
22:32 on
5 October, 2012
Many thanks, added to my wee collection which is starting to build up. Glad you got your CQN badges in the end
HH
CRC
Toor A Loo,
were you from the part of ML2 that heads doon towards the Garrion Bridge?
Lived across in Erin for a while…….and were at a stag do in Ennis with me and assorted others???
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
BT –
the CQNers ‘who picked what’ email has been sent…
Jobo Baldie
22:32 on
5 October, 2012
Celtic Soul Brother –
I’m pretty sure he must have mentioned Help at some point, probably when someone had a Revolver at his head.
Ha-Think I’ll retire to bed-It’s Been A Hard Days Night
CSB- b4 you go, you have mail
HH
CRC
tommytwiststommyturns – Philvis – “pop band”?! Zombie is a great head-banging rock song….how very dare you! (thumbs up)
Dolores O’Riordan is a “rocker” in the same way Pink is. Everybody knows you need an electric guitar and a neon bandana to rock:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP2RUD_cL0 (thumbsup)
Top of the league and going well in europe.
Is it a coincidence that alot of the board critics
have gone quiet of late ?
T4,
have a look at the pic……clearly meant your fellow bawheid frae Burns country
;-)
BTW whits GL2 like? Not content with out table pic, he had to get his big basketball mug into other tables too!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Levie toi ya bass,
Got to go catch you again
HH
celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar’s Green Bucket Army
22:34 on 5 October, 2012
Got knocked back by the oldest cub… She will be there..
Celtic_First – Extracting the Michael? Philvis is always serial. (thumbsup)
Mulgrew, Forrest and Matthews..
Noo Deals ,fur them.
Great~
Howevah.. Meanwhile,in anithe part o’ the Steamie..
Victor, Hoops..and Tom..
Nae Deals..Fur them… so faur..
Hmmmmmmmmmmm…
Tom,..?
Celtic , dinna want tae meet his demands…
Victor?
Wull he sign an Extension?
No fur the Dough . we are offerin’.. He sure .. Wullnae.
Gary?
No way… No..No…. A Thousand Times No.
His Ambitions wullnae Allow him tae.
The Above Opinions are not Necessarily the Opinions o’
Anybuddy else oan Here..
They are Mine…. and Mine ,alone.
Tae which. .Ah am soitenly… Entitled tae Hiv.
Right, Virginia?
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
blantyretim
haha, no i saw it’s your cousin.
Gordon64 – They’re reduced to grumbling about some crumbs Dermot Desmond threw Sevco fans, after Scottish journalists hoped they’d goad him into saying something that would increase Charlie Green’s customer base. (thumbsup)
The Token Tim
22:38 on 5 October, 2012
Its not often I can say this but I had to sneek into our tables photo as I was squeezed out by the fatties…
I wish TTTT was on another table as we might have won the quiz
celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar’s Green Bucket Army
22:33 on
5 October, 2012
game, set and match for vidoes! That brought a tear to my eye!
Toor A Loo,
ha ha very good ma Bhoy!
There’s a hat-trick in the air…….
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
And here is a track that goes deep into the underground of down tempo electronic dance music. Is this what the MSM is really trying to say about the dead club: Exquisite Corpse – Between Worlds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldI_-IEc2Ao
One of the many dance CD’s I got from Tower Records at all times of crazy hours way back in the day.
It doesn’t matter, the outcome of the quiz last Saturday was decided before the event.
ChicoGreenCSC
Good Bye.. Cy
Good Night Scotland
Good Night Ireland
Good Night Wales
Good Night England
Good Night Canada
Good Night New Zealand
Good Night Australia
and
Good Night… Hamish Macdonald, wherever you are.
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
GL2,
one thing we asked him to do, one simple wee thing…… and funnily enough he was thinking with one wee thing when he answered
:-)
And we lost. Useless!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
HT
the outcome for tomorrow is a racing cert. o))
Wee Oscar latest. Awesome and some!!
http://www.justgiving.com/teams/weeoscar
Kojo – You strike me as a Bobby Darin appreciator:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIL79v_aZ_8 (thumbsup)
Pair o bottlers – one was spewing in the toilet while the other was pushing his big mug in other people’s photies!
The blog used to attract a better class of Celtic supporter….!
T4
Jude2005,
fantastic news indeed!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
BT
My money is on………;-))))
Hey jude
people on here last night dissing the fab4