I see the story that Feyenoord are chasing John Guidetti has lasted more days than I expected. John Guidetti is a likeable guy and seems to have enjoyed his time at Celtic, but he desperately needs to show some form before the end of the season if he is to attract the attention of Feyenoord or any team of that calibre.
One aspect often overlooked about Guidetti is his inexperience. The player is still only 22 and had started only 30 games before arriving at Celtic Park last season, there’s a good chance that by the end of the season he will have played more games for Celtic than anyone else. On paper, a season at Celtic was a chance to sort his career out, grab first team football at a prestigious club who were short of a centre forward. Conversely, being kept out of the team by Leigh Griffiths will damage his reputation.
Barcabhoy sent me an interesting summary of Celtic’s material loss since the liquidation of Rangers. The figures below compare the three years before Rangers liquidation with the two and a half years since.
As you see, even though we are comparing a shorter time period after liquidation, Celtic’s turnover and profitability is still miles better than when we had to compete with Rangers.
This should end any nonsense about Celtic needing or in any way missing Rangers. We lost some revenue streams: domestic commercial and ticket income, but the slipstream to European revenues have more than made up for the gap. More importantly, we are also no longer caught in an arms race with a death-risk opponent, allowing us to bring costs below income and plan longer than the current season.
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natknow/Geordie
I believe the lone striker debate is won.
Even Izzy gets into double figures when the trebles on.
A quick read back before my busy day kicks off.
Some quality contributions today.
Welcome back Mort! Your knowledge and insight have been missed.
FanClubCSC
Hrvatski Jim
I’m sure he is a nice lad and the firm says nothing too objectionable in outlining their work and philosophy with the Ibrox fans.
I was not advocating any boycott of them.
I was just enjoying a cheap laugh at the ambiguous juxtaposition of their work with the Ibrox club and with The Charlatans.
bournesouprecipe
16:26 on
14 April, 2015
When a man loves a woman.
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Worst. Film. Ever.
Bada,
Totally.
Look at Johansens goal last week.
Most other players would never have passed that back to him.
That’s ole EuroChamps67 and Jungle Jim renewed.
42, 000 still to go.
bournesouprecipe
16:29 on
14 April, 2015
natknow/Geordie
I believe the lone striker debate is won.
Even Izzy gets into double figures when the trebles on.
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Tru dat.
Won’t stop those Cartesian sceptics of CQN having a barney about it though! :-)))
Haven’t received an email or letter re renewal as yet
Cave houses on a place in the sun
Grenada region, I’ll look out for TET
All we need the day is for DBBIA to get out of the ole garden.
Oh aye.
Just in case it slipped everybody’s mind.
The huns are now and forever more deid.
Aff oot.
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox16:12 on14 April, 2015
“Reflexblue has been working on media campaigns by artists such as The Charlatans”
Should we hire this marketing agency?
Marketing and getting our message out there is one area we need overhaul on.
It would be interesting to know if the ‘hire’ is for a particular facet of marketing aimed at a particular Celtic fan or are this company looking at our whole approach?
its just a particular niggle o mine and an area that is full of opportunity if a simple and effective point is put across to the Celtic fan.
It is something that needs joined up thinking and along with a Digital overhaul of Celtic park/retail,and the introduction of a membership scheme.
HH
noaskinfurmuchCsc:-)
natknow
Should clarify Izzy double figures is two Honduran bouncers.
BT,
Nobody has letter yet.
I got a mail yesterday though
HH
! Bada Bing!
I am reasonably confident Virgil will still be with us next season.
JJ
Geordie
No email received either, have asked about a move for mini and nephews as seats next to away support
BT
My e-mail arrived just this afternoon. Plenty of time before you need to start worrying that you have been black-balled 0:-)
JJ
bournesouprecipe
16:37 on
14 April, 2015
natknow
Should clarify Izzy double figures is two Honduran bouncers.
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Would you be able to post an image to clarify??! :-)))
Phil MacGiollaBhain @Pmacgiollabhain · 2h 2 hours ago
Is Douglas Park still enthusiastic about being part of New Regime at Ibrox? I’m sure the investigative churnalists can check that one out.
natknow
Ha – You’re septic you revealed my next post
Interesting last night at the end of SSB that Fraser Wishart was asked his views on the
‘Jobo rumour’
This is where Hibs/falkirk/ end up in the Scottish cup final which would mean moving the date of the play off into june
Our holidaying weatherCelt highlighted the fact that the common day for contracts to come to an end is the end of the month.
so there would be a possibility of players contracts ending or they have signed a precontract with another team on 1/6/15
Fraser was as clear as mud,inhaling noisily suggesting it will be sorted out but nowt definitive.squint squint.
HH
SafebackJobo:-)
bournesouprecipe
16:43 on
14 April, 2015
natknow
Ha – You’re septic you revealed my next post
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I’ve an idea of the kinda Honduran bouncers you have in mind – but a picture is worth a thousand wods. Or a coupla thousand in this instance hopefully…? :-))
BT
Having asked for a move will lead to a delay.
In spite of all the doom merchants who regularly claim that the ground is less than half full, between 60 and 70% of the seats are taken by ST holders. I assume they will have to be given the option of renewing before the Club know which seats are available for you and yours. Best of luck, anyway, in finding a suitable group of seats.
JJ
Percy Sledge RIP.
Take Time To Know Her.
A 17 year old me hitched from Glasgow to London in October 67 to see him at The Finsbury Park Astoria.- Sam and Dave / Percy Sledge / Arthur Conley / Booker T and The MGs..Bliss.!.
BT,
Unless there are available seats right now I’m guessing moving will be delayed until the deadline has passed.
SoT
There used to be a great many hitch-hikers and very few cars. Now, there are a great many cars….
Incidentally, a Flying Scot is in an auction at Duxford in Cambridge tomorrow. I am hoping to be able to bid by `phone.
Any CQNers near Duxford?
JJ
Cheers JJ and Geordie
Geordie
It took me six lines to say that!
JJ
Kit alba
12 .48
Coming second means you are the last loser
Not going to renew next year until I get my letter so I can set up a DD for myself and my 2 kids.
A bit disappointed that should the zombies come up I will need to buy individual tickets for the kids to watch our team against a team that have never played in paradise before.
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox
I fully understood.
If you do look at http://www.reflexblue.co.uk/blog you will also see work for The Celtic FC Foundation. (27th March)
Not that anyone could ever connect us with The Charlatans!
jungle jim
Hope you succeed.
I spent many an early summer Sunday afternoon sitting / drinking outside a great boozer in Duxford – The John Barleycorn.Handy for winding up the Imperial War Museum punters.
The Imperial War Museum has a full scale Focke Wulf, one of just a few left.
Back in the day before the hunnies were deid there were lots of The Focke’s
Well that’s the pool scrubbed and cleaned ready for the water truck delivery tomorrow morning (cheaper than going through the meter)
I share my pool with 3 other villa’s and i’m the only one to clean the fhooker every year !!!!
Glad i got that off my chest -))) not only will they receive a bill for chemicals this year they will be billed for my time cleaning it.
And while i’m here Billy stark is the guest in the CTV studio ra morra -)
British fighter jets have been scrambled to escort two Russian bombers away from UK airspace.
Typhoons were dispatched from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept the Bear H Bombers on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident is not believed to be part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Joint Warrior war games.
An MoD spokesman said: “RAF quick reaction alert Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched today after Russian aircraft were identified flying close to UK airspace.
“The Russian planes are being escorted by the RAF in the UK area of interest.”
Voyager aircraft based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire are providing air-to-air refuelling support. The operation is being coordinated from the national Air Defence Operations Centre.
The incident comes hours after HMS Argyll was deployed to monitor a Russian destroyer and two other ships as they passed through the English Channel.
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Mort,
Great to see you posting once again. Please give my best to your better half and the wean.
Statistics do nothing whatever for me. I don’t think Guidetti has ever looked like a real footballer. He falls over too easily, for a start. If he wants to stay, he might be better next season as he is relatively inexperienced. He is the only player, imo, who doesn’t seem to have benefitted from our manager’s regime; at least, physically.
Give me Garry Hooper every day of the week. By the way, I would rather retain Scepovic than Stokes. The former can only improve. Stokes seems to me to have gone backward.
Why are we still debating whether or not we do or do not want Rangers in the top flight?
People are debating this as if they have the power to stop it happening.
It’s all moot.
If Rangers come out on top in the play-offs they will be in the premiership next season.
If they do not reach and win the play-off final, they will remain in the Championship.
I hope and pray that they don’t make it, but that’s all I can do.