Well done to Hibernian fans for turning up in sufficient numbers to increase turnover to £8.0m from £6.9m the previous season, allowing the club to turn a profit in Armageddon season, despite some mediocre performances on the field. The challenge for chairman Rod Petrie is to ensure the elevated income level results in the club outperforming village clubs, who survive on a fraction of Hibs income.
Hibernian should tower over St Johnstone, Inverness, Ross County and Motherwell in the race for second place.
Debt remains high at £5.5m (if Celtic’s debt was a similar proportion to turnover it would be circa £40m) but with the wages to turnover ratio at 49% there is scope to both bring debt down and get better value for money on the field.
30 friends, family and supporters of the Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Trust will be leaving Celtic Park on tomorrow afternoon heading to Dingwall where they will start a 400 mile cycle round every Scottish Premiership ground returning to Celtic Park on Sunday 15th September at 3:30pm. Their goal is to raise £100k for Melanoma Action and Support Scotland (MasScot) who are looking to introduce Scotland’s first ever mobile skin cancer screening unit which is bound to save lives given the success rates when diagnosing melanoma in early stages.
You can follow the team @TommyBurnsSCT and on Facebook this week as they begin this amazing fundraising event. Please support the team if you can at MyDonate. Packie Bonner and Frank McGarvey are signed up and Bertie Auld is getting involved in the final day.
You can participate in the last hour of the cycle, from St Mirren to Celtic Park, leaving around 2:30 on the Sunday, by emailing scottmcgarvey@gmail.com. Scott will get you organised and help with a fundraising page.
Our thoughts to Jock Stein’s surviving family today, 28 years after his death, as another former Celtic manager prepares Scotland for a World Cup qualifier. Those old enough to remember his time have a gift which the young will never know.
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KevJungle – Cellic…echoes of ‘liang shan po…’
11:47 on
11 September, 2013
Oglach
11:42 on 11 September, 2013
With Trap gone it has to be the blessed MO’N for the Eire managment position.
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If it were true I’d be interested in internationals again :)
I was only a wee bhoy when Mr Stein was the manager of Cellic
So, when MO’N was manager it was the best times in my Cellic life.
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I read somewhere that MO’N was top of their wanted list – ideal fit for Martin.
Being looking in to Lee Tomlin – definitely a money-baller – a replacement for Kris Commons with the next couple of seasons in mind given Kris’ age.
“I am a Roman. I hate the Christians. Come to think of it; I even hate the Romans!” Billy Connolly circa 1973.
Jude @ 23.10
Hope Lenny is monitoring Anya.
Some of our greatest players had a previous affinity to the dead club.
Trappatoni .
Sicilian DJ announced Trapp’s departure and then added —-
” now that he has more time , maybe he ‘ll finally get round to learning Italian “
I think the Blessed Martin and Ireland would be a match made in heaven.
Afternoon
Was in Irvine there, bit of shopping went into JD Sport….. big fat 50+ buying a deid top…. I laughed turned away and in through the entrance came another, wearing the same… Oh I left with a chuckle and shake of the head, walked out as another walked past again wearing one. Right is it some kind of defiance day.. but made mine, you can see the wee look on their faces when you look at them, they know they’re deid too….!
Ayrshire is Green and White
HH
Malone Bhoy
Agree we should be scoping out a replacement for Commons as he doesn’t strike me as one who will play till he’s 40 – the international retirement, the year out he almost had with us and a couple of the comments re. the travelling we have been doing, and the fact he has a very young family, I can see him calling it a day in ~2 years.
He’s been great for us and will be a big player as long as he’s here, I’m sure none of us would object if he was to be wrapped in cotton wool a bit more if that would convice him to extend his career – he is not blessed with great natural fitness either.
HH
Lunch time —— a break from pressing grapes —–way down south .
Just watched the highlights of Uruguay 2 —-Colombia 0 .
Edinson Cavani is a fabulous player !
gherrybhoy57 @ 11:54,
‘“I am a Roman. I hate the Christians Come to think of it; I even hate the Romans!” Billy Connolly circa 1973‘
What a classic, some folk have Woody Allen filums and tell you it’s a comedic work of art.
Well if that’s true then so’s the Crucifixion!
Best recital the wee Ginger Haired guy from my class who got up in front of a bunch of Sicilian Priests in the Seminary and did it verbatim.
Hail Hail
Having a wee problem with the kids homework
66/341 as a percentage = 19.354% ? That’s what I get versus the schools computer programme saying it is 66% which we all know is wrong.
Anybody fancy checking my number?
asmc.. correct… hope i didn’t go to that school
TTT at 11.46
No probs
If I may
You seem to be advocating
Individual perp
Collective punishment.
But isnt that what has actually happened.
If the club is punished dont we all pay.
Or is the collective too large
A Stor Mo Chroi
12:14 on
11 September, 2013
Either the question or the computer is wrong.
Kevvjungle….
If it were true I’d be interested in nternationals again :) I was only a wee bhoy when Mr Stein was the manager of Cellic So, when MO’N was manager it was the best times in my Cellic life.”
You “there was nothing to beat the jungle” ghuys confuse me.
Did MON have a jungle??
Hail Hail
weeminger:
That’s what the programme is asking, what is 66/341 as a percentage?
66/341 being a fraction
asmc.. already said the way you present the question then the answer is 19.354%
A STOR MO CHROI
Both numbers divisible by eleven,it is expressed in simplest terms as 6/31.
Your % is correct.
Kit.
19.354 acc to my calculations. .
Well calculator. . O))
Good afternoon CQN
in the Scotsman
The BBC and the National Union of Journalists has backed BBC Scotland presenter Jim Spence after he was the victim of online abuse by Rangers fans for making a reference to the ‘Oldco’ club.
Mr Spence found himself on the receiving end of abusive tweets and emails after he spoke of the current board changes at Ibrox.
He said: “John McLelland, who was chairman of the old club . . . some people will tell you the club . . . well the club that died, possibly coming back in terms of the new chairman.”
The BBC is said to have received over 400 complaints, and it has been rumoured that the veteran reporter had even considered voluntary redundancy over the issue.
The presenter met with management at BBC Scotland this week where he was given their backing and measures were discussed to combat future abuse directed at Mr Spence.
Paul Holleran, NUJ organiser for Scotland, said: “The BBC has offered its total support to Jim. We do not condone the vile and disgusting emails and texts that he has received and find it totally unacceptable that a journalist has been treated in this way.”
BBC Scotland says it does not comment on individual staff affairs.
A statement released by Rangers on Friday said the club club had been inundated with complaints from supporters.
It read: “On Wednesday night (September 4) one of their presenters referred to Rangers as ‘the old club.’ He also said ‘the club that died.’
“The presenter stated this even though the BBC Trust had ruled in June that BBC Scotland had breached its guidelines with the use of the terms ‘new’ and ‘old’ when reporting on Rangers.
“The Trust upheld two complaints that the BBC were wrong to use ‘new’ in relation to our Club but it appears BBC Scotland are determined to continue to ignore a clear ruling of its own Trust.
“The part of the programme in which the presenter made his remarks was edited out of the podcast of Wednesday evening’s programme, presumably because the BBC realised the presenter had gone against the guidelines. However, there has been no attempt to issue an apology and the Club shares our supporters’ view that the remarks were both unacceptable and ill-advised.
“Rangers’ lawyers have been instructed to write to the BBC Trust highlighting this latest breach of BBC guidelines and BBC Radio Scotland’s apparent unwillingness to observe the Trust’s ruling. They will also seek confirmation of what steps will be taken by the BBC, particularly in relation to the BBC Scotland’s journalists, to ensure these breaches stop.”
hope thems carry threats through as it will make BBC rule once and for all they are DIED!
HH
MARTIN O’NEILL is now the clear favourite to replace under-fire Giovanni Trapattoni as the Republic of Ireland boss.
Ireland fell to a devastating 2-1 defeat to Sweden on Friday night to all but end their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup.
O’Neill, who has a wealth of experience in the Premier League, was in Dublin to watch the Sweden game and wants to return to management.
The 61-year-old, who hails from Northern Ireland, was as big as 9/2 to replace Trapattoni on Saturday.
However, O’Neill has emerged as the EVEN money favourite for the post.
Ireland chiefs are understood to want Trapattoni out now but the Italian is refusing to walk out on his contract
TTT & Clin\o/
Reminds me of school when someone misbehaved. Teacher threatened to belt the whole class if the miscreant failed to own up. Class all got 2 of the belt. Guilty bhoy got a doin outside. Plus le change!
Well im confused ( nothing new in that ) but why are Rangers no longer Glasgow Rangers and are called The Rangers ? Why did Glasgow Rangers who played in the SPL no longer play there ? The Rangers are playing in the third tier of Scottish football why is that ? Why did players leave Glasgow Rangers when The Rangers replaced them ? If any Rangers fans read this could they give me the answers ? H.H.
…thems have lawyers… hope the lawyers have an irrevocable loc type agreement to guarantee they get paid!!
BT,
Wee secret with 11ese When multiplying add the two multiples together and pot them in the middle!
Hail Hail
Cheers gents, some of their programmes are screwy and they end up bursting my nut.
Now if anybody would like to give me a hand writing a speech in Japanese I’d really appreciate it. God alone knows why they teach primary school kids Japanese but the do and my Japanese is LIMITED to Nakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahmuuuuuuuuuuuuuuura!
I need it for next Friday.
oglach
12:28 on 11 September, 2013
Excellent news….!!!!
asmc… koki mizuno an all.
Kit.
Email unew mike..o )
Chairbhoy
Mini in second year at high school so ive just mastered my tables after all these years. .o)
a stor mo chroi
12:32 on 11 September, 2013
The answer is actually quite straightforwar…they are deed, but their hoardes are in denial, and they will remain in denial when Zombies 3 becomes the tribute act, following The demise of Zombies 2 …..hahahahahahaha
MON gets Ireland job. Drawn in same group as Scotland. Would get us all really up for internationals and make for some good debates on here. Throw in England for good measure to give the sevconians someone to shout for.
BT,
We get there eventually!
Now Grammar:-)
Hail Hail
blantyretim:
Good idea, I may very well just do that.
CB
All hope gone there..
Excellent bitta stuff earlier from James Forrest.
Forensic in its detail(!),but nail on head.
Well done,bud.
A stor.
Your percentage is correct by using the traditional method.
However, the school computer percentage is also correct if you add in the EBT payment to bring it from 19% to 66%.
The school is using the Ogilvie computer.