Two clubs from outside the top five wealthy leagues reached the quarter finals last season but Benfica were drawn against another team from outside the big five, Zenit St Petersburg. Apoel Nicosia eliminated Lyon in the last 16 on penalties (we should be practicing penalties every week between now and then).
Two teams, Basel (who earlier eliminated Manchester United) and Bayer Leverkusen (who eliminated Valencia), lost seven goals in one game in the first knockout round last season. This tournament retains an ability to be harsh and unforgiving at every moment. Leverkusen actually conceded 10 to Barcelona over two games.
Apoel Nicosia conceded eight to Real Madrid in the quarters. The Cypriot team held things together for as long as they could but failed to reach group stage of the Europa League this season, going out at the hands of Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan).
Our seven potential opponents, all from the top five leagues, will each present an enormously difficult challenge but some are easier than others. Our biggest advantage is our own position. Those seven clubs will each underestimate Celtic, we have by far the lowest coefficient of all teams left in the tournament.
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We are enormously outgunned and inexperienced at this level but we know a few things:
We can defend under incredible pressure.
We can score, home and away, against anyone.
We cannot retain possession. This is not a good thing, but it is an acknowledged weakness, so we know not to plan to retain possession. If in doubt, laces through the ball and get into position.
Our opponents will know we have the tallest team in the competition. Height is an advantage until your opponent learns how you use it. During the first half on Wednesday Celtic tried to repeat the corner kick success we enjoyed against Barcelona and Benfica but Spartak had read the script. We will be unlikely to score the same goal again in Europe. A fresh plan is needed.
The Spartak goal is a real lesson. This is not a goal we would have conceded against a far superior Barcelona. We had a 1-0 lead and our entire left flank was exposed, compromising a winning position. We can leave our left flank exposed at Kilmarnock tomorrow but this kind of laissez-faire defending came within 8 minutes of eliminating us on Wednesday and will do so in the next round if repeated.
Penalty kicks determined the outcome of 50% of Champions League knockout ties last season (20% after games, 30% during games). No amount of practice is too much.
Planning for the quarter finals starts now.
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Psst,………………pssssst………………………. shhhh…………………….over here, quiet. shhh, please dont tell t’chookie where I live. He thinks I’m a major investor.
I’m not even a minor one, I wouldnt give his circus a pound.
Shhhhhhhhh…………………………………………..
“the Club will also seek actively to enhance the playing staff in order to maximise the Club’s chances of a return to the Scottish Premier League for the 2015/16 season.”
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The lobotomy bears are not going to like this one bit. He already lied to them about re-entry to the SPL. Now he’s pushing it as condition on their future wealth.
Give us more to laugh at chucle’s. We just cant get enough.
have they released audited accounts yet
Canamalar
It is profit.
But it is profit from a 3 month period where they have had almost their full years income plus income from the original consortium.
Remember this isn’t their annual return, it is simply for the purposes of the prospectus.
The cost of their board plus manager could be as much as £2M for the next year – a qtr of their season ticket revenue.
It will be pulled apart by far more qualified people than me, but it doesn’t look healthy to me.
hh
bjmac
Sur Walturd is a Non-Executive-Director….N.E.D. for short..
…who’da thunk it?
: > ))
Bjmac
How much money are thy claiming hey turned over to achieve a £13m profit
Prospectus ripped apart
Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
For RFCL to buy Edmiston House the purchase price is eight hundred thousand pounds (£800,000) sterling plus VAT.
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
RFCL at conclusion of the missives put down a deposit of eighty thousand pounds (£80,000) sterling plus VAT for Edmiston House
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
If RFCL intend to buy Albion car park then they will have to shell out £1,500,000 – but ithey do not then they lose their deosit of £150,000
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
RFCL has paid on conclusion of the missives a deposit of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds (£150,000) sterling (plus VAT)
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
creating an option in favour of RFCL to procure a renunciation from Head Tenant of its interest in head lease of Albion Street Car Park
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
RFCL concluded legally binding missives with Capital Bank Property Investments (6) Limited (“the Head Tenant”) on 22 November 2012
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Sone Aluko, Kyle Lafferty and Jamie Ness have raised employment tribunal claims against Newco. They claim constructive dismissal.
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
RFCL’s advisers have taken issue with PFA’s right to bring such a claim on behalf of the players.
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
PFA Scotland has raised an employment tribunal claim against RFCL on behalf of 67 unnamed players at the employment tribunal in Glasgow.
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1h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Albion Car Park is leasehold property and is not owned by club
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Bryan Smart as a Non-Executive Director of the Company for a salary of £40,000 per annum and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Phillip Cartmell as a Non-Executive Director of the Company for a salary of £40,000 per annum & all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Coy. employed Walter Smith as Non-Executive Director of the Company for salary of £50,000 per annum & all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Co. employed Ian Hart as a Non-Executive Director of the Company for a salary of £40,000 per annum & all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
RFCL employed Malcolm Murray as a non-executive director of RFCL for a salary of £50,000 per annum
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
but even then he has been paid that £25000 already
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
If the shares sell for £0.70 each then he would have a wee pot of £3.5 million a mere profit of £3,475,000 on his initial investment
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
He also has over 5,000,000 shares in company after investing only £25000 whch he has now received back
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
so club ays Charles Green a wage o£360,000 per year and they also cover his expenses which inclues rent, utility bills and local taxes
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Mr Stockbridge is also entitled to a non-contractual bonus of 100 per cent. gross salary if the Club wins promotion from the SFL
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
RFCL employed Brian Stockbridge as Finance Director of RFCL for a salary of £200,000 per annum (plus benefits and expenses)
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Green is also entitled to a non-contractual bonus of 100 per cent. gross salary if the Club wins promotion from the SFL.
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
RFCL employed Charles Green as Chief Executive for an annual salary of £360,000 per annum (plus benefits & expenses including accomm. costs)
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
And heres a biggy!
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Manager Ally McCoist holds more shares than Chairman Malcolm Murray. At 1,000,000 to 200,000.
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Murray Park land – £1,710,000 and buildings £12,290,000
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
The land that Ibrox sits on is valued at a mere £3,700,000 buildings valued at £65,200,000
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
of the subjects under valuation and, for the purposes of our valuation, we have assumed that the subjects are held under Title
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
The valuers of Ibrox and Murray Park state in their doc – We have not had the opportunity of inspecting the Title Deeds
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
They value Ibrox Stadium at £65.2 million and Murray Park at £14 million
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Charles Green, Rangers chief executive provided a loan of £25,000 on 21st May 2012 and was repaid on 15th August 2012
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Ahmed also received an ‘arrangement fee’ of £50,000 relating to this loan
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Iman Ahmed provided a loan of £200,000 on 11 May 2012, £178,000 was repaid on 15 Aust 2012 with £22k converted into ordinary share capital
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
He also received a payment of £30000 for consultancy services as a director from 14 June 2012 to 31 Aug 2012
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
So who invested what and paid what? Brian Stockbridge paid in £50,000 on 6th August and was repaid on 7th August.
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
They state ‘negative goodwill’ on numerous occasions but dunno what this is all honesty buts it a big’un = £20,465,000
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Rangers own 51% of Rangers Retail Ltd while Mike Ashley/SportsDirect own 49% it seems
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
So for three month period up to 31 August 2012 Rangers income was £1,711,000 but their expenditure was £5,487,000.
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@Paulmcc12 sent a DM over Paul
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@StooLawl Swedish club Rangers bought Cellik from
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general working capital purposes and other identified projects additional revenue generating activities (approximately £3.0 million)
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acquisition and development of land assets adjacent to the stadium (approximately £4.5 million)
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
Money from share issuewill go to: upgrades to Ibrox Stadium (approximately £5.5 million);
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
So Rangers have admitted in their share offer doc that they have not settled football debs to Rapid Vienna, GAIS and Arsenal
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@santaspants @thegersuk yeah yeah ;)
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2h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
If anyone has a spare few hours to kill why not catch up on some light reading.122 pages of it https://www.rangersshareoffer.com/Prospectus.pdf
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@santaspants @thegersuk lol see youve been reading David Leggat’s bile then eh?
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Rangersshareoffer: The RFCL Group and the Rangers Group are financially dependent on the Club’s supporters who are concentrated in Scotland
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@thegersuk and they did with James Traynor. Have to admit that his past few articles for DR are a major conflict of interest given new job
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@steeleman12 @peteradamsmith and we stated it as fact on the 4h December and still do
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3h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@steeleman12 @peteradamsmith take it you haven’t heard then?
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3h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@thegersuk interesting to say the least IF he is allowed to continue in said position by either BBC or Rangers.
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3h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@thegersuk not really – PR comes under communications does it not ;) either way we were right on our story as you say tho your call will be
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3h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@thegersuk Head of Marketing/PR same as Communications ;)
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@PeterAdamSmith wouldnt surprise me if they didnt
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3h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@PeterAdamSmith wasnt bad – and folk still claimed we were talking pish wonder if they toddle over and apologise now
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@PeterAdamSmith http://www.scotzine.com/2012/12/exclusive-james-traynor-to-swap-daily-record-for-rangers-football-club/ …
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3h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@thegersuk I did tell you ;)
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3h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@ewanfootball so I wasn’t lying then ;)
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@tommyinglasgow @hayfield6 its ok I dont take calls from folk I dont know or numbers that i dont recognise ;)
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New Star Trek teaser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diP-o_JxysA …
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Thank you Aiden McGeady http://wp.me/p2WUeM-1r
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@jamesaelred ah ok – our wee guy isnt that bad. Been through a lot and we know what works and doesnt to a certain extent.
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@jamesaelred @gerrymcculloch1 medised whats that?
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@Woodylori @gerrymcculloch1 aye thats the way and only way lol
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@gerrymcculloch1 unfortunately u have to hold head still – dont like it but gets job done
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5h Andy M @ Scotzine @scotzine
@gerrymcculloch1 but uve prob tried all of them already -our wee guy settled after all that and cuddles from me or the missus
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@gerrymcculloch1 a for teething used calgel
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@gerrymcculloch1 we used salin nasal spray -clears nose – calpol obviously – snuffle baby [vapour rub for kids]
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@gerrymcculloch1 teething or just ratty?
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Tomorrow is going to be fun reading
better get to bed, want to be sharp to pick up as much as I can :o)
night night n
hail hail
Kilmarnock are mid table fodder, lets treat them as such.
Goodnight cetic men n wummin n hun.
tarrant
Thanks for the links, there is no doubt Tool are in the know about what is coming but they are not my cup of tea. They are very occultic and dare I say it, far too dark.
The 46 regarding Aiden I’m sure it was because he saw himself as a Number 10.
I won’t subject you to Simply Red again I promise. ;))
Great Orbs (not Black hehe) and all that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL4x3gpqMvM
Edward Ursus
Check out the above track, oh and it is good to have you posting on the site once again.
Tarrant := From my point of view I’m going to see Kilmarnock :-) No subliminal desires , btw I thought they had been debunked. If you are at the game I hope you have a great day in Ayrshire apart from the result.
P.S Does anyone know if DBBIA is coming up for the game or is he frightened to pass Prestwick where magic birds fly in the air?
Is that the sound of distant thunder?
: > )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOJXrSqKMr8
Something very special.
Peetc I found that interesting as it’s not my normal pick of music, to be honest I far preferred the earlier link to the Mile Davis tracks and thanks again for introducing me to them
Pfayr
Page 6
https://www.rangersshareoffer.com/Prospectus.pdf
Non recurring items £17+M
petec 3.02
Tool have knowledge and active interest, of that there is no doubt. When they toured Europe in 2001 they made a point of visiting Rosslyn Chapel. I was working for a local paper at the time but sadly didn’t get to meet or interview them (not that much of my imagined interview would have found publication!). Danny Carey, their drummer, is a very interesting individual and merits more research, should you have the time or inclination.
They are pushing boundaries – or more effectively, they are inspiring others to think more deeply about the natures of existence and consciousness. They have never been explicitly atheistic, and they (rightly) aggressively question religion – but not belief. They encourage you to think about your beliefs, and why you hold them. Not bad going for a band that has won Grammys for their platinum-selling records, yet no one knows who they are.
Let yourself be challenged. If you, at the end of the challenge, remain firm in your beliefs, then the challenge has only made you better-informed, more empathetic to others, and a stronger person for having opened yourself to the allowance of doubt.
Edward Ursus
I have just been browsing youtube and picking up tracks to listen to. It is not like I had any sort of amazing musical knowledge, tarrant is the man for that IMO. I’m sure he could list you even better stuff along those lines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQ3yxNH7A4&list=ALBTKoXRg38BCEsBeMzXoqAbIrfRMO0l5z&index=3
petec and Ed
Welcome to the blue room. Home of the greatest bass line ever. (Nae trophies but.)
http://youtu.be/RBcwlAIPbzk
Bjmac
Take the non recurring items out and they’ve made a huge loss
Ed,
like Tommy Burns (from a Celtic view) I have had only heartbreak in Kilmarnock, even to the point of beiong huckled by the police in the Tesco. Never saw Celtic win there, so I stopped going, which very graciously on my part allowed Celtic to win games which won league titles. I don;t like to brag, but..we all do our bit when we can.
You might be going to see Kilmarnock, but you’ll leave having seen Celtic!
It’s bedtime.
It’s Luke.
It’s Raglan Road.
http://youtu.be/19qdV2vgM-o
Good night all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=lkismiXva3M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=den8ofw1qFg
Pfayr
There is other items in there & I’m not qualified to get into the detail. However I can see their open is around £5M per qtr, they sold £7.8 M seasons and at best bring in another £1.5M per qtr, that alone is a deficit of over £6M and that’s me being generous.
They’re in a bad way,this share issue might need to be every Christmas ;-))
Hope you’re well.
B
tarrant
I hear you and their videos are very enlightening. It is stuff I have been looking into for a good while now. I can say with confidence that they believe in something but it is probably not what I believe in.
Interesting they were at Rosslyn Chapel. I will read up a bit about Danny as you have spoke before about him (I think). I just think he (they) are at the opposite end of the spectrum from me but it is just information really.
Anyway bed for me and more Orb ital mayhem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HNtsdtnBfk
Open = opex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=zYwCmcB0XMw
AND SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE WAS A BABE……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=zYwCmcB0XMw
tarrant :- The best room of all is The Boom Boom Room I would loved to be able to visit San Fransico and seen John Lee Hooker in it.
On your post, yes I will leave the ground having seen Celtic but hoefully having seen them get beat :-)
Petec you have a very catholic (with a small “c” before anyone jumps on me) taste in music going by your posys. Would you mind letting me know what your favourite genre of music is?
P.S You mentioned Rosslynn I’ve visited it and found it an enigmatic building and would be interested in hearing your view on it.
Bjmac
I have a working knowledge of accountancy to a limited level
There income against expenditure is appalling
But for the release of negative goodwill ie the non recurring item …they would have made a significant loss
The club doesn’t look sustainable without the values attached to the property…….which are questionable having regard to the purchase price and open to challenge by HMRC ..
a quick reading suggests they could be operating at a loss of almost £16m pa ….
You’d have to be a lunatic to invest in that ..IMO Green is looking to get his cash back, secure a tidy profit and GTF…
They can’t subsist at current levels without annual investment
Pfayr
It needs a bit more forensic examination to come up with an accurate estimate of their annual loss, I think it is a bit less at around £6-£10M but still significant!!!
BlantyreKev will hopefully have time on the train home later to have a look.
Irrespective the £13M profit statement not even the stupidest zombie would fall for that…. What? …… They already have? Mmmwhhahhahahahaha ;-))
hh
PF AYR 0349
Based on that,investors are looking at an input of around £100m before they are back at a level where they can reasonably compete for honours.
Once they are at that level,I would expect that teir losses would tail off,but short of regular CL group participation,I doubt any profit generated would allow a return of that investment.
A sum of that nature implies the involvement of someone with no need,or no use,for it.
Or,alternatively,of someone who has no other method of spending such huge sums.
Either way,it ain’t gonna be yer average bear that is fronting up that cash.
12 days
20 hours
50 minutes
12 seconds
Bjmac
I think you’re right re the loss …I was getting myself carried away …
BMCUWP
You’d have to be a Hun orientated philanthropist to get involved in that nonsense to any level
Besides which …given our current progress we’ll be miles ahead by the time they get into the SPL
the profit we’ll make on the youngsters we have sourced and the CL cash and general income will see in very good financial health
We’ll have a squad that they would need to spend tens of millions to compete with
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Ed..
Jeezo.. Whit You Doin up at this Time..(it’ll be a Late Article tomorrow lol)..;0)
at Least You only Do it Once in a Blue Moon Howlers.. Ha
Summa
Ps.. Don’t click on any of Petec Music Links.. There are Hidden Messages in the Beats.. You might end up a Disciple of the Prophet Samaras..;0)
SummaofSammi :- Just one of those nights when insomnia gets the better of you, to be fair to Petec some of his musical links I do fins strange but the Miles Davis one was brilliant
PF AYR 0419
Having fourteen men on the park always helps them though….
You heading for the delights of Kilmarnock tomorrow? Always a guid day oot,in my book.
If you are in The Chadwick Stand,standing beside two very well-spoken ladies in their forties,who fairly let the Kilwinning accent loose when airing their opinions of the officials,then feel free to say hello to my sisters!