4-in-a-row DVD, out now, for Father’s Day!! Fill your boots.
You and I know how Celtic are reported in the media but it’s seldom we have an opportunity to objectively analyse how we are portrayed in comparison to others. Yesterday’s media conference at Ibrox, was, frankly, irresistible.
Below is a transcript of questions and other comments made by journalists at Ronny Deila’s media conference when he was announced as Celtic manager a year ago, followed by Mark Warburton’s yesterday.
There are a few gems. Care to guess which conference these were put at “you’re actually a strong advocate of not spending and working on a tight budget”?
Or “You said he was at the top of the list – just for clarity, were any job offers made to other candidates?”
Or “There’s an expectation or a fear that top talent… will move to pastures new – is that a fear for you?”
Although to be fair, one brave soul did ask Davie Weir, “How different do you feel this Rangers is to the one you left?”
Let me know what you think. I know what I think…. some clubs are so well run they don’t need campaigning PR companies. Others are up to no good to such an extent they can hardly go through a day without one.
Don’t forget the 4-in-a-row DVD!
Ronny’s conference:
Many congratulations Ronny – how do you feel?
Easy decision?
What do you feel you can bring to Celtic?
This is your first experience of British football, how big a step up is this for you?
Peter, you’ve been linked with many candidates in the past few weeks, why is Ronny the right man?
Has number two been chosen yet?
Is John Collins a candidate?
How much time are you going to have to put your stamp on the team before the Champions League qualifiers start?
How do you rate the squad you’ve inherited here at Celtic?
Your first task will be to try and get the club to the Champions League – it’s your first experience of the competition, what do you think of the task?
You have three qualifying rounds to get through to get to the Champions League, it’s a difficult task.
Are you Norway’s answer to Jurgen Klopp?
On the issue Peter mentioned about unearthing raw talent, not only have you done that, you’re actually a strong advocate of not spending and working on a tight budget. Is that the case and why is that the case?
You played under Roy Hodgson, did you speak to him – what did you learn from him?
Can I ask you about the process of when you first became aware of Celtic’s interest?
What remit has Peter Lawwell given you as manager? There hasn’t been too much by way of a challenge for Celtic domestically, so what challenges do you face as a manager?
Peter, when did you become aware of Ronny’s abilities?
Was Ronny the only person– (cut off)
Comment made by Neil Lennon in the papers – was Ronny identified to replace Johann, was that the case?
You said he was at the top of the list – just for clarity, were any job offers made to other candidates?
Ronny is it important— (cut off)
Have you started talking to Ronny about what sort of budget he may or may not have?
Have you talked budgets Ronny?
Peter have you established a sufficient budget that can help Ronny?
Ronny what can you bring to Celtic?
I have to ask you about the pictures circulating in the Scottish papers in the past few days – can you explain them to us?
Will you do the same– (cut off)
Do you expect the same here then?
Just in terms of players – there’s an expectation or a fear that top talent like Fraser Forster and Virgil Van Dijk will move to pastures new – is that a fear for you?
You’ve spoken about developing players, things that take time – you don’t have the luxury of a long-term deal, it’s a rolling deal – have you been given assurances that you will be given longer?
What’s more important – results or development?
Warburton’s conference:
Many, many, congratulations, I’m sure you’ll be very excited about the prospect, but how big a challenge do you face here?
How easy was it for you to feel that this was the right job for you?
How prepared do you feel you are for the scrutiny you’ll be under here?
What do you feel is your first priority here?
Paul – you have said in recent weeks since you have come in that the club is broken and it needs to be rebuilt – why do you think that Mark and Davie are the management team to take it forward?
Mark – David from BBC Scotland here – at what point did you realise you wanted to be Rangers manager, and did you have any other offers?
And you’ll be expected to win automatic promotion straight away, yes?
And you and Davie have been characterised as good cop-good cop from people at Brentford, how can that help Rangers?
Your background is very different from most football managers, probably more akin to someone who would be on the board – but are there any parallels about how you’ll go about your business as a manager compared to your days as a high flying city slicker?
You said your first priority is to strengthen the squad, some players have left the club after their contracts were up – how far are you down the line at identifying new players?
How confident are you that you’ll be able to get this club promoted at the first attempt?
You’ve signed a two-year contract, how quickly do you think you can get this club back competing at the top of Scottish football?
Mark – what assurances have you been given, if any – about what your size of budget and what you can spend – it’s not just about numbers, it’s about the quality of the players you can get in as well?
David – did you ever believe you would be back here so soon?
As much as anything else, do you feel you’re going to have to help Mark get used to the surroundings of Scottish football and what it means to be at this football club?
How different do you feel this Rangers is to the one you left?
Davie what would you say Mark’s particular skillset it, his particular talent – how does he go about his business?
Did you speak to any of the guys who worked with before here, Walter and Ally?
Mark, what do you know about the players you have here at the moment?
The average age of the players last year was 28, is that something you’re looking to bring down?
So the youth system here is something you’re targeting as well?
There’s also no scouting system here, is that something you’re looking to sort out soon?
Rangers have been criticised in the past for overpaying players, particularly in the past few years, is that culture changing now?
So you reckon you’ll be going for players that are out of contract or loan deals rather than players who are in contract?
Mark, you say there’s no quick fix and it won’t happen overnight, how difficult will that balance be given there is such pressure to get promoted this season?
How many players do you think you need?
Will you be bringing Lewis McLeod back?
What type of footballing philosophy will you bring to Rangers?
There’s obviously been a thing about trying to get fans back buying season tickets, what message do you have for fans?
You spoke about the accent on youth and young players, but Davie played here until he was long in the tooth, will you be looking to bring in experienced players?
In your previous career, you would have been familiar with risk and reward – are Rangers taking a risk in your appointment?
Mark, just going back to your targets, have you been told by Dave King you have to win the league this year?
Will your management style be a bit different to Jock Wallace’s?
Paul – as far as your concerned with the management structure is concerned, you spoke about a director of football is something you would like to move toward, and the academy needs sorted, do you think there could be more appointments further down the line?
It’s already the middle of June, how soon can we see bodies in the door because the first competitive game is in five weeks?
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Hamiltonian
Thanks for the link to the review yesterday, I did notice that police Scotland were rarely mentioned by Mr wheelhouse ,other than to say funding of focus now comes from the police Scotland budget rather than a grant from government, I wonder what he Mr wheelhouse would make of the singing by fans of sevco at the league cup semi as evidence that the implementation is consistent ,and again I seem to remember that the behaviour of the fans was praised by the police, so if that is deemed praiseworthy no wonder there is confusion among fans.
TBB : comment below taken from the 10 page synopsis on ole Dave McKay’s bookie wookie….when did GSL get the knighthood?! lol
“This remarkable book sets out, with enormous clarity and objectivity, the various
alternative low-carbon pathways that are open to us.”
Sir David King FRS
Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, 2000–08
T4
Lucasz Zaluska has left Celtic after not been given a new contract
The ole bhlog is suddenly awash with clever cloggery: first we have the Swiss Rambler explainin’ [agane] what happened to the ole Seville money; then we have the low down on renewable energy.
It’s like the ole days.
Must have been a pressie for Lucasz. I think its his birthday today.
ernie lynch
Nuclear has its place but it is expensive and takes a very long time to build out. We are struggling to deal with current levels of waste so I question how sustainable it is. The decommissioning costs and legacy are having to be financed by the government as no generators are willing to take this on.
My point wasn’t that wind should replace nuclear, only that currently it is cheaper than nuclear. Personally, I think for a robust grid and energy supply there should be a good mix of generators. The intermittent generation from wind is complemented very well by pump storage and hydro. I see battery storage as the next big thing, again which complements intermittent wind generation. Recently there has big advances and reduction of costs of this technology. I was at a talk, where a senior energy market representative speculated that battery storage could be the Kodak moment for energy suppliers, i.e. you could capture enough energy through solar panels to live off the grid. Okay this is awhile off yet, but this innovation has been driven by the renewables sector. I am very frustrated that the sector is under threat from a vindictive Tory government to appease their back benchers and oil gas lobbyists. It is not a business decision and won’t save the government or consumers any money.
I have not heard of any landowner getting anywhere near £50K per turbine, especially without any risk. Normally the landowner would get a % of income from the turbine generated but even with the set up I have not heard of as high as £50K. If they opted for a guaranteed income without any risk then as you can imagine the payment would be quite low. But this is just my experience.
Please dont start the energy puns !…cos you stick yer post where the sun dont shine!
I’m proud to spout ill-informed prejudice on the ole wind farm topic.
I hate the bloomin’ things.
lymmbhoy
Cheers
LB
Dontbrattbakkinanger, thats pretty much what we are expecting from the government tomorrow ;)
KJam- I think it will expose another divergence of policy between the ole Angles and the Picts.
We’re on the woad to wuin.
Poor old Lukasz.
he didn’t really let us down – yet he was keeper when we got quite a few costly defeats.
I used to love the old Coal Fire , heated the hoose a dream in winter
Didny put the lights oan mind
Oh
And another thing them Fergusons who now seem to control coal stock in Scotland are fans of some deceased mob
Hail Hail
Sorry, Hamiltonian= Hamiltontim
Walter myth has crawled out the wood work to say he’ll help the bread man with his perils of wisdom, hopefully he passes on the same perils of wisdom he past on to the pieman.
KJAM
One of the problems with wind turbines is that they don’t generate when there is no wind.
Another is that they don’t generate when there is too much,as the turbines have to be switched off to prevent damage.
You mentioned battery storage which after years of stagnation is finally showing progress. At the risk of making an arse of myself in public by asking a stupid question,is it possible to apply a form of friction brake which allows the turbine to work in times of high wind speed?
If this was connected to an integrated battery-think of braking recharging the battery in many cars nowadays-then the battery could drive the turbine during times of low wind speed.
Any ideas re feasibility?
Modren friction brake which allows the turbine to work in times of high wind speed is rubidge.
Fact.
DONTBRATTBAKKINANGER
I expected it to have been investigated. But technology improves all the time.
The government debates to me seem pretty pointless.SNP are now in power.End of.We had useless Tory and Labour governments before,who did nothing for the population.A new government need some time.Maybe they wont be a success.But if you dont try,you will never know.As I have said before,I was a Labour activist for 20 years,now,I would not acknowledge them.It just seems funny that all the anti SNP snipers who were telling everyone to “Get over”the Referendum result,cant seem now to accept the Election result.
When this change of government starts to impact on your life in a negative way,come back then.As I said yesterday,when did we live in this Shangri-La that previous governments gave us?.
dessybhoy
10:19 on 17 June, 2015
Sorry, Hamiltonian= Hamiltontim
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why dont we discuss the Hamiltonian instead?
beats talking about sevco!!
Maybe crap but I was heartened today to read that the bookies have us in the running to sign Gary Hooper.Best striker since KOK.I can dream.
hun skelper
10:24 on
17 June, 2015
Walter myth has crawled out the wood work to say he’ll help the bread man with his perils of wisdom, hopefully he passes on the same perils of wisdom he past on to the pieman.
“Perils or Pearls”Funny enough,both work a treat.LOL.
KJam
10:04 on 17 June, 2015
If power from wind farms could be stored to take account of the days when the wind doesn’t blow, how many more wind farms would be needed to provide all the power we need?
As Paul mentioned we have copies of the new Celtic DVD titled 4 IN A ROAR and are posting these out from today. You can order on http://www.cqnbookstore.com or hint to family re Fathers Day on Sunday. We will post first class.
Here’s a quick fag packet calc:
The Wholesale price of electricity is around 5p per KWh at the moment. It fluctuates like any other market commodity, but that’s a typical price – ie the revenue that the power generator receives.
A 2MW wind turbine – a standard bit of kit on the hills nowadays – by definition has a capacity of 2MW of output per hour, or 2MWh per hour, when operating at capacity.
Because wind is intermittent, the average output is 30% of its capacity over the course of the year = 600kWh/h
At 5p per kWh, the revenue per typical turbine is…
600x24x365 x 5p = £262,800
The cost of installation of wind turbines is £2M per MW, costed over a depreciated period of 20 years.
Our 2MW turbine example costs £4M to install. With a weighted average cost of capital of just 1.75% pa, the total capital cost over the lifetime of the project is around £5.6M.
Divided by 20 years, gives a capital cost of £283,000 per annum.
You’ll notice immediately that the cost of capita exceeds the revenue form the turbine.
Note: We haven’t factored for the cost of maintenance or Ernie’s site rental.
You can do the same calc for any power generation system and you’ll find the same problem. The reason we pay less than the cost to generate is that we don’t factor for the environmental legacy of fossil or nuclear fuel.
Hence why ‘clean’ energies are ‘subsidised’.
The most recent proposal by British Govt for example offers EDF Energy a contract price of 9.25p per kWh output, almost twice the market rate. Additionally, the UK taxpayer will pick up the cost of the 100 year decommissioning once the plant has come to the end of its operating life: Cost unknown.
Read ole Dave MacKay. There’s tons of this kind of stuff.
If you’re interested, of course.
Take a look at @OHenleyAlex’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/OHenleyAlex/status/611076361566990336?s=09
Big jock documentary back on alba 16th July @ 9pm.
See if the GSL is getting £1.4m from the liquidation of his old club, does this mean he was not an investor of such, he had just given them a Loan ?
I think you should let us know GSL
Hail Hail
Turkeybhoy
10:30 on 17 June, 2015
We’ve got the government the SNP leadership wanted.
Why can’t we all just rejoice in that fact and be happy?
In the meantime, in the here and now, how are the SNP getting on with dealing with the matters they do have power over? Like education and health? Things going well?
hun skelper
10:24 on 17 June, 2015
Walter myth has crawled out the wood work to say he’ll help the bread man with his perils of wisdom, hopefully he passes on the same perils of wisdom he past on to the pieman.
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Cant be sure of my old memory but when “big haunds” Green was on the scene did the myth not take up a directors post at debt mountain the day BEFORE season tickets went on sale and resign the day AFTER sales closed and was paid over £130K for his services or am I just an auld cynic whenever I see him or his sleekit cohort gardener appear :))))
Bobby Murdoch
The friction brake is a not bad idea as it would protect the mechanical components of the turbine. Unfortunately, the sheer stresses on the blades would be too high. I would point out windy is good, it is only when the wind is very high that they shut down especially with the newer models of turbines.
In terms of the integrated battery you probably just put that energy straight into the grid rather than have turbines spinning in low wind speed. It would be more efficient to do so. I think this is the way it will go in the future, if there is a future for the industry.
TBB, quite disappointed to read that book and find how inefficient domestic PV cells are.
We had them installed at roughly half the price my father-in-law paid – made him very unhappy. I pointed out that we were getting a lower payment rate than them and yet the time taken for it to pay for itself was the same for both installations.
Isn’t there some way of generating energy from the number of times Ernie replies to a question with another question?
Ole Cardigano pops in and out of the ole Blue room so often they should connect him to a flywheel and plug him into the grid.
Seen on twitter
This Bloomberg article on set top boxes which show most games presents a real threat to sky bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-08/soccer-pirates-shift-to-tv-from-computers-as-set-top-boxes-surge
Is today CQN Fossil fool day?
ernie lynch
10:39 on 17 June, 2015
KJam
10:04 on 17 June, 2015
If power from wind farms could be stored to take account of the days when the wind doesn’t blow, how many more wind farms would be needed to provide all the power we need?
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I can’t answer that, I don’t know!
TURKEYBHOY
I didn’t have a vote in the referendum but I was clear how I would have cast it. I was happy at the result but could see the eventual outcome long beforehand,that the SNP would steamroller the two forthcoming elections.
At no time have I said to anyone who voted Yes to get over it,nor have I told anyone who voted SNP that they were an idiot for doing so.
I have,of course,pointed out that I would have done neither but could understand their reasons for doing so.
I think most people who didn’t vote SNP,and have legitimate questions about their policies and tactics have behaved similarly. It happened,we try to avoid it happening again.
Meantime,as in any democracy,poor decision-making by government is a legitimate source of debate. But the debate is being stifled by intimidatory tactics online,and three-line whip tactics in every action or statement.
We are being denied a democratic right to question those in power by such tactics. It is becoming unpleasantly close to totalitarianism.
Warburton : “So, Walter, what are the perils of your wisdom?”
Thuglife : “You really expect me to answer that kind of question? Haw Archie! Come and listen to this arsehole…”