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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Any of you financial experts on today?
We have a holiday booked to Greece (Crete) the last two weeks in July, All Inclusive.
If Greece defaults on it’s loans to it’s creditors at the end of June, is our holiday screwed?
Starting to worry a wee bit.
Thanks in advance.
Phil bhoy. As long as it’s holding company 18-30 and not club 18-30 I’m sure it will be fine.
The guys at Area 51 promised us they’d have nuclear fusion sorted in about 5 years. A simple matter of containing the the ole plasma wi’ a cupla magnets – the sort used to draw hair an beards on pictures of baldy men using iron filings. So chill everyone…
Cheers Lukasz……good luck for the future.
A bark up keeper for Craigybhoy?
http://youtu.be/qBg3TrRaDFM
HH
Phil
I would assume you would be ok. If they withdraw however, you might need to search the man drawer …for drachma!
Philbhoy
10:57 on
17 June, 2015
Any of you financial experts on today?
We have a holiday booked to Greece (Crete) the last two weeks in July, All Inclusive.
If Greece defaults on it’s loans to it’s creditors at the end of June, is our holiday screwed?
Starting to worry a wee bit.
Thanks in advance.
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If it defaults you’ll be able to buy Greece with Luncheon Vouchers mate!
PHILBHOY
I thought finance was your area?
Tour operator insurance should cover the risk to your holiday. But the possibility of bank machines and credit/debit card systems shutting down while you are there suggests it may be an option to carry cash. Not usually a good idea of course!
Philbhoy -trust you to make a drachma out of a crisis.
BMCUW
It is, but not at that level!
Although we are all inc I will take cash.
We were in Turkey two years ago and I paid for something in a shop with a Scottish Tenner.
Dontbrattbakkinanger
11:06 on
17 June, 2015
Philbhoy -trust you to make a drachma out of a crisis.
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Pun Of The Week!
PHILBHOY
Scottish notes don’t even work in London Transport ticket machines. I found that out about 18 months ago. Had to go for a pint to get some change!
Boris is a God-like genius…
KJam
10:54 on 17 June, 2015
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!
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I’d suggest that it would be likely to be an unacceptable number, even for their most ardent advocate.
Therfore in all probability we are always going to have backup systems running 24/7.
So, given the extent to which they blight the landscape and its flaura and fauna, what’s the bloody point of them? They don’t achieve anything.
turkeybhoy
10:35 on 17 June, 2015
Haha blame the kaffilic skools mate.
Would love Hooper to come back also
Philbhoy
Did you book through an ABTA accredited co ? If so should be covered
Would still think holiday would go ahead, the country needs your custom
Enjoy, and tell big Geogio, best thing he ever done, giving us peace :-)
Dharma
Yup, always read the label…
Depends where you’re based of course. If you’re of grid in a sunny place, Solar PV is the only show in town.
Different countries have different FiT rates, and as manufacturing process and kit design becomes leaner, so price for kit falls.
Fact is, we use an absurd amount of energy, and blankly refuse to pay the consequences of legacy, hence why energy remains so (relatively) cheap.
It took the plant 3 billion years to create its fossil fuels, and which will all have been burned within a 300 year period from 1800. That’s humanity for you.
Should point out of course that fossil fuels have created the humanity we know and love today. Before that, there was no such thing as economic growth, medicine or Celtic.
The ‘growth’ thing is a good discussion in itself. Growth is essentially consumption, and there are now 7 billion of us humans consuming the planet, literally. Economic ‘growth’ of 3% pa doubles the amount consumed every 24 years. How many doubling do you need before there’s nothing left? Not a lot as it turns out.
We need to stop, but who’d vote for such an idea?…
Cowiebhoy
Jet2 Holidays so holiday guaranteed. But stress free run up would be good!
Photo-voltaic technology is also improving rapidly. Like battery technology,flat and moribund for years but now nearing possible breakout efficiency.
http://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesignArticles/ArticleID/6501/Record-Breaking-Solar-Cell-Approaches-45-Efficiency.aspx
PHILBHOY
I reckon you and yours deserve some stress-free time,mate.
I hope you get it.
Watts all this about energy puns?
‘Should point out of course that fossil fuels have created the humanity we know and love today. Before that, there was no such thing as economic growth, medicine or Celtic.’
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the battered bunnet
11:15 on 17 June, 2015
I do know for fact, Manufacturing industry (or least the one I work in) has been set a 7% total Energy consumption usage reduction target, by the Goverment, or we face a financial penalty
A change from being based on CO2 emissions to actual Energy use, based in previous year
I have attended a few presentations claiming we will run out of Energy supply for UK by 2017, to keep all the lights on, and supply industry etc
Energy reduction is one our Key Deliverables (KDI’s), we recently completed a project on our Chilled/Process water system, which reduced energy consumption in this area by 70% alone
Amazing what you can learn on here :-))
Hail Hail
Philboy – I would guess the Greeks will be ecstatic to accept Euros.
You will probably be unecstatic (new word !) to receive change in New Drachmas or whatever.
Maybe best to take lots of small notes.
There will be a new answer to that old question – ‘What’s a Grecian urn?’.
According to Eric Morecambe in the early 70’s, it was 30 bob a week but a lot has happened since then.
K Jam, Ernie
Ask Dave:
“If we covered the windiest 10% of the country with onshore wind turbines… the maximum plausible production from on-shore windmills in the United Kingdom is 20 kWh per day per person”
{that’s 10% of the entire land mass of the UK btw]
We use on average 125kWh of energy per person per day in the UK.
So covering 10% of the surface area of the country with wind turbines will deliver 16% of our energy needs.
Doesn’t seem to work.
BMCUW
Cheers buddy!
Thanks to everyone for their replies!
ernie lync
Yes backup systems may be in place but when the wind is blowing you are not burning fuels.
I know you are entrenched in your views but wind energy has lead to and will continue to lead to a significant reduction in fossil fuel emissions. Which is needed given energy consumption continues to rise.
Nuclear.
It`s inevitable.
Some solar for smart warm countries.
Cowiebhoy
10:42 on 17 June, 2015
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
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Very strange one this.
He keeps saying he “invested” money. From what I recall, it was a rights issue – and in Murray Sports rather than RFC.
I just can’t understand why an equity investor could become a creditor.
What about all the other shareholders? Do they get anything back? Is he just trying it on?
Seems like BDO have put
him on the creditors list anyway…
Maybe Weeminger or someone might know better?
THEBATTEREDBUNNET
Of course it does. We cover 62.5% of the country in turbines,job done.
Historically windmills were also homes. I think you’re onto a winner wi that calculation.
Bobby
Brilliant also solving the housing crisis :-)))
COWIEBHOY
Thank THEBATTEREDBUNNET.
The man has a brain the size of Everest.
glasstwothirdsfull
11:39 on 17 June, 2015
Agree, don’t understand this one, need one of those finance guys to explain
I thought I had read he was taken action against the knighted one to get his money back ? And Not the liquidator
He needs to be telling his followers what’s happening :-))
This article by Swiss Rambler analysing Celtic’s finances since 2007 should be a “sticky” on CQN.
Much of it is known in general terms but the level of detail backs up the various arguments made on CQN.
A long read but an interesting one for those who want to delve under the Celtic bonnet.
http://swissramble.blogspot.ch/2015/06/celtic-everythings-gone-green.html?m=1
Mon Paul, hurry up with the ne article. My one and only chance to get a……..
Cambodium Podium:_)
Graff, welcome to CQN.
HH bruv and to the AGPL
The Battered Bunnet in 2014 wind energy contributed 10% of the UK power needs with, if I were to speculate, less than 1% of the country’s surface area. I don’t think that calculation stacks up in my opinion.
ernie lynch
10:43 on
17 June, 2015
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?
Totally missing my point Ernie.Did Labour or Tory do such a wonderful job across the political spectrum?.No.We have who we have.They were voted in fairly.Will we have to suffer all this sniping back and forward for 4 years?.Pointless.
Good morning CQN,
A WEE HEADS UP
Anyone wishing for a place in the standing area for next season should go after my old seat
In area 109 Row M Seat 23 this seat will come in under the standing area
I gave it up this morning I have done my time standing (Old Codger)
I Have new seat same area further back
Keep the Faith
Hail Hail
MT
MACJAY 1138
Nuclear,the problem is cost,mainly in decommissioning.
Not so much a problem with Thorium reactors. I’m puzzled why these haven’t been more widely utilised.
MOUNTBLOWTIM
Our family seats were in 111 until last season. Moved to 106.
My Dad would be in the same boat as you,nae chance of standing in one place that long nowadays.
Enjoy your new view.