I’ve been looking for signs for an inflationary bounce in English football. The next Premier League TV deal is still 12 months away but at this stage before previous TV deals kicked in, clubs started spending ahead of themselves as they looked to secure a piece of the lucrative new deal. In particular, I’m keen to see how central defenders are valued.
Today news broke that West Brom agreed a deal with newly-relegated Hull City to sign central defender, James Chester (26) for £8m. Chester has 11 months left on his contract at Hull. Three years in the English Championship and 45 Premier League games over two seasons was enough evidence to induce modest West Brom to pay the asking price.
It would have helped that three other Premier League clubs, Southampton, Aston Villa and Newcastle, were also reportedly interested, but no one is making false claims for a lad who has not troubled the scouts of England’s top clubs. He’s a modest player who is able to sign a pre-contract in January. This is a spectacular fee, passing between two modest clubs, for a central defender.
Consequences for us? We’ll see.
I’m doing a State of the Club article for Friday, as we do the day before the league campaign starts. So far there’s a flow to the words. A solid result on Wednesday will reaffirm that, whereas a reversal would, frankly, deem a satisfactory assessment inappropriate.
So much turns on these next few games, Champions League qualification, squillions of pounds, and sure, the State of the Club. We’ve come through a few iterations of acceptable levels of performance over the last 20 years, since winning our first trophy in six years. Younger readers will never appreciate how precious a 1-0 Scottish Cup win over Airdrie could be.
These days it’s all about the treble and Champions League group stage qualification. The loss of a cup would be an annoyance, but Celtic need to be part of the Champions League.
Our friends at Magners have offered a pair of Premium seat tickets for the Jock Stein Stand at the opening league game of the season on Saturday. To enter, all you need to do is email me with the name [IN THE SUBJECT LINE] of who we play that day, celticquicknews@gmail.com
If you’d like to donate £1 to the CQN Mary’s Meals school kitchen appeal, help towards what would be our fifth kitchen in Malawi, you can do so here:
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Heavy summer shower over Kelvingrove at the moment
No surprise there then
The print at home should be made easier for everyone to see, and must surely work out better for both Celtic and the buyer, I totally agree.
I see Chris Sutton recommending that NC starts tonight in the Scotsman.
I’m sure that’s not a popular view and to be fair the paper at least gives no real justification or rationale behind this opinion.
I would start with LG as he is the mhan in goal scoring form.
However, what do I know compared to a hunskepler of the calibre of Chris.
Maybe use Nadir to soften up the opposition defence before unleashing Leigh and his pace as they tire.
Whatever. C’mon the hooooops!
HH
Grifftci for me.
Before you click buy tickets it says if the print at home facility is an option http://www.celticfc.net/tickets
Always play your inform goal scorers so Griff and Joe should start
the_huddle
11:11 on
29 July, 2015
Yes, but once you start the process it’s not particularly obvious how to do it.
Just had a Hail! Hail! storm – must be an omen. CTV still to confirm if game is going to be shown. There will be one mighty pissed-off Pog and an even more (if that is possible) pissed-off Pog Jr if that game is not on CTV tonight.
http://www.cqnmagazine.com/deila-demands-fortress-paradise/
the_huddle
11:11 on 29 July, 2015
Before you click buy tickets it says if the print at home facility is an option http://www.celticfc.net/tickets
Awe well that’s pretty easy enough to to see, nothing wrong with that it’s not hidden?
tonydonnelly67
11:22 on
29 July, 2015
See above. When you’re in the process the option isn’t obvious. No simple “Would you like to print your tickets at home?” checkbox or similar.
In a drop-down labelled “Internet charge” during checkout. The option to print at home isn’t even the default, so if you don’t click on the drop-down you’d never see it.
Game being shown with a delay of 1 hour or so
http://t.co/vOa38Rkkko
weeminger
Awe ok I see, that’s after the drop, my appols.
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
11:16 on
29 July, 2015
Just had a Hail! Hail! storm – must be an omen. CTV still to confirm if game is going to be shown. There will be one mighty pissed-off Pog and an even more (if that is possible) pissed-off Pog Jr if that game is not on CTV tonight.
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you can add me to that list anaw!!
desertbhoy, see my next post
Celtic TV @CelticTV 8m8 minutes ago
GOOD NEWS: Tonight’s match against Qarabag will be broadcast as-live on http://www.celticfc.tv from 9pm Celtic Park Time for ALL subscribers
weeminger
11:26 on 29 July, 2015
tonydonnelly67
11:22 on
29 July, 2015
See above. When you’re in the process the option isn’t obvious. No simple “Would you like to print your tickets at home?” checkbox or similar.
In a drop-down labelled “Internet charge” during checkout. The option to print at home isn’t even the default, so if you don’t click on the drop-down you’d never see it.
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I’ve only done it the once, and cos I knew it was an option I was probably on hawk eye to see it before I committed :o)
Always amazes me how poor most internet sites are, with missing the obvious, and making it more user friendly. And it’s not a Celtic dig, this is huge internet shopping sites like Amazon and Ebay I’m talking about.
the_huddle
11:35 on
29 July, 2015
It’s what I do for a living, and sometimes you do think something is clear until some user asks where it is. That said, I don’t get involved in the interface design, so I can blame somebody else for it being obscure.
Ole EuroChamps67 has got a Celtic man cave, where he sticks printed ticket stubbs on the ceiling.
Pog, I still can’t figure out who Celtic have to negotiate with on this.,,,
CSC’s all over Canada and the USA waiting on word..,,,,
Think that’s pretty bad from an overseas fan point of view
If you wait to long to go down to the ole Sellic ticket office there’ll be a Tom Cruise queue.
Admission impossible csc
Leeanne Dempster has a Hibs cave, where she sticks Alan Stubbs on the ceiling.
Pog…
Thanks, but no the same. Will follow CQN as usual and know the score by then; still it will make the decision easier whether to forgo some sleep or hit the scratcher.
Hi in Mallorca been told game not on tv is this true as not even Celtic tv????
Anybody got any recommendations on Celtic tv- finally getting it after years of sky !
Is the premium a proper step up from the Online Year?
Over 40k tickets sold in five days and still counting.
More than a football stub csc
I doubt if it will bother the oversees guys, as long as everyone keeps it shut and watches the game with out saying any thing, thing is there’s always one who just has to fk. It up, nothing surer. I suppose it’s a start, me I wouldent be bothered, I remember the days over there at 11:45 am every sat. With the short waves radio trying to get a reception to the BBC sports final scores, hard work I’m telling you. :)
TonyDonnelly.,,,
Yes, remember these days well. Just shows how fortunate we are now, with virtually every Celtic game live in our CSC’s and our own homes.
weeron
Yes, your bang on.
The Battered Bunnet
10:00 on 29 July, 2015
Weeminger
Have you seen the Tap2 Innovate system?
1) Buy tickets online.
2) Q Code sent to your Smartphone
3) Q Code scanned at the turnstyle.
As opposed to:
1) Buy tickets online
2) Travel to ground
3) Queue outside ticket office
4) Collect tickets from ticket office
5) Ticket scanned at turnstyle
One system is installed at Celtic Park, the other at Livingston FC.
Can you guess which is which?
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All very well, but you cant pin a memorable used Q-code on yer bedroom wall/wife’s ass…
I love these stomach churning European build ups days when no matter what you are doing your mind drifts to Celtic Park…
glorydaysCSC
You could always get the Q Code tattooed on it though.
Wonder how it would scan…
Wonder how La gingata would look with Block 404 Row N Seat 12, tattooed to her person?
As the build up progresses at pace the local broadcasters show their support for the local team: The BBC continue to monitor the ticket queue and STV are submitting a fourth bid for the new wonder kid Allan…
alwayssupportthescottishteamCSC
roy croppie
Daft question but why is the game not on BBC or STV, Scotland’s Champions in Europe’s biggest competition??
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLExzeDWIAAewkx.jpg
Dream on Petrofacians…
EurogloryCSC
starry plough
It maybe that we wanted as big a crowd as possible and decided their paltry fee wasn’t worth it.
HH