Newco have cut Celtic’s ticket allocation at Ibrox from 7,000 to 800 tickets per game next season. I understand their thinking. There have been four games between the clubs at Ibrox, Celtic winning each: the first, coming from behind, the second, free-wheeling by a couple of goals, the third – scoring five, and the fourth – twice coming from behind, then winning with 10 men.
It is a litany of humiliation, played out while 7,000 have a party in a stadium, the rest of which is near-empty well before full time. Can you imagine having to sit through this, season after season? Of course they want to reduce our headcount and garner whatever competitive advantage possible.
There are problems. League rules state a “reasonable number of visiting supporters” must be admitted. This number should be agreed in advance with the visiting club, or else the SPFL board will adjudicate.
Then there is the small matter of the Ibrox safety certificate, which Dave King previously said depended on Celtic fans being given the Broomloan Stand. The police insist each set of fans have distinct and separate approaches to stadiums at high-risk games.
Celtic will be happy to reduce the number of Newco fans they have to accommodate – it should shelve talk of having to put prison-grade toilet facilities in areas they visit. Each away team will suffer a competitive disadvantage, but making visits to Ibrox trickier will do our European preparations no harm.
Whatever the police and SPFL say, Dave King has more to worry about.
He still has to get £11m out of South Africa and into a UK bank account.
He needs to satisfy the Takeover Panel before he can start a share issue.
He needs to satisfy the Court of Session over his failure to comply with Takeover Panel instructions.
He needs to satisfy loans due by 1 July (Oh you thought they were all going to be converted to shares, did you? Wait for this one).
He needs to fund a trading shortfall for next season.
He needs to find enough cash to keep the management team on-side before the transfer window closes.
And he needs to convince Uefa they satisfy Financial Fair Play regulations. Straightforward if you have lots of cash, don’t need to use it to buy-out other shareholders at 20p/share, repay loans or fund a football team.
There is simply too much to do. Better to circle the wagons by throwing some crumbs to the easily-deluded. You know how this story ends.
It’s the 25th May. It is also the weekend. You have permission to wallow in nostalgia for 24 hours. Enjoy it.
You can also participate in Green Day: donate £5 (see below) to the Foundation. You’ll enjoy this too.
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FAIRHILLBHOY
Cheers,mate. BRT&H rarely writes a lemon,and that one was no different.
Looked a bad one for Salah, arm buggered
40 scots who played in european cup finals.
Celtic 2 Inter Milan 1 (1967)
The famous Lisbon Lions became the first British side to lift the trophy 51 years ago. Ronnie Simpson wore the gloves while Jim Craig, Billy McNeill, John Clark and Tommy Gemmell made up the back four. Bertie Auld and Bobby Murdoch worked the engine room as strikers Willie Wallace and Stevie Chalmers were flanked by Bobby Lennox and Jimmy Johnstone.
That was deliberate by Ramos
Benfica 1 Manchester United 4 (AET) (1968)
Midfielder Pat Crerand featured in midfield for legendary Scots boss Sir Matt Busby as the Red Devils lifted their first European Cup at Wembley. Star striker Denis Law cruelly missed out with a knee injury.
Dallas
My uncle Danny who moved to Leeds after meeting his future wife at the European Cup semi final in 1970, made friends with a Tim fae Castlemilk when he signed for Leeds United. I met Arthur Graham in Leeds. He was Celtic mad. Great guy who should have played for us. As should have Billy Bremner, Peter Lorimer, Joe Jordan, Eddie and Frank Gray and Johnny Giles. All Celtic supporters who should have played for Celtic and Leeds United.
HH
Feyenoord 2 Celtic 1 (AET) (1970)
Jock Stein went to Milan in search of his second European Cup and it was another all-Scottish Celtic side stepping out at the San Siro. Evan Williams started in goal, David Hay, Tommy Gemmell, Bobby Murdoch, Billy McNeill, Jim Brogan, Jimmy Johnstone, Willie Wallace, John Hughes, Bertie Auld and Bobby Lennox played from the start while George Connelly made a late appearance from the bench.
You see Ramos pull his arm down into the ground with his full wait on it. all that respect shown is gamesmanship crap
Went to pat Stanton game
Did joe Jordan play for Hibs that day?
Salah out, tough one after the season he’s had
Bayern Munich 2 Leeds United 0 (1975)
Six Scots stepped out against the German giants – keeper David Stewart, defender Frank Gray, midfielders Peter Lorimer and Billy Bremner plus striker Joe Jordan. Eddie Gray slotted into midfield with 10 minutes remaining but couldn’t inspire a comeback.
Pool can kiss this game goodbye
Liverpool 1 Club Brugge 0 (1978)
Dalglish hit the winner with Hansen and Souness playing the 90 as Liverpool took the trophy on home soil in London.
The Huddle Correct. Sad stuff for Salah and Liverpool. Hh
Delaneys Dunky on 26th May 2018 8:00 pm
Sandman
Wonder if the Rosary Beads the Knightswood posse buried in the Ibrox turf on the day of that Simple Minds gig, are still there?
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Aye, Big Jozo activated them by landing Misser from a great height right on that spot.
Meanwhile…
Salah comes off and the bookies clean up.
Ramos – dirty bastard but brilliant ‘defending’ from a Madrid point of view. Wiped out the dangerman and tore the heart from them with one covert bit of skullduggery.
Ramos had the look of a guilty man. Hh
Nottingham Forest 1 Malmo 0 (1979)
McGovern captained Forest alongside Burns and Robertson in a narrow victory over the Swedes. O’Hare was an unused sub as was Archie Gemmill.
not that i really care. it just makes me angry that Madrid get away with their uber cheating at all levels on and off the field. Financial doping off the field and gamesmanship on the field. Liverpool’s only hope was with Salah. Ramos targeted that. Plain to see. IMHO.
That Ramos is a nasty bit of work. He knew what he was doing.
Mo frightened the life out of them. I hope Mane can win this for the Brilliant Mo. He seems very up for it.
Liverpool will need big Virgil to be at his very best.
Nottingham Forest 1 Hamburg 0 (1980)
No fewer than five Scots were deployed by Brian Clough in Madrid. Midfielder John Robertson hit the only goal, John McGovern captained the side from the middle of the park while Frank Gray and Kenny Burns marshalled the backline. John O’Hare slotted into centre-midfield in the second half.
RAMOS TRYING TO BREAK SALAH’S ARM?Well done
Liverpool 1 Real Madrid 0 (1981)
Hansen, Sounness and Dalglish at the heart of it as the Reds secured a late victory over Los Blancos in Paris.
Aston Villa 1 Bayern Munich 0 (1982)
Three Scots featured for Villa as they edge out the Bavarians in Rotterdam. Centre-back pairing Allan Evans and Ken McNaught kept Bayern out while Des Bremner patrolled midfield. Andy Blair was an unused sub.
TOFFEETIM-any thoughts
Liverpool 1 Roma 1 (Liverpool win 4-2 on pens) (1984)
The Anfield side’s fourth European crown featured Hansen, Dalglish plus Graeme Souness in midfield. Nicol was a late sub while Gillespie didn’t get off the bench.
DELANEYSDUNKY
Can you imagine a Celtic team with David Hay,Bertie Auld,Johnny Giles in it?
Three hard hard men,three outstanding talents.
Juventus 1 Liverpool 0 (1985)
A Reds side with a decidedly Scottish spine went down by a single goal to the Italian giants, with defender Alan Hansen, midfielders Steve Nicol and John Wark plus legendary striker Kenny Dalglish all featuring. Defender Gary Gillespie also appeared from the bench.
In the dude Firmino Liverpool have the guy to get them goal scoring chances.
Steaua Bucharest 0 Barcelona 0 (Steaua won on pens)
Stevie Archibald failed to win the Cup but at least he played in a final. Terry Venables had the former Aberdeen striker on the park deep into extra time before hooking him. Who knows – perhaps the Scot might have scored from the spot?
Borussia Dortmund 3 Juventus 1 (1997)
Paul Lambert, inspirational centre-midfielder who helped his side to a convincing victory over a team with an engine room boasting the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps.
Madrid score, nope offside
Darren Fletcher will wonder how he wasn’t the man to follow Lambert – the midfielder was an unused sub in two Champions League Finals for Manchester United and was ruled out of another with a harsh suspension.
Andy Robertson is the first Scottish player to play in a CL final since Paul Lambert for Dortmund in 1997.
not a shot on goal……..
Delaney’s, Arthur was some player, Danny’s most difficult opponent.
Part of the Castlemilk tim posse at Elland Road along with the Grey brothers.
Unfortunately , Leeds are a club , mainly due to some of their horrible support , I have no time for. I have seen some Leeds fans in action, not a pretty sight. Also, I worked for a year down South. A Leeds fan from Belfast, he came from a nationalist background , worked in the same place . He was a horrible runt .
Andrew Robertson having a good game so far.
Vile and deliberate by Ramos.Only thing missing was commentary from Kent Walton.
A pretty poor game of football so far given the talent on show.
BMCUWP-absolutely agreed,there is a story involving someone with a wee problem,there’s a twist in the story,I’m sorry I can’t remember but it’s a good one?