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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Who was that guy on the blog who always caused trouble regarding Liverpool?
Has he returned as fb
BIG PACKY on 26TH MAY 2018 9:48 PM
JMCCORMICK, my wife is a lifelong liverpool fan, and is distraught tonite, but some of the anti liverpool shit on here tonight does cqn no favours.hh……
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Thats bloody priceless big Packy, folk come on here almost daily and give us anti Celtic shite and you back them up, and have a go at Celtic fans for digging them about it,,, geese a break ffs, and by the way I was hoping for a pool win tonight…
Trooncelt on 26th May 2018 10:33 pm
Who was that guy on the blog who always caused trouble regarding Liverpool?
Has he returned as fb
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Ryecatcher or something like that :O)
Ramos was outstanding tonight.
People can moan about him all they like but every team would love to have a centre half like him playing for them.
As for Mane’s yellow card, watch it again, he clearly kicks Ramos in the knee.
Let’s be honest, football is all about gaining small margins, or cheating if you like, from stealing a few metres at a throw in, to time wasting, to every player claiming it was their opponent who touched it last, they all cheat. Ramos excels at it but rightly or wrongly it’s all part of the game.
Night all. Enjoy
Hail Hail
BP Utter nonsense I’m afraid. Hh
DD – Slainte mo chara.
TT – Everton always.
GFTB – It’s a wonderful life, you are right again.
FB – Funny, no offence taken whatsoever.
G64 – The voice of reason as per always.
And it’s Celtic first, and Celtic last, and Celtic over all.
Splendid.
HH.
Gordy
She drew my attention 2 years ago at their Benicassim gig. She still looked great at 3 in the morning. Gorgeous.
Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City
https://youtu.be/xIhFpmzRKYM
Almore. Great! Looking forward to being able to return your hospitality! No football here at that time, but maybe a hockey game?
TROONCELT on 26TH MAY 2018 10:33 PM
Who was that guy on the blog who always caused trouble regarding Liverpool?
Has he returned as fb
Trooncelt.
That was Ryecatcher/Rudicantfail.
A very unpleasant chap.
Hail Hail
Oasis – The Masterplan
https://youtu.be/dPPi2D6GK7A
I loved the look on Gerrard’s face when Gary Lineker insisted on showing Bale’s outrageous goal again, then it was shown 7 or 8 times in succession – Priceless.
The huddle n jnp
Cheers it was on my tip of my tongue
It’s a CELTIC blog ffs
CELTIC first and only
KTF
CRC
How did the week go?
I am up at Liam’s cottage. It is beautiful… right on the water. It is in a small town, but still manages to be Quite peaceful. And it is only an hour outside of Toronto, so you can go up for a day or two, and not have to spend half the weekend on the road. Liam is a good egg … lets me have the place whenever I want it. He’s a good lad. As far as brothers go, I lucked out….
The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
https://youtu.be/4D2qcbu26gs
BRTH. Have had a busy day. so just getting round to saying thank you to you and to all those who organised the wonderful occasion that was last night at the Stadium. Met a lot of old friends and made some new ones. I will not name them as I will miss someone out.
One great moment among the many last night was getting to talk to the Holy Goalie. Really enjoyed that moment. My thanks to all who were at table 7 who were great company, especially John and Mary Rose.. Also my thanks to Brian who gave me a lift to and from the venue.
G64
At Benicassim Spain two years ago, Noel had the Man City flag on display. He commented on the number of Celtic shirts in the crowd, however. He knows Celtic are the better of the two clubs I bet.
HH
BP @10:48
.what?! I don’t believe that .. you know you’d always have Seamus’ back if he needed it! I’m sure F and B would insist upon that!
:)
I’ve lived in Liverpool (quite literally across the street from the young Wayne Rooney) . I was in the middle of them at Anfield when we beat them on the road to Seville. I have never encountered any anti-Celtic feeling among the current support. Their enemy (and that of Everton) is Man U.
Happy Mondays – Step on
https://youtu.be/6M0xdLO_bmo
MIT
Started off very tough and a culture shock after been off for so long, but ended very well and indeed with the “One night in Lisbon” do, gottae say superb!
Off to Dublin (in the Green) next week for a couple of work days!
HH
CRC
Connaire
Thank you for your words last night and mass 12 months ago in Lisbon.
God bless.
MIT: I hope you mean ice hockey?
My better half is a Cannucks fan like yourself.
Inspiral Carpets – This Is How It Feels
https://youtu.be/J-fX0UbpZls
Crc
If you are in Dublin next week get in touch
I go to Lisbon next Friday but could meet any other day
Noel sounding good tonight.
The Farm – Groovy Train
https://youtu.be/RFgnaogJ9EI
MIKE IN TORONTO good god luv ya to bits me and joan been drinking since 5 cant remember what i said.hh.
G64
Noel Gallagher back on form in Scotland tonight.
Magic
THE HUDDLE-you are joking right ???
Soup Dragons – “I’m Free”
https://youtu.be/ZVGf3ePIO04
JNP
I would love a Ramos in our defence, watching the “Kenny” documentary on bbc1 he was the first Celt I was aware of 1977 as a 7yr old I remember being gutted when he left …. little did I realise how gutted I should have been :-)
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD, thanks pal, as you know joan is a scouser, and liverpool fans were getting abuse tonight.hh.
16roads-good????
I worked up in the Shetlands for a few weeks a long time ago. I was young and didnae know a lot, then an Orange Liverpool dude had a go. I was surprised to see it in such a far off place.
I thought Andy Robertson had an excellent game, I was really impressed by him, he made an outstanding tackle on Ronaldo that was Brilliant to see because if he mistimed it at all….
You got to feel for Klippety as he seems like a very decent dude as well as a Manager.
I hope the Keeper gets lots of Support because he will really need it now.
YNWA
Fairhill Bhoy,
knew you would finally get outed ;-)))))
WITS
Wed night stop over
Drop me an email at celticrollercoaster@yahoo.co.uk
HH
CRC
CRC
Glad to hear the week went well.
When I finished school, i didn’t want to be a lawyer, so had a bioethics job lined up, but it fell through at the last moment. I spent a few months looking for work in my field before I ran out of money, and finally had to go back to Law.
Those months when I wasn’t working were one of the hardest things I will ever go through. I just didn’t know what to do with myself… . felt lost without some place to go every day.
So, when I hear Tory BS about people not wanting to work, it makes my blood boil.
Even days when I have a bad day at the office, I am still grateful that I have a job to go to.