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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Gutenberg…..
That made me smile mate thank you…
And congratulations to your daughter…??
FB
Gordy and I thought you were a hun till Gordy met you in Santa Provo. Only kidding pal, ya keyboard warrior towards my mate 16roads fae Belfast ye. Look forward to meeting you and your dad at a match soon.
YNWA
GUTENBERG-magic ?
50shades
I now believe that woof woof was code for something shady.
The dogs on the street in Glesca know it.
I am the son and the heir,
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar.
Morrissey Marr Magic
How Soon is Now CSC
This one is beautiful. It’s for my on line friends Bobby & DD.
http://www.godsongs.net/2012/04/sweet-heart-of-jesus-fount-of-love-and.html
50shades
7 minutes of Manchester Genius How Soon is Now. Sticking it back on for another 7 minutes of Johnny Marr genius guitar riffs.
The Smiths CSC
Nye Bevans
Transfer window opens
EPL 17/05/18
France 9/6/18
Germany / Spain 1/8/18
Scotland ???? Must be open if the Sevs have signed Arfield & co
Typo Germany & Spain 1/7/2018
DD-to be honest my sense of humour isn’t everybody’s thing,my f u 16roads was in reply to his f Liverpool which if said in the pub would’ve been funny cos he would have seen my cheeky smile as I said it?.Thankfully he found it funny ?
DD, I joined in with the woof woof patter because I love dogs. There was no undercurrent mate.
Things I thought I would never see or hear at Lords….The home of cricket.
An Irish Tricoloir flying hi and proud as they are now a test playing nation.
And at lunch they offered all muslims respecting Ramadan a pass to go to local mosque for prayers and to enable them to return onto the ground after.
Times they are a changing. Although England needed the prayers I think. Ireland gave Pakistan a better game than England did.
JTT53
I love all God’s creatures including dugs. Trust foxes 100% more than I would trust a dug though. Wiser and more clever than most dug breeds. Feck the Fox hunting Hounds.
Run Reynard Run.
Dunno what the temperature is down here,but it’s way too high.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ip8gspFaH8
50 Shades / Fairhill Bhoy
Cheers, as DD said earlier, some things are just written in the stars.
JIMTHETIM53
Good lad,and much appreciated.
HH.
JTT53-a lot of people did,I got a red card last month (deserved)and he played on it saying I had disrespected his dad,which I’m 100% sure I didn’t.But because mods had deleted most of my posts for obvious reasons that night he had me?
FB
I accept that now pal. I was getting charged up last night by BP abusing my name. Got a bit edgy wi everybody. Wish you could be in Belfast wi 16roads and me in 2 weeks. You would love our fenian patter. Belfast folk are so like us Glesca folk.
YNWA
Right leave the dugs oot it..
DD well I widnae a messed wi your big Alsation in our younger days..
Ffs we used jump the backs but went it came to yours we went around ??
Hope you are well Garry
D. :)
DELANEYS DUNKY
Kelly saw a photo from Friday and said , “Whits Ryan dain dad ,Whits Ryan dain” hiding his lovely face under that beard.
Btw….
Almore is going to have to carry a photo of his wife and kids with him so he remembers what they look like after the amount of hospitality he was offered from fellow CQN’rs on Friday :))
Almore I hope you managed home alright .
I hate to say this but I can’t make Belfast, I’ve e-mailed BMCUW, because I am rehoming a dug on 8th June. The guy is bringing him up from West Sussex to Forres so I couldn’t say no. He’s a mate of my wife’s brother.
Bob soon to become (The) Boaby
Belfast Bhoys and Ghirls sure know the score like us Glesca Bhoys and Ghirls. I love the Emerald Isle especially Belfast. It has a dodgy exciting feel. Love it.
Ps, I think they stapled his ears back to give him that hangdog look.
Never forget we are CLASS. This is our tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qqd6T_A9LY
DD-don’t blame you mate regarding last night,I wanted to jump in a few times but truth be told I enjoyed his complete meltdown.Loved Belfast when we were there a few years ago now.Stayed in hotel behind Paul Rankin’s restaurant.Glesca folk?me?no way?I’m a Hamiltonian guy?Patter not as good tho ?
Marspapa
Ryan met his beardy hero on Friday VFR. Ryan is going for the ZZ Top look too.
Send my love to my pal Kelly. Hope to see her with you soon, somewhere Celtic related.
God bless your whole family B.
Was magic to see you again on Friday ma big pal.
YNWA
dd
i thought bp was one of the good guys. what the hell do i know??
at my age will never spot them, depend on the real good bhoys.
anybody know the law wrt drones – some a/hole was hovering a drone above mine and neighbours’ gardens this avvo – felt like a picture was being taken (me and me 13 year old daughter were playing catch in the garden). very odd . I went out and had a good look around but couldn’t find anybody – I will be introducing projectiles into the airspace the next time i see it.
FAIRHILL BHOY
Thought you were a scouser ;))
David66
Naebody messed wi Hans my German Shepherd. His bite was worse than his bark. Solid muscle dug was my best pal Hans the Tim. ???
MARSPAPA-Scouser?I’m ryecatcher don’t you know ?
And I’m still waiting on an apology for that ?
TROONCELT
THE HUDDLE
FB and TH
I was brought up in a loyalist street in Partick. Learnt quickly who to not trust. I have a good radar sixth sense for them still.
Peace and Love and Double Treble ??
IHTCMN
I will loan you my air rifle. Drone buster.
There’s a poster on RM goes by the name of Fairhill Bear,coincidence?,I think not.
DELANEYS DUNKY
Dugs is it …Monday the look on Harley and Ollies faces as I swam past them to reach their ball was priceless .
they never let me get to it first again , they upped their game after that.
Fox Red Labradors born on the 25 of MAY 2 years ago :)))))))
The Selecter on BBC4 are magic. Where have the years gone?
GORDYBHOY 64-have you any video proof
Marspapa
Too much pressure by Selecter now. I am back in Saint Tams school territory discos.
Love your dogs. Would love to walk and play with them someday.
YNWA