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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Re Alan McManus.
I dated his aunt (his Mum’s sister), sadly passed away at a very young age.
I knew his Mum too, she worked in IT.
Lovely lady too.
GFTB-yes mate Aldo was in my year at holy cross in Hamilton,he should have been in my history/geography class but was to busy playing the hustler down in leisure land 85/86
DELANEYSDUNKY
The most famous person who shared my birthday was my Dad’s favourite player.
11 July,Charlie Tully.
DD-we all called him mr Sinclair as well,can always remember his advice when hitting the white,squeeze the butt off the que like it was a tube of toothpaste .?
!BADABING!
Aye,but they got away with it. Most of the players don’t live in the UK,the club wrote off £150m+ and yet where are they,entered in the EL?
Betcha HMRC gets the square root of sod all from the recipients.
Disgraceful,the Scottish establishment closed ranks with their feet at 90 degrees.
BMCUWP 8.49pm
Is that not a different club :-)
Hector plays the long game (hopefully)
RIP Neale Cooper – too young
Guys Weet Weet Weet not great just now, he would enjoy your support on here HH
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
Aye. But HMRC have given up on Oldco,and are going after the recipients. They won’t succeed in that either,and meantime,the huns are not £150m worse off.
Can you imagine us getting away wi dumping £150m of debt?
Or anyone,come to that?
And then the owner dumping another billion of debt,and ending up minted(!) wi some of the best property and development opportunities in Edinburgh?
Aye,I can just see it,Gerry. Like I said,establishment at 90 degrees,on the square.
!BADABING!
And we know why,bud. I’ll mail and text him,but you know…
BMCUW
My daughter Paula’s favourite player and pin up is Kieran Tierney. Born the same day as her da. That nailed KT to Paula. Nice that you have your dad’s fave Charlie Tully born on your birthday. This feels symmetrical through 3 generations. Nice one
HH
With any luck we will be able to move on DDV, jozo, gamboa, Boyata, Hayes, Bitton, Amstrong, Allan and Cifchi. dembele will likely go as well.
So squad of Gordon, Bain, Lustig, ralston, KT, Millar, Hendry, Ajar, Comppar, Brown, Mcgregor, Ncham, Kiasia, Rogic, Christie, Forrest, Sinclair, Morgan, Johnston, Leigh and Atchison.
Use some of the transfer money brought in and the wage saved from outgoings to sign up in order eduard, a quality centreback, rightback, gk the creative mid/ forward
End up with a very good 26 man squad of a much higher quality all of who can contribute when needed.
HH
Weet Weet Weet
Y.N.W.A
Sorry to hear about weet weet weet
I know he has had his troubles to deal with in the recent past.
He was always a good source of jokes on this blog
I hope that he overcomes whatever is ailing him at the moment
BMCUW
Also my favourite ever fitba player is Daniel Fergus McGrain. Think you love Danny too? ????????
Best of luck to Weet Weet Weet, stay strong Comrade.
BMCUWP 9.01pm
I hear you, don’t be so sure they won’t get anywhere, I remember people saying the 10th tier tribunal would rule in favour of the Huns :-)
BB
I remember asking Weet Weet Weet if he was fae Dalmuir West and was he Marti Pellow?
Hope he is good.
DELANEYSDUNKY
Danny,oh aye. I’ve seen some great players at our club,but only Danny was recognised as world-class and spent his career with us.
That’s not to say that certain others weren’t World-Class,but everyone recognised Danny as the best in his position.
Except of course,the Scotland managers who played him out of position,denying Erich Schaedler of the caps he deserved.
Weet Weet Weet.
So sorry to hear that you are not great just now.
I always enjoy reading your posts and hopefully will see a few more in the future.
Hail Hail
Weet Weet Weet
You are one of the good ghuys, you take care and give me a bell anytime
Bhoys- a mutual pal phoned me from Tenerife, re WWW he is home tomorrow and i will update any info i can HH
Big Weet take care of yourself bhuddy,we all love ye.
Bateen Bhoy on 28th May 2018 4:46 pm
HH mate, you a Rockets fan? Houston based?
HH
TC45
BMCUW
Wore my Danny McGrain 2 World Class tee shirt on Friday in Kerrydale. You will see it in Belfast in 10 days or so. It’s a belter fae Boca10
HH
Dallas
Thought was fastest booking….as you said would be a red all day long now. Given what has transpired he couldn’t have clocked a better person.
WWW
Best wishes comrade
All the best Weet Weet Weet, hope things improve for you in the immediate future.
Take care,
PMTYH
Weet Weet Weet…hard times. We are thinking of you…
DELANEYSDUNKY
I’ll try to remember my Fidel McGrain top from Boca. It’s a belter.
HH
WeetWeetWeet
Good thoughts and a prayer said for yourself.
HH
While I’m on. A big thank you to BRTH for taking time from his busy schedule to to me a big favour. Absolute gentleman as always but we all know that anyway ?
BMCUW
Love that Fidel McGrain tap.
My new one is an adidas white training shoe with McGrain 02 on the trainer. Under it says.
DANNY McGRAIN
WORLD CLASS
WEET WEET WEET-thoughts with you mate
Bedtime
Mon The Weet Weet Weet
Get well soon Comrade and return with those CQN classic jokes!
YNWA
Weet Weet Weet: thoughts with you at this time.
Walking Tour participants noted.
Forgot to mention some fan experience improvements around the stadium when I visited at the weekend.
The Magnificent 7 picture frame hoarding is brilliant but my favourite is the double treble display above the main stand.
A fans’ café would be a nice addition.