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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Gearoid , that game Cooper did Nicholas was the week after out League Cup Final win plus I think it was the first time we were given the Beach End at Pittodrie.
My pal and I travelled up on the football special from Queen Street. The worst of British Rail’s rolling stock was saved for football specials.
We had a really good team in 82/83 with the first half of the season saw us playing some fantastic football. For whatever reason after we lost 2 1 at Fir Park in January 1983 courtesy of two goals by Brian McLair , we seemed to fall apart for whatever reason.
Delaney’s and Bobby, the Danny t shirts you mentioned are two of my most prized possessions .
It was my birthday recently and was given the Danny McGrain world class t shirt. , As you said Delaney’s , its oh so simple in design but looks fantastic.
Bobby, my wife and I were in Silverburn around six years ago. It was the first time I had seen the Boca 10 stall. I think they used to have a shop in Stockwell Street. The Fidel McGrain t shirt stuck out and my wife was telling me to grow up as I was so excited to see a Danny McGrain t shirt , finally.
DALLAS DALLAS WHERE THE HECK IS DALLAS
I hear you about the clear out, my Mrs has said to me more than once, “you’re not planning to bring all that music to Japan are you?? ”
Me . “mumble mumble stumble fumble”
I had my whole collection stolen in London so what I have here now is from the 15 years or so still quite a bit tho’
The Soul and The Jazz will definitely be going with me that’s for sure.
KTF
Dallas
Daniel Fergus McGrain is Drumchapel’s greatest son Apologies to you, Richey, VFR and Neganon and any other Drummy bhoy on here.
YNWA
Dallas
A reservoir of knowledge on all things Celtic my fhriend
I struggle to remember what happened yesterday—) but I seem to remember a double treble….vaguely.
HH
WWW – A proper Celtic gentleman if ever there was one.
Can remember meeting you in McChuills at a hootenanny – you backed a horse at a big price that day – Irish Hussar or something like that it was called i think.
Nil desperandum.
HH. ?
Starry Plough , the best of luck with your move to Japan.
Your soul and jazz collection going with you, will help you settle.
Weet 3- will love the messages bhoys HH
My best wishes to Weet Weet Weet .
Delaney’s , I agree with you completely about Danny being the best thing out of the Drum. A total legend of a man and player.
I finally got to meet him at a lunch at Celtic Park in 2013.
Dallas
I remember great times for Celtic in 1977. Was the first season I watched every game home and away except Ibrox. At 11 year old my mammy forbid me fae entering that satanic place. She was right as always.
HH
Gearoid …
You know The treble wasn’t yesterday … have you been out celebrating, and not been home, since the treble?
:)
Treble Weet. Best wishes.
Starry … I know it is like picking your favourite child … not supposed to do it ( but, let’s be honest… we all have favourites .. my parents like me more than Liam)
If you could only take 1 jazz album and 1 soul album, which would they be?
For me, I think it would be Kind of Blue and What’s Going on?
Gearoid, I wish I was a wealth of knowledge about Celtic.
Tontine Tim is the man. I know hee haw in comparison to his memory and recollection of our games over the last 50 plus years. His posts are magic.
Certain games and incidents stick out in my mind , mainly from the 70’s and the 80’s.
I know football has changed massively over the last 40 years but I loved that in the above time we had normally four home grown players , at least in our starting 11.
Gearoid, whit double treble , its not mentioned by our media. (smiley thing)
Dallas
Alex Miller, Polaris McDonald and Andy Gray were Drumchapel players of Danny’s era. Only one was World Class.
Danny McGrain.
WEETWEETWEET,is it?
Theruwuz meeting some big fellas-one of whom I’d personally insulted on here.
Accused him of drinking Poof Juice.
Turns out they were all about 6’4″,and btw,didn’t take it personal.
Good lads,the lot of them,that’s The Rutherglen Massive.
They introduced me to WEETWEETWEET who is slightly larger. He’s a big Bhoy,he’s everything you would want in a mate.
I don’t really care whether you are still religious or not. We all were once. Get yer prayer mitts on for this lad,please.
DALLASDALLAS
AYE. EXACTLY.
Delaney’s , I may have , ahem, mentioned once or twice, the 76/77 season had a huge influence on me as a Celtic supporter. You and our Swindon based poster I believe feel the same.
It was the season I got to a lot more games , home and away , courtesy of my parish priest , big Mick O’Connell. Father O’Connell would take myself and some other parishioners to our games.
The best moment of that season, even though I wasn’t there, was the 2 each at Ibrox. The huns were singing UDA away all the way with their scarves in the air when Roy Aitken equalised . All the scarves disappeared in unison.
As an aside, in the following season’s league cup final , big Shuggie equalised , when the Huns were singing the same song as above with the same reaction after the goal.
MIKE IN TORONTO
Lordy, that’s a toughy of course as you’re asking today would say :
A Donny Hathaway Collection – Donny Hathaway
Eastern Rebellion Vol 1 – Cedar Walton
HH
Jazzbo CSC
Delaney’s , the wedding my brother was best man at , the bride was the sister of Polaris . She was a lovely person . My brother became friendly with Polaris and the few times I met Polaris, he was very pleasant.
Alex Miller and Andy Gray, sere nobody’s in relation to Danny .
MIKEINTORONTO
I’m not as much into jazz and soul as you,but in the mid-70s I bought Reflections,by Gil Scott-Heron.
Big Dylan fan,not a surprise to hear protest over my speakers.
That man fused jazz,soul,protest,the whole effin lot. An absolute genius.
And,btw,my Dad saw the cover,went,eh,whit?
Told me about his Dad. The Black Arrow.
His songs were great-on all of his albums-but his sunglasses were shite. Spent most of his career warning black people in the big cities off of hard drugs.
Finally,inevitably,sadly…
Love him to bits,nearly to Bob Dylan standard.
Cedar Walton? Haven’t listened to him in ages … but I’m glad as I asked as you have reminded me about him, and I will give him a listen
Dallas
Great two matches you mention that I only got to see highlights on Scotsport and Sportscene. My first Rangers game I was allowed to was Scottish Cup Final 1980. Danny and George final. Then a bit of fisticuffs wi Tims and Huns on the pitch. My mammy was in Panic till I got home to Knightswood on oor trusty Number 44 bus. Happy Day
Might have been 83, actually. How time flies…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Good shout GSH another one of those guys who’s whole collection I have:))
It was his anniversary the day before yesterday:(
Fight The Power..
STARRYPLOUGH
You read his book about the tour with Stevie Wonder for MLK?
He shooooor don’t like us white folks,but what a tome. Well worth getting your hands on it.
MIKE IN TORONTO
He has George Coleman playing with him on a few things, I always thought he was a very under rated player, think he was with Miles at one point.
I like Cedar’s style too, I love sax players! Into Clifford Jordan at the mo’ too!
Like an endless ocean the ole Jazz Vibe:))
HH
Miles,meet Mike.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04wmy4c
The first time I saw the son of the Black Arrow, was in the Hoochie Coochie club ( or the Hokey Cokey club as one of my pals called it ) in Edinburgh.
It was a few weeks after we won the league in 1986 . I made sure I had something green on.
Gil was magnificent as he was two years later when he played a place called Louis on Argyle Street in Finnieston .
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
I haven’t read that, must have a butchers on Amazon:))
I’ve got a massive wish list on there:))
Hh
Some game to make your o@@ f@@@ debut at , Delaney’s. The Michael Conroy game where he excelled at centre half against that tub of lard, BFDJ.
BMCUW
If I was a black dude, I would hate a load of white dudes. And so the circle of hate continues.
Irie!
One Love!
Robert Nesta Marley CSC
Dallas
Wealth of Celtic knowledge on this blog . Integral to that is ,as you say, Tontine and your good self.
MIT
A Lawyer being pedantic….
HH Mike. Hope you’re well. As Dallas says couldn’t have happened or it would have been in the papers.
Just checked newsnow Celtic , that Dons skipper , Shinnie , mouthing off about not being a dirty player and bring on the backlash from Broonie.
He might regret saying that.
DALLASDALLAS
I didn’t even get the chance to not see him,I wouldn’t have missed him.
God,he could make you cry,he could make you angry,he could make even me dance.
Genius.
Gearoid, thank you .
We all have a great love of our team.
DD
What do you mean ‘if I was a black dude’ …
you’re not? You sure?