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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Friesdorfer, I’m sorry I missed you when I left last night.
Credit and thanks go to you for creating all those name badges for the entire company and your work in the background. I know that is not the first time you have been involved in similar. Safe trip back up to the ‘Dee and hopefully see you in the new season.
GUTENBERG on 26TH MAY 2018 10:40 AM
Great night last night and great to meet a few CQNr’s. Bought a painting, now thinking of ways to justify it to my better half.
It’s for charity always works…
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I’m sure she’ll understand. Pleasure meeting you last night.
Favorite games continued-
Late 1998.Celtic 6-Dundee 1.Lubo ‘s debut. Nuff said !
A Lubo inspired humping of The Deady Bears followed soon after.
And Almore
Any time you’re here you’re welcome at my house pre-match for some rolls and sausage.
Not quite a cafe but best I can do…
Pog
Likewise, thought your shirt was quality.
Google’s told me cellic are interested in Snodgrass
GUTENBERG on 26TH MAY 2018 10:47 AM
Pog
Likewise, thought your shirt was quality.
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POG’s shirt hurt my eyes!
KTF
GUTENBERG on 26TH MAY 2018 10:40 AM
Great night last night and great to meet a few CQNr’s. Bought a painting, now thinking of ways to justify it to my better half.
It’s for charity always works…
The scene from home alone …on the plane
when your wife discovers the picture i can hear her screaming ..KEVINNNNN!!!! LOL.
Anybody fancy a move for Skrtel?
Thanks for the answers re big Vic. I don’t watch the EPL and was surprised that he had started so few games. No idea if it was loss of form, injuries or the manager didn’t think he fitted with the team.
Sky Rangers news :Martin Skrtel’s deal to Rangers off as club ‘cannot fund it’
YORKBHOY
Vic signed for five years in 2016. Fair bit still left on it. He’s still only 26 or 27,I think
Have we heard from Big Jessie
FC…..by way of another gabby,
garrulous, outburst
(statement)
aboooot thur klub and Mr Skrtl…?
BRTH…
A great night and the food was top class.
Good craic with cqners old and new, seeing George and Mary again topped my night off.
I’ll send some photos I took of them. HH
Delighted that sevco have made a decision to cut Celtic allocation for Ipox.
It has forced Celtic to respond in kind. Hopefully this will lead to a situation where I can use my season ticket for all home games as I won’t have to listen to them anymore. It will also lead to less cash for the huns as they won’t be able to charge our support £49 a set any longer.
Cheers Dave. All you need do now is to destroy your new club financially and I will be one very happy man.
I
skippy’s been let go from dundee – this could be their chance to swoop with a small money offer
Ban the huns from our home entirely and back a total Bhoycott of
snake mountain.
It won’t suit everybody but it’ll say something to the bigger picture.
Imo it will do some good.
HH.
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES ???♂️??? on 26TH MAY 2018 12:25 AM
Lol…you did miss someone…:)
As you posted, apology accepted…:)
I had a fantastic night, great to meet some old friends and to put a face to some new friends. Like VFR I’ll not name check for fear of doing a Pogmathonyahun…:)
I will make special mention to Marspapa and MurdochAuldandHay. Glad you came B and S great to see you…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
BANKIEBHOY1
If they could afford to blank TV coverage they would probably do that to…
helps with the cheating.
In saying that they do it in plain sight anyway .
Right ,
Aff oot to get some lunch at the Redburn to cap off the best week ( family wise) I’ve had for sometime .
https://youtu.be/BVnyudIvmHE
CL Final live on Youtube
great to read you all had a good night but never was in doubt
Good food, friends and craic at the home of the untainted champions
what more could you ask for
HH
Lennybhoy I knew this morning that I had missed you and apologise but glad to hear that the Couponeers will be staying together.
For ? and those who missed it ?
Prestonpans bhoy, may your mum’s soul restin peacs.
I was out driving last night and listening to radio 5’s build up to tonight’s game . Kelly Cates , Kenny Dalglish’s daughter was presenting the show.
They were talking about the various means of travel Liverpool fans are using to get to Kiev. Kelly then mentioned stories she knew of our supporters getting to Lisbon and Seville.
Radio 5 sports news mentioned that absolute horror of a player, Lichsteiner , may be moving from Rubentus to Arsenal. I wonder if his antics at Rubentus will be tolerated by English refs if he joins Arsenal.
Guy speaking about Rooney going to DC United. Said it’s just a matter of dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s.
Just as well it isn’t Beckham…..
South of Tunis , further to your post earlier about Lubo’s debut against Dundee.
News broke before the game about Jock Brown resigning which cheered us up then it got even better seeing a Lubo inspired Celtic winning.
A pass Lubo played with outside of his left boot to Mark Burchill left myself and those around me thinking who is this guy and why have we only signed him now.
I’m sure Henrik scored that day from a cross Lubo made with the outside of his right foot.
Among all our most skilful players , Lubo sits right up there with them.
cheers BD
‘Jack Ross: Sunderland name St Mirren boss as new manager’
DALLASDALLAS
The Jock Brown aspect really annoyed me. I didn’t think he should have been anywhere near our club-it was the right move by Fergus,but the wrong move.
But to all of a sudden play superbly to celebrate his sacking? Disgraceful stuff. Showed how in previous games,they had cheated the fans and the club,and most importantly,a very decent man in Dr Jo.
Sorry-right move by Fergus,but the wrong guy.
DALLAS DALLAS
I’m sure Henrik scored that day from a cross Lubo made with the outside of his right foot.
Yes he did mate, delivered from the main stand side and scored into the Celtic end, as the memory recalls,
Question regarding Parking Fines.
Wife got a ticket, duly ignored.
Solicitors letter arrived today, saying pay in 7 days or we may take us to sheriff court.
Continue to ignore or pay?
Thanks in advance
English media are in a right Liverpool fest. If you wanted to know who the other team in the final is you would be struggling.
Goodness knows what it will be like if England get to the later stages of the World Cup.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Happens all the time mate.
Remember KT’s early european games ? Ajax, Molde at Parkhead the Bhoys animation, reaction speed, in short, his effort was so noticeable by contrast to most of the others.
It’s like any other work, if they don’t fancy the boss……..
Pog, thanks, good to see you there. Actually, I wondered if it was Pocohontas, rather than Pogmathonyahun???
Doc.
Were was your wife parked?
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Cheers, fleagle1888
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