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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Less than six years ago Andy Robertson then at Queens park tweeted …
life at this age is rubbish with no money #needajob
Good luck tonight wee man, I would like to see you’re team win it.
HH
1998-11-07: Celtic 6-1 Dundee, Premier League – Pictures
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1998-11-07%3A+Celtic+6-1+Dundee%2C+Premier+League+-+Pictures
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1998-11-07%3A+Celtic+6-1+Dundee%2C+Premier+League
Just noticed Broonie comments on the Hampden pitch. I posted after BR said it about hearts that they are playing mind games with Stevie G. I’m more convinced now than I was then.
What’s your style of play going to be Stevie? Wanna play passing Football up here Stevie? Dry pitches? Plastic pitches? With crappy players? All the best, Brendan.
Doc…
Continue to ignore mate, dont contact them you might well get one or 2 follow up letters, again ignore, there is a clue in the wording of these letters,, they always say they” may “go to court, they dont because costs wont be awarded in Scotland… assuming it was in Scotland.
H.H
50 Shades, it was in Scotland, thanks for the advice.
Ah well our police scotland bill should tumble.
Bobby, its good to have you back and I your recovery from illness is going well.
Its a real bug bear of mine players in a team doing better once an unpopular manager or club figure leaves.
Players should be playimg for the support’s and their own good. I’m pally with two Chelsea fans I got to know through work . They were really peed off when their players basically stopped playing as they were fed up with Mourinho and are did the same this season with Conte.
Its good you’re back posting as your good self , Delaney’s and me were so influenced in our Celtic support by the 1976/77 double winning team and we are also the 3 most public members of the Pat Stanton at Celtic appreciation society .
Big Cup Winners at 1.12pm, thanks for confirming that .
Lubo was extra special.
Dr Jo signing Lubo was a real bonus for us plus it also got it right up the ignorant media who mercilessly slaughtered him. Dr Jo had us playing some very good football between about October’98 to March ’99 when we lost away at McDermid Park.
I cant understand why some in our support were so critical of Dr Jo’s time in charge.
Davie Weir having a pop at players for pulling out of internationals.
Oh dear…….
Love u Donegal.
St Stivs , thanks for the wikipedia links for Lubo’s debut.
In the second one it mentions the grief Dr Jo was getting about club finances and player acquisition.
Fast forward to 2017 , the same media were not showing the same attitude to Pedro and Murty. I wonder why ??????
I hate to disagree Paul but I think Dave King has properly put Celtic in its place… https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2018/05/26/putting-timmy-in-his-place/
BRTH: Well done on a memorable night last night. Hope the fundraising part of it went well for you.
OldTim: thank you again for a wonderful evening and enjoy your tipple.
Lennybhoy & BlantyreTim: thank you for helping with arrangements.
Didn’t know what to expect from last night but it turned out to be an excellent night and got to renew old acquaintances as well as meeting new CQN’rs. Thanks to Teuchtar Ár Lá and JamesGang for the badges.
Had a chat with Martin42, Connaire, Kickinthenakas & Paul67 amongst many others and received lots of offers of match tickets, accommodation and meet ups for next season.
Marspapa, Lennybhoy & crew and OneMalloy and family were great company at table 23. Thank you for your hospitality.
Good to catch up with VFR,FGF, DD & Ryan, Malorbhoy, CCB,Pógmothóin, Sipsini and his dynes and a few others I can’t remember right now as I’ve got to go to boarding gate.
Special mention to HebCelt, ACGR & Tam Dow a great drumming session beyond Sunrise?
Lubo,is it?
I’ll let a master tell a story to make you smile.
https://broganrogantrevinoandhogan.wordpress.com/?s=Lubo&submit=Search
ALMORE on 26TH MAY 2018 3:14 PM
Table 23 Bhoys and Ghirls were fantastic company to a Ghuy and Ghirl. Remember you have both by and CM67 and my number. The offer of a ticket from CM67 is genuine and anytime you want to pop out to Coatbridge there is a place for you in my abode.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
THECLUMPANY
You never disappoint,mate.
Just forgot I didn’t mention Doc (and I didn’t recognise him either when I met him in the BV).
SeniormomentsCSC
Went up to the stadium and guess what?
There still isn’t a Fans’ café beside the Superstore.
Got talking to a father & son who were soaking up the ambiance. Father telling son all about Celtic and then spoilt him rotten (as he should) in the Superstore.
Like me, he too would have appreciated somewhere to sit down and enjoy a refreshment.
There was a queue at the tills in the Superstore even though it wasn’t match day. The Fans Café would be just as busy.
Lennybhoy: I’ll definitely be out to Coatbridge next season.
Was around the town a fair bit today and didn’t spot one person donning Soft Loans Co attire. To be fair, it’s also been like that for all my recent visits.
Long may it continue
Being called to the Iron Bird. HH
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testing testing
Doc,
I got two tickets in an Inverness car park.
Long story and I had rrasonable excuses.
Anyway, I took the no response route and ended up having a “decree” issures against me.
When I tried to increase my morgage a few months ago to buy a bit of land, I ended up having to pay 400 odd pounds to settle the whole thing via a “letter of satisfaction” before the bank would lend me the money.
I think things changed when that woman in Dundee lost her court case….?
Just saying: the ignoring route didn’t work out for me!
“A decree issued against me..”
Phone typing!
Thank f*** there’s footy on :O)
Hopefully all white on the night, Fulham and Real Madrid double for me.
F Liverpool.
HH.
1 nil Fulham, lovely goal
Thanks Alasdair, interesting.
I’ll have a think and weigh up the risk.
Did the parking ticket question break the blog?
:-)
Sounds like a great Time was had by all last night.
Mon the ‘pool!
Doc, if you can get past the silly name, Pepipoo is a great site for information on dealing with parking tickets.
I too was up paradise for a wander today.
The sides of the js and LL stands getting new sparkly clean cladding. Looks great.
The whole place in sunshine is wonderful. Maybe a hundred people about between shop and the front door.
A cafe would be good.
Ok Folks.
Since its very quiet on here and its the final tonight.
Courtesy of Barcabhoy.
Name 5 players who played with Hibs who have won European Cup/Champions League.
Hail Hail
Jimmynotpaul on 26th May 2018 5:57 pm
Ok Folks.
Since its very quiet on here and its the final tonight.
Courtesy of Barcabhoy.
Name 5 players who played with Hibs who have won European Cup/Champions League.
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I’d say there aren’t 5 then, Best and Sauzee jumped into my head, can’t think of the others though
Auld :O)
Ok can’t get the 5th one??
Alasdair/Doc, the case with the woman in Dundee was entirely different – it wasn’t in a car park, it was to do with a designated parking space outside of a block of flats which she wasn’t entitled to park in. And she had received dozens if not hundreds of tickets, ignored them all and was eventually taken to court and lost (probably justifiably). If it is a private company, not council, they can only recover via court, and the parking charge (note: charge, not penalty) is a private contract. I’ve ( well, actually, my daughter) had one or two in the past, and just ignored. They can only enforce it in court, if they can be bothered to take it that far – which they usually don’t. But, of course, that is not a given. Plenty of info online to aid your decision. Good luck. HH
Jimmynotpaul, Des Bremner
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