You would be forgiven for thinking Honest Dave King is a bit preoccupied by the C word. Every time he extrapolates where the club he supports (through an accomplished undermining strategy) is heading, the subject returns to knocking Celtic off their lofted perch.
This task could take £30m-£50, King estimates, a burden he is willing to share with others, although he does not appear to put a figure on his own piece of the action. Ploughing £50m into newco Rangers over the next five years would certainly help, but it would still leave them short of Celtic’s projected income over the period, and in this town, success is a zero sum game.
Top dog gets a crack at Champions League income, which is a bit of a chicken and egg situation. For a Scottish club to get into the Champions League in a responsible manner, they need Champions League income more seasons than not. Alternatively, they can gamble recklessly, build up contractual commitments which stretch out for years into the future, in the hope that they out-perform the other would-be top dog.
We’ve seen this movie before, it is the arms race that David Murray bulldozed Scottish football into. It was calamitous for his club, which was sold for £1 to an insolvency specialist before being liquidated.
It had consequences for Celtic too. Fergus McCann build a stadium and left us almost debt free, but in the intervening 20 years Celtic lost far more than they would have, if they had copied the lavish spend (and tax) policies Murray undertook with Rangers.
Things are different now. We have cash in the bank, a winning team on the field, who have qualified for the Champions League group stages twice in succession, and we’re guaranteed to be seeded to qualify again next season. We also have a secure long-term borrowing facility, so in the event of a reversal in qualification, the club would not be put in jeopardy.
Starting an arms war with this Celtic team would be an act of remarkable courage. Observers will also note that the upper limit of King’s expected requirement, £50m, is just a little less than 10 times what the highest bidder for Rangers assets managed to clean up with, when the supporter’s need was greatest.
There is an alternative football development strategy, it’s called sustainability. Budget to spend no more than what you expect to earn, appoint good coaches and scouts, pay your tax and look the world in the eye.
Engage fans in this sustainability model. Tell them the road to the top will have twists and turns, and will take a while, but they can be sure their club will never be liquidated. This is the only way to run a football club, whether your Celtic, Aberdeen or newco Rangers. It’s not always popular, there will often be calls to speculate a little more, but it will ensure the club survives.
King is a smart guy, so he will know this. He’s even lived through all the pain and drama once before, so the sustainability question will be intimately familiar to him. The question, therefore, is why is he attempting to lead strategy into the Clyde, flute in hand, like some latter-day Pied Piper of Govan?
He seems reluctant to underestimate Celtic but I detect a belief that the hedge funds, not to mention the Easdales, can be shoved around. That is courageous.
Keep up the good work, Dave.
Here we Go for 10 In a Row!
The 10th annual CQN charity golf day is set for Aberdour Golf Club on Friday 4th July. As ever it will be oversubscribed so if you’re interested in attending drop an email to BlantyreKev and Taggsy at cqnopen10IAR@gmx.co.uk as soon as you can.
Cost for the full day’s entertainment including golf is £80. There are a very limited number of non golfer evening places at £45.
Further detail will be released nearer the date and when places confirmed.
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In Kojo’s World…these Rules wull.. well.. Rule.
Whit Rules ..wid that Be?
Jist read oan , Virginia..
n.. it wull awe become clear.
If Sammi, is using a Position.. that Could be filled by Someone,else.. who would be a More
Consistently Able Performer..
then..
Whidya You thimk, Kojo’s Rule wid..well Rule? In that case.
Smashin??
Ye done Fine Kid..
Noo, let’s look at oor Broonie..
If Broonie,is Occupying a Positiion in the Team.. that could be more ably filled by a.. well… Mair Able Fella..
Then..
Whit Dae Ye think should be the fate of..
Broonie?
Capital! Ma Bhoy..Simply, Spendid..!
Yep.. Who said that Ye wur a Dummy?
Kojo’s Rules.. Those ur whit a Soft Hearted.. Manager like Neil..
well.. Needs, tae INVOKE..
When he is Faced wi’ a Player.. who’s Consistency..is. A JOKE!
Fur ye see ….well…. Ma deah…FOLK.. in Kojo’s world…
INCONSISTENCY, in a Player’s Performance..
Gie’s.. Him.( That’s .. Koji,of Course..!)
The BOAK!
Ah said fur Two, Mebbe, Three Years..that ..
Ledley, is Occupying a Position,in the Team, that could ber Filled be a Mair.. Capable
Full Time Performer, than .well.. Ledley Wiz.
The only Consistent Feature,in Ledley’s Performances.. wuz..
well… His .. Inconsistency.. in his Performances.
Well. .finally, Ah goat Ma Wish.. but.. it wisnae because..Neil, hid suddenly figgered oot..that ..mebbe.. Kojo wiz right.. that Ledley, wid a Bum..
Na..
Ledley, wiz replaced , because … well. Ledley, hid decided tae leave, an Squeeze the Coconut.. elsewhere..n.. fur Mair Money!
Well,Howdya Like Dem Aipples?
But, Haud oan..
Sammi, is Noo gonna Hivtae be Replaced..
Again.. that Situation his Not Come Aboot.. because of Neil, suddenly awakening ,In the Middle of the Night.. shoutin’…
“Yes, Yes.. Kojo, Is right.. Sammi,is a Bum”
Na..
Sammi, like Ledley. has also decided that He canny squeeze any mair Mulk.. oota the Coconut, at Celtic Park oanthe Clyde..
So..He sidles aff.. tae enjoin in a new ,n Hopefully..
A Mair.. Profitable Adventure.. elsewhere.
In Kojo’s World..
Naebuddy, is entitled tae Hivin ‘ a.. well
SINECURE..
Ah am sure thatg Neethur , Broonie, Nor Ledley..n.. Certainly ..No Sammi..
Has any idea that
They hiv Enjoyed wanna they thingmies.. fur the Past..
Umteen Canteen Years..
but.. sadly..
Ah am sorry tae Say..
THAT THEY HIV!!
Kojo’s Rules.. Them’s the Winnahs.. Everytime.. six weys fae Sunday.
n they should be religiously Enforced…
For….Every Celtic FIRST, Team Member, should be under the Cosh..
fur
In Kojo’s World..
Every Player in the Team, wid be JUDGED ..
OAN HIS
LAST PERFORMANCE.. n ..
If…. Efter, that yin….Should He Turn in . TWO ..Less than Stellar Performances,in succession..??
Well.. By George..
Doubts wull be raised.. as tae His Future… Joab Security..
There should be Nae Mair of thes kinda..
Reminicences..
Such as the following Conversation…taking place, in the Celtic Managerial Oaffice..
oan a Lazy Sunday, afternoon..
“Ah vote that we Let him . come back tae his Best..
Gie the Big lad. a Break..
Remember, when He played That Stormer again the Sevco, Boabby?
Och Aye, Sandy.. Ah recall it.. VIVIDLY..
It Three Years ago.. this Saturday…
but whit aboot the game He Turned in..
Agin the Motherwell..wuz it..???
Way back on 2009?
Yep.. It wiz..
Noo, Yon wiz a Beezer o a Performance..so it wiz..
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Kojo
Still,Laughin
BBC showing a programme about the Manchester Police dugs :-)
Chris Torey, comments deleted. CQN is not for denigrating a faith group. I have no interest in getting involved in your Jewish debate but if it appears here again I will hook your account.
Good night all
Memo to the “bad apples” yous will not spoil this site no matter how hard you try, there is to much deep rooted goodness for you to succeed.
Mon the Hoops
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
You owe me a laptop
PMSL
Thoughts and prayers with the Knox Family – God knows they deserve a break!
Anyone know how you pick Thistle tickets up if you buy them on line?
Always good to see Newcastle gettin pumped
What’s the story with being given the trophy – do we get it on Saturday if we clinch it tomorrow night?
Got tickets from the jags website for the game tomorrow.
Had to pretend that i was a jags fan right enough to get the account.
Reading back, wee Oscar having to show his fighting spirit again, so sad.
Thoughts and prayers to all the family
big-cup-winners
22:53 on 25 March, 2014Anyone know how you pick Thistle tickets up if you buy them on line?
Maybe at the luvvies Box Office…..HH
I had a lovely afternoon with ole WDH
most of u don’t know him other than the great things he does for our various cqn charities,
that man is and will always be what cqn is all about..
an original cqner unlike myself,
Ps noel90 you get in touch with him.
celtic40me-we will get the trophy at the last home game,we will have a new away strip to punt.
Wee Gwennie Paltrow back on the singles list……
BT
Where did you get your freebie
Love
Doc couldn’t agree more it should be challenged at every turn or better still deleted!!
Tonight though like most I’m more interested in sending positive thoughts and prayers for wee Oscar, Stephen, Leona and Izzy
Thinking of you wee ghuy God Bless
Dreadful news on Oscar. No words for Stephen and Leona. The wee guy has been here before, one more time…
Hang in there, Oscar.
I drove past Firhill on Friday.
It’s an omen, I tell you.
Soal
nothing freebie for us south Lanarkshire bhoys
Unlike u free loaders from closer to Edinburgh than Glasgow
The ole Partick Thistle Ticket Office looking as difficult to locate as the ole Gazebo.
Harry Potter’s platform on Maryhill Road, who would have thought it.
Sorry to hear about Wee Oscar being up against the odds again,I don’t do
my faith very well these days, but, tomorrow morning as me and the dug
walk down to my dads, I will venture into St Josephs and light a wee candle.
God Bless You Son.
Leftclicktic
Well said ma mhan !! :)))
missed the post about Oscar, keep fighting wee man, we all know you will
My mum Mary fae Maryhill will be at morning mass to pray that Celtic win the league in Maryhill!
Hail Hail her Bonny Bhoys.
God bless wee Oscar.
And all in our family who are going through the dark valley right now.
KTF CQNers. And look out for one another. It’s the Celtic way……
HH jamesgang
U don’t need faith to pray for oscar, just think about him and his family
Anybody else’s phone not stopped ringing since the end of the Ross county Aberdeen game with guys looking for tickets for tomorrow ?
Bada Bing
I am watching the highlights of the Newcastle pumping also and was asking myself whay i was so chuffed.
I used to relate to the north east teams but they seem to bug me now, especially Newcastle.
I think it is down to the fact they had big cash injections, claimed to be a massive loyal support and achieved ‘nowt’.
I think it may be down to Pardew, the owner and the massive influx of foreign players but i have no empathy left for Toon.
Sunderland bug me less but are up there(esp MON with the ‘always was Sunderland fan’ and the Stadium of Light nonsense). Plus all the Irish fans who appeared due to Quinn in Dublin airport when i flew back for Celtic games
Middelsborough I still like because they overachieved for a while and the fans didn’t get carried away.
Rather see less populous areas like East Anglia do well
Delaneys Dunky,
how are you mucker,i spoke to my nephew regarding your nephew Chris(boomer)
apparently they are the best of mates,my nephew Bradley says I will have met Chris a number of times.
I am getting married in the Beardmore on Friday,i might pop into the Horse and Barge
for a quick one on the way there
Commiserations to Gold Coast Tom and A Light Insanity on their sad bereavements, very sad news re Wee Oscar, will pray for him and his family tonight.
Frantic07
19:01 on
25 March, 2014
A large vulture called Gandalf has disappeared in Central Scotland. Does anyone know where a vulture would circle in the central belt?
===
in the air?
Thinking of Oscar and family tonight and saying a prayer or two, and also just hoping he pulls through.
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie
For one who knows so much, a cpl of things you seemed to have missed, perhaps you were having a pint….U R excused
> In late March 2013, 17 year old De’Marquis Elkins shot and killed
> a 13 month old baby who was sitting in a stroller.
>
> Elkins shot the infant in the face after the mother refused to give him money.
>
> He also shot the mother in the leg and the neck in Brunswick, GA.
>
> De’Marquis Elkins is not a member of the NRA.
>
> He did not use an assault rifle.
>
> He did not get his stolen pistol from a gun show.
>
> His favorite music is rap.
>
> He did not attend Christian school, nor was he home schooled.
>
> He did attend multicultural public education,
> and was not instructed in the Ten Commandments.
>
> His Momma was on welfare, got food stamps, and lived in public housing.
>
> His daddy was not around, and his two brothers have a different daddy.
>
> He already has a record for violent crimes.
>
> He is gang member.
>
> His mom, grandma, and Aunty all voted for Obama.
>
> He never earned his hunter safety card, nor did he shoot CMP,
> Junior NRA, or 4H Air Rifle Competitions.
>
> He was never instructed in gun safety from his father or grandfather.
>
> His public education and family taught him that the white man owes him something.
>
> He went to collect it.
>
> He has no plans on getting married, but does have a Baby Momma,
> and no, he is not supporting her baby.
>
> He smokes dope.
>
> He does respect Kayne West.
>
> While he has no job, nor is looking for one, he is well fed.
>
> He has no skills outside of crime.
>
> He speaks Ebonics, and is not capable of doing a professional
> interview, even though he spent 11 years in public education.
>
> He is one of millions.
>
> This is what we are up against. Make no mistake that people like
> Elkins will have their guns. There are people wanting to deny
> you the right to arm yourself against people like him.
>
> Your tax dollars are paying for the continuation of a system
> that breeds pieces of crap like this one.
>
>
> “For evil to flourish, all that is needed is for good people to do nothing.”
http://atlantablackstar.com/2012/08/17/why-are-so-many-young-black-males-killing-each-other-in-chicago/
Devastating news about our wee hero tonight.
Thoughts and prayers, wee Oscar and family.
KTF
GCT
My thoughts and prayers are with you…
Drove down to Cappielow last week to watch the U-20s beat St Mirren. Was amazed to see police and stewards there and that fans were segregated. What were they expecting? Not even a teabar open but they thought it needed police AND stewards?
Now I see this statement from Ibrox re our games against them which determine who wins the league:
AFTER consultation with Celtic, Police Scotland and the SPFL the decision has been taken to play the forthcoming home and away SPFL Under 20s League matches against Celtic behind closed doors. This is primarily due to the high level of police presence dictated by Police Scotland and the resulting costs of such required policing.
So we don’t get to see the young team win the league! Unfair on the boys and those of us who ravel to see them. Madness!