BDO’s survey of British football clubs suggests control, if not complete sanity, has descended on Scottish football. Most Premiership clubs surveyed predicted they would return to profitability over the next year.
On the back of Phil Mac Giolla Bhain’s article on former Scottish Football League chief exec David Longmuir’s bonuses, which are no longer payable, these are heady days for some clubs who have lived hand-to-mouth stuffing pork into Longmuir’s trough. You better believe it’s financial Armageddon, for the former SFL man. The SFA will surely insist on inappropriate financial stain is left on our game.
Anyway………. It seems if I explain the structural gap between Rangers International’s earnings through season ticket sales and the costs of operating a football club which can facilitate circa 40,000 spectators on a regular basis, we can all figure why the gap cannot be bridged. We are different because despite having enormously higher football costs, we can access enormously higher revenue streams.
On the other hand, explaining that Celtic’s operational costs need to be augmented by player sales and/or Champions League income, just to break even, and that player sales and/or Champions League income cannot exclusively be used for player purchases, amounts to a heresy against deeply held orthodox views.
Add in a reminder about the strategy which has made all the difference to Celtic – buying wisely, selling wisely, and sit back to watch a secular belief structure ignore the ‘every penny to be spent’ prediction and vent as though their deity has just been denied.
This stuff’s complicated, apparently, but paying attention to financial detail is not a required Obligation to support Celtic, so if it doesn’t float your boat, I’d start by demanding to know where all the Seville money went to….
I hear the Daily Record accompanied their – Imran Ahmad to sue Rangers International for £3.4m – story with a completely baseless story about Celtic losing out on the only transfer target they know about. They were wrong on some of the Ahmad story (Charles Green may have produced the documents Ahmad would rely on in court, but suggestions they are in concert on this claim are wildly inappropriate). Still, it plays into current orthodoxy on Charles Green.
Going on what they’ve written, they know nothing about Celtic’s transfer negotiations either. Absolutely squat. Percentage of Celtic fans who know the media’s game: 100%. Percentage of Celtic fans who allow themselves to be influenced despite knowing the above……?
If these people have you panicking, look elsewhere for sympathy. We have a team building strategy, it has delivered well thus far and it will continue to do so. Buy wisely, sell wisely, spend every penny over a given business cycle. Pretty straightforward, really.
Magic Money Deity Denier CSC.
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Ehhhh maybe he just playing the game and letting the media know what they think they know? Been going on for ages mullet
Found it very interesting that one of the Spivs is suing Sevco for unpaid bonus and Phil tweeted that he could become the preferred creditor in any eventual admin. I always thought this was the purpose of Ticketus in the original fakeover to do over HMRC.
Antithesis? You got me there, haven’t a scuby what you are talkin about, doesn’t sound nice, and I can’t be arsed looking up a Dic.
tonydonnelly67, Maybe. Still doesnt’t answer why chances of signing him receed after drawing a previously never heard of Kazakh team.
Eldieg – one of the advantages of transfer windows is that it diminishes the poisonous influences of agents.
RhebelRhebel @RhebelRhebel 5m
Do Sevco have an outstanding VAT Bill of £1.7 million for season tickets?
Tonnydonnell67
Antithesis. = Opposite..
You are complete opposite of canamalar..
NFL ha said publicly that we need a striker. Can we not cut him and PL a bit of slack and let them get on with signing one? They sure as hell aint gonna negotiate in public and let our media friends scupper the deal.
Patience and trust. HH
As I was saying Mullet,is that a good thing?
ha = has
fanadpatriot 18:50 on 13 August, 2013
We are no different from virtually every other club in that respect. It depends on the target whether the selling club is has the strongest hand or not.
Conducting transfer business is rarely straightforward. It is not just a case of Celtic, or any club for that matter, making an offer and that getting accepted.
The bulk of activity in the transfer windows takes place in the last few days – and we have signed four players already.
I’m content with the way Celtic conducts transfer business – when someone is signed we know about it. Tapping up players in the media is no guarantee of getting targets as Harry Redknapp will testify.
I can’t say I’m too stressed about it. Because I don’t think anyone at our club is just hoping for the best – I’m confident they are working to strengthen the team.
The 22 SPL players available on a free transfer
this summer
Aberdeen
Gary Naysmith, Dan Twardzik, Stephen Hughes
Celtic
Paddy McCourt
Dundee
Carl Finnigan, Davide Grassi, Jamie
McCluskey, Alex Baird*, Steve Simonsen, Andy
Barrowman, Mark Stewart
Dundee United
Rory Boulding
Hearts
Marius Zaliukas
Hibernian
Pa Kujabi, Shefki Kuqi
Inverness
None
Kilmarnock
Mohamadou Sissoko, Garry Hay, Anssi
Jaakkola
Motherwell
Tom Hateley
Ross County
Evangelos Ikonomou
St Johnstone
David McCracken, Jamie Adams
St Mirren
None.
The two panelists on Clyde making Celtic phone guys look DAFT, panelists talking sense a first for Clyde
FFers’ minds firmly on Sevco’s various predicaments:
“No place in Football for Religion
a long uttered phrase from the scottish media, politicians, and various other bandwagon jumpers. Usually aimed at Rangers fans, as a way of having a go at us.
So would any of them care to explain how come a friendly between Italy and Argentina has been arranged as a tribute to the Argentinian Pope?”
——
“It’s ridiculous , this is where FIFA should step in but they are as corrupt as the Vatican itself.”
gherrybhoy57
19:04 on 13 August, 2013
Don’t be silly …… why get in the way of of good moan ….. some on CQN should phone SSB and keep keevins etc happy…….HH
KINGLUBO @ 18:27
Rightly or wrongly, I know LOADS of people who have failed to renew their ST due to the ‘see, speak, no evil’, of Celtic regarding the RFC/SFA cheating and corruption.
I think if Celtic addressed this major issue. It would result in fans flooding back.
Steinreignedsupreme
Indeed The Charlatans were/are underrated but not in my music collection.
Bada Bing! Sounds like a great gig.
Delaneys Dunky – It was a brain tumour first detected in 2010 I believe that. Tis a great pity.
Im awa in to play some Charlatans or see if I can get them played on Get It On!
Why do you refer to Celtic fans as “they” ?
Anybody note that Peter Odemwinge is now training with the yoofs at WBA. A team in Qatar have reportedly offered to buy with fee RISING to £1.5million!!!!!!
Anyone think Neil can control his ego?
Also you seem to delight in your term making Celtic fans look DAFT- care to explain ?
Podium ?
tonydonnelly67
19:09
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You are right, Dalziel and Ralston are making sensible, pertinent points. Dalziel even mentioned we need to give you a chance. It’s bloody rubbish !
I tune in for a laugh at Hun fantasies and BFDJ rambling and contradicting himself. I demand Mark Guidi and the Deady Bear fans reappear with positive stories about RRREAL RRRRANGERRRRRS MEN and Billionares.
Morrissey the 23rd 19:10 on 13 August, 2013
I don’t know anyone who even considers the SFA, out liquidated former rivals or the tribute act – the overwhelming majority of people who buy season tickets do so because they want to watch Celtic.
asonofdan
19:03 on 13 August, 2013
Now wouldn’t THAT be the laugh of all laughs….!!!!
BBC news site headliner – “Jeremy Paxman may keep beard”
SlowNewsDay CSC
the boy jinky
19:14 on 13 August, 2013
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Tim Tanium 19:11 on 13 August, 2013
Between 10th and 11th and Wonderland are both worth investing in.
Terrific albums. Should be in every record collection.
67
Not had a chance to log on today. ….. blooming work making me work ,).
monaghan1900
19:09 on 13 August, 2013
Doesn’t it just make you want to luv them….
fanadpatriot
Buy before you sell!
There was a time when you would have been burned for heresy.
Not all Celtic fans Johan, the ones calling Clyde saying they are Celtic fans are daft, just read my post slow, and don’t try to read to match into it .
morrissey the 23rd
A point well made and one I made earlier……the board rightly or wrongly are perceived by some fans as “not bothering” so why should we…..then there is the GB and the lack of real clarity over the situation. Address the SFA/Oldco….sort out the GB and get a striker in….CEO stuff is dead easy….innit….
Kikinthenakas
” the club outspent its needs”..the intellectual hun on RC
Charlie Greencraig @BartinMain
#SevcoVATCase http://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/single/?p=12391916&t=8817196
Great, normal service restored on SSB, with one of the Perennially-Duped trying to indicate the demise of RRRRANGERSRRRRS was down to everyone else.
Nakas.
Do you have a copy of your post re next weeks golf outing..
A wee reminder if possible…
Tim tanium
Truly tragic, keyboard player Rob Collins died in a car accident. Some Friendly and Wonderland are also worth a listen.
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 5m
60 GOAL!!! McMullan put the young Hoops 3-1 up!!
2 goals tonight for McMullan plus he won the penalty, keep your eye on this young man, terrific player