I’ve said for a while that very few people realise the enormity of what happened in Scottish football in 2012. Some thought there would be a three-year blip before ‘normality’ was restored. Until very recently prevailing perception is that the current ‘abnormal’ circumstances may last 10 years. The old normal isn’t coming back.
When I talked about how few people realised the permanent consequences of Rangers liquidation on the Scottish football to my brother, he was of the view that the penny wouldn’t drop until Newco were in their second season in the Premiership.
They had all the excuses in the world when they were in the lower leagues, and a genuinely good excuse during their first season in the top flight, but when things don’t improve in the second season, a retrenchment will start.
By then it will be evident that the legendary gap below Celtic is huge, that Newco are effectively cannon fodder, that their fans are a cash cow topping up the coffers of every club they visit (including Celtic), but that no matter what they pay for their season tickets, Newco will always be underfunded.
Season ticket sales at current levels are not sustainable to watch a team fail so miserably. Even this miserable team is not sustainable with the current business model. The retrenchment will be real and painful. Questions are now being asked about how they get themselves out of this mess (16 years too late). There will be no answer.
They will win the odd game against Celtic, and pick up a cup occasionally (if Ross County can do it anyone can), but Newco will only win the league if Celtic get their big move. Many football fans in Scotland will live the rest of their lives only seeing Celtic win the league. Just think of that for a moment. Buying your losers ticket each season will be a painful business. Some will find other things to occupy themselves with.
The real question that should be asked, is how sustainable is a Rangers club that’s as much chance of winning the title as St Johnstone? The answer will be evident by this time next season.
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16 roads
well done to young Connor,the locals must be buzzin.HH
Celtic slump while Sevco just hit a speed bump.
Ross County are our bogey team. Them and St Johnstone not counting Celtic and Hearts and Aberdeen away and Hamilton…. Otherwise we are table toppers.
Breedvan for the Breedman?
Where and when will we win the league?
Aberdeen next 7 fixtures – 4 home 3 away
15/02 Aberdeen v Motherwell
19/02 Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
25/02 Aberdeen v Ross County
28/02 Hamilton Accies v Aberdeen
11/03 Aberdeen v Motherwell
18/03 Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian
31/03 Dundee v Aberdeen
Difficult to see where they will drop 6 points for us to win the league against Sevco; it will need 3 draws or 2 defeats in their next 5 games.
Rangers next 4 fixtures – 1 home 3 away
19/02 Dundee v Rangers
24/02 Inverness CT v Rangers
01/03 Rangers v St Johnstone
12/03 Celtic v Rangers
18/03 Rangers v Hamilton Academical
01/04 Rangers v Motherwell
I think they will be lucky to pick up more than 11 points here to be honest.
Celtic next 7 fixture – 3 home 4 away
05/02 St Johnstone v Celtic
18/02 Celtic v Motherwell
25/02 Celtic v Hamilton Accies
01/03 Inverness CT v Celtic
12/03 Celtic v Rangers
19/03 Dundee v Celtic
02/04 Hearts v Celtic
I can’t see any points being dropped here.
My gut tells me we will win the League against Dundee on 19th March.
KTF
Indeed they are Lefty.
Times have been tough for the people of the area recently – so many young ones gone before their time, proper Celtic gentlemen and women a lot of them.
The wee man signing was a great boost – It’s been the talk of the district all week.
HH mo chara.
shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
quieten down the hilarity about the magic hat fool,they might hear us and bag him.
warbs must stay
Second request…..any idea of best place to park at St Johnstone tomorrow, never been there with car before. Any help would be good. Thanks
Yeke Yeke given the 303 treatment
Just noticed there is only 1 Scottish game scheduled for this midweek, Morton away tae Raith. Wonder who they’re playing at the weekend.
The month of March for Celtic fans,
BTC Supreme Court ☑️
Ashley case ☑️
St Paddys day ☑️
Hunskelping game ☑️
League won in record time ☑️
Liam has looked superb coming off the bench the last couple of games.
The Future is bright.
We are so very lucky to have Brendan at the helm. We deserve him though.
JMCCORMICK on 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 6:21 PM
When you come off the A9, at the first roundabout take first left there is a Garden Centre and Carvery on your left, 5 mins walk to stadium.
“Anyone else think we should go for Klopp now his time at Liverpool looks to be up?”
Sons of Struth
THETIMREAPER
Nice
BSR
You’re at it,no huns that stu………………..forget it.
THETIMREAPER
Very nice, bit of early lunch as well.
Thanks
Petec
Di Canio’s “heartonsleeve” aproach to
games sometimes let him down , his talent though was never in question .
Have you given DD a lesson at pool recently ?
If conjunction (with past tense) SPFL rule 1690a clause 1872/2012 – the manager of the favoured Association football club/company can at anytime of the season instruct the SPFL to amend the league table applying two if conjunctions on two seperate occasions in each league season.
MWD
Almore ,
One of my favourite bars in Madrid is cerveceria alemana on plaza st Ana .
Terrific calimares and an old haunt of Hemingway .
They say it hasn’t changed since his days .
Glad to see somebody got their priorities right over in follow follow land…
Mckay – Green Boots
For me this should not ever be allowed at Ibrox.
It should not happen again and someone should have a word.
LOL quality
RP
Almore ,
One other thing … the Triskel tavern ( near Tribunal subway station ) is a mad Tim shop .
You would catch tomorrow’s game there .
MOONBEAMSWD on 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:47 AM
Firstly RIP the Green Oak and thoughts and prayers with his family and friends.
Secondly, Auldheid I read both BRT&H and your post last night with great interest. I agree the club have finally stepped up and paid focus and attention to what is and should always be their main concern at the PLC – the football product. Without a decent product the clients will rebel. The nature of business. I’m speaking in their terms as they I believe do not speak in any other unless their need to is great in order to re-entice and incentivise their client base.
Whatever the reasons for their change in focus I am just happy they felt there was a requirement to do so and they did.
I do not however trust that they will follow that up with the severe booting in the baws required to be given to the SFA the Huns and all their pals no matter the outcome of any current or future legal process.
I hope one day to eat these words and have to apologise to them for this distrust though.
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You may be right. Much will depend on other clubs not wishing to rock the boat they believe keeps them in supplies.
On the other hand if they believe they can build their own boats it’s a whole new ball game.
Signs are Aberdeen and Hearts for two are building their own boats.
Either way Celtic will only be able to work within the constraints fellow clubs believe apply.
ALMORE on 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 2:12 PM
Almore
Just around corner in the lane from Dubs great mussels.
Alternative, Fategas del querer …..Calle de la Cruz, 17, 28012 Madrid, 100mtrs from Dubs
Great food and v reasonable prices.
HH
RIP The Green Oak, thoughts and prayers with Michaels loved ones.
VFR / Bournesouprecipe ,
Remember the night Sutton got ripped in to BFDJ on SSB ?
One of DJ’S comebacks was that Sutton was the only person he knew that needed to be accompanied by bouncers to a football match .
DJ is that thick that he uses this to attack Sutty rather than condemn the neanderthals that would like to get up close and personal with Sutty
The last time one of my family were in Madrid they were shooting at Fascists. Has it changed much?
Any Hamilton Bhoys around? Where was the Vultures Pearch pub in Hamilton??
TIA
UTLR
They can’t afford to sack Warbs so they will ramp up the media attacks in the hope of forcing him to quit…
Fred C- Totally agree, the point was missed that Chris needed protection when at Poundland
marspapa on 4th February 2017 6:40 pm
Petec
Di Canio’s “heartonsleeve” aproach to
games sometimes let him down , his talent though was never in question .
Have you given DD a lesson at pool recently ?
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LOL – no chance he is far too good at the game. ;)
FRED COLON on 4TH FEBRUARY 2017 7:11 PM
I remember it well!
BFDJ was getting pelters for not ever having criticised a Rangers manager or their Board! From the Sevconians!
KTF
I know it’s early doors and it’s all ifs and buts-but I like the cut of his jib…
Evening all
I see that German ‘cracks’ Red Bull Leipzig lost 1-0 this evening. Bet as their fans head east they’ll be lambasting Herr Pieter Lawbrunnenwasser for not spending that €7m extra.
Cin cin
Jimbo67
16roads 5.19
Hope the bhoy gets the luck that’s needed, luck sometimes more important than ability :-)
BSR 5.29
Tax evaders the lot, nothing worse than the tax cheats who flaunt their cheating, roll on March, the big tax cometh ……..
Remember it was always evasion never avoidance
Is joe garner oot A&E yet?..?
JIM PAYNE
Ah ha du kannst auch Deutsch:))
Prost!
Starry Piough
Wunderbar as they say in Madrid.
Jimbo67