I heard two bits of good news today. First, and most importantly, season ticket sales have been fantastic. We’re well on track to reach target. We don’t know what next season will bring from several revenue streams, most importantly what European football will deliver, but knowing the income arriving from season tickets allows the club to make early decisions.
Specifically, a couple of hours ago we agreed terms (with player and club) for the outright purchase of a player, currently registered with an English Premier League club. He flies north tonight and will sign subject to a medical, booked for tomorrow. I understand the coaching staff are delighted at the capture as he’s been our number one priority for some time.
Tip for the day: don’t ask ‘sources close to the club’ what the consequences of today’s result at Fir Park are for us, unless you want a lecture about how:
We’re on our own……
We know we’re on our own……
We’ll stand or fall on our own merits……
We don’t need money from two derby games that we could almost match from a good run in the cups……
We need to build a successful Celtic team……
We need to pull a squad together for the qualifiers……
We need five-in-a-row……
And none of this is changed whatsoever by who else is in the Premiership. Not. An. Inch.
That’s me told. I also got the feeling no one at Celtic has any appetite to be involved in the kind of scenes we witnessed at Fir Park today. It’s not the image we have for our future. We want a successful, family club, open to all. As it has been since 1888.
Anyway, I’m sworn to secrecy on the identity of the player, but you’re smart, you’ll figure it out. Well done with the season tickets, take a bow.
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Wits
They are down forever I hope and pray.
Have to laugh at these newscasters who advise you leave the room if you don’t want to know the match results.
As soon as they say this they then proceed to tell you the details. Lynford Christie on starting blocks wouldn’t make it out before hearing the report!!
Night bhoys n ghirls and remember wear blue tomorrow because it annoys them even more
We can do as we please
KTF
The BIG question is, will the stay Full Time :) por cierto
Richard Wilson – plastic barnet.
Hopefully a statement of intent re Boyota, he will have been on very good money at Man City.Another couple of shrewd signings, we should be well set up for the CLQ’s
BT
Hopefully Our Lady’s blue :O)
Sportscene will say because of legal issues they can’t mention it. Ssb will be the same lomorrow.
Dick wilson is on sportscene, oh the joy plus that other dick, nevin.
Dick Wilson on sport scene hurtin Hun
James F… Looking at it objectively Ashley is their only hope.
The poor old three bears don’t have endless pots of cash, King is clearly playing it tight and I’d be stunned if he suddenly started donating millions to them.
P Murray is potless, having spent all his Deutsche Bank bonuses on his Albert-Speer-designed hairdo…
Now banks will touch them and thanks to Ole Big Hands the “institutional investors” will bodyswerve.
Lots of chat on FF tonight of not renewing until they hear a “plan”. Without substantial and immediate funds they will struggle to even make the start of the season, never mind the end…
The rebuilding job encompasses every area of the team, the management, and infrastructure of the club. It’s a gargantuan task, even greater than the one that faced Fergus in 1994…
You’re right. This is a significant moment. The option of sinking the boat and trying to start again cannot now be ruled out.
Bbc 1
Beat it Elbows. https://t.co/xPQ4rK4Ep2
MOHSNI
BGX
You may be right
SFA cant and wont let them languish in the lower divisions for much longer,but right now they are so bad
I was at Ayr for the Scottish Grand National on 18th April,I met several people there,2 in particular that I broached the football subject with (seperately).Both of these were decent guys (while we talked horses) but both expressed their delight and relief that real Ranjurs men (Glib and Shameless) were now in control and “normal service ” would be resumed,
As diplomatically as possible I explained a few home truths about Rangers/Sevco and their financial plight and how they (the fans) had been ripped off by charlatans like Charles Green etc and that even if Dave King had their best interests at heart it could be many many years before they could compete with Celtic..They just couldnt accept that ….cos we are ranjurs….
Ok so
Bgx, I agree. Couldn’t care less what school Wilson went to. He played in a really crap league. Not good enough for us.
Someone earlier defended Hugh Keevins. Not me. He put the knife into our club with relish and was part of a vicious Hunday Mail campaign against all things Celtic.
“It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.”
Ursula Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness
Sandman
No jelly & ice cream – having to make do with a packet of Jelly Babies…………….
am biting the heads off the orange ones!
Richard Wilson -Don’t Watch Alone scary coupon, another obviously neutral hack from the public fund of the BBC Licence Fee payers.
Richard Wilson -Don’t Watch Alone scary coupon, another obviously neutral hack from the public fund of the BBC Licence Fee payers.
Only saw snippets of today’s exciting playoff game…
but I expect to see many more reruns of the first goal…
on the ESPN top five funniest moments of the week
The mass walking away by the peepil with 20 minutes still to go was a very smiley moment.
As for Manager McCall’s quote that he missed the incident involving Mohsni then the picture after paragraph 6 in this BBC text must feature in an intensive SMSM Q & A with Ginger.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32953422
“If he has thrown a punch that’s disgraceful.”
Ehh like the punch he’s throwing in the picture with you watching while trying to hold him back…
Disgraceful indeed but also Dishonest it would seem..
Blunts will be sharpening their pencils as we speak…
Sorry for jubilant double post….
delaneys dunky
22:29 on 31 May, 2015
Wits
They are down forever I hope and pray.
>>>>>>>>
This is a major development….I’m KNACKERED, still in a euphoric state and will comment more fully tomorrow, when I come down off the ceiling……..but I hope you are right HH
i’m sure the tribute act always believed they’d be back in 3 years
today they got a massive kick in their monkey nuts
today will be the worst they have suffered in their short 3 year history
they (hopefully) will never recover from today
God Bless Celtic, God Bless CQN and God Bless right from wrong tonight
I had big Stephen McManus to score anytime and to win 3-0, (125/1) and 4-0 (200/1).
Oh, and BGX, I posted it before you signed off last night:-)
Need help, my face hurts, tell me something to take the smile off my face, please.
:-)
praecepta
22:35 on 31 May, 2015
Sandman
No jelly & ice cream – having to make do with a packet of Jelly Babies…………….
am biting the heads off the orange ones!
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Hahaha. Might yet be another jelly & ice-cream summer.
BadaBing – say it twice…
The Richard Wilson guy, one of their worst at the BBC, in my opinion.
So good to see him looking so sick.
HH
LOL – 1st goal on Sporscene.
Legend.
CammyBellCSC
Sandman 2243
That goal is already burned into my retinas but still laughed out loud when I saw it again.
2-0. Ohhh…Dear.
:))
Great shot of Ainsworth running to celebrate, blessing himself with the Hun hordes in the background.
Credit Cammy Bell – he got a touch to both Motherwell goals…
:)))))
Sportscene commentator will get his Harry Potters…….;) Craig Paterson will be offered a new contract
That looked like a lot of walking away to me
A Sutton hammers in the final nail, how fitting.
Cammy Bell would get a few quid on Harry Hill for that first goal
Ho Ho Ho
Maestro 22:33 on 31 May, 2015
Bbc 1
Beat it Elbows. https://t.co/xPQ4rK4Ep2
………………………..
Umbrelbows
HH
Pulverised Sevco .. Good commentary lol
John Sutton – ‘We knew they would lie down’…
‘Pulverised’ ‘Roasting’.
Ouch