Sustained football success is all about the money. Any team can do a St Johnstone, win three trophies in a decade to become Scotland’s second most decorated club in that era, but if you don’t have the income, you will revert to a lowly mean soon enough.
This season’s Champions League qualification ties, therefore, are vitally important in determining the structural advantage Celtic have over would-be rivals.
Newco opened strongly against Union Saint-Gilloise. The Belgians, playing in front of their home fans, clearly set out a stall to inhibit the visitors and play on the counter. This paid dividends 27 minutes in when calamitous defensive gaps allowed Union to score their first ever European goal (they lost both legs to Juventus 1-0 in their previous tie 58 years ago).
Union’s penalty clearly shocked Newco, not to mention their former players in the Premier Sports studio. That’s not the kind of decision that goes against this team in domestic football and they were not happy seeing “rules” catch them out, which an infuriated Kenny Miller bemoaned after the game.
Long before the second goal arrived, Newco were a diminished force. They have played only four games since last season, Union played twice as many. The contrasting fitness was clear as the game concluded with Union creating openings that could have put the tie to bed. This short Newco preseason looked like a potential mistake beforehand, four games is not enough to get a squad fully fit.
As it stands, Newco retain a fighting chance of qualifying for the play-off round. If they get there, they earn a €5m bonus, plus gate money. Failure against Union, and they go straight to the Europa League, no bonus payment and not even a play-off round to generate gate money. If Celtic are the only Scottish team to reach the CL Group Stage, they retain the entire Scottish TV pot, which would be worth an extra €3m to Celtic.
Make no mistake, we have a real and active interest in the Champions League qualifiers. These figures are huge factors in determining competitive outcomes in Scotland. There is a spreadsheet somewhere in Govan that no one will open today.
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DESSYBHOY on 4TH AUGUST 2022 6:32 PM
Stv are another media partner, officially have been for several years unofficially add any amount of years you chose.
Always part of ‘ran it by David’ set Dessybhoy.
:-)
Hope its raining at that caravan place place yir at Girvan? 🤪🤣🤣 enjoy mate lols
HH
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Just a wee reminder and also a wee plea. On Saturday if you DO manage to catch the game can you please consider voting in the ole POTY competition thing. I hope I’m wrong but I’m expecting numbers to be down compared to the opening fixture. So, even if you’ve never voted before just stick the names of Celtic’s 3 best performers from Saturday’s game in an email to me at sencelpoty@gmail.com
Thanks in advance
ps 2 more sleeps 🙂
JUNGLE CHEERS N TEARS on 4TH AUGUST 2022 8:54 PM
Kev, I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve managed to get a ticket for every Celtic game at Ibrox since the allocation was reduced.
You’re correct £49 and most recently £52 is a ridiculous amount to be paying, however, I’ve not been duped and no one has held a gun to my head when buying them.
This is very, very simple, I paid it because I wanted to watch Celtic.
That’s it.
CELTIC
C E L T I C
Move yer Body…….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSjj0vzTU_Y
GoodLookin’ Celtic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AsAo-7MZjU
The maist amazing mix. NJOI. :)
MC Conroy rinses out the style.
Conroy- Conrad.
I don’t believe it is fortunate if you get an away ticket
Apparently we are all in a ‘ballot’ but i have not been offered one since 2011 which i took
The CSCs, buses and ultras who have unwritten privileges get all the away tickets
Hopefully the new chairman will sort that out
HAMILTONTIM on 4TH AUGUST 2022 11:04 PM
JUNGLE CHEERS N TEARS on 4TH AUGUST 2022 8:54 PM
Kev, I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve managed to get a ticket for every Celtic game at Ibrox since the allocation was reduced.
You’re correct £49 and most recently £52 is a ridiculous amount to be paying, however, I’ve not been duped and no one has held a gun to my head when buying them.
This is very, very simple, I paid it because I wanted to watch Celtic.
That’s it.
“““““““
I’m sorry to tell you this, but I’m not Kev. Does it say Kev above the post? No, it doesn’t.
So not only have you been duped and then been 2 faced about it, but your calling me by the wrong name, and your a teacher as well. C`mon.
This might be difficult for you to front up to, but, you’ve been duped, by Celtic.
Not by me, by Celtic.
Did RFC die in 2012?
I’m guessing you’ll say, “Yes, RFC did die in 2012.”
So, RFC died in 2012.
2012 RFC vs Celtic £49 per ticket.
2012 RFC no more. Dead! lol
Fastforward to 2016.
At Ibrox in December 2016 an Ibrox outfit vs Celtic = ticket price £49.
Strange eh?
Srange or not you still paid it.
Do you teach your pupils about, ethics, authenticity, and, principles, and to always question more?
So you go to ibrox to see an ibrox outfit vs Celtic.
You then pay £49 RFC price for a ticket.
Why would you pay £49 RFC price for a ticket, if you thought RFC was dead?
The bottom line here is…
7,000 Celtic season ticket holders refuse to be mugged into facilitating the Same Club Lie, and the SCL dies on the spot.
Dead!
Fraud over!
PLC, SFPL, SFA, KRANKIE GOVT, MSM, its over, they’ve nowhere to go!
“THE GAME,.. THE GAME IS OVER,….THE REBELS’ HAVE WON!” In 1994!
BUT, in 2016, Celtic had NO rebels, only sellouts!
A massive open goal, and Celtic’s so called rebellious supporters showed Celtic PLC and everybody else that the 7,000 of you will be mugged, where, and when it suits Celtic PLC.
Exposed as the fraud that it was, and still is, what’ll it be this year, £55?
Will you pay that as well?
What’s more important, Celtic FC with integrity, or, 7,000 fake rebels day oot?
You need to realise that you have been played, 7,000 of you, played, by Celtic, not by me, take it up with them, OR, continue to facilitate a fraud, because that’s whats been going on here since 2016, wether you admit to it or not, or continue to facilitate fraud, is on you, and Celtic, who played the establishments game by keeping the price of a dead club on the tickets for Old Firm games, that 7,000 Celtic supporters went along with, and out of the entirety of Timdom, only KEVJUNGLE on CQN pointed this £49 ticket fraud out, and you mocked him for it, and he was painted as the anti Celtic villain, for pointing out that Celtic supporters were being fitted up to facilitate the SCL fraud to allow it to be spun that RFC didnt die!
Now 6 years further down the road, with the SCL still being played out, and advanced into other leagues and you do what?
Say you were just there to see Celtic, paying £49 – £53 to facilitate the fraudulent SCL, without a single shred of introspection?
You and your “comrades” need to have a talk to yourselves about this mugging that your being “used” by Celtic to facilitate.
Or, you can try to do to me what you all on here and elsewhere tried to do to, KEVJUNGLE, on here when he actually resigned from this blog, CQN, because his whistle blowing voice was being suppressed in favour of your voice, the facilitator of the Celtic PLC, SCL £49 – £53 Old Firm ticket fraud, then shamelessly claiming to just support the team.
Just supporting the team – I was just doing my job is todays excuse for bowing to suppression.
KEVJUNGLE, The CQN WHISTLE BLOWER, who had to resign from the blog to keep his integrity intact!
Who would’ve saw that coming? lol
Stay safe KEVJUNGLE, where would we be today if you had been supported in your whistle blowing, rather than being called an unhinged, conspiracy theorist?
KEVJUNGLE deals in conspiracy FACTS!
Cliques Always Shoot The Messenger CSC
https://twitter.com/l_ippylipez/status/1554880362387587072?s=20&t=BzCv0stu8-itCJqGS3pKeA
Oh dear!
Krankie ignorance.
ahem.
https://twitter.com/lionsroar67/status/1555158894883790848?s=20&t=ji4iyh1mTgO-zyRWLhw3-Q
JUNGLE BHOY, seems to get to the point!
We Need More Of That CSC
Good morning from a beautiful sunny Garngad
Reading back jeezo someone needs professional medical help.
It’s a shame really.
Mon the Hoops.
D :)
https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1555313271334387713?s=20&t=BzCv0stu8-itCJqGS3pKeA
Corbyn vs The Media Hoors(sp)
Good morning from a damp North Staffs – off to North Wales later – apparently Diesel is cheaper there ☺️
BELMONTBRIAN on 4TH AUGUST 2022 8:36 PM
Evening all.
A wee tune for your delectation, brought to my attention by BIG JIMMY.
Choon.
https://youtu.be/8vBKI3ya-l0
…………….
BELMONTBRIAN…
I hope that you and your Bhoy enjoyed that ?
I think its superb.
I am of course OLD ENOUGH to remember buying the Original by the lovely Donna Summer back in the mid 1970’s. If I remember correctly, in the ORIGINAL Version by Donna Summer, and in the VIDEO of her on stage….SHE started to do some ” ROBOTIC MOVES”, whilst singing the song.
It was the FIRST Time any of us us had seen this ” ROBOTIC MOVES” ?
She only moved her head and arms/hands.
I wonder what Donna thought of THAT Version by ” The BLUE MAN GROUP”, and the Singer ” VENUS HUM”…..VENUS HUM real name was ” Annette”, I believe ?
Shat a voice !
JOKE….What do you call a TENNIS Players Girlfriend…..” Annette” !
LOL
HH Mate.
Hello again all you young rebels.
Morning David 66 , and who’s the new nut job up so early ? it’s a strange
place at the moment with all these newbies.
Normally I can come on , post my own drivel without the interference of
the crackpots, but seems they want to make sure they are directing the
flow of the blog from early morning now.
Ah well??? seems it’s sanctioned from above 🤪
Spent the day using my old rigging skills moving our 20 ft fencing behind the
goals away from the park and ready for the council workers to re-erect.
They blew down in wild winds the other night onto the park so good job done.
A few of our young loons down there looking bemused.
“ Hey Mick will the fencing be up for tomorrows games ? if they’re not then the
ball’s going to be going miles into the car park when it goes out of play “
God love them, setting themselves up, and I couldn’t resist.
“ We’ll what’s new ? even if the fence is up, and another 10 ft added the ball
will still land in the car park the way you lot shoot.
H.H. Mick
BIG JIMMY
You’d need to court her 🥰
H.H. Mick
Shat a voice !……….
CORRECTION…That should have read ….WHAT a Voice !
Ooops.
MELBOURNE MICK on 5TH AUGUST 2022 7:36 AM
BIG JIMMY
You’d need to court her 🥰
H.H. Mick
………………….
I used to like Tennis…and then I found out that it was a ” Racket”.
MICK and PADDYFAEOZ…I hope that you and you families are all safe and well.
I would love to visit you Bhoys in OZ…But Im feart of flying to be honest. I havent been in a plane since the mid 1970’s.
Take care all you Bhoys and Ghirls in OZ.
Hail Hail.
MELBOURNE MICK on 5TH AUGUST 2022 7:36 AM
BIG JIMMY
You’d need to court her 🥰
That would be a love match.
Wha the deuce are we on about?
What
Incidentally, I enjoyed that Dundee Utd game last night in the same way that I enjoy Celtic games . Same way but not same amount. Maybe about 10% of the passion but a new experience nevertheless.
Golf calls.
Cheerio for now.
SCANIEL on 4TH AUGUST 2022 6:31 PM
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Im so glad that you are okay my friend…great news !
I STILL plan to visit you and ALL the FAB Animals that you look after ASAP.
I hope that the real GOOD LOOKING ” Big Jimmy” is still enjoying life.
Hopefully, the Rail workers will get their deserved Pay Rises and better working conditions, and I can then plan a Journey to Dumfries for a days outing ?
HH.
BIG JIMMY
Been scared of flying all my life, bit strange for a guy who was used to erecting
steel in some of the highest structures you could imagine, not so bad on
helicopters, just as well, after doing more flying hours than biggles when I
worked for about 30 years in the North Sea.
But every journey was a white knuckle ride for this scaredy cat lol.
H.H. Mick
DAVID66…
I hope that you are feeling much better mate.
Give me a shout when you are ready for Bevvy Day…..I look forward to lying in the corner of a Pub….Upside Doon…DRUNK !
Who am I…Where am I etc ? Its been a while since I was in THAT State !
LOL
HOT SMOKED
Love match, very good, enjoy the gowf
H.H. Mick
GENE on 5TH AUGUST 2022 7:20 AM
Good morning from a damp North Staffs – off to North Wales later – apparently Diesel is cheaper there ☺️
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True, however with all the parking restrictions 20 mph limits and cameras everywhere the ” war on motorists ” may prove much more costly 🙃
MELBOURNE MICK…..
I was first ” Put Off” flying when I realised that the FIRST Sign that you see in an Airport says….” TERMINAL” !
The auld ones are the best..LOL
I also had a horrible trip back from ZEEBRUGE to Dover on the Channel Ferry. Wummin, Weans and ME were SCREAMING.
It was NOT a good crossing, and I tried to get drunk, but one taste/sip of beer was all I could handle on that trip. I swore…NEVER AGAIN.
HH Mate.
DAVID66 on 5TH AUGUST 2022 6:50 AM
Reading back jeezo someone needs professional medical help.
Aye theres a few of them!
HAMILTON TIM
Wonderful to see you posting again, hope to see the diaries resurrected
all over again, powerful stuff.
H.H. Mick
Hamiltontim,
I’m ok. Still able to get to Celtic Park regularly.
Hope you continue to contribute to CQN.
Highly amusing
https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/2022/08/03/sevco-play-lawwellball-in-europe-with-predictable-results/
BIG JIMMY at 8.02
Your namesake is doing very well and is as handsome as ever. The red carpet awaits your arrival ( or should that be green)
FOURSTONECOPPI
Surely that should read Aye, there’s a few of him
(Other pronouns are available)
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD on 5TH AUGUST 2022 8:47 AM
Seconded👍👍
Big Jimmy 7.30
Blue man group-devo sample and I feel love.superb jimmy
HH
Good morning all from Cookstown, County Tyrone.