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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With the reduction of away tickets and the fact that Celtic TV will be broadcasting the games, why does the club not bring back the beam back to Celtic park. There are ample lounges like Kerrydale, Jock Stein, Number 7 etc that could be used.
Up to 5000 could be accommodated together with Food and drink sales could produce a significant extra income but more so good service to our supporters
Hamilton Tim. Wonderful to see you on here again. Keep well.
BIGBHOY on 4TH AUGUST 2022 2:30 PM
that is a good idea, I thought they did that anyways on the tvs for people in the restraunts on a sunday, buy aye they should expand it as a revenue generator
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 4TH AUGUST 2022 2:19 PM
I’d genuinely welcome someone more intelligent than I explaining how this club is not (formally) in the Financial Fair Play equivalent of the Mariana Trench.
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Because UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Rules are at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Lying next to Rebakah Vardy’s agent’s phone.
BIGBHOY on 4TH AUGUST 2022 2:30 PM
With the reduction of away tickets and the fact that Celtic TV will be broadcasting the games, why does the club not bring back the beam back to Celtic park. There are ample lounges like Kerrydale, Jock Stein, Number 7 etc that could be used.
Up to 5000 could be accommodated together with Food and drink sales could produce a significant extra income but more so good service to our supporters
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I don’t think live games can be shown on Celtic TV in Scotland, just audio.
Coneybhoy on 4th August 2022 11:25 am
I know that pisses a lot of people off but it suits me so selfishly I’m happy :-)
TB10 @ 2.15
B/field upgrade — Rigid tent with a full sized pitch / posh portakabin with a gym / treatment rooms / changing rooms — seemingly working its way through planning towards a spade in the ground.
Not sure what facilities / capacity the rigid tent will have?
Struggling to get 500 seats inside if we are looking at their mainstream offering.
Comment on this would suggest that the indoor pitch is the main driver not seating to turn it into some sort of a B Team stadium.
I still would like to see Crownpoint upgraded or a new Helenvale built.
They offer more space and the opportunity to build a real stadium of potentially 5K seats.
The East End could be doing with a proper athletics stadium and we could help out by funding one of the two stands.– just a thought.
An East End / Parkhead Sporting Village — discuss?
nawe,
its been done to death.
not required and definately should not be celtic funded.
your rubbish at this stuff, i think you dont have any qualifications.
SB @ 2.20
We should be doing a green and white version of the Japanese flag / the Israeli flag / the US flag / the Portuguese flag / the Greek flag …
We might even get on to doing a green and white version of the Union Jack.
Probably a niche market but you never know.
JH needs something to wave.
Gene,
I think the tune in the movie was either the Rising of the moon, or the wearing of the green
Sean
HahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Dinghy
Stx2 @ 3.14
Shows us your working — why not?
We need to give the B Team and the Ladies Team a platform to perform.
Shunting them out to the rough end of Craigneuk won’t cut it in the long term.
seemingly
Not sure
would suggest
just a thought.
bigbhoy- great idea
If its the lady and the tramp question the polis is whistling “do you know a handsome hun”
and Columbo is often heard mumble singing “hail glorious saint patrick”
Stx2 @ 3.14
So what are your qualifications regarding stadium development?
Refurbing high street shops / brick counting for developers — marginal at best.
tampering with another nations colour scheme of their fleg is how wars start.
Wearing of the green
We used to sing “they’re hingin Brigton billy boys by the feet on glesga green”
He is just a low rent attention seeker to me .
On the lookout for a rebel to rouse….
My qualifications, ……………
shall i tell him, or a link to my linked in, or just let it lie there and have him stewing.
I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate
A poet, a pawn and a king
I’ve been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing
Each time I find myself layin’ flat on my face
I just pick myself up and get back in the race
That’s life (that’s life) that’s life
And I can’t deny it
Stx2 @ Mazda O’clock
No / no / no …
Please / please / please no Linked-In stuff.
For the sake of the blog I hope your background is surveying and not Civil.
It will be too easy if you are a Civil — targets vs systems and all that.
BACK TO BASICS
The EPL financial fair play rules are far less strict than the UEFA rules, which are still in place and do still act as a deterrent to clubs who might otherwise act in an even more irresponsible way.
Everton lost a bundle over the last 3 years but some of it was written off because of Covid and they’ve spect a lot on theyr new ground, expenditure on capital projects is exempt.
They also sold Richarlison on time for the profit to be included in last years figures which will reduce losses to a more acceptable level
If they were to qualify for Europe they might struggle to get a license
Don’t tell a thing to the gleaner St.Stivs.
:-)
If you ever note with trolls it’s a one way info street.
Asking but not telling,funny
HH
News of John Hughes funeral
John Hughes being buried next Friday at 12.30 in St Mary’s Abercrombie St before going back to Coatbridge for private burial 🙏🙏
HH
TIMMY7_NOTED on 4TH AUGUST 2022 3:07 PM
Coneybhoy on 4th August 2022 11:25 am
I know that pisses a lot of people off but it suits me so selfishly I’m happy :-)
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Like that student job I had in Parks & Recreation ; it’s all swings and roundabouts……….
Burnley threatened the EPL with legal action because they said Everton had cheated by being in breach of the regs but the EPL told them to do one.
The EPL doesn’t want to punish owners for investing in clubs, they don’t want to discourage the sort of foreign ownership that keeps the gravy train going, which might happen if they start imposing punishments that affect the clubs chances of winning trophies.
Never came across a Tiny Trot in Big Auto.
Never came any size of Trot who wouldn’t tell you how they voted.
Never came across a City Bean Counter who wouldn’t admit to slumming it for a wage.
Until I came across CQN and the moon howling began. …
Funny that.
HAMILTON TIM,
Great to see you Posting again.
HH Mate.
Coneybhoy on 4th August 2022 3:38 pm
Sorry mate but a day in auld Reekie for the festival messed up the Saturday for me.
Now I can do both…….
LT COLUMBO used to Whistle the old tune/song….” KNICK KNACK PADDYWHACK”….( This old man, he played One etc” in many of the episodes.
Easy Peasy.
DUNDEE UTD v AZ ALKMAAR is on TV Tonight on BBC SCOTLAND, Channel 9 ( Freeview ) with the Kick Off at 8pm.
Big Jimmy on 4th August 2022 3:45 pm
Mon the Arabs.
As a wee aside.
I was sitting here thinking.
I hope they haven’t destroyed the original paradise banners
They could be cleaned up cut into players sections and auctioned off. Or donated. Or hung inside the stadium
How the mind wanders when
Boondock Saint
The rising of the moon
Big Jimmy
I’m sure you will remember this one.
This old man he told me, Colin Stein has got VD.
Obviously not intending to suggest that there is any truth in the lyrics.
Big Jimmy.
No way. The lietent was an anti Irish racist
Moving the Hearts game with only a couple of weeks notice is a real kick in the nuts, that was to be my first match for about 7 years and I’m flying back on Sunday afternoon. Bloody typical.