New Balance take over from Nike this summer as Celtic’s official kit partner and main sponsor. The US sportswear firm have along heritage in technical products, like running shoes, with less of a legacy in the leisurewear market than the likes of Nike, but this move, as well as a recent deal to partner Liverpool, indicates a strong commitment to become a major player in the football marketplace.
Both the Celtic and Liverpool contracts have been advertised as potentially record deals for the respective clubs, although each club declined to put a figure on the value, or the contract period in their official statements. It’s likely that a significant part of the contract fee will depend on Champions League qualification.
Unconfirmed reports put the size of the deal at £29m, cash that other clubs have securitised off to a retailer.
Last call today for CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner, which takes place next Friday, 13 March, at the Kerrydale Suite. After the dinner we have a Q&A with Packy Bonnar, Tommy Coyne, Joe Miller and Tom Boyd. We have Archie Macpherson speaking about Jock Stein on the 50th anniversary of him becoming manager, and song from Patricia Ferns.
The object of the night is to raise money to build another school kitchen for Mary’s Meals in Malawi. Kris Commons’ partner, Lisa Hague, will also join us. She will be auctioning an incredible prize of a signed Ronny Deila jersey, signed Kris Commons boots and match hospitality in the Players’ Lounge for the Marie Curie Hospice in Glasgow.
Tickets will be posted out over the next few days, email me if you’re still looking, celticquicknews@gmail.com we’re closing the book tomorrow.
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67 heaven
Dangerous craic from the DR if he didn’t ….would they be that stupid
When driving through the Sandy Row and Village areas of Belfast the other day, the roads lined with red, white and blue kerbstones, I noticed a construction worker with a high viz jacket with the letters TAL emblazoned on the back.
It’s small things like this that amuse me, but seriously I need to find out if Peter Lawwell has any connection to this local construction firm.
Árd Macha
67heaven
Don’t know mhate.
Either he did or else someone took some severe liberties with old quotation marks and should be nervously awaiting the arrival of a lawyer’s letter.
Which do you reckon it is? Genuine question.
HH jamesgang
“ ………………… and with my Labour background I find that appalling and unacceptable.”
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I have no idea what this means !
I am not sure it is easy to dismiss Peter Smith of STV as a hurting hun no matter how objectionable we find the timing and content of his question, which Peter Lawwell did not handle well.
He was one of the rare Scottish journos who showed bravery in asking awkward questions of Charles Green and not being sidetracked by his Yorkshire “charm” offensive. He was the guy who gave coverage to the Police’s prosecution of kettling charges and the failures of the OBaF Act.
Now maybe he was looking to demonstrate that he will ask questions without fear or favour of both the CP and Ibrox clubs. These are legitimate questions to be asked of our club but could have been handled better either by stating
a) Today is not the day for those issues to be addressed and we’ll concentrate on football and commercial matters at this sponsorship launch or
b) We are very proud of our Irish history and of our support’s background and continuing relationship with the Irish nation but we are, primarily, a football club open to all and have been since day one.
Peter tried to go down the latter route but was hamstrung by a careless conflation of the terms “Irish Republicanism” as framed in the question and “Chanting in support of proscribed organisations” which is a separate matter altogether.
I’m afraid Peter Smith tripped Peter Lawwell up today but it would be petulant to ban one of the few journos around who is willing to ask awkward questions at Ibrox too.
P.S. I don’t know what team the boy supports, if any, but he’s braver than a dozen Spears and Keevins.
notthebus
20:23 on 5 March, 2015
What ming confirmed was that he had a Nomad willing to carry out due diligence, then decide whether or not to become their Nomad …… Not going to happen, when they lift the bonnet …. :)
Stringer Bell
You beat me to my point
mike in toronto
“the act of asking PL about the IRA is a political act”
He wasn’t asked about the IRA. Irish Republicanism is a different matter, surely, than the IRA.
I don’t think even Stephen House could arrest you for saying you supported Irish Republicanism. Well, not yet.
Presser should have been snibbed up when the wasters started to get themselves on message. We are too accommodating to them and the result is they hijack a positive announcement. I don’t think RD looked too happy with the hacks and the guy from NB must’ve wondered wtf is going on.
Maybe we should look at doing something via Celtic TV in future and get rid of those poor stenographers.
HH GMB
STFB
As is often (not always) you talk some sense …
When I was younger, I was less inclined to put up with BS… then, as I got older, I maybe mellowed a bit … but, increasingly (and maybe I am just becoming one of those old curmedgeons), I am more inclined to get angry and call bs when I hear it.
fourgreenfields
20:46 on 5 March, 2015
micktt
Don’t know about the first beer bit mate :-))
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Oh I know, I didn’t want to be presumptuous… HH
Be a great memory for you both though….
jamesgang
21:00 on 5 Mar
No idea …..is there a video of the interview, James ?
Latchford is 100% correct Celtic were financially attacked by STV today, no mistake! PL, I’ve never met him, but he has over all been magnificent for us, do not get caught up bitching about flags, etc. the enemy is at the gate, waiving DR and STV flags, complain and ban their media, stand united against these vile low life who attack out miraculous club out of
Jealousy and bitterness. Together against them!
hamiltontim
20:10 on 5 March, 2015
Pedro67
Collected tickets last night sir, I’ll get you outside the main stand 2:45-3pm ideally.
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Excellent, the wee ghuy is looking forward to the experience so much..
Will keep in touch on Sunday.
HH
Pedro
Jamesgang.
Thanks for posting article with Dempsey.
I had only seen the bit about demotion.
Awful article. Was he paid for it?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31745459
Poyet and Bruce clash on the touchline, having to be kept apart by officials.
Still awaiting news of Number10 requesting presence of the clubs at a specially convened emergency summit.
Peter Lawell
“I don’t recognise Celtic being associated with sectarianism. I don’t recognise Celtic being associated with Irish republicanism.
I don’t accept Irish republicanism is in Celtic’s history, anywhere in Celtic’s history.”
I’ve read the comments and now watched the interview.
Peter is neither stupid nor ignorant of our history and the traditions of Celtic Football Club. I believe that he’s referring particularly to songs which mention the IRA or Irish Republican volunteers.
Does that excuse his comments?
Not for me. He comes across as ill informed and it makes him appear foolish.
Why make the comments?
Cornered? Possibly?
Taken off guard? Possibly?
Appeasement to the hun media? Probably.
I much prefer the view I have from here to the lofty climes of the moral high ground.
cindirrat thomo
21:10 on 5 March, 2015
Very well put, personally I think we should have just stopped the press conf today, and questioned them on the agenda, as we announced good news for Scottish football
Like someone put earlier, our PR dept performs very very poorly in my opinion, and needs sorted to move forward, a decent PR would not have allowed today’s situation to have taken place ?
Unless PL wanted this, and would it have been a selling point for many of the Irish in America, as it hits the headlines with a new Luanch ?
Jimmynotpaul
Not directly
hamiltontim
21:18 on 5 March, 2015
Peter Lawell
“I don’t recognise Celtic being associated with sectarianism. I don’t recognise Celtic being associated with Irish republicanism.
I don’t accept Irish republicanism is in Celtic’s history, anywhere in Celtic’s history.”
I’ve read the comments and now watched the interview.
Peter is neither stupid nor ignorant of our history and the traditions of Celtic Football Club. I believe that he’s referring particularly to songs which mention the IRA or Irish Republican volunteers.
Does that excuse his comments?
Not for me. He comes across as ill informed and it makes him appear foolish.
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Do you think PL is wrong in his statements, the ones you pasted above?
I’d the answer is yes, where is he wrong.
If the answer is no, his comments surely don’t need excused?
Genuinely interested, not digging you up, btw…..
Stringer Bell
20:53 on
5 March, 2015
tallybhoy
20:31 on 5 March, 2015
PL presser.
When asked the ‘Irish (Republican) question’, he failed to mention that CFC were founded by Irishmen, and that the Club’s first, and longest serving, manager was Irish.
Piss poor show Pedro.
HH!!
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Being Irish and being Irish republican are very different things. Irish republican,in this context, refers to a period of time long removed from celtics founding.
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Beg to differ the politics of Davitt and the Fenians are the same as ‘contemporary’ Irish republicans. Pearse, Connolly, Sands the very same as the United Irishmen.
To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never failing source of all our political evils, and to assert the independence of my country — these were my objects. To unite the whole people of Ireland, to abolish the memory of all past dissentions, and to substitute the common name of Irishman, in the place of denominations of Protestant
Wolfe Tone
Sorry missed a bit
To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never failing source of all our political evils, and to assert the independence of my country — these were my objects. To unite the whole people of Ireland, to abolish the memory of all past dissentions, and to substitute the common name of Irishman, in the place of denominations of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter —
Fwiw
I don’t think we should have stopped the presses, banned the journo’s, intervened in the debate, stage manage it better etc etc. Peter is very shrewd. Maybe he thought this a good time to talk about the stuff we hear at Celtoc games.
Face the f*cking thing head on and deal with it. Have the debate and let’s see what emerges. If we have a few less fans, so be it. If we hacpve a new CEO, so be it.
Like it or not, it’s news.
I’m touched by all the responses to my 18:33 post. Thank you CQNers.
I think PL was ambushed from the leftfield,i think Smith is a news reporter rather than sport.If he seen him today,he might have seen it coming.Our PR Dept as far as press conferences go is non existent.A soft touch and a very easy target.
67Heaven
Does the interview exist on video?
Don;t know mhate.
Jimmynotpaul
Was he paid for it?
Don’t know that either, sorry.
IknowNothingCSC
HH jamesgang
Cowiebhoy thanks, I don’t believe PL wanted or expected this, have we seen the STV news clips, they cut out the entire piece on the new deal, Scotland’s best ever a ponsorship! Celtic are under attack, why? Because it’s very very possible we are leaving this shithole behind and the have to drag us back into their shyte to give them a chance to ‘get back’.
United against the Hun!
Ghirls an Bhoys, no shirkers or infighters know the enemy.
Ach, I sometimes wish Celtic had been founded by an Italian priest!
The Italian flag is also a tricolour of course – green, white and red.
Ave ave!!
What do we pay our PR people to do?
They should know what the press are up to at all times and be ready and able to counter them
The press should have been told that the press conference was about the new deal and that was all
The hun has managed their PR that way for years
When these questions were asked the PR department should have intervened -that’s their job
If they are not able or willing to do it then find people who are!
HH
Fanadpatriot,
Good to see you today. Always happy to help out fellow CQN’rs
Anybody need my servicing skills don’t hesitate to get in touch.
THAT WOULD BE CAR SERVICING SKILLS OF COURSE.
Celtic and PL in particular need to grow a pair and ban these scum journos
As somebody already posted A new American sponsor and they bring up the IRA
Hunbelievable hurting Huns the lot of them.
This is a great time to be a Celtic supporter how I wish my dear old Da was here to see it.
HH PB1888
excathedra44
20:21 on 5 March, 2015
Sorry pal I’d missed your post because I was watching the PL interview.
Wee Forrest is a shadow of his former self (the good bits!)
He’s lost his confidence, his pace and at the moment his ability to take the ball past opponents.
With injuries and ineligibility he’s almost certainly going to start on Sunday. He needs encouragement not abuse in my opinion.
Celtic don’t have a PR dept!
If they do, however, they should all be feckin sacked!
HH!!
Stringer
“I don’t recognise Celtic being associated with Irish republicanism.
I don’t accept Irish republicanism is in Celtic’s history, anywhere in Celtic’s history.”
Historically it’s bollocks.
Ah Paddybhoy1888
Nice to hear from you :-)
cindirrat thomo
21:32 on 5 March, 2015
Again I agree, we are allowing the media ( written and broadcast) to drive a huge wedge between the fans and club, even fans on fans, in an effort from them to drag us down to that other mobs level
That’s why I think our own PR needs to be much much better
Bada, our PR should be in control of all Celtic media conferences
Right ma wee dugs legs are crossed :-)
Celtic…..
in scoddland………
with home-grown media.
………no-win-situation.
Sorry, Fholks, but struggling to see what PL said wrong today ………basically, CELTIC were founded to feed the local poor in 1888 ……my parents brought us up in a very poor environment in the Gorbals, and CELTIC were our sanctuary from the hateful bigotry directed at anyone ‘Irish’, Catholic, and then CELTIC also …….
Celtic were never, ever associated to Irish Republicanism …….it was we, the Support, who, justifiably ‘voiced’ our commemoration / remembrance of our forefathers struggle for independence, and resistance to sectarian bigotry from various loyalist sources.
We sing our songs of remembrance to this day, and they have not been categorised as sectarian …..FGS, Queen Elizabeth lay a wreath at an Irish Independence Ceremony and apologised to the people of Ireland for the way they had been treated during the Empire days …….
The bigots will continue to try to drag CELTIC through the mud ………… but we will continue to resist, and shame the bigots with our inclusive, tolerant culture / tradition …….. Leaving the smsm, and their bigoted establishment, to wallow in their sectarian mud….we will never be down-trodden by those steeped in sectarian hatred….
Contrary to most opinion I’ve read on here I’m far more concerned at PL’s replies than the fact that the questions were asked in the first place.
Stringer bell 21.26.
Can’t agree with your comments.
This was a good news story hijacked by the press to put a negative slant on Celtic.
Look at BBC website for example.
Peter handled it poorly. He could have batted it away not the time or place or he could have been more up to speed on our history.
Although that is the bit that is puzzling me. Peter went to my school so I have no doubt that he knows our history. Makes me think he was pandering to a unionist press.
cowiebhoy
21:39 on 5 March, 2015
Correct….