New contracts are Champions League dividend

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It’s great news that Celtic have secured three first choice players, Charlie Mulgrew, Adam Matthews and James Forrest, on new long term contracts.  It allows the players to forget about long-term career issues and concentrate on team matters and the manager and scouts can worry about squad recruitment efforts in other areas.

This news is a direct consequence of Champions League group stage qualification.  Not only do Celtic have funds to increase wage budget, more importantly, aspirational football players, who want to reach the very top of the game, have a reason to be here.

The same is true of Fraser Forster’s England call up.  Scottish football has long been regarded along the lines of lower division football in England, but with Champions League football, the English national team have endorsed our football.  It will be easier to attract the next wave of recruits as a result.  One day Kris Commons [stand out Player of the Year candidate]can only hope his own national team will regard his productive displays in the same manner.

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  1. Now if memory serves, I was reading that beating Motherwell in the cup game makes The Rangers more than a match for ANY team in the SPL

     

     

    So

     

     

    Conversely

     

     

    Using Conan Doyle’s universal law of mankind

     

     

    Losing to the worst club in recognised Scottish League Football makes The Rangers…

     

     

    U

  2. harryhoodsdugbitme on

    First of all an apology. I tuned into Radio Clyde there. I know. It,s now switched off. Promise. But I am am presently suffering terrible stomach pains. Especially my sides. Aw no…here it goes again..HHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAHHHHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. theglasgowcelticway on

    That result today should be hung in the Louvre gallery as it’s absolutely priceless.

  4. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    I think we are getting proof if we ever need it that fat sleekit is no football manager.Long may he keep his job. H.H.

  5. Marc Crosas you gotta love him.

     

    BSR many hoppy returns .

     

    How is the server coping??????

     

    The quality of puns has me smirking if I were outside I’d be taken by the men in white coats

     

     

     

     

    HH

  6. Here’s another one,what is it with huns and castration?

     

     

    Disgusting. No other description for it. I’d give both n*ts to pull on a Rangers top and bust a gut for the team. Where the (sweary word) is the fight with half of these clowns? Something needs to change NOW.

     

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    Methinks the gut would bust the top.

  7. theglasgowcelticway on

    Ha ha ha.Caller “is that not the first game we’ve lost this season”?Ma sides are hurting.

  8. cadizzy

     

    17:10 on 6 October, 2012

     

    Before today Sterling Albion had lost their last 5 and conceded 13 goals and yet their manager was confident enough to take the day off when sevco came to town.

     

    BSR HOOOOOOPY BIRTHDAY

  9. fergus slayed the blues on

    auld chico is doing his best to get the hordes to part with their cash and TFPLG is playing a blinder on the park in uderminding everything chico is doing

     

    Did Chico not sack a very popular manager at Sheff Utd why would he keep Sally on

     

    Oh that’s right there’s a share issue at stake

     

    WhaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  10. Doc, my grandson goes to a very good Catholic school in Bannockburn. The place itself is unprepossessing (the town) if I’m truthful. School has a waiting list.

  11. If Ally’s not top of the league by christmas he will walk. Clyde are telling us now, snigger.

  12. right

     

     

    the campaign starts here

     

     

    Ally to stay

     

    Ally to stay

     

     

    We want Ally

     

    We want Ally

     

     

    I say Ally

     

    You say shoi^e

     

    I say Ally

     

    You say shoi^e

  13. SUNNI CAMLACHIE on

    Oldest rookie manager in

     

    the history of football …

     

    Yep!! sally is there man,

     

     

    SSB is priceless tonight ,

     

    Punters, and presenters

     

    are all over the place ..

     

     

    Happy Celticing

  14. Good afternoon CQN

     

     

     

    VIDIO CELTS

     

     

    REGAN TAKES HIS HAT OFF TO GREEN

     

     

    Stewart Regan has spoken out about his admiration for Charles Green.

     

    Two days after the SFA discovered a not proven verdict for a double disrepute charge handed to Green Regan has admitted how he ‘takes his hat off’ to his fellow Yorkshire man.

     

    During the close season the SFA went out of their way to accommodate Sevco following the liquidation order placed on Rangers with a hush hush last minute deal providing Sevco with SFA membership.

     

    Two days later at Brechin Green was pictured clapping during a chant from the Sevco fans about how much they hated Regan. After the match Green claimed that bigotry was the driving factor behind the SPL vote to reject the membership application of Sevco.

     

    Following on the theme of reconciliation that has been sprouting between Ibrox and Hampden this week Regan revealed: “I’ve told Charles I’ll be happy to meet him and his chairman in the company of SFA President Campbell Ogilvie.

     

    “Rangers are a key part of the game in this country but no club is bigger than Scottish football. We need collaboration and a willingness to rebuild the relationship between us.

     

    “People’s perception isn’t reality which means it’s not true that we’ve ever tried to plot against Rangers or manipulate Scottish football to disadvantage them.

     

    “I actually take my hat off to Charles for what he’s done to refocus Rangers after the period covering administration and liquidation. He brings Yorkshire grit and determination to the table and tells you what he thinks straight to your face.”

     

    Other football officials are likely to face a ban rather than a cosy chat over tea and biscuits for telling Regan and his cronies some home truths.

     

     

    TIME CELTIC AND CELTIC ASSOCIATION TOOK THE GLOVES OFF TO THIS LOT AT THE SFA

     

     

     

     

    Hail Hail

  15. ArranmoreBhoyLXV11 on

    Shortie talking about………………………Scotland…………..

     

     

    MSM……….panicking…

  16. JAMES SLANE‏@SLANEYBHOY

     

     

    PMSL song of the week Stirling fans singing to Therangers can we play u every week! Haha

     

     

     

    Retweeted by Electronic Tims

  17. raymac

     

     

    17:25 on

     

    6 October, 2012

     

     

    Forgot to mention, I was in The Wallace the night of the 6-2 game, I didn’t last long before being politely asked to leave

  18. BSR,

     

     

    Congratulations for the day that is in it.

     

     

    On Shortbread now.

     

     

    Ally really too good for the 3rd Div.

     

    Needs somebody who knows this level of football required!

  19. fergus slayed the blues on

    breaking news the Samaritans web site has crashed

     

    wives are being urged to take the laces out of any brogues in the house till the site is up and running again

  20. Just phoned Coatbridge NHS 24 about my burst sides.

     

    Was told under no circumstances to go anywhere near Monklands hospital as they are trying to deal with an epidemic of said condition.

  21. ibleedgreenandwhite1 on

    So Swally isn’t shocked by today’s result,,,,ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

     

     

     

    HH

  22. Raymac, Bannockburn has its good side, the centre of the village isn’t pretty, but the burn runs through a gorge, we have the Telfer bridge that crosses the burn.

     

     

     

    We also have 1314.

  23. motherwell should move for the Stirling Albion manager.

     

     

    he can take the day off and still beat them zombies.

     

     

    McCall is the only manager in scotland who thinks he cant take them , and talks them up before that game.

     

     

    context eh.

  24. Hoops_Neil_Lennon_diditagain on

    Just had a look at the 3rd division scores, and and fell of my seat laughing.

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