Just two years after winning their first trophy, FC Nordsjælland from Denmark qualified for last season’s Champions League group stage. They drew one and lost five of their games and were on the receiving end of one of the Champions League’s worst ever piece of sporting behaviour, by a Shakhtar Donetsk player. Cash wise, they did all right.
They received €8.6m for reaching the group stage and €500k performance bonus but they also received 11.3m euro from the market pool. By comparison, Benfica received €2.3m, while Porto and Anderlecht each received 3.2m. Nordsjælland’s opponents in next week’s third qualifying round, Zenit, received €6m from the market pool, while Celtic received €8m.
Celtic, Nordsjælland and Ajax (€9.8m) benefited from being their country’s only participate in the group stage, and from having television deals which are comparatively better than their east European competitors (Bate Borisov earned €290k).
Juventus and Milan, being Italy’s only two representatives, cleaned up, earning €44.8m and €36.2m respectively from the market pool. By comparison, Arsenal, one of four from England, earned a more modest €15.8m.
In short, the lesson is, if you come from an small west-European league and want to earn money from the Champions League, it’s far better to be the only competitor from your territory. We shouldn’t forget this among all the complaints about having to play three qualifying rounds due to the lack of success in Europe by other Scottish clubs.
On the subject of which, good luck to St Johnstone tonight.
Gary Hooper wanted to go to Norwich City in January but the club, knowing his desire to leave Glasgow, offered a little over £2m for his services. In stepped the unintended stalking-horse, QPR boss, Harry Redknapp, who met Celtic’s valuation and forced Norwich City’s hand. City have returned to the table with an acceptable bid.
One rash club can cause havoc in the transfer market, even when they don’t buy a player.
Training for 1254125 10k is now underway. See yesterday’s article for sign-up details.
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goldstar10,
I suppose we’ll find out today eh
goldstar10,
Do you think it was the clubs idea to make the announcement
Brief visit before Golf. Assuming Hoops is gone, we are now reading stories re FF, wee James & Kelvin. Maybe we should have our balance sheet printed on our shirts and we could all arrive at CP in our pin stripes & bowler hats, all together now,
Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man’s world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man’s world
Aha-ahaaa
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It’s a rich man’s world
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Friday from a dry and sunny East Kilbride.
Back reporting for duty after the best 2 week holiday of my life to The Maldives. Apart from losing my phone during our stay over in Dubai it was a completely stress (and trouble) free fortnight.
Only had very limited internet access so off (oot) now to catch up on the last few articles.
It’s good to be back though.
Jobo
Good luck to Hooper and Wanyama, Hooper will get goals, and Wanyama will get lots of yellow cards, so we move on to the new season and looking forward to it lets see what it brings, hopefully not more lurking Huns kidding on they are Tims and constant moaning about PL and the board (honestly they do make it so obvious) anyway good luck Celtic club & fans on our new season Hail-Hail.
canamalar1- possibly.
Love from my pal ….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVLXW7-IscQ
please please always happy ….people need you…..that should be Gruff Gruff ..
Morning all.
Well, Gary has left the building. As he was exiting through the revolving door, I don’t expect he bumped into his replacement.
On the subject of the new home and away kits – I don’t particularly like them. Messing with the hoops – sacrilege imo. Call me a traditionalist.
Why cant the board instruct Nike to come up with a kit that the majority of Celtic fans would like. I have fond memories of the all-green strip of the late 60s/early 70s – time to bring it back imo.
HH!!
Goldstar
How the devil are you?
You up for some golf next week?
I’ve booked tee times for Monday and Tuesday mornings so far but plans are fluid.
Canny wait to get to Paradise onWednesday to see our new signings.
EC67
Turned out nice again in sarf east Foreign
I saw this in an article headed (yawn) “Is Gary Hooper good enough for the EPL?”. Written by a Norwich fan
“The standard of quality in the SPL has always been questioned by fans of English clubs, and without the riches of a multi-million TV deal, it is not surprising to see why. This doesn’t mean the league excludes top players; for every couple of Kris Boyds, you get a Henrik Larrson or Mikel Arteta.”
Guy is unimpressed by SPL top goalscorer ever! Can’t spell Larsson though and seems to like guys who wear Alice bands when they play football .
At least he recognises the crucial factor of TV money. Most of them won’t admit that
It’s a Friday and I can’t resist claiming the medal for 1000th post …
Those zombies must be demoralised.
Mate going to Lanzarote next week – any place for him to watch the game?
Cheers,
Ulryc
Cadizzy
Nothing new in the attitude, but there are a few more than Larsson and Arteta to reference.
Frinstance: Top passer in the EPL, and top 5 in Europe last season: Ki Sung Yeung, with 93% completion over the season, and coincidentally the only player in the EPL to figure amongst the top anything’s in European football.
Did Bankier really leave the departing members at the last AGM with the words: “Now go away and behave yourselves”?
I wasn’t there.
.
EuroChamps..
Are You going to Put ‘POO’ in a Feckin Story before You come Home..As a Ex-Punter yesterday’s Stroious (Greek for Story..;-)))))))))))))))
Was the Best My Grandad who l an named after and made me a Hoop past away at the Course..
You have had Dog Stories and Horse stories and Nae ‘POO’
You could have Said ‘POO’ 001..?
EnyWhooo..’Sledging’ in Australia means to Wind Up or have Verbal ‘Banter’ with..And You know l don’t do that..Unless they Speak in the Third Person..lol
SetantaOz..
Jeezo l have been Telling you BhoysOfOz aboot SetanaOz for about 4 Years..
SydneyTim..
Nae Wonder Your Snowman isnae Very Mobile..He has NO LEGS..and He Looks as Happy and The Moaning Marsupial and Gary Hooper Combined..The Brothers Grim..Ha Ha..
Summa of SetantaOzisPooSydneysSnowmanisaCooCSC
EC67- Doin ok, you are clearly enjoying your hols I see!
Golf might be good next week, working Monday night so hoping to get a few hours off on Tues.
I see we got an away tie in the doubles, blantyrekev has let us down!!
Summi. Lol. Aye good being at snow again
Goldstar, EC67
I won’t be having anything calumnious said about Blantyrekev’s draw system. It was recently validated by himself as being entirely fair and above board.
Will Gary Hooper do a Frank McAvennie in the EPL next season?
In Frankiebhoy’s first season with West Ham in 1985/86 he scored 26 league goals, a total bettered only by Gary Lineker who scored 30 for Everton.
Maybe not.
HH!!
CorkCelt not sure of ur complaint. 2 players who didn’t want to play for Celtic anymore leave an we get 18m. Just because the reliable impartial media bid tryin to tout more of our players for the off doesn’t mean they are away. In fact id wager the ones u mention Will still be here come Sept.
Once again can we not wait to have a go at club until things actually happen other than just read something in press an jump off the deep end?
Where are all the zombies at?
Happy Friday huns:
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SydneyTim
07:49 on
26 July, 2013
I have to get coverage of the games.
If that means compromising principle, then so be it,I`m afraid.
Not going to be cutting off my nose……….
Setanta most probably just want the hun quid.
They`re a commercial enterprise.
TBB- Personally, I think blantyrekev fixed the result of The Open to ensure EC67 and I got an away tie in the doubles.
Is that not how conspiracy theories work on CQN?
TBB
That Norwich fan would
probably be surprised by that stat about Ki
probably be surprised that he is only EPL player to figure in any way.
definitely totally astounded by the stat that Kris Boyd is top SPL goalscorer ever
Quonno
08:07 on
26 July, 2013
macjay1 for Neil Lennon
06:30 on
26 July, 2013
twists n turns
06:22 on
26 July, 2013
Hardly a cynical view.
Can’t say it often enough. Hit them in the pocket.
Preaching to the converted,mate.
Goldstar
I would have to agree with The Battered Bunnet and Summa’s grandad and
PaPOO
Any suggestion of wrong doing in BlantyreKev’s competition arrangements.
EC67
WillneedtodojustnowasmylatesttaleofvesparidingdoesntseemappropriatetodayCSC
TBB said re Blantyrekev’s draw system.
“It was recently validated by himself as being entirely fair and above board.”
Makes sense tae me. After all, he ‘s the person best placed to know and therefore arrive at that conclusion.
Good morning CQNers,
There will be many demands made on the money generated from the sale of Wanyama & Hooper but one area I’d like to see some directed to is our PR dept / Press Office.
From a little research I carried out it appears the main trust of these departments is the charitable and community aspects of the club. With a hostile Scottish media and Jack Irvine’s Media House actively pursuing a campaign to undermine some clubs its about time the board set aside resources to beef up these departments.
The speed with which the unfounded story of Celtic supporters signing chants about Lee Rigby went viral in England must have come to a shock to Desmond and Lawwell.
Perhaps this particular story and the possible repercussions in England will motivate the Celtic board to actually take some action.
Murdoch..,
Story’s like that only make the celtic supporters targets of assault and discrimination why would the board start caring about that ?
That victimisation is part of the market strategy obviously or they’d have brought the SFA to book long ago
Macjay, what’s regrettable is that you’ve taken the gutter press fantasised pish as gospel over the word of many of the supporters on here who were in attendance at Brentford. I wasn’t there, but since the game I’ve spoken to some who were and the reality doesn’t match the lies that were written in the press.
You link to a piece that references the Udinese game and the fine imposed that night. I was at that game and I’m still to understand why we were fined and more importantly why the club accepted the fine? Was it the Paddy McCourt chants? If it was my disgust is directed at the club for their meek and cowardly acceptance of this sanction.
Maybe you should take the word of people who were in attendance at games over that of the hun propaganda machine. You’ll be telling me next how disgusted you are that the Celtic support sung about Lee Rigby. FFS, wisen up.
And Hail Hail to you too Bruv
Re Celtic TV online, I have had it since its inception. It has gone from mediocre to good to mediocre but is now improving season by season, very little buffering these days. It is actually quite a good product now and when you compare it to the so called professionals like BBC and STV, who have been doing it for years, then I think it’s worth a punt for those fans outside Ireland and the UK.
They have also sorted out the problem with not being able to play it on Apple products, as they are using QuickTime. I can now play it on my IPad and also via an Apple TV box, cost about £80, and an HDMI cable onto my flat screen telly using the Airplay function. OK it’s not high definition yet but that will come.
Goldstar,
Wherever we have to play I just hope it’s not a par 3 opening hole.
You know The Token Tim will knock one into 6 feet and can the putt for a two like he usually does.
EC67
WansheepCSC
cadizzy, Blantyrekev’s draw system is more complex than the unravelling and mathematical modelling of the human genome.
He’s receiving an honorary doctorate from MIT later in the year for coming up with that system and is shortlisted for this year’s “sporting Advancement” award by the R&A.
A thing of pure scientific beauty…………………………….so it is.
pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles
09:14 on 26 July, 2013
I sometimes find the volume is very low on some of the replays……I have my ipad volume at max……any ideas ?
canamalar1
I don’t for one minute believe the portrayal of victimisation is a deliberate board strategy.
Unfortunately the only pronouncements coming from the board seem to be admonishments for misbehaving supporters and this is skewing the picture. I’m hopeful the newly appointed Liaison Officer will help the board and supporters narrow the existing gulf.
As for the SFA, well, the club was hamstrung somewhat with the HMRC and Nimmo Smith but this is a long game, its not over yet.
Again I’ve got to go but, as always, may God bless all Celtic supporters.
EC67- Sounds ominous!
To borrow words from the sage that is Kevjungle- I’m off oot. Laters.
HH