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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Been offline – up until now- for two weeks in Cadizzy Provence. Brief summary of what I appear to have missed:
1. Hibs now play rugby.
2. Bestest SFL bus in the world ever was struck by lightning.
3. Celtic safely through in qualifier.
4. There are still some right dafties in Section 111.
5. Bestest SFL training ground in the world ever was shaken by thunder.
6. Hooper wanted to leave (shockeroony).
7. Some people still pay attention to pre-season bounce games.
Have I missed anything?
Aff oot for a sweaty run before it gets too hot.
John O Neil .
I was a student in the States between 1971 and 74 . 3 years in Frisco and 1 year in Boston [ which also involved work experience in NYC ].
I really like Captain Beefheart —– particularly Safe as Milk . I wouldn’t give Bluejeans and Moonbeams house room . An absolute travesty. Seen him lots of times —– UK and in the USA
Like the Chambers Brothers . Often dig out the – Time [ Time Has Come Today ] 45
Ole EuroChamps67 got his mate to build him a special electric fan to take to Greece due to the intense heat.
Turned out it was so powerful it blew his wife right out of the bed.
WGS .
Fiorentina ——
Alonso
Iakovenko
Munua
Joaquin
Mario Gomez
Ilicic.
Currently fighting Napoli / Juve re the excellent Verrati .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWrMGXwhFLk
Rules for CQN…………………….
John O Neil —–
Oopla —–
Can’t count —– 4 years in the States -71 -75 .
Getting old and easily confused .
Just been listening to that CB record S. Beefheart is the original moonhowler. Cheers SOT.
Tom McLaughlin
I wonder what has triggered you off this morning, especially aboot getting to Zero.
The guy is a Nazi proponent.
If you have any idea, listening to the above you will Know, it has been Doctored, now why has that happened? because the original is certainly not there anymore.
Anyway keep trucking and apologies for leaving early last night.
Diego Maradona does not like Juventus – surprise, surprise.
Wee dig the other day at Carlos Tevez for joining them.
He’s delighted that Gonzalo Higuain has joined Napoli.
He (Maradona) said: “No true Argentinian would go and play in Torino (the city).”
Tevez was born in Argentina – Higuain was born in France.
HH!!
South of Tunis @1100
It’s the heat.
Time for the beach and a cold shower.
HH!!
DBBIA @ 10 32 .
Know that I saw /heard Taj Mahal at a Big Sur event in 1971 but I have no memory of him at all .
Went to that event primarily to see Mickey Newberry . I did —-but too my absolute horror, he spent some of his time duetting with the warbling budgie called Joan Baez .
Off oot —– beach time . Need to get these pesky mosquito bites in lovely tepid salt water.
Both my feet firmly in the Mineshafters Gazebo this morning.
What a gamble, selling off the family silver amid CL qualification, are Celtic brassing it out, with no desire to make the CL, because it’s certainly too late to bring in a proven goalscorer.
Did they all sit down a while ago and decide £100 off season tickets, a family stand, and free wi-fi would do the trick, with a year out of the CL both Wanyama and Hooper sold, and all the money banked?
Virgil Van Dijk and Amido Balde, included I think they’ve opted for a half hearted attempt on
Europe.
Hope to be proved wrong CSC
Curly @ 1041,
haha that doesnt surprise me.
At one point you asked me to be your partner, only to be told 5 mins later that you had already agreed to partner your big mucker frae the Crown Inn!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Just a wee word about the timing of selling Wanyama and Hooper. Some have said that any sale should have been done after the qualifiers as neither Southampton or Norwich are playing in Europe and it wouldn’t have mattered to them.
All well and and good until you consider that these clubs have preseasons, these clubs have transfer targets and are eager to get business done early. No way Celtic could have said to either club, hold off and come back in 4 weeks. They wouldn’t have stood for it and in all probability moved on to more targets, leaving Celtic with two very unhappy footballers and millions lost…
Bourne. Come on in :) I have a beer for you. Welcome to the land of PL bonus 1st and to H@ll with putting bums on seats and improving the team
Johny clash. U missed that we have lost 2 1st players and havny signed any 1st pick players
south of tunis
Just to say l always enjoy reading your posts, very insightful in areas of football such as ltaly which l don’t get to see now. Now l have BT Sport l might be able to catch up with games in ltaly etc.
SOT, last question. Do you have the Dave Godin deep soul series? I guess you do. The first one just melts my heart.
bournesouprecipe,
We have a habit of not building from a position of strength.
Victor and Gary have to be replaced, even if it goes a bit out of budget. I’m not too spooked by the fact Malmo done up Hibs like a Kipper, Hibs, unfortunately, are a poor team. We will take care of the Borg, because we are Free spirited.
The 3rd round might be tricky unless we augment our squad with serious quality. I remember Victor playing against Inter, total Class, and it doesn’t take long to stamp your authority, when you know you are destined for the Top.
Macjay 01.42
What a load of absolute drivel.
Do you still check for commies under the bed before you go to sleep at night
Morning all. Overcast down here. Summer over?
Has Hooper gone?Any word of a new signing?
SOT
Reina goes to napoli on loan
TTT –
Oh dear, me and beer. And whisky.
Oops!
Rucly
“the land of PL bonus”
Check. X
Embdy close?
Terrible news, thoughts and prayers with them.
http://thecelticnetwork.com/2013/07/26/tragedy-visits-the-thai-tims/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tragedy-visits-the-thai-tims
Curly
Bournesouprecipe,
Hateley says “CQNers returning to make it a Greek Gazebo will be like a new signing”
Five weeks to the window slams shut. We have not yet been “snubbed”.
Vic and Hoops were always going this summer. Best of luck to them though I would’ve loved to get another year out of Vic.
Maybe Lenny does have targets, maybe it’s Virgil, Amido and big Tom Rogic.
A lot of horse trading to bed done yet, it’s no even August yet!
Just wait until Wednesday, you’ll be alright once you’ve had your big manly Gazebo hug/huddle.
EC67
ST/petec
There have been decisions made, and outwith the control of NFL.
I think he’s been left short, and he knows it, even if we beat Elfsborg the ‘danger tie’ is still to come, if Anthony Stokes (*no disrespect*) is leading the line, then they knew exactly what they were doing, about qualification.
It’s not as if they didn’t know they were banking 17million for VW and GH, – they did.
Hooper was replaced before he went (Balde)
That’s all folks CSC
ole Mr Johnny Clash @ 10.54
-she had a wee boy.
Good to see you back safely; it’s like ‘In the Summertime’ by ole Mungo Jerry Butler bein’ re-released.
Stunning hypocrisy.
Within a few minutes, 2 major stories exposing just how hypocritical official bodies can be.
First, on-line I read the story of police investigating Charlotte for posting documents exposing the widespread and rampant corruption which is Scottish society (including Scottish football). Not a word about an investigation into the corruption exposed by Charlotte. Only the fact that Charlotte did not have authorisation to publish said documents.
Interesting to note however, there is no denial of the authenticity of the documents. Indeed, the police investigation confirms their authenticity.
Then, moments later, on the news here in Oz, there is a story about leading doctors in the AMA calling for smacking children to be made illegal. This from the same august body which is responsible for many 1000s of abortions each year.
Apparently it is OK to rip an unborn baby to shreds, just don’t smack it afterwards.
Bsr.
” It’s not as if they didn’t know they were banking 17million for VW and GH”
I’m in no way saying we shouldn’t be speculating to accumulate but I’d be astounded if £17m has just appeared in the bank account.
Celtic’s latest tweet – ( whatever that is)
hash tag @ *bangers stop*
canamalar1
You got mail.
Heavy Rain – dampens Celtic Park fireworks
bournesouprecipe
After last Season, not having CL games would be a monumental let down.
Even Europa League would unlikely sustain the appetite.
We are a confident team now IMO, a year older, wiser, hopefully and absolutely Hell Bent on getting to the CL group stages proper. Our ages are fan dabi dozi, our hinderances are there for everyone to see, Celtic, well they hypnotize me.
canamalar1
You got mail
Bangers?
They’re not bangers, these are bangers
Hooper deal not completed yet Bizarre!
Re Mo Bangura can we not recall him at anytime?
Tickets in for next week’s game mind it’s a 6:45 ko..
Disappointed to see we’re being investigated by UEFA yet again. …no other comment needed!
Neil due up on SSN soon! Maybe some more information from him however glad to see some named players did not cross the front door yesterday.
HAIL HAIL
John O Neil —–
Had hoped to have been off oot by now but there’s a delay due to all of Mrs S of T’s ” fit to be seen in ” swimwear being packed and ready to go on holiday and she has to chose the next best option [ ” I might meet someone I know ”
Dave Godin .?
Yes —— I never bought them / I have them on CDrs . The first one is particularly good. I have a lot of the 45s . I have an arrangement with a pal — he copies CDs for me and I make him old school C90 tape compilations in exchange…[ he plays them on a ghettoblaster ]
2 bikinis chosen —–we can go now .!
Ole CQN Bangura vs Bangers debate brewin’ up nicely.