I’ve not touched the Anthony Stokes story on purpose. It’s one of those stories you could be writing for a week, if you started. Anthony enjoyed a successful period for Celtic but the writing has been on the wall since the latter part of Neil Lennon’s era.
He’s still only 27, with around half his career ahead of him, but it won’t be at Celtic. I hope he gets a club who can make the most of his talent.
Despite the riches brought by a new TV deal solidarity contract, many English Football League clubs are still under severe financial pressure, including Neil’s current charges, Bolton Wanderers. Bolton owe the vast majority of their circa £200m debt to owner Eddie Davies, so there’s a good chance that will be written off, but administration remains likely.
Bolton chairman, Phil Gartside, who I hear is now seriously ill, saw this coming years ago, when he proposed an EPL 2-type league reorganisation, while lobbying for the inclusion of Celtic and Rangers. The plan was kyboshed by his then fellow Premier League acquaintances. It would have been transformational for Celtic, and literally a life saver for Rangers.
That Bolton debt figure is pretty eye-watering but the returns from non-league club Forest Green Rovers caught the eye. Net debts reached £5.4m after season 2013-14, thanks to a £2.9m loss. In non-league football. There’s only one Scottish club with that kind of debt. Although I suppose they are also playing off-piste in the Championship. Pay your way or go to the wall. Long term that rule applies.
The football industry in England and Wales will survive for a while yet, despite the broken financial model. It won’t be until the TV rights value drops due to reliable and easy to access pirate feeds that the bubble will burst. And it will burst. The underlying fragility in the football business is that your expenditure is either fixed or often contracted on a multi-year basis, while income is vulnerable to sharp shocks. It’s not a healthy business to be running at a deficit in.
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KelvinBhoy-so sorry for your loss.HH
Kelvinbhoy. May your Father R.I.P. and may perpetual light shine upon him.
Kelvinbhoy.
Sorry to hear about the loss of your father.
May he rest in peace.Amen.
Auldheid
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Hail Hail sir.
If you dont mind?…..What is the actual date that the res:12 ship will come home with the bacon ?
Not being ignorant but, I dont have time to read all yer rain-forests of stuff in relation to this case, so…as I’ve highlighted before ad naeseum …..I wouldn’t be counting any chickens if, yer relying on the Celtic board to lay a glove on all the cheating.
Something tells me….the board will pull a stunt and, hold things back or worse, rip out the page and….we all move on.
Canny for the life of me….see where Rangers / Sevco / SFA / SMSM will get the stake hammered through their cheating hearts….other than, coming from a, Celtic FC led by a board room full of rebellious Celtic supporters who ‘wont’ kowtow to a hun-establishment ? Hmmmmm ?
This will all end up in the car park….imho.
HH
Will John Reid’s ‘dossier’ be used against the cheating establishment ?
Or, was that all AGM-bluster like the Holy Willies stuff ?
KevJ…..,
I think we’ve got enough documentary evidence now to simply GRASS THEM RIGHT UP :)
Right, you are Ronny Deila. What and why is tomorrow`s selection?
Gordon. To help continue his recent improvement after looking a bit off.
Lustig . He, also , is improving,
Boyata. Same again.
Simunovic. Like wise !
Izaguirre. Nurtures Tierney and keep Izzi in the loop.
Bitton. Has the confidence to be the hub for the team in Broonie`s absence.
Forrest. Can be brilliant. Always worth the gamble.
Allan. Shows class. Time for a start against a footballing side.
Armstrong. To provide the disruptive element needed.
McGregor. To continue his progress and reward for his goals.
Griff. Quite simply, our main threat.
Maybe Rogic instead of Armstong.
JJ
Kev J
“yer rain-forests of stuff in relation to this case,”
Unlike your succinctly made point that you are not too happy with the Board!!!
Hope you are well.
JJ
Petec – you’re not on the list. Yet. ;)
An enjoyable day yesterday, a good meal (Fanny Trollope’s, Finnieston, recommended) after my daughter’s graduation. Tony D won’t approve, but that’s 6 years she’s spent studying, this being her second degree. Her first was languages, French and Spanish, upon graduating from which found there wasn’t a great jobs market for someone who could talk oure crap in three languages. So back she went and can now discuss amortisation and other useful stuff in the native language of about a billion people.
Speaking of a billion people, there were 300 students on her course (variations of Business Management, Masters), of whom 6 were from the UK, a handful from Scandinavia, and the remainder from China. I think it was Bill Gates who said: “If you’re looking for a one-in-a-million person, go to China, they’ve got thousands of them.” Well, the People’s Republic isn’t short of well qualified folk this morning.
It’s customary to read down the names of those getting their award,if nothing else to relieve the boredom, and as the graduation ceremony progressed, a cheer went up for Henrik Larsson, and another for Ronald MacDonald. Well done both. A wee smile greeted Hu Nu, OK she was always a hard worker, but a Masters degree with Distinction? Hu Nu?
And you can imagine the gasps around the hall though when Wang Qing was presented. Titter ye not
Great to see that schoolboy innuendo is still alive and well in Academe.
John Collins told Souness to GTF with all his ebt stuff.
John Collins only wanted to do one thing…play in front of his beloved Jungle.
John Collins, told Fergus to go and take a hike when, Fergus tried and failed to punt JC to, Derby County and, Middlesboro….aye.
If Fergus wouldn’t have chased all the rebels oot the Parkhead gates then, he wouldn’t have had to try to sell the only player at the club that would raise any decent fee…if others would have raised a decent fee…they’d have been sold coz….they didny have the six-pack or the John-Claude-Van-Collins build to staun up to, Fergus the tyrant. Mr Celtic my a#se!
Anyway….give John Collins the keys to the dug-out and, ye’ll see a John Collins type of Celtic team that will be nobodies mugs and, if?….the huns come back next season…JC wll have a Sellick team on the pitch – streetwise-ballsy-gallus-tuned-in-to-deal-with-mibbery and, stick it right up the Celtic hating establishment!
The mantra-narrative…in the dressing room will be…if ye’ve no got a six-pack like the gaffers then, your in the wrong dressing room. Also….if…imho…JC had the authority, Kris Common’s fat erse widny have been seen again after Molde.
John Collins…give him the keys!
Now I know there are many that conform to the conspiracy of silence but I think if your man enought to call it out you should take it as far as you can, using the tools made available.
Right now the conspiracy of silence has just destroyed ten years of evidence into systemic state endorsed paedophilia syndicate. But you better no grass cause they might do it more.
Naw,
This society gives you tools to protect yourself then threatens you if you try and use them, baby eating troll like the conspiracy of silence cause it means they don’t exist except in fairy tales :)
I don`t know if there will be any responses to my Team Selection post. If we were to playing Damascus Wanderers, there would have been a flood of replies.
Talking of Damascus, I have to be on the road myself.
Cheerio for now,
JJ
JJHS
I think your team selection….was a good one.
Although id keep playing young Tierney….its good for him .
HH
Canamalar
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:))) Hail Hail fella.
Sooner the better…bassas are starting to get all smug again thinking they’re away wi it.
Kelvinbhoy
Condolences to you and all family and friends on the sad passing of your dad , Thoughts and prayers with you all .
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
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U2 fella, Hail Hail
Sack The Kowtowing Board.
new article posted.
Steve Clarke binned by Reading.
HH
Battered Bunnet
Well done to your daughter, nice to get that bit of paper after a lot of hard work.
innuendo? is that not an Italian suppository?……
Where aboots like?
Kevinbhoy,
Sorry for banging on in my wee crusade and missing your pain.
Sincere condolences with you, your family and all the loved ones of your dearly departed dad.
Thoughts and prayers with you all.
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
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Re: yer team…yeah, I’d go along with that.
The only thing that I would change…if I could would be a, Murdo, Big Roy, Barry Robson type of ballwinner / cage rattler instead of Big Nir(he’s brilliant btw)…I know it sounds daft but, the 1st player that I put on the team sheet is, the guy who’ll battle to the last kick of the ball…if, you’ve not got that type of player in yer team well, the opposition starts to get cocky….that needs knocked oot them right away…imho
Damascus Wanderers – CSC
Hail Hail
https://youtu.be/oo-foY2vlfU……..this cheered me up
CHARLIEBHOY
I enjoyed that Adolf clip, funny :)
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Guessing horses here?
Awaywiththegreys 2.00 Chepstow.
Good luck.
Moorlands Mist 14:00 @ Chepstow.
My binger, I mean nap today is Goonyella 1.40 Aintree….
Best of luck to all
Cheers GFTB
2:15 Aintree MENORAH
Good luck.
15:00 Sandown – Sire De Grugy
Happy Punting
Goonyella Aintree1.40
Count guido deiro
3-35pm
Ty and gl all
Game off!
Just confirmed on beeb. Game cancelled. Anyone know what do with 200 kids (100 from belfast) ?
vincenzo mio 3.00 sandown
Jers Girl in 12.00 Aintree
WELL IF YOU WANNA GO, K.A.N.O ., HAIL HAIL , RAIN , SLEET OR SNOW on 5TH DECEMBER 2015 9:45 AM
Just confirmed on beeb. Game cancelled. Anyone know what do with 200 kids (100 from belfast) ?
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Sanna ..sorry to hear that mate…daughter suggests ‘vegan food festival’ at SECC.
I could see a riot happening there. Good luck