Very pleased Peter Lawwell has opened up a bit today (in The Sun, I know…) on the workings of the club, I hope this is the start of a trend in more regular communication. If there’s logical explanations for Celtic’s actions, inactions, views and general strategy, we should be giving them far more often than we have.
On the club’s financial strategy, his comments were not far removed from yesterday’s blog, “if we take the club into £20m worth of debt, and [Champions League qualification] doesn’t happen, where does that leave us?
“For a Scottish club to owe that kind of money leads to trouble. You don’t have to look very far [Govan] to see the consequences [administration and/or liquidation]of people trying things which ‘might’ happen.”
We’re only a few years from that touchstone but the point still needs to be made.
On one point, there’s probably a bit of work to do: “You’ve got social media and the bloggers, posters and trolls who think they know what’s going on at the club. They don’t.
“They don’t have all the information. The reality is different from their perception and I need to deal with reality every day.”
Social media will never have all the information, but football clubs need to find out ways to harness what is still a new and emerging phenomenon. At the very least, they need to find ways to head off wildly inaccurate and damaging fantasies.
Everyone believes they deal with reality, not perception. I laugh when I see new posters here saying “I’ve no axe to grind, but…….” None of us believe we have an axe to grind, we all believe we bring reality to the debate.
Self-awareness in this respect is not part of the human condition. If people experience, see and read certain realities, perceptions consistent with those realities are perceived as reality.
The only way around this for the club is to ensure Celtic fans have access to sufficient verifiable realities to offset perceived realities. Let’s keep the verifiable realities coming, soon if possible.
Really hope Leigh is playing tonight, and he gets his 40th goal. It would be a fitting achievement for a thorough professional – who never lets an opportunity to show Celtic fans how genuine his delight to be here is.
There’s a Football Forum at The Iron Horse pub, West Nile St, tomorrow [Thursday] from 18:30 until 21:00. Three authors will talk about football within Scottish society.
Our own Alex Gordon, author or Winds of Change, Caesar & the Assassin, A Bhoy called Bertie, Celtic the Awakening and more, “will provide stories of and insights into the integrity of the Scottish football press and media”. Alex is a former editor of the Sunday Mail, so this one should be interesting.
Sandy Jamieson, author of Celtic Submari: a new model for football relationships, among others, will also be speaking. The third panelist is Alan Ness, author of the football novel, A Man’s Game.
There’s a £5 (to Dogs Trust charity or discount off a book) charge at the door, no tickets in advance. Introduce yourself to Alex, if you’re there.
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Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on 11th May 2016 6:20 pm
Is ISIS recognised as a state by the international community?
No.
Next.
The Donald on 11th May 2016 6:22 pm
That’s funny.
I thought it was more like The Electronic Timtafada.
I’m sick shit of the Israeli game of ping pong going on. I’m annoyed enough about Celtic matters but having this going on for 48 hours is getting on my tits.
Neither side are going to give in. It’s not a debate, it’s just people repeating the same mantra.
I happen to very strong views on the subject myself but this type of non debate is going nowhere.
corkcelt on 11th May 2016 6:28 pm
Sorry sir. I’ll just leave…
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 6s7 seconds ago
Celtic team to face St Johnstone: Bailly; Janko, Ambrose, Sviatchenko, Izaguirre; McGregor, Johansen; Roberts, Christie, Allan; Griffiths
Celtic team to face St Johnstone: Bailly; Janko, Ambrose, Sviatchenko, Izaguirre; McGregor, Johansen; Roberts, Christie, Allan; Griffiths
STEPBHOY
Perhaps Tims phoning Channel Four News asking Jon Snow et al whether “they” have read the Offshore Tax Report and enquiring politely whether it would be a good news story. That news. Channel certainly exposed the chicanery of local Tory parties not completing election expenses properly and I would have thought that the LNS etc would be right up their street.
IMO popular pressure makes news organisations, charged with being impartial take notice. HH
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 53s53 seconds ago
Subs: Fasan, Ralston, Tierney, Bitton, Armstrong, Rogic, Forrest. KO: 7:30pm
What time the first “Don’t like that team post?”
great team – just 5 months too late. Ronny might still be in a job if he was brave enough to do this earlier
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Ol’ CORKCELT…
IS “The Irish Savant”…!!
We Claim Oor FIVE PUNT..!
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Fasan, Ralston, Tierney, Bitton, Armstrong, Rogic, Forrest
Just loving that front 4 for tonight’s game, plus Janko getting a start. Smells like the future to me !
Also great to see Izzy getting a run out – great servant to the club.
CORKCELT on 11TH MAY 2016 6:28 PM
One thing I have learned though is that the Israeli government apparently pays people to defend and promote its policies on social media.
That’s worth bearing in mind when these type of discussions take place.
Happy with the team tonight! Might be a few goals in this one!
Has football matters now returned to the blog? Let’s hope so. HH
CORKCELT
I’m a bit like your good self but……………………………..how can ANYONE defend a bunch of lunatics that want the “Jewish people wiped off the face of the earth”.
And there you have it, another Zionist extremist decides to end the discussion in the only way they know how to.
Next
spoke too soon…..yawn
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Ernie Lynch…
Wise Words…
Oor Perspicacious Pal…!
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Ol’ Canamalar…
Must Feel Like Big John Wayne & 7th Calvary…
Plus “Great Rollin’ Thunder & The Brazen Braves…
Hiv Come Tae His Rescue…
In The Nick O’ Time.
Oh….The Humanity !
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Ralston…….any info?
Burgas Hoops on 11th May 2016 6:35 pm
There’s the thing – the left is in bed with Islamists. Chasing the vote in heavily Muslim areas like Bradford West is a lot easier when you ramp up the “anti-Zionist” rhetoric.
Good evening Champs, Thanks for the Team news. Looks cracking. New man having a look already?
CORKCELT IS BANG ON THE MONEY BHOYS, Take it elsewhere, This is a Celtic Forum and it does have a wide scope of subjects, but you are making people log out on a Match night, Not Good.
KLV
If anyone missed the details of Pistol Pete’s ‘interview’ with The Hun, here’s a concise version:
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“Banal banal banal banal, banal. Rhetoric a ten year-old could have guessed. Banal banal banal banal. Vaguely intelligence insulting. Banal banal banal.
Banal banal banal, that’s an ecummenical matter, banal banal banal. Whataboutery, lame attempt at scaremongering, banal banal banal.
That’s another ecummenical matter, banal banal – supercillious smugness – banal banal banal banal you’re too dumb to work it out banal banal banal. Believe in me, dumbfucks, I am the light.”
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If I missed out anything, feel free to correct.
The vast majority of jewish Israelis have no connection with the part of the middle east they claim to own.
ernie lynch on 11th May 2016 6:34 pm
One thing I’ve learned is that when people lose an online debate they resort to ad hominems.
That’s worth bearing in mind.
I love Wee Izzy I hope the new man sees his value to the team..
NYE BEVANS’ REBEL SOLDIER
Ralston…….any info?
Was this not the young hoop loaned out to Queens Park last year (right back i think)
STARRY PLOUGH
100% agreement, Great attitude and engine.
KLV
kevinlasvegas on 11th May 2016 6:43 pm
When the match starts, I’ll be logging off to watch it.
Until then, I think I’ll continue to respond to posts directed to me. Of course if Paul67 requests it stops, I’ll honour that as it is his blog.
Opened up? Opened up?
Just remember this………..Self Praise is no Honour..
Feckitcsc.
Jerry Cornelius on 11th May 2016 6:44 pm
Other than the fact that they live there.
So a couple of days after the Hillsborough Justice campaigners coming to CP to say thanks to the Celtic daily for 27 years of emotional, financial, and moral support, our CEO gives an exclusive to…
The Sun… the paper that did so much to help the police cover up a dreadful crime.
I despair, I really do. This is utter rank amateurism, completely indefensible on multiple levels.
On top of that we are treated to a snide “youse dinnae know anything” speech, whilst offering absolutely no new information about the state of the club.
No wonder fans are leaving in droves.
Most of them come from Brooklyn thats their real home
Oops…..Mon e Hoops.Tonight.
H.H.
Celtic team to face St Johnstone: Bailly; Janko, Ambrose, Sviatchenko, Izaguirre; McGregor, Johansen; Roberts, Christie, Allan; Griffiths.
This doesn’t look like a Ronnie team to me, Not having a swipe at him but it looks like something new being tried which is strange considering Ronnie is done.
Goals in that team surely.
KLV
BURGAS HOOPS
Cheers pal,good luck to the young bhoy, hope he
gets some game time.
Another update from The Offshore Game re their view of when the tax liability became due.
http://www.theoffshoregame.net/the-uefa-licence-issue/
This is from tax principles perspective and not the football ones that SFA justified granting on.
It adds weight to the case that even the granting was in error but from a neutral tax perspective.
We had a when was it overdue debate ourselves from the tax perspective over 18 months ago but as SFA insisted granting was OK because the bill had not crystalised (amongst other arguments) at 31st March we decided that we had to argue overdue from the basis on which it did crystalise (20th May).
This ToG interpretation is going to have to involve UEFA to clarify separately but we have led into that interpretation (aye nae smirking Canalamar) in the case we are putting to UEFA.
Nearly there.