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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Nye Bevans
Anthony Ralston right back n the Danny migraine mould went on loan to Queen’s Park at the end of last year year. Gus McPherson loved him as did the entire Queen’s Park set up. Anthony came back at Xmas and Ronnie spotted him in a training session and would not allow him to g back to Queens Park. He will be a star for Celtim IMO he is a true Celtic legend in the making and lovely boy to .. Anthony came through the academy I am sure he s 17/18
McGrain
Wonder what the viewing figures for CQN this afternoon would be. Not very high would be my guess. Hopefully people will remember that the champions are actually playing tonight. COYBIG.
Mon The Anthony:))
new article posted.
ITALIABHOY
I know man, Massive own goal and shows the total disconnect he has from the fans and maybe reality who knows? Just daft and very bad PR for him, Does he want hounded out? and then blame us? It wouldn’t have been as bad if it was for a reason, Its an interview about nothing. Feeding his ego and bank account.
KLV
CELTIC CHAMPS ELECT……half as good as Danny
will do for me.
Ps are you his agent?:)
Mon young Christie ,give us a goal.
Let the people sing
AULDHEID
Thanks for further update on Res 12. Well done to Los Cuatros Heroes. Think CFC could do with having another plaque on CP wall to you ghuys when all is done and dusted. Muchas gracias a ustedes. Arriba y arriba, Celtic.
DAMO LENNON on 11TH MAY 2016 6:42 PM
‘Chasing the vote in heavily Muslim areas like Bradford West is a lot easier when you ramp up the “anti-Zionist” rhetoric.’
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And by the same token presumably promoting Zionism is a lot easier when you portray anti Zionist views as anti Antisemitism.
ernie lynch on 11th May 2016 6:59 pm
I don’t stand to gain anything from putting forward an alternative view to the leftist Palestinian fantasy,
So your analogy fails.
Websites need hits to make money.
Paul 67 knows this.
His ‘article’ if this Daily Pravda pish can be considered as such, proves the point.
Hope you enjoy your 30 pieces of silver, Paul.
Anyone hear a cock crow three times yet? Peter … is that you Peter?