We’re in the last week of November and one point separates Celtic, Inverness and Dundee United at the top of the table, with Hamilton a point behind. Dundee, who put on a credible performance yesterday, sit alongside seventh placed Kilmarnock, nine points of the pace. That’s more than half the league within nine points of the top.
Remember the day Accies relegated Hibs, and we were told how the Championship would be vastly more competitive than the Premiership this season? There’s a nine point gap at the top of the Championship, which is the least competitive senior league in Britain.
If you were an investor in a Championship team located anywhere outside Gorgie, you might be running the numbers this morning on what another season of lower league football is going to cost to fund. With ever-diminishing income I know one club who could need £30m investment to get them through another 18 months of Championship football.
The chances of than kind of money materialising are zero, no matter if they flog their properties. There will also be a structural deficit, even with Premiership football, of having a massive infrastructure to support, without European revenue, of around £10m per season.
If you are a football club in Scotland with a large infrastructure to operate, maintain, police and insure, you need significant and regular European income. The cost of funding the job to overcome domestic and European competition (all of the latter would be seeded), runs into many tens of millions.
No one has even pretended they have a viable plan to overcome such obstacles. Hope you can find the fun in financial fundamentals.
Thanks for the feedback on Caesar & the Assassin, which is available here on CQNBookstore, but… if you go here, for an extra £1.01 you can get the book and a DVD (from Cesar (sic.), 6-2 game, Road to Seville, Birthday Bhoys Beating Barca).
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Malorbhoy –
I know of him. He was parish priest in Our Lady Of Lourdes for a good few years but I’m a St Leonard’s man myself so I’ll leave any opinions on him to one of the other church going EK CQNrs ;-)
jobo/james
Cheers ghuys, see ya both thursday. :-))))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
The Exiled Tim,
You sir, are a Star!!!
lilys
michaeldp
No arguments from the Tim.
I’d also have Maloney back in a flash tho I saw today he was being linked with Everton.
HH jamesgang
michaeldp-not Hooper for me,non trier in most of his last season,except when the Transfer Windows were open.Anya possibly if Forrest goes.
michaeldp
Jobo
Malorbhoy
Almost like we’re having concurrent winter transfer window chats here….
Wingers and priests.,….
Nor there’s a name for a Celtic pub.
With the Fenian Agent Provocateurs as the resident band.
I’d have a wee Pimms in there!
HH jamesgang
Michaeldp
I would certainly dump Tonev and Boerrichter, and one or two others depending upon whether or not we are in Europe.
I am not sure Scepovic has had a chance yet, and same applies to Wakaso, but , equally manager sees them every day in training and doesn’t pick them.
If we go out of Europe, I would add Stokes, Efe and Kayal to the ‘for sale’ list, to try and give Henderson and O’ Connell space to develop,
Malorbhoy
Currently administrator at John Ogilvie.
Maybe your sis can tell you..
michaeldp
And I’d leave hooper off my list.
Burned his boats n bridges towards the end with way too many can’t be ersed displays IMHO.
HH jamesgang
clashcitybhoy
Media chat today about maccabi Haifa looking to take kayal home in January window.
Not sure if true or was it cowiebhoy’s letter to Santa leaked to the press?!!!
HH jamesgang
Michaeldp
Scepovic not had a chance really, Tonev is a loan and watching Villa right now they could do without, as for sick note apart from A&E for practice who would!
My team for Thursday
Gordon
Matthews Jason VVD Izzy
Charlie Broony
Jamesy Johansen Wakaso
Scepovic
* I am assuming Lustig is injured.
Fred Colon
13:24
yes
Please don’t try and change Keevin’s habit of a lifetime in supporting the undead’s heroes. Ally MUST stay, I hope and pray.
Just watched the Sportscene “highlights” package.
Craig Thompson pranced about the pitch wearing a black top with a red stripe running down his spine. It should have been yellow!
Scandalous refereeing.
Please let them disappear before January.
I would have Hooper back in a flash, especially if we can’t tie Guidetti down. I would have Shaun Maloney back too. Would either want to come??
Kayal has been ok when he’s been given his chance from the bench of late. He scored on Sunday too before another honest mistake robbed him.
Tonev whits happening about his appeal?
If three Celtic players commit tackles in the LCSF like the ones put in by the Huns on Saturday – the MSM would be demanding another summit meeting to discuss how many leagues we should be demoted!
I hope that RD and his coaching staff look at that game because that’s the way they will “play” against us
The MIB will look the other way – so we need to work out a strategy to counteract the Huns
Hopefully in January we sign a proper defensive midfielder who knows how to play the role
We then need to supplement that with guys who are prepared to stand up the huns!
HH
William Gibson on Radio 4 talking about dystopian future and cognitive dissonance. Clearly a good Tim. :-)
JJ 1714
Travelling by train this time and staying the night, in order to have a swally, for a change.
HH
BT
She is just off the phone
Jamesgang
Like it big Mhan
croppybhoy
Pass n move becomes pass n jump.
Prestonpans
No idea Fhriend. Not exactly fast-track justice is it! Awaiting new made-up evidence perhaps.
HH jamesgang
Think there could be a clear out in January
Berget, Tonev, could go back ?
Will we keep Wakaso for another 6 months when not playing ? No point
Boerrigter if anyone will take on loan ( his wages at Celtic could be a stumbling block)
Kayal could go, last 6 months of contract ?
Sadly think Commons will go ?
Biton, not near team, could go out on Loan ?
As may Henderson ?
That could be up to 7 or 8 away at least ?
Replacements :
No idea, but don’t see Anya as any better than what we have
Hooper burnt his bridges
Maloney, if guaranteed to stay fit could replace Commons ?
Stuart Armstrong ? Decent, would leave at DU until end of season
J McGinn of St M, could do well on left of midfield for us ?
But really want to see some better quality, than what we have been getting
Just my view :-)
Hail Hail
leftclicktic
18:53 on 24 November, 2014
Huns hoping he’s worth about £12m or Ashley will own the lot before Santa comes :-) HH
Roll up Roll up for cowiebhoy’s brutal Christmas fire sale!
No reasonable offer refused.
Some unreasonable offers considered!
Not disagreeing. Not at all in fact. Just pulling that auld leg of yours mhate!
HH jamesgang
It would appear that Scottish football does NOT need a strong Livingston, Peterhead, Ayr United etc etc etc etc…. these halfwit administrators of our game really have no shame on picking up their wages and it’s all of us who support Scottish football that’s paying for the privilege of allowing them to sit in their comfy seats in their comfy jobs….
BCW
Incidentally, I thought Kayal looked 2 yards off-side from my seat :-)
Haven’t seen it on the tele
Was I wrong ?
Hail Hail
Cowiebhoy
Yes :))
Cowiebhoy 22:06
BOGOF!
There’s a few others I would throw-in if the price was right.
Time for a radical clear-out (including some of the scouting staff).
Christmas Day in the Workhouse and all that! :-)
Jamesgang
Your note at 21.31 awoke me from Ma slumber ( I actually take the deputy Oot at aboot 9 for his final stroll, ( we don’t do walking :-) )
I actually think we have too big a squad ( squad being appropriate word) and need a better quality than what JP has been giving us :-)
Hail Hail
Cowie
From my seat, behind the goal in the JS stand, Beram looked a yard onside.
I think Thompson’s performance between the Full Fats and the Diets has guaranteed him a gig in our semi final.
Unbelievably bad decisions throughout and I see the young jambo defender picked up a bad injury after Miller’s assault.
Jamesgang, like the pass n jump advice!
There should be more outs than ins in January. Still too many players in squad who are taking a wage and contributing very little.
Berget & Tonev can be sent back to their parent clubs. Boerrigter (if fit) return to Holland on loan, no one stupid enough to buy him. Punt Kayal, Biton and Commons if he doesn’t sign new deal on offer.
Henderson should go out on loan to get some experience as he is no where near the first team at the moment.
We still need a back up left back, and if we can have a clear out should bring in a more attacking central midfielder than we have at the moment.
Cowiebhoy
13mins 58 secs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04p9l0z/sportscene-23112014
P
Should we add ourselfs to the scouting list ?
The boy hasn’t had a chance as yet tho, he will come good…….
HH
Natknow@22:05
Watch your language :)
Leftclicktic,
Yes as in I was wrong ? :-)
Praecepta,
Ronny stated at AGM we were changing scouting, is the personal or way we do it ?
Willie McStay stated on Friday night, he had been in Spain looking at players in their 2nd division, still searching for a hidden gem :-)
I genuinely think there is some decent talent in Scotland we could bring in as squad players who would do much better than we have
Oh – I missed Darnell Fisher oot on loan
Hail Hail