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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notthebus
19:17 on 24 November, 2014
Caller: “Should Rangers sack McCoist..yes or no please !”
Keevins: “Difficult “
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Nawwww, I’m having a great time ripping the p**h oot the huns…all I want for Christmas is the pieman to stay.
corkcelt
You’re in the BV this Thursday? If so looking forward to meeting you. You come across as very sensible:o)
Marrakesh Express
Sure Keevins mentioned support from Sleekit for a charity his daughter is involved in a while back.
Not that that will get him any favours from such a fearless, straight-talking journalist like Shug, though!
jamesgang,
How you doing ya maddy?
eldiegobhoy
19:32 on 24 November, 2014
corkcelt
You’re in the BV this Thursday? If so looking forward to meeting you. You come across as very sensible:o)
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I suspect we may all be in for a surprise when we clap eyes on this bold Bhoy…….
Urbane Irishman. Likes his golf. Really likes his golf. Not a Celtic Park really often and didn’t make it to the AGM. Often on here trying to calm down the hotheads.
It’sBeginningToSoundALotLikeDesmondCSC
HH jamesgang
corkcelt –
I’ll look out for you at CQN Corner. You’ll probably recognise me (copyright BSR).
Sips
Sho1te!
You?
Step family keich as usual.
Can me and my weans move in with you!
SorryUaskedCSC
HH jamesgang
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 15 results (22nd Nov)
Gweedore Celt was the man to follow this week, with Silviniaco Conti @10/3.
Other winners: Che (Semaral @3/1) & green T (FourSeasons @1/1)
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*No selection posted (wk 15) : 21-5-79, ABZ Mike, Hutchybhoy
*Non-Runners (wk 15) :
Cheers, fleagle1888
(Bangalore CSC)
I have SS1 on, Webb the former ref on trying to explain the difference between being aggressive and violent, he failed tied himself in knots , Jamie carragher laughed at him at one point, clone of Dallas this yin
tbj- Zico goes to Goa to get his suits made, think Tattoo fae Fantasy Island……
#yesboss
amesgng
Are you likely to be about on Thursday?
Jamesgang
Sorry bud, gremlins at work.
Corkcelt
Jobo takes his weather observation role so seriously that he dresses to reflect the weather.
Thus night is forecast cold and clear so he might wear his special star-studded cape.
Thankfully none of us were on the notorious pre season tour of Oz. A Couple of years back when Jobo used the heat as an excuse to adorn himself in a Celtic mankini.
Once PL had paid the fine the Seville money was most definitely gone for good.
HH jamesgang
eldiegobhoy
Sure thing Fhriend.
Aiming to be at the old CQN Corner by 7.
Prey why?
HH jamesgang
I’ve sent them a wee reminder as there’s only about 10 minutes left….
Jobo Baldie @JoboBaldie 5s5 seconds ago
@ClydeSSB Rangers entered administration on 14 Feb 2012 and were liquidated on 31 October 2012. But what dates did they come out of either?
jamesgang –
you are indeed a complete nutter ;-)
Aff oot…
nothing without fans
18:07 on 24 November, 2014
the long wait is over
15:03 on 24 November, 2014
Not got time to scroll back so apologies if already pointed out but ,while P67′s analysis is accurate, the Premiership simply shouldn’t be as competitive as it is.
That competitiveness reflects more on our poor start to the league than all of the other factors put together , IMO.
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We’re on 29 points from 13 games. Over the previous five seasons our average points after 13 games has been 28.8.
NWF
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Thanks for those stats / facts NWF.
As always, perception gets published and readers believe them. Bit like zonal marking at corners (my pet subject). Just because someone doesn’t like the system they exaggerate ALMOST conceding goals and then lump in when it actually happens. Without recourse to the facts about the alternative.
So, getting back to the original point, the reason the league is so competitive at this time is that a number of other teams have had very good spells. We dented Dundee United, but we failed against Hamilton. Hamilton have come back again. Similar story for ICT.
I have no doubt the others cannot sustain such good form all season long. And neither can / have we. But we can do it for longer while the others take points from each other.
Jobo
I see some real genius in your flying maverick!
TopGunCSC
HH jamesgang
What a shame that in terms of the REAL legal world and the financial markets’ perspective, the SMSM’s tiresome childish insistence that the Zombies ‘came out of administration’ is about as effective as throwing an ice cube at one of the Easdale’s Inferno Buses.
jamesgang,
Getting there, can’t wait for the Christmas holidays, between my da being a Victor Meldrew on his ailments, he’s started telling me about friends ailments in the pensioners club.
I reckon he does it to annoy me…like a sketch from still game…auld bassa:))
If your ever stuck the doors open, been there.HH
Not that I pay much attention to any team in SPFL Championship, but watching Sportscene last night, I did notice John Daly push the Ref as he sent of some player – not mentioned strange
And whilst mentioning championship teams, them who lost, and should have had another 3 players sent off, pay date is Friday I believe
How are they going to Pay December salaries ?
Hail Hail
Jobo – they are immune to facts. FACT
Evening folks, couple of days yit till the game of the season so far, no make it though due to the blonde one’s 40th birthday dinner… be lucky to even watch the game unless I manoeuvre a pub dinner with a telly…..
Ayrshire is Green and White
Cowie bhoy – they are going to dock them all a months wage for violent conduct. Simples
Sips
Cheers mhate.
Would never put you through that!
I know you know all about it.
It’s partly why I witter mince on here. Cathartic!
Hope your bubonic plague is easing. You’re a hero. Fighting and winning with only lemsip and mentholyptus!
HH jamesgang
sandman
19:57 on 24 November, 2014
What a shame that in terms of the REAL legal world and the financial markets’ perspective, the SMSM’s tiresome childish insistence that the Zombies ‘came out of administration’ is about as effective as throwing an ice cube at one of the Easdale’s Inferno Buses.
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Or a taxi allegedly
Ayrshire is Green and White
Micktt
So that’s you and Pedrocav are both toy boys with beautiful young looking ladies.
You Bhoys obviously have da gift!
HH jamesgang
roberttressell
20:01 on 24 November, 2014
Never thought about that, maybe that was the plan :-)
Hail Hail
Jobo could you ask them what date Rangers were relegated to the bottom tier and could they get the paperwork from the SFA that details this punishment having been dished out – minutes of the meeting when it happened for instance?
Cowiebhoy – I could get a job as their CEO with that kind of radical thinking….
Ok
Hoping sevco win on Sunday. Mccoist must stay.
jamesgang
20:03 on 24 November, 2014
Micktt
So that’s you and Pedrocav are both toy boys with beautiful young looking ladies.
You Bhoys obviously have da gift!
HH jamesgang
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Oh she’d like your patter the night ya big charmer…. Pedrocav that guy would charm the…….. burds off the trees, don’t know what his lovely wife sees in him, that cheeky wee face…
HH
I’m gonna make like a banana and split…..
Laters
jamesgang
20:03 on 24 November, 2014
Micktt
So that’s you and Pedrocav are both toy boys with beautiful young looking ladies.
You Bhoys obviously have da gift!
HH jamesgang
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Oops just read that oot to her there, she picked up on the toy bhoy bit…. your dead big chap, oh so dead…!
HH
Right the wee guy wants to play Cluedo now, no won a game yet, am rubbish at it……! Ah know.. No Comment please..!
HH
Well you are from Ayrshire:o)
micktt
20:11 on 24 November, 2014
Right the wee guy wants to play Cluedo now, no won a game yet, am rubbish at it……! Ah know.. No Comment please..!
It was wee Craigy Bhoy, in the Blue Room wi the Arsenal shares that done it…..
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