Getting full retail price for your replica match shirts changes the profitability of your merchandise significantly. When Celtic sell a shirt through their retail outlets, they buy that shirt from through the manufacturer’s distribution on similar terms to any other retailer. An item with a full retail price of £60 will have a gross markup of around £10.
If the discount retailers have access to the merchandise, they need to cut into that margin to drive business to their stores (online or otherwise), so will make do with a £5 markup. If you are a consumer, the difference between an item at £55 or the same item at £60 is very little, but if you are a club retail operation, that 100% increase in gross markup, could see your net margin increase by around 300%.
If you are a club and want to protect your margin – all clubs do, this is not a bad thing – an exclusive deal with one retailer is the road to travel. This is legal. If you permit only two retailers access to your merchandise, they will either compete or have to illegally collude to fix prices.
This morning’s news that Newco and two retailers face charges of illegal price fixing is more a sign of commercial competency than a club exploiting its own fan base. They are inexperienced and perennial underachievers compared to Celtic’s commercial team. I’m less exercised on the desire to get an extra £5 for your shirts, they all want this, for the reasons outlined above.
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Corkcelt
My daughter is off to Ponsa after leaving cert. My only boring dad advice is to watch out for the ‘say when’ measures. She’s a g&t lass
I once had a ridiculous measure of whisky (rot gut) in Ibiza and my then girlfriend had the same in vodka – our last one that night
She fell flat on her face on the way home; i was not too bad
Next day she made the foam party and i was dry boakin in the room
😎
Prestonpans 5.38. Beacon Hill Farm? Very plush but not on a par with Butlins.
DJ said that he does not want to play golf for ever………..poor soul.
The rest i can see , get a few huge pay days as they are up in age and don’t fancy the old boys league.
None are a big loss or drawing power……..see what happens.
Tom
Forgot Fouquets , used to go there. Another to add to the ‘late 80s, early 90’ was best argument for Glasgow
Even Kilmarnock was good late 80s
PS i did a striptease on the bar of Cafe Noir after hours in 1990😎
Coneybhoy, I was in Ibiza many years ago. All inclusive. Hotel went bankrupt after my lady friend and I left. I still get postcards.
BRRB
😂 spain have brought in an 8 drink limit on all inclusive. In your honour nae doot
How do you police that? A wee stamp card I assume
The Hotel Tropicana went out of business in a month……….
Club Tropicana 🙄
Coneybhoy
You do know that a club is Spain is a brothel >:)
On the subject of Alcohol, i worked bars in OZ and they were the first place to bring ‘Responsible serving of alcohol licence’ now required in the Uk.
Why did this happen in Oz? A guy fell over a fence into a river, drowned, dead, very sad after consuming lots of alcohol after already intoxicated.
His family succesfully sued every person who served after he had clearly had enough, the bouncers who let him in and didn’t assist when he left, the bar manager and bar owners because they were all negligent in allowing him to get into that state and contributed to his passing.
They were super serious about it and in fairness most accepted it. If someone didn’t respond aggressively often you’d say, here’s a water try again in half an hour.
Only once i was told to leave a bit and in fairness they were right, I was steamboats, few waters later they were happy to serve me again and the night out continued.
A triple measure of a hard spirit never a good idea for anyone even if you think you can take it, but three shots in a row happens everywhere…….
Finally if someone was being an *rse and showing off and annoying people whilst doing shots….we’d challenge them to a ‘cement mixer’
Take a shot of baileys, hold in your mouth then they are challenged to take a shot of lime cordial.
Immediately it curdles. Eejit usually leaves after that 😉
Bada Bing
Pleased to hear that they are banned from the tour.
USGA allowing players who have qualified for US Open to play……..collision course with USPGA I think…
THE EXILED TIM on 7TH JUNE 2022 6:16 PM · EDIT
Coneybhoy
You do know that a club is Spain is a brothel >:)
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noted for the next time am in espanol lol
Martim1980
Reminds me of a drinking game from 90s
7 heads
Flip a coin around the table till the 5th head. That guy designs the drink
6th head buys it
7th head drinks it
Baileys and lime was popular due to the curdle and what we say it looks like as they drink it😎
Moderator1988
Only the drinks are free…..
Coneybhoy, the dame I went with to ibiza and majorca would have frightened the marines with her capacity for alcohol. She still thanks me for being sensible and looking after her.
TET
I didn’t know that, but i’m the guy who ordered chicken in Spain, trying to do the lingo and ordered a boaby!!!
Tuning in to Oz vs UAE @ 32C on Paramount, and the first thing I see is an older lad in the Hoops.
Mooy, Boyle and Irvine in Oz team. Big Tam absent for ‘personal reasons.’
INIQUITOUSIV
No coverage in UK. Can you keep us updated in your usual efficient way?
Cheers.
Boyle looking good for Oz. Still very, very quick.
UAE defenders have all got good recovery speed. Left winger is like Usain Bolt.
What channel can I see Australia on
CONEYBHOY on 7TH JUNE 2022 6:46 PM
Martim1980
Reminds me of a drinking game from 90s
7 heads
Flip a coin around the table till the 5th head. That guy designs the drink
6th head buys it
7th head drinks it
Baileys and lime was popular due to the curdle and what we say it looks like as they drink it😎
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Brilliant! Hughey or Ralph involved🤣😂
I miss the days of drinking games, half pint killer is class. Few drinks make most folk a better pool player!
CONEYBHOY on 7TH JUNE 2022 6:47 PM · EDIT
Moderator1988
Only the drinks are free…..
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free beer you say?
Donegal measures
Full and fresh top up.
Tom
Seen a lot of good 3 round bouts in St Andrews,we would be looking down thro one sided glass so didn’t need the bo-tie,dressed like a tramp most times,the crowd used to respond by throwing money into ring,some of the smaller weights were toe to toe battles and got well tipped
HH
Martim1980
Fuzzy Duck is always a rapid drink game
The best one i did (relevant to the thread) is pub golf
One person stays sober (ish) and marks the cards
18 pubs; par is a pint; right handed drinking is a drop shot; talking to a female (apart) from bar staff is a dropped shot
Extra nip is a birdie
Extra double an albatross
Spew is out of the game
I parred the 18 ; 2 lads were 4 under at the 18th but one spewed. Controversy over whether it was on the green or after signed cards
TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Just saw your email. This is a very tight game, being fought out in midfield. There have been no goalmouth incidences of note in 26 minutes. The Socceroos generally edge it, but look vulnerable to a fast break.
Mod1888
Wham put it in liquidation unfortunately
https://twitter.com/PhilippeAuclair/status/1534214818114199553?t=l29YwHTMjn5IhGt8Yd3OPw&s=19
Stupid huns scammed again 😁
Oz left back Behich looks a good player. I’ll check later to see who he plays for. Also just noticed that their right back is Atkinson, from Hertz.
Good save from Ryan from UAE left winger. First real threat.
What is the best Celtic win you experienced in a pub and at home?
Pub: 2017 cup final , Kitty O’Shea, Glasgow
Home: 1985 cup final, dad banned me from game; coffee all over the telly!!!!
Evening all
‘I seem to have strayed off course’
BRRB
That happened some time ago, in the far off distant past :)
A tune for you and Big Jimmy :)
https://youtu.be/rXqWCeB8Vto
Brian
CONEYBHOY
Pub: Away to Boavista. When Henrik scored I was temorarily insane. On my knees flapping my wrists and howling like a wolf. Fortunately I was in the middle of about 50 mad bhoys n ghirks so nobidy really noticed.
Home: Lisbon 67.
OZ 0-0 @ HT.
Reading the comments,it still amazes me that quite a few think,because we have a Billionaire on our Board,he can just give us money. He cannot.
Man City,are sponsored by Etihad Airlines,owned by Arabs.Now they can pump in as much dish as they like,and call in Sponsorship.You see the difference.
Timbhoy,
“Good honest Celtic Supporters should run Celtic”
I remember when “Good honest Celtic Supporters ran the Celtic Supporters Club,and robbed it blind.
Be careful what you wish for.
Good evening all from the Laurieston Bar. Took a stroll the Tolbooth and went back over Jamaica Bridge. I imagined the Clyde in Victorian times. The gallant pioneers in their finest underwear rowing upstream being pursued by a posse of lawyers waving writs at the hun horatios. Plus ca change as they say in Coatbridge.