Neil Lennon’s interview with the official site was the second resounding State of the Club address from Celtic within a week. The manager said:
”Clearly, in terms of where Rangers do play, that is now a matter for others to decide upon, it is something we have no control or influence over.
“We must now move on, and move on with a collective unity between the supporters and the club and the team.
“We need to stand strong, shoulder to shoulder and all work together to continue to move the club in the right direction.
“We want as many fans as possible to come back to the club and take their seat at Celtic Park and invest in the club as much as possible.
“We are now looking forward and not back, we have a vibrant young team, I want to progress this team as far as I can but we cannot do this without the fans’ support.
“There will be no slacking off or complacency, we have a lot to look forward to and that´s what we are preparing for, but I need to be very clear, we need our fans with us every step of the way.
“We cannot let outside negative influences dictate the mood at Celtic, we are very optimistic and we are very much looking forward to the season but we need our fans right with us”.
“It´s imperative we make inroads in Europe again this year and it would be nice to get through the qualifiers and into the Champions League group stages, but I´m under no illusion how difficult that´s going to be
“Everyone wants to play at the big table and that´s our whole focus. We go into this as champions and that is a fantastic feeling, so hopefully that will give the players an extra spring in their step.
“If we qualify then you never know where it will take us.”
I hear season ticket sales are up on the corresponding period last season but the message from Neil is clear, with the driver for high-value corporate ticket sales missing, Celtic are more dependent on ordinary supporters buying tickets than ever before.
This is your tax-and-supplier-paying-champions-today-and-next-season-Celtic. You wouldn’t rather it any other way so get along and enjoy it.
1,060 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- ...
- 28
- »
67heaven
up your game please
Here I´ll help you.
Why is it nonsense ?
HAil Hail
Brookmire
Brookmyre.
gerry_bhoy on 10 July, 2012 at 14:47 said:
Neil’s rallying call sounds to me that the club are concerned about getting the required support (both in person and financially) this coming season. ST sales may be up on last year, but i’d guess there are far more still unsold than the club would like to be the case. And they are worried.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I’d say they are probably worried about the probable hit in the pocket they will have from the sharing gate reciepts with the other clubs.
HH
ZKS
If the words in that statement really are the words of Neil Lennon, then I would suggest he doesn`t read CQN (or, if he does, it does not inform his opinion).
ernie,
is it not possible that Celtic are working behind the scenes to put
newco into SFL3,and that it would’nt be too clever for Neil
to come out and say so
ZooKeepersSon
Nah ……. its all about TV money … or haven´t you noticed ?
Hail Hail
Kristofer !!
gordybhoy64
Why SFL 3 ?
Hail Hail
gordybhoy64 on 10 July, 2012 at 15:34 said:
‘ernie,
is it not possible that Celtic are working behind the scenes to put
newco into SFL3,and that it would’nt be too clever for Neil
to come out and say so’
So say nothing rather than spout nonsense.
some people don’t half love a moan.
i smile every time i think about celtic at the moment. this sort of worry-free enjoyment is a rare treat, and unless you particularly enjoy getting angry, or taking things that aren’t intended to be about you personally, I cant see why you wouldn’t be the same.
its a great time to be a tim, we all deserve this.
ernie lynch on 10 July, 2012 at 15:15:
“So long as enough season books are sold. That’s what’s important.”
Does that mean you’ll be buying one?
Ernie, I would rather be on NL’s side than yours
gordybhoy64 on 10 July, 2012 at 15:34 said:
ernie,
is it not possible that Celtic are working behind the scenes to put
newco into SFL3,
=========
It is possible but so far working behind the scenes has done nothing re dual contracts, Appellate Tribunal, Campbell Ogilvie to name but few.
Maybe it would be more productive to come from behind the curtain.
Yes we all deserve Celtic solidifying the places of proven corrupt administrators whose only object in life when they wake up is to say “what can I do for Rangers today how can I act to Celtic’s detriment ?”
Everybody celebrate
With Big Jan in charge we should maybe consider a name change to Stockholm Syndrome FC
How many gibbering moronic Celtic fans out there who are delighted that we will only be without Rangers for one year ? I wouldn´t urinate on them if they were on fire.
Hail Hail
Awe naw,
i agree that newco should be nowhere near any league but SFL3
may be the option that is the least that they will be given
EL: “Anyone who claims Celtic have no influence over these events is either a fool or a liar. ”
—————————————————————————————————-
ridiculous comment to make to a fellow supporter who just made his point with no malice.
IMHO
gordybhoy64 on 10 July, 2012 at 15:43
But we should be against this before it happens.
But we seem to be washing our hands these days very intensively
HAil Hail
‘Quid Pro Quo is like a new signing’ -Mark Hateley.
Alex Thompsons latest.
http://blogs.channel4.com/alex-thomsons-view/questions-answered-footballs-governing-bodies/2235
iki,
the SFA have stated that they will not deal with those issues until
the SPL vote on sevco is taken,i dont see how Celtic can force their hand
on these issues at the minute,unless it was as some part of joint action from clubs
I’m completely immune to the outcome on Friday.
Celtic ( and other clubs ) have been cheated all of my lifetime and more.
I don’t them to demonstrate it further with football fraud.
It should only reaffirm Celtic’s desire to finally one day play in a better league and leave them to it.
iPhone Kirkcaldy High St
walk and type CSC
iki,
SPL=SFL vote
P67-Re Corporate Rates,If they were a bit more reasonably priced ,in the present climate,it would not be a major problem.Possibly trying to get the law changed,and open up the lounges to ST holders might be an option worth looking at again.
Quid Pro Quo,seen them in The ‘Howff years ago,before they made it big.What a waste of time and money that was.
apologiescsc
bournesouprecipe on 10 July, 2012 at 15:48
Agreed.
Send me an email when you are in a non corrupt league.
LETS NOT FORGET HOW MUCH NEIL LENNON AND PETER LAWWELL WILL EARN AND HAVE EARNED FROM THIS CORRUPT COMPETITION – THE ANSWER OF COURSE IS EVERY SINGLE PENNY
HAil HAil
It’s all just so utterly shameless now. Past the point of fury. Whatever needs to be done will be done and the authorities don’t care less how blatantly corrupt it appears.
Awe_Naw – not always on the same page as you (plus more of a reader than poster) but in total agreement with you.
How’s Gazza’s offer of playing for Sevco next season going down on FF?
ye canny write this stuff btw.
Humble apologies for reposting from last page, but I think it includes an important question for us all.
Feel free to ignore,again.
thomthethim CQN (genuine) Badge Wearer on 10 July, 2012 at 15:01 said:
Paul,
I’m not happy with the grin and bear it message coming out of Celtic Park.
If justice is not done and it looks like it won’t, then Celtic and every other club who open their gates next season are condoning the actions of the corrupt ones.
I agree with Awe Naw, in that the club is in a difficult position.
Although times have changed, what would Bob Kelly do.
At the first hint of the SPL going beyond their remit, Green had them in the COS and won his case.
Now we have our manager telling us that he knows we are being cheated,but we need your money more than ever, only more of it.
Would it be fair to say that anyone who contributes financially to Scottish football is also condoning and being complicit in the scandal and corruption?
I guess it all comes down to how much of our principles are we prepared to compromise.
Because that is what is being asked.
“Whatever part of Celtic….etc.”
Sorry if Posted.
The makers of GoalRef and Hawk-Eye goal-line technology have told Rangers they can’t use the system next season.
Apparently it doesn’t work with goal posts made from jumpers.
HH
Bada ing,
I waa going to make a point on that quote,
corporate numbers are down so real Celti supporters are being asked to take up the slack, how to encourage that is a big question, lets see, I’ve got a geat idea we’ll stick prices up 5%, there sorted,that should bring them back in droves.
I thought most of us agreed a while back that Neil Lennon shouldn’t be in the firing line over the ranco/sadco/noco story, therefore the statement from Neil is perhaps tailored in this direction.
Any fighting done on behalf of the club should be done by the board..
Jumpers for goalposts is ‘like a new signing’ -Mark Hateley.
Although Mark did clarify the statement by adding ‘Cardigans would be better’.
gordybhoy64 on 10 July, 2012 at 15:47 said:
We are a member of SFA and we have a member on the board of SFA.
Putting the AT on ice until SFL decide is not a victory for working sub rosa.
The dual contracts investigation is an SPL matter and we are an SPL shareholder and we have a member on SPL board.
If we have been working behind the scenes and those matters are at a standstill then it has not been very successful strategy, it would seem.
“Sub Rosa is like signing a new player …… for the bench”, says Mark Hately.
thomthethim CQN (genuine) Badge Wearer on 10 July, 2012 at 15:54 said:
Agree 100%
I’ve invested 36 years of my life watching Scottish Football…what exactly have I been watching and am I willing to compromise my principals by continuing?
I would rather we played friendlies if that’s what it takes than quietly accept this charade.
“Rangers” to play on red blaes pitches next season.
Charlie Chalk eyes investing in a Mitre Mouldmaster and some traffic cones to keep things as professional as possible for his new club. (thumbsup)
im fked off with this bullsht…..we al knew it 2 months ago & today, i believe, confirms it – celtic fc are as much a part of the conspiracy to shoehorn scumco into div 1. lennon makin a rallyin cry for fans to put their money into the club, little under a week after claimin’ we ain’t dependant on the govan gollum’s…..CELTIC FC, DO YOU TAKE US ALL FOR BRAINDEAD IDIOTS….HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME…….sportin’ integrity my ass…..if newco start in div 1 & celtic fc kick a ball, with tht in mind, then they ain’t worth the loo-roll i use to wipe my ass………& you all agree (silently)…..this is no time to go sycophantic either (paul67), just bcuz neil lennon says so……..hav i misread the situation? ha…