Pictures of Tom Rogic back at training are very welcome but he will surely be weeks away from competing at the top level, I don’t hold out any hope for him playing in the away game against Zenit, never mind the home game. You will remember Brendan Rodgers took a long time before allowing Tom to play an entire 90 minutes, suggesting latent concerns about the player’s natural fitness. I have him down for an appearance at the end of the month.
Zenit got the better of Maribor in Turkey on Saturday in their final warm-up game before facing Celtic, although the Slovenians, also on a midterm break, had more of the play and chances. There is little confidence ahead of Thursday’s Europa League tie, but that nervousness you feel in July, when we leave for Scandinavia to play a team 22 games into their season, will be felt in Russia right now.
Zenit may be stronger, but we have reasons to be hopeful.
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@AULDHEID on 13TH FEBRUARY 2018 3:48 PM
“However if after 3 years of CL qualifying enough cash cushion has been created to take the risk of not qualifying, is that not when it makes sense now to wait for another year?”
I think the issue with waiting to invest is that by doing so you are actively contributing towards and precipitating the event you are seeking to avoid.
“On people being paid to find players that don’t exist in purchase and other terms, researchers can spend a lifetime looking for serious illness cures. Should they be criticised because they don’t succeed in spite of the money spent on research?”
I think the issue here is that we are being parsimonious with our budget. We have found some gems in the bargain basement market. The issue for most is that we have sufficient funds to shop in better markets.
My general issue with the discussion now is that the goal posts have gradually moved over time. Initially (and before we had a cushion of cash in the bank) we were informed that we could not spend because we had no available funds and to speculate to accumulate (as some advocated) was inherently risky.
It is fair to say that to speculate to accumulate is a riskier strategy. However, we are now at the juncture where we have sufficient funds in the bank (in fact it would be interesting to find out how many other clubs, never mind those plying their trade in Scotland, have £30m in the bank) and yet we are being told that we cannot spend it. This money is now ring-fenced for the rainy day.
We have moved from being unable to spend money because we have to go into debt to being unable to spend money because of a future failure to qualify for the champions league (which is an increased likelihood on account of our lack of spending).
Connaire – could you pray for cqn’s eurochamps 67 who’s not in good health at the moment!
I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAME
Not good news – he’ll be in my prayers
Tontine Tim,
Wouldn’t be ironic if Mr McInness’s desire for the Ibrox job and Aberdeen’s dismal performances against Sevco bought us some time to address the misfiring at Celtic?
Who said this?
“After the two games against Aberdeen, we requested permission to engage with their manager to assess his readiness and willingness to consider the Rangers position,” the statement read.
“This was declined.
“We were subsequently made aware by Aberdeen’s statement that, at this stage in his career, it would be best for him to remain in his current post.
“We endorse that position because moving to a massive club like Rangers is a big step with concomitant risk.
“We continue to consider candidates but will only appoint someone in whom we have full confidence and who feels he is ready for the job.”
:)
HH
Sean 1916,
Thanks for your reply on Page 1.
Quick question.
In 1916 were you shooting into the GPO or from the GPO? :)
HH
CC- not to mention, the toxic ones had no intention of paying compensation to Aberdeen, they wanted McInnes to resign, and settle out of court , McInnes couldn’t do that to Milne.As i said, not to mention……they contaminate every club they try to do business with, from Accrington for Windass and A N Other, to Brighton getting done over for Murphy, and plenty inbetween.HH For concomitant read contaminate.
Hearing that Comperr has had a setback in Training…and some are surprised he passed a medical…:(
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Lennybhoy
If that is true and then the person in overall charge of the medical should get his jotters, injuries can happen, suspect medicals do not sign the player
clogher celt @ 5.48
Socrates himself couldn’t have asked a better question!
Heard a rumour that some players are unhappy that Brendan belts slackers across the bare buttocks with a whip, if they’re not fast enough round his traffic cones up at Lennoxtown.
Bibs v Non Bib matches are another sore point with some of our superstars, apparently BR takes it so seriously the losing side don’t get allowed a shower
Seems chasing back to back trebles, seven in a row, and after Christmas Euro soccer fair has its price.
Taxi Drivers CSC
Sky and BT agree joint bid for EPL 2019-22
£4.5 billion…
Terry Thomas dropped by France.
£4.5bn some bubble
I’vehadtochangemyname,
I am utterly confused here, Eurochamps posted in last day or so and everything seemed fine, his pal BSR has just posted and seems full of his usual fun.
Evening CQN
I see BT (along with Sky) are spending billions for rights to show football matches & yet they are screwing me for £140 to buy out my contract for moving to a rival broadband provider.
Sickening… apologies, first post for months & it’s a moan
RP
BADA / GENE
Bubble getting bigger every new TV deal that sees Scottish Football pushed further out of the big picture
Its worser than when Rangers cheated themselves out of existence, whilst signing the EPL’s best players.
Celtic invincible on a level playing field at last, just peanuts for prizes mind, and the odd boot in the haw maws at £35 a head.
Who’d have thunk it? CSC
first things first eurochamps 67 get well soon, and you mike in toronto, go rinse your mouth out with soap, good job frankie and benny didnt hear you say you you didnt like little dogs, come on explain yourself.lol.
Paul67 et al
For the 2016-2019 EPL deal, Sky paid £4.17bn for 126 games , whilst BT paid £960m for 42 matches
That is £5.13bn in total for 166 matches. If the he new joint bid is £4.5bn, that is £600m light, and for more games per season. Big numbers for sure but a reduction per game from around £10m to less than £8m each. Less money whichever way you cook it.
Big Packy … behave yourself… I didn’t say that I didn’t like small dogs …. I said I am afraid of them!
Besides, with some of the late night shifts on here of late, you should not be letting Frankie and Benny lurk on CQN without adult supervision anyways!
:)
BT/SKY done a deal in December—The agreement means BT TV customers will be able to take all 11 Sky Sports channels and the full NOW TV service, including Sky Living, Sky One and Sky Atlantic.
They are aware of Amazon, Facebook, Google looking at covering football in the UK…. not a lot has changed in the face of it, but looks like they working closer together.
CELTIC MAC on 13TH FEBRUARY 2018 7:06 PM
Paul67 et al
For the 2016-2019 EPL deal, Sky paid £4.17bn for 126 games , whilst BT paid £960m for 42 matches
That is £5.13bn in total for 166 matches. If the he new joint bid is £4.5bn, that is £600m light, and for more games per season. Big numbers for sure but a reduction per game from around £10m to less than £8m each. Less money whichever way you cook it.
Celtic Mac.
There are still two packages to be announced so that isn’t the final figure that’s been quoted.
Hail Hail
The Hands Cant See
Nobody is saying or telling anyone anything.
All I said with reference to the spreadsheet which is a bog standard business planning tool, is that having accumulsted £30m BY qualifying under the current policy I could see merit in continuing with the same policy for another year, especially if qualifying enables us to take less risk yet move up a level next time and end this annual fact sparse revolving argument.
I’m not advocating it, I’m saying looking at it from a sustainabe business beyond next season view, I can see sense, especially if not qualifying produces manageable losses, not the downward spiral Neganon fears.
If it’s not broke don’t fix it.
If you look at the spreadsheet it is based on a £10m transfer fee and £65k a week.
Could we get that kind of experienced player today for that money?
At what point on the money ladders does a player move from one quality band to another? Wages are a poor indicator of standard with so many players paid way above their ability to produce performances that justify the wage they command.
MIKE IN TORONTO. mike frankie and benny say sorry. hope all goes well with the puppy.hh.
Hands Can’t See
What will improve our chances of qualifying are.
1. Being as match fit as our opponents at each qualifying stage.
2. Having a settled spine as in Goalkeeper CBs and CF and that means starting next month at the latest with what we have who are staying. A mix of age and youth at the back and an on form fit MD or LG without ruling out Edouard.
Ralston and Tierney for FB and a range of choice in midfield and wide.
And luck that we stay injury free enough to get settled.
Big Packy on looking for a fight.
Typical little terrier takes on a heavy weight rottweiler of a lawyer.
Probably insulted both of you now.
Woof woof
jimmynotpaul
I reacted to the numbers posted on here. Never a good idea!
The other two packages are for midweek games, which will not up the ante.
Cannot see the EPL making up the £600m by selling the least valuable packages.
Less money per game more games sold. Take inflation into account, not a better deal.
WITS ….. I could never fight with Big Packy … he’s my pal! and he’s got two guard dogs!
and besides, I dont fight for less than 10,000 a day
MIT … CQN’s answer to Linda Evangelista!
:)
So are these deals the first sign of the long-awaited crack in EPL TV bazillions?
On the face of it, yes. The headline figure is down on last time, and unless the two (smaller) packages sell for an inflated amount, I don’t think they make up the difference.
The unknown number is for the overseas rights… these could still push the overall figure higher than last time, but its striking to see the apparent retreat of UK domestic broadcasters.
MIT
Dog names
Walfrid / Maley
Celtic Mac/Jimmynotpaul,
dont know if this is included in the figures or is one of the
packages still to be sold,but the BBC paid £204million
for their last highlights package.
“Tonight Mathew, I’m gonna be…”
Victor Wanyama on the bench tonight for his sides CL tie against la Vecchia Segnora.
WHAT IS THE STARS, not a chance of you insulting me, your one of the good ghuys but that lawyer chap from toronto shady character.lol.
gene
the name of John wayne’s dog in Big Jake … Dog …. I like that too.
Juve go one up in the second minute.
MIT
Or the Scottish version Doug
Spurs in need of a CB