Footballers typically hit their testimonial year well after their peak, but this is arguably Scott Brown’s best season of his 11 in a Celtic jersey. His Supporters’ and Players’ Player of the Year awards, which he received last night, were a formality. We all knew the captain would collect both prizes.
The first thing Brendan Rodgers did when he met the media on his appointment was to cite Scott as the most important player at the club. Brendan knew what he could get out of the captain and understood the importance of setting his expectations out early.
Scott will be 33 in June. One day we will discuss succession, but with his form and fitness at their best ever, that time could be a several years away.
Party plans were pooped on Saturday but at least Newco won yesterday, doing us a favour by ensuring that we can take the title by our own actions on Sunday, and not potentially while watching Aberdeen and Hearts on Friday night.
Normally I would tell you that the cup final is far more important than Sunday’s league game, but I want to win the league this weekend. A lot.
No more mistakes, Celtic.
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TonyRome
I was told I have a map of Polska face by many Poles. You see me and you see Tim. Met some good guys today.
Big Packy
Was in a case all day, and didn’t take a break, so you knew the news before I did …
Fortunately, that was a few km. north of where I am …. but, tragic for those involved… now saying 11 dead ….
I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAME on 23RD APRIL 2018 9:16 PM
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Rangers had to team up with Hummel as the Ibrox club are no longer attractive to big kit makers such as Nike, according to a leading football shirt expert.
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Didn’t Nike drop us which is why we are now with New Balance and their tacky transfer-on club badges whereas Liverpool get their embroidered, just saying like.
MiT,
prayers said for all those involved
MIT
Just watching the tragedy. Scunnered.
M6
Think you are barking up the wrong tree. Nike didnae drop us. NB was highest bidder. Shitey badge and all.
Turned Sky News on after reading on line about the tragedy in Toronto,
they are having a discussion on how well “Kate” looks after having given birth,
fucking pathetic
Gordy
The only way to stop this parasitical culture is by Anarchy in the UK. Time is now. Have had enough.
End Poverty. Eat William and Kate.
Tragedies like today make you realize how quickly things can change. Enjoy each day, and be nice to each other. You never know when you will have another chance.
DELANEYS DUNKY on 23RD APRIL 2018 10:42 PM
M6
Think you are barking up the wrong tree. Nike didnae drop us. NB was highest bidder. Shitey badge and all.
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That’s one way of putting it. They offered us less than the previous contract. If they had been that keen to renew they’d have blown NB’s bid out of the water. Our now regular humpings in Europe won’t do much to improve our brand image with the big sport kit manufacturers.
Was going to type my feelings and thoughts about royal babies and family but better not.
Sympathy and thoughts for those affected in Toronto
MIT
Been at Yonge and Sheppard for the last 2 weeks, Switched my route with a colleague today as I had left my keys at home and the guy who should have done the East end ended up witnessing the whole thing. He is okay BTW. God bless the innocents in this tragedy.
M6
You are always negative about Celtic.
Anything to confess?
dd,
you got work in the morning ?
DELANEYS DUNKY on 23RD APRIL 2018 11:13 PM
M6
You are always negative about Celtic.
Anything to confess?
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I’d like to confess I don’t do corporate bullshit. The publicity surrounding the launch of the NB deal was smoke and mirrors to distort the truth that we had just lost a long standing contract with the biggest sports kit manufacturer on the planet and with it the opportunity to promote the club in Nike outlets all over the world. Now it may be that we were punching above our weight when compared to Nike’s other big clubs such as Barca but there’s not getting away from the fact that NB is a step down from Nike or Adidas just as Hummel is a big step down from Puma. By all means let’s scoff at Sevco and the downmarket Hummel but let’s not forget that we are no longer the force we once were in the eyes of the biggest football kit manufacturers. If we suffer any more pumpings in Europe, I don’t think NB will be rushing back to renew the existing contract with us. Them’s just the commercial facts of life whether you consider them negative or not.
On a more positive note, I hope work went well today.
DELANEYS DUNKY on 23RD APRIL 2018 10:49 PM
A very modest proposal.
Swift CSC
TEUCHTER ÁR LÁ on 23RD APRIL 2018 11:11 PM
Hope you and MIT and brother LIT are all ok?
To have an incident like this close by must be a terrible shock and worry.
Prayers and thoughts go out also to all those affected
HH
CRC
TAL … I thought you were up near there, as is Torontony, so I am pleased to hear you are ok. Hope TT is okay as well.
CRC
Thanks for the concern.
My pal is one of the ER doctors at Sunnybrook, where they took the victims. Hopefully, that will be as close as it gets
CRC
Thanks for the concern mate, as I mentioned earlier I could have ended up in the middle of that – but ended up in the East end of the city where I lit a candle for Mick and Billy from this dear place. Everythings good here.
MIT
It might take a while for the polis to release any information on the bam who did this horrible thing, but there sure is a lot of mental health issues on the streets these days. Torontony will be all right, I’m sure.
HH
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/49282.htm
M6BHOY @ 12:00 AM,
It’s obvious you have little time for the Corporate’s approach, I have no great love of it myself.
It is however a reality of life. In my opinion having at least an overview of how they work is important.
The fact is we never were a huge Club in Nike’s pantheon of Football Clubs’. And it’s true, we are now probably less so.
Can’t see Adidas and Nike going head to head to see what “OF” Club they can entice. Those times are dead and gone (respectively) – though it’s worth remembering a generation ago both Rangers and Celtic were in the top league of Replica kit sales…
Yet that doesn’t mean that we didn’t have options with Nike and had a different value proposition from NB.
NB are big in American sports, the focus to expand their portfolio into World soccer means heavy investment by them.
They will be selecting their partner Clubs in Countries very carefully. The fact that they see Celtic (& of course Liverpool) as a valued partner in The UK is a great testament to our Clubs standing.
All branding BS I know, but the simple fact is we are more important to NB than Nike – a good bit of business for Celtic.
I think our 50th Anniversary kit is a stonker and I wear mine with pride…
Hail Hail
Wakey, wakey DD.?
Good morning, friends.
May I wish you all a Terrific Tuesday, safe in the knowledge that there are now just 5 more sleeps until we have our second attempt at securing or 7th (SEVENTH) league title in a row. And 25 until we try to complete the Double Treble.
Greenpinata
Thanks for the alarm call. Nice start to the day in sunny Clydebank. Hope BMCUW and Lionsroar are in better health today.
As Jobo says “5 more sleeps till 7 in a row.”
M6 @ midnight.
I think you downplay NB as a brand on the up amongst the youth. Like you, I have no time for these big brand names, but we have to work with one of them for kit and sponsorship.
Thanks for the good wishes.
‘On the up amongst the youth’
Well, that’s me snookered.
Do NB do anything in the ole garden centre line?
CHAIRBHOY on 24TH APRIL 2018 5:42 AM
I have no issues with your assessment of our place in the football kit world though we are obviously not as highly valued a partner as Liverpool who at least get an embroidered badge on their kits whereas our is a tacky stick-on transfer effort.
My issue is with those who sneer at Sevco deal with Hummel whilst failing to recognise or accept that our club is also on a kit manufacturer downward trajectory (corporate bullshit alert!) albeit not nearly as steep as Sevco’s.
I can imagine that the NB marketing people would be less than impressed (more corporate bullshit) by our performances in Europe as they reflect badly on their brand image. They don’t see Barca or Bayren Munich beating us handsomely. Through their lens, it’s Nike and Adidas that’s handing NB its corporate erse on a plate and that’s not good for a company keen to expand in Europe.
Unless our performance in Europe improve, I don’t think NB will be in any rush to renew our deal especially with Liverpool exceeding their expectations on the European front.
Good morning good ghuys, from a very cold North Glasgow
DD and M6Bhoy don’t dissagree with most things that both of you have said about kit deals.
M6Bhoy I do however reserve the right to laugh at every opportunity at these cnuts (Sevco, TRFC,deidco,newco, tribute act) after years of cheating and abuse, then I will take every opportunity to rub their blue noses in it.
Have a nice day y’all
D. :)
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CHAIRBHOY on 24TH APRIL 2018 5:42 AM
Ok then, on second thoughts, let’s just stick it to them. Have the you the latest Scotland’s Shame image with the Hummel arrows pointing in their direction? Absolute stoater.
M6Bhoy
“I can imagine that the NB marketing people would be less than impressed (more corporate bullshit) by our performances in Europe as they reflect badly on their brand image. They don’t see Barca or Bayren Munich beating us handsomely. Through their lens, it’s Nike and Adidas that’s handing NB its corporate erse on a plate and that’s not good for a company keen to expand in Europe. ”
I have to dash but…..
How can Nike/Adidas remain top dog in Europe if they limit their deals to teams that don’t get gubbed by Bayern or PSG or Barca? By that logic they would all be vying to sponsor around 8 elite clubs and, even then, they would find that occasionally a PSG or a Roma will get a doing from another top flight outfit.
Heavy defeats are only an issue if it reduces the market of Celtic fans willing to buy strips. The majority of us accept that our economic and marketing straitjacket places us where we are. We get on with celebrating our successes without worrying overmuch about our Euro failures. After all only Celtic fans between roughly 66 to 74 could claim they were following a Euro or World elite team.
Aff oot
Heard former Liverpool player , Alan Kennedy being interviewed earlier. Tells of how before European cup final against Roma in 1984 , they started singing in the tunnel before going out to play and this unnerved the Roma players. Do they just copy everything we do , must be a big list now :))).
Oh! Darling, please believe me
I’ll never do you no harm
Believe me when I tell you
I’ll never do you no harm
M6BHOY on 24TH APRIL 2018 7:53 AM
I agree with most of what you are saying.. Our aspirations must extend to European progress.
Although we can only play who is in front of us, I sometimes feel that we are overly concerned about comparisons with Sevco.
HH.
DBBIA
Yesterdays answer was Maxwell’s silver hammer?
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 24TH APRIL 2018 8:41 AM
NB, big in America, are the new kids on the block in European terms with ourselves and Liverpool spearheading their corporate ambitions. Doubtless, they desire a bigger share of the European market and brand image is critically important when trying to “grow the business”. I’ve no doubt Celtic supporters will continue to buy the replica kits by the shed-load but that may not be enough, in of itself, if NB decide our performances in Europe damage their brand image. They won’t want to be portrayed as “losers”.