We got sight of a couple of interesting stats in the last 24 hours. Sevco released their proposed season ticket prices for this season – £258 for adults. The Herald today told us they have sold 450 tickets, which would generate £116k.
For every 10,000 full price adult tickets Sevco sell they can expect an income of £2.58m. 40,000 sales would bring in just over £10m.
The cost Rangers faced to run a football club at Ibrox, before employing any staff whatsoever, has varied in recent seasons, but not dipped below £16m. On top of this Rangers employed around 200 non-playing staff plus dozens of players.
You see the size of the funding challenge Sevco face, made all the more difficult by what appears to be an almost weekly appearance of a distraction in the form of other parties wanting them to relinquish control. It’s almost as though the universe is conspiring to starve them of income. Their issues with the SFA will grab current headlines, but if these are resolved far greater challenges lie ahead.
Fans of all Scottish clubs are invited to contribute their thoughts on a variety of subjects, including policing, stewarding, the media, offensive chanting, and are asked for ideas to improve the supporter experience.
I have spoken to the researcher tasked with getting a perspective on this and he is keen to hear from as many Celtic fans as possible. It will take you around three minutes to complete the online survey, which you can do from here.
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Here comes another Blue Knight
with a neck of polished brass
wanting to buy the cheating outcasts
but all he’s talking is pure Rafael Scheidt.
Yeah Yeah Yeah with more media bluff
As Kennedy arrives with his own brand
of moonbeam guff.
A fraud yarns about the sacred Quest
for the huns fabled warchest
But all us internet Bampots
are left even more unimpressed.
It’s the richman’s dream & scheme
from another hustlers regime-
But like Captain Caveman in a Cardigan
-with a nice flush of Werthers tan-
the Ego with the pearly teeth
time on the stage will be hollow & brief
& in line with the pedigree of the Myth,
Carmyles own King Soloman,
He will be gone forewith
he’ll vanish too, just like a Summer Snowman.
Celtic Quick Smews
Pat McLuskey
He was a main player in Stuart Cosgrove’s, Hampden Babylon in the chapter headed “Five Go To Copenhagen”. Arthur Graham, Joe Harper Billy Bremner were fellow travellers but who played the part of Timmy the Dog(no, it wasn’t Pat).
Probably drawing on his time as a music journo, Cosgrove also had a chapter entitled “Frank’s Wild Years”. Now, which Frank could he possibly be referring to?
Clue; it wasn’t McLintock and it wasn’t Brogan.
Philvis
Apparently qualified teachers are being placed in schools, as a result of shortages, and being paid brew money instead of a salary.
PC Asberger, spotting hootball fooligans instead of collecting ole engine numbers eg 4468 LNER A4 Pacific ‘Mallard’, designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, holder of world steam locomotive speed record and also a kind of duck.
Tony Watt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi-sIuaviKU
Several ex members of The Magic Band formed a band called Mallard .
Captain Beefheart [RIP ] said they should have called themselves —–
A Bunch of Quacks .
Big Eyed Beans From Venus CSC —- Way down south [ where it rained for 40 minutes last night -whoopee !]
Simon Cox is a far better player than many of you on here are giving him credit for. Before moving to West Brom he was a prolific goalscorer at Swindon, and will definitely offer us something different.
I’d take him, happily, in a minute. And at the quoted price – less than £2 million – I think he is an absolute steal.
If we sign Jedward is it on a two for one deal?…can they both play at the one time?
I like their hair..
James Forrest
I haven’t seen much of Simon Cox.
What would he bring to us that is different from what we currently have?
South Of Tunis on 24 July, 2012 at 17:18 said:
Several ex members of The Magic Band formed a band called Mallard .
Captain Beefheart [RIP ] said they should have called themselves —–
A Bunch of Quacks .
Big Eyed Beans From Venus CSC —- Way down south [ where it rained for 40 minutes last night -whoopee !]
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Reading the Beefheart biography as we speak…. brilliant read, bloke was a Genius/nutter!. Safe as milk the best ever debut album IMHO
James
He strikes me as another one from the same agency that brought us Rasmussen, Murphy and so many others whose talents don’t match their wages.
Rhodes fits our approach better.
The delusion of the hun knows no bounds….
” the Quadruple’s on…. ” apparently.
:-)))))
philvisreturns on 24 July, 2012 at 17:00 said:
We need to cull the universities…
I went to my daughters graduation last year..I just looked dejectedly at them all and thought ..look at all those barmen in the one place..
Any time I’ve seen SImon Cox play he seemed a similar type of player to Shane Long, who Lenny wanted last summer. If we sign him them i’d imagine that Bangura will be the new Rasmussen, an expensive mistake who will spend next couple of years out on loan running down his contract.
Cox, Hooper, Stokes & Watt. 4 strikers for the season with the advantage of Watt filling one of the under 21 positions in the team.
We won’t sign anyone at more than £2m (and even that will be dependant on selling someone for significantly more) so there could be some truth in out interest in Cox.
James Forrest is Neil Lennon! We are ALL Neil Lennon! on 24 July, 2012 at 17:22 said:
Simon Cox …….. I think he is an absolute steal.
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don’t you mean teal
James Forrest is Neil Lennon! We are ALL Neil Lennon! on 24 July, 2012 at 17:22 said:
Simon Cox is a far better player than many of you on here are giving him credit for. Before moving to West Brom he was a prolific goalscorer at Swindon,
What? THE Swindon?
Cox is good footballer who would play behind main striker. Better player than stokes and I think would score just as many.also from what I have seen of him he’s a grafter and plays like someone who appreciates what they have. Something I think our front 2 lack at times.
Becchio at Leeds , always seems to score and from what I can picture is a decent size fellow ?? Can’t remember ever seeing him linked with move to epl..any reason why ?
Mate is big Leeds fan and he rates him.
P.s
Don’t sell McCourt
bould bhoys
I’m backing them for a treble – liquidation, administration for sevco, jail.
When signing a player, for me anyway, the most important quality is whether they’re prepared to work hard to improve, and if necessary, adapt.
How a player works hard or doesn’t work hard during the close season under no supervision is a good indicator for me.
Simon Cox’s goalscoring record 2005-2012:
56 goals in 175 matches
Scoring av 0.32 goals per match.
Think we can aim higher than that.
HH!!
We need to improve the overall quality of the first tem squad, not dilute it further with more bench filler fillers.
If it’s to be Rhodes then concentrate on bringing him to CP, and forget the rest.
Sign one or two quality players every year, instead of doing what he have been guilty of over the past few seasons, ie signing dozens in the hope that one will turn out not to be a dud.
One of them has at least shown some kind of reasoning…
“We may not win the major cups but could do a spot of giant killing on the way.”
Alloa….? Stenny….? Forfar….?
Could be anyone really…..
Tallybhoy
At least his stats are better than Celtic legned craig beattie.
Hoopslegend PaulCaddis is current Swindon captain. Simon Ferry is also in the squad. Scott Cuthbert seems to have moved on.
Bloke 109
Lol….Odds can’t be too good for that surely..?
Hailhail
We conceded 21 goals in the SPL last season. 25% fewer than the next best and 5o% better than anyone else. I am terrified that we continue with that sieve of a defence again this season. Get us a CH , Lennie. Anyone will be better than Mulgrew or Rogne.
JJ
KAYAL
if we add Rasmussen/Murphy and Bangura`s transfer fees and wages together we could have purchased a fairly decent forward and afforded big wages
scattergun signings in the hope of success is not a good policy
hamiltontim – Apparently qualified teachers are being placed in schools, as a result of shortages, and being paid brew money instead of a salary.
Seems like the Irish political class is sacrificing everything for the Euro.
I wonder if they’ll ever be able to admit to themselves that they made a mistake joining the damn thing in the first place. (thumbsup)
johann murdoch – I went to my daughters graduation last year..I just looked dejectedly at them all and thought ..look at all those barmen in the one place..
I know, right? We’d be better off simply handing half of all would-be undergraduates a few grand in cash and letting them spend it on booze and birds for a couple of years, rather than have them waste their time and money and ours doing pointless non-degrees. (thumbsup)
Cox ? Doesn’t exactly set the pulse rate going, though I’ve only seen him during the recent European championship and actually thought he looked ok
We’ve wasted a fair bit of money in recent years, Murphy,Juarez,Rasmussen,Hooiveld etc
Sign Rhodes…simples.
JJ
do your aspirations end at the SPL ?
What we have in defence is undoubtedly good enough for the SPL ….good enough for Europe ..i doubt it
as for Rogne …i think he is a very good player with potenetial to be even better …he has a concerning injury record tho
Sums?
Quantums?
Surely?
U
PF
If we added Victor,Kayal and Matthews fees together we could have got someone with the quality of Graveson. Hindsight, my friend.
JJ
….PFayr on 24 July, 2012 at 17:45 said:
Agree, but in fairness the 3 you mention have probably taken up the same wage at different times over the last few years. Until now they have never all been at the club at the one time, Rasmussen has been on loan for 2 years and Murphy 1 year where someone else has picked up their wages. I’d get rid of those 3 and sign Jordan Rhodes. That would give us Rhodes, Hooper and Stokes fighting for 2 place and Tony Watt as back up to those three. Unfortunatley I can’t see us spending the money to get Rhodes whereas Cox would be more within our budget.
The improvement in the weather today will hopefully result in a decent turnout tonight. I know many are still on holiday and it’s ‘only’ a friendly but it is our first home game of the season. So what do we think – 30,000 maybe?
PF
Of course my aspirations fly higher than SPL success but the SPL is where I see these playe in the main. It is from their performances on that stage that I make my judgement that a CH is not a priority. Mine is a lone voice, I know,but Iwas much, much more comcerned with the like of McManus, Caldwood and Majstorovich.
JJ
Will you be having an early season drink in Glasgow? Has MWD organised anything?
JJ
granted
however i don`t know one fan who wanted Murphy …as for the others ….poor poor signings
re Gravesen…i thought he made meaningful contributions at times and thought he was hard done by …WGS didnae fancy him and he was finished ….he did however contribute more than the three i have mentioned above