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.
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Some simple sums there, 40,000 x £250 quid equals 10 million quid. I can only guess that there is not one single journo who works for the Scottish MSM who can make that calculation and understand that they are about 20 million quid down.
But then again, I can use a calculator, what about shug, spiersy, king, traynor, guidi and all. Are yees ALL still living in denial? Still waiting for the blue knight? When in reality it’s more likely to be goodnight.
Prior to the MSM “breaking” this story about one year late, they were in denial. Each and every single one of them without exception. Their current tactic seems to be one of confusion and contradiction, Regardless, the outcome will be unchanged
I wont be surprised if sevco don’t start the season
I will be surprised if sevco don’t suffer an insolvency event again during the season.
Tell me this, if you were a supplier would you give newco sevco 30 days credit?
Tell me this, will Brian the hibbees 5.9 million solve the cash flow?
Tell me this, has Charles Green been deemed a fit and proper person yet? If so why?
Internet Bampots first again. MSM not at the races again.
Luciano Pavarotti, si. Mario Conti, no.
Did the interviewer on rangers tv not wonder why his nose was growing at an alarming rate?
Green told Rangers TV: “We are making good progress. I spoke to the chief executive of the SFA, Stewart Regan, this morning and that went very well.
“I have also just spoken to (SPL chief executive) Neil Doncaster and I will be meeting both of them later today.
“I’m really hopeful now that within the next 24 hours we can have this thing signed and sealed and Alastair can start loading his players on a team coach to go up and try to win a match on Sunday.
“Most of the things are now clear to all parties.
“As far as I am concerned now we have no outstanding issues with the SFA. It’s now purely process and documentation.
“We have no issues with the football league and just some minor points to resolve with the SPL and I’m hopeful we can to that today.”
That survey.
Why is Third Lanark not included in the list of clubs?
Mark Hately says that sitting at his desk typing “All work and no play makes Mark a dull boy” all day is like a new Shining.
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I lived at 645 Alexandra Parade in the early 70’s and also knew Philip.
Huge flat on the corner of the Parade and Alexandra park Street. Right next to the station.
Also played for Dennistoun Waverley then too. By that time they were back in the amateurs.:0(
I used to do the readings at Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Happy days!
Celtic_First
I grew up with Gerry but lost touch on moving away from Dennistoun
Did anyone see the Genius that is Mark Hatelys column in the DR today? (needless to say I didn’t read it but the headline goes along the lines of Brian Kennedy offers 5.9 million quid for sevco, therefore sevco must still be very valuable)
Hunbelievable Hunfortunately.
Tim Tanium & Celtic_First,
Don’t forget Kurt Weill’s meisterwerk about Sevco FC – The Threepenny Opera.
MNCelt
There has been talk of Paisley doing a part-exchange deal with Gerry moving the other way. Watch this space. Blooming canon lawyers. If any young seminarians are looking in, canon law is the career of choice if you want to wear purple one day, lads.
I was up your way (if MN stands for what I think it does) a couple of weeks ago. Great place.
“Some of our senior players have agreed to stay with us and that’s really commendable, because you couldn’t blame them for picking up their bags and going elsewhere,” added Green
So why the outcry about those who have refused to transfer to Sevco and threatening legal action.
ConfusedCSC
Good to meet up with Cowie Bhoy today in passing over the CQN badges.I will see you tonight at CP as you sit 2 rows behind me. Small World :-)
HH
CRC
C1st- I thought Archbishop Conti supported Aberdeen ?
Tim Tanium
Do you not remember John Pelosi?! Played for St Johnstone I think, among others. An animal: he made Claudio Gentile(!) look like Der Kaiser, Franz Beckenbaeur and Franco Baresi rolled into one! He was a striker, who had the habit of ‘striking’ opposing defenders! Think he was sent off more times than Wullie Johnston!
HH!!
Any seminarians lurkin’ -Shangri -La is desperate for young priests.
The Diocese proposes major amalgamations at parish level and even closure of some churches to deal with the shortage.
CRC
Can you bring mine tonight mate? Only problem is I’m picking up on the way to the game so not guaranteed to be there early enough for you.
Dick Byrne on 24 July, 2012 at 16:02
or John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 24 July, 2012 at 15:59:
mncelt
You must both be familliar with Benny’s chippy – a favourite hangout for mad Jennie Bond after the Celtic games…
Bellamy tweet update
“Newcastle or Celtic? Hmmm…..Undecided.”
SRS
Was that at the lights just past the park gates, also owned by Phil’s family?
Don’t sell McCourt
Probally old news (Iam usually at the cuws erse)but SSN saying we have made an offer for Simon Fox or was it Cox.Any info just came onsite
Foxy_1888 on 24 July, 2012 at 16:16 said:
Bellamy tweet update
“Newcastle or Celtic? Hmmm…..Undecided.”
Bellamy on twitter..Don’t care bout rumour cause dont see him joining us.
Be good to follow him thou.
I used to go and see Beggar’s Opera play at The Ole Burns Howff many years ago.
Dontbrattbakkinanger on 24 July, 2012 at 16:09 said:
Any seminarians lurkin’ -Shangri -La is desperate for young priests.
The Diocese proposes major amalgamations at parish level and even closure of some churches to deal with the shortage.
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Dust down dome of the old ones and give them a wee part time job?….
Dick Byrne
The Threepenny Opera – Kurt only provided the music, Bertolt Brecht provided the play.
But I know you knew that.
If Mr Mensah is thinking over a move we may have a wait.
TimJim
Simon Cox, I believe.
Not quite the six foot plus cf i was hoping for.
Greeny Bhoy sure does spin a yarn, I’ll bet all the brain deads are lapping it up.
HH
Looks like there may be an internet feed for the game tonight
@Celticrumours
Hearing we will be managerless tonight as he’s off to watch Helsinki.
Dick Byrne
New words to The Threepenny Opera
“Mac the elbows” “Oh the shark has sharpened elbows, but he keeps them out of sight.”
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 24 July, 2012 at 16:21 said:
Any info on him is he a Irishman or a kid on one like Lawreson.
Johann -I think they’re doin’ that already.
Our parish priest is 75 next year, his retired older brother covers for him when he goes on his well deserved holidays.
It has been reported Sevco Fc cannot afford a new accounts manager so they have employed Mr Spanky the Monkey as chief book-keeper at Ibrox. Mr Green had left the position open, and it was thought Bomber Brown, Gordon Smith and Jimmy Five Belly’s were all in the running before Spanky had become available.
“I was bowled over by the little fella…he can play thon fisherprice keyboard even better than Wee Wullie Bluenose…once I saw his qualification I knew he had trumped the other candidates…I just had to hav’em” said Sevco FC owner Mr Green after the interview with Mr Spanky at the Radisson Blu restaurant.
It’s thought the enlisting of Mr Spanky, who had other offers, amongst them a chance to work in advertising, is viewed within the corridors of Ibrox as a major coup over rival competitors. Mr Spanky, a full-breed Rhesus Macaque, was saved from a fate as bushmeat in rural Canton Province, when he was recruited by the travelling Chinese Animal Circus; Mr Spanky is now a retired gymnast. It is thought the Ibrox accountancy department will be reduced by radical cost-cutting plans under the strict auspices of Mr Spanky.
‘We pay him in roasted peanuts and bananas…but his real favourite is dried apricot…this is a radical innovation by Mr Green: it has saved as a large amount of money in wages in exchange for wholesale produce of fruit and nuts at a fraction of the price…yes we’ve had some teething problems with Mr Spanky getting his sums wrong over the Season Ticket prices…but you have to remember he is using an abacus…as well as the fact he has problems with hyper-activity…the other day he pulled off Gordon Smiths toupee from his head and attacked it right in the John Grieg function room. He has been reprimanded for this particular misdemeanor and was told in no uncertain terms to go to his cage without any banana that night.”
Asked if they think Mr Spanky would last in his position, after only two weeks, the insider said: “We are dealing with the problem internally…all I can say is we are administering Mr Spanky with medication to help him manage his hyper-activity…as for the short-fall in his sums, we have moved onto a new calculating system. We have ditched the abacus and instead we are asking the staff to use monkey nuts for auditing purposes and to communicate our financial information…Mr Spankey seems more happy then ever…he has even took to licking his *%%@…which is always a good sign in an accountancy manager.”
So 450 of them have bought Sevco season tickets; I demand to know the names of these money launderers!
Simon Cox, bit part player at assorted Vaudeville clubs. Nope.
John Mensah, 6’0″ centre half with no pace. 47 club starts in 4 years. Nope.
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