Really delighted at the flow of sentiment towards Billy McNeill and the launch of the new frontage of Celtic Park tomorrow. The place is beginning to look like a 21st Century venue, now we need the shops, restaurants and bars to bring the match-day experience alive.
Were you one of the fans who put £620 (or more) into Celtic shares in 1994? Around 10,000 did, raising an initial total of around £10m from small investors alone. It wasn’t an investment, none of us wanted or expected the money back, it was our contribution to Celtic at a time of critical need.
Many small investor-Rangers fans did the same when Newco went to market in December 2012, although one high-profile investor, who coughed up £500k, has asked Dave King to buy him out.
The stark reality facing these shareholders is that if King’s path is followed to a logical conclusion the club will be run into the ground, destroying their investments along with everything else. I have some sympathy for their position.
King is not interested in buying control of the club, even at the discounted price shares are now available at. He emailed the £500k investor “Why should any new investor bail out existing investors because they made mistakes in overpaying for their shares. The club needs money not complaining shareholders”.
The price paid by small investors was perhaps the most irrelevant figure to them, they paid the gross figure they could afford, irrespective of price. The value of the share was irrelevant so to accuse them of making a mistake by overpaying is like criticising the month of March for being too purple.
How the small shareholders feel about this behaviour will not determine what actions the Newco board takes, that will be come down to how easily manipulated people like the Easdales, Mike Ashley and Laxey Partners are. My information is they are not easily manipulated in the slightest.
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weeron
In fairness some people just like a good moan at wee Forrest. I think he has great qualities.
I would keep him.
LB
Why are we wasting our time speculating about a speculative piece of mischief making by a rag that we KNOW will do anything to hurt Celtic?
FFS bhoys and ghirls.
butsybhoy
12:28 on
2 May, 2014
Bognorbhoy
how r u
Everything seems good no more endoscopes for 5yrs
waiting blood results which also should be good as i
have been behaving myself…..
dont know if it will continue next saturday .
flying up friday night YAHOOO
H.H
Would be amazed if the James Forrest to Everton cr*p is anything other than just that – cr*p. Be mad to sell him in any case IMO.
Just reading the ginger stories at the beginning of the previous blog.
Came back on Monday from the Caribbean with my 8-year-old and a couple of pals with their 10-year-old boy.
In the restaurant one night we’re asking the kids what they want to drink. My wee one says “Can I have a Sprite please?”
The wee lad pipes up: “Can I have a 10-year-old Malt Whisky?”
Confusion reigns till his mum patiently says: “Son, that means the whisky has been in a barrel for ten years. Not that it’s whisky for ten-year-olds.”
As ever great to meet another fellow internet bampot/CQNr in the flesh- many thanks Bada Bing for your assistance!
Bt thanks for the contact number too
HH
Joe Filippis Haircut
12:30 on 2 May, 2014
I see Everton are supposed to be trying to buy James Forrest for 7million now James no doubt can play a bit he it seems to me he is a little injury prone.So I would take the 7 million and move on what would you do keep or sell ? H.H.
==================================
Sorry to say, because I like Jamesy, but at 7 million (!) it’s a no-brainer. Re-invest some of the money in a central-midfield playmaker of good quality.
joe filippis haircut and assorted others
Who is saying Forrest is going anywhere??
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS M’LUD.
Calm down, calm down Bhoys. The only player leaving CP this summer will be Fraser Forster in an £8M move back to Newcastle. He will be replaced by Charlie Mulgrew, our star utility player who can play absolutely anywhere, including between the sticks.
Even Georgios will stay, without a contract, and he will be remunerated by way of product endorsements on his kit.
Remember, you read it in the DR first.
(Is it just a coincidence that Daily Record and Dead Rangers have the same initials?)
Bawsman
Was at that game at OT myself.
It was the last European away match I attended. The guy in front of me was going aff his heid when £30m+ Berbatov scored into the goal at our end. I sat thinking to myself what do these guys expect? We are miles away from them in terms of quality on the pitch. We need to have everyone fully fit and on top form to even have a chance.
LB
James Forrest is the best player we have on our books, outwith Forster & Van Dijk. Therefore, it is no surprise to see a seasoned football scout like Martinez (and Harry Redknapp before him) being interested in bidding for James when many of the other players, more favoured by the CP crowd, do not attract much transfer interest.
£7m would be a steal by Everton. Celtic would be mad to sell at that price- our worst undersell since Boruc to Fiorentina.
Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr CLICK,Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr CLICK,
The sound of Russian Roulette being played by the Spivs and the “glib and shameless liar ” over the carcass.
Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ?????????????????????
Oh, and with all the talk of development players, Callum McGregor will go back out on loan for another season, before returning atthe end of next season to take up his role as the new Kris Commons.
Livibhoy….that’s a fair point. Everyone has their own view. I could go either way. He has something that no-one else in the squad has, but we don’t see it often enough.
That being said, I suspect that Neil would want to keep him.
johann Murdoch 12:48 on 2 May, 2014
“get me out of pork bellys and into zinc!!!”
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Naw naw naw, stay away from zinc. Frozen orange juice is the future.
Shady
I’ve not been down to Worcester in a while but will remedy that in the summer if not before.
Having P7 they feel like big fish in a wee pond now and most are desperate to get to the big school. Makes for hard work believe me!! :-)
Glad to hear you and the family are enjoying life in the sun.
Best wishes mate.
SFTB
In my opinion Sammi is a much better player than Jamesy.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27253555
Today’s entry in the “you couldn’t give him a red neck with a blowtorch”. (Non-Sevco category)
Juventus coach Antonio Conte complaining about referees not claiming down on gamesmanship.
CLAMPING
If JF is fit for tomorrow would you play him or put an extra man in midfield to try and ensure you with the midfield battle which I feel we lost in the cup game, but JF was outstanding in the 10 man league defeat up there according to reports as I missed it?
I was one of the 10,000 Paul67 – paid the basic £620. There must have been around 20 of us that did this within the extended family, including aunts, uncles, cousins. It was am overwhelming response…..what is £10m in 1994 equivocal to in 2014…..£15m?….amazing….al for the love of Celtic.
Just renewed our season tickets today, there was no problem paying by credit card, so credit where credit’s due……
Looking thru the prism of time…..well the last 48 years or so as a Celtic supporter….these are the best of times….we should enjoy them a wee bit more.
Looking forward to viewing The Celtic Way tomorrow.
Hail Hail!
tully
Only 4hours and 55 mins to first pint of the day and 6 hours and 55 mins to my take away.
Love Fridays :)
SFTB
James is our unpolished diamond!
The silly season approacheth and we’ll no doubt be inundated with half truths and lies regarding transfers. I take what is in the media with less than a grain of salt but would suggest that if the Board decided to sell wee Jamesy it might be the straw that broke Lenny’s back. I know we are a selling club but there comes a time in a manager’s life when being unable to step up to the next level, Europe, because of team disassembly will make that manager look for pastures new.
On another note, how fortunate are we that the Scottish Cup final is not being contested between the Sheep and the zombies? If £10k worth of damage was caused at an under 17 match by the zombie hordes how much damage would have been wreaked upon the stadium by that combination of supporters?
johann Murdoch
Pork belly by our good friends at Ciincsentits
https://www.flickr.com/photos/embem30/6247533130
tully57
13:01 on 2 May, 2014
Absolutely spot on…..best period in our history
leftclicktic we are all neil lennon
12:55 on 2 May, 2014
You ain’t replied to my text.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Lennybhoy…Supporting the DAM 5, Neil Lennon, Wee Oscar Knox, and CFC until I die
Yes please ,
Sorry thought I had bud.
Thank you again :))))
HT
“In my opinion Sammi is a much better player than Jamesy.”
Maybe, but he is 7 years older than James and I’d say contributes less to the domestic games than James does. He is, I’d guess, paid a fair whack more than James too. Also, it is Sammy’s decision where he goes next and not Celtic’s.
pogmathon
Disassembly of a team, or more accurately, re-construction, is a permanent feature of your lot in managing a team outwith the big 5 leagues and even managing a team in the bottom two-thirds of all those leagues.
We cannot ignore the outside world. Players will go and will need to be replaced. that will remain our lot while we are a giant club in a peripheral league. Even if you willfully turned down all transfer bids, you would have unhappy and less motivated players poisoning team morale. We need to live in the real world.
Wee Ron, been meaning to ask you, were you connected with the HBC and do you now work in Government?
Off to the CSA Rally tonight, first stop to meet oldtim in the City for a wee drink first.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
got my copy of the Seville book yesterday
(can’t believe no one bought it for my birthday!)
good to see us get 4 photie’s into the book
leftclicktic we are all neil lennon
13:17 on 2 May, 2014
Your welcome mate, enjoy.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
One thing: Fergus never ever disrespected the small shareholder nor ever undervalued them. When he sold up he took DD’s money not the club’s or the fans.
He left us with a sleeping investor who, whilst making a few quid each year, has no interest in sweating his investment.
That’s no a bad place to be when you compare the spiv epl.
I borrowed to save the club (thanks co op) and is the best loan I’ve ever been saddled with.
We were not lucky to have Fergus we were blessed.
Der Hun have also been blessed in their hour of need. The mark of Satan has ensured their never ending torture, for which I am also eternally grateful.
HH
Shady
Hi mate, hope everything is going well.
Wonder if you remember the name of the pub in worcestershire run by tim family. I will be spending more time there from now on
Thanks for help. HH
FAB
The Blessed Fergus McCann.
I agree.
From the Scotsman:
Porto spent £70M and won the Champions League,
Borrusia Dortmund spent £65M and got into the Champions league Final,
Atletico Madrid spent £61M and are in the Champions League Final
Newco has spent £70M and couldnt win the Ramsdens Fish and Chip Pawn Cup…hahahahahhha
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Nice………………………………:-)
Matthew Lindsay was playing a wee game last night. Type “Dave King” in a tweet and see how long it takes for “glib and shameless liar” to appear in a reply. It backfired on him. Some cracking responses.
SFTB, we all know that disassembly/reconstruction is an inevitability of playing in the premier division of the SPFL but if it is carried out at a rapid rate, say losing your best players at the end of every season, not only will the manager get miffed so will the support and I suspect that this may already be the case with dwindling numbers at home games. We Celtic fans still expect to have some sort of success in Europe, yes I know this is an unrealistic expectation, but selling club ‘favourites’ on a regular basis pisses off the support.
Just my opinion for what it is worth.
JF’s Haircut. For me no sale @ £7m.
I’ve been frank in the past about James’ shortcomings. For me he still has a long way to go before becoming a top player…… but ….. he scored a goal in August that earned us more than £7m and could do again.
Times have moved on. On the world stage £15m is the starting price for an average football haddy. (Alex Song went for 15m euros two years ago).
Single millions transfer fees are now the going rate for good players from “wee leagues”.
If offered lets say no.
BTW – anyone got photos of the frontage? (Of Celtic Park obviously ! )
Hail Hail