The biggest story in the Deloitte money league table, out this morning, is that of Milan and Inter, 14th and 19th place respectively. Inter are stuck between Everton (pining for a new stadium to remove the biggest inhibitor on revenue) and West Ham (soon moving to a new stadium).
Juventus are 10th and Roma 16th but that’s it for Italian clubs, who were able to attract the top talent from Law to Ronaldo and all generations in between. The fabled ‘lure of the lira’ wasn’t replaced by the lure of Italian stocked euros. Football in Italy is still a huge business, but the TV market is not as generous as the deal in the confederated league in England and Wales.
It’s not so long since Celtic regularly featured in Deloitte’s report but our TV revenues have stagnated while those elsewhere have grown considerably. We’ve recognised our place in the food chain, but next to slip off the list when the new English TV deal kicks in will be the big Milanese clubs. Good.
Celtic were first to suffer the consequences of the TV and football markets cartels. There’s little we can do about it alone, we need big clubs in big countries to also be unhappy at being pushed out of the tent.
We’ll soon read that Crystal Palace earn more money than Inter Milan. Experience suggests that football clubs, once disenfranchised in this manner, become advocates for change. Even those near the top, like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s Bayern Munich, are talking about a European league, as their domestic TV deal is holding them back.
Magners Ticket Competition
Fancy two Premium Seats in the Jock Stein Stand for Saturday’s game against St Johnstone, courtesy of Magners? You can win by answering this question, which will hopefully bring back some memories:
We said “Cheerio to 10-in-a-row” on 9 Mary 1998, but just before halftime that day, a St Johnstone player went within inches of equalising with a header. Who was that player?
Send his surname in the subject line of an email to celticquicknews@gmail.com to enter.
And while you are at it, why don’t you put a £1 into our Mary’s Meals school kitchen appeal here…
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Petetc,
Have a grenade day and may the Christ bless you with clarity to see through those who would blind you to political propagance forced I to his message.
Grenade :)
Great even :)
Morning Bhoys from a wet miserable Central Scotland. H.H..
SAINT STIVS on 22ND JANUARY 2016 9:22 AM
I like the Thomas books as well ……
“…a tank engine who lived at a Big Station. He had six small wheels, a short stumpy funnel, a short stumpy boiler and a short stumpy dome. He was a fussy little engine, always pulling coaches about. […] He was cheeky, too.”
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Congratulations on moving up a Key Stage!
;-)))
Glad he’s not having to endure a trial
Would’ve been hard on the lad.
As a die hard Celtic fan, I get Celtic themed presents for Birthdays and Christmas.
I’m grateful and appreciate them all. The problem is that I find it hard to get rid of the old stuff. It doesn’t matter if the T-Shirt has a hole in it. I canny just throw out something with the badge on it >:-)
I was talking with an Ipswich Town supporting colleague at work today, discussing the Celtic connections like Mowbray, Keane, McCarthy and the legendary Daryl Murphy…
I tried to explain to him this wonder goal scored by Murphy in the Hoops:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQv9wwUwwVk
Kojo was the CQN equivalent of Ian durrant
A racist bigot who now that he’s gone folk only talk about his scouting of the youth team. ..
I had to attend a doctor for the rsi that I developed scrolling past his pash
Hahahahaha, did you read it?
31003 on 22ND JANUARY 2016 12:37 AM
Auld heid
Brilliant…….but far too intellectual for morons…….its a shame……..if only they
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I doubt it, lol. So funny.
Hello CQN,
How do you contact Paul or the mods to have one of your posts removed?
It is nothing sinister but my name may go into the public domain via a planning application for work. I posted a link to a just giving page on CQN awhile back and it comes up on a google search on me.
Thanks
Good grief………(How convenient)……………!
Tic, toc……..
The Jakes Gang meets in an old, clapped-out boxcar in the sidings behind the St Rollox works in Springburn, where members share tales of former-day derring-do, wine is shared communally, and disputes are settled in the time honoured 12 bar blues style.
AN TEARMANN
Sorry I missed your question about governance/ licensing in the likes of the NFL.
Don’t know much at all about it, I’m afraid, although I heard one of the pundits once describe the NFL as working on a corporate level like a Trades Association, consisting of, and financed by, the member teams.
Pretty sure it doesn’t operate for the benefit of just one of the member teams, right enough!
Turkeybhoy, deleted, language.
In ither news………..
Let’s hope the wee fella has the cojones to stick it out during the difficult days ahead.
Wishing all the best to Wee Jamesie – an upstanding member of the Celtic community
Morning all.
Auldheid’s post last night should be compulsory reading for all of us. Let’s hope we keep to it. The blog needs each of us and we have lost too many already because of others’ ignorance.
Think we can expect the meeja to start publishing eyewitness story’s soon.
If ever there was a cause worthy of support
from the Celtic Truss……………………………….
Hope to see James F exposing full backs’ weaknesses and flashing down the wing soon…
Straw Poll guys:
Celtic are playing East Kilbride in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup, Sunday 7th Feb. EK are the Home team, venue tbd.
Provided tickets are available, are you intending to go to the match?
TBB
It was always an open and not shut case.
I found Derek Mcinness’ comments last night extremely revealing in terms of his defeatist nature, but also on thinking about them, totally inaccurate.
Sure it’s true that Celtic’s budget is large compared to Aberdeen’s but the only time that has any relevance is when they are playing each other. Aberdeen only have to be better than the rest in the league, which they have the resources to be. Beyond that any Aberdeen team will always have a fighting chance in one to one games against Celtic. So it stands to reason that in the absence of any other team funded by larger resources their chances of causing an upset actually improve.
However by taking the position he has, he is giving his players a ready made excuse to fail. Keep up the good work Derek… Ya dumpling.
Kjam, email me a link to the comment here: celticquicknews@gmail.com
Bob…,
Good observation
I’m hearing King got cleared?
Cleared of context of court charges? Ah well.
TBB
flight tickets as well. Thank you kindly Sir
I´ll even buy you a beer
HH
Canamalar,
Were there any Japanese witnesses? :)
HH
Context=contempt
If Michael O Halloran is playing or not to morrow so what,cut the Bhoy some slack,not once have I heard him saying he would like to go to Sevco., its the media that’s trying to punt him to thems, so I still say that Celtic should sign him, I’m sure he would do well for us.
Awe Naw
Lemme see if i can buy a Hoover or something.
TBB
;-)
strictly business class dinnae forget
HH
The lost blog?
Was it found?
And have they got it back?
Who ever they where?
I don’t do Dyson!
Maidin mhaith.
I’ve recently been diagnosed with Morton’s Neuroma, basically inflammation of the nerve ending between my toes. No sign of how this happened, as I had stopped running when it arose.
Been told I may need an injection and or orthotics.
I’m not convinced of the need for orthotics but without knowing why I got this, it is possibly down to mechanics, though not convinced. Also I have been told not to have the injection unless it is in conjunction with ultrasound.
Any advice from doctors/chiropodists welcome.
Árd Macha
Geordie…,
No sure who was there, doubt Jamsie does either
I bought a dyson …. great vacuum cleaner … until it needs maintained. Made the mistake of deciding early one Saturday morning to do the maintenance on it and took it to bits. Two days and 3,721 profanities later …and I assured the wife that it was as good as new…. she still draws me dirty looks whenever she uses it. I think it is just a smart way to get me to insist on doing the vacuuming
HH