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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DD@9:27
That’s a shame a good contributor to the blog, only met him briefly outside CP on that wee swally with you and CRC et al. Looked genially pished off at not meeting another CQN guy for a beer but there will be more opportunities from the East Lothian mob :0)
Preemptive type is pish……….
Delaney’s, did your cousin speak to you again? Lol
The horribles are very gracious in victory and even more in defeat.
I’m surrounded by sevs in the area i work in. Not as nasty as most of them but let’s just say they are not fond of us and, as I posted earlier this week, one said we had loaned Hibs John MCGinn to stop them winning the league. We may have hired the St Mirren stadium for pre season friendlies but I didn’t realise it included one of their players in the deal.
Looking forward to Saturday’s game and it would be good if Scott Allan got longer game time.
Neganon,I had a longer answer written out for you but it went into the Ether.To condense.Why dont you GTF off this blog,you boring,self opinionated,waffling,trumpet.I am sick of listening to your constant diatribes against Celtic,Scotland.Maybe some on here like to toady to you,not me,and I am glad to see,quite a few more.You my friend,are an absolute bore.
If any off the self indulgent posters want to come on,wring their hands and say,”Oh,this is not the way the blog used to be”well go to another blog on “Womens Own”or something similar.Dry your eyes and get real.Neganon is an absolute smoke blanket on this site.About time you realised this instead of toadying to his constant anti Celtic,anti Scotland agenda.
***Last Man Standing 6 prize annoucement***
Good evening fholks
As we move on week 8 of the competition and with nearly all the payments in ( The Sevco bad list is down to one :-) ), I thought I would wet the appetites of the remaining 22 entrants with details of the prizepot.
The winner of LMS6 stands to receive an amazing £725, and equally if not more important we have raised an incredible £990 for Wee Shay in the same period. The money will be used towards securing the third year of his treatment ( with the second year funding already in place).
This incredible amount raised by so many CQNers comes from 50% of the prizepot, donations and badge and cufflink sales in the period of LMS6.
I should be in a position over the weekend to provide you all an update on the progress of the first years treatment for Wee Shay and his family,
Tell you what bhoys and ghirls, this is something you should all be proud of. This would not have been possible without you all
HH
CRC
cqnpredictor@gmail.com
JUNGLE JIM HOT SMOKED on 21ST JANUARY 2016 9:22 PM
Turkeybhoy
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Thanks for your reply mate.This is the problem,the fans want the team to perform,but sit on their hands for the 90 minutes.Some should take a look at the Crystal Palace fans,best fans in England,and see how to support their team.They will win nothing but fantastic backing.The Celtic fans at the moment are a disgrace,apart from the GB.
When reading some of the posters on here,I can really see why there is silence.10,000Neganons in the crowd.
Turkey bhoy,
You’ve just been added to the idiot block list
That’s the kind of drivel most people on here have been kicking back against,
Abusing the poster without addressing his argument is exactly why this blog is in trouble.
Seriously guys, use chrome as your browser, attach “stylish” add on and dump people like turkeybhoy, life becomes much easier when you don’t have to scroll by the abuse.
Else you can dump neganon2 if he gets on your mams enough you need to resort to abuse.
Dallas
His first game at doomdome was the only time he has seen us defeated in a dozen or so games. :)
CRC: Is that before or after, or both? Hope to have better news on the Slimbhoyfat front.
Team on Tuesday looked fired up. I reckon 9-0 on Saturday.
Corkie: Where for art thou?
I see EK are questioning why they have been forced by the SFA to play at Hamilton.
Oh dear,what a stramash.
Almore
Them cork fellas is like the Spanish inquisition
…and nobody expects the Spanish inquisition
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EKiqthx0GKw
Canman
Yip, I agree 100%.
No constructive argument, just attack the poster, hunnish if I may say so.
HH
Almore
As I am a chancer and will have weighed in before, I am hoping both. Will keep you posted.
HH
CRC
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 21ST JANUARY 2016 9:53 PM
Turkey bhoy,
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You know what you can do with your elitist post.You are one of the guys that put people off coming onto the blog,and to tell me that my rant against Neganon,obviously one of your clicque,is ruining this blog is ridiculous.You,have been in more arguments on this site than I can count,you sanctimonious trumpet.
If you think you can bully me,or people like me,because you feel you are better than anyone,then you have lost the whole meaning of a blog.Its free speech,or if you would have it,only the “Free speech”you agree with.
Telling people to dodge or ignore free speech,is just what I have come to expect from some on here.Whats next?,burning books.
THis is not your blog,do not presume so,this is Paul 67 blog,and if he thinks I am doing wrong,i will take his rebuke,or worse,but not from you,you self opinionated toady.
TET,
Convert, seriously, just go chrome and stylish and leave the poison to blaming their inventions.
It’s already made a difference, I note some poster I have conversed with many times have suddenly decided to stop being involved, there will be some special friends hoping to blame me for that, but as I’ve said, I’ve had inter course and argued/fell out with them many times and they never felt they had to chuck it, now all of a sudden they can take no more, my special friends have an uphill struggle to blame anyone but themselves but that won’t stop them, it could never possibly be their fault.
TURKEYBHOY
A well-constructed and considered riposte,well in keeping with the fine traditions of this hallowed site.
Recently,at least…
Turkeybhoy
A poor post from u IMO.
Neganon questions things he feels are not right.
Now u can agree or disagree with him but telling him to sling his hook ain’t right.
Bet u any money the Sevvies wish they had questioned SDM a bit and maybe their club wouldn’t have died?
HH
Long sleeves shirts
Look cool as feck in the traditional 5 green hoops. I have a replica I wore in my skinny youth. Especially to Ibrox in the 80s. Swagger up the road is us.
However.
Starter for 10.
Which players wore. Unbelievably . long sleeved shirts .
In Seville ?
ET,
I see you are joining in with the main stream media on here,really.
Tell me one time when you can see the difference from any of Neganons posts.
Every day its the same old guff.Same attacks on Celtic,same attacks on Scotland,nothing changes.Every so often he will slip in a wee bit about the WIN,but lose,Oh FFS,he is on like a shot,not to criticize the team,but to carry on hos diatribe against the Board.Sorry,not on my fekin watch.Anyone has a problem with that,tough.
PAUL67 on 21ST JANUARY 2016 8:34 PM
Jimmynotpaul, I think it’s a great idea.
Negaknickers: Red Card !!!!
Paul67, Sorted that for you as they say on here:-)))
Is this what the male menopause feels like?
Flippin eck bhoys, flouncing bouncing, arguing, shouting, narking, swearing and downright nastiness
Time to grow up, which I believe potentially comes after growing old, ha ha :-)
HH
CRC
Delaney’s , not the best place for your cousin to lose his unbeaten record watching us.
It would be good if we carried on the momentum of our last three games , against St Johnstone .
I don’t know if we will start with the same team or James, possibly Kris, comes in for Gary Mackay-Steven, from Tuesday.
We need as much backing from our support as possible to help the team in this season’s run in . Mibbery may become more evident but we will need to beat that along with the teams we play.
St Stivs
First guess: Tommo
Second guess: Lambert
HH
CRC
WITS: enjoy Leopardstown with Park Road. Only been to the horse racing once but thoroughly enjoyed it. Will try and convince the missus to go on Easter Monday. Does your butler look after your guests also? No canopes for me, only hors d’ourves:-)
CRC: C U Saturday.
Off to mo leaba, Oíche mhaith.
Jobo: Look forward to your weather reports, nobody does it better.
St Stivs , possibly Neil, Alan Thompson, Chris Sutton .
St Stivs, Rab Douglas
CRC,
Hope you’ve got a quizz good enough to entice decent tims back, seems to me the only time this place is fun is when you are the inquisition or Croppy bhoy is piling on the style.
In fact I think we need both you guys twice a week for the next six weeks to try and throw off the haters that spend their time ganging up on inquiring minds.
Turkeybhoy every word you utter says more about yourself than anything I could ever say in response.
It is in keeping with the sad demise of the blog that anyone who wants to debate in any meaningful way is called a clique and anti intellectualism has taken hold. This facism, cheerled by another poster who, after likening the Celtic trusts drive for members as grooming and then saying he will chase another poster like he would chase a runaway slave and then returned to the blog unrepentent and glowing with his notoriety, is I am afraid the death of this blog which was founded on decent debate and argument.
I could point out the irony of your claims of intolerance but it would be lost on you.
For the avoidance of doubt I have never and will never report anyone to Paul, but I do find it sad that the blog puts up with it and even lionises it.
Good night all and sleep well.
It is even more feisty in here at night.
PAUL67 on 21ST JANUARY 2016 8:34 PM
Jimmynotpaul, I think it’s a great idea
Had a very interesting chat an hour ago with a senior guy at EK,the first they knew the game was at Hamilton was when a hack threw it to them 10 minutes after full time.This was despite a meeting during the week ,when EK &Lothian Thistle were invited to make alternative plans ,as their grounds couldn’t accommodate Celtic. Usual arrogant BS from Hampden. I can tell you EK’s plans if it is Hamilton are very interesting. HH
Canaman
I have always been a believer in knowing what your enemys are doing or saying, not that they are my enemys mind you, but I would rather see what pish people are posting, tis just my way, I don’t use Chrome anyways :-)
HH
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He is as entitled to post here as anyone else is, he has been on here for many years without any bother till the board can do no wrong brigade started taking over the blog.
No argument against what the poster says, just attack the poster, just like you did and have done on many occasions cos you don’t like what they say, hunnish.
If you don’t like what he posts, ignore him, it’s no rocket science.
Or do you and your ilk want everyone to dance to your hunnish head in the sand attitude that the board are the be all and end all ?
Canamalar
Next quiz is scheduled for when LMS7 starts, so a couple of weeks away.
Hope we hold out to then :-)
HH
CRC
The second part of my post was directed at you Turkey
Too many great posters have gone from this site.
BURGHBHOY on 21ST JANUARY 2016 10:19 PM
Turkeybhoy
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I am not against anyone questioning anything.I did it myself a couple of weeks ago about RD.Its opinions.Neganon has no opinions on Celtic,he hardly ever mentions them.What he has massive opinions on,is the Celtic Board,or “Sectarian Scotland”which really gets right up my nose.He has an agenda which I will not let go.I will not give him free reign to run riot over things that are dear to me,and I love, like my team,and the country that gave me the wonderful education I received,which has enabled me to work all over the world,and earn a retirement in the sun I deserve.
His “Sectarian,racist”Scot;land,threw up the best schools in the country.I attended one,St Gerrards In Govan.We had so many more.We have Mps,Bankers,Councillors,Captains of industry,etc,people in positions of power throughout the land.How could that be possible in the land he rants about.
I know many on here like to wallow in the downtrodden theme.Its not like that in the real world,get into it,throw off your self mumping imposed shackles and tell them,”You are no longer “The people”,theres a new show in town.Better educated,better brought up,better looking.Get used to it.
Or else you can wallow in Neganons mire.
Long sleeved Mentalist’s in Seville.
Thommo. Petrov. Sutton. Douglas.
Jesse on.