Interesting development reported this morning by the BBC that the SPFL have sold rights to a Chinese broadcaster for around £500k per year. With rights for major European leagues commanding premium fees, it seems intuitive that there’s space for lower-cost content, but Scottish football must be starting from a position of practically zero market knowledge in China. Unless Zheng Zhi is a whole lot more popular than I realised.
The other aspect about China to bear in mind is the size and habits of its gambling market. If you are a gambler, you don’t watch football for the thrill of following your favourite team, you watch for the opportunity to beat the bookie, and in this respect, Scottish football is as valuable as any league.
Sport’s relationship with gambling has been a source of concern, especially in the Scottish lower leagues, but when you look up your fixture list and see the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership, there’s no point getting precious about the influence Chinese gamblers.
I see the Bumblebee’s back! This NB know how to push our buttons with the retro look.
I know around 100 of you have/can/will run a 10k or half marathon, and a few dozen have told me you’re signing up to do the Great Scottish Run for your Foundation. You know what it’s about, Health, Education, Learning, Poverty – or in short, it’s about what Celtic means to you and me.
Time to get moving on it. See the Foundation page here for details. It’s in October, so there’s a good chance the rain will stop by then. Let me know when you’ve signed up, celticquicknews@gmail.com
You don’t need to break records, you don’t even need to run the whole course, just get the trainers on and get out there, you’ll be glad you did.
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Celtic could always arrange for Ciftci’s teeth to be removed to prevent any future allegations of biting.
On second thoughts, why bother. The SFA have probably got rules prohibiting gumming with intent.
bgx,
Naw expect more and worse, you are one I will have no problem calling out, yer a coward, worse liar than me and a Masonic scumbag, last night you outed yourself, you tried to bully a Christian into declaring people who do not accept the Christ as the only way to salvation will not be accepted into heaven, a biblical fundamental another truth you refused to acknowledge. Only a Masonic bawbag would use that Kind of logic to refute their wee proday Sunday school education
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/exclusive-revelations/#more-6632
jobo baldie
23:09 on 20 July, 2015
Apologies, I know you make the distinction with reporting & firecasting but I thought you would be sleeping !
I am sure EK will be bathes in sunshine tomorrow (that’s not a forecast just hopeful)
48 labour mps voted against the govs welfare reforms..Good on them..184 abstained..The Govs majority..Guess…Thats right..184.,..Strange but true..
ger57
Yi fun me oot fella
HH
Canamalar
I realise that you are probably pissed out yer face, but please moderate your language and tone towards your fellow bloggers.
HH
Coward liar masonic scumbag masonic bawbag…Jeezo..im improving with age.
Laughing at you..
Ger57
Language ?
BGX
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Don’t you realise that no party WILL/COULD get elected into power by concentrating solely on the poorest and/or benefit claimants.
Why?
There are simply not nearly enough of them.
It can’t, and never has happneed, in the UK, or in Scotland.
In order to to obtain power and help the poor and lowest paid, you must, like Labour did in theirTHREE victories, appeal to the majority of people who do work, pay taxes and finance the country.
Labour’s biggest redistribution of wealth, Gordon Brown’s Tax Credits, which stands at £30 BILLION – is now being dismantled by the Tories.
If those who voted against Labour, in favour of the impotent SNP, who have NEVER delivered ANYTHING for the WORKING-CLASS, think that this budget was tough, wait till 2020 – the Tories will then, near as damn it, dissolve the Welfare State.
Those who voted for SNP hoping for a BENEFITS BONANZA, have got the exact opposite – ie slashing cuts.
proddy..Fixed that..
weet weet weet
I thought you were going to claim you were part of the 1950s Hibs forward line. My sister was in the Secret Seven.
Do we think Logan Bailly will start the season between the chopsticks?
thompsontwin
23:25 on 20 July, 2015
What do you think the score will be on Wednesday ?
ThompsonTwins..So you appeal to the majority who work by Hammering the poor and disabled..
Very Socialist…Sit Down Girlfriend.
ger57
You won mate
I’ve no idea wit your on about
HH
thompsontwin
23:25 on 20 July, 2015
Do you think you will win the Petrofact this season ?
The troll is getting into full flow. Time for bed. Good night bhoys and ghirls and to borrow from TD, lurking or trolling huns, GIRFUY.
Will every team that comes to CP next season park the rickshaw?
bgx,
Can only pity your sad existence, if Scottish mansonry is your ambition for governance and there is no alternative available. I can only offer my prayers for the children of state orphanages and special needs schools, your dedication demands. It’s easier to hide the atrocities in your kind of nationalist euphoria than even Britain. Bless eh
Low lie the Paddyfields of Chiiiiiinnnnaa
Where once ….
Lets be honest, there is no point to the Labour Party now. Tonight for me is one of the most shameful things they have ever done.
I see a fracture in the party soon enough, with a smaller left wing breaking off, leaving an anaemic pointless rump of stuffed shirts with no conviction about anything.
HT
Apologies for biting but we need to play these clowns at their own game
Wish there was a Block button
.Some people cant take a telling and continue to embarrass Themselves…Shame..
BSR mentioned getting the golf over so people could get a fish supper and head home.
Got corporate at the Scottish Open a number of years back at Loch Lomond.
A fish supper was £24.50!!!!
It was a champagne batter…so that’s alright eh? Oh and you got half a lemon wrapped in muslin.
Glad I wiznae oan the bell :-(
Do folk who continually post about their own political opinions using capital letters
think it will bring them more attention ?
Back at the primary school csc
I may add to my previous post that old Labour supporters are generally compassionate by nature, and they are being let down by the party
bgx
23:39 on 20 July, 2015
Of course there is a block…. Log off, if things annoyed me I wouldn’t go back to them, if you disagree with posters scroll by if you don’t fancy logging off, I think the best thing to do is keep posting what you think, we are all different and as long as a poster isn’t being abusive I don’t think they are in the wrong even though they might lost a lot of excrement (like myself)
Weet weet weet:
Spot on! Found myself nodding in agreement all the way through. Walked a mile to school and a mile back from age 5. Can’t imagine parents allowing that these days.
Gerryfaethebrig..And if they are abusive?
art of war
23:39 on 20 July, 2015
Hope you enjoyed your wee Monday off, if you read back you will realise I have had no a bad day apart face Jordan blinking Speith…. He will win the last major mark my words, heard you met BT the other day, if you are about on payday the training mob are visiting the TSB and I am allowed out till about 7pm, would gladly buy you a wee pint and a half
Coming soon to the Gallowgate
Charlie and the……..Chan’s!
box,
You can always complain ya Masonic wretch
Ah bless
bgx
23:45 on 20 July, 2015
Ignore….
Abusive ? How can reading words be abusive, laugh at the abusers and move on, we are grown men (& women) people who type abusive post should either read the post before the post or read it the next day, trust me they are the ones who will (should) feel worse
Gerry..,
NormLly that would ring true, but after last night and the corner he tried to shove jfh into, I will never let up on this Masonic scumbag
iniquitousiv
23:45 on 20 July, 2015
I used to walk two miles across the moss, uphill both ways and through snow drifts.
Aye we had real winters then, none of your namby pamby globally warmed seasons.
Why would i Complain..
It Entertains Me…