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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I thought CRC was asking about Noel? 8))
Rename our new avenue up to the ground the Celtic Wok Wei.
I could murder Chinese chips wi curry sauce right now.
hankmarvincsc
Sino going to buy them strips….
很好
Hěn hǎo
braw
AGENT GREEN
In a bottle?
Chinese tims spotted peeking at the new third top.
HH!!
The ole CQN badge – – Doesn’t Shrink
bsr
IF that badge falls in there im 1st to go in after it :)
bees you have never seen a bee do this …..http://quirker.co.uk/story/in-the-moment-photographer-snaps-amazing-photo-of-a-bee-doing-a-wee
from pmg twitter
braw
I was down at the Marmaras front beach yesterday looking at the 100% real fake shops. Most teams covered including ours but not thems…….
A wee Q
Bing or Google?
Dallas Dallas
Just read back, not often you respond or bite back cousin!?
Seriously, ignore them. They offer a fraction of the entertainment value that guys like you and Roy Croppie bring to the blog.
Raining at St Andrews.
Well I never!
HH!!
That new Celtic 3rd jersey is horrible.
Never mind the betting issues… I was talking to a major advertiser at football grounds who said the ideal scenario would be for a major sending off or incident to occur with their company name in view. I am sure it could’ve arranged for a small fee.
looking forward to articles from The Ferret……Iain Macwhirter, political columnist for The Herald and the Sunday Herald, said: “The Ferret is just what Scottish journalism needs: independent, investigative, intelligent – and up the trouser leg of the establishment.”
lovetheweetrouserlegdigcfc
braw
Do any of the folk moaning about the new strip actually buy football kits?
PP.
Just back from florida,was the big mall there.
Shop selling nnothing but fitba tops.
The hoops proudly in the windae along wi a couple o epl diddy teams!!.
Asked guy in shop how sales are going, the hoops one of their biggest sellers.
Couldnae help masel nae sevco tops?,i asked,naw he said in a broad orlando accent!,no as long as I’m the manager!!.
Pure class.
mullet and co 2
13:51 on 20 July, 2015
I regularly buy the new Tops but not this one.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
@Sandamn…Had a fiver on ole Louis Ooozoner on Fri At 14/1
In wae a squeak….
H.H.
Sandman even:)
prestonpans bhoys
13:31 on 20 July, 2015
Never mind Mamaris in Glasgow today and have spotted loads of the new hoops being worn, not one Sevconian top, not sure if it’s them bhoycotting or embarrassment but it’s good not seeing them
Sean Thornton
Re your Florida story
Ye cannae whack it :<)
Bobby Murdoch, Ger57, Thunder Road and Saltires, thank you for your posts.
I disagree with the content and tone of certain posters on the site but like us all we are all entitled to our opinion. That’s why I rarely post anything in reply to them.
Despite liking Rudicantfail’s blog name and enjoying Tintin books when I was younger, the cartoons were great but I was to thick to understand the stories, Rudicantfail’s post about Mhairi Black’s speech annoyed me.
As I said earlier I don’t support the SNP but the content of Mhairi’s speech was something myself and others can relate to.
To those with something to celebrate today, have a great day.
In saying that, we all have something to celebrate each day, being Celtic supporters.
In the hall of fame of the football game.
You all know the rest of the song.
A little bit nervous about Iceland.
However, all we have to do is score once and they would have to get 4.
That’s not going to happen – will it ?
BT,
Right enough, the description could fit both.
BSR,
Ah, the original CQN badge, with add ons!
Does the SPFL deal with China mean that Sevconians will be looking forward to a Mandarin Wok ??
Couldn’t we also issue a 4th strip?
That way, we would have the Four Tops.
Sugarpie Honeybunch CSC
Dr Budge knocked back from SPFL board.
LB
seam Thornton,
Whereabouts in Florida where you?
Great story BTW
HH
gsu
Good morning lads
For the golf today, I would be happy to see Harrington (a good tim and just seems like a nice guy) or Garcia (he deserves one) win … or that young irish boy (assume he is a tim … always give people the benefit of the doubt) ….
or even Speith …. it is nice to see some excel at their trade, whatever that trade may be ….
wish I was a betting guy now ….. with that many choices, surely, if I bet on one of them, I would have to win (I’m ignoring the fact that would mean I lost on three other bets!)
sean thorton, predictive text,
It must be a difficult decision for a Sevconian to make, in wearing a club top outdoors.
The choice.
Be laughed at by 41 clubs’ fans or battered by your own True Blue Boycotters(TBB), on the other.
No offence to our resident TBB. :> )
Paul67 et al
RIP Moe Greene
I’m in holiday mode for another week, almost, so forget about working on a design for a new badge until then. Bundoran Bhoy doesn’t have that excuse, he is back, crack the ole whip CRC:-)
And get designing yourself.
BSR, she will be sporting the new badge design soon enough!
New strips for the kids,they’ll love it.
Have we signed a left back yet?
doc
14:32 on 20 July, 2015
Just sent you a text but perhaps you didn’t get it, being abroad. I hear we should get over the line by the end of the week with a LB.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
I noticed that Sevco have signed another two under the radar superstars.
Rangers are on the verge of signing Wigan pair James Tavernier and Martyn Waghorn.
The two players were at the club’s Murray Park training ground this morning to undergo medicals.
Tavernier is a 23-year-old right-back while Waghorn, 25, is a striker.
Former Middlesbrough and Bradford winger Andy Halliday penned a two-year contract with Rangers over the weekend.
What is the tie up with Wigan? All very bizarre.
LB
Lennybhoy, text just came through:-)
Look forward to seeing that confirmed.
Gearoid
enjoy Donegal my friend,am sure Thomthethim will have the tea(tae) on so enjoy the match on Wed in the Co of the Donegal highheidyins csc.:-)
if you find the time take yourself via the Mountain road to Dunlewey,go on then round by Glenveagh and into Gartan and An Tearmann.(i am kinda biased :-)
by being in Donegal you’ll be relaxed,the rest is easy.enjoy
HH