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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HUNDERBIRDS
Welcome to the madhouse.
Hail hail.
DRAMBOWIECELT
We’ve had worse. That People’s one,for starters. Oh,my eyes…
You’ve more chance of getting bitten by a shark on CQN
Tallybhoy
I did do excessive hedonism in my younger years so maybe my judgement isn’t what it used to be.
Just looked at the new strip again – still bad, really bad!
hunderbirds are gone
15:18 on 20 July, 2015
Welcome to the ‘asylum’……. Hahahahahahaha
@Bobby Ha Ha aye who could forget that creation..If ye held up tae ma old Grans
wallpaper it disappeared:)
H.H.
BMCW
Cheers legend
Hail Hail
Hunderbirds welcome………You big Virgil? :)
H.H.
hunderbirds are gone
Welcome to CQN.
Canamalar
Take your sunglasses off :) por cierto
An Tearmann@14.43
Poison Glen/ Dunlewey/ Termon beautiful part of the World. Gods little acre. You would be right to be biased. Been coming up to this neck of the woods for 40 odd years now and it’s beauty never ceases to amaze.
HH
hunderbirds are gone
15:18 on 20 July, 2015
Whit’s rang wae the new strip
Bobby Murdoch, what about the black strip we had with what looked like a zebra pedestrian crossing along the chest or the one with the green shorts and socks , white top with a dodgy green and gold pattern on it.
I think we only wore the latter one once against Aberdeen towards the end of our Hampden season.
Not the View used to describe our green and gold away kit from 1990 as our space invaders kit.
Hopefully I don’t see Celtic in that third strip very often. I hate that awful sickly, anemic green.
67heaven
I don’t like highlighters for a start
HH
From r m ……. The truth is out there….!!
“crombie1873, on 20 Jul 2015 – 10:15 AM, said:
Low sales I’d imagine, club deck usually stays closed if we have sold under 20k tickets, assuming it’s the same with the copland rear.
So you’re saying we’ve sold under 20,000 tickets? Must have missed the anouncement from the club a few weeks ago that said we’d surpassed 22,500 before the open sale. Reading to much ill phil i presume.
The reason the club deck isn’t available is that is normally the last to go on sale and the reason for the copland rear is the Union bears are moving there.”
The best Celtic change tops are the ones that cause a reaction ending up best sellers.
OfficialCelticMerchandise csc
Hunderbirds are Gone
Welcome to the madhouse .
Hail Hail
hunderbirds are gone
15:45 on 20 July, 2015
Ur highlighters no fur yur hair ….?????
Dallas Dallas
Haha. Not the view nailed it on a lot of strips!
I always remember one of the early 80’s strips described thus: ‘proof positive, if it was needed, that the Umbro design department are on hallucinogenic drugs’
Barcelona’s away European strip seen last season was also a fright.
hunderbirds are gone
15:18 on 20 July, 2015
Hopefully the “hun” in your moniker is the only thing you have in common with that old mob fae Govan
Welcome & Hail Hail
Prestonpans in Mamaris never mind the Daily Record I think Sevco need a strong Sevco, enjoy your holiday & anniverary
Is £500k For SPFL TV for China deal not a ‘Crazee closing down sale. Everything must go!’ Kinda price?
Or is it good coverage?
IreallydontknowtheanswerCSC
Dave Whelan wearring his JJB sports regalia in the dark blue corner..
Mike Ashley wearing his Sports Direct regalia in the light bue corner.
All pals.
They will both sell the new, fabulous Celtic European top…but not to me.
Ordered from a less blue source.
I’m happy with the bright new strip. Makes it easier for huns to see it from about 10 miles away. Which, coincidentally, is the distance I like huns to be from me.
Welcome Hunderbirds are Gone.
Hunderbirds are Gone
£500k is virtually money for nothing.
If we got £500k from a number of countries for our fitba it would give us a much better TV deal than we currently have.
We should target India next and try and get a similar deal.
The spin offs will be sponsors for our ground hoardings. Maybe shirt sponsors and possibly some other spin offs.
It is foolish to knock it back. The more countries we get exposure in the better. Hopefully the next time the live coverage is due for renewal in this country it is more valuable due to the global footprint.
LB
GFTB
My Moniker……
It is sad that I think evil of a dead……. Eh…….. Company.
But I do. So there it is!
HH
bsr
Glesga kiss never fails
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
12:09 on 20 July, 2015
Legend
Hunderbirds
Where do you stand on the snp/middle east crisis/poppy wearing/Gerry adams beard/the orange walk culture/rebel songs/catholic schools/UKIP/Greece/The Euro/Satan/Pope Francis/Gay Marriage and Global warming.
And please no bloody football talk or else you will have to arm wrestle canamalar
What is the Stars
16:17 on
20 July, 2015
Hunderbirds
Where do you stand on the snp/middle east crisis/poppy wearing/Gerry adams beard/the orange walk culture/rebel songs/catholic schools/UKIP/Greece/The Euro/Satan/Pope Francis/Gay Marriage and Global warming.
And please no bloody football talk or else you will have to arm wrestle canamalar
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Not even a MENTION of roasted/toasted cheese in there – you’d start a fight in an empty room…
:-)
Bourne at 15.46, that’s the one. Good colours but the design was not the best.
Hunderbirds are gone, great name. Welcome.
Not the View is still the only fanzine I buy. I’m glad its still popular among our support.
I wonder are there others on CQN. Like myself who like playing golf but don’t particularly enjoy watching it on television.
hunderbirds are gone
16:10 on 20 July, 2015
No bother at all, watch that WITS poster he will try and get you to join his Ronny out club but deep down I know he loves our Ronny !
Or helped down from your high horse by the self appointed low horse stable bhoy
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
11:17 on
20 July, 2015
DALLASDALLAS
Btw,welcome to the legion of the trolled. You have finally arrived. Your encyclopaediac knowledge of all things Celtic doesn’t cut any mustard with us,you know.
Only once you have been well and truly trolled can you really call yourself a proper CQNer.
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Hey you ya warmer!!! av never been trolled.
NEWSTART BRA
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Ferrets, trouser legs?
McWhirter, who used to insult everyone’s intelligence by putting forward an economic case for separation – is so far up the SNP’s a***, he walks around covered in turds.
Even he, the aforementioned travelling toilet, has ‘dropped’ advocating FULL FISCAL STUPIDITY – I wonder who, in the cult, is still dreaming of being Greece 2.
Canamalar
I will have you know I am very unstable