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The proposed new deal the Guardian report Sky TV and the SPFL are close to agreeing would see a modest uptick of £2m per season to £29.5m.

For that, Sky can broadcast 60 games each year, instead of the current 48 games. Each club would also be able to sell five pay per view (PPV) games.

The analysts I have read is universally hostile. The deal does not compare favourably with similar sized European countries, the average cost per broadcast game drops and there is little account for inflation.

The analysis is also mostly lazy as our misses the point. Scottish football TV audiences are all about two tribes. Viewing figures become noticeable only when they meet.

Oh for an AZ Alkmaar, to bring drama to Celtic games from midtable.

The SPFL sell TV rights in an open and competitive market. It is absurd to bemoan the deal and not recognise the harsh fact that it was better than all others on offer.

It’s all clubs take up their five PPV options, some will be playing to a TV audience of hundreds, perhaps dozens.

 

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  1. scullybhoy on

    Rory McKenzie details how Kilmarnock plan to frustrate Celtic at Rugby Park

     

    12th August

     

     

    “We will be set up to stop them playing, make fouls, slow it down then try to play when we get the ball. We don’t want it to be a free-flowing spectacle.

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Dear God.

  2. Sláinte Ange on

    SCULLYBHOY on 13TH AUGUST 2022 7:12 AM

     

     

    I think we all expect this without Rory telling us.

     

    Hoping we give them a right good gubbing

     

    COYBIG

     

    HH

  5. Sláinte Ange on

    Please God, we get a win and put on a show

     

    ——-

     

    A wee 6-0 for the bhoys will be most acceptable

     

    Hh

  7. Sláinte Ange on

    SCULLYBHOY

     

     

    Thanks for posting all the wonderful Celtic images.- keep em coming.

     

    I hope you don’t mind me suggesting including a caption with some, especially the older ones?

  9. Gene on

    SLÁINTE ANGE

     

    It’s the content that’s illegal – that’s why they’re based in places like Saudi.

     

    Do you think Sky pay £1bn for the EPL and let anyone stream it for free

  10. lionroars67 on

    The peoples game ?

     

     

    Fans pay extortionate prices for season tickets merchandise etc

     

     

    Who authorised these blazers to sell to Sky

     

     

    Salaries for players in the millions per years

     

     

    Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, owns Paris Saint-Germain through closed shareholders Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), which purchased the club in 2011. The takeover made PSG the richest club in France and one of the wealthiest in the world.

     

     

    Outside the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan is best known as owner of English football champion Manchester City. At home, he’s deputy prime minister and a powerful member of the royal family.

     

     

    Love those rascals from Saudi

  11. scullybhoy on

    Sláinte Ange on 13th August 2022 8:02 am

     

     

    SCULLYBHOY

     

     

    Thanks for posting all the wonderful Celtic images.- keep em coming.

     

     

    I hope you don’t mind me suggesting including a caption with some, especially the older ones?

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Cheers mate – I will try to do so.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    A 1-0 will do, but I won’t say no to a 6-0.

  15. scullybhoy on

    Tom McLaughlin on 13th August 2022 9:03 am

     

     

    SCULLYBHOY

     

     

    I remember this game from March 1968 at Rugby Park in front of 28,000.

     

     

    https://youtu.be/ZOYBk_QCChk

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Some great goals, especially the second!

     

     

    HH

     

     

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a3/51/d7/a351d734c671a19e637990e1c4778077.jpg

     

     

    Kilmarnock 0 Celtic 4 in April 2011 at Rugby Park. Kris Commons put Celtic 0-1 up after only 4 minutes.

  20. Greenpinata on

    For any lurking huns :-

     

     

    Guess who is on the greatest aggregate ” humping ” in a Euro tie.

     

     

    Only a Diddy team could lose 12 goals

     

     

    A double whammy this year.. Wunderbar ,Eintracht Frankfurt.

     

     

    Tee Hee.

  24. scullybhoy on

    Juranovic was a solid defender last term, contributing with 7.6 ball recoveries per 90 minutes in the league.

     

    He is also a deadly crosser of the ball with a 32.32% Crossing accuracy extremely high, especially among fullbacks.

     

     

    For reference, Trent Alexander-Arnold managed 30.04% for Liverpool last season.

  26. Hot Smoked on

    SCULLYBHOY on 13TH AUGUST 2022 7:12 AM

     

     

    As Rory McKenzie says his team will `make fouls` ie deliberate fouls, does that mean we can look forward to a plethora of cards?

  30. Hot Smoked on

    I know I advised against visiting the BBC site but I didn`t take my own advice as I checked the fixtures and came across this little reminder as to why I should stay away from their site:

     

     

    `Can newly promoted Kilmarnock stun Celtic?

     

     

    ……where Celtic have slipped up in recent years, winning on just three of their past six visits.

     

     

    Even the victories haven’t always been hassle free. Back in 2019, it took a 90th-minute winner from Scott Brown – whose frenzied celebrations earned the skipper a sending-off – to break Killie’s resistance.`

  31. Sláinte Ange on

    SCULLYBHOY on 13TH AUGUST 2022 9:52 AM

     

     

    Not a very clear image. Elland Road?

     

     

    HH

  32. Tom McLaughlin on

    I was in that Elland Road enclosure with my dad and older brother, just above Jack Charlton’s head. What a day that was. I was 15.

  33. Tom McLaughlin on

    HOT SMOKED

     

     

    On BBC Radio Scotland this morning the woman said – Can Rangers keep up their 100% start to the season with a win over St Johnstone at Ibrox?

     

     

    Seriously, who talks about 100% records after just 2 games?

  34. Burnley78 on

    Tom McL / Hot Smoked

     

     

    They really know no bounds. The BBC is out of control and has been for some time. This season they have taken editorial control on all things rangers to another level. Misrepresentation ( in some instances actual lies ) and amplification of anything negative about Celtic is the new norm.

     

     

    Richard Wilson was always going to guide it this way but now adding Kenny McIntyre to a leadership role and No surprise.

     

     

    Anyone thinking this is not our biggest challenge needs to get out more. Belief and positivity will pour from their support who will back them to the hilt. Thank god we have Ange and his balanced counter. I only hope we don’t slip up any time soon and allow a chink for the anti Celtic media to drive a wedge into. Before we know it we will be penny pinching and dithering and a one trick pony with no plan B. The media seized on every issue in the 20/1 season and will again given a mere hint of opportunity.

     

     

    We must never stop.

  35. scullybhoy on

    Sláinte Ange on 13th August 2022 9:59 am

     

     

    SCULLYBHOY on 13TH AUGUST 2022 9:52 AM

     

     

    Not a very clear image. Elland Road?

     

     

    HH

     

    Tom McLaughlin on 13th August 2022 10:03 am

     

     

    I was in that Elland Road enclosure with my dad and older brother, just above Jack Charlton’s head. What a day that was. I was 15.

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    GC scores after a minute in 1970 EC first leg. 0-1 to the Celts

     

     

    Second leg

     

     

    https://i.pinimg.com/564x/94/93/89/9493897f8df3a9d91a1c1aeb857ac8b8.jpg

  40. Parkheadcumsalford on

    BURNLEY78,

     

     

    While I have no doubt McIntyre wishes us nothing but ill, a couple of years ago, if I remember correctly, someone came on here defending him. I think it was shortly after he had lost the place interviewing Neil Lennon.

  42. Stephbhoy67 on

    The smsm have always had a pro rangers agenda, it gets viewers and readers, know your audience is the into into media studies. They are not goi to go any other way.

     

     

    See fat boy boyd saying sky sports are great for scottish football, see above for clarity o his views. You don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

     

     

    Scottish clubs simply need to grow some balls and believe in their product. 200k people pay to watch top flight football at home games, those same folk would do the same to watch their teams away. Throw in 3000 plus pubs paying, ppv for individual match day tickets and advertising, highlight packages etc and the 29 pounds a season offer by sky sports is shown up as a joke of an offer.i have no doubt an independent top flight spfl set up would generate 60 million for the clubs, not great but much better than the sky offer

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