I try to avoid those who really should be avoided but I caught the report of Peter Lawwell’s Sky TV interview on their website yesterday. The “No summer sales” headline was misleading in itself as our chief exec actually said “there is no real necessity to sell players now”.
We are a solvent and well-run football club, there is no real, or imagined, necessity to sell, but there is an enormous leap between this status and “no summer sales”. All clubs, not just Celtic, sell when an offer exceeds their valuation for a player and they believe the money could be more productively redeployed elsewhere. There is no necessity for Manchester City to sell players, not until the oil runs out in the Middle East, anyway, but they may still sell.
Best part of the article was from Charlie Nicholas, “I’m a bitter idiot. Listen, I’ll prove it…..”
I’ve translated that quote from the vernacular.
Loved newco Rangers accounts. £3.5m in the bank on 31 December, £1.5m loan since, so they have £5m to operate until the season ticket money comes in, which will just be enough, but cash burn is running at over £1m per month; close to £15m a year.
£30m-£50m is not enough.
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hendrix67
15:34 on 28 March, 2014
Well done to Mr hendrix67…….. And HH …..know how he feels
Welcome fellow bampots to the afternoon edition of ” he said- she said ”
This will be quickly followed by ” my dad’s bigger than your dad “
!!bada bing!!
14:43 on 28 March, 2014
Pfayr-a bhoy on here said you were the Laird of Tenerife…:) have you been to Puerto Santiago? Just booked it for July.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Should you not be asking that question BEFORE you book it….hahahahahahaha
Since when did mustard cords become a bad thing?
THE Celtic players and fans may have missed the opportunity to party with each other at Firhill on Wednesday night, but this Saturday we´ll be ensuring the achievement of securing a third consecutive title is celebrated fully here at Paradise, as the Bhoys prepare for their first home fixture since being crowned SPFL Premiership Champions.
Ross County are the visitors to Celtic Park, and the players’ focus has now turned to that match as they aim to finish the season with a record breaking points total.
Pre-match we’ll have music on the pitch from resident entertainer, Liam McCrandles, and will also have half-time activity on the pitch as the winners of the Celtic Charity Cup and members of Scotland’s Homeless World Cup team go head-to-head in a goal-scoring challenge.
Then, on the final whistle, Neil Lennon will address the fans, who will be keen to show their appreciation for the Irishman who has become only the fourth manager in our history to claim three successive league titles. The champions will then do a lap of honour round the pitch to thanks the fans for their continued support this season.
It´s sure to be a great atmosphere at the home of the Champions so make sure you´re part of the party.
RobinBhoy…….enjoyed that
Common sense= health and safety
good manners = political correctness
pogmathonyahun 15:30
Spot on. Over a 15-year period the old club had around £250 million of non-revenue generated income:
Murray International 2004 share under-writing (£50m), Dave King (£20m), NTL (?m), JJB (£18m), ENIC (£40m), EBT tax avoided (£48m?), DOS (£3m), liquidation creditors (£55m).
Throw in the money they got from CL campaigns which they wouldn’t have been in without access to the aforementioned sums and you’re looking at around £300 million. Over a 15 year period that’s around £20m “extra” a year and they still couldn’t win the league every year; and the years we won it were by much bigger margins.
Yet the MSM seem to think that a “Rangers” in the Premiership (WITHOUT access to any of this kind of money) would be competitive with us. Deluded.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
13:38 on
28 March, 2014
Paul67,
The £3.5m was available at 31 Dec…….once that ‘disappeared’ in Jan / Feb, they had to borrow £1.5m for March…..>>>> bye, bye, sevco….!!!!!!!!
From the £3.5 million,you had to deduct £1.7 million not available for use,leving £1.8 million.They have been saying that they have the costs down to £750,000 per month.Adding their cash and the loan,gave them £3.3 million.Total outlay for Jan to April,will be £3 million.So the grand sum of £300,000,will be available to them .
Ally will be told shortly what his budget will be for summer signings,we were told yesterday.The more tragic,the funnier it gets.
what is the stars
15:33 on 28 March, 2014
For all you horsey type/degenerate gamblers out there
Been told that Faranadooney is worth a bet each way in the 6.45 at Dundalk
odds between 16/1 and 20/1 at the moment.
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Small wager placed.
4:40 at Lingfield – having difficulty in choosing between Lady Ibrokes and Triple Dream for an E/W bet ;-)
ayerightcsc
GerryBhoy
14:57 on 28 March, 2014
aye, but I deducted the cost of the hover pitch.
tonydonnelly67
13:18 on
28 March, 2014
Marakesh express
Ally question……..
” what was it you whispered to Neil Lennon about Tommy Burns”
greenmaestro
Someone sailing near the wind here.
Top tip for the Spivs take the £1.5 million loan and put it on your horse Lady Ibrokes at Lingfield.
Whit dae you mean you’ve already blown it?!!!
Anyone else think the huns will attempt to sign Rudi Skacel for next season and thus negate any additional firepower the jam tarts hoped to include in their armoury ?
Ghuys n Ghals
I was lucky enough to win the draw to go to the Kano Foundation Ball tomorrow evening. Just about to look at booking a taxi back to Stirling area and wondered if anyone else was going in that direction and wanted to share a cab with myself and mrs jamesgang?
HH jamesgang
We just read the papers
We just watch TV
Passive as the cattle
We await or destiny
Jeezo Margaret
You could fairly put the dampeners on this Bhoy’s weekend.
Wee favour. Don’t start writing messages for Christmas cards or fortune cookies!
;-))))
HH jamesgang
neilbhoy
21:36 on
27 March, 2014
Ernie Lynch 21:22
“John Beattie is as thick as mince.”
Yet another demeaning comment from you ,without foundation, and an attempt to portray yourself as some kind of intellectual. You are a sad individual.
Neilbhoy:-
John Beattie,tho not a football man, was asked along to their first game after they went into administration with 3 other friends.John talked of this on the Monday after the game.John said he went along,his friends saying it would be a rallying of the support,a rallying point
The 4 left at Half time
in Johns own words it simply became ‘a sectarian hate fest’ ‘disgusting behaviour’as a result of this John felt the ire of the horde,I know of John Beattie and have friends who play cricket and did play rugby with him,a fair minded individual who was brave enough to speak out and for a week or so became the forerunner to Jim Spence!
Well said Neil for speaking out and hail hail to you
Ernie if the Beeb are the target hit them,it only reflects on yourself as self analysis when you type something that you would not say to a mans face.
Glass Two Thirds Full,
While I wouldn’t dispute your figures, I have a very worrying feeling that the honest mistakes plus the monies they do have will be enough for the deid lot to keep up with us in the SPFL. As everyone has seen this season, the cheating has been seriously bad; just wait until they get back into the top division. It will be on a scale never witnessed before. Sure, the word liquidation has already been erased from their history, by everyone but ourselves.
Margaret McGill
16:28 on
28 March, 2014
We just read the papers
We just watch TV
Passive as the cattle
We await or destiny
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Whits to be dun then Mags?….go on indulge
W
An Tearmann,
I haven’t read back but I heard John Beattie speaking on Radio Scotland about his awful experience at Ibrox. He told it as he found it. Very few Scots have had the courage to nail their hatred.
Phils back :))
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/rather-concerning/#more-4499
Parkheadcumsalford
Small typo noticed in your post just there….. take the word `back` out of it and its more like it….
Just in. What has Charlie Nic been saying?
JJ
Sipsini how is the redevelopment in and aound celtic park coming on , thanks
4-0 tomorrow for the Celts and maybe a wee celebratory danner down bout the Gallowgate after :-))
Hail hail to each and everyone of you
Hail hail.
Weeminging
That was me. Why didn’t you introduce yourself? We could have gone for a ming.
Again i recall sitting at the other end of the table from an old man,
“What do you see in my hand he said”?
“a mug of coffee” I replied
“Is it left handed or right handed ”
“Left handed” said I
“I’m 100% certain its right anded ” he smiled and finished with “It all depends on how you look at things “.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
“nae fighting please” :))))))
Why should all the huns fans put their money into the club just to be told to stand outside again ?
Who do folk think they are – Celtic supporters ?
Aye!
Celtic have just won 3 in a row Championships and, going by the mood on here today if I were the owner of Celtic FC / PLC, I’d tell you all to go away and raffle yourselves.
What do you want ?
If CQN is a reflection of the Celtic support at large then, it’s game over.
What a shower of – vindictive – unappreciative – spoiled – cliquey children.
The Celtic that I knew and grew up with – died when Fergus made it ‘plastic’ when he chased away all the ‘rebels’ who sacked the board and commenced his own period of tyrannical bullying which destroyed Tommy Burns(RIP) both as a person and, as a football manager.
Fergus’s frugal practises are still alive and well within Celtic Park to this day and, the fact that a lady who could easily be described as the salt of Ceticness – Jeanette Findlay is, like the rest of the ‘real’ Celtic supporters – on the outside looking in – tells me that the, ‘plastic’ Celtic FC or, PLC will be doing all that they can behind the scenes to get the huns back cos – ‘thats’ their level.
From the days of, Fergus trying to ban the tricolour at Celtic Park from being waved by fans – to days of fans being grassed-up to plod yeah, the Celtic FC that I knew are well gone.
But hey, don’t worry…the old hostilities will be resumed in the near future.
Know whose fault that is ? Yours!
Keep handing over yer hard earned dosh to a collection of chocolate fireguards who will have you jailed as soon as Salmond calls a summit !
The end.
Murdohunskelper
Are you Kev Jungle?
JJ
Where’s Bsr????
It’s Friday
JJ asks the daftest question of the day ;)
jungle jim
16:44 on 28 March, 2014
Just in. What has Charlie Nic been saying?
JJ
What he’s been told by the soup givers.
Kevj ma old jungle comrade…is that you?
Yep looks like Kev is back- he loves Murdo and the 4-2 game so that’s the giveaway.
:-))
Valentinesday
Sure.
Who could resist a bit of indulgence with me old CQN’r
Let me see.
Stop reading the papers
Stop watching TV
Stop being passive as cattle
Stop waiting for your destiny
Did I answer your question sufficiently?
“What did Charlie Nic say” ??
Is Ernie Lynch Charlie Nicholas ??
I see the Tommy Burns Lime Green jersey from the Bairds Bar auction is currently at £720.
That is awesome- lucky person whoever gets it.
The Johnny Doyle jersey is at £410
Still 2 days to go though. Might win the lottery tomorrow and buy them both :-))
HH