“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“*!*! you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
“Thank you, Celtic.”
That’s the response from Scottish Premiership clubs on notification they will each receive £365k solidarity payment from Uefa for Celtic reaching the Champions League group stage. At the bottom end of the league, that will pay the wages of six members of the squad for a year. To one and all: You’re welcome.
Further up the table, it could make the difference between being underwater and not needing to seek borrowing. Be in no doubt, this is a great day to go to work at all top flight Scottish clubs. Directors across the country, who keep their clubs afloat with personal loans, would have been on their feet cheering as Scott Sinclair’s opener hit the net – all of them.
I loved the interactive billboard campaign which launched within minutes of full time: “This is how it feels to be in the Champions League”. As a club, we are hitting all the bases right now; opening avenues for the whole of Glasgow, and Scotland, to enjoy and participate in our success. This is how it feels to grow the Celtic family.
As for the weak-minded among you: there was never any danger last night. Without profligacy in front of goal, we would have been ahead at the break. Scott Brown learned that two mistakes in quick succession is likely to lead to a goal, while Mikael Lustig satisfied his long-held curiosity as to what would happen if he was the last defender, and instead of closing down an opponent rushing towards goal, he backed off. It would have been a great learning experience for some of the young players involved.
Rijeka couldn’t lay a glove on Olympiakos last night, while Sevilla only just clung onto their advantage over Istanbul Basaksehir, who were a goal away from qualifying for the group stage, and elevating Celtic to pot 3. Our hopes now lie with Hoffenheim overturning a 1-2 deficit at Liverpool. Pot 4 beckons. Still, I’m not complaining.
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CLOGHERCELT,
It was me who asked about the share price. I vaguely am aware of it most of the time (and seems to seldom move) but it appears to have gone up quite a lot recently. As I said, I don’t really know much about these things, never had any shares in anything but Celtic, it just seems to me that somebody must be investing and I was wondering why, since it has gone up quite dramatically. I could, of course, be quite wrong in my assumption.
Shame!
Even allowing for the fact the shares may have been undervalued 4 years ago (as per Paul67s article) the price does seem to be taking quite a hike of late.
HH
PHCS
I own Celtic shares too. Bought for about 40p I think, worth £1.33 a few minutes ago.
They don’t pay a dividend, so it’s a heart thing or sell for a profit.
If demand exceeds supply that can push the price up too.
I will sell mine when they are worth a grand each.
Or thereabouts.
What sort of volumes of shares are being traded?
Tell you what,Trump,said one thing that I agreed with him,The Bandits of this World are The Media,a bunch of Shit Stirring Bastard’s,and this best wee country),my arse)has indeed plenty of them Snidy Bastard’s
TIMBHOY1
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Language violation and poor grammar.
One further comment on the CU report of meeting with Doncaster & McKenzie.
Using ebts might be the form but is it not the substance that matters?
Keeping it simple.
https://www.sfm.scot/on-grounds-for-judicial-review/?cid=160633
KT reminds me of Philipp Lahm
Can’t really offer higher praise then that.
HH jamesgang
Mathematics of keeping clubs from same country apart will see the draw with only two or 3 balls in a pot on several occasions and may even see places populated without the need for a ball to be drawn towards the end.
With 5 English teams across 5 different groups the chances of us getting and English team are of course big. 4 Spanish teams make it a theoretical 50/50. But being in Pot 4 with German, Russian and Portuguese teams who have compatriot teams in higher pots removes them from the possibility of pulling that higher ranked team and increases the likelihood of us pulling the Russians, Germans or Portuguese to near parity with the Spaniards and Italians. English still the highest possibility.
As the draw progresses the odds change dramatically very quickly. If there is a pot with 3 a Portuguese, Russian and German in it by the time they get to Pot 4 the odds will stack on us being the 4th as 3 of our pot will not be able to be drawn in that group.
And none of this actually matters to yours or my life.
Prediction based on absolutely no statistical analysis:
Spartak Moscow
Dortmund
Spurs
CELTICFOREVER on 24TH AUGUST 2017 11:12 AM
BIG JIMMY
Frank McGarvey got married to bird near me in Cranhill who went to St Gregorys
think she got rid of him due to his gambling
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I knew that his wife went to St Gregorys cos I went to the AULD St Gregorys for nearly 3 years, and then some short few months in the NEW St Gregorys, before I left in January 1971 to go to work on building site as a TeaBhoy !
My official job title was “NIPPER”………..and Ive been “nipping” the burdz ever since !
HH
BIG JIMMY on 24TH AUGUST 2017 7:35 AM
UEFA Distribution ?
I am of course deeply concerned that the Huns will use their payout for other means ( new windaes etc ?), rather than any youth scheme ? Does anyone know how or IF UEFA monitor how this money is spent ?
I posted similar concerns yesterday. The following document issued last November relates to the distribution of said payments. Bit light on audit trail though…
http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/02/41/82/73/2418273_DOWNLOAD.pdf
I have no idea about shares
never owned any until Celtic
and probably will never own any more except my Celtic share
which I can’t see changing …………
I love having a tiny tiny tiny tiny ETC piece of Celtic
HH
Possible opponents:
Pot One
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco, Spartak Moscow
Pot two:
Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, PSG, Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla, Manchester City, Porto, Manchester United
Pot three:
Napoli, Tottenham, Basel, Olympiakos, Anderlecht, Liverpool, Roma, Besiktas
Emdi will do:-)
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 24TH AUGUST 2017 10:19 AM
Morning Celts.
Id like to see us get a decent draw for once, sick of the group of death scenario:(
Same here.The Russians and Anderlecht would be the dream draw for us.all this nonsense about players wanting Madrid,PSG.Gie me a break.3rd place then a crack at the Europa.Would have a chance,and help our co efficient.
Wont happen though.Our luck is crap.
BIG JIMMY
I was at the GREG from 1977-1982 a wee bit later than your good self
Peter Houston the Falkirk manager was I think in the same year as Frank McGarveys wife
EMBRAMIKE,
Cheers mate. I wasnt on here for long yesterday……….in the pub.
HH
I just want some new teams that we havent played in Europe before meaning maybe a nice trip to see them abroad
But not Besiktas as after Fernebahce in Istanbul thats one city thats too dangerous for following the tic in Europe
Turkeybhoy
We will get the hardest draw as usual:(
HH
PHILBHOY on 24TH AUGUST 2017 10:54 AM
He’s probably a well to do dick too.
Hee hee hee,”A well to do dick too”.
Definitely a St Gregorys boy.I left the old “Greg”in 1966.Ronnie Glavin was one of my mates.In my class.
Hearing Jamesy and LG wanting Real Madrid, Olivier wanting PSG. Im thinking to myself, Nawwww:)
HH
CELTICFOREVER on 24TH AUGUST 2017 11:41 AM
BIG JIMMY
I was at the GREG from 1977-1982 a wee bit later than your good self
Peter Houston the Falkirk manager was I think in the same year as Frank McGarveys wife.
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funny enough, Peter Houston was in one of my locals just a few months ago on a Saturday night with Packy Bonnar, EBT Thompson hun, and one or two other hun BBC chaps.
I spoke to Peter Houston and my opening words were thus,.” Hi Peter, I’m Jimmy”… as we shook hands.
I then said..” I never used to like you, but then you did an excellent job at Celtic, and I like you noo”.
Peter replied..” I know, I get that all the time” !
HH
JJ getting tore into Jim Ballantyne and the LNS shambles …
https://johnjamessite.com
TURKEYBHOY on 24TH AUGUST 2017 11:41 AM
There’s two considerations at play in deciding who you want to get in the draw.
1. the possibility of progressing in the competition.
2. the enjoyment/novelty factor for the travelling support.
Unfortunately it would be difficult to get an option that would satisfy both.
Che sera sera, so it’s probably not worth getting too worked up about it.
Mr Dick was actually an english teacher at the greg when I was there (Glen Daly’s son)
EmbraMike. 11.50
seem to recall him sitting in the stands at windsor park,fundraiser for the new club
HH
Are the Huns in Pot 5 ?
HH
new article posted.
later bhoys
Play nice
HH
Years ago walking along the old rail track that lead to the Stadium, one of my friends said to me”When Thatcher privatised the railways, water and electricity, both of us said there was no way we were buying into a capitalist society. ” Then Fergus came along and we bought shares. ????
Shortly after we bought those shares one of my brothers-in-law told me I could make £3,000 if I sold my shares. I just glared at him and said “I did not buy them to make a profit, I only bought them to do my bit for Celtic.”
Connaire,
There’s a new article.
TURKEYBHOY
I left in 1966 as well!
Might know you.
I was friendly with the Glavin’s, Ronnie’s big brother Frank and I were good mates.