Let’s clear this one out of the way, Newco are not being paid the same money Celtic will receive for competing in the Sydney Cup; Celtic will receive more than twice as much as their city rivals (figures reported elsewhere are accurate). Confirmed.
The fee Celtic will receive, let’s call it, a ‘Jota’, is a lotta money. The commercial department has delivered bigger deals – multi-year kit contracts, but as a one-off arrangement, this is exceptional. The manager, who has not been home in three years, was also very keen on it happening. The deal was not contingent on playing Newco or their participation in the tournament. This payment is also not at risk if Newco get so much bad publicity from being filler in the Ange Homecoming Tour they decide to pull out……
I expect a couple of top English Premier League teams will also confirm games in Australia during the World Cup break, each working independently with the same promoter.
There is nothing particularly exceptional about this. Ange Postecoglou is a sporting hero in Australia, the higher value offered to Celtic reflects this. If he was at Ibrox, the story would be different.
This one does not suit the narrative from Ibrox, or from those peddling hoary old stories about Celtic and imagined partnerships. It’s a lot easier being on the outside with a grievance complex and a keyboard, than being the commercial team that will put money on the table for the transfer window.
Tomorrow we might pick up on the vanity project that Chelsea has been for the last two decades.
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Why are we not asking why we were horsed out of Europe by a wee team north of the Arctic Circle with hardly any European pedigree, and in their pre-season?
The more I think if it, the worse it is. We score 1 goal against Bodo, and the Huns score 9 ( so far ) against Dortmund and Red Star. Something wrong with this picture.
Red Star have done nothing this half. Look a beaten team.
Atalanta 3 Bayer 2
Tavernier is arguably the most influential player in the *Rangers team..
Leeds 0 Villa 3
Most of their goals against Dortmund and Red Star have come from penalties and corners. It seems that Scottish teams can deal with their corners better.
Watching Bodo game. Lost count of the number of times the commentator has mentioned the drubbing of Celtic and the players who scored in each leg.
Newcastle now 10 points away from relegation zone.
Couldn’t care less if the huns win 10 nil
Means nothing for us.
In Ange we trust HH 🍀
AZ Alkmaar equalize. 1-1
INIQUITOUSIV @ 9:23
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They are a team, a unit that performs in synergy…..at the moment, we are a collection of individuals who play ‘off the cuff’. This can work in Scotland – in Europe, against better teams & coaches, it can be easily neutured.
INIQUITOUSIV – over the last 3 seasons most of us thought that every time they played a decent European team they’d get horsed. And it has not happened. We, on the other, regularly get humped by teams a lot worse than Red Star and Dortmund.
No idea what their secret is. We are often the masters of our own downfall. Stupid mistakes, the invariable early goal we lose etc etc
just like many of our people are with the SNPcult. It’s all about badges & lazy thinking.
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Dear God – this from the peacemaker who doesn’t get involved in slanging matches – give me strength.
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Brainwash CSC
They do seem to have a better structure in Europe.
Since the Progres game, when they’ve been beaten, they haven’t been embarrassed the way we sometimes have.
JHB
You are definitely not a Celtic fan
CARDBOARD CSC
But we still got horsed 5-1 by a wee Norwegian team, with an average gate if 3500 and a ground that looks like Station Park, Forfar. That’s pretty bad.
Goldson heads corner but cleared off line.
A few absolute weapons on here.?
FAIRHILL BHOY
You’re being way to kind
Eindhoven 3 Copenhagen 3. Some game!
RS hit the bar, terrific shot.
Sevco deal with the devil holding up
RS night so far Missed penalty, 2 “goals” a hairs breath offside, a never a penalty and now rattling the bar.
Galatasaray still holding Barca off at the Camp Nou after 78 minutes. 0-0.
I’d rather we win titles and cups here than
Europa league last 32 /quarter finals every year.
Yes I would love us to do both but comparing the efforts of us against them in Europe.
I don’t care what they do. HH 🍀
JHB
Surely, as a “Celtic fan” you must see the incredible amount of luck, refereeing decisions etc etc that fall Sevcos and their predecessors way?
Good for the co efficient..nothing else matters
Scullybhoy,
Did you not recently say you joined CQN for Celtic chat ?
How many Celtic orientated posts have you made.?
HH
Red Star thunder shot off cross bar.
This is never a 3- 0
Goals change games, the huns have got every scrap of luck going
Red Star take off Right back Piccinni, who Rodgers wanted us to buy a few years ago, but was thwarted by Lawwell.
JHB
You are definitely not a Celtic fan
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…and of course you would know that!
JHB
You said
“They are a team, a unit that performs in synergy…..at the moment, we are a collection of individuals who play ‘off the cuff’. This can work in Scotland – in Europe, against better teams & coaches, it can be easily neutured.”
Celtic fan my arse
Eindhoven 3 Copenhagen 4. Game of the evening.
JHB
You are definitely not a Celtic fan
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…and of course you would know that!
Without any shadow of a doubt
That attack just about sums the whole game up
Bodo may have been a wee team from a wee place but they were a good team.
This is our first season under the new boss. If we get beat of a wee team like Bodo next season I may question it.
We have had a few good nights in Europe whilst the huns have had there’s. HH 🍀
RS taking off their star player Katai.
31001.
Fair’s fair his team have done well tonight. Better than us for a while now.That’s a worry