The Celtic Globetrotters

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I don’t know what the commercial value of our summer games against Barcelona, Leicester City and Inter Milan are, but those three games are sure to dwarf the earnings we make from domestic media and prize money for the whole of next season.

TV rights for English Premier League football from next season will average just above £7m per game, that’s for each of the 10 games on the weekly card – Sweet Georgia Brown! The actual value of these varies enormously: Watford v Bournemouth has practically no commercial value, all the real value is added by games between big clubs – even the likes of Newcastle, who are a poor team, but one which many colours of football fans still want to watch.

In a different environment, TV rights for Celtic games would be north of that £7m per game figure (the increased exposure would also geometrically improve commercial rights values). Think what we could do with that kind of money…….. more paper towels in the gents, maybe, the possibilities are limitless!

Our position is far from unique, there are a dozen or so European teams of similar size who have been marginalised from what was once a meritocratic game, so change must (always) remain on our agenda. But for now, we have to make what we can from our role as the Celtic Globetrotters.

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  1. Big Georges Fan Club - Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar - Sack the Board - Lawwell Out on

    BRTH / Auldheid / Morrisey23 / Canalamar

     

     

    Mandates emailed – copy in the post tomorrow.

     

     

    HH

     

    BGFC

     

    LAWWELL OUT !!!!

  2. Gooood evening CQN

     

    So what was it with all you Wallopers and Trumpets giving my big Boosom buddy abuse this morning :-))))))

     

    Contacted the Skylon hotel today to confirm booking and arrange access for the Dr, to be told the youth teams are also staying at the hotel

     

    Big J get a lift from them :-)

  3. Sid, I am not the one belittling anyone. I admire Auldheid and all those who care enough to get involved in trying to change things for the better. I have and will continue to contribute in assisting these efforts.

     

    Where I deviate is when people are actively trying to encourage other Celtic Supporters to walk away.

     

    This activity damages the Club I love and the beneficiaries are the Hun.

     

    If someone feels they have to walk away I respect their decision but why oh why encourage others to walk.

     

    Whenever I read posts like that then I will respond encouraging people to stay.

  4. Anyway had spent a couple of days down south there

     

    But

     

    Have now sorted emailed and posted another 2 Res 12 named approvals

     

    FTSFA

     

    Can I add my view on these friendlies

     

    We usually get a pre season friendly on season book, anyone think this could be the Liecester game ?

     

    Good choice of games

     

    But

     

    Would much rather be playing Barcelona and Inter in Champioms league proper, where we would then be gauranteed at least £20m, and not a friendly fee

     

    Like many I cannot see us get near the champions league under current regime

     

    And also like Neganon, I believe a lot of deflection ( squirrels for some :-)) from some very serious issues at our club, some need to read what Neganon is saying and not just criticise, with too many getting personal

     

    We are are all Bhoys and Ghirls,

     

    Hail Hail

  5. From my source.

     

     

    There will be hate towards me if I am forced to bad mouth Celtic in public.

     

     

    I will be given reasons for Celtic not acting they want to shut me up.

     

     

    Peter Lawwell is lying.

  6. Cowiebhoy

     

     

    A young Cowie boy going over to play for the young Celts at the weekend. Very highly rated at the club.

  7. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    And remember, the board dont give a flying feck if supporters get attacked and badly injured in the gallowgate, or if supporters get jailed for signing songs.

     

    They are only interested in supporters as ‘customers’.

     

    They only want the money.

     

    Would real Celtic supporters wax lyrical about bigots and cheats(DD), or attempt to deny the Irish roots of Celtic(PL)?

     

    These are the kind of people who run Celtic.

     

    Chancers, who are raking it right in…..20,000 a week in some cases.

     

    Shameless to the very core.

     

     

    HH

  8. At least I know in my heart that if Celtic don’t act then I have done everything in my power to let others know what our board are up to.

     

     

    Goodnight. HH

  9. Ronny has one big problem

     

    He is NOT a ‘Northern Irish Catholic’

     

    He can win the double and change the whole structure of our team to young players who have bought in to a new approach and get rid of the dead wood

     

    Not good enough for the old school

     

    They hate him because he’s not Martin O’Neil and not Neil Lennon

     

    The clowns have bought in to the SMSM agenda – suckers

  10. Corkcelt

     

    I haven’t seen one post, actively, encouraging anyone to walk away.

     

    I have seen plenty asking what’s the point funding the corruption, that is different.

     

    My disappointment comes from the fact that certain posters don’t see it as being a big enough issue to stand together and say no more.

     

    Don’t win this battle, and bigger ones will emerge, that will only harm the club we all support.

     

    Tolerate this then you’re children will be next. HH

  11. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    MACJAY

     

     

    Thanks,bud.

     

     

    I’ll be raising a wee glass or two to absent friends over the next few days.

     

     

    Your name is on one,for sure.

     

     

    HH.

  12. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Thats a bit of a leap…unable to beat Hamilton, Dundee etc, but we are going to be in the CL.

     

    Cannot see it at all.

     

    If we continue in the same manner, we will get annihilated by any half-decent Euro outfit.

     

    That is the reality.

     

    There will be no amazing transformation, our squad is way below the required CL standard.

     

    Hamilton, Dundee, or Ross County could tell you that.

     

    Its no secret.

     

    Reality Bites….and i hope it bites hard, because some of you need to wake up.

     

     

    HH

  13. Heyzeus Grist,

     

     

    R Celtic deid? Given all the negatives…it’s a wonder…

     

     

    A lot of comments on here based on speculation…..why don’t yeez hang fire till we see, not speculate….until the deadline has passed….

     

     

    FutureseersCSC

     

     

    FTSFA

     

     

    H.H.

  14. Aidenbhoy

     

    Who is that ? Drop me a note, was told today by Skylon they are staying in our hotel, so if family is coming over will see them there

     

     

    The lurkintim

     

    Your going to the naughty step :-)

  15. Apathy seems to be what is happening to todays support, oh how I long for a 2016 version of celts for change, but long is all I will do.

     

    The board have sold you all down the clyde, all for the OF and your money.

  16. Negation 2

     

     

    Maybe Celtic listened?

     

     

    Almost 2000 additional tickets were sold. It went from half a stand to one sold out stand with a very vocal smaller section behind the other goal. Both roared Celtic on in the defining weekend of our 5 in a row season.

     

     

    Some of us have at times been a little impatient with BRTH, Auldheid and the other guys re their patience in pursuing Res 12. Then BRTH appears and flags up a time bar peril, which the old fox knew was a possibility but in all likelihood compete nonsense.

     

     

    I was pulling his leg about this last night incidentally. It was an old trick of the trade and it served him well.

     

     

    Suddenly everyone is keen to bring Res 12 to a conclusion.

     

     

    Don’t make the mistake of thinking the old fox only has the one trick.

     

     

    And don’t forget that they are the SAME CLUB. I won’t.

     

     

    SAME CLUB, SAME CLUB, SAME CLUB THEY ARE THE SAME CLUB! LOL

  17. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    CHARLIEMAC

     

     

    Utter pish. You have absolutely no right to call us out as bigoted sectarian racists.

     

     

    And that is exactly what you did.

  18. All of our angst is based on perception…..

     

     

    Clear at the top of the league & still in the cup…..aye but we’re not playing well…..it’s a shitty league….

     

     

    Great glamour friendlies to look forward to…..it’s a squirrel…..cashing in on the fans loyalty…..

     

     

    Res 12 is dead in the water…..remains to be seen…..

     

     

    DevilsadvocateCSC

     

     

    FTSFA

     

     

    H.H.

  19. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    DELANEYSDUNKY

     

     

    No,mate. Just anticipation.

     

     

    A stomach full of wee anticipations fluttering by,haha!

     

     

    Did you get my mail about a pre-do nosh?

  20. Charliemac, Thank you for making a football post but regretfully I feel it is nonsensical. I & most Celtic fans like Ronny. His Nationality was never an issue.

     

    The problem is that the team have been humiliated in Europe for the two seasons he was in charge. We are poor in many League games, yes we will probably still win the League but so we should. There is no sign whatever that he is improving us. No sign of superior fitness we were promised, the pressing game & playing football from the back has also ceased.

     

    I wish the guy every success and am still hopeful that the Hearts game will be the start of a run of good displays but so far the results & performances have not been good enough.

  21. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 23RD MARCH 2016 8:47 PM

     

     

    Bobby.

     

     

    I would absolutely love to be shouting a few rounds.

     

    And chantin` a few choons.

     

    You know that.

     

     

    “The rattle of the …………..” was my party piece.

     

     

    Went down well with Afrikaaners …………………

     

    ” The land that the Saxon stole.”

     

    Slainthe.

  22. Geordie Munro on

    “Thats a bit of a leap…unable to beat Hamilton, Dundee”

     

     

    Tgm,

     

     

    A few times now you’ve posted that.

     

     

    Bites are getting hard to come by obviously :)

     

     

    HH

  23. Geordie Munro on

    “The problem is that the team have been humiliated in Europe for the two seasons he was in charge”

     

     

    Corkcelt,

     

     

    It’s all about opinions but I wouldn’t say we were humiliated last season.

     

     

    I know we were given a lifeline due to legia but being the only manager to take Celtic into Europe post Christmas in his first season for as long as I can remember is not a humiliation in my book.

     

     

    HH

  24. Beginning to get the impression a few on here are buying into the SMSM media message that European Success is the be-all and end-all of gauging Celtic FC…..if that’s the case we’ve been perennial failures for a very very long time….with few notable exceptions

     

     

    FTSFA

     

     

    H.H.

  25. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Geordie Munro

     

     

    Yes indeed…repetition sticks in the mind.

     

    And it obviously works in getting a message across:)

     

     

    HH

  26. Winning Captain

     

    Now I’m slow :-) want to elaborate on your hints :-)

     

    Corkcelt @ 9.06

     

    Agreed,

  27. Delaneys Dunky on

    TGM

     

     

    Nice one! Haha

     

    Two years ago I saw Manic Street Preachers perform if you tolerate this, in the open air at midnight on a Spanish beach. The Ghosts I felt will haunt me forever. Still get the goosebumps thinking of it. The Spaniards present gret.

  28. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    THELURKINTIM

     

     

    Do you think the board got an invite to that ‘Glamour’ tournament on the back of their record in Scottish Football?

     

    I wouldnt think so.

     

     

    HH