On Tuesday we covered the financial benefit Celtic experienced after Brexit due to the fall in the value of the pound against the euro – the currency Champions League payments are denominated in. Today Manchester United revealed a different aspect to the same economic calamity.
Much of Manchester United’s debt is denominated in US dollars. As a consequence of Brexit, the pound also collapsed against the dollar; this alone added an astonishing £88m to the club’s debt figure.
I see Newco fans are busying themselves debating who should replace Warburton as their next manager. Fans do this, it’s a Pavlovian response to unfulfilled expectations. Many feel it’s a right and appropriate discourse, but watching from the outside you can see how destructive it is.
When fans emotionally move on from a manager it is difficult to back his team when it needs it most. Should Morton [Celtic development FC] have the temerity to open the scoring at Ibrox this weekend all of this managerial window-shopping will fuel exactly what the home team don’t need.
There are few things we can learn from that lot, mostly ‘what not to do’ related items like this.
The Road to Lisbon May 2017 Cycle
I am genuinely in awe of the fans who will cycle from Celtic Park to Estadio Nacional, Lisbon, in May to raise money for your Foundation, Solving Kids Cancer and Children in Crossfire. It is an incredible personal undertaking by each of them, which will bring aid and comfort to many in need.
The project is being driven by one of our own, Mouldy67 – who is a role model to us all. This is from his MyDonate page:
My name is Paul Muldoon, I am delighted to be part of a group of 28 Celts, who plan to cycle from Celtic Park to Lisbon. Each of our group will be funding the cost of the professional support company, accommodation, food and travel by themselves.
We aim to raise thousands of pounds to support three charities close to our hearts; The Celtic Foundation, Solving Kids Cancer and Children in crossfire.
The plan is to depart Celtic Park on Thursday May 11, 2017 and will include 13 cycling days, spread over 14 days. We hope to arrive in Lisbon on May 25, 2017.
This project moves a level beyond mere respect, please do what you can to support here.
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I spent most of today catching up with the last three days of contributions by posters. Some annoyingly childish squabbles were made worse, IMO, by the gaps left by the moderators’ deletions. In the past I found it quite easy to scroll past “spats” between posters. I would find out about the original points of disagreement, decide if they interested me (or not). If they didn’t I just scrolled past the remaining tit for tat posts.
I think this is preferable to being perplexed by many posts making no sense, as the posts that may have shed dome light on the subject, have been deleted. It is like reading a redacted secret document, tantalising but ultimately unreadable and annoying.
I assume I am not the only one who tends to read a day or twos comments in a oner. I understand the need for “mad orators”, but feel it lessens the quality of the blog. Just a shame that the repeat offenders failure to take heed of earlier instructions to cease the ad hominem attacks has resulted in this unsatisfactory development.
HH
CELTICROLLERCOASTER SUPPORTING @WALKWITHSHAY on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 8:29 PM
SAINT STIVS on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 7:08 PM
The ROAD TO LISBON logo is fantastic.
Would make a cracker badge
Hint hint
Crc
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Already on this and have had discussions with Mouldy 67 on this ( a wee while back and again at the last game) and potentially also looking at a Walk With Shay badge or a Brendan Rodgers badge to compliment this as well, These could then be (with Paul67s approval, the 5th edition CQN badges. The only problem for both Mouldy67, AndyF and myself is time, as we are pretty full on with existing projects with the respective causes.
However, if I could find a couple of kind CQNers to administer this and sell the badges for us, we could make some money for both great causes.
HH
CRC
walkwithshay@yahoo.com
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my turn.
badges, badges, get yir badges.
all in,
you have my email.
(ps, my tardiness in paying up should not reflect on my ability to sell things).
only and hourstill the antipodeans red knecks old people tims, and the god quoting locals get on line.
use this last day light wisely
only an hour
ffs.
eyesight and timyping
Almore
It is a pleasure my friend. Hope Ruari witnesses a record score on his birthday.
Got my annual bigot fest at the 5-1 game in September.
Up the Dubs
HH
THE EXILED TIM on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 10:15 PM
NatKnow
Aye, blackmail fits the bill.
I can understand the hun stuff, Celtic supporters love reading about their hurt, I know I do, but when most of it is BS and the rest doesn’t come to fruition, it gets tiresome imo.
Now he is going after the McCanns FFS.
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I agree – even less credible than the huns stuff
Saint Stivs
You mentioned the name of Antipodean Red there.
A fine Tim fae Clydebank whose posts I miss, alongside numerous others.
Evening Celts
Who’s barred noo?
HH
TeT
Is that JJ fake no Jack Irvine???
Always thought it was.
TGM
You are banned for trying to find the truth in history. Anti revisionists are to be feared!
HH
Awe naw nae cheating allowed noo says Bawwy
Bawwy astonished at the gap.
DD
Could be, I just don’t know, they certainly know each other even if they are not each other, whoever he is, fair play to him, he has suckered in a fair few and gotten them to part with their hard earned, fools.
HH
DD
Antipodean Red and I shared bruises on the 5 a side pitch many a year ago — possibly inflicted on one another as well!!
I am sure he lurks as he sends an e-mail/message my way every now and then and is a fine fella with charity donations and the like.
Hunderbirds
Thanks for sharing your experience of the Estadio last year. The stadium manager and I have been in communication for some time and hopefully some time next week he will pose for a picture in his new Celtic shirt and with another wee surprise I have lined up for him.
BRTH
DD
They are hiding source material from me, i will end up having to steal it from under their noses:)
HH
BRTH
Could you email me big D the Red’s email addy please. Would like to get back in touch with him for a Chandlers reunion.
TGM
Go for it like a beagle.
You sniff and scratch you find the answer.
HH
DD
e-mail with D’s address sent.
I went to the Flix tonight to see T2, thoroughly enjoyable especially the Ludge scene. However, I’m sure the response in Glasgow and environs would have been slightly different from that experienced in Yeovil, ooh arrgh.
Bad news about Tom Rogic, oldest bhoy will be distraught.
Ps, I’m sure had Renton and Sickboy robbed the Celtic club they would have ended up with a similar cash bonanza ;-)
DD
They wont even see me:)
Man in black vanishes into the night:)
HH
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 9:36 PM
Talking about the re make if Roits as some are I’ve just watched Free State Of Jones . Matthew MC Conaghey . Based on true story along similar lines as Roots , not a bad watch,
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Sorry to disillusion.
The ” true story ” claim about ” Roots ” was debunked years ago.
” Haley and his work have been excluded from the Norton Anthology of African-American Literature, despite his status as the United States’ best-selling African-American author. Harvard University professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of the anthology’s general editors, has denied that the controversies surrounding Haley’s works are the reason for this exclusion. In 1998 Dr. Gates acknowledged the doubts surrounding Haley’s claims about Roots, saying, “Most of us feel it’s highly unlikely that Alex actually found the village whence his ancestors sprang. Roots is a work of the imagination rather than strict historical scholarship.”[26] “
BRTH
Thank you.
LISBON CALLING!
HH
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON
I doubt you’re disillusioning anyone as BT wasn’t talking about Roots he was talking about “The Free State of Jones”
But crack on…
STARRY PLOUGH on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:16 PM
I quote
” Based on true story along similar lines as Roots ,”
Your turn to crack.
TeT
I hope you are venturing west in May. A few of us will be lookin to meet you in Lisbon mi amigo.
HH
Macjay
Similar lines to roots being the American civil war and freedom to slaves…
Not that roots was a true story
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON
Your poor command of the English language let’s you down.
Free state of Jones based on a true story, the story being similar to the one of Roots.
Must be tiring for you…
Just left a private dinner tonight in the Victoria&Albert Museum. (Baroness ) Karen Brady entertained us diners with her career and views on life however the host – a Dublin man- mentioned that when an Irishman came to the UK he could
only support one of 3 teams- Arsenal, Liverpool or Man United.
That is the reality as seen through the Dublin prism,but it still grated to hear it.
Karen Brady stated that West Ham was now the fastest growing global football brand.
Really frustrating that Celtic are patronised in English football circles. When the football universe changes a lot of people will be in for a shock.
TGM
The day you stop digging, will be the day the gravediggers create your plot in Saint Kentigern’s. :)
HH
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:19 PM
Macjay
Similar lines to roots being the American civil war and freedom to slaves…
Not that roots was a true story
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Glad you weren`t disillusioned.
:-)
STARRY PLOUGH on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:22 PM
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON
Your poor command of the English language let’s you down.
Free state of Jones based on a true story, the story being similar to the one of Roots.
Must be tiring for you…
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Never have to wonder about the source of cheap shots.
Macjay
I was about ten when riots was out so not something I remember much other than chicken George being George Mccluskey nickname
Roots even
I was older for the riots
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:26 PM
Macjay
I was about ten when riots was out so not something I remember much other than chicken George being George Mccluskey nickname
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Mate.
My comment was intended to inform.
No offence was intended .
That was all.
DD
Hopefully that wont be for a while yet:)
But isnt technology wonderful, anything you need, there is usually a cyber-bhoy ready to help.
Information War:)
HH
Macjay
No worries buddy
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON
Ouch..
That sandpaper in the toolbox is rough..
As you were Major…
TGM
There’s always someone listening in!
Thom Yorke lyrical genius and I got tickets for July Glasgow Green. Last saw Radiohead in 2008. Best live band I have ever seen, and I’ve seen hundreds of bands.
I blame the shrooms
HH
DD
I love Radiohead, proper band.
Weird Fishes:)
HH