The SPL deadline for clubs to provide information on improper registration of players was six weeks ago today but the league has yet to report findings to clubs, while the chief executive rallies support to allow a Newco access to the league.
Time has expired on this policy of non-disclosure until it’s too late.
If the SPL chief executive ever tells us that Rangers fielded improperly registered players between 2000 and 2012, resulting in years of 3-0 defeats being awarded, there will be an enormous amount of anger, not only among supporters, but in boardrooms across the country, as they ponder money which was rightfully theirs but which went to Rangers – perhaps including Rangers prize money for finishing second this season.
We have made an attempt to quantify this money. Some of the losses were easier to calculate than others. For example, it was easy to calculate that when Rangers won the title in 2009 with improperly registered players, earning automatic qualification to the Champions League group stage, they denied Celtic £15m European earnings, plus £340k SPL prize money. Other losses are less clear, specifically when a club was denied a place in a qualifying round for the Champions League or Uefa Cup, which they may or may not have progressed from.
We have established three figures for each club in the SPL during the season just finished, to cover the period from 2000 to 2012:
Minimum loss:
The absolute minimum each club was denied from European and SPL prize money as a result of Rangers finishing above them with ineligible players.
Weighted loss:
The figure based on Scottish clubs gaining entry to Champions League/Europa League (Uefa Cup) group stages from 20% of their qualifying campaigns (which is slightly less than trend).
Maximum loss:
The maximum a club could have achieved if it qualified for the European group stage it was denied entry to.
Out estimates take no account of the subsequent effect money has on future years. For example, If Celtic earned an additional £15m from entering the Champions League group stage in 2009-10 their league challenge for that season would have been £15m stronger, and Rangers £15m weaker, potentially resulting in consequences in future years.
This multiplier effect would have benefited Celtic but it would be likely to have a greater effect on other clubs, some of whom would be denied the enormous percentage increase in budget automatic qualification to European group stages would have brought.
Hearts finished immediately behind Celtic and Rangers more often than any other club over the period and suffer the greatest potential losses, even more so than Celtic. Hibernian, Aberdeen, Dundee United and Motherwell also suffered significant losses.
Several clubs got nowhere near European football over the period, and some of the 11 spent only a few years in the SPL but each club lost over £1m.
Figures for each club are:
Hearts
Maximum: £72.3m
Weighted: £16.3m
Minimum: £6.2m
Celtic
Maximum: £46.7m
Weighted: £21.9m
Minimum: £17.4m
Hibernian
Maximum: £34.8m
Weighted: £8.4m
Minimum: £3.6m
Aberdeen
Maximum: £21.1m
Weighted: £5.5m
Minimum: £2.7m
Dundee United
Maximum: £20.8m
Weighted: £5.2m
Minimum: £2.4m
Motherwell
Maximum: £16.7m
Weighted: £4.4m
Minimum: £2.1m
Kilmarnock
Maximum: £5.1m
Weighted: £1.9m
Minimum: £1.3m
Dunfermline
Maximum: £3.4m
Weighted: £1.8m
Minimum: £1.5m
Inverness
Maximum: £1.3m
Weighted: £1.3m
Minimum: £1.3m
St Johnstone
Maximum: £1.1m
Weighted: £1.1m
Minimum: £1.1m
St Mirren
Maximum: £1.1m
Weighted: £1.1m
Minimum: £1.1m
In the event Rangers fielded ineligible players during the period under consideration, which everyone apart from Neil Doncaster knows, and even he will be unable to deny next week, we know the following:
Rangers received a minimum of £40.9m which should have gone to the 11 other clubs, assuming each club lost all their European group stage qualifying campaigns. This calculation does not include earnings from clubs now in the Scottish Football League, such as Hamilton Accies or Dundee.
If Scottish clubs progressed to the group stages of European competition on only 20% of their qualifying campaigns the loss would be £69.0m.
The figure for total potential losses if clubs successfully progressed to every European group stage is, as the figure for 100% failure, more illustrative than likely, but the maximum cost to the 11 SPL clubs is £224.6m.
Results will be changed, trophies can and will, be re-awarded, but these are the harsh financial consequences clubs, their lawyers and supporters, will consider when the facts are presented to them next week. The SPL executive has had six weeks to consider if there is sufficient evidence to commence disciplinary proceedings; they have failed to do so. They have failed you and every other football supporter in the land, while shamelessly pursuing an accommodation for the errant club BEFORE REVEALING THE FACTS TO YOU.
Time will be up soon, Mr Doncaster. You’ve had your chance but you have convinced no one. The people who really matter in this entire debacle are those who buy tickets for Celtic Park, Pittodrie, Easter Road, Tynecastle, Tannadice, Fir Park and the rest, they will hear the truth and read these figures. You have failed them.
You can read our calculations here. European income figures were sources from Uefa data.
Celtic’s disadvantage deepened when their winger John Doyle was sent off ten minutes into the second half for kicking the scorer, but there was an equaliser from Aitken, who was especially suited to a night of such fervour and force. Never bashful, Aitken was stimulated by the challenge of being in an outnumbered line-up.
From Celtic: A Biography in Nine Lives, by Kevin McCarra.
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Art of War – on a leash?!
T4
Life is a rollercoaster, a CQN induced one
RIOJA!!!!
“I’ve ordered my new CQN badge” Scoreboard (double pts at the end of the quiz)
Celtic Soul Brother 9
Saint Stivs 8
midfield maestro 7
The Spirit of Arthur Lee 6
Art of War 5.5
jc2 5
St MichaelBhoys2 5
DJBEE 4
Factus 8 4
Jobo Baldie 4
tarrant 4
Tommy Twists Tommy Turns 4
Dolph 3
Round 2: If you know your Celtic history?
(2pts per first correct answer: 1pt per answer if you are correct but not first. Remember only 1 submission per round)
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court?
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty?
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side?
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9)
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)?
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops?
7 points fir awe the right answurs, ya cheat.
tommytwiststommyturns – No. 3 big bins in place of a gate as my neighbour says it’s just a big pet! 11 STONES AND AN ABNORMALLY LARGE HEID!
They call it TITO!
ikes, embarrased now stating Copenhagen for Harold
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1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court?
mcavennie
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty?
liverpool , mark mcghee
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side?
celtic swifts
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9)
0
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
unbeaten at home in scottish cup
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)?
mcstay
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops?
maloney
hi everybody im trying to get my grandson who is 14 this july to go with me to watch the hoops ,i have a seat in the front of the main stand,does somebody know how much a season tkt would be for him.
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court? McAvennie
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty?
Liverpool, Mark McGhee
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side? The Bhoys
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9) 0
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952? Never lost a Scottish Cup replay
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)? McStay
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops? Maloney
1. McAvennie
2. Liverpool, Walker
3. Quality Street Kids
4. 1
5. Only 1 manager
6. Roy Aitkn
7. Owen Archdeacon
The 3 Ps are playing a blinder tonight in Blantyre
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court? Macca
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty? Celtic. Maestro
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side? Bhoys
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9) 2
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952? Scottish Cup wins
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)? Roy
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops? Killen
Evening gents. Oh well missed roon 1.
Art of War – I was talking about you….! :-)
T4
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court?McAvennie
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty?Liverpool,Billy Stark
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side?Quality Street Gang
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9) 0
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)?McStay
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court?
Frank MacAvennie
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty?
Liverpool Mark Mcgee
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side?
Quality st kids
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9)
0
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
No numbers on Strips
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)?
Aitken
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops?
Malloney
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1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court?
McAvennie
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty?
Liverpool – McGhee
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side?
Swifts
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9)
3
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
Unbeaten at home in Scottish Cup
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)?
McStay
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops?
Maloney
McAvennie
Liverpool, billy stark
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Paul McStay
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court?
Frankie “Wrez za burz” Goldielocks
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty?
Liverpool, cant remeber scorer
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side?
The Celts?
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9)
2
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
Unbeaten in SC finals
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)?
McStay
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops?
Shawny M
timbhoy2 –
you should be able to qualify for a parent and child package in the main front stand for £574 (total price fior the 2 seats)
Saint Stivs on 18 May, 2012 at 21:14 said
That Is embarrassing. I need to watch what I’m saying infront of the wee man, he’s listening to everything, they were doing something for the queens jubilee at his nursery and I said to him that the queen was a smelly old woman who’s a waste of daddys pennies, sure enough I went to pick him up a few days after and his teacher says he had told her that his daddy had said the queen was smelly, god knows what else he’s saying.
1 F Mcavenie
2 Liverpool Billy Stark
3 Quality street
4 2
5 unbeaten at the scottish cup
6 P McStay
7 maloney
timbhoy2
Here’s an idea. Ask the person who looks after your own seat interests to respond to your query.
Even a journalist, oops, could work that out.
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court? Frank McAvennie
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty? Liverpool – Mark McGhee
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side? Young Swifts
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9) 2
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952? Unbeaten at home in Scottish Cup
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)? Paul McStay
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops? Shaun Maloney
T4
huns fc- love the queen but wont pay her on 18 May, 2012 at 21:27 said:
Saint Stivs on 18 May, 2012 at 21:14 said
a young prince philip you mean ?
1) Which Celtic player was sent off against the huns,and as a result was summoned later to appear in court? Frankie Bhoy
2) In 1989 Celtic won the Dubai Cup on penalties. Who did we beat and who scored the winning penalty? Liverpool, Stark
3) What was the orginal name given to the Celtic reserve side?
4) How many of the “9-in-a-row” league titles were clinched at Celtic Park (0,1,2,3,4 or 9) 3
5) What unique record did Celtic achieve during the period 1889 to 1952?
6) Who made the most Celtic appearances (Paul McStay or Roy Aitken)? Paul
7) Which ex Celt now plying his trade in England, made the most substitute appearances for the Hoops? Darren O’Dea
Answers tou round 2
Frank McAvennie (Not guilty)
Liverpool Billy Stark
Crusaders
0
We never lost a Scottish cup replay
Paul McStay 677 Roy Aitken 672
Shaun Maloney(89)
I can smell sh*te!
Whits this oan bbc2, the maestro at the opera, news tae me
The CQN newbadgeco Scoreboard
Saint Stivs 18
Celtic Soul Brother 15
St MichaelBhoys2 12
midfield maestro 11
The Spirit of Arthur Lee 11
Art of War 9.5
jc2 9
Factus 8 8
Tommy Twists Tommy Turns 8
Dolph 7
Jobo Baldie 6
DJBEE 5
tarrant 4
Crusaders – jeezo, I know nuffink! When from etc..?
wouldnt it be a good idea to send this article.to to the fans sites of the other spl teams….would provide good reads for them…and get their support
Round 3: Celtic Picture Board: Name the players that have donned the Hoops? Mrs CRC got 4 right!
(2pts per first correct answer: 1pt per answer if you are correct but not first. Remember only 1 submission per round)
http://i47.tinypic.com/a59s9g.jpg
all together now the cry wan no crusaders
Can we have a time limit please as Philbhoy says ” I can smell shite”
I could of went for one and cut the grass before getting back to the Q.
huns fc- love the queen but wont pay her on 18 May, 2012 at 21:27
Why don’t you tell the wee one, that the queen told us at the queens speech recently that more austerity was going to affect us all.
She told us this after arriving in a carriage made of gold, drawn by 4 white horses and wearing a f***ing hat which cost more than £3M.
Pictures –
Tommy Burns
dalglish
mastorivitch
doyle
bangura
brown