You win five-in-a-row and go 24 points clear but it’s not until you propose to build an architecturally pleasing hotel and museum that the penny begins to drop with some that you are, in fact, an exceptionally well run football club.
I loved reading how we are interpreted on the other side of the city in yesterday’s CQN Magazine article, Simply Depressed:
“Commercially trolling us now. Light years ahead in income plans.
“It’s a source of revenue (and a fantastic bit of PR)….. It can pull an entire local community together and actually create new followers.
“If we ever get our act together, it will take years if at all to get anywhere near them financially, we can slaughter Lhiewell (sic.) all we want, but the bottom line is he is delivering for them.
“It’s a good initiative, having a hotel allows you to have certain events that were not previously possible. Media and corporate sponsorship will increase, new hospitality packages will be created, money from concerts will increase, supporters will hire function rooms and stay the nights more often.
“Just feel we are getting left behind commercially and will be seen as the poor football relation in Glasgow…this one highlights the growing gap between us and them it’s depressing.”
Pulling this together has taken years. Internal voices have dampened expectations during this period, a few times over the years I’ve heard: “There’s a long way to go, remember “floating pitches and super-casinos”” – a valuable lesson, thanks, Sir David. Celtic didn’t want to break ranks on this until the necessary money and commercial partnerships were lined up.
Don’t think this will see The Celtic Triangle finished, either, this is just the next step. The club have learned lessons from every noteworthy stadium of every sport in the world. European club football facilities miles behind where top US sports are at present.
We’re not there yet, but we’re on the road, and this is one journey that’s very enjoyable.
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Fined again for pretty much eff all? Well,give a dog a bad name…
That’s why we should have defended ourselves after the first ludicrous charge which followed the Rennes match. It’s a short step from a minor infraction to being viewed as a serial offender.
I’m not so sure Crawford Wilson is a Linfield Director (?)
I thought he was Deputy President of the IFA…
BMCUP,
The fact that we are seen as serial offenders is now the problem.
We are now being singled out through the vagaries of whichever UEFA official covers our game.
You can bet your boots that even before a game starts, the observer has pencilled in “flares” in his report.
What is the answer?
new article posted.
McGinn gave brownie more trouble at Celtic Park while playing for St Mirren than any spl midfielder I’ve seen.
No brainer we should have signed him then.
My Hibbee colleagues here would kill me if we pinched him.
Is he now good enough for Brendan’s future plans?
HH jamesgang
THOMTHETHIM
Indeed. First off,nae pyro,that would be a start-even though they appear ubiquitous on the continent.
“How did it come to this?”
IIRC,a supposedly Celtic-minded Match Commander heard something which breached UEFA guidelines on “Illicit Singing”. Someone somewhere took the decision not to defend the club AT ALL (much less vigorously) against this previously unheard of offence.
Now we reap the whirlwind. Heyho…
BT
What was that?
Cektic40me
Ernie posted it in previous page
The delegate who reported is a blue nose from the occupied 6 counties
BT
right
Alto des mottes
2-45pm Newcastle
Gl
Lads,
CQN naps on here today, please … and latest results have been updated here:
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/mcghee-the-old-faux/comment-page-14/#comments
Cheers, fleagle1888
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 28 Standings (Feb 18th)
Gweedore Celt still leads the way, with Cosy Corner Bhoy the nearest challenger… but WWW (GBWO) is on a roll, with two winners in the last two weeks.
I took last week’s honours with Jacquotte Delahaye @10/1 winning on Saturday evening at Kempton… perhaps I should avoid the afternoon racing more often !
:)
NAPS TABLE :
+16.00 > Gweedore Celt (5)
+11.00 > Cosy Corner Bhoy (8)
+10.04 > WWW(GBWO) (12)
+8.13 > BMCUWP (5)
+7.75 > Fin 15 (4)
+7.75 > Nye Bevans RS (7)
+2.50 > twists n turns (4)
+1.93 > Dim Sam (8)
-0.25 > 16 roads (6)
-5.00 > Cathal (2)
-5.32 > Bull67 (7)
-6.18 > fleagle1888 (6)
-8.00 > TheBarcaMole (2)
-9.75 > leftclicktic (5)
-11.50 > Som mes que un club (3)
-13.25 > Zihuatanejo (3)
-13.50 > hashadenough (3)
-15.50 > green T (4)
-16.38 > Onemalloy (3)
-17.00 > 21-5-79 (1)
-17.50 > Fastbhoy (2)
-18.50 > Graffitionthewall (2)
-19.25 > ohits (2)
-23.50 > call me gerry (1)
-23.50 > Raymac (1)
-24.00 > Burgas Hoops (1)
-25.00 > Rockon (1)
-28.00 > Gerryfaethebrig (0)
-28.00 > voguepunter (0)
Cheers, fleagle1888
Rainy City
1:15 kempton.
Have a lucky day bhoys. HH
Kempton 3pm Elgin
Good luck everyone
Alibi De Sivola 1:15 Kempton.
Good luck all.
COSEY CORNER BHOY…11 winners! You’re a nice mhan,howzaboot giving me a couple?
My selection for today IBLEO 1.50 KEMPTON,good luck all.
Today’s selection is Streets of Promise in Newcastle’s 2.45
15:40 Chepstow
BALLYCULLA
HH.
Good day and good luck to all
Newcastle: 2.45
Alto Des Mottes
Irish Saint 3.35 Kempton.
Good luck everyone.
Morning all
Pleasant company 15.30 fairyhouse
Good luck
Alto Des Mottes 2.45 Newcastle
VP Lucky pin available anytime you are in the vicinity!!!
Shotgun Paddy 2.45 Newcastle
Good luck to all
HH
Etaad 17:00 lingfield
Special Wells
1630 Newcastle.
ABSOLUTE BLAST 3:15 Lingfield
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Lads, my nap for today is :
Gold Opera (16:30 Newcastle)
Happy Punting !
fleagle1888
Many Waters 1 30 Lingfield.
Fingerontheswitch 335 kempton please, HH
Irish Saint 3.35 kemp
GRANDISAR 315 Lingfield.
15:40 @ Chepstow – Jury Duty – NAP!
Good luck everybody.
Triolo D’Alene in the 3:35 Kempton
for me.
Hail Hail.
Wink Oliver@Wolverhampton 8.45
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 29 results (Feb 25th)
WINNERS :
fleagle1888 (Gold Opera) @9/2
WWW(GBWO) (Pleasant Company) @9/4
Losers :
16 roads (Jury Duty)
21-5-79 (Ballyculla)
BMCUWP (Grendisar)
Bull67 (Fingerontheswitch)
Burgas Hoops (No Selection)
call me gerry (No Selection)
Cathal (Irish Saint)
Cosy Corner Bhoy (Alto des Mottes)
Dim Sam (Streets of Promise)
Fastbhoy (Many Waters)
Fin 15 (Alto des Mottes)
Gerryfaethebrig (No Selection)
Graffitionthewall (Rainy City)
green T (Irish Saint)
Gweedore Celt (Wink Oliver)
hashadenough (No Selection)
leftclicktic (Etaad)
Nye Bevans RS (Alibi de Sivola)
ohits (No Selection)
Onemalloy (Shotgun Paddy)
Raymac (No Selection)
Rockon (Elgin)
Som mes que un club (Special Wells)
TheBarcaMole (Absolute Blast)
twists n turns (Alto des Mottes)
voguepunter (Ibleo)
Zihuatanejo (Triolo d’Alene)
Cheers, fleagle1888
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 29 Standings (Feb 25th)
Wow… for the second week in a row, yours truly/ fleagle1888 napped the biggest priced winner of the weekend – Gold Opera @9/2 !
Even more impressive, however, from WWW(GBWO) who starred Pleasant Company @9/4 – for a hat trick of winning selections, and 13 winners from 29 selections to-date… outstanding tipping!
Naps Table
+15.00 > Gweedore Celt (5)
+12.29 > WWW(GBWO) (13)
+10.00 > Cosy Corner Bhoy (8)
+7.13 > BMCUWP (5)
+6.75 > Fin 15 (4)
+6.75 > Nye Bevans RS (7)
+1.50 > twists n turns (4)
+0.93 > Dim Sam (8)
-1.25 > 16 roads (6)
-1.68 > fleagle1888 (7)
-6.00 > Cathal (2)
-6.32 > Bull67 (7)
-9.00 > TheBarcaMole (2)
-10.75 > leftclicktic (5)
-12.50 > Som mes que un club (3)
-14.25 > Zihuatanejo (3)
-14.50 > hashadenough (3)
-16.50 > green T (4)
-17.38 > Onemalloy (3)
-18.00 > 21-5-79 (1)
-18.50 > Fastbhoy (2)
-19.50 > Graffitionthewall (2)
-20.25 > ohits (2)
-24.50 > call me gerry (1)
-24.50 > Raymac (1)
-25.00 > Burgas Hoops (1)
-26.00 > Rockon (1)
-29.00 > Gerryfaethebrig (0)
-29.00 > voguepunter (0)
Cheers, fleagle1888