Good luck to the Development Squad for their Uefa Youth League one-off cup tie against Valencia this evening. A win would see Celtic proceed to the quarter final – no mean feat when you consider the way some bigger league clubs harvest scores of youth players from across the globe.
Kick-off is 5pm, if you can get to Celtic Park. It’s not THE Champions League, but it’s an important metric we should follow.
Delighted Davie Hay and Tom Boyd are Celtic Ambassadors. I see enough of what the Celtic support to here to know the value of the club, but we can never take these values for granted. The Celtic Movement needs leaders. Davie and Tom have been informal ambassadors of the club for years, as many of you can testi
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As Greenpinta says – if anyone takes issue with any of the fugures I have quoted – let me know and I will answer.
But just shouting out slogans and headlines is no good and does nothing except ‘muddy the water’
Some people will believe anything, just because it suits their agenda – I’m sure that some of our discontented ‘friends’ and ‘headline-readers’ did actually believe that hamsters were an important part of Freddie Starrs diet – actually they only provided extra protein prior to performances.
KevJungle
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No figures – so your just talking globally then?
Well I hope you are keeping up your subscriptions to The Flat Earth Society
Mr Pastry
“suits their agenda”
There should be only one………What is in the interests of Glasgow Celtic.
Mr pasty. Wonderfull figures. Except. Wrong
Celtic Plc have a line of credit of 10m with co op bank. It’s put into the account as available cash flow to enable a “going concern ” to be proved
It’s not been used as net debt is in the hundreds of thousands
It will be used to make up for the coming CL shambles as this time no family silver to sell
Stop talking about EPL as our Compitition is against European teams with a much lower income than us
Your European stats should show last 4 years when the vic moneyball started. After that we have wasted money on looking for golden nuggets to be sold to EPL. A flawed policy as we can’t compete now against lower clubs in Europe
Our squad is massive compared to our euro rivals hence our wages bill is higher
On to another Cl shambles at lost income again. So don’t worry the credit line will be used soon
MacJay1
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I actually believe that there are some among us, maybe even members of the Truss, who secretly envy the turmoil down Ibrox way and would like a piece of that kind of action for themselves.
You know the ones I mean – they usually start off with “I have been reliably told” and follow it up with some fantastic lie that justifies their stance.
Of course in days past they would ‘huddle’ together in their local and construct their fantasies over a pint – we in the ‘real world’ would be none the wiser, thank God. But now technology has given them a platform and don’t they use it.
We all know that empty barrels (or maybe nowadays wheelie bins) make the most noise, however ask for cold hard facts and they ‘run a mile’
Day 2.
Communism is the way forward, apparently.
HH.
The Green Man, comments deleted.
We can’t have personal abuse, please desist.
Morning Bhoys from a frosty Central Scotland . Charlie Mulgrew lost me the night he walked off the park I know he was injured but there is a protocol that night he showed no respect for the manager the fans or Celtic.Let him go he is just another over paid player of which we have many. H.H.
MR PASTRY on 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:35 AM
I have no problem with the talk of the steamie having indulged in it myself over a pint or three.
Splinter pressure groups concern me,however which attempt selfishly to impose their particular view of life onto Celtic with no regard for the feelings and attitudes of their fellow supporters who may have a different viewpoint.
In particular,the weekly upside down banners directed at John Reid for the role he played in the Gulf war and which may have resulted in his departure.
I think he could have been particularly useful to Celtic and our interests these days.
Remember “without fear or favour.”
KEVJUNGLE on 11th February 2016 9:00 am
Charlie Muldini, blew the league up in Inverness because, the 1st ICT goal…deflected off him and ito the net but…..it caused CM to get the jitters which he coudn’t shake-off and, this jitteryness went through the rest of the team for therest of the game.
Just like a Celtic team with 11 Efe’s.
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Kevster, that has to be up there with some of the daftest justifucations for having a go at a Celtic player. Charlie blew the league……cause of a deflection……c’mon ?
Surely a retraction given the ridiculous nature of your assertion ?
Macjay Was at a very emotional funeral yesterday
Friend of mine son passed away
Coffin was in green and white and you will never walk alone at the end
Very sad
Mr Pastry on 11th February 2016 9:13 am
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Well. it’s like this…..
You believe the board’d narrative….
…I don’t.
I also see that your not wanting to talk figures in terms of, the 30,000 missing Celtic supporters who no longer attend Celtic Park….a number of which have bought SB’s but, don’t use them.
I also notice that, your narrative is based on information released by the board….the same board who release attendance figures from Celtic Park as – 46,0000….when, it’s plain to see that, there is hardly a half-full house.
What to believe ?
“All animals are equal…”
“But some are more equal than others.”
Cheerio the noo,comrades.
BIG-CUP-WINNERS on 11th February 2016 9:50 am
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Ok then, how about….Charlie blew the league up at Mothewrwell with his 2 own goals, after the shame-game ?
Or, how about….Charlie blew the other league at ibrokes on Jelly & ice cream Sundae when, he had the p#sh ripped oot him by Sone Aluko ?
Or, how about…..etc.
HH
Some independent analysis of the Celtic accounts
http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/celtic-everythings-gone-green.html
SYDNEYTIM SAYS SACK LAWELL NOW on 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:26 AM
Mr pasty. Wonderfull figures. Except. Wrong
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Sorry my friend but it is you who are wrong.
There has been some confusion over Celtic’s reported debt figures, as the accounts refer to a debt facility with the Co-operative Bank of £32.4 million, made up of £20.4 million long-term loans and a £12 million overdraft. This facility is secured against property including Lennoxtown.
In 2015 Annual Report Celtic had no overdraft and Bank debt of £6.85 million. Almost £4 million of total debt was repaid over the year.
Please read the Annual Report 2015 for actual figures on all operations.
Charlie Mulgrew’s best game for us was, in the Sammi ne’erday game at ibrokes when, Neil played him on the left hand side of a midfield 5.
Beram Kayal bossed the huns off the pitch that day.
Absolutely brilliant day.
Paul67
Paul i want to apologise to you and the blog for my language.
Ive no excuse, except provocation.
I will desist…..and ignore the right-wing/tory nonsense on the blog.
HH
KEVJUNGLE on 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 10:04 AM
Charlie Mulgrew.
Whatever else he has or hasn`t done…………
Only one thought………The headed goal against the hun from Kris Commons corner.
A thing of beauty.
…..off oot……
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 11th February 2016 9:48 am
John Reid for the role he played in the Gulf war and which may have resulted in his departure.
I think he could have been particularly useful to Celtic and our interests these days.
Remember “without fear or favour.”
(1) John Reid walked away because of an upside down banner PMSL
Iraq was invaded despite millions marching the streets of the cities in UK, if he could ignore millions
(2) Can you tell me in detail just how John Reid transformed the SFA in its relationship with Celtic FC, somehow i missed the new love in due to Mr Reids influence
MACJAY 1 @9.48.
” I think he could have been particularly useful to Celtic “.
The not so Good Doctor’s wee black book of contacts was certainly useful to Dermot Desmond ….I sold my shares when he got the gig ..I was disgusted ( and not only by his role in the Gulf War )
KEVJUNGLE on 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:52 AM
Mr Pastry on 11th February 2016 9:13 am
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Well. it’s like this…..
You believe the board’d narrative….
…I don’t.
I also see that your not wanting to talk figures in terms of, the 30,000 missing Celtic supporters who no longer attend Celtic Park….a number of which have bought SB’s but, don’t use them.
I also notice that, your narrative is based on information released by the board….the same board who release attendance figures from Celtic Park as – 46,0000….when, it’s plain to see that, there is hardly a half-full house.
What to believe ?
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My “narrative is based on properly audited figures contained in Annual Reports.
Season tickets are bought en masse for all home games in a season and you are right these amount to 46,000 – however, for accounting purposes the income is spread over the ‘paid for’ games in any season – so if 46,000 are purchased then 46,000 have paid to see that any particular match – it’s not deceit, nor rocket science – it’s proper accounting practices.
If there are ‘pay on the day’ customers – they are added to that season ticket figure.
Macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 11th February 2016 10:08 am
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Agreed mate – Hail Hail
16 ROADS – CELTIC ÜBER ALLES… on 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:53 AM
‘Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.’
George Orwell, Why I Write, 1946
Mr Pastry on 11th February 2016 10:10 am
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Spin it whichever way that you like….
….I say it’s deceit, I stand by that.
It was also deceit when, the board cut £100 off the price of a SB, because they weren’t selling then, they tried to spin it as – ‘A loyalty -Bonus’….I take it that you believe that ?
Orwell was a filthy grass
Historical figures week.
Yesterday James Connolly
Today George Orwell.
Good stuff.
When can we talk about Scoddland:)
HH
Specifically, the club’s “core business strategy… relies upon: the youth academy; player development; player recruitment; management of the player pool; and sports science and performance analysis; to deliver long term sustainable football success.” In short, the club will stand or fall on how successful it is in buying players (relatively cheaply) and/or developing its youngsters.
Of course, these figures might provoke the question of why the club does not put more of its profits on the pitch, but these surpluses are largely driven by two factors: (a) player sales; and (b) money from competing in Europe, especially the Champions League.
As Lawwell said, “Player transfers have been an increasingly important element of our business for a number of years.” He recently confirmed the value of this activity, “Significant income was brought into the club as a consequence of transfer fees received.”
Worrying that two main strands of success we have relied on have stalled
No players presently valued in the 10 million category delivering a huge profit and no C/L group stage campaign as the present mangement team are not capable of getting us there
TIMALOY29 on 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 10:15 AM
‘Orwell was a filthy grass’
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Tanky gibberish.
He was honest and he was prescient, that’s why the Stalinites detest him so much.
LIONROARS67 on 11TH FEBRUARY 2016 10:08 AM
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 11th February 2016 9:48 am
John Reid for the role he played in the Gulf war and which may have resulted in his departure.
I think he could have been particularly useful to Celtic and our interests these days.
Remember “without fear or favour.”
(1) John Reid walked away because of an upside down banner PMSL
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Why not repeat what I wrote….
“MAY have resulted ”
You don`t like John Reid .So what ?
Why should your views be imposed on our team?
SoT
Good to see you’re back here. What’s the weather like down your way ?
lionroars67 on 11th February 2016 10:18 am
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As I’ve been saying, Celtic FC are a rudderless ship being run by a bunch of chancers who are accountable to no-one.
The most challenging question asked of the board at the AGM – “Why are the pies not warmer?”
….”The game, the game is over….the rebels have gone.”
As a business Celtic are going to find it much harder to get the missing fans back to Celtic park than it was to lose them in the first place. Any business which wishes to prosper must look after its existing customers while also finding new ones . Celtic are in the entertainment business but many fans feel that they fail to entertain and this needs to be addressed.I do believe mind you with the Rangers in the SPL next season Celtic may well maintain there current season ticket sales but there is also the unknown affect of the Celtic fans who will stop supporting football in Scotland altogether as they have no wish to support a corrupt game. H.H.
Mr Pastry
‘Properly audited figures’
Cmon now.
Address the performance of the board within the last three years.
Its just as valid to point to their failures, Ciftci for a small example,..who’s bright idea was that?
A bit more balance please.
HH
Orwell.
Im with Ernie Lynch on this one.
HH
Joe Filippis Haircut on 11th February 2016 10:23 am
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Hail Hail fella.
What if, Auldheid and his rebels come home with the bacon after the res:12 court-cases….there might not be ‘any’ Scottish football ?
HH
KevJungle
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Look, you may not like the board’s modus operandi – I do, so we will have to agree, to disagree, over this.
However you insult all our intelligences, when you infer that the board and Peter Lawwell are lying to official auditors – sorry mate, you are getting mixed up with some other club.
Got to go – get into Euston around one o’clock and Iv’e some catching-up to do – Hail Hail