Two weeks on from their initial coronavirus videoconference, Uefa, their 55 constituent national associations, the European Club Association, FIFPro (the international players’ association) and other related parties will reconvene by video tomorrow to discuss the findings from working parties set up to identify ways forward for the game during the crisis.
Two weeks is a long time in this crisis; clubs will now realise there is little chance of spectator events taking place in June. When the sport resumes, it is likely to be behind closed doors, perhaps until the end of the year, threatening the viability of all cash-poor clubs dependent on ticket and other match day revenue.
Whatever ails the game, the crisis has a more profound impact on the health and livelihoods of the general population. Unknown thousands will die and scores of employers will close in the retail and leisure sector alone. In this context, a few hundred European football clubs seems irrelevant, but their viability is what Uefa will try to address tomorrow.
In a show of solidarity, players at several elite clubs in Spain, Italy and Germany have agreed to take substantial pay cuts. These actions allow their clubs to chart a course forward, but adoption lacks uniformity.
Odious English PFA chief Gordon Taylor (75), who reportedly earns over £2m per year and faced repeated calls from Chris Sutton and others to resign, has promised to obstruct English Football League clubs attempts to defer payment of wages, never mind cut them.
What happens at the elite level will be inconsequential to the lifestyles of many, but 90% of players and their clubs do not work at the elite level. Like the rest of us, they are staring into the unknown. Clubs and FIFPro will try to do what they can to recommend a deal that can be uniformly rolled out, while allowing the sport to be mothballed for the duration. This will take some creative thinking and involve getting high-value TV product on screens as soon and as often as possible, which itself opens up broadcast contracts and schedules.
There are too many layers to this mess for things to be resolved by 100 people meeting by video. Football continues unaffected in some Uefa jurisdictions, where governments feel immune to viral realities. Those who have agreed salary cuts will be happy for others to fret, while TV companies come to terms with the loss of content and revenue this season, and that they are likely to be the game’s only saviour going forward.
Our immediate concerns: nine-in-a-row and all that’s associated with it, are important, but goodness, football faces its biggest challenge since the advent of professionalism 150 years ago. There will be winners and losers from what happens next. If any club plans for the unexpected it’s Celtic. I’m hoping our corporate strategy over the last 20 years or so leaves us in a strong position.
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Oops !
Pog`s 3:34 post makes mine look a bit silly !
Following is list of footy teams I played for down the years.
Any of you CQNers play for any of them at same time as me?
St Eunan’s School Clydebank 1959-61
St Eunan’s Boy’s Guild 1961-64
Glasgow Uni Arts Faculty 1968-71
Engineering Sevices Department Faslane 1971-72
Apollo FC Gosport 1972-74
Victory FC Gosport 1974-81
West Witney Sports Club 1982-85
BIG JIMMY on 31ST MARCH 2020 3:13 PM
DAVID66….
I can NOT allow you to help me, as I certainly do NOT want your family to be angry with you.
Your family are right.
I will just get taxis to and from a supermarket in a few days.
Thanks for your fantastic unselfish offer. I will never forget your kind offer.
Stay safe.
HH
my wee Peugeot van is sitting outside my door , if you or anyone else needs anything, , if i can help , i will . PAUL67 , or a few others have my mobi .
POG…………….
Aye, but the bottle missed him!
HS,
I need to put my hands up and admit I was wrong, ‘that’ll be a first’ shout my kids.
I’ve been on the UEFA site and it is confirmed.
Apparently it’s a €10 fine if you commit a murder.
DBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 3:14 PM
Marsapapa
Hendy, Rab Dick (goalie), Stubby, Davie Hamilton and myself were the regular players. We had another young player who was having trials with Dundee utd play for a spell aswell. Good wee team we had.
Fairhill originally.
if you don’t know me , you would definitely know FAIRHILL BHOY and some of his Motley crew , thats who i was referring to about the rowdy 5s team ;)))))
obviously it was France 98…….what was the name of the team you played for ?
Marsapapa
Ha ha thought you were talking about our team. Played with Eddlewood, I’m 40, fair bit younger than Jasper.
HH
SPFL and SFA staff agree 10% wage cuts. Dozens placed on government job retention scheme. Annual bonuses waived and some board members deferring wages for 3 months. #Covid_19
HS,TBB- Aaaaaa got you now….😁
NEUSTADT-BRAW on 31ST MARCH 2020 2:48 PM
LENNYBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 1:52 PM
Unashamed repost, one final push Ghuys, thank you in advance.
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Wee dunt sent
DBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 3:48 PM
Marsapapa
Ha ha thought you were talking about our team. Played with Eddlewood, I’m 40, fair bit younger than Jasper.
HH
JASPER & HENDY are good friends , haven’t seen both for a few years for one reason or another
Did big Ted play in that Eddlewood team , ah wizny good enough lol.
Me Jasper and Hendy played for Bellshill Miners and Harveys .
Hendy and me stayed across road from each other in Little Earnock from 74 , and played in the Coatshill team from Blantyre from about 78/79.
Hendy was a teriffic midfielder , i likened him to Glen Hoddle.
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 31ST MARCH 2020 3:20 PM
BIG GEORGES FAN CLUB – HAIL, HAIL, WEE OSCAR on 31ST MARCH 2020 2:56 PM
Just nipping in for a second – any word on Matthew McCombe in Amsterdam – has the boy been found?
BGFG.
Sadly, no.
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Thanks pal – I shudder to imagine how his poor family are right now – please God he shows up safe.
NEUSTADT-BRAW on 31ST MARCH 2020 2:48 PM
Thank you for correction.
We have decided to keep the lines open until Friday 03rd April.
I’ll update amounts, probably tomorrow.
BIGYINMILAN:
Get well soon, your in my prayers.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Covid tests in Germany 500,000 a week, UK 80,000,delivery company Ocado bought 100,000 test kits for their staff…….talk about unprepared…
JASPER & HENDY are good friends , haven’t seen both for a few years for one reason or another
Did big Ted play in that Eddlewood team , ah wizny good enough lol.
Me Jasper and Hendy played for Bellshill Miners and Harveys .
Hendy and me stayed across road from each other in Little Earnock from 74 , and played in the Coatshill team from Blantyre from about 78/79.
Hendy was a teriffic midfielder , i likened him to Glen Hoddle.
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Aye Ted come and played a few games, don’t think he lasted the season though. He liked Celtic.
I liked Hendy, one of the quieter guys in the team and a gentleman.
Played a lot of 5’s up the Jock Stein as well so might’ve came accross Fairhillbhoy
HH
Marsapapa
First time we came home from Oz on holiday in 2006 was the last time I caught up with Jasper. Game of 5’s down the pitz and beers in Harvey’s afterwards like we always did. Hendy wasn’t there that night.
HH
!!BADA BING!! on 31ST MARCH 2020 3:49 PM
SPFL and SFA staff agree 10% wage cuts. Dozens placed on government job retention scheme. Annual bonuses waived and some board members deferring wages for 3 months. #Covid_19
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Make no bones about it, this is the minimum of what has to happen at Celtic.
Need to get this into the tens of thousands!
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RON BACARDI on 31ST MARCH 2020 3:37 PM
BOYS guild team did you have a big guy who played centre forward who was very good.I got a rare game for ST CATHERINES BALORNOCK and played against you in your MIDDEN .2 each with a few min left we scored a goal in the gloom and some boy behind the goal kicked a spare ball back on and you claimed ball had not crossed the line.Apparently this was a ploy used week in week out.
BOY who scored for us was JOHN FARRELL who came from PARTICK originally “ONE OF THE FRELLS.”
No mention of the huns fine for the bottle thrown at the Leverkusen player, on the Sky Sports ticker, what a surprise….
RON BACARDI on 31ST MARCH 2020 3:37 PM
Would have been 61/62.
Ron Bacardi,
I attended St Eunan primary,
but not til about 1970,
stayed in Drumry.
Big Jimmy or anyone else who may require assistance
Glasgow Coronavirus Community Response Helpline Launched for people seeking support with issues such as food delivery or mental health, and for charities who need help with offering a service to communities.
Helpline open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm 0141 345
My wife is covering the SLC phone lines
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on 31st March 2020 4:38 pm
Big Jimmy or anyone else who may require assistance
Glasgow Coronavirus Community Response Helpline Launched for people seeking support with issues such as food delivery or mental health, and for charities who need help with offering a service to communities.
Helpline open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm 0141 345
My wife is covering the SLC phone lines
Is mystic meg coming on to give us the rest of the number LOL
KEEP THE FAITH
Marspapa
Will be surprised if we haven’t met each other in Harvey’s at some point, watched a couple of old firm games in there as well with the same boys from 5’s. One where Henrik lashed a half volley on the turn past Klos at paradise with Moore marking him springs to mind.
Anyway, hitting my scratcher.
Catch your reply later.
HH
DBHOY on 31ST MARCH 2020 4:16 PM
Marsapapa
First time we came home from Oz on holiday in 2006 was the last time I caught up with Jasper. Game of 5’s down the pitz and beers in Harvey’s afterwards like we always did. Hendy wasn’t there that night.
The stories i could tell you, played a game in the morning then went back to the pub for our 2 free beers and pies and settled down to watch the Hearts V CELTIC game .
me and another Tim in the team are singing and dancing the games won , we’ve been listinening to the abuse from non Celtic fans :))) then all of a sudden there’s a nothing ball into the box only 2 hearts players and about seven Celtic players well thats how i remember it …..as Quitongo ‘s deflected shot flies past Gould …….FEKKIN CHAOS …..i get lifted into the air by the huns in the team, to outside the pub where they strip me down to my boxers and fire them across peacock cross ……buses, cars you name it everyone of them seemed to run of my trainers and clothes.
I went back into the bar to finish ma pint and the boys pishin themselves laughing brought me my stuff …… loved the camaraderie we had and Big Jasper was involved everytime lol
never had a fight or a fallout ,great team spirit.
ps … thanks for the chat , you brought back some wonderful memories that i had forgotten about .
TONYROME on 31ST MARCH 2020 4:41 PM
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on 31st March 2020 4:38 pm
Big Jimmy or anyone else who may require assistance
Glasgow Coronavirus Community Response Helpline Launched for people seeking support with issues such as food delivery or mental health, and for charities who need help with offering a service to communities.
Helpline open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm 0141 345 0543
My wife is covering the SLC phone lines
Is mystic meg coming on to give us the rest of the number LOL
KEEP THE FAITH
😂😂😂😂
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on 31st March 2020 5:01 pm
TONYROME on 31ST MARCH 2020 4:41 PM
Glad you took it the way it was intended.
Stay safe and tell your wife she’s a diamond.
KEEP THE FAITH
FAVOURITEUNCLE,
We had a free-scoring centre forward by name of Michael McGinley.
GORDY,
I lived in Onslow Road until I moved to southern England in 1971.
Anyone said …
Where the streets have no games ?
Ron,
was the other side of Drumry rd for me,
Robert Burns Ave
Covid 19 – Italy @6pm -31 3 20
Cases-105,792
Dead -12,428
837 people died in the 24 hr time period between 6pm yesterday and 6pm today
Thoughts and prayers for Connaire 12’s cousin and Bigyinmilan.
YNWA HH
BT
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HH
Thoughts and prayers for Connaire and Bigyinmilan
SOT. Numbers are Heartbreaking are new cases continuing to fall.
I can’t see it anywhere on the news but a pal on the phone said UK had almost 400 fatalities today,
Hopefully those figures are wrong as that would represent a massive surge,
Think Boris & Advisers were more interested in their Brexit campaign to make Britain Great again, this Covid 19 was a bloody distraction & they dithered for a couple of vital weeks before taking the hugely expensive measures needed.
That delay will cost hundreds if not thousands of lives.
Maybe just me but i sense a shift in Paul’s narrative today.
Corkcelt – UK +381 deaths today
D :(