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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David66
Replied with Big Jimmy’s details.
Big Jimmy copied you in and if you scroll down you’ll find David66’s details.
Anyone else feel free to mail me lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
I’ll probably check every 30 minutes as I am working from home.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Best wishes to all those in poor health, prayers said for all! Great to see so many people offering help.
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THE EXILED TIM on 31ST MARCH 2020 8:24 PM
Heavy stuff., who to believe this guy or that?…….However i dont doubt for a minute there is something odd going on. NWO cashless society 5G who knows but i deffo smell shite
Hello again all you young rebels.
Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers for
BIGYINMILAN ( Professor Peter ) i’ve been trying to find out
some more info on his situation and have sent mail to the
person who notified me asking for any updates which i will
share with you all.
Also prayers for everyone else during this horrible time.
D BHOY
Congrats on your great bog roll achievement but i’m sure
David 66 will beat it.
Once he gets going that is 8-))
H.H . Mick
Hi Mod
Can you delete my last post please
HH
Mick
Just ignore that link, didn’t work
HH
Anyone have P67s email addy?
Mod
It’s my post at 9.08am, thanks
DBHOY
Linked ok 27 keepie UPs
Not too bad
celticquicknews@gmail.com
Fess19
Is it just the keepy uppy videoclip in the link?
HH
Philbhoy
Thanks.
HH
LENNYBHOY on 1ST APRIL 2020 8:51 AM
Cheers LENNYBHOY….DAVID66 has also just phoned me.
So I am getting great help from Him and AN TEARMANN who I also spoke to for the first time this morning on the phone.
I’ll need to buy all you Guys tons of drink once we can get put and meet.
Prayer said for Connaire, Rebus, Bigyinmilan, and my friend Hamiltontim, and all others who are, or who have family and friends, facing struggles at the moment. Too much suffering going on in the world, but this place is a ray of light in the darkness.
Stay safe everyone, and Big Jimmy……stay at home 😉
Good morning from a damp and windy North Staffordshire
Must be an April fools
https://sluggerotoole.com/2020/04/01/in-the-wake-of-covid-19-the-orange-order-releases-plans-for-a-virtual-twelfth/
BATEEN BHOY on 1ST APRIL 2020 9:44 AM
Cheers mate, I have been self isolating since March 18th.
thoughts and prayers for ALL the Guys you mentioned.
Stay safe.
HH
Good morning all from Govanhill.
DBHOY on 1ST APRIL 2020 9:11 AM
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morning from sunnuy south os spain was due to come bck to glasgow tomorrow for 15 days we bit of hang over from last night hailhail
GG – good link to worldometers this morning.
Cheers.
I check it daily.
The stats are indicative of the effectiveness of each countries response.
Total Deaths to Total Recovered ratios are instructive.
Hail hail
Keep The Faith
Embdy know the deal with the season tickets….are we getting a rebate or a price slash for the new season?
Anyone bored check out Meadhbh Walsh Music on Facebook.
She is a lassie in Cork, a nice looking girl with a nice voice who puts a lot of her songs on her Facebook Page,
Main attraction is she is a bit of a Reb, so a good few Reb Ballads included in her stuff,
MODERATOR 2 on 1ST APRIL 2020 10:06 AM
Thanks. Panicked when I clicked on the link ALL my pics and videos were there, thought the whole site could view them. P67 confirmed it was just the keepy uppy video, panic over. Phew!
HH
DBHOY
Enjoy your day!
DBHoy, Don’t believe P67, I saw the video of you and those Thai Lassies before the Mod deleted it.
Spoilsport.
C
Just reading back and marvelling at the charitable efforts of so many, I thank God for the life and example of Bro Walfrid. His concern for the needy still lives on in hearts and actions of those who love and live for the football club he brought into existence.
I pray for all of you everyday during my recitation of the Rosary. Take care one and all.
Lennybhoy – got the details and contact made.
Thanks again
D. :)
Connaire12 – my late father was a devout Catholic and said his rosary, novena and many more prayers and lit candles every day, the kindest man I’ve ever known.
Respect to you🙏🙏🙏
D. :)
Philbhoy
Thanks, same to you!
Corkcelt
I’ve got another phone for those types of pics 🤣
HH
Gene
This suggests it really is an April Fool`s joke:
” Most of the App development cost will be funded by the Ulster Scots grant. But Banford does expect the App to have a small yearly subscription price of £16.90 to cover running costs.”
Insomniacs unite
You’ve nothing to lose but your sleep
“Banford Abarnathy……….!”
:)
..an Ulster Scat.
:))))))))))))))
im going to miss my night out on saturday cant get flight homewas a night out with my best mate cowboy and big pat rolllink pat hails from airdrie and tells a story about canvesing for the s n p pat goes to the door in airdrie young boy about 7 answers with a fag and half bottle of buckie pat says is your ma and da in says to pat what do you think ya fat bastard
Another day of dithering from the SPFL.
Are they scared to make the obvious decision to award the title?
Or maybe they have a cunning plan to wait for an administration event to deduct points?
Chanty
Was it you who mentioned Peter McCabe earlier this week, if so he is still working in Carrigans and still as mad,
If it just ignore ! 😋😉
My son has just told me Matthew McCombe’s body has been found in Amsterdam. It’s been a horrible year for the McNeil family.
May Matthew rest in peace.
ikow was there in jan me and him were always out and in the bookies next door had the 2 racing channel in the bar i was the bookies runner