Hibernian were on a run of three consecutive wins when they lost 4-1 to Celtic in Glasgow on 6 December. Their seven league games since have produced a win at Livingston, two draws and four defeats. Their last two home games were brutal 0-3 hammerings by St Mirren and Newco.
With Livingston and Ross County both circling the drain Hibs form might not be a relegation worry, but they are only two points ahead of a rejuvenated St Johnstone, who sit 10th.
That game at Celtic Park in December was refreshing inasmuch as the visitors at least tried to play football in the Celtic half. Whether they will be so bold tonight while in such a poor run of form is doubtful. Manager Nick Montgomery arrived in September with a strong reputation earned in Australia. He can afford to lose to Celtic, but there is a limit on how many absolute batterings you can take in front of your own fans before the natives grow restless.
The Celtic line-up is often predictable, but I have no idea how Brendan Rodgers will go tonight. I have been an advocate of Maik Nawrocki’s but he put in a poor second half against Aberdeen on Saturday before being replaced by Stephen Welsh. Either one could start alongside Liam Scales.
Alexandro Bernabei also made way for Tony Ralston at left back. My gut tells me Tony will get the nod from the start tonight.
We now have genuine options on the wing. Nicolas Kuhn began and ended the move that led to Celtic’s goal on Saturday and will surely get his chance from the start, with Liel Abada dropping to the bench. The welcome return of Daizen Maeda gives the manager a further option, for either wing. I expect we will see Luis Palma start on the left, Nicolas on the right, with Daizen and Liel making an appearance at some point.
Kyogo was a spectator until Adam Idah came on at Aberdeen. Thereafter our Japanese talisman was able to contribute significantly more. There is no way Brendan will start with Adam on the field but neither of us will be surprised if that changes after the hour mark.
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“Desmond inflating the bank balance to facilitate a sale”
The value of a business is its future earnings. Buyers will pay a multiple of annual profit to reflect future earnings potential. Multipliers of x8, x10, even x16 profit are common.
In that respect, the future value of a pound in the bank is a pound. The multiplier is x1.
In football, where profit is more volatile, the valuation trend is a multiple of revenue and we’re seeing deals at x1.5 to x2 revenue recently. Big name clubs attract a premium.
Which is why cash in the bank – beyond what is required to fund operations, growth and any specific project/threat – is of no benefit to the business. It neither generates revenue nor increases earnings. It does virtually nothing for the value of the business beyond its intrinsic value as cash.
You need to put cash to work or return it to the shareholders.
That Celtic have been hoarding cash for some years is an enduring mystery.
EggSookTutorialsCSC
SFTB
If Frame is out due to injury then its Bernabei for me …..yip squeaky bum time , thems the apples when you hope the squad you have can grind out victories and secure the league.
No more injuries please !
Our back four tonight could very well be AJ, Welsh, Scales and Ralston.
Be honest, who would’ve seen that coming at the end of last season?
QUADBHOY on 7TH FEBRUARY 2024 2:18 PM
VAR guy greg Aitken
no link, just google.
HOT SMOKED
Have you played the Ashludie (Monifieth) course and or the championship Medal course ?
Playing them on the Friday (in May)
Staying over in Broughty ferry then playing Piperdam on the Saturday .
Just wondered if you had any info …….
Ps ….played Piperdam last September and had the privilege of getting my photo taken on a Celic buggy (lovely green and white) The reggie on it ……..LOCHEEBHOY2…..
if anyone knows of him tell him it made my week .💚🤍💛👍
It’s fair to say the footsteps have been getting louder in recent weeks as a famous Gaa man used say to me when discussing threats of opposition and now it”s rosary beads time. There is a real title chase now for a change and time for the Hoops seriously show bottle and meet the challenge.
Great to see Maeda has returned and our little dynamo as usual will be doing the work of two men if selected. Adam Idah is a streetwise operator with 20 full International caps under his belt and countless ones at underage and after injury unfortunately lost his place at Norwich. He has played against top class opposition and only recently gave big Virgil Van Dyke a very uncomfortable time, having a goal marked off for a marginal offside and scoring against the Dutch from the penalty spot. Still only 22 years of age. Did well on Saturday with the goal assist and laying on a sitter for O’riley. Interesting to see will he start tonight?
Very few changes from Saturday with Kuhn, who really impressed on Saturday and rescued the Hoops from defeat with that goal. looking forward to the game tonight and hoping for a vast improvement and three points .
Bernebei for me listen to Scales today.Too much chopping and changing in the defence has not helped.Same midfield,they cant all be as bad as Saturday.
Kuhn. Idah ( let’s see ). Palm
On the day of one of the most important games,we have the Agenda Agitators on,with the same old crap.
A mix of rumour,fanciful claptrap,innuendo,opinion,all put together,and passed off as fact.A few on here,like sheep,go along with it,for whatever reason,certainly not to help the team,but unwittingly helping out our enemies as much as the Refs they hate do.We need unity,if you can’t see that,the word Dullard comes to mind.
When we take our chances, we win, por cierto
Bring me the head, of the head of recruitment .
RC
Found this one which was enough to jog the memory! https://videocelts.com/2023/12/blogs/latest-news/the-incredible-inconsistencies-of-var-official-greg-aitken-ayrshire/
If we are not 3-5-2 then I’d go:
Hart
Ralston – Rocky – Scales – Bernie
CalMac
MOR – Palma
Kuhn – Idah – Maeda
Drop a few who have been off it a bit lately (MOR excluded as he is still working/trying hard and a little unlucky for me).
QB
For the record.
Palma has scored 10 goals
Palma has 12 assists..
Compare these figures to Maeda this season.
Someone actually slaughtered Palma for some poor crossing on Saturday.Can’t have been watching Maeda since joining.One great cross to Jota,the exception to the rule.
If he starts,best of luck.Score.
Infamy! Infamy!
They’ve all got it Infamy.
And Infamy En Famille
Just off the phone from talking to a dear friend. He’s an avid Leicester City fan, season ticket holder all his life man and boy. He was saying , at the end of Brendans tenure , the fans were sing Tippy tappy, passy backy.
Apparently it was rife, and he also pointed out that after BR left, no English club were clamouring to get him signed up. !!
Says it all really.
Maeda and Kuhn tonight with Kyogo through the middle.
I sense we will win big tonight, could be wrong though!!
KINGLuBO
That awkward moment when we need unity and everybody else is a dullard.😂
GEEBEE1978 on 7TH FEBRUARY 2024 2:44 PM
Our back four tonight could very well be AJ, Welsh, Scales and Ralston.
Be honest, who would’ve seen that coming at the end of last season?
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GEEBEE1978 – Shows how far we have fallen.
that said if all play I hope they play a blinder.
D :)
Dont know if we should swap AJ to left back, Tony on the right, would it work????
How can anyone justify having upwards of £70m in the bank whilst the team has been allowed to be downgraded and certain parts of the ground ( the old stand ) not been upgraded for over 30 years.
Has anyone ever heard of a football club paying £12 m in corporation tax?
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 7TH FEBRUARY 2024 3:03 PM
Bring me the head, of the head of recruitment .
Along with the head of the recruiter of the head of recruitment .
KINGLUBO @ 3:10 PM,
Not true…
Brendan Rodgers had plenty of offers
He turned down Spurs
Aff-oot
Hail Hail
Expect Rodgers to break his duck at Easter Road.
Can be the catalyst for going on a good run to the title as Sevco are poor — bailed out by Ayrshire’s Greg Aitken for about 6th time this season.
THE HAND OF GOD on 7TH FEBRUARY 2024 11:14 AM
Good morning Hot Smoked read your post from last night and stand by my opinion that yesterday’s leader was embarrassing. It is of course an opinion and Paul is entitled to his.CQN used to be a respected source of all things Celtic but it now gives the impression that it is in fact a mouthpiece for the board and Peter Lawwell in particular. Most sane people realise that in terms of running Celtic as a business he has done a great job but returning to the club has helped only to create the toxic atmosphere, rightly or wrong ly,which grips the club at the moment.
*he never actually left and was put in a position n the European Board which I believe he now chairs if not then second in command to help rid the game of charlatans like the deid team board.
Celtic in a title race with VAR, is so EBT.
Has anyone ever heard of a football club paying £12 m in corporation tax?
all clubs in the uk, that run at a profit, pay corporation tax in that tax year.
an in profit year however can be offset to the previous 3 years losses.
simply if club x declares a profit of £10m in this financial year, , but had cumulative losses in the previous 3 years of say £5m, then corporation tax for this year will be applied at whatever percentage it is to the £5m.
as to a point made earlier either by tbb or auldheid, cash in the bank doing nothing for most companies would be seen as a bad strategy, and would be better spent on infrastrucutre project (ie cvapital investments, which in themselves attract tax reliefs) or to improve other revenue streams via investments (player aquisions).
the other option buying back shares from shareholders, or paying outrageous dividens.
a very quick scan of deloitte shows literally hundreds of sports clubs paying taxes.
why should celtic plc not pay tax ? we are not amazon or a rangers type club.
the ambulances dont pay for themselves.
and if an organisation makes money, and doesnt invest it
ps,
we dont pay tax on the £70m in the bank, that is accumilated profits, that was already taxed in the relevant tax year as profit.
Watching and reading from afar, but the mood amongst many fans is outright hostility to the Board, some of it warranted, some of it not.
Booing the team after a victory is not a good look either.
However, we are where we are and need to make do with what we’ve got. As fan’s we can either back the club, all of them, and help in the huge battle ahead to secure the Title.
Or, well, we can watch the Huns become top dogs again.
Quite a simple choice you would think, but maybe some are so focussed on individuals that everything else comes second?
I can see both sides of the argument, but this argument is getting us nowhere, anywhere, anytime , soon.
This is not the 90s. We are a well run , but risk adverse football club. The Huns going bust and COVID have ensured we are ultra cautious in all we do. So, we need to become more innovative and braver in certain departments. That will take time.
In the meantime, I really see no other options than to back the club to the hilt in the coming months.
pps,
the £70m in the bank is hopefully earning some sort of interest at least.
one positve item for sure with ffp, and i know it is called something else now, clubs are being forced to manage finances responsibily and are paying more tax.
very dry subject – but if it interests anyone – maybe chairbhoy regarding stock exchange announcements and communicarions to shareholders.
CELTIC PLC QCA CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE
PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF THE QCA CODE
The Quoted Companies Alliance has identified ten principles that will enable companies to deliver growth in long-term shareholder value by maintaining an efficient, effective and dynamic management framework.
https://www.celticfc.com/club/celtic-plc-investor-relations/celtic-plc-aim-rule-26/qca-corporate-governance-code/
Our application of these ten principles is discussed in detail below, and further disclosures can be found within the Investor Relations section of our website and in our Annual Reports.
The Board acknowledges the importance of the ten principles set out in the QCA Code and believes that the Company has established processes which demonstrate its compliance with all of these principles at this point in time. If necessary, a full explanation of any non-compliance will be provided, should this occur.
In an effort to uphold strong systems of corporate governance, the Board periodically reviews the QCA Code and updates the Company’s corporate governance framework where necessary.
Last reviewed and updated: 16 September 2022
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What is the justification for having so much cash in the bank whilst the team is weaker than last year and parts of the ground are poorly maintained, ie the main stand
The club should prudently reinvest profit into the team and facilities.
We have a material financial advantage over our main rivals and we are not using it.
Whatever happened to the £70 Mullion money
If brother Walfrid was alive he would give the 70 million to the poor…
If the club is to honour and respect its roots that’s what should be done
BAZZA67 on 7TH FEBRUARY 2024 4:11 PM
What is the justification for having so much cash in the bank whilst the team is weaker than last year and parts of the ground are poorly maintained, ie the main stand
The club should prudently reinvest profit into the team and facilities.
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aye they should – maybe you missed it
15 Sep 2023, 4:29 pm
Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce that it has today approved significant investment into a state-of-the-art re-development of Celtic’s Barrowfield Training Centre, in the heart of the East End of Glasgow, as we aim to continue to create Celtic’s stars of the future.
The development will deliver a fantastic new complex, hosting Celtic’s boys’ and girls’ Academies and will also be the new dedicated training centre for Celtic FC Women’s First Team.
Today’s announcement re-emphasises our strategy of maintaining a strong commitment to both developing our own players and investing in women’s football, with the project representing the largest infrastructure investment by the Club since the redevelopment of Celtic Park in the late 1990s.
The new training centre will feature:
New indoor arena, featuring full-sized IFA-approved artificial surface
Combination of outdoor natural grass and artificial pitches
State-of-the-art gym/fitness facilities
Celtic Academy and Celtic FC Women office areas
New changing facilities
Medical suites for player treatment/rehab
Sports science centre
Analysis centre
Classroom/learning facilities
All the money goes to a wee wumman that lives in a cottage in Ireland 🇮🇪 👍
Saint Stivs
Thx matę now I know where all the money is going
Good to know the main stand will still be a sh*t hole and we Bernie is still playing at LB
Maybe they can build a full scale indoor pitch at Lennoxtwon whilst there at it
or recruit a Head of Football or a full time Doctor
or maybe even a head of recruitment with a proven track record
or even help the ladies team recruit some new players rather than downgrade every year
How much of a dent would this make on the £72m, probably £100 after CL participation 🤔
15 Sep 2023, 4:29 pm
Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce that it has today approved significant investment into a state-of-the-art re-development of Celtic’s Barrowfield Training Centre,
Seem to remeber it was costed at 10million.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 7TH FEBRUARY 2024 4:36 PM
All the money goes to a wee wumman that lives in a cottage in Ireland 🇮🇪 👍
great granny lawwell ?
Twice this season from my vantage point in the North Stand , my new fangled watch beeped …. I thought this would be another alert from Martin Lewis … turns out it was a stress level warning , first time when the Jambos swung over the corner for Shankland to nod and secondly when the Ross County centre half just ran into the 6 yard box and headed off the bar. Worryingly , same thing happened on Saturday, just prior to the sheep breaking out their pen …
If you are suffering from a similar syndrome , a moderate amount of alcohol or move the sofa further away from the telly, maybe the way forward
Usefultipscfc
Unsubstantiated carping regardless the amount of monikers you have
DARWIN
JHB
CLOUD9
TOMMY
Its a troll.