What price an SPFL game against Celtic in America? £2m? More? You can’t blame Dundee for being enterprising but I can’t see this initiative happening.
Celtic are the Great Gravy Train of Scottish football. We defy the status of our league to reach European Nirvana, which enriches us but also pays a healthy dividend to our supportive (cough) domestic competitors. The Caravan of Celtic arrives once or twice a year at each location, bringing paying fans and TV cameras. Therein lies the business model of many Scottish football clubs.
This is fair enough, but there are limits beyond which it’s inappropriate to spread the Gravy.
Don’t think I’m being sentimental here. Dundee can play their home games wherever they like as far as I’m concerned. They can move them to the US, in fact, if they convince the residents of Dingwall to do likewise, I’d have no problem with the ideal. Just so long as it’s consistent with a significant growth strategy for Celtic. The odd £1m here or there isn’t worth it for us otherwise.
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setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 13th January 2017 9:16 am
Good we review; I wouldn’t disagree with most of it but (tin hat on) I’d swap Hayes for Mackay and Moult for Miller. With better players around him, I think Mackay would improve.
Patterson may make the Celtic squad, as would Mackay. The others? Not good enough.
KTF
A few wee pieces for y’all today:
First on the indefensible Rob Kiernan verdict …
http://thecelticblog.com/2017/01/blogs/the-sfas-kiernan-decision-is-blatant-cheating-how-is-this-allowed/
Second, on Ugly Rumours of unhappy times at Sevco …
http://thecelticblog.com/2017/01/blogs/an-ugly-rumour-or-are-we-seeing-the-first-cracks-on-dave-kings-sevco-board/
And lastly, one on their deplorable conduct over the toilets, our response and the media’s usual garbage.
http://thecelticblog.com/2017/01/blogs/sevco-is-a-petty-spiteful-little-club-and-celtic-are-justified-in-treating-them-like-one/
Enjoy folks :)
JAMESFORREST
Thanks for them,bud. Each one better than the last.
Tit for tat,whatcha like,haha?!
Btw,I look forward to evidence of damage caused by us on 31/12.
Alternatively,I look forward to an apology from Ibrox for slanderous allegations against our support-trying to tar us with them,ffs!-and from those media organisations who have run that story without asking the obvious question.
i.e.-wtf ye talking about?
I’ll wait a while,mind. Jangles still reckons the huns should have been awarded the cup last year after Hibs fans killed every hun player in cold blood.
Wi a rusty knife,the bastards.
Anybody watch any fulham games ?
Our old bhoy Stefan seems to be having a decent season with them
More bad news for Labour
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/13/tristram-hunt-to-quit-as-mp-to-become-va-director
About three years till the next election,mibbe time to give up childish things like playground squabbles. Naw,let’s bring in a maximum wage.
I faffin’ despair.
I recall my Dad texting me after the last election. Reckoned he might not live to see another Labour govt. I’m beginning to think I might not either!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
thanks for that BOBBY.great start to the day.i think that was CHARLIE DEVLIN.i used to take him and big JOHN COLRAINE to CELTIC PARK when they worked in BISHOPBRIGGS .ST MARYS BHOYS HOME .
SHADY If yer lurkin. I am in Adelaide 17 Feb for one night. I see they have a home game against Newcastle which I am thinking of going too. If you know any good Guinness pubs I am interested mate. Hail Hail . Paul67 has my email .
PROUDBHOY
About six or seven years ago,my best mate and I seriously considered getting season tickets for Fulham.
Tenner return on the bus from Swindon to London,and £299 for the ticket.
He backed out so I didnae bother either.
One of my occasional drinking buddies is a Cottager-ooooer,missus-and canny believe we let him go.
I told him he let himself go. POTY to Lost Bhoy in successive seasons. I wish him well,and a long and successful career. He could have had that wi Brendan if he’d screwed the nut.
Keep the faith BMCUWP. Hoping for a free Scotland then a Labour led Scotland. Hail Hail.
TAURANGABHOY on 13TH JANUARY 2017 10:11 AM
‘Hoping for a free Scotland’
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Free of what?
The EU?
Free of numpty Unionist Loyalist.
:@-)))
MWD
At the risk of re-igniting the US Election Debate I was in the Barack Obama Plaza, Moneygall during the summer. We bumped into the man driving back the Celtic Kit after the Inter Milan friendly in Limerick there:))
I wonder what they’ll name after the Trumpet?
CCB, Happy Birthday from Sharkey’s, Clogherhead!!
http://barackobamaplaza.ie/
FAVOURITEUNCLE
I reckoned it might stir pleasant memories,mate. Mibbe jooost a bit young to see it yourself,but old enough to know it happened,ya lucky sod!
As for Bishopbriggs you’ll have Jimbo67 on here asking for street,number,siblings,if yer not careful!
Have a grand old day to piece together gradually tomorrow. Make a l-o-n-g weekend of it,why not?
Yer a long time snawed in!!!!
CLOGHERCELT
I’ll forward that to him,bud. He’s sunning it in Spain He’ll be chuffed. Sharkeys,smashing wee place.
Jee-zoh,they drink in there like there’s no drink allowed tomorrow.
Turned out to be true as tomorrow was Good Friday. Just as well,an extra day to stock up!
HH to you and yours. And to meeting up again.
FAVOURITE UNCLE
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPY Birthday.HH
Curd of the day;
Mrs.Picklepot’s* Lemon & Lime
https://goo.gl/images/AVLf8J
Derived from the milk coagulation process known as curdling.Using fruits,citrus fruits being most popular,as a flavouring leads to such delicacies as Mrs.Picklepot’s audacious dairy product.
Best enjoyed in a Laura Ashley type setting and copiously.
As Mrs.Picklepot would say to her husband Richard when he was preparing some lovely sandwiches for afternoon tea,”Spread that curd thick,Dick.”
*Other curds are available.
So have the huns goat up their fishin nets yit?
MWD
ERNIE LYNCH Free to govern itself , free from Westminster. Can we do any worse to our own than Westmonster. EU is a trade deal, economic pact, peacekeeper. Might be good for a free Scotland might not. I want the very best for our people. My thoughts are we should try to govern ourselves again. I believe we can do that and have a better Scotland.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 13TH JANUARY 2017 10:03 AM
Tragic isn’t it? A wage cap is a crude and provocative measure.
Wage disparity needs to be addressed but this is unlikely to be the best way of doing so.
Furthermore, he completely overshadowed his far more reasonable policy announcement earlier that day. Blocking government contracts to any company with headquarters in a tax haven.
Moonbeamswd that as well. Their grandchildren will be Celtic supporters. Glasgow is green and white.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 13TH JANUARY 2017 9:16
My opinion.
I think that you are an excellent wordsmith.
Your choices ?
Not a scooby.
CLOGHER CELT on 13TH JANUARY 2017 10:16 AM
We spoke some time back about Irish republicanism in Oz.
I had never heard of this. Which amazes me.
It may be of interest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_O%27Farrell
TAURANGABHOY on 13TH JANUARY 2017 10:32 AM
Oh to be able to see the world through the eyes of a nationalist.
Would we be building a wall?
And would we get England to pay for it?
Oh to be able to see
BMCUWPs,
I saw CCB was in the Iberian Peninsula. Wireless difficulties!!
Say Hi for me.
I started French classes the other day with a few ‘old codgers’. The teacher had us reading the Obituaries in ‘Le Monde’ during the class:))
You know, Father, brother, son, daughter etc. We even found a poor soul who was Protestant ! :))
Only on this island!
‘anyland’csc
Till later
TAURANGABHOY
I definitely don’t want to open the festering sore of indyref,but I’m not against independence,just not then. Or now.
A lot to do with whoever is in charge at the time,but more to do with economic realities,much as we might wish them away
I posted overnight a vid about a united Ireland by 2030. Maybe we can vote for independence subject to being a fully-autonomous region of Ireland and thus full membership of the EU?
Blood of our blood,bone of our bone. So no reason for the SNP to throw a hissy!
Hope you and L are in fine fettle. And that Shady contacts you for the 17th.
FAVOURITE UNCLE on 13TH JANUARY 2017 10:08 AM
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
thanks for that BOBBY.great start to the day.i think that was CHARLIE DEVLIN.i used to take him and big JOHN COLRAINE to CELTIC PARK when they worked in BISHOPBRIGGS .ST MARYS BHOYS HOME .
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Big John Colraine .
A god for me and my mates.
His shambling run down the middle of the park and his 20 yard scissor kick into the path of the right winger.
How lucky were you.
My friends in Celtic,
I have laughed and have despised the huns for the way they have redefined the word, liquidation.
Let’s not make the same mistake about the word freedom. We can never have the power of self determination if we are in club EU.
It is illogical to think we can have the power to act, speak or think as we want if we are in club EU.
HH.
Taurangabhoy on 13th January 2017 10:32 am
IMHO it only works if we ditch the EU; it’s not just a trade deal. It significantly impacts fiscal policy, human rights legislation, self-determination and a host of other stuff.
A free Scottish Republic would get my vote but I can’t see the SNP going for that. Too much like hard work for them. They want the easy option of England managing our currency (and monarchy) and Brussels managing most of our other legislation! Then they can blame others if it goes wrong.
Not for me!
KTF
Macjay,
Thanks. I’m off oot at the moment. I’ll save that and come back to you. I’m involved in an interesting project about Fenianism with another CQNer at the moment involving Oz the USA, England and Ireland.
Happy New Year to the MacJay’s. I saw you ‘rolled in’ at 3am on New Years Day, after a great night with the family:))
HH
Here we go 5.5526315789473684 in a row
Here we go 5.5526315789473684 in a row
Here we go-o 5.526315789473684 in a row
9 days, 3hours and 47 mins to kick off
MWD
Thanks to everybody for the kind Birthday wishes yesterday. It was much appreciated.
HH
Scotland ,imho , will never replace London with Brussels.
Meanwhile , the penny will drop for Ireland soon .
She will recognise that were she to remain in the E.C. after the U.K. departs , she would be a conduit for those wishing to enter U.K. via the backdoor of Dublin.
Fly into Dublin and head North. Resulting in seriously unwanted friction between Dublin , Stormont and London.
When Ireland leaves the E.C., and she will , the prospect of a united Ireland becomes a reality as trade links between U.K. , Ireland and U.S. expand and common interest outweighs sectarianism.
The hip pocket nerve.
Go tell Enda.
CLOGHER CELT on 13TH JANUARY 2017 11:07 AM
Hun game.
New year`s day.
Met a stack of Irishmen and ladies from Dublin.
Tempted to share the foties .
But not tempted enough.
FAVOURITE UNCLE on 13TH JANUARY 2017 10:08 AM
That post took me back over 30 years – I was big mates back in the day with the sons of the Kenmure St Mary’s heidie, who came from Rosslare Co Wexford. Some mental times we had with those grand lads.
Evening from The Oven.
Paul67
What price Dundee game in US?
I might have missed answers but what is the currency being used, £s Sterling, $US or Jeely Jaurs?
AULDHEID on 13TH JANUARY 2017 11:40 AM
Ginger Bottles