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Celtic Diary Thursday October 13: The Clouds Gather

Thats the international break over and done with now, thankfully, and we can return to some sort of normality as real football, where the fans and the players give a toss, is back this weekend.

Hopefully, that will give our esteemed hacks something to write about that has at least a semblance of truth to it, instead of the guff we’ve been fed of late.

After all, feeding people on guff is our job, as we don’t have the kind of access to the major players in the game that the SMSM has.

Well, us and the Express, which makes our research look positively painstaking.

PSG move for Celtic strike sensation

Celtic striker Moussa Dembele’s brace in his team’s 3-3 Champions League draw against Manchester City has prompted Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain to prepare a move for the player, according to the Express.

The French giants are reported to have watched the 20-year-old for Les Bleus’Under-21 outfit, and want to re-sign the former Fulham striker four years after he left for England.

PSG are determined to add more French talent, but could come up against Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Hull City in the race to sign Dembele. 

It’s now a race to sign him, as opposed to a few clubs monitoring his progress.

Celtic’s biggest shareholder Dermot Desmond is on record as saying the club doesn’t have to sell the Frenchman, and the Frenchman has said he’s happy where he is, but that doesn’t bother the Express.

Or anyone else, for that matter.

The big story yesterday surrounded the private tax affairs of a few former Celtic players, and although there were hundreds of others within the game involved in similar ventures, it was the Celtic connection that made the front page. Even though its a fairly tenuous connection, the idea at the Record, who carried out this investigation, is to paint the club in a shade fairly similar to that of another club who had much more serious tax problems.

 A bit of the old whataboutery ? That Old Firm, what are they like,eh ?

Or is there another reason ?

Things do appear to be a little jittery over at struggling new club “rangers “, though its not clear precisely what is causing them to fret.

Various tales have emerged from the crypt from various people, but the biggest clue came yesterday when PR supremo James Traynor, the man widely tipped for the role of the Fat Controller in the new Thomas The Tank Engine movie,

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( The Fat controller is the top picture, just to clarify, and the bottom one, I suppose )

threw a wobbly of his own during a press conference featuring manager Mark Warburton and Sky sports hack Mark Benstead, who asked about Joey Barton…

You can watch the incident here…

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and I’ll pause for a moment while you watch it again.

Now, lets look at what happened here, and its a lot more serious than you would think, -you can stop laughing now- because it shows a desire to control information coming from the club, and it showed us exactly where their major problem lies.

If your PR man steers the press away from subject, then thats the subject the public need to know about, because thats the one thats giving them the most grief , and probably the one they don’t have an answer to.

What it also shows is that Warburton isn’t being allowed to be his own man, and he is being directed by the PR machine in public, and suggests that he may be being directed by others elsewhere.

He certainly seems to go meekly when Traynor throws his little fit, and unless he battered him behind closed doors, and Traynor is out on is arse this morning, then we can expect more of the same.

Celtic supporters, myself included, have often criticised our own clubs lack of control in press conferences, when faced with daft questions from the media. This incident shows that too much control can be as damaging as too little, but fortunately we have a manager who can look after himself, and if he doesn’t want to answer a question, can be fairly dismissive of hacks who dont give up.

Warburton looked like a man who would happily tell all, and may well have cracked under pressure, which would explain the presence of Traynor, who no doubt sat down last night and added another chapter to his forthcoming book-“New Rangers: My Part In Their Downfall”

As for the Record hacks behind their big story, it must be time for Celtic to finally call a halt to this nonsense. It may be the policy of the S?Fa, and indeed , the new Ibrox club, to ignore stories which paint them in a bad light, but this cannot be allowed to be the policy at Celtic.

Apart from the obvious implication of Celtic being involved in these schemes, such a story could have a damaging effect on the share price, and isn’t it the duty of the board to act in the best interests of those shareholders ?

Once would be nice….

This time next week, Celtic may well need a deflection of their own….

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but we’ll worry about that when, and indeed if, it happens.

Despite the rumblings, I’m fairly sure it won;t be this bad..

There was more news of clubs being involved in talks about forming an international league, as a way of sticking two fingers up to UEFA, who seem hell bent on turning the Champions League into a closed shop.

Website 101 goals explains it best…

The North European League

The new Champions League changes will only hold until 2021.

At that point it’s possible that the biggest clubs in Europe could band together to cede into a new European Super League.

At the same time as that threat looms, it’s been reported by Danish paper BT that clubs from Belgium, Holland, Scotland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden are in talks over starting a North European League from 2021.

So which clubs could make up the league?

According to BT, the clubs involved are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord from Holland, Anderlecht and Club Brugge from Belgium, Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers, plus Sweden’s Malmo, Norway’s Rosenborg and Denmark’s FC Copenhagen.

Indeed, BT have received confirmation of the talks from FC Copenhagen director Anders Hørsholt:

Yes it’s true. If we do not act now, we will see the biggest clubs grow larger and stronger while it will be increasingly difficult for clubs like us.

We must therefore look at which alternative international opportunities for FCK in the future.

It is still too early to talk about specific models, but the discussion of leagues across European borders is a theme that we’re looking to actively participates in.

If they don’t act now, one of those clubs mentioned might not make it.

Stories of the demise of the new “rangers ” have been abundant pretty much since the original £60m or so raised by Charles Green disappeared, and as the club have yet to see any investment from the “real Rainjjurrs men”, things are apparently a little bit sticky as Christmas approaches.

 From barking about posing a credible challenge to the title this season, the club may now find a different sort of challenge if the rumoured administration should take place.

If it took place tomorrow, and I’m not saying it will, the league table would take on a new look.

Is it worth putting a few quid on them finishing bottom ? Maybe, and its certainly worth a punt on them not making the top six.

Maybe Traynors little stunt was designed to focus on Barton as a deflection, and not to draw attention to any other problems they might have…

Elsewhere, Police Scotland have released fourteen images of people they would like to talk to about the kefuffle at the end of the Scottish cup final last May.

One of them looks familiar..

 Scottish Cup Montage week 2

Have a look at number 105…then have a look at this..

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Rangers manager Stuart McCall (centre), assistant Kenny Black (left) and goalkeeping coach Jim Stewart watch the match from the stands at Hampden

Thanks to Tim Buffy, who noticed the uncanny similarity. 

There were an abundance of excellent answers to yesterdays caption competition,

But they were all beaten into second place by this one, from Doc..

Caption: tavernier tries to recreate Nakamura’s moving bus free kick – passengers die of boredom. 

Today, we’ve found some old pictures that have had colour added to them, enhancing the quality.

will the quality in the picture be matched by the quality of the answer ?

Ice delivery girls, 1918.

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Tim Buffy
7 years ago

What is even more underhand about yesterday’s Daily Retard article is that it clearly shows “correspondence” addresses for both Peter Lawwell and Eric Reilly. Very dangerous in today’s climate.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Tim Buffy

Caption:
As the ” 100 Protestant built ” Titanic is sunk, here we see two forensic Police officers detain the culprit ‘ Republican Ice ‘!

Taxi

BondiBrian
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Aye but the captain was from Staffordshire, England ( Ralphs neck of the woods? ) Thae captain was at fault, no the builders. BTW Captain Smiths first command was on the…SS Celtic.

kid yi not.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  BondiBrian

Your putong too much effort into your reply, Bondi!

Ken

Bondibrian
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Aff top of ma heid, neebs!

BJF
7 years ago

I have no personal axe to grind with Warbs. He is managing a very new club that claims to be our closest rivals and some of our supporters talk about them as if they were, frankly Aberdeen and Hearts are our rivals.
However Warbs treatment by Traynor was absolutely disgraceful. He should have either have told Traynor to get lost or right now be in discussion with his employers saying he goes or I do, the man was publically humiliated.
It is tough being a Celtic supporter too, top of the league, playing Champions League football, the team playing the most attractive football I have seen in Scotland in decades, I can’t decide which of our two super strikers should play, which of six midfielders I want in or now we have half a dozen really good choices for the back four, it’s just not fair. And as for our rivals……

schoosh71
7 years ago

Imagine doing ‘anything’ Jim ‘jabba’ Traynor said I’m embarrassed for Mr Warburton even if he’s not got the intelligence to be for himself.

The jubilee’s sure were bigger in the olden days.

BondiBrian
7 years ago
Reply to  schoosh71

“Mr” Warburton? Thought ah was reading FF.

7 years ago

Caption: Dave King sends two of his staff to the offices of De Beers with a load of, ahem!!… “diamonds” to help finance his overinvestment at the zombiedome.

bgbhoy
7 years ago

state of the art cooling system installed at ibrox to assist kenny miller with his sun-tan issues…

Craiginho
7 years ago

Caption: Club 1872 unveil the new Rangers fire guard. Designed to last as long as the Rangers title challenge!

JINKYLARSON
7 years ago

Warns puts Barton on ice.

Paul Miller
7 years ago

Ammunition stockpile is being used as HMS sevco approaches

7 years ago

117 Gary Caldwell,lookalike.

mike
7 years ago

News that European Leagues are once again being talked about,this ” Talk” has been around for years,but so far the fat cats of Fitba. Associations have done fuck all to get it started.Taking the money and sitting on there big fat arses,means that the so called poorer Leagues are becoming less and less relevant.
The richer Leagues each having four teams in the so called “Champions” League,should be, IMHO a wake up call for those other poorer Leagues.
Start to organize ffs and force UEFA into ditching this absurd introduction,after all who wishes to see four Nations alone being played against each other,time after time.
So hear this wee message Reagan,start earning your fat salary,join up with the other National Leagues and get it organised,after all that is what you are paid to do.

mike
7 years ago

Bosman, Was it good for fitba? it was certainly good for the most talented players,but for National Leagues or for International teams i am not so sure.
Foreign players sweeping up massive amounts of dosh and watching the sun kissed wives parading around in there designer this and that must surely annoy the supporters. Steven Fletcher,wrong though it is to mention soley him,with his £250,000 car while unable to score any goals for Sunderland,my what must those supporters have thought?
Sky, again with its distribution to selected Leagues,enabling fans to sit on there arses and not going to support there team,must have some effect on teams revenue,i am aware tho that not every supporter is able to travel,but what effect has this on fitba? Good in some ways but not so good on others.
We MUST find a way to distribute revenue more fairly,otherwise fitba. in the long term is fucked.
Again, Associations MUST work harder to increase revenue and find more even sponsorship deals,lets have a yearly event when Officials are put in stocks so that we can throw rotten tomatoes at them,wow that would be great.
Thank the Lord and Halleluya to B.T.otherwise the Sky monopoly would be more obscene than it is.

Wisnae me
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Would you rather the ‘talent’ on show got paid a pittance with their ability to ply their trade restricted beyond their contract and the unseen directors, executives and shareholders get all the money?

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  Wisnae me

The point of my post was to have posters think about it,so no of course i do not want this,however somebody has to pay for the £250,000 per week salary of many top talents,that btw is increasing by £50k per week because of the drop in value of the pound,that to me is not sustainable.
If Sky and B.T.have money concerns because of bidding too highly then clubs will suffer,the one thing you canny argue with about the Tic. Board is that they run the club efficiently.
The International Teams and the Development of young players is suffering,because,why develop when you can bring in Foreign players.
Its just looking for reasons to improve fitba.and to finance it safely.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

The one transfer debacle that really pissed me of at the time was the transfer of Brian McClair to Man Utd.
It went to a Transfer Tribunal Panel due to the large discrepancy of value between us and them.
We valued him at around £2m where as Manure valued him at around £400,00 which was a complete fucking joke at the time considering his goal scoring record for us and at Motherwell previously?
The panel settled on £800,00
McClair went on to score 24 goals in his first season a feat not been matched since George Best 20 years previously.
Not only that he then played for another 11 years at Man Utd playing 350 odd games (in several positions too) making him one of Fergusons best signings to date.
Bastards £800,00? that was robbery.

mike
7 years ago

So was the £400,000 from Liverpool for King Kenny,we should have got over £1 mill.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Dalglish was a transfer record in Britain at that time(£440,00) though Mike got to remember that was 1977.
McClair deal was 10 years later when prices were on the rise in the UK.
Both were proven steals in the end though.
Those tribunals were a joke at that time though as McClair famously proved that season.
You think what clubs are forking out now?
£13m for Steven Fletcher? lol

George Lazenbhoy
7 years ago

Caption: ’emergency refrigeration required for stocks of jelly and ice cream’

Desmond & The Dekkers
7 years ago

Caption: Yodel mess up Celtic fans order for more jelly and ice cream

Desmond & The Dekkers
7 years ago

Caption: Heartless Celtic board employ Glasgow street urchins on zero hour non living wage contracts to supply ice for their post match drinks

Cortes
7 years ago

Brady’s Blow-ups Put on Ice by Sheriff Cubie.

mike
7 years ago

Organised Leagues for Walking Fitba.is a good idea,anything that gets older people like Dessi,Ralphy and his pals away from the Bars,back playing there own style of fitba. for the elderly,infirm and mentally impaired surly must be a good thing.
You can just imagine them dressed in there bright green tops,dribbling,passing and scoring away from hame,with the added bonus of getting pished at the end,well, they are only putting moisture back in to there systems,so the wifeys canny complain to much.
Get the auld yins oot the hoose i say,cracking jokes,a bit of the craic and being involved with the wider community,wow i canny wait to be that age,don ma Sevilla top and my pish stained white shorts,well efter all,i wis always good at dribbling and talking pish.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

True

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

😉

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Nailed it.

mike
7 years ago

Walking Fitba. sponsored by Werthers and Ultra big nappies,that keep you dry on the inside but smelling rank.
Mobility scooters discounted by 20%,Zimmer frames and soft padded fitba. bits,that give you that extra feel of control but reinforced on top so no mug can damage your fit.
Flat caps are optional.

Admin
7 years ago

Celtic Hospitality prepare for The Brendan Years

patrick street
7 years ago

An old photograph emerges of the Rangers catering staff preparing the celebrations for the last time that they won anything.

michael callaghan
7 years ago

Sevco’s title deeds frozen till same club formed!

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago

Caption:Photogarphic evidence emerges that Wagon Wheels and Ice Cubes were actually bigger when pensionerbhoy was a wean

Oztim67
7 years ago

What if that was a a Ronnie D presser involving Chris K.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  Oztim67

Is this a vitamin thing you’ve got going here Oz?

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago

Some more for you to chew on…
Ronnie Riboglavin
Calcium MacGregor
Niacin McGinn
Thiamin Donnelly
Nir Biotin
Choline Kazim Richards
Tom Folic
Not forgetting Vitamin CFC

andybhoy
7 years ago

What about ‘Ramon Viagra’?

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  andybhoy

Par isstgermain acetamol 🙂

Monti
7 years ago

Ronny Deilazipam!

Wisnae me
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Willie McStayhard

Oztim67
7 years ago

Charlie, apologies for the late reply. It was a beautiful Melbourne evening and I was on the piss, just like I am now as a matter of fact. God I love Melbourne at this time of year. We had a great time when the Tic visited Melbourne Neil Lennon.

Hail Hail to all the Celtic family.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  Oztim67

You will be getting plenty Vitamin C then bud 😉
HH

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago

D’

portpower
7 years ago

SFA ASSEVERATION:

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I’m telling you why
The Sevco Clause will
never let us down

sevco stipulation FC.

portpower
7 years ago

Caption:

Glib orders that the rangers(IL)corpse be put on ice.

andybhoy
7 years ago

Caption…..

‘Oh Maisy, these nipple clamps have come in handy.’

Mark Barry
7 years ago

Caption- times were hard for Elsa & Anna after the thaw!

TonyB
7 years ago

joey Barton is potentially the final nail in the sevco coffin which is why Jabba threw a flaky yesterday and ordered naughty boy Mark out of the room for fear he might let something slip about the impending crisis.

John James is unequivocal on his site today that if sevco are forced to pay him off they will inevitably go into administation and be placed at the bottom of the league with a strong possibility of relegation.

This is why the deflection is in full swing and why the fat man is terrified of any details coming out.

The huns are running on fumes.

Jelly and ice cream time beckons again.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  TonyB

Tony,
I have the bowls waiting to be filled…i swear to the holy father, i will pish myself when they go tits up.
Jim White on SSN must deliver the news to the Papal

BondiBrian
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

There is no ‘holy father’…nut I’m with yi on laugh til ah pish masel when they ( which they shall ) go into admin again.

BRILLIANT!

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  BondiBrian

It wouldn’t be administration again tho…..it would be the first time.

Johnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  TonyB

Hi Tony is this true or just wish full thinkng?

All they would need to do is keep barton and leave him in the stands..they must have budgeted for him being at ipox in the first place.

Can they really be at that stage again? Don;t get me wrong I ma crossing everything hoping so but surely we can’t be that lucky

John McCloy in tasmania
7 years ago

Scottish newspapers are the only toilet paper sold with the shit already on it.HH

John McCloy in tasmania
7 years ago

I tried to post this on thecelticblog but it didn’t,t pass muster for some obscure reason.HH

jimmybee
7 years ago

Caption: you want vodka with this ice.

jimmybee
7 years ago

Caption : the war chest comes out of cold storage.

TonyB
7 years ago

Caption: Jabba’s angry beelin piles remedy arrives not a moment too soon.

mike
7 years ago

I have a creepy clown uniform if anybody is interested,
are you interested Monti?

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

What an odd thing to say sir, is one extract the urine?

Bob
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

No it’s not he obviously knows you.mwaahahahaha

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

😉

Doc
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Wear it to ibrox, you’ll be on the board by the end of the day.

Monti
7 years ago

Just a thought, is anyone at the SPFL/SFA making sure that the new club are fully paid up to date with their tax liabilities?
I mean, that would be good governance wouldn’t it?

portpower
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti,

could you sprinkle me a bowl of jelly & icecream
with popcorn please? HH

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Of course, there you are m8, enjoy!

Rebus67
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti,

You may have something there. In order to play in the SPL a club must have a “silver” license issued by the SFA. In order to qualify for this their financial accounts need to be free and clear of adverse comments. Auldheid knows more about this and has commented on it in CQN. To me, it seems like a Res12 issue all over again, potentially. Can we learn from the French….”plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose!”

Who will question it?

Rebus look-a-like

elcormaco
7 years ago

The attempt to try to turn this tax story into a Celtic story is transparent, desperate and clearly an attempt at some sort of deflection.

Firstly it is tawdry, dispiriting and unpleasant that the rich seek to pay as little income tax as they can get away with, ex Celtic employee or not, but its been going on forever and isn’t about to stop – look at Trump boast about how he is worth billions but pays no federal income taxes, and how little it hurt him in the polls

This particular story itself has been around for years, so the Record claiming it as some victory for investigative journalism is pretty laughable. Running it again now and attempting to make it a “Celtic issue” it is clear there are moves afoot to have deflector shields set to maximum, but it’s not clear what the reason is.

My personal belief is that Rangers may well be f*cked financially but not about to go into admin, my theory (for what its worth, which is nothing, or the value of*rangers) is that the Supreme Court may be about to deliver its verdict on the appeal of the Big Tax Case.

Just a theory but it would explain the burning need to create some kind of equivalence narrative, and this being Scotland who knows where they could get investigations into the behaviour of Celtic to “balance” the wrongdoing?

If *rangers are finally, definitively found guilty then the Strip the Titles bandwagon will get into full swing, and what a way to de rail it – by showing some kind of equivalence and so a “lets just leave it be” all round.

The last observation I have on it is this, it’s delicious. It shows that the pain and hurt among ra bearzzz is still strong and hasn’t gone away. They know they let their club die via self inflicted wounds, and that some how, any how they must create equivalence to make themselves feel better.

I had one moron last night on twitter say this: “if Ferguson etc have (sic) committed a crime like Celtic by advising their employees then I hope they all get done”

Plainly ludicrous, giving advice is not a crime – I advised him to jump off a bridge to see if I get done for murder – and there is no evidence Celtic did anything of the sort, but it does show the longing for some kind of equivalence that just doesn’t exist. But as I said, this being Scottish football, never say never!!

Rebus67
7 years ago
Reply to  elcormaco

Elcomarco,

According to the John James site, many former Rangers players and managers were involved in similar schemes. Why was this not included in the article? Makes you wonder, does it not? The article is poor on so many levels and needs an official response from the club.

Suber

Rebus67
7 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Elcormaco,

I got most of the letters in your name correct….order was a problem. You have my permission to manangle my name. Try “rectus” or “rictus”!

Romboid

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Why was this not included in the article? your having a laugh Gov.This piece of shit masquerading as a paper with real live journalists,is purley a mouth piece for the Rankers,it always was but its circulation is plummeting yearly and just surviving by publishing rubbish like this.
My fervent hope is that after Rankers goes bust it follow,follows.

Rebus67
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Mike,

Yes, I was having a laugh….a cynical one! Got you to reply, tho.

I intended taking a rest from posting because I thought I had nothing to say, but who can be silent after the tripe emitting from Ibrox and the DR?

I really fear for Scottish football. Fairness is constantly under threat..

I am away back to my den for a while.

On the Board, if the club has refused to take its ticket allocation for the Hogmanay game, until their stadium is passed fit by an independent assessor, then that is a positive action that will both highlight the situation and hit them in the pocket book.

Rebus

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

The Daily Record will go bust quicker if folk stop clicking on the clickbait because that’s all these stories are clickbait.
If all Tims desist from doing so it’s demise will come sooner rather than later.

elcormaco
7 years ago
Reply to  Rebus67

Ive been called plenty worse mate dont worry about it!!

Youre absolutley right, there are many former Rangers players, and former players of many other teams n England involved in this. Thats what I meant that its ludicrous they are trying to make this a Celtic issue, 1. Celtic paid all taxes/ NI on player contracts as they fell due, and declared all payments to players in full. in contrast to our dead rivals. There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Celtic FC. 2 As many if not more former Rangers players are involved. So some one like Barry Fergusson is involved – EBT recipent – undeclared “potential” salary (for now) who then also got involved in such a scheme to reduce his tax payable on the income that was declared. The fact the Record seek some attempt at equivalence leads me to believe there is some bad news for bears on the way, but dont know what it is

jimmybee
7 years ago

Oh how we miss the big fella Paul with all his legal wisdom. RIP.
Celtic have to issue a statement to pull the rug from under them.
Something is very clearly going on,to try and drag Celtic into the muddy waters. We must beat them with every we have,both on and off the field.
The Joey Barton thing yesterday, was Jabba forgetting he was a pr and not a phone in host,where he just simply cut you off if he didn’t like your call. What a fuckin joke of a man.
No wonder they are in the state they are in. When they can’t even hold a press conference.
Celtic come out fighting,and put theese fuckers to sleep once and for all.

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmy,there is absolutely no way that this Celtic Board will pull the plug on thems,they have had numerous chances before,they are joined at the hip,its not Paul McBride that we need its Fergus McCann,he is the only one who would be prepared to pull out the rug.
Where are you Bunnet we need you.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Said it yesterday Celtic need to employ a Media savvy (Celtic Minded) Barrister who can legally challenge these wanks at every turn.
I reckon if the Club crowfunded it plenty would chip in.
As always my wee £20 awaits this development.
Mon Celtic batter in 😉

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago

crowdfunded’

mike
7 years ago

Celtic are enjoying a rarely seen income stream at present,the dosh has been rolling in like never before.
1 The International Champions Cup.
2 The large uptake 55 thousand supporters S.T. sales.
3 Entry to the C.L.with an increase in revenue.
4 The weak pound giving an extra 20% in C.L. money.
We have not spent much on players and more will go in Jan.so the last thing they need is money,what they need more is a bigger pair of baws,or wee Fergus,they do not need a lawyer,just a much better P.R. Dept.

Macca
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Well said Mike. Decent PR is a basic requirement of an organisation of this size, this wealth and this v public profile.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

You defo need a Paul McBride (RIP) type person at Celtic again someone who can legally make them look like cunts when they try tar us with the same brush as that mob.

BondiBrian
7 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Agree wi most of that jimmy, but there are other fitba teams affected. Its no just the Tic. Let others get involved cos if its seen as Celtiv v them, then that’s simply playing right inti the msm & huns hands. Personally am happy ti sit back and watch the huns self-implode – again.

HAIL HAIL N aw that !

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  BondiBrian

Bondi,
Other clubs aren’t our concern, we look after our own clubs interest.
There weren’t too many cubs concerned about Celtic in our darkest moment.

Celtic first and Celtic last and Celtic overall!

The Cha
7 years ago

Mm, Sevco will get a 25pt deduction for going into admin 2nd time, as it’s only 15pt for 1st offence.

When did Ralph embrace the same club myth?

andybhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  The Cha

I think the 25 pt deduction would come into force as some of the names that sailed the original club to their doom are now involved with the bastard club.

The Cha
7 years ago
Reply to  andybhoy

Nah, it’s the club that counts. Personally I’d be happy if they only got a 15pt deduction, as that confirms their new club status. Mind you, 25pts would make relegation more likely/certain.

I think this is due to Ralph’s poor arithmetic skills, what school did he go to? 🙂

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  The Cha

If you read the rules it actually states a new entity flying under the same License out of the same Stadium would be liable for the 25 bud.
ie for pretending to be Rangers you cop the lot.
Karma is a pure bastard at times eh? 🙂

mike
7 years ago

John James predicted that the rankers would run out of funds by the end of October this year,but no single person except the Rankers Board know the real truth.
We can only hope and speculate that the second Administration is on its way.
Safety fears over crumbledome,the lack of audited accounts,the lack of overinvestment or any real investment in the playing squad,is counteracted by reputed salaries of Barton and 1/2 others,also they are reputed to have paid £1.75mill. for gardner.
They only have to sell 1/2 players like Waghorn or others in January to keep the lights on.
It would be foolish to write them off just yet.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

The Accounts aren’t due until December Mike

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

I ken that,but they were very late in publishing them last year and found it difficult to get an Auditor.
They employed Campbell Dallas this year,so will need to be better organised, but the point is that are very secretive for a reason,so no one knows the real financial story but there Board.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

I think the Barton situation is very telling my guess is they needed him off the books to make them look better.

mike
7 years ago

We guess that they are struggling financially,the signs lead us to believe that,but i still think that their demise is a wee bit off,
If they survive till Jan. then it will be interesting to see if they sell a couple of players,to keep going for the season.
Sites have been telling us that would not last,but they are still here,i just think a bit of caution is needed.

portpower
7 years ago

For this Halloween, our adornment of choice:

The Green and White beach ball.

Psst! Psst!
They`re still comin`, ya know.
Pass it on.

mike
7 years ago

Caption, A delivery of ice to keep the swelling down in Leigh Griffs. groin.

Monti
7 years ago

As for this North Atlantic league pish, if Sevco have been invited into this i would not be interested!

The Cha
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Yep, same with reserves in lower leagues when theirs are bottom feeders or moving to England, when they implode financially or their fans explode abroad, we will be guilty by association.

Trouble is, all us fans may agree with this but Desmond and Lawwell won’t and at the moment theirs are the ones that count.

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

The point of my post was to highlight the fact that,the rich clubs get richer and we because of our so called poorer league will get squeezed out of the C.L. unless we come up with ideas to counteract these moves.
Fitba. administrators are getting big salaries,its time they get of there arses and earned it.
It had nothing whatsoever to do with thems.They are a total irrelevance,hanging on to our coat tails,to try to look important.
The Northern European League is a good idea if financed properly,explore the possibilities,do not stand still.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

You fucking stand still when it’s your round……you’re like Ralph.

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

That just goes to prove whit a shit stirrer you are,when i left the swally you were drinking all the dregs from everybodys left overs,some were only away for a pish.
You dinny have a wallet,just a placard roond yer neck requesting drink for yer dying granny.
Brass necked keech.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

🙂

j77
7 years ago

Caption
“Whit’s this Agnes, sumdy doon Ibrokes gettin thur assets frozen again?”
“Just the tip o the iceberg Senga”

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  j77

🙂 Made me smile.

jimmybee
7 years ago

Caption: New Rangers sponsor deliver their products to help with the maintenance of the stadium. Ig loos are us !

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

OH yoo said that durty,durty word.Three Hail Mary!s for you bhoy.

Doc
7 years ago

Good to win the caption competition as it has been a while, I don’t think I won when Deila was in charge. Glad to be back to winning ways, if this isn’t proof that we are on the right road with Rodgers then I don’t know what is.

The barton situation just keeps on giving, some folk make him out to be an idiot but he might end up getting £2m for a couple of months work. Give joey a wage rise.

Caption: Ice sculptors delayed as dave king is busy telling supporters groups he has corporate spending under control

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Doc

Doc,
I’ve only won it once,but Ralph confirmed at the time that i won’t win it again 🙂

Doc
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

I’m sure you’ll win again now we’re under Brendan’s guidance.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
1888fc
7 years ago

Celtic’s hospitality staff ready to put an ice cube in Bobo balde’s irn bru

jimmybee
7 years ago

Here’s a question for the better educated on here than me.
Is Dave King deliberately taking sevco to administration in the same way that Whyte did.
Whyte gambled on being granted a cva, but lost.
Could King be eyeing up a get out from the onerous contracts to Ashley,the disputes with puma etc and a gamble again with non payment of taxes on a cva being accepted this time which would free him from the ticking timebomb. Just a thought.
HH

wulz
7 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee
Only liquidation frees Sevco from big Mike the contracts are watertight m8 (from phil blog )
HH

Rab Wallace
7 years ago

Caption “old skool ice dealers”

portpower
7 years ago

Inverness boss Richie Foran – “Don’t write off Rangers – they could still win the league”

No Richie, that`d be BDO`s job.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  portpower

🙂

mike
7 years ago

BDO the quick drying cement that makes you smell like concrete.
Spray it under yer ockies and you will pull any burd,the only problem is that you canny lift your erms to do anything about it.
Let it harden and get your burds initials chiseled out and when you have ditched her,a pnuematic drill is used to smooth of the roughness.

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