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Celtic Diary Friday March 2: More Money In The Bank

Football insider this morning reports that another few quid has gone into Celtic’s account after the figures for champions League participation were worked out..

Celtic’s participation in this season’s Champions League has earned them £28million, according to confirmed Uefa figures.

Football finance expert Swiss Ramble has crunched the numbers for the Scottish giants as well as each of England’s five Premier League clubs as a result of their Champions League participation in 2017-18. 

Celtic have earned 12.7million euros for participation in the Champions League, prize money of 3.6million euros and 15.4million euros from their share of the TV pool.

Swiss Ramble’s figures are calculated from official Uefa data. 

There can be no excuses for failing to invest significantly in the team this summer. 

And I’ll tell you something else, if Lawwell doesn’t start chasing up the Compliance Officer report and letting us know where we stand, regardless of whether or not the Morton game is postponed , then I’ll be on the car park with my pitchfork.

Well, probably not tomorrow, but certainly soon.

The Dundee game has been rescheduled for April..

CELTIC’S SPFL fixture against Dundee which was postponed on Wednesday due to the adverse weather conditions has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 4.

The rearranged match will kick-off at 7:45pm and falls between Celtic’s last two scheduled games before the league split – at home to Ross County on Saturday, March 31 and away to Hamilton Accies on Sunday, April 8.

Thats if its stopped snowing by then.

If you watched the BBC4 documentary on the big bad winter of 1963, you’ll notice that the atmospheric patterns then were remarkably similar to thoise of now, and that one lasted for weeks.

Just saying.

My wife regrets making beef wellington the other day, as we now have only our good shoes to brave the elements in.

 

The official announcement puts to bed the runour, started on twitter, that next sunday was going to be a little busy…

Rearranged KickOffs & Date v Sunday 11/March/2018 7:00am KO 🏆 v Sunday 11/March/2018 9:00am KO TheSevcoTributeAct Pretend* 2012 v Sunday 11/March/2018 KO 12noon 🍀💚🍀 HailHail✌

I guess the beaks didn’t think of this solution in time.

Tomorrows game against Morton is on the telly, so its highly unlikely to be cancelled. Efforts are being made to make sure the surrounding area is safe, and of course, that the pitch is playable.

Image result for snow plough Then they put the heaters on the pitch…which is fairly hi-tec…

Over at ibrox too, the latest technology is being used as no expense is spared to get the go ahead for their tie with Falkirk..

Image result for snow plough

We shouldn’t laugh, but we’re going to.

As we said yesterday, Dave King lost yet another courtcase, but somehow the gullibillies think thats all part of his plan..

Dave King being run ragged by the courts 😂😂😂😂been ordered to offer 20p a share to shareholders😂😂😂😂they are presently worth 27p and rising. Now thats punishment😂😂😂DK will make a fortune. DK 1 COURTS Nil 😂😂😂😂😂😂 

And of course, they turned down another offer for Morelas as well…. although one chap on twitter kind of sums that nonsense up..

They will never learn, and whilst there has to be a certain degree of sympathy for the more lucid among them, the rest of them, and seemingly they are the majority, deserve everything they get, or gets taken from them.

Image result for none so blind quote

Meanwhile, speaking of loonies…

Steve Evans has told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire that he wants to become Celtic manager within the next three years.

Evans has only just taken over at Peterborough United, but he is already eyeing up a move north of the border.

The 55-year-old manager claims that if he can get Posh to the Championship, he will put himself on Celtic’s radar.

And the Bhoys supporting boss is keen to take over from Brendan Rodgers, should the opportunity arise. 

“I want to do well enough here that Dermot Desmond of Celtic picks up the telephone in two or three years and says Brendan Rodgers is off to somewhere in the Premier League, would you come and be our manager,” Evans said.

“Peterborough United doing well in the Championship gives me a chance doesn’t it?”

Rodgers has suggested that he is happy at Celtic and in no rush to return to England, so there is no guarantees that a vacancy will open up at Parkhead in the near future. 

Well, i suppose if Donald Trump can become president there’s always a possibility for Mr Evans.

Whoever he is. I googled him and they said they would get back to me if they found anything.

On a serious note, have a look at this UEFA article which explains how the champions League will change next season…and then you might get an idea as to why European football is fucked.

UEFA UCL

The big leagues get nearly all the group stage places, and very few others get a shot at the real big money.

Of course the ones that do earn far more money than the rest of their league, and continue to dominate domestically.

Then again, as Bayern and Juventus illustrate, its the same everywhere…

No-one in the media really argues with this, but then again..

Anonymised MSM journalist: “UK Football journalists prefer (a) not to rock the boat (b) not to bite the hand that feeds them, and (c) like to make damn sure they are all telling the same story… Like royal reporters, they work as a pack and their aim is to promote the product.”

Especially in Scotland, as we are well aware…

 

Back at the ranch, and today is the 78th birthday of Billy McNeill.

You might want to watch this video, via TalkingBaws.com

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Yesterdays picture,

Puggy67 March 1, 2018 at 1:12 pm · Edit · Reply →

Caption: Are you the guy looking to get a seal on your gasket sorted? 

today…

 

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D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago

CAPTION

What do you mean,yer no’ gaun tae the Morton gemme,it’s too cauld?

Snowflakes had a different meaning in my day!

6 years ago

1963 – 2018. Yeah ok

6 years ago

Pals have a game of 5s round at Pablo Escobars

6 years ago

Caption: And for those of you watching in black and white – The ref`s a mason !

Tommybhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Doc1888

Banks Doc, that made me chuckle.

Tommybhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Tommybhoy

Thanks,duh.

Noelskytrot
6 years ago
Reply to  Doc1888

The winner.

6 years ago

Caption
Scottish football winter even the ball is orange
Anon

SteveNaive
6 years ago

Think those heaters may be lights to help the grass grow.
Wasn’t Evans at Celtic Boys Club ?

Honest Hoops
6 years ago

Caption, although the Celtic game is postponed, the ibrox game is on…so we can then report that the gap can be reduced to only 3 points!!! ……

Martin67
6 years ago

Caption: Snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow snow swow there’s snow Rangers!

Noelskytrot
6 years ago

Happy Birthday to Big Billy and today marks the anniversary of the one and only Tommy Gemmell. Remembered.

I see the Meeja are ramping it up, the fuckwits are coming Timmy, be afraid, be very afraid.

Stevie D
6 years ago

Spare a thought today for poor Britney Spears. It’s just dawned on her that her name’s an anagram of Presbyterians.

puggy67
6 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

love it -hit me meenister one more time.

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  puggy67

Ha ha ha ha ha! Brilliant!

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

Still laughing. Ha! Excellent!

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  puggy67

Puggy; hilarious mate!

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  puggy67

Still laughing

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

Ha! Meenister.

Mike Annis
6 years ago

Caption: SPL’s summer football plan not quite working out.

Alzyerpal
6 years ago

Yesterdays caption Puggy67 *Round of applause* genuine LOL 😀

Yoker Bhoy
6 years ago

Happy Birthday Cesar!! Re the 1st anniversary of Tommy Gemmell’s passing, Alex Gordon has written a superb piece on him in CQN.

HH

Monti
6 years ago

Weered,
Hope you & the family are as well as can be today, there aren’t many of us on here who haven’t been touched by the loss of a family member.
Keep your head up pal & regards to the family!!

Cortes
6 years ago

Caption: Take the aerial the other side of the piano for God’s sake!

Puggy67
6 years ago
Reply to  Cortes

Excellent

Monti
6 years ago

Caption: ” Welcome to Celtic park, as the ref emerges from the orange hall…err i mean as the ref emerges with the orange ball”

Gerrymac
6 years ago

Ralph is that a very grainy picture of the 5-1 win over the now defunct club from Govan? Hat trick from Stevie Chalmers, and one each from Gallacher and Murdoch in January 1966. Very poor conditions underfoot so big Jock had the team out in Adidas Sambas or some other flat soled trainer and apparently we ran riot that day.
No caption from me just a happy memory for a then 11 year old Gerrymac.

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  Gerrymac

My wee Da reckoned big Yogi made a habit of playing in his sannies. My wee Da was prone to the odd falsehood but. His version of the Charlie Tully corner/retake goal was that he took the corner then ran in and headered it in himself. I felt like a right dick repeating this in school. 8 I was. Gave my Da a laugh but!

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  Ralph Malph

Cheers Ralph

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

Some weans used to get put to bed with fairy tales; I used to get stories/lies about Patsy Gallagher/Jimmy McGrory/Charlie Tully and sundry Partick and West End gangsters. And they wonder why I’m a wee bit George Raft?

Norwegian Blues FC
6 years ago

Caption; First psychic photograph of Rangers 1872 fulfilling their latest fixture in the afterlife…

brianmac
6 years ago

Re Caption.That looks suspiciously like Celtic v Aberdeen in the 60’s at Celtic park when Celtic beat Aberdeen 9-0 & big Yogi played in baseball boots & scored 5 goals.

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  brianmac

That’s not Celtic park m8.
My guess would be the old Pittodrie. Late 50s
And its more likely to be Aberdeen v Rangers not Celtic.

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Caption if it is. Can you see a handsome Hun,cannae see a fuckin one!

Matt
6 years ago

Caption…British Movietone introduce freezeframe.

Hail Hail

Matt

Fuctivano
6 years ago

Caption: As austerity bites at Ibrox, Dave King orders under soil heating to be reduced to a minimum.

Mike
6 years ago

Tommy Gemmell…Legend.
Lets have a wee look at T.G. the manager, think about Jinky joining up with him when Tommy was the manager of Bonny Dundee. Of course Tommy was already a footballing legend and as fur…sigh..Jinky.
Tommy was already a legend at the Tic. but he was a hero to the Dundee fans, signing on in 1973 as a player and lead the Dee to League cup success, when as captain, they won the League cup, no surprise there. When he hung up his boots he took over as the Dundee manager, the highlight of his managerial career was getting the Dee promoted to the SPL in 78/9, Tommy being Tommy they were relegated the next season. One result that stood out though was there famous victory against the Tic a 5-1 drubbing at Dens. But even that wisny enough to save them from relegation.
Tommy Gemmell, how I reduced Wee Gordon Strachan to tears. WGS signed fur the Dee after being asked down to Man. Utd. fur a trial but WGS is and was at that time a man of honour, and he had givan Tommy his word that he would sign for him. As a young player, Tommy paired him up with the greatest Celtic player of all time, Jinky. (big mistake) they both trained together and WGS was in AWE of Jinky (who wisny). After training one day, Jinky asked the wee man to go fur lunch, they went into a pub in Dundee, right across the street from Tommy’s pub. Jinky was still only 32 he still had that magical talent even if his wee legs were battered black and blue. Of course he got WGS blootered, 4 bottles of wine along with lunch and then they were to go back to WGS digs fur mair.
Someone a regular of Tommy’s bar, spotted them and dobbed them in to Tommy. Tommy said “who is with Jinky” oh its the other ginger WGS, Tommy couldn’t believe it and rushed across the street, in time to see WGS stating oot the door, stonking, bouncing of the walls. “Where the f..ck am I going” “Where the f.ck am I” shouted the WGS. “Do you know who you are talking to said Tommy”
“I don’t even know who I am” slurred WGS, who then started greetin.
Tommy started looking fur the bold Jinky, but the wee man knew the score and had run fur the hills. “Sorry boss, sorry boss, can you hail hail me a taxi” said WGS.
At 2.00am banging on Tommy’s door, stood the bold Jinky who shared digs with Tommy. “Ach we were just havin some fun” said Jinky.
Tommy hustled him into his bed, shut the door so he could sober up, as a muffled shout said “Ach it was only a couple of f……k drinks” Tommy’s Biography, sits on my bedside table, alongside Stein and all the other Lisbon Lions books, on the wall standing guard over them a picture of Henke. Tommy and Jinky RIP and a brilliant Celtic manager WGS, dontcha just love them.

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Caption: Desmond White(pitch sponsor) declares attendance was 28,000…..

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Disgrace if game is on tomorrow,fans’ safety should be paramount…..that’s something Charlie Sash got regularly from his brothers in arms……

tom o'neill
6 years ago

There can be no excuses for failing to invest significantly in the team this summer.

Why? Is there going to be something different this summer?

salad queen
6 years ago

Definitely the dung heap as old 100 club stand is top left corner before it was demolished for the dick donald stand.
There was a rerun of old games played in the winter by the pish paper the p & j the other day. I think it is sheep versus the plastic whistle in the 60’s.
Can’t think of a caption for it.

Stevie D
6 years ago
Reply to  salad queen

They tell me the Press & Journal headline for the Titanic sinking was “Aberdeen Man Almost Drowned In Boating Accident”.

Matt
6 years ago

Caption…Original Subbuteo prototype discovered in Glasgow freezer.

Hail Hail

Matt

Wolfiebhoy
6 years ago

How many different accents in club 1872 latest propaganda .

Noelskytrot
6 years ago
Reply to  Wolfiebhoy

Wolfie. Some of the bear on bear action on Twitter by those who support Mug1872 and those from other tramp factions is X rated at times, talk about stupid, gullible bastards.

Wolfiebhoy
6 years ago

?

salad queen
6 years ago

If the cheating sfa buy hampden would it be possible for sevco to play there once ipox is closed down?
Cheap rates for the brotherhood?

Monti
6 years ago

Hopefully Compper will play & have a good 90 mins tomorrow, Roberts as well!
Having seen the provisional squad, this would be my line up 4-4-1-1.

Bain

Ralston
Compper
Ajer
Miller

Sinclair
McGregor
Ntcham
Forrest

Musonda

Dembele

jimmybee
6 years ago

I would start with the same team he is going to play against sevco. Time to settle the team down.
Gamboa for Lustig and maybe Mousanda for Rogic,would be my only changes.
Won’t be going Fuck the SFA !

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Why?

jimmybee
6 years ago

Caption, Big crowd Angus for the curling the day eh.
Sweeeeeeeppppppp Sweeeeeeeepppppp.Hurrrrryyyyyy
Ahh ffs.

Matt
6 years ago

Caption….New all white strip causes problems for defence.

Hail Hail

Matt

Iain in Alberta
6 years ago

Caption Two defunct teams from the past Third Lanark v rangers.

Also of note Monti starts Ajer in the line-up. What’s this a midfielder in the defence? he he

KD Kenny Dalglish

Monti
6 years ago

Iain,
Credit where it’s due to Ajer, for the first time i was impressed with him v Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

portpower
6 years ago

Grand to hear Ralph you`ve the all clear.
You can still make the game though.Peter`s selling hooped snow plough tractors on the Celtic FC Superstore.

Have a safe day Khids.

Miserable weather usually means lots of goals for The Tic.

Celts by 7.

Caption:
Laced foreheads ‘R’ Us.

portpower
6 years ago

Weered,condolences to your family and friends.

portpower
6 years ago

🙂

Tweet of the Week:

“sevconians,snow surrender.”

portpower
6 years ago

A wee request has just hit the turntable for the Celtic Ghirls and Bhoys way up in the Northern Hemisphere.

Enjoy.

Yoker Bhoy
6 years ago

Looks as though the game will go ahead so today we take on Greenock Morton, the team at which Andy Ritchie became a legend and also where Mark McGhee began his professional playing career. The Ton are enjoying a great season by their standards and currently sit 3rd in the Champiponship, one point above Dundee Utd. Their tails will be up so game on.

I want to see a strong Celtic side fielded today but would be very interested in having a look at Compper and Roberts as both seem to be fit for today’s encounter. Dominant midfielders to control the flow of play with highly mobile front players to cut through their defence (i.e. complete domination and full penetration) and hopefully we’ll see a spurt of fine goals. 🙂

I’d go with the following line-up:

Bain

Ralston (if fit) Ajer Marvin the German Tierney

Brown Ntcham

Roberts Musonda Sinclair

Dembele

Subs: De Vries Gamboa Miller Kouassi McGregor Forrest Edouard

Prediction: 4-0 Celts (Roberts Sinclair Dembele Forrest)

COYBIG

D.A. (Didier Agathe)

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Wow, Complete domination and full penetration, Mikey Likey. 😉
B.E. (Bobby Evans).

Yoker Bhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Morning Mikey, how do ye thing we’ll get on against the Greenock hardcases?

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Morning Yoker, I think with the team rested, locked and loaded they will be desperate to go, so lets hear it for the bhoys. Its impossible to second guess Brendan but here is my team for today. Devries.

Compper, Sumonovic, Ajer, Tierney.

Broony, Ntcham.

Rogic.

Forrest, Dembelle, Sinclair, 4-0 with Paddy, McGregor and Kouassi all getting a game….COYBIG.

Yoker Bhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

I wonder if that’ll be a back three with KT pushed up the field as a wing back or if Compper is in at right back. Should make for some interesting viewing anyway. Enjoy the game pal.

P.G. (Patsy Gallagher)

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Cheers Yoker, Compper is a leftie, he used to play left back, but a games a game for any pro. I think you are right a back three, preparation, beats penetration. ;-).

J.H. (Yogi).

Rob O'Keeffe
6 years ago

Hopefully,no fans are injured travelling to the games,which,for some reason,££€€$$,are extremely important and must be played.Wonder what the “crowds” will be?……

portpower
6 years ago

Christ,last time we lost 1-0 to The Ton I never heard the end of it.
Don`t let the Auld man come back to haunt me Brendan.

Greenock Morton still have the 1922 Scottish Cup Final though son.

portpower
6 years ago

Weather or not?
Players sometimes think they know better with footwear and end up lost in reverie on the sideline.

https://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/

portpower
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

Injuries?

You can`t blame the tools when you yourself are the tool.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

You’ve met Mike then? 😉

portpower
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Mike,
Monti said you`re the reason all Celtic supporter`ll make it to Celtic Park today.Thanks for your Prayers,my Mahn.

Mike
6 years ago
Reply to  portpower

The tractor is working overtime Port, the bucket has carried hundreds of tons of snow, the game better be on. Its beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, without Santa and Rudolf. COYBIG.

Monti
6 years ago

Good morning fellow Tims!

Yoker Bhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Morning Monti, how do you reckon we’ll do today against The Ton?

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Yoker Bhoy

Yoker,
I think we’ll win 3-0 m8, Dembele twice and Edouard 😉

Yoker Bhoy
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

How much did ye win? 😕

Decent enough performance in the second half and a full week to prepare for the dark side.

6 years ago

Well done Dundee FC in response to the daily radar front page shite.
Its about time the Celtic board did the same!
H.H.

portpower
6 years ago
Reply to  ima timm

ALWAYS,ALWAYS…

6 years ago

Happy with the team selection. Don’t want musings playing against first division cloggers. Probably next weeks team

6 years ago

Musonda ffs

portpower
6 years ago
Reply to  Iancelt67

Musonda is Green. Wait till he hits within the 18 yard box.
There`ll be no stoppin` him.

Shouts of “Penalty”, denied,in accordance with.

He`s ours of the Aos Sí.

Mike
6 years ago

Dundee got £1.5 mill. pounds from Celtic for Jack Hendry, they also received £350,000 pounds from Celtic’s C.L. money.
God Bless the Celtic, the banker for all Scottish teams. CO YBIG.

6 years ago

Looking forward to seeing the next beckenbauer playing his debut hope he doesn’t turn out to be sergeant Schulz

Mike
6 years ago

I know nothing!! Zeig Heil.

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