Match Fixing

[Imatim]

We have to, in my view, address as a matter of urgency, how bad things are.

As our Custodians are obviously going to do next to nothing, when is the online Celtic community going to collectively get together and address the constant cheating and corruption by officials that is at alarming levels?

Everywhere you care to look, officialdom and their acolytes are at it. We can’t imo continue to do nothing, as this is empowering them to take the cheating and corruption to new levels.

The physical and statistical evidence is staggering when it comes to what is erroneously benefiting the new entity in relation to everyone else. Both on and off the park. The game is being rigged for the benefit of one team.

The fix is well and truly in.

 

[Winter]

We have to, in my view, address as a matter of urgency, how bad things are.

As our Custodians are obviously going to do next to nothing, when is the online Celtic community going to collectively get together and address the constant cheating and corruption by officials that is at alarming levels?

Everywhere you care to look, officialdom and their acolytes are at it. We can’t imo continue to do nothing, as this is empowering them to take the cheating and corruption to new levels.

The physical and statistical evidence is staggering when it comes to what is erroneously benefiting the new entity in relation to everyone else. Both on and off the park. The game is being rigged for the benefit of one team.

The fix is well and truly in.

Well tbh I think that in Scotland at least Celtic fan media have addressed it onto deaf ears, sevco fan media got the slates and charcoal out but as brimc ( I think) said in a similar thread.
It's more than just in Scotland it's so universally unpopular and everyone's in it for themselves, no cooperation = no chance.
Too many vested interests not enough transparancy , honestly the levels of corruption are so blatantly high in Scotland I'd be astounded if one or two or three or four official Celtic reps didn't have their hands in the jar, seems nigh on impossible for it not to be the case.
If we're really serious about ridding our game of it's corruption?
I'd suggest we look no further than our own front door first for crooks on the take.
For there's never anything going on that the most dominant force isn't aware of, one of the reasons and perks of why and being the dominant force is so.

 

[50 Shades of Green]

We have to, in my view, address as a matter of urgency, how bad things are.

As our Custodians are obviously going to do next to nothing, when is the online Celtic community going to collectively get together and address the constant cheating and corruption by officials that is at alarming levels?

Everywhere you care to look, officialdom and their acolytes are at it. We can’t imo continue to do nothing, as this is empowering them to take the cheating and corruption to new levels.

The physical and statistical evidence is staggering when it comes to what is erroneously benefiting the new entity in relation to everyone else. Both on and off the park. The game is being rigged for the benefit of one team.

The fix is well and truly in.

Its always been there, the crookedness, VAR has just highlighted it, or to be more specific enhanced it...

We have got to a situation where commentators are seeing multiple views of an incident but wont commit to telling us what they think till VAR decides, then they proceed to tell us that the correct call was made, even though it wasn't..

The paranoid among us, myself included maintain in Scotland that VAR is being used for the benefit of the newest club in the country, and most of the data collected backs this theory up,,, most of us never trusted that it would be used without fear or favour and we have been proven correct.

And just because I'm paranoid about it, doesn't mean I'm wrong, in my humble opinion thousands are on the verge of chucking it and finding something else to do instead... You can only for so long pay into a corrupt game before the penny drops..

Maybe then our board will take heed, but I doubt it.

 

[Imatim]

Well tbh I think that in Scotland at least Celtic fan media have addressed it onto deaf ears, sevco fan media got the slates and charcoal out but as brimc ( I think) said in a similar thread.
It's more than just in Scotland it's so universally unpopular and everyone's in it for themselves, no cooperation = no chance.
Too many vested interests not enough transparancy , honestly the levels of corruption are so blatantly high in Scotland I'd be astounded if one or two or three or four official Celtic reps didn't have their hands in the jar, seems nigh on impossible for it not to be the case.
If we're really serious about ridding our game of it's corruption?
I'd suggest we look no further than our own front door first for crooks on the take.
For there's never anything going on that the most dominant force isn't aware of, one of the reasons and peeks of why and being the dominant force is so.

My gut feeling is, if we don’t seriously go on the offensive with what we are witnessing from these corrupt officials, there’s every likelihood they will not allow us to win this league…..and there’s 60 million reasons for this.

The Huns are being given every possible help from these bent officials. Their penalty count for is staggering, as the penalty account against them is unbelievable.

VAR is being used as a tool by officials to assist them when they need it, which equates to favourable decisions on the park, and an obvious bonus points tally.

Their players in general are being protected with red and yellow cards being produced with impunity to opposition players to impact on their effectiveness, where ours are being allowed to be assaulted with regularity without appropriate sanction.

There’s no doubt the MIB are all on message. They know they have to do everything they can to ensure the Huns win this league and that is what we are witnessing with regularity.

We also have to take in to consideration we have contend with the Asian Cup where we will be without some key players for weeks. This is the timeframe where I expect the MIB to really ramp things up.

What concerns me is this potential guaranteed income brings them in to parity with us financially.

One thing we can be assured of, is unlike us, if they cheat their way to this title they will spend it on significantly improving their team. Couple that scenario with the continuing impact and help they get from the MIB and it gets worrying.

It’s also got me thinking about the recent comments from Peter Lawwell where he made it clear we budget not to win the league every year. Why now? Why say it this year? Why say it at all?

So, with everything that is at stake this year, more than potentially any other year, why does our custodians sit back and accept what we are continually witnessing when there is abundant physical and statistical evidence available to go on the attack to protect our Club and our interests?

Something doesn’t add up here…

 

[Imatim]

Its always been there, the crookedness, VAR has just highlighted it, or to be more specific enhanced it...

We have got to a situation where commentators are seeing multiple views of an incident but wont commit to telling us what they think till VAR decides, then they proceed to tell us that the correct call was made, even though it wasn't..

The paranoid among us, myself included maintain in Scotland that VAR is being used for the benefit of the newest club in the country, and most of the data collected backs this theory up,,, most of us never trusted that it would be used without fear or favour and we have been proven correct.

And just because I'm paranoid about it, doesn't mean I'm wrong, in my humble opinion thousands are on the verge of chucking it and finding something else to do instead... You can only for so long pay into a corrupt game before the penny drops..

Maybe then our board will take heed, but I doubt it.

Excellent summation.

Like you I can see where this is leading. That’s why I believe we have to collectively go on the offensive before it’s too late…

 

[Lubos left peg]

So, with everything that is at stake this year, more than potentially any other year, why does our custodians sit back and accept what we are continually witnessing when there is abundant physical and statistical evidence available to go on the attack to protect our Club and our interests?

Something doesn’t add up here…

In order to maintain a strong "old firm".

 

[Espiritosanto]

My gut feeling is, if we don’t seriously go on the offensive with what we are witnessing from these corrupt officials, there’s every likelihood they will not allow us to win this league…..and there’s 60 million reasons for this.

The Huns are being given every possible help from these bent officials. Their penalty count for is staggering, as the penalty account against them is unbelievable.

VAR is being used as a tool by officials to assist them when they need it, which equates to favourable decisions on the park, and an obvious bonus points tally.

Their players in general are being protected with red and yellow cards being produced with impunity to opposition players to impact on their effectiveness, where ours are being allowed to be assaulted with regularity without appropriate sanction.

There’s no doubt the MIB are all on message. They know they have to do everything they can to ensure the Huns win this league and that is what we are witnessing with regularity.

We also have to take in to consideration we have contend with the Asian Cup where we will be without some key players for weeks. This is the timeframe where I expect the MIB to really ramp things up.

What concerns me is this potential guaranteed income brings them in to parity with us financially.

One thing we can be assured of, is unlike us, if they cheat their way to this title they will spend it on significantly improving their team. Couple that scenario with the continuing impact and help they get from the MIB and it gets worrying.

It’s also got me thinking about the recent comments from Peter Lawwell where he made it clear we budget not to win the league every year. Why now? Why say it this year? Why say it at all?

So, with everything that is at stake this year, more than potentially any other year, why does our custodians sit back and accept what we are continually witnessing when there is abundant physical and statistical evidence available to go on the attack to protect our Club and our interests?

Something doesn’t add up here…

Every word you said is 100% on the money mate,but if you’re expecting Our supporters rising up and making their combined voices heard??boycotting or some other action that involves them sacrificing something??forget it!!when the sack the board campaign was in full flow the numbers that turned up to protest were meagre in comparison to the size of our support,a remember some fans even moaning about protests in the ground during games!!!,,ended up it was the money guys that done the job and the backing of the guys that did protest matt mcglone and others,same with The five way agreement?deaf ears from the support you can put a poll up on all the celtic minded blogs and it’ll get ticked the fuck out of..or you could organise a protest but not when coronation streets on..

 

[50 Shades of Green]

We had 3 penalties awarded at the weekends games involving Celtic and the zombies..

Zombies pen 1 ref awards pen... TV replays confirm no contact... Decision penalty

Zombies pen 2 the whole ground missed it commentary team never seen it... VAR guy asks ref to hold on till I check... Guys arm up TV inconclusive on wether its his head or arm, so no obvious error... Decision penalty.

Celtic penalty... Oh wiped out after shooting, his shot is also blocked Refs decision on the field bye kick....

VAR review and ask ref if he wants to have another look.... Decision Penalty...

So my point being, they are looking for an instance to give them a penalty and in the first one decided no obvious error made...

In ours 2 obvious errors made, but taking out the man means penalty, and anyway we are already 2up.... So no harm done...


Week before 2 incidents ignored by VAR and the ref of Jersey pulling.... Again I ask whats the point of VAR if the rules are ignored...

 

[POD]

As supporters, we can forget any meaningful Celtic engagement on VAR or any aspect of corruption in Scottish football, whilst DD and his appointed acolyte board are in charge. As an upcoming business man, there were those who questioned his business practices and connections to the most corrupt ever Irish politician. I am not saying he is corrupt, but it appears that moving within the circles of corruption is nothing new.

Celtic is not about its honourable foundations, its history nor its family to these people. It is simply about increasing their wealth, status, power and social standing. Sadly, this time, they are doing it on the back of supporters whose love is for the club and for whom they have no respect.


Please, let nobody point me in the direction of success under these people. In my opinion, we achieved it, despite them, not thanks to them. Not one of them kicked a football nor managed or coached the team. Any other board in charge would have had access to the bulk of these funds anyway to ensure success on the field.

Sadly, we are stuck with them. But there is an old Irish phrase, ' Rotha Mor an tSaoil'. I hope it comes true, and eventually this current crop of self gratifying, self congratulatory shysters, will be cleared out of Celtic. But I will not hold my breath.

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

We had 3 penalties awarded at the weekends games involving Celtic and the zombies..

Zombies pen 1 ref awards pen... TV replays confirm no contact... Decision penalty

Zombies pen 2 the whole ground missed it commentary team never seen it... VAR guy asks ref to hold on till I check... Guys arm up TV inconclusive on wether its his head or arm, so no obvious error... Decision penalty.

Celtic penalty... Oh wiped out after shooting, his shot is also blocked Refs decision on the field bye kick....

VAR review and ask ref if he wants to have another look.... Decision Penalty...

So my point being, they are looking for an instance to give them a penalty and in the first one decided no obvious error made...

In ours 2 obvious errors made, but taking out the man means penalty, and anyway we are already 2up.... So no harm done...


Week before 2 incidents ignored by VAR and the ref of Jersey pulling.... Again I ask whats the point of VAR if the rules are ignored...

I agree with your sentiments, but in this instance I'd say the 2nd sevco penalty was a handball. It was unintentional and nobody noticed it (including the sevco players and fans) but his arm was deemed to be too high and in this day and age a penalty is usually the result - unless you are Goldson or Sands in which case you can play volleyball in your own box and never be penalised.

This has been going on for many years now and the worst I can remember was between 2008 and 2011 when the number of dubious and outright wrong decisions went off the scale. Of course, it transpired later that the people/peepul running/ruining Scottish fitba - and no doubt the referees, many of whom had certain allegiances - knew that the original Rangers needed Champions League revenue to survive.

The Rev. Mike McCurry was the worst offender getting his congregation to sing "Simply The Best" in the same week he had a shocking performance reffing an Old Firm encounter. But Kenny Clark still makes a living with his "hilarious" after dinner anecdote about allowing a brutal foul on Hartson because he had successfully appealed a previous terrible sending off. There was Stuart Dougal who pulled out of reffing his last ever senior game because he was speaking at a masonic hall the night before. Of course they were all disciples of Hugh "anti-catholic email" Dallas, who's Grandfather was a regular at the Orange Lodge!

 

[JamSam67]

Weird this thing about being cheated it’s always been the case. Which we know and the above know.
But it’s been a good time for the SMSM and our board.
The media are hammering away at this Celtic indiscretion and that Indiscretion
Poppy gate the Queen and of course Israel
So our Guardians of the Accountancy
Ban the GB kills the atmosphere at Celtic park we did win on Sunday but the atmosphere was rank. If this continues it will impact on the players re Covid year no atmosphere no fire in the Team.
A Grand auld Conspiracy or just a coinkydink.
Wouldn’t put it past our Hun leaning board
Hoi Quiet in the CURVE

HH

 

[Imatim]

Weird this thing about being cheated it’s always been the case. Which we know and the above know.
But it’s been a good time for the SMSM and our board.
The media are hammering away at this Celtic indiscretion and that Indiscretion
Poppy gate the Queen and of course Israel
So our Guardians of the Accountancy
Ban the GB kills the atmosphere at Celtic park we did win on Sunday but the atmosphere was rank. If this continues it will impact on the players re Covid year no atmosphere no fire in the Team.
A Grand auld Conspiracy or just a coinkydink.
Wouldn’t put it past our Hun leaning board
Hoi Quiet in the CURVE

HH

Indeed!

So, if we do fail, our custodians will no doubt lay it at the feet of the Green Brigade…..and it very much looks like the GB may be falling in to a trap, instead of boxing clever here…

 

[seven past niven]

sadly it doesn't matter if the huns dont win the league and get the 60 million windfall, because you can bet that they will have some contingency plan up their sleeve to offset such a scenario. the wheels will be in motion right now to put in place, some mystery investment from some unexpected clandestine source and our board will happily sit back and do nothing

 

[boab1916]

 

[Brimcbhoy]

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Weve got Forrest. The Huns apparently have a forest of the above. Surely they can't afford to sack another Manager?

 

[Imatim]

Match Fixing you say…

From a Bhoy on CQN


!!BADA BING!! on 14TH NOVEMBER 2023 6:46 PM

PENALTY TO RANGERS (part 2) Since our penalties post from yesterday is doing a bit of traction – we thought we’d break it down a bit more


️- Rangers are currently on a British record run of 67 games without conceding a penalty


️- the world top flight record is 74 held by Barcelona in the 2011/12 – 2012/13 seasons (which is currently under investigation by Spanish FA)


️- Barca averaged 80% possession during that time (Rangers averaged 58% during their run)


️ – before the current 67 game run, Rangers went 44 league games without conceding a penalty


️ – so they have only conceded 1 penalty in their last 112 league games


️- Since August 2020 they have the highest penalty differential in Europe’s top 20 leagues, ie pens for minus pens against (as shown in the graph below)


️ – Since the 20/21 season they have conceded a penalty on average every 42 league games (Celtic every 9 games)


️- from 2018/19 season they have a penalty differential of +43 ( Celtic are +15 for the same period)


️ – since 2018/19 Rangers have been awarded 52 penalties and conceded 9 (Celtic have had 39 and conceded 24)


️ – Since last season (when VAR arrived in Scotland) Rangers have had 16 penalties in the league with 0 against (Celtic have had 12 with 7 against)


️ – They are only team in a league with VAR that has never conceded a penalty since the technology was brought in anywhere in the world


️ – If Rangers don’t concede a league penalty before the end of this year (8 games) then they will have set a new world record


️ – James Tavernier is now in the top 10 for the most penalties scored of all time


️ – out of everyone on the list the Rangers captain has the highest percentage of goals from penalties


Top 10 penalty takers and % of goals that are penalties (via TransferMrkt)


C. Ronaldo 157 (18%)


Messi 109 (14%)


Totti 86 (27%)


Ibrahimovic 85 (15%)


Del Piero 77 (22%)


Shearer 72 (18%)


Ronaldinho 70 (30%)


Cavani 61 (14%)


Lampard 60 (20%)


Tavernier 58 (48%)

 

[Winter]

My gut feeling is, if we don’t seriously go on the offensive with what we are witnessing from these corrupt officials, there’s every likelihood they will not allow us to win this league…..and there’s 60 million reasons for this.

The Huns are being given every possible help from these bent officials. Their penalty count for is staggering, as the penalty account against them is unbelievable.

VAR is being used as a tool by officials to assist them when they need it, which equates to favourable decisions on the park, and an obvious bonus points tally.

Their players in general are being protected with red and yellow cards being produced with impunity to opposition players to impact on their effectiveness, where ours are being allowed to be assaulted with regularity without appropriate sanction.

There’s no doubt the MIB are all on message. They know they have to do everything they can to ensure the Huns win this league and that is what we are witnessing with regularity.

We also have to take in to consideration we have contend with the Asian Cup where we will be without some key players for weeks. This is the timeframe where I expect the MIB to really ramp things up.

What concerns me is this potential guaranteed income brings them in to parity with us financially.

One thing we can be assured of, is unlike us, if they cheat their way to this title they will spend it on significantly improving their team. Couple that scenario with the continuing impact and help they get from the MIB and it gets worrying.

It’s also got me thinking about the recent comments from Peter Lawwell where he made it clear we budget not to win the league every year. Why now? Why say it this year? Why say it at all?

So, with everything that is at stake this year, more than potentially any other year, why does our custodians sit back and accept what we are continually witnessing when there is abundant physical and statistical evidence available to go on the attack to protect our Club and our interests?

Something doesn’t add up here…

Peter Lawell said this imatim?
Not that I doubt your word but not seen it got a link?
I was saying to my brother in another episode of our not so cosy tete-a-tetes ( because he was asking) do they actually get more penalties than us?
Always as annoying back, never a straight answer, I said no, not yet but the question isn't in my minds eye about who gets the most. It when we and they get them and the number conceded is more concerning.
They need a penalty they get one, its as simple as that, quite often on the stroke of ht or ft.
Two games recently they required a penalty against a surprisingly slighlty more spirited hearts side trailing at home on the ht whistle and, penalty to*rangers which tavpen missed.
Not disheartened by playing pish entering the final moments of the game and...penalty to *rangers tavpen doesn't miss , 1-1 89th minute and 9 added minutes go up, 10 minutes to go?
That's a kick in the nuts to the diets who concede the winner in the 93rd minute, ibrox is rocking Clem has everyone so fired up at the end " look ! We stole a home win yeass" so they forget how pish they were til adrenaline wears off and just when they're starting to remember deludamol kicks in.

Un-bizarrely the same thing happens yet again * , nasty var rules out *rangers goal letters of protest are already being coloured in for the attention of the SFA when a tavpen is awarded saving stamp duty but tavpen misses again aw cmon , canny even cheat fair n square , then cyclone dessers scores to take such a comfy lead 1-0 ( not) the crayons are back out , "who tf this guy hink he iz up there in the var box overturning our new academy £40 mulliun fuchur suppperstahr rekurd sell?" " whit? It's no up there its miles away" , " it's in space? " never mind that , only 15 minutes plus whatever we need added on left" and......penaly *rangers!
Tavpen didn't miss this time but that's only 2/4 in 2 games sack him, sell him, never a rainjurs player or a captain, scored the winner? Some player bitint-he? Aye! Haha!

Reads as ridiculous but thats what the difference is, ridiculous.
Aye play against teams who sits in the whole game inviting attacks upon them you'll get penalties us and them, but we don't get them on demand and even concede some , *rangers don't concede any because no one goes into their box, must be.
We get a penalty when we're 4-0 up they get one at 0-0 ,or in any situation clydesdale hoose says so, clydesdale hoose? Wheres that? Well it keeps moving so it could be one of a few in Glasgow.
They need = they're awarded
We need = fight like your life depends on it.
Coincidententally the 2 pens v Livingston actually does put them above us I think this season for pens for.

 

[Imatim]

Peter Lawell said this imatim?

Cut and paste of Peter Lawwell’s statement

Peter Lawwell has declared the Champions League a major factor in Celtic's strong set of financial results for the year ending June 30th 2023.

A £119.9m revenue figure is a rise of 35 per cent from the previous year alongside a record-breaking profit of £40.7m. The Hoops won a Treble last season and return to the top table of European football, where they competed with Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk and RB Leipzig. This year's campaign in Group E begins against Feyenoord in Rotterdam on Tuesday before tests against Atletico Madrid and Lazio.

Speaking in a lengthy address to Celtic supporters via the club website, Lawwell insisted a return to the Champions League under Ange Postecoglou was a huge factor, as he also assessed the state of play surrounding Brendan Rodgers' current crop after a summer of shopping, and the club as a whole. He said: "I open by welcoming back Brendan Rodgers to the club following his successful spell as manager between May 2016 and February 2019. Following the departure of Ange Postecoglou, we assessed the market and concluded that Brendan was both the natural choice and the overwhelmingly best candidate to succeed Ange and take Celtic forward. We thank Ange for all he achieved at the club and wish him all the best for the future and look forward to working with Brendan once again to deliver success for Celtic.

"My own appointment took effect from January 1 st following the retirement of Ian Bankier. I take this opportunity to reiterate the club’s appreciation to Ian for his distinguished service in the role. The results for the year ended 30 June 2023 show an increase in revenue to £119.9m (2022: £88.2m) with a corresponding profit before tax of £40.7m (2022: £6.1m profit before tax). This represents a record set of financial results for the club due to a combination of factors as detailed below, including some material items of a one off nature.

"The £31.7m increase in revenue reflects the participation in the UEFA Champions League in season 2022/23, when compared to the UEFA Europa League in the previous season, resulting in greater ticket and media rights income. In addition to this, our tour of Australia and a record year for our retail business were also significant contributors to the increase.

"The £34.6m increase in profit before tax resulted from the significant revenue increase outlined above along with a £14.4m gain on sale of player registrations, predominantly from the sales of Jota, Juranovic and Giakoumakis. In addition, we recorded £13.5m of other income that came from a combination of compensation received following the departure of Ange Postecoglou and a business interruption insurance recovery in relation to Covid-19, with the two items mentioned being one off in nature and typically non-recurring.
"In terms of funding and liquidity, our year end cash, net of bank borrowings, was £72.3m (2022: £30.2m). The increase this year was principally due to the translation into cash of the strong trading environment and the typically non-recurring items mentioned previously. These reserves were used to fund the summer 2023 transfer window and will be used for settling outstanding sums due from transfers over the last two seasons, which are typically paid in instalments.

"This sum also contains the cash required to fund the significant investment that the club is planning to make in developing our Barrowfield training facility. It is important to highlight that, given the increasing gap between the sums able to be earned between the Champions League and the Europa League, it is vital that we retain a cash buffer in reserve. History tells us that we will not always qualify for the Champions League and the benefit of holding cash reserves affords us the optionality of managing through seasons where we participate in the Europa League with the ability to retain our squad as opposed to selling key players to bridge the income shortfall between

"The financial sustainability rules are also a key feature of UEFA licencing and we need to be cognisant of running our club accordingly. Building on the investment in player registrations of £38.4m in the previous financial year ended 30 June 2022, the club made further significant investment in the year by committing an additional £13.0m, taking our total spend to £51.4m over the two financial years to 30 June 2023. Since the year end and up to 1 st September 2023 we have invested a further £15.0m into player registrations taking our total spend over this period to £66.4m.

"The assembly of a strong squad was a key factor in retaining the SPFL title for the second consecutive year and ultimately securing a domestic Treble. The investment will serve us well for the season ahead. Last year’s trophies brought our total Trebles to eight in our history and this landmark represented a new world record and one that all connected with our club should be rightly proud of.

"Securing the SPFL title once again in 2022/23 led to automatic Champions League qualification. Following the draw, we have been matched against Feyenoord, Lazio and Atletico Madrid in what is sure to be an exciting Champions League Group Stage. Automatic qualification allowed us to make further football investment with a focus on building greater strength into the playing squad.

"In the summer 2023 transfer window, we have acquired Hyeok-kyu Kwon, Marco Tilio, Hyun-jun Yang, Odin Holm, Maik Nawrocki, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Luis Palma and brought in Paulo Bernardo and Nathaniel Phillips on loan. The present squad also gives real potential for development with the average age being 24. We parted company with Aaron Mooy, Carl Starfelt, Albian Ajeti, Ismaila Soro, Osaze Urhoghide, Vasilios Barkas, Conor Hazard and Jota. We wish all our former players the best for the future.

"Our successfully proven strategy has delivered stability and footballing success over many years and remains the same. We must balance the signing of players that can be developed and sold when conditions are optimal alongside the need to sign players who are able to make an immediate impact and deliver footballing success. The execution of this strategy is increasingly challenging owing to wage and transfer inflation, but this formula has underpinned both our footballing success and financial stability over a number of years now and it is vital that we adhere to it.

"Following on from the League and Scottish Cup double in the prior season, our Women’s team had another strong performance in season 2022/23. Following the disappointment of losing the SWPL title by just two points to a last-minute winner on the season’s final day resulting in a second place finish, we went on to retain the Scottish Cup with a victory against Rangers Women at Hampden.

"Whilst finishing second in the league was a disappointment this facilitated access to the Women’s Champions League qualifiers. After defeating Brondby in the first qualifying match, our Women’s team then faced a match against Valerenga for progression to the final play-off round prior to the group stages.

 

[Winter]

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Thanks imatim , expect more of the same to cut a long winded pat on the back short then.
It makes good business sense for the club to have a cash buffer in an uncertain and changing market place obviously.
It is hardly inspiring to hear

History tells us that we will not always qualify for the Champions League and the benefit of holding cash reserves affords us the optionality of managing through seasons where we participate in the Europa League with the ability to retain our squad as opposed to selling key players to bridge the income shortfall between

Its not positive, though its realistic with a sprinkling of bs for no matter what tournament we're in if there's a frimpong type situation/deal on the table for us to heavily cash in on we are selling him no matter how much we have buffered/squirrelled away.
This barrowfield project smells of taking money out of the club to me rather than further enhancing our results financially, and when you see them like this there's no arguments on how well run a business we are as a football club, but that's not what fans want, not alone, may as well be Chelsea then, we can't have everything we want I.e. Best possible players or new stadium refit?
Lennoxtown upgrade or barrowfield?
How much of the profits is a substantial buffer?
Has to be remembered that we're a football club first, a business 2nd anyone who doubts that need only remember *covid season>no fans , still football, nobody cared much for it though.
Why is it when PL is talking about Celtic you actually feel your heart sink through your chest into your arse even if he's delivering good news. He might see himself a scapegoat but he's had plenty opportunities to show that not to be the case over the years. Never taken any.

An important part he left out when talking about the difficulty in maintaining stunning financial results in buying cheap to sell high to paraphrase isn't only a Celtic problem it's a football problem and most likely with the Saudis /Arab wee game of one-upmanship on each other buying the best in the world to play in front of 700 spectators isn't viable, regardless of the money they have there will come a reckoning when they decide its just not worth it.
It might be daddy , or uncle who calls quits on it because financial forecasts on oil may turn, will turn one day and they'll just drop it like its hot.
I think around 8,000 is the average attendance with many attendances under 4 digits.
Thats under half of the average attendance in our own SPL 16,700. A nation of around 35 million v a nation of 5.5 million and wee Scotland is hardlybthe farmers league we're desperately led to believe.
This is doomed to fail in one way or another, and when it does it will impact the real money in the game, the EPL and all of those clubs currently living outwith their means , every EPL club is in debt, no one wants that for us but we could keep our best players at the club a little longer, at least until after Europe and add 1 or 2 real quality players to give us a fighting chance, we did that this season largely but not for a minute do I believe that we re-signed our best to keep them it's to drive up the selling price because that's what we do.

 

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Thanks imatim , expect more of the same to cut a long winded pat on the back short then.
It makes good business sense for the club to have a cash buffer in an uncertain and changing market place obviously.
It is hardly inspiring to hear

Its not positive, though its realistic with a sprinkling of bs for no matter what tournament we're in if there's a frimpong type situation/deal on the table for us to heavily cash in on we are selling him no matter how much we have buffered/squirrelled away.
This barrowfield project smells of taking money out of the club to me rather than further enhancing our results financially, and when you see them like this there's no arguments on how well run a business we are as a football club, but that's not what fans want, not alone, may as well be Chelsea then, we can't have everything we want I.e. Best possible players or new stadium refit?
Lennoxtown upgrade or barrowfield?
How much of the profits is a substantial buffer?
Has to be remembered that we're a football club first, a business 2nd anyone who doubts that need only remember *covid season>no fans , still football, nobody cared much for it though.
Why is it when PL is talking about Celtic you actually feel your heart sink through your chest into your arse even if he's delivering good news. He might see himself a scapegoat but he's had plenty opportunities to show that not to be the case over the years. Never taken any.

An important part he left out when talking about the difficulty in maintaining stunning financial results in buying cheap to sell high to paraphrase isn't only a Celtic problem it's a football problem and most likely with the Saudis /Arab wee game of one-upmanship on each other buying the best in the world to play in front of 700 spectators isn't viable, regardless of the money they have there will come a reckoning when they decide its just not worth it.
It might be daddy , or uncle who calls quits on it because financial forecasts on oil may turn, will turn one day and they'll just drop it like its hot.
I think around 8,000 is the average attendance with many attendances under 4 digits.
Thats under half of the average attendance in our own SPL 16,700. A nation of around 35 million v a nation of 5.5 million and wee Scotland is hardlybthe farmers league we're desperately led to believe.
This is doomed to fail in one way or another, and when it does it will impact the real money in the game, the EPL and all of those clubs currently living outwith their means , every EPL club is in debt, no one wants that for us but we could keep our best players at the club a little longer, at least until after Europe and add 1 or 2 real quality players to give us a fighting chance, we did that this season largely but not for a minute do I believe that we re-signed our best to keep them it's to drive up the selling price because that's what we do.

Imagine we had Oil like the Saudis....oh wait.