Celtic have posted their financial results with debt only standing at £0.5million, which is fantastic considering how little European football we've had lately. Now is the time to invest and bring that title home.
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Celtic have posted their financial results with debt only standing at £0.5million, which is fantastic considering how little European football we've had lately. Now is the time to invest and bring that title home.
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Work on Aberdeen FC's new £38m stadium could begin early next year after the preferred contractor was named.
Councillors earlier approved the stadium, capable of holding about 21,000 fans, at Loirston Loch in the south of Aberdeen.
Barr Construction - which has built many stadiums - has been named as the preferred contractor.
It is hoped the stadium - which is planned to be an iconic landmark - could be ready for the 2013/14 season.
In March, Scottish ministers decided against calling in the proposals.
Aberdeen FC intends to sell its current home at Pittodrie for housing.
The new stadium project was subject to 140 objections from local communities and groups concerned about the environmental impact of the stadium.
A shame. Although Pittodrie is a kip it has a great vista and location.
Some stands of it are, some stands are quite decent. Good atmosphere in it and plenty of pubs about it. Shame as you say, tis modern football though. This stadium won't have a soul about it at all, like St Mirren's new one. Won't have any pubs, or anything at all for that matter, around it either, it's in the middle of nowhere.
BTW, Spurs to beat Hearts tonight is 4/6. That's like printing money!
This is Spurs' first competitive game of the season, after the season opener against Everton was postponed. Hearts have played six games already this season, including two in Europe and beat Aberdeen at home 3-0 at the weekend. Redknapp has already stated that they're short players in central midfield. I still expect them to get a result, but it won't be as cut and dried as "printing money"
I really think it is, they're strong all over. Okay couple of central midfielders, but what about the rest of them compared to Hearts? Printing money, trust me.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
shows what I know, Spurs 4-0 up.
I instantly regret this.
Anyone watch the Maribor - Rangers game? Any good? I made the mistake of drinking an energy drink at night and I see Setanta are showing the match again after midnight. Just wondering if it's worth watching seeing as I'll be up.
The Kilmarnock-Hibs match at the weekend was very enjoyable to watch. Both teams try to play the passing game. Hibs really lack some steel, and I feel sorry for O'Connor having to carry the team. James Dayton ripped Hibs up at times.
I'm in the money.........:)
Celtic beat them 3-0 the last time we played there, I knew Spurs would hammer them. Hearts pumped at home, Rangers beaten by Maribor with one win in twenty fecking six games in Europe and Celtic draw at home to Sion. SPL on a downward spiral me thinks.
Celtic fury at link to BNP youth
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...BNP-youth.html
OUTRAGED Celtic fans vented their fury last night after a teen BNP chief was pictured posing with top figures at the club.
One fan, called Robert Emmet, said: "Ban the **** from Parkhead publicly and immediately."
Another wrote: "How can you support Celtic given the history and ethos of our club? The fact Celtic was built by immigrants must make them (the BNP) despise our club.
"Does the BNP care where the immigrants come from, do they differ from Irish to Polish to Asian? I doubt it very much."
King 0kev added: "How can someone, raised as a Celtic supporter knowing our history, attach himself to a load of right-wing fundamentalists who want to blame immigrants for everything."
Take my advice Robert, I don't think it's safe for you to show your mug around Celtic Park for a while going off the reaction to this news on the online forums. Some folk really wanna bump into you at the games:D
I've often used a figure of speech "confused as an Asian skinhead" ...that's about the closest I've seen to it's personification. Well him and this guy ...Quote:
Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani
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You know the English Defence League? There's a Scottish version (SDL) and one of their leaders is an Asian (descent anway) who wants no more immigration from Asia:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
Can't see your pic in work so sorry if it's of him!
anybody have any views on yesterdays decision by a scottish jury & court to find hearts fan not guilty of assualt on Neil lennon during last seasons hearts V celtic game ?? he admitted assualt in court and it was caught on camera .. yet court still cleared him as charges " NOT PROVEN " Love or loathe lennon this decision is hard to understand.
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Originally Posted by old git
Admitted assault, but not sectarianism. Celtic wanted him charged for both. The sectarinism couldn't be proven (despite a Hearts steward as their main witness). If prosecutors had just charged him for the assualt alone, he'd have been done
Still think the court should have made an example of him after all the abuse & threats lennon received last season the rest of the die hard loonys out there may be thinking they are above the law now ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever
You can blame him for the idiocy of the justice system.Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
You can't make an example of someone because of what others have done or may do. You have to deal with the person's offence(s) only.Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
Shaun Maloney gone again.
Hibs4ever, what has gone wrong at Easter Road?
How do you know Celtic wanted him to be done for both? It wasn't Celtic who drew up the charge. Nobody from Celtic said he said anything sectarian, so don't be blaming it on us. I knew a jury would never convict him of it. Scotland is the best little bigoted country in the world. Anti-catholicism is never far from the surface here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs4Ever
80th anniversary of the death of John Thompson, the Scottish international killed in an accident while diving at a Rangers players feet. His grave was attacked with blue paint the weekend. Seriously, I give up with that mob of sh*t.
I see Celtic wore the National Famine Memorial Day emblem on their jersey yesterday. Nice to see.
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All things to everyman then!
For Celtic fans I believe the European Cup Final which Celtic won is being shown in its entirely on ESP Classic on Saturday at 5.30 I think. Best double check.
which was the last time celtic won away from home in a european game :D:D feels like that at the moment, will be well worth a watch to see a local home grown bunch of players beating the mighty inter milan with a brilliant performance described by jock stein "We did it by playing football; pure, beautiful, inventive football. There was not a negative thought in our heads."Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Dinama Moscow, two years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
Celtic have begun a study into the feasibility of bringing standing sections back to top-flight football.
Scottish Premier League stadia have been all-seated since 1994 but STV has learned that the possibility of introducing a standing section to Celtic Park is being investigated.
Letters have been issued to Celtic shareholders ahead of their AGM in mid-October and among proposed resolutions is a proposal by the Celtic Supporters Trust, though not the directors, to make alterations to the ground
The proposal details supporters thoughts on the issue and points out both social and financial benefits for supporters.
A response from the board within the document confirms that steps are already being taken to consider the viability of such a move.
It reads: “The Board welcomes the Trust’s interest in this issue and is pleased to confirm that a feasibility study is already underway, under the direction of the Chief Executive.”
Although law currently prevents standing areas for top flight clubs in England and Wales, there is no such legislation in Scots law. However, Scottish Premier League rules currently prevent standing within grounds in their competition.
STV understands that eight of the 12 member clubs would have to vote in favour of a change to the rules on the issue but should Celtic’s study return positive conclusions the matter may be put before the League.
Reposted it here, put it in a thread on its own to kinda maybe get a discussion about getting terracing back into football so bit harsh locking it but hey-ho.
Yeah why was it locked?? Hardly controversial by the standards of much on here.
For advocating drinking during games??
I think it was because I should have put it in this thread because it's to do with Celtic, thought they could have merged the threads but hey-ho.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArdeeBhoy
Rangers appear to be going the way of Cork and Derry. Looks like they're on the verge of administration and probably going bust if the UK Revenue wins their case against them. The plan seems to be to transfer the club and its assets to a new holding company. SPL rules means they'll have to apply for readmission and receive a vote of at least 10 to 1 in favour. They'll be precluded from applying for a UEFA licence for 3 years which is tantamount to a 3 year ban from Europe.
Readmission to the SPL? So they could go bust and just start back in the same division? Or would they have to go down to Div 3?Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
You'd have to imagine they'd receive the ten votes given how much money Rangers home games are worth to clubs.
Might make it a decent title race if they are deducted 20 points or some such.
They can be readmitted straight to the top flight if the vote goes in the favour. Yeah, on a financial basis you could see it happening, however, they'd essentially have gotten away with cheating their competitors (they've won the best part of 7 leagues since they started using their offshore method of paying players) and the UK taxpayer (the tax bill plus penalties is estimated to run into £50m).Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
What about Hampden? Presumably the best use for it, if the State takes it over in payment for the debts, is to rent it back to Rangers? Or is it even owned by the club?
Ibrox you mean? Hampden is Queen's Park's stadium but yeah, they do own Ibrox. The intention is for all the assets to be transferred to a new company so all that's left is the debt. I don't quite know how that works but it seems to be what's going to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Ibrox, sorry. :o
I'd be fairly sure you can't just transfer a massive asset out of the company and leave just the debt in anticipation of a winding-up order.
Actually now that I think about it, it's a bit more complicated. Rangers were recently taken over by a fella called Craig Whyte. At the time they owed £18m to Llyods. A holding company of his took over this debt and he himself is one of Rangers' biggest (currently the biggest) creditors. I believe he also has an arrangement where he is the first creditor to be paid. I think this situation facilitiates this asset transfer. It's a very complicated situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
He has a history of taking over a company struggling and liquidating it and then taking the spoils. BBC did a documentary on him and this guy is dodgy to say the least. They won so many titles by spending crazy amounts of money they didn't earn and through dodging tax through dodgy schemes so I look forward to them paying the piper and getting punished heavily. They were once in £76 million debt and David Murray transferred neary £50 million to MIH, his own company. They are a disgrace of a club, and with their constant shaming of Scotland abroad I hope they are liquidated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
Be careful for what you wish. No Rangers = no Celtic of the size it is and vice versa. If Rangers didn't exist I would expect Celtic's crowds to drop dramatically in what would be a one horse race for many years until Rangers Mark 2 rose from the ashes.Quote:
Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani