Celtic Banter Archive September 08 2018

08 Sep 2018 13:48:22
Just a thought guys during international wk, I know its boring.
But what if we got a major sponsor ploughimg 10s of million in a year like Red Bull for eg.
Cud we be called Microsoft Celtic or other exotic name lol.
Wud we accept it?
It may help challenge the big boys and any funny ones? lol.

08 Sep 2018 14:24:32
10 million a year wouldn’t get us anywhere near challenging the big boys rayman but I understand where your coming from about making more money! Wouldn’t fancy changing our name for money if I’m being honest but mate. maybe the training centre or something but not our name! Just aslong as it’s not the Hummel training centre 😱😱🙈🙈 😂😂😂.

08 Sep 2018 15:51:02
10 million a year wouldn't even get you a meeting with lawell.

08 Sep 2018 17:22:02
Na I love Celtic to much to whore it out to someone who doesn't understand our values.

08 Sep 2018 17:53:19
Our name will never change as far as we are concerned, money men can do what they like but our name of our club and stadium will last for ever.

08 Sep 2018 19:07:14
Most of us don't call our stadium by its given name anyway. So I wouldn't care about selling the rights to name it to be honest.

08 Sep 2018 19:11:52
You could get 10s of millions as u said. Pedro still wudny spend it 😊.

08 Sep 2018 19:21:26
I know there is a really well-structured business model behind Celtic and I accept that this could be a possibility down the road if the amount was significant enough to make a huge financial difference?
That's not to say I would ever be happy with it as I remember how I felt when we were first forced to move the numbers from or shorts, as this was a special identity feature of the time and then later on, to let them 'vandalize and deface' the Hoops with sponsors insignia.

08 Sep 2018 20:44:26
Shugmckie Mr Lawwell will spend the money the board tells him to spend.

08 Sep 2018 20:50:22
Bottom line is we always have to evolve to move forward with the times and if that includes profiting from the naming rights to stadium then so be it👍.

08 Sep 2018 22:10:12
A decent sponsor like red bull wouldn't touch the spl unfortunately. I'd like to know what they plough into the teams they have taken over?

09 Sep 2018 00:24:13
I just wish the SFA would set up their own TV channel and cut sky and bt out the equation as much as possible (reason i say as much as possible is im not sure how euro games would work) .

There would be more revenue for all the clubs enhancing quality of league and perhaps strenghtening up our clubs ability to attract players that will make at least last 16 in CL a regular occurrence.

Just a thought.

09 Sep 2018 00:24:33
I wonder why our billionaire biggest share holder doesn't just throw a few extra million or 30 our way I mean it's not as if he can't afford it now is it?

09 Sep 2018 11:23:08
Yeah sure just chuck 30 million!

09 Sep 2018 13:01:24
Aye why wouldn't our biggest shareholder put millions into our club and then become owner, he wouldn't have to listen to pesky wee shareholders who have invested miserable few millions advising him what to do.

09 Sep 2018 14:04:04
It wouldn't bother me if the stadium naming rights were sold off, but not our actual name. I think the best way for the club to generate extra revenue is to take control of their own broadcast rights, in the same way Real and Barcelona did a while back. I'm sure the club would do a lot better out of that than we do from the poxy TV deal we have at the moment. Celtic need to look after number one.

09 Sep 2018 14:56:34
Charles Green sold Rangers naming rights for a £1 to sports direct, Shortly afterwards BT spend £20 million in a four year deal to rename Murrayfield. Thereafter, Chuckles Green spent £250,000 in legal fees trying to get back the naming rights he had sold for a £1 naturally he failed against SDI (Y)

09 Sep 2018 16:24:28
Kwaj 30 million is not a great deal really when you have 2000 million is it?

10 Sep 2018 12:18:42
philtim88, i like that idea, surely would work out better financially than what is in place right now.

08 Sep 2018 10:57:11
As I am not interested in all this international rubbish, thought I would change the subject.
For once I am going to PRAISE Mr Lawwell, faint, swoon.
But when he concentrates on what he does best, adminstrating deals and setting up big projects like the proposed new hotel complex, he is in a league of his own.
With the news that a new 1000 seater concert venue is going to be built adjacent Celtic Park, allied to the O2 Arena complex across from Celtic Park, and Glasgow City Council's plans to upgrade the east end, including a refurbished Barras market for the tourists. I envisage today the Tourist Buses including, the Barras, Celtic Park and the O2 Arena in their destinations in the future, it is looking like the hotel will be at the centre of this Hub, giving our club extra revenue 7 days a week. A well thought out piece of planning by Pedro.

08 Sep 2018 12:08:50
He is good at what he does but he should stick to that. The problem as I see it is he interferes too much on other peoples roles at the club instead of backing them up.
I still maintain that the ultimate role of the people runnung our club should be to get the best possible team on the park. What is the point of making all this money if we aren't using it to improve the team.
From a distance it looks to me that Lawwell views his job as nothing more than making money, he seems to treat this as winnig a trophy.
When I arrive at Celtic park for a match, I want to see a team that is ambitious, playing good Football, and is hungry to improve, I would far rather look at that than look at a hotel.

08 Sep 2018 12:11:07
Yes spot the deliberate mistake, I meant the EMIRATES ARENA, thanks girls for laughing at me lol.

08 Sep 2018 12:50:34
People also didn't buy into the idea and laughed at Fergus McCann with his "season ticket" philosophy and there were doubts he could fill a 60000 seater stadium. Peter Lawwell is carrying on the fantastic work that preceeded him and he is doing a fantastic job. Any projects or regeneration that brings in any extra finances for the club then he has to be applauded for that. We are currently in an unbelievable position on and off the park! We are lucky to have had good buisnessmen that made any descisons with the best interests of the club in mind or would some people on here rather have the Whytes and Kelly's running the club?

08 Sep 2018 14:33:03
Thought the Hotel was Tom Allison's baby. His company developed Clyde harbour. Got told he bought extra shares in Celtic years ago and the development round Celtic park was his work.

08 Sep 2018 05:17:19
Very early post from me haha, the Scotland match is still playing on my mind, can’t remember a time where I felt this bad for our team, we have qaulity players and if used correctly we can give any top team a run for there money. before the 1st goal by the shocking Throw in from Gordon to Mcginn we where the better side, our players like Griff McGregor KT and ex Armstrong where all playing fantastic, sadly that dinosaur ebt eck’s crazy Tactics got found out and players like hazard had all day to run on the right since we had no RB. He never even played Forrest which was another joke

My point is, I feel this guy could damage our players if he continues to be manager, there confidence will be rock bottom thanks to that clown not to mention if it wasn’t for KT 2nd half it would have been 8/ 9 . our national team will be ruined by the time he is finished and he will be the cause for players playing bad at club level with his tactics. There faces at the end off the match said if all, they are clearly not happy under him.

I feel now for the sake off our national team and there international careers our players and other good players should refuse to play until that McLeish is sacked and gone,

Finally sorry for the Scotland rant lads but feel here’s a good place to rant as we are all on a similar boat off total disgust at our corrupt FA and disgrace off a national team manager. #EBTMcLeishOut.

08 Sep 2018 07:28:03
Elchris04 why are you blaming Gordon for the first goal, Mcginn was to blame his first touch was poor, which allowed the Belgian to take the ball from him. In his post match interview the manager said the same, no blame attached to Gordon .

08 Sep 2018 09:19:38
Goes to show how clueless that manager is, Gordon Threw the ball out way to fast before McGinn was even aware off it hence why he had to run to it and had a poor frist touch because in that time his reaction speed couldn’t have been any better than what anybody else could do, Mcginn was a good bit away from Gordon so by the time he had the ball he was pressed with a top player and as you know what happens next we concede 1-0, yes Mcginn could have had a better touch but even if he had it is still tough when a player is pressing you and you CB’s are in difficult angles. Point is imo Gordon is more to blame than McGinn, threw the ball way to early without communicating to let mcginn know.

08 Sep 2018 10:30:29
I don't rule Gordon out of criticism as he has a better view of what's behind McGinn and is becoming renound for stupid throws (puts Celtic under pressure with them) , but to say McGinn knew nothing about it is nonsense. McGinn clearly asks for the ball into feet with his hand gesture.

08 Sep 2018 11:07:31
Just watch the highlights of the Scotland game, I thought mcginn was at fault he asked for the ball then completely opened himself up to be tackled, bad touch but could of got his body between the ball and player but seemed to step to the side.

08 Sep 2018 13:45:02
Mcginn was sleeping for the first goal, if that's what we're missing praise the Lord he went to villa.

08 Sep 2018 20:52:52
I don't recall Gordon putting defenders under pressure by short throws to defenders. One of the biggest problems Celtic have is the defenders don't get themselves into position quick enough to give Gordon an opportunity to pass the ball to them . Mc Ginn was partially turned when the pass was given to him and he should have found it easy to take the ball with him, but he had a desperate poor touch which took him out of the game.

09 Sep 2018 11:35:14
Trying to blame Gordon for this is poor. McGinn should be aware of what's around him always anticipating anyway he could have passed it back. He took that touch so he could turn quickly and Dembele anticipated correctly what he wanted to do.