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That's a good theory if we were good enough to relax and win at the same time.

A couple of seasons ago I heard our top earners were on 2k a week. I could believe that, especially if it included bonuses while we were finishing best of the rest. However, it could just as easily be complete mince.

Again - the first statement was my opinion (regardless of whether you agree with it) that I believed the society had likely co-opted the best available people. The second statement was aimed at people who disagreed with me, pointing out that if you do have a different opinion, there are mechanisms in place to vote out people you don't like. I didn't state, or even imply, that I wanted to vote anybody out. I'm not going to press the point any more, but I still think it was pretty clear. First statement was what I thought. Second statement was aimed at people who thought differently. If that's still not clear, then I have run out of different ways to express it.

I made 2 points. 1. That I believed that any competent people who wanted to work for the Society would likely be working for them already. 2. If any member wasn't happy with the Society leadership there are rules in place that allow for emergency resolutions to vote them out. I can see how people might disagree with my first point, but If the implication was those 2 statements are somehow contradictory, I'm not sure I see it.

Hahahaha. What?

I'm sure that's true to some extent. The other challenge he faces, however, is that it's increasingly unusual for us to line up with 2 wide men. Which is understandable, even if it can make for some exciting attacking football.

Our 'amber' adidas was still one of my favourites though.

Exactly, Unless it's 50k and 450k addon if they ever get promoted to the EPL.

If people are really unhappy, there are mechanisms available in the Society rules to remove the people they are unhappy with.

I'm on the fence on this one. We need to sell a player, and if an offer comes in, it would make sense to move him on. On the other hand, a preseason under McGhee might give him a new lease of life.

If you know any competent, professional people willing to put in the necessary hours, I'm sure they will be happy to accommodate them. The bottom line is, if they were available, they'd already be working for the Society.

That would only hold true if they charged a tenner at the gate next season.

The league cup has had many issues over the years. It used to be 2 leg ties at one stage, then they tried groups - which failed because the format meant there were far too many meaningless group games. I always preferred the format of straight knockout, ties decided on the evening with extra time and pens, and final in December - but not averse to trying out a new approach. Not convinced this is the right one, though, as it seems to be a hand crafted effort to manipulate the competition for TV coverage and larger clubs. Maybe they can call it he Curated Cup.

I don't know what they have been priced at recently, but historically, Accies season tickets used to be really cheap. Good to see a club looking after their fans like that.

Trump has been bankrupt a number of times and is under investigation for fraud for his "Money University" or whatever he called it. Despite the spin he tried to put on it, he's not self-made - he inherited a healthy business from his dad, and ran that into the ground once or twice too. The money he spends now is all other peoples' cash. He even managed to fail in the casino business. He'd be more suited to the Ibrox Board.

Votes are all fine and good until you end up with Donald Trump.

Most of the Celtic fans stateside are, unsuprisingly, in the traditional Irish cities. So New York and Boston have quite a few.

It was Barry Hearn that summed it perfectly a few years ago: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearn-stuns-sfa-with-attack-on-scottish-football-1-3624056 And of course, we did nothing about it: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/scottish-football-learned-nothing-from-barry-hearn-1-3949710

The difference between the NFL and the SPFL is the NFL has saturated its multi-billion dollar market and is looking to expand. The SPFL can't even negotiate a reasonable deal with the TV companies in Scotland. Same goes for the EPL who also have a multi-billion pound product they are looking to expand. In one sense, it seems like a reasonable idea to grow your market, but there is so much more that could be done domestically it sounds more like a money making scheme for Celtic than an actual attempt and increasing the visibility of our game. They'll feel at home in Philly, though. The fans there for all sports are pretty brutal...

They also tried sin bins at one of the U18 international competitions.

I think that system was invented by famous Texan, Hank Hill: Soccer

The situation we're in, selling a player for 200-300k each season would be a big help. If could have a 1 million quid transfer that would be great business, but even 200k represents a significant % of our turnover. We did well with Ojamaa and Anier, but then we seemed to stop being interested in selling anyone.

You mean the 2 goals he let in because he had double vision, cracked ribs and a ruptured spleen? I don't think he should have a testimonial, and I believe his save at the end of extra time was huge. Blaming him for 2 goals, however, is a little bizarre.

I agree with Andy_P. If the OF ever did leave our league and finagled a B side to remain, I honestly think I'd give up on the game in Scotland.

It's also early in the 5 year plan and, I believe, a loss was expected at this stage. The important thing is that we do continue to bring spending back under control. Les definitely gave the organization of the club's infrastructure a much needed overhaul. And I believe the longer term plan of small transfer fees and developing youngsters with a view to selling each year is definitely the way to go. In recent times we lost focus on the selling part.