Competitive football returned to Paradise last weekend and Celtic carried on where they left off in pre-season with an impressive performance against Kilmarnock. We now head to Edinburgh to face Hibs for our first away day of the season.
Tickets are tight with the home team cutting our allocation again but thankfully I have secured one and I will set off before 4am in the morning.
Our last visit to Easter Road was a great night thanks to Adam Idah and a late penalty goal after Kyogo was taken down just inside the box and VAR intervened to allow the spot kick and a vital dramatic away win.
Hibs had plenty of chances that cold night back in February but Joe Hart was solid in the goals. 2-1 on the night and we all headed back into Glasgow in great form and enjoyed a celebration drink or two. Bernardo started that night for Celtic and it was welcome news when he made the move permanent last week.
Welcome news indeed as we wait for more of the QUALITY signings that Brendan Rodgers has been speaking about since his return. Celtic fans are frustrated with the lack of transfers into the club during the summer and are chomping at the bit for some news but all we are getting is headline grabbing rumours from some who should know better.
Bernardo was unveiled to the press this week and following his presser with the main stream media he spoke to reps from Celtic Fan Media. Celtic have engaged with Fan media since Ange arrived and the short lived reign of CEO, Dom McKay who hosted the first fan media conference and introduced us to the man who made jumpers trendy and delivered 5 trophies in 2 years before the riches of North London came calling.
One story this week that did catch our attention was Celtic’s trading update to the London Stock Exchange. The club is in a great financial position ahead of the new season and with 8 Champions League coming up we continue to wait on the QUALITY players we need to make some kind of impact at the top table of European football.
I will sign off with the statement issued to the LSE, signed by Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay on behave of the PLC. Let’s hope they will be signing off on some new players sooner rather than later. We wait in hope.
Celtic has enjoyed a strong on pitch performance in the 2023/24 football season having won the domestic double. In addition, it has enjoyed a successful year in generating gains from player trading. As a result of such gains and a strong end to the season from a footballing perspective, Celtic now expects earnings for the year ended 30 June 2024 will be significantly higher than previous expectations, which were formed before the conclusion of the season and prior to certain player disposals.
Player registration valuations and player trading can and often do materially influence Celtic’s financial performance in addition to trading revenue. The Summer transfer window is underway and following the closure of the window and the finalisation of the year end balance sheet review, the Club will then be in a position to confirm the extent of its earnings by publishing its results for the year ended 30 June 2024, in line with its usual timetable in mid-September 2024.
Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes
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