Steve

Twittering on and off since May 2007..Apparently I have to tell you that these are my personal views. Unless of course I've stolen yours. Married to @museumbod

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@SimonMagus Need someone?

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@icod Bravo

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@chris_sutton73

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@icod Nooooo
So enjoyed it

[Celtic Supporters Ltd @celticCSL]

In May we published The Celtic Paradox. Finding one said Celtic's revenue swings by £30m to £50m a year on the Champions League alone, and that the board had built nothing to absorb it.

This week @CelticFC plc published its accounts.

- Revenue: £111.0m, down from £143.6m. A fall of £32.6m.
- Result: a £4.8m loss after tax, from a £33.9m profit a year earlier.
- Cash: £66.4m, down £10.9m.
- Player trading profit: £16.0m, down from £31.5m.

The fall landed inside the range we set out five months ago. That was not foresight. It was arithmetic anyone with an annual report could do. Which is the point: if supporters could see it coming, the board could too.

A board that knows a £30m swing arrives every year has two jobs. Reduce the dependence on one competition, and publish a plan that shows shareholders how.

Celtic plc has never published a multi-year strategic plan. Not once in its life as a public company. The chair is interim. Several non-executives have served far beyond the nine years the UK Corporate Governance Code treats as the limit of independence.

A title was won. This is not about the dressing room. It is about how the company is run.

The brand is European. The revenue rides on one draw. The boardroom does not change. That is the Celtic Paradox, and this year's accounts are it in numbers.

At the AGM, shareholders are entitled to ask:

What is the plan to earn money that does not depend on the Champions League?

When will the board publish it, and who is accountable for delivering it?

If you hold Celtic shares, you can ask too.

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[BBC Sport Manchester @BBCRMsport]

What do United's annual finances mean?

Football Finance Expert @KieranMaguire dived into the numbers on Total Sport.

🎧 Listen now on @BBCSounds: https://t.co/qasZn7ve4x

#MUFC #bbcfootball

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@icod If I could work out how to turn my voicemail off, I would. I operate on missed calls, look and decide if I'm calling back. Never listen to them.

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Chelsea away anyone?
#BCAFC

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@VinnieSull1van @Lost___London @BygoneBritain Traffic was bad then, just not all the time.

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@SHD_Backup And he could have been, GA must not have seen what he wanted in training and in when he was picked.

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@paullewismoney Bravo

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@afneil Don't stop

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@andyburnham @AshtonBears What a lot of negative noddies.

Give your heads a wobble

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@BBCSteveR I'm intrigued, what's the coverage of the World Cup in Russia?

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@KieranMaguire Indeed .. 🕶️

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@RorySmith Never too old, was 50 when I first went. Loved it.

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@officialbantams Nice

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The Killers?
I was expecting the Bradford City second kit launch at least.....

#bcafc

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@crockpics Now look what you made me do....

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Tonight I shall mostly be rooting for Grimsby #bcafc #gtfc