‘Celtic didn’t take any money’ ‘didn’t take a copper coin’ ‘Why mention Celtic spending Millions’ Guardian reporter is taken to task over Celtic ‘claiming more government money’

Ewan Murray was quickly corrected when he lumped Celtic into a tweet about football clubs claiming more money from the Scottish Government. 

The Guardian reporter is uncomfortable with the issue after the First Minister announced that £5m in aid would be given to Sport to cover recent losses with football expected to claim around £2m. 

Five Premiership clubs had to play in front of 500 fans on December 26 with Hearts deciding that it wasn’t worth the effort to have that number of fans inside Tynecastle. Lower division clubs have continued to play but 500 Season Ticket holders inside East End Park, Rugby Park or Firhill doesn’t pay many bills. 

Early in 2021 the Scottish Government provided 20 year interest free loans to Premiership clubs with Celtic the only one not to take up the offer. 

Quarterly cash flow statements are required as part of the terms of the loan which gives the Scottish Government very precise details of how clubs are operating. 

While Season Ticket money is banked in the summer every club relies on walk-up customers buying tickets while hospitality packages are critical at every level of the game. 

Fixtures over the festive period tend to be very lucrative for clubs, matches later on in January are notorious for lower attendances as fans come to terms with their December spending. 

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