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Ange has far more important matters to prepare for rather than selling tickets in Sydney- opinion

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Between October 1 and November 12 Celtic face 13 matches including four Champions League ties, a schedule that no manager has ever tackled.

With 13 days between the trip to St Mirren and a home match with Motherwell Ange Postecoglou has time to take a little breather, take stock of the season to date and prepare fully for the hectic time coming up.

Time on the training ground will be limited as will family time at home with his wife and two sons.

With all of that in mind it seems wholly unnecessary to have the manager out in Australia effectively trying to sell tickets for two friendly matches in Sydney.

Ange’s Homecoming Tour is a great concept but surely the club has enough marketing and commercial executives to sell the matches in the Sydney Super Cup without sending their manager halfway round the world.

Postecoglou is without doubt a great marketing tool. A charismatic man, someone with an unusual back story who delivers meaningful answers in media conferences rather than predictable sound-bites.

Modern travel and communications mean that the Celtic boss will remain firmly in the loop but if a player opted on a few days in Australia during the 13 days between matches supporters would wonder what is going on.

After playing Motherwell, Celtic have RB Leipzig away then at home with a match against St Johnstone in-between. Fixtures on October 1, 5, 8 and 11. Playing Everton and Sydney FC is completely inconsequential in comparison to these matches.

Postecoglou’s time and energy should be spent solely on footballing matters, others can sell tickets, jerseys the brand and whatever else.

A clear lead at the top of the SPFL and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League should be the priority and would make every other aspect of the club easier to handle.

Even without European football it is unlikely that Frank Lampard will be popping up in Sydney over the next few days drumming up interest in two friendlies. Getting a second EPL win of the season will be taking up the attention of the Everton manager.

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  • Scud Missile says:

    Stewart Robertson the klan man that keeps getting himself and his klub into a JAM has put it out there today there isn’t as much money to be made from the champions league group stages as first thought,oh dear if ever there was a statement put out to soften the blow that was it,hence no cash to improve the team.

    And yet it was only a few months back that he and the rest of his board had been bragging about a £100 million windfall for the year,now it’s back to having no cash.

    So just where are the press in all of this and the sevco support,why are the board not being questioned on exactly where that £100 million went,and all of a sudden champions league revenue is not what it was spun out there as,KERCHINGGGGGGG££S.

    Because from a £40 million payday now becomes a £30 million payday,somebody is at the CHISLING with those figures and £10 million + has gone missing but just where has it gone.

    I’m sure gullibles in the klan support will be more than happy with whatever spin is put on it for the CHISELING that’s going on at ibrox.

  • Gillian Dickson says:

    The whole point is ANGE puts bums on seats, which puts money in Celtic’s pocket.
    Would an un known face sell as many tickets
    Don’t think so!
    He has the team he wants, but needs more money for more players

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