{"id":242710,"date":"2025-11-04T05:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/242710\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T05:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T05:13:09","slug":"swiss-rambles-detailed-review-of-celtics-finances-piles-more-misery-onto-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/242710\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Ramble&#8217;s detailed &#8216;review of Celtic&#8217;s finances&#8217; piles more misery onto Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If Celtic\u2019s Premier Sports Cup win wasn\u2019t hard enough to take for the Rangers fans, then the Swiss Ramble\u2019s latest on the Parkhead club\u2019s finances is going to be tough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-vs-rangers-as-callum-mcgregor-shines-in-premier-sports-cup-semi-final-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic beat Rangers<\/a> at Hampden in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/premier-sports-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Premier Sports Cup<\/a> to take a step to winning the first piece of silverware this season.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing last season trophyless, Rangers were hoping to get one over on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic<\/a> under the Danny Rohl revolution.<\/p>\n<p>That revolution was quashed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/paul-lambert-warns-rangers-about-what-he-could-feel-about-martin-oneills-celtic-vs-falkirk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic side that looks like a different animal<\/a> under Martin O\u2019Neill as the Bhoys beat Rangers 3-1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>And to further compound Rangers\u2019 misery, the Swiss Ramble has released a review of Celtic\u2019s finances and it shows how the Ibrox side\u2019s finances are dwarfed in comparison.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1471496370-1-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"St. Mirren FC v Celtic FC - Cinch Scottish Premiership\" class=\"wp-image-177467\" \/>Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesSwiss Ramble talks up Celtic\u2019s \u2018very impressive\u2019 financial results<\/p>\n<p>In a four tweet thread on social media, Swiss Ramble simplistically broke down how well Celtic have performed financially in season 2024\/25.<\/p>\n<p>The account stated on X, \u201cA review of Celtic\u2019s finances for 2024\/25, when they again won the Scottish Premiership and reached the Champions League knock-out round. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, this season has proved more challenging, leading to the departure of Brendan Rodgers and an extraordinary club statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A review of Celtic&#8217;s finances for 2024\/25, when they again won the Scottish Premiership and reached the Champions League knock-out round. However, this season has proved more challenging, leading to the departure of Brendan Rodgers and an extraordinary club statement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CelticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mzOON1GCSj\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mzOON1GCSj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwissRamble\/status\/1985257892765630581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 3, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>The thread continued as follows, \u201cCeltic\u2019s financial results were very impressive, as they set records for both pre-tax profit, up from \u00a318m to \u00a346m, and revenue, which rose \u00a319m (15%) from \u00a3125m to \u00a3144m, while profit from player sales increased from \u00a37m to \u00a331m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Celtic&#8217;s financial results were very impressive, as they set records for both pre-tax profit, up from \u00a318m to \u00a346m, and revenue, which rose \u00a319m (15%) from \u00a3125m to \u00a3144m, while profit from player sales increased from \u00a37m to \u00a331m <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CelticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PR8OlI9ejI\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PR8OlI9ejI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwissRamble\/status\/1985257894988628406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 3, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>All of this is, of course, not new to Celtic supporters, but this is where it gets interesting when it comes to including Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic\u2019s ten-year profits as Rangers\u2019 cash balance looks woeful<\/p>\n<p>For months Celtic supporters were being told that their domination of Scottish football was coming to an end with the 49ers Enterprises\u2019 investment in Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>So far, that hasn\u2019t happened as the thread continues, the strength of Celtic becomes even more apparent.<\/p>\n<p>Ramble continued the impressive thread, \u201cCeltic have posted profits in nine of the last ten years, the one exception being the COVID-impacted loss in 2020\/21. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, they have generated an impressive \u00a3135m profit before tax over the last decade, including \u00a3104m in the last three years alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Celtic have posted profits in nine of the last ten years, the one exception being the COVID-impacted loss in 2020\/21. As a result, they have generated an impressive \u00a3135m profit before tax over the last decade, including \u00a3104m in the last three years alone <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CelticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F17LYvuhlf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/F17LYvuhlf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwissRamble\/status\/1985257897392033948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 3, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing into this summer\u2019s transfer window, the club had a huge \u00a377m cash reserve, which is five times as much as the rest of the Scottish Premiership put together, with the next highest cash balances being miles lower at less than \u00a33m\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Going into this summer&#8217;s transfer window, the club had a huge \u00a377m cash reserve, which is five times as much as the rest of the Scottish Premiership put together, with the next highest cash balances being miles lower at less than \u00a33m <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#CelticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxeGJeV2aq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/YxeGJeV2aq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swiss Ramble (@SwissRamble) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwissRamble\/status\/1985257899828900339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 3, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>With \u00a377m in the bank, how does this compare to Rangers\u2019? The Ibrox club have a measly \u00a31.7m in their account, languishing behind Hibs (\u00a32.9m), St Johnstone (2.8m), Aberdeen (\u00a32.4m) and Hearts (\u00a32.1m).<\/p>\n<p>That does not make great reading and what\u2019s the famous line being shared on social media right now? If Rangers think this is bad, wait till the takeover happens.<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If Celtic\u2019s Premier Sports Cup win wasn\u2019t hard enough to take for the Rangers fans, then the Swiss&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242711,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-242710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}