In the matches in Austria and Czech Republic in recent weeks the Celtic players have performed wearing shirts that did not display the club’s main sponsor’s branding due to advertising restrictions in these countries. And as such restrictions edge closer to home, with the English Premier League looking at following a similar path a Celtic supporter on our sister forum Celtic Noise agrees below that Celtic should be looking at putting our own house in order by removing betting and alcohol brands from the Celtic kit.
It’s an awkward subject this one, as many Celtic fans will agree with these sentiments but also realise the harsh realities that our club operates in financially given the tiny levels of television income playing in the Scottish Premiership generates. Perhaps the English Premier League sides can afford this but it is unlikely that Scottish clubs can.
And in over 50 years watching Celtic these betting firms and booze brands have always been there, so you could even argue that you become so used to them that you hardly notice.
And any such ban coming just as the game recovers from the effects of the Covid shutdown season would be particularly hard to take by clubs trying to balance the books. But 26+6=1 makes a strong case for Celtic taking unilateral action on this issue. Would be very interested to hear your own thoughts, either via the comments section below or by dropping us an email to editor@thecelticstar.co.uk…
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