As we reported yesterday, Celtic have been busy buying up land around the periphery of the stadium for many years. The club managed to get the deal to buy land behind the Jock Stein Stand done before the mineral seam running below it was discovered. I hear the excavation rights are estimated to be worth £50m to Celtic, who bought the land for £3m in January 2009 with money which had been earmarked to buy Stephen Fletcher. Hibernian thought the Fletcher deal was done but Celtic pulled out at the last minute when the land deal became available due to an emergency cash requirement at the Council, who needed to build schools to educate children arriving in the city from Eastern Europe.
Back then, when I asked why we weren’t signing Fletcher a senior source at the club told me, “We can only spend that £3m once and we need the land for burger vans and stuff.” Before kick-off, fans currently go off-premises to spend their money, cash that could be going to Celtic. Source added, “We’ll be able to buy a Fletcher every year with the catering income we’ll make from this land deal.”
Made sense at the time, makes more sense now.
That £50m is due to arrive in time to get the Co-op off our case and leave a substantial amount available to deal with what could be the first season we ever face Sevco- keeping them in their place.
Good luck to the Celtic fans based in North America ahead of the Féile on the weekend of 17-19 January. Events are based at The Plough & Stars, Philidelphia, include live music, a tour of the An Gorta Mor Memorial, a live Beyond the Waves broadcast and a Q&A with Celtic Youth Coach, Willie McNabb.
Visit ploughbhoyscsc.com for more details, including how to secure accommodation.
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I simply believe ‘british’ is a rogue identity
It is in essence an extension of the English identity,
I believe Scotland as a nation,an identity,as a people
is an older identity than this 200 year old plus fiddle
of this British fraud.
the fear showing is sickening,to many locked into victimhood,
I am catholic,I have faith,I fear nothing due to it,
i wish my fellow tims would step out with me
The finest example of the union-look across the city
back to the mountain and lurking
An T
Game’s been all us so far.
Good turnout fae the Oban emerald.
Commentator a bit unkind to Amido there. Only two goals in eleven matches. If you add up his game time I would be surprised if it added up to three games.
ACGR & Corkcelt – raising a glass of Tyskie in both your honours! HH
Scoop Guidi on RC said that Balde is a dud….so that’s that then!
T4
NegAnon2
18:23 on
9 January, 2014
You just about said it all.
Pounds before points.
This team would do ok in the Scottish 2nd. If we get a couple before ht it could be a cricket score
Tractor bhoy
It’s the unionists that fuel the Orange Loyalists and the Huns. Without a unionist government they will be lost. I have spoken and met with many of them- I live in Ayrshire- and to a man they promise to leave if we achieve independence. There is no possibility of SNP or Labour getting rid of Catholic Schools. They wouldn’t commit political suicide.
Pukki is doing well, working hard.
HH
Its not a bad game at all.
Celtic well on top. Need to score.
So an independent Scotland will be an orange utopia. Thats why the orange order and loyalist community are all voting No!
Great save from Virgil shot!
T4
VvD is a sublime player.
NegAnon2
Hilarious, truly laugh out loud funny.
You just cant resist a lick at the establishment, even if its based on a p**take.
I think van dijk is the best defender i have ever seen in a celtic top
B-)
Tttt
If a caller had gone on and described a professional as a dud, he or she would have been told that they can’t talk about players in that way.
Billy Bhoy 05
18:44 on
9 January, 2014
Oddly enough for years Labour would have had us believe that the SNP would abolish Catholic Schools.
At the point in time that it suits them, either of them will happily do away with denominational schools.
Corkcelt, all the Very Very best for your 66th birthday or on entering your 67th year :-)
Sorry logged off right after posting to ACGR this morning.
Now for info
Anyone heard that our Head of Police in Scotland has an injunction out on the media, allegedly, ! so I was told today, was informed he enjoys visiting Brighton, allegedly,mwhatever that means :-)
quonno
18:44 on 9 January, 2014
Yep, we should take a leaf out of david murray’s book…….why didn’t we think of THAT…… Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Can we have a timeout on politics while the game is on?!
Ta much!
T4
Decent effort from Amido – just wide
Balde through on goal should have taken a touch, but shot quickly. Wide of the mark.
T4
VVD having a nightmare, total dud.
StoptellingthemhowgoodheisCSC
mountain_bhoy is neil lennon
18:46 on 9 January, 2014
Nail, head……
t4
Good shout mate.
HH
Balde through but lacked confidence. Needed to bring it a bit further but hit it first time well wide. Kris would have scored from there 9 times out of ten.
Broonie shoots wide – great ball from Jamsie
Skoosh should have buried that
Broonie should have scored.
Oldtim the yungun
Sorry .. was that post so insulting it woke you from your slumber :)
How are you ?
So who’s the elder statesman of CQN ?
Very close there from Brooney. Celtic well on top but need a goal.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
18:49 on
9 January, 2014
quonno
Nobody is advocating Murray madness.
However, as has been pointed out earlier an awful lot of money could have been acquired if a decent striker had been bought at the time in question,
At a later agm Lawell admitted that the situation regarding Fletcher had been poorly handled.
This game is tailor made for Atajic.
Benny I am perfectly lucid and meant what I Said. Now you can say something about st mirren.
Notthebus presumably Paul is telling the truth here so what pisstake are you talking about?
GGH – hope the big lad scores a couple tonight!! And nit just to sicken “Scoop”!
Doc – don’t want to tempt fate, but maybe a wee injury for Virgil just to keep him fresh for CL qualifiers?! ;-)
T4
I’m enjoying this we look a threat through the middle.
Doc
Ahem ummm yes… oliver tebily mk2
;-)