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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tommytwiststommyturns
18:49 on 9 January, 2014
Can we have a timeout on politics while the game is on?!
Ta much!
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Oops just read that, c’mon Celtic
HH
Decided to through my tuppence worth on the indy debate, if
Scotland votes yes and keeps the pound sterling, then nothing
will change,he who controls the purse strings controls everything.
Great work by Pukki, shot blocked from KC. Derk Diggler skies it…
T4
This mob must have some squad, I can a number 99 ,89 ,62
HH
GM – I’ll be happy if Joe stays too!
T4
Zakora now diving,no contact from Commons.
valentinesday
19:40 on 9 January, 2014
Decided to through my tuppence worth on the indy debate, if
Scotland votes yes and keeps the pound sterling, then nothing
will change,he who controls the purse strings controls everything.
Exactly
Hope thers no E T
www -how much for a line or a full house?! :-)
T4
tommytwiststommyturns
19:42 on 9 January, 2014
www -how much for a line or a full house?! :-)
T4
You get the pick of the stall
HH
So who’s the Forward Coach at the club who’s supposed to be developing this young work in progress, Balde?!
T4
Amido, Amido…….
We’re starting to dominate again
Balde and Pukki may not be great but they are certainly putting a shift in.
Joe should have done better frpm Pukki lay off.
Grat goal Balde!!
What a goal Son…
What a goal by Balde
Balde
HH
BALDE!
Balde
Wat a finish!!!!
What a goal from Balde!
Baldie with a screeaaammmer
Baldiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Great finish from Amido…..GIRFUY Guidi !!!
3-1
T4
Balde ya Beauuuty!
cracking goal from amido
Hopefully that gets Balde’s confidence levels up.
Big man must have heard me? Cracker!!!
Goal machine
Classy from big Amino!!
Get him signed on a 20 year contract
Absolute Belter big man……….:-)
T4, you were saying:-)
Timing!
Nice strike.
3-1 Celtic
Balde
Nice strike
Good finish from Balde 3-1
Picked the ball up on edge of box and fired home into keepers top left hand corner
You can hear every shout from the players , Lenny better keep his trap shut or Lunny will be on his case !!
What a goal from Amido!
Official…..SSB take the huff with Patrick……hilarious…hahahahahahaha…hurtin bhuns
That’s a cracking finish in any game!!