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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Atajic coming on.
Jeepers, O’Connell nearly gets on end of free. That would have been some story.
Atajic coming on
Jungle Jim
20:05 on 9 January, 2014
He was murder we should sell him.
How long left to play, Fholks ?
Pukki off for Atajic.
T4
Puuki off Ataijic on
Ardoyne orange
Atajic in for goal hero Pukki
Did you just see the slow mo of Balde being battered about the head, however he stood tall and made sure he won the ball. Some Bhoy!!
67 – 12 mins.
T4
Jungle Jim, I think its a spoof to stop predators coming in to buy him.
TTTT
I know he isn`t so I am none the wiser. Was he really having a bad game or is the criticism just a joke?
JJ
12mins
12 mins left
Burghbhoy they are drawn against Juve in next round
jungle jim
20:05 on 9 January, 2014
Reverse humour ….LOL
Watching Stargazing
Auroras are Green and White.
tommytwiststommyturns
20:07 on 9 January, 2014
67 – 12 mins.
Ta…all
Seriously though this has been a great exercise for the newer guys they have done well. I’d love them all to become regulars and get it up the MSM.
Bar David McCallum of course he’s minging.
Istan
Tink that ball came from Mars
Birthday Bhoy
That`s what I thought but I wasn`t certain. You know what some on CQN are like ! I hope you`ve had a good day. I posted a greeting earlier on.
JJ
10 minutes left.
JJ – a joke….it’s all Docs fault!
T4
Jungle Jim, I was getting worried with all the praise he was getting and reminded everyone he’s rubbish.
StoptellingeveryoneheissogoodorsomeonewillhearCSC
eddieinkirkmichael
20:08 on 9 January, 2014
Burghbhoy they are drawn against Juve in next round
That will be the end of the road for them
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
20:07 on 9 January, 2014
Were you at New Douglas Park the other night?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Thanks all. I should have twigged seeing as it was coming from Doc 0:-)
Cheerio for now,
JJ
Amido due to come on in five minutes.:)
Do you think the bookies will take a bet for the most fouls ever in a game with no contact when this lot play Rubentus?
Good catch there by Zaluska from a dangerous cross
Great that the squad members are being played…….should be strategy for rest of the season
Poor covering from KC there, but big Zaluska saves again. 7 mins to go.
T4
Amido off for Chalmers
Balde off Chalmers on.
George Chalmers on for Amido.
T4
A good run out tonight, some money banked and a run out for a few.
Shame about VvD, always had my doubts.
Good run out for Pukki & Balde.
Hopefully give them a bit of extra confidence.
I’d give them a run together in SPL
Definetely something about big Balde I like