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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GerryBhoy
21:08 on
As I said in a later post mate, I actually met the guy and found him to be ok. For someone who played in the premiership he had a good knowledge of our game up here. It was in Bali and I think he was playing in Australia at the time, I can only talk about what I witnessed and heard from him and he seemed ok to me.
setting free the bears supports res. 12 & oscar knox
21:04 on 9 January, 2014
He didnae shout….
So what if the Head cop in Scoddland is allegedly gay….who gives a toss?!
T4
Greenpinata
If i was asked is Turkey European or Asian? I would say European.
Turkey was historically known as the sick man of Europe during the last days of the Ottoman empire.
In fact 3% of it’s land mass falls on the European continent. That’s 3% more than the U.K.
Plus they play in the Euro championship take part in the champions league, Euro league…..oh and previous winners of Eurovision! ;)
HH
tommytwiststommyturns
21:23 on
Maybe his wife?
pigalle @ 21.13 hrs.
Tonight I shall be panning for gold in the Molendinar.
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Too late, all the residents in that well known Duke Street establishment of old, the Great Eastern have beaten you to it.
Climbing over the fence to retrieve the ball at school I just did not realise the significance of the underground stream’s contents.
Where’s there’s muck there’s brass.
HH.
Big Bang, my arse!
T4
eddieinkirkmichael
21:20 on 9 January, 2014
GerryBhoy
21:08 on
I take your point based on your personal knowldge of him. However, his behaviour, as outlined earlier, was and is unacceptable.
HH…………… Gerry
Whilst reading the updates on the game I have been reading my CQN Annual and I’m at page 157. It is good to see the Roll of Honour names and some of subscribers that you can identify with because of their posts.
On the article on Fergus and the many comments, I feel there is something missing. Fergus did brilliantly and that is one of the reasons we are so strong now. But not one person mentioned why he came. He came for one reason: to make money. He wasn’t some sort of patron saint that wanted to save Celtic: he was here to make money. That was his Raison D’être; and he walked away with something approaching £30M profit. That’s simply why everyone that bought shares, most not for profit reasons but for Celtic, lost most of their investment. Fergus didn’t lose his investment. He became even more fabulously wealthy.
Eddie – I think the inference would suggest not! :-)
T4
T4, I think he should also get games against packed defences, he has a physical presence that will intimidate SPFL defences. And if he plays for us, he has to get used to that too.
Greenpinta at 21:28
A St Kentigern’s Bhoy I assume?
tommytwiststommyturns
21:23 on 9 January, 2014
In which case there should be no need for an interdict/injunction.
Enjoyed that performance tonight. It’s good to watch us playing with a good tempo, crisp passing and scoring a couple of really good goals.
What a difference it must be playing against opposition who don’t have 10 men behind the ball. That’s why patience must be shown to the new boys.
Our football is a different sport to them :–)
A big happy BURPDAY to Corkcelt, hope your day/year is all you and yours could wish for.
Gb
billy bhoy 05 @ 21:30 on 9 January, 2014
You sound as if you know what you are talking about.
If I “invested” £1000 in Celtic shares at the outset, and still own them, how much have I lost?
If I “invested” £1000 in Celtic shares at the outset, and sold them today what is my total “loss”?
TTTT
“Schrodingers Cat mentioned on Stargazing Live”
Has it gone missing?
How would they know?
BigYinMilan,
Correct. then Kennedy St, followed by Hanson St.
HH
T4, wife and kids?
Don’t get your hopes up bhoys, any glint of gold in the Molindinar is liable to be the top of an empty Lanliq bottle.
billy bhoy 05
21:30 on 9 January, 2014
BB05
He never hid that fact…. we knew exactly what he was going to do we followed, I bought the shares then £660…. I still have them
HH
Greenpinta at 21:38
Kennedy Street, St Kents and Parson Street. Downhill all the way! Enjoyed St Kents and the big yard for 45 a side football.
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/underground-sites/33472-molendinar-burn-glasgow-oct-2008-a.html
Drainer in the Molendinar burn
Night, Night fellow tims, off to the pub.
Always good to win in Europe.
HH.
Benny
They have done very well in the last year or so and more than doubled in value at 76p each. For talking sake a 1000 shares would realise after expenses in the region of £700
MickTT
Me too. Borrowed cash to buy them. Also had a clue of mates who bought shares at the time and then sold at a profit when they were needing cash.
I had same option but kept my shares.
Ernie – I thought the interdict stuff was to do with Sevco!
In this day and age, who’s too concerned about the top cop’s sexuality? Or has he allowed himself to be compromised?!
T4
BigYinMilan,
Ahhh forgot about Parson St.
Good times looking back, 45 a side in the big yard and still couldn’t get a game.
Must rush, off oot as Kev J would say.
Many Thanks and HH.
tommytwiststommyturns
21:23 on 9 January, 2014
So what if the Head cop in Scoddland is allegedly gay….who gives a toss?!
T4
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Micktt
Agree with you but he made big money and every other person who held onto their shares have lost. It would have been probably easier just to hand him the money: it would have saved stockbrokers commission.
I also feel there are far more deserving candidates to have the North Stand named after them. You no doubt have your own pick. Mine: Jimmy McGrory, Sean Fallon, Neil Mochan, Billy McNeil, Jinky and John Clark. That’s for starters
garygillespieshamstring
21:48 on 9 January, 2014
MickTT
Me too. Borrowed cash to buy them. Also had a clue of mates who bought shares at the time and then sold at a profit when they were needing cash.I had same option but kept my shares.
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Boy I worked with sold his £660 and got £5000, we gave him pelters…. but your right needs must it helped him out.
Billy bhoy 05
21:47 on 9 January, 2014
Benny
They have done very well in the last year or so and more than doubled in value at 76p each. For talking sake a 1000 shares would realise after expenses in the region of £700
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Yep, dont know how the shares stand as in quantity, £660 worth, think it works out at 1000 shares.
tommytwiststommyturns
21:23 on 9 January, 2014
So what if the Head cop in Scoddland is allegedly gay….who gives a toss?!
T4
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The gayness wasn’t the concern from what I heard it was positioning his new love in pole position for high office that caused eyebrows to raise.
Bobby Lennox the Buzz Bomb Stand sounds good to me.
billy bhoy 05
21:53 on 9 January, 2014
Micktt
Agree with you but he made big money and every other person who held onto their shares have lost. It would have been probably easier just to hand him the money: it would have saved stockbrokers commission.I also feel there are far more deserving candidates to have the North Stand named after them. You no doubt have your own pick. Mine: Jimmy McGrory, Sean Fallon, Neil Mochan, Billy McNeil, Jinky and John Clark. That’s for starters
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Ah know where your coming from and agree, but I still like wee Fergus, he stood up for us too.
The Bobby Lennox stand… one of our own Billy.
Ayrshire is Green and White and so is Bobby Lennox a star of the Saltcoats sea….
HH
Big Nan
A guid yin
gerrybhoy
21:57 on 9 January, 2014
Bobby Lennox the Buzz Bomb Stand sounds good to me.
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Gerrybhoy, was typing there never saw that till I posted, great minds…
HH
Micktt
Couldn’t argue with you on Bobby: a truly world class player…,And an Icon
big nan – I was joking with that comment, but it’s beginning to sound as if the gent concerned has compromised his position! If true, then he’s obviously on borrowed time.
T4