Tomas Rogic’s club, Central Coast Mariners, formally announced they had agreed terms to transfer the player to Celtic a few hours ago. The Australian attacking midfielder, who turned 20 last month, will require a work permit before the transfer is concluded, but should be a formality.
After having an extensive look at the player, Neil Lennon will think there is an excellent chance he will be a successful addition to the team, but it’s worth remembering that Victor Wanyama joined at the beginning of last season at the same age as Tomas and took six months before securing a regular starting place in the team.
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I have avoided all YouTube clips of the player (which are notoriously misleading) but by all accounts he is an excellent prospect, however, he will need our support and encouragement as he settles into life in Scotland – especially if he acclimatises to the Scottish game.
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RIP Sean Fallon, a genuine Celtic legend.
I notice Summa’s reference to the 7-1, ‘Hampden in the Sun’ LC Final and so had a quick look at its reference in wikipedia: funny how scapegoat-Valentine is the only Ranger who started that day who doesn’t have his own wikipedia entry …
FF
RIP Sean Fallon.
I see the Sun are printing more drivel about Norwich bids for Hooper
Celtic signing players is obviously upsetting quite a few of the MSM
RIP Sean Fallon …a history maker never to be forgotten
RIP Sean Fallon. One of the best.
Very sad to hear what has happened to Sean Fallon.
My condolences to his family.
A sportsman who gave a lot of people joy and a big Celtic man as well as a Celtic footballer.
Sean Fallon, thank you sir.
£5m for Hooper…when QPR have just paid £8 m for Remy who has scored once this season …
Slow news day …
RIP Sean Fallon – a fine Sligo man.
RIP Sean
A real gent, met a few times, always gave you plenty of his time. A sad loss from The Celtic Family.
RIP Sean Fallon, you are a Legend, but more importantley you were a lovely man who made a lasting impression on a 10 year old greenjedi
Something nice I found on Wiki:
Sean Fallon’s love affair with Celtic started when the son of the Celtic legend Jimmy McMenemy saved Fallon’s sister, Lilly, from drowning at Lough Gill. Fallon invited Joe McMenemy back to his house and the Scot returned the compliment by sending Sean presents of a Celtic shirt and Willy Maley’s book “The Story of the Celtic”. He realised his ambition when he made his league debut for Celtic, away to Clyde, in the last game of the 1949-50 season.
Within a year he had helped the team win the Scottish Cup, beating Motherwell, 1-0. Fallon said later: “As I walked off Hampden Park I felt I had got everything out of life I had ever wanted. I had become a member of the famous Celtic Football Club and holder of a Scottish Cup badge all in one year.”
Sean
On behalf of my late uncle,many thanks for the generosity you showed him.
Oh Hampden in the sun.
R I P Sean , a true Celtic Legend.Met him once a lovely ,gentle ,man.Be difficult to find anyone prouder to wear our jersey.
SEAN FALLON,R I P.
A true legend of our club,a humble gentleman who offered the captaincy-his captaincy-to Jock,and then acted as foil and support during his management reign.
I never once heard him utter a bad word against Celtic. The least I can do is be there-ON TIME-for his remembrance on Saturday.
My condolences to his family…..
YNWA
RIP Sean Fallon
Celtic Legend!
Very sad news, RIP Mr Fallon. And my condolences to all his family.
Estadio Nacional
07:48 on 18 January, 2013
macjay1
You in the Sydney CSC? Going on the March boat trip?
I am indeed,but never attend.My licence is too important to me.
Always try to get to the Xmas barbie and the Harbour Cruise.(Boat trip?……….It`s not Hogganfield Loch. :-)
If you fancy a meet,dead easy.Can also put you in touch with all the guys in the Club.
Remind me nearer the time.
RIP Sean
RIP Sean Fallon a true Celtic legend.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Rest in Peace Sean Fallon , a true Celtic legend.
Thoughts and prayers for his family.
A great Celt, a great man. We’ve lost one of the best.
RIP Sean Fallon
Rip Sean Fallon
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/why-the-nimmo-smith-commission-will-not-strip-rangers-fc-of-titles/#comments
murdochbhoy, yermanfrommk
08:21 on
18 January, 2013
Exactly my thoughts mate .
Come on Kenny Shields , you can bring this lot crashing down .
R.I.P Sean Fallon Great family man,great Celt and a great human being. Y.N.W.A.
HH
Rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon him Sean Fallon a Celtic Great. H.H.
Been busy this morning and have just heard the sad news of the passing of Sean Fallon.
A very sad day for all the Celtic family as we have today lost one of the true legends of our game and a real gentleman.
I was so glad when the club asked him to unfurl the league flag this season and it has been made more poignant with today’s sad news.
R.I.P. Mr Fallon.
YNWA
HH
/Bishop B
Only 5 Million for Hooper there taking the micky that offer should be laughed out ofCeltic Park if true ?lol
Good morning from a very snowy north staffs
Sad news – Sean Fallon RIP -a true Celt
Kayal33
I don’t think Paul is far wrong with that article. I think the bending over backwards for Sevco FC is the main reason for our drop in attendances and will continue to be a factor if the article is correct regarding the stripping of titles.
LB
R I P Sean Fallon,Celtic class.
R I P Sean Fallon YNWA.
From @thehotshot67 via twitter.
You won’t here any of the media mention this.
I’ve been lucky (or unlucky) enough to have been able to find some time to read through sections of the FTTT ruling document.
There is a lot in it and I don’t blame the media for not publishing every paragraph ‘word for word’ … there are very few saddos like me out there would be that interested. However what is annoying is the blatant cherry picking going on with regards to the ‘Headlines’ over the last day or so. Even the good part for Old Rangers is, in many ways, quite damning. Not that this is the time for any more negativity for the fans of those who play from Ibrox stadium. Seize the good news lads … Run with it for as long as possible.
With regards to the things that were going on (based on the document obviously) at that club/company there are far too many things to comment on just now. The reason for writing this part, is that the MIH/RFC seem to have “won” their appeal (not on all of them may I add) based on some evidence not actually existing.
When HMRC requested information in relation to the EBTs there appears to be no evidence available, basically ‘mislaid’.
On the flip side … on files seized unexpectedly from the Club, side-letters were there.
Below are some extracts from the document that made me shake my head in disbelief. Are the Main Stream Media reading this document …. Maybe they are just taking their time? ;
By the way poor wee Shred-it Glasgow Ltd. one of the many creditors wont get their £444!
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The auditors were also told that the paperwork for Mr Purple was ‘mislaid’, (and therefore was not available for the auditors to inspect).
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In the course of their enquiry there had been concealment from HMRC of many relevant documents. In footballer employment files volunteered to HMRC sideletters had been removed apparently. However, in files seized unexpectedly from the Club side-letters were present.
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The conduct of the Murray Group in general, and Mr Red in particular, in the course of HMRC’s enquiry went beyond the description of ‘a lack of candour’. It would be judicial to conclude that it had been obstructive and obscurantist, and there is evidence of active concealment of documents, as the Respondents submit. Equally, to describe Mr Red as ‘somewhat defensive’ in giving his sworn testimony (para 10 MD) would be an understatement. On more than one occasion, Mr Red had attempted to mislead the Tribunal. The following paragraphs give examples of how Mr Red had made certain assertions or denials in an attempt to create an impression of the nature and operation of the Trust, which was commensurate with his own understanding of what would be the legitimate scope of its use as a tax-saving scheme.
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It is not accepted that there had been no deliberate concealment of the side-letters, in view of how the first side-letter only came to light through the seizure of Mr Berwick’s file nearly four years into the enquiry. It is not accepted that the nondisclosure of the side-letters arose from a ‘credible’ view that Mr Red considered the side-letters irrelevant to HMRC’s enquiry. As a former Inspector of Taxes, Mr Red knew, or should have known, that the side-letters were highly relevant to the enquiry. The side-letters showed a form of contractual arrangement, and they proved linkage between the sums contributed into the sub-trusts at the appointed dates and their withdrawal as loans from the sub-trusts as contemporaneous transactions.
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A fair conclusion to be drawn from the circumstantial evidence on the one hand, and Mr Red’s oral evidence on the other, is that the side-letters had been actively concealed. The reason for the concealment might have been, in Mr Red’s view, the side-letters could be incriminating evidence against the impression of the trust operation that he had been trying to give.
RIP Sean Fallon
Sean Fallon – a man for the Celtic
By: Joe Sullivan on 18 Jan, 2013 10:01
THE league flag flies over Paradise once again as the club celebrates its 43rd championship success in the club’s 125th year – a flag that was unfurled by Celtic legend Sean Fallon at the start of the season.
He is a true Celtic great, having served the club faithfully as a player and then as an integral part of the management team.
As assistant manager to the legendary Jock Stein, the Irishman played an instrumental role in the extraordinary success Celtic enjoyed in the 1960s and ´70s, winning nine league championships in a row and, of course, lifting the European Cup on May 25, 1967.
Sean also, to paraphrase a famous Celtic song, brought some great names to the game, and we have him to thank for seeing the likes of Tommy Gemmell, Davie Hay, Danny McGrain, Kenny Dalgish, Lou Macari and Packy Bonner, amongst many others, play for Celtic.
Yet, this giant of a man has always remained humble and, indeed, grateful for having been able to play a part in the unique history of his beloved Celtic Football Club.
Sean Fallon was born in Sligo on July 31, 1922. As a player, he wore the Hoops between 1950 and 1958, making 254 appearances and scoring 14 goals. He was also capped eight times by the Republic of Ireland.
Sean’s footballing career started with St Mary’s Juniors, Sligo, and he also played Gaelic football for Craobh Ruadh. He went on to play for McArthurs, Sligo Distillery and Longford Town before he arrived at the Showgrounds in 1947 to play for Rovers.
He then joined Glenavon in the north before impressing Celtic with his performance for the Irish League against the League of Ireland.
Sean Fallon´s Celtic connection started when Joe McMenemy, son of Jimmy McMenemy, saved Fallon’s sister from drowning. McMenemy was invited back to the Fallons´ house, and Joe sent Sean a Celtic shirt and a copy of Willie Maley´s book, ´The Story of the Celtic.´
The Irishman went on to realise his ambition of playing for Celtic when he made his league debut for the Hoops, away to Clyde, in the last game of the 1949/50 season. At the end of season 1950/51, he earned his first piece of silverware by helping Celtic beat Motherwell in the Scottish Cup final.
By October 1953, Sean had been made club captain but broke a collarbone against Hearts which sidelined him for part of the season. In his absence, the captaincy was passed on to Jock Stein – at Sean’s request.
At the end of season 1953/54, Celtic had secured the league and cup double, with Sean scoring in the 2-1 victory over Aberdeen at Hampden to clinch the Scottish Cup.
And he was also part of the famous team which retained the League Cup in 1957, in which Celtic beat Rangers 7-1. The club had won it for the first time in the previous season against Partick Thistle.
In 1958, he was forced to retire through injury but he remained an influential part of the club. When Jock Stein was appointed manager in 1965, Sean came in as his assistant, and he was responsible was bringing players like Tommy Gemmell, David Hay, Danny McGrain, Kenny Dalgish, Lou Macari and Packy Bonner to Celitc.
While Jock Stein was recovering from a car crash in 1975, Sean took control of the first-team as caretaker manager, and from 1976 he took over the position of Youth Development Officer.
He left Celtic in 1978 and became assistant manager of Dumbarton before becoming manager in 1980. In December that year, he even tried to tempt Johan Cruyff to Boghead for £2,000, but the Dutchman turned him down to play for New York Cosmos.
Sean Fallon said of his time with Celtic: “I was just an ordinary player with only a big heart and a fighting spirit to recommend men… I can never find words to express my feelings at becoming a member of the Celtic Football Club.”
Sean Fallon was, is and always will be a true Celtic legend….the thoughts and prayers of all at Celtic Football Club are with Sean’s family at this sad time.
Is £5m
the MSM’sNorwich’s opening bid tounsettlebuy Hoops?Tommy wont find it too hard to adjust to
Scottish footy cause the A-league is just
as rough n tumble with packed defences and
little time on the ball.
Kind of an odd awkward player bit like ‘duka
holding onto ball bringing others into game.
Love lurkn on here and I reckon yoos are all
mad, specialy that Kojo dude, its good to let
people with impediments get involved.
sovs HailHail