Sevco owner, Charles Green, got himself a bit confused last night when talking about Celtic, saying, “Our main rivals, or our former main rivals, across the city, they have had three different companies in their lifespan. In fact if you look at their corporate structure now it’s more complicated than Rangers”.
For the record……..
Celtic were formed in 1888. The officeholders of the club accepted personal liability for all debts until the club became a limited company on 12 April 1897. On that day registration number SC003487 was given to The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Limited – a private limited company.
In 1994 Fergus McCann opened the club up to 10,000 supporters by making the club a public limited company, which then became known as Celtic PLC. It is the same company, with the same registration number, SC003487. On the same day the company became a PLC, Fergus, in his wisdom, registered a new company, with exactly the same name as the old company (The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Limited), in order to prevent another party registering the name, which retains an historical association with Celtic. The new company is wholly owned by Celtic PLC.
Celtic now have in the region of 29,000 shareholders. They, alongside every shareholder in our 125 year history, have made sure that every debt was settled. Go to Companies House web site, click ‘Find Company Information’, search ‘CelticPLC’, for 115 unbroken years of limited liability history.
Swept aside
Green’s problems, of course, are not that people don’t understand Celtic’s corporate structure, they are that last month he told a BBC TV camera that if Rangers were liquidated “the history, the tradition, everything that’s great about this club is swept aside”. Even he must suspect that he is not the best guy to lead his new club forward.
On the alleged illegal registration of players issue, Green was more contrite: “HMRC has still to reach a decision or announce their decision. I understand the SPL has put a panel together to look at this issue and we will contest it every inch of the way. The view of the club, the fans and indeed newcomers like myself is that those titles and those games were won fairly and belong to this (sic) club. We will fight it to the finish.”
At last we can agree. If Rangers won trophies fairly they must (and will) retain them. Speaking to Sky News in March Sir David Murray could not have been clearer that no Rangers players had dual contracts while his board was in charge. If this is the case, Rangers have no case to answer.
However, if the old Lumley-troubler’s memory of this issue has failed him, then matters will take a different course. If Sevco inherit Rangers SFA membership, they will be looking at many years of penalties to compensate for their decade or more of illegal player registration.
Prima Facie Evidence CSC.
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After watching the opening cermony on London on tv. I was confused
England’s pleasant land and cricket???
What was the views in Scotland as its not engerland completing
Pps bangara would struggle at Easter rd or abeerden
We have made our Peter lawell bed and we are lying in it
No other choice. The useless 3. ( Murphy and rammasun and bangara ) are the sort of quality that Peter lawell is the market for :((
Bloke
Just back in I was having a wee chat with my neighbour. Are you quite a Holy dude? :-)
Genuine question as I seem to remember something about an absence from CQN.
ST
We drew with INTER MILAN today and they only scored in the last couple of minutes when we’d been down to 10 men for the last 20.
Just in case ye didnae know like.
We’re doomed. Doomed, ah tell ye!
T4
paddybhoy1888 ,
Since you are about.
Remember your dad well. Much respected man. Never got to see him in his time at Celtic. Apparently he was unlucky with injuries which shortened his time at Parkhead. He did of course win a Glasgow Cup medal & indeed scored twice in the final against Q.Park. That was one of the few trophies that Celtic won at that time.
Is that medal still with the family ?
I remember him playing on the old ash park behind OHR chapel for Clydebank Hibs. There were a few Whitecrook McGinleys in that team. Some tough boys.
You can maybe explain something for me.
The records show your dad as being born in Kilbarchan.
I have often wondered how that could be.
Maybe you can solve that wee mystery for me.
Good Luck. Your dad was a gentleman.
Hamilton Tim
Was yer neighbour a Sevco guy at this late hour asking you to assist him with a tax form?
Kilbowie Kelt,
How are ye?
Charlie played with ma da regularly with Clydebank Hibs and Guild.
I might add my dad was the captain ya old coffin dodger ye!
SydneyTim on 29 July, 2012 at 00:37 said:
Bangara ?
A Peter lawell bed ?
Rammasun ?
Abeerden (my own personal favourite ) ?
You been drinking outa that half empty glass again ?
:0)
The lad Boyce that scored for C’Ville today
turned out for Davitts GAC a few hours later in a club final at Casement park.
Trueolympianscsc
Tri Ribbon
Oh he has far more important ‘charges’ to worry about.
See what happens when I go on holiday for a couple of weeks :-))
macanbheatha,
Away to Werden Bremen was it,back to Cliftonville then up to Casement? lol.
Did Davitts win?
ht
I had a wee disagreement on here with someone over the role Catholicism played in the formation of our club as I get narked off at those who deny our roots and who see a discrepancy between Catholicism having had a role and us being open to all. When this happens I post this:
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/The+first+circular.
I then took a short break which turned into a longer one as I got a major line-management promotion and things got hectic. Began lurking and we began winning a lot. Returned in April to share the joy.
Tricoloured Ribbon,
Old enough to clearly remember the Clydebank Blitz, so ‘coffin dodger’ is fairly appropriate.
No matter, I will still walk the legs off any of you young whippersnappers on the Kilpatrick Hills any day of the week.
Good night.
:¬))))
Tri Ribbon
Are you Belfast or Derry?
My neighbour is going over to work in Belfast on Monday and asked if I fancied accompanying him on his trip :-))
TET
If you’re still about(and I know you are) this is for you but especially for your better half.
Grew up with these albums and have just discovered them on you tube .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kvMs74E3Wc&feature=g-hist
Oíche mhaith
Tricoloured Ribbon on 29 July, 2012 at 01:00 said:
Yes, stuffed St Malachys
hamiltontim on 29 July, 2012 at 01:02 said:
How long you goin over for mate?
HH
hamiltontim on 29 July, 2012 at 00:43
Well said bud.
Did the dead as dodo’s fc play today against Brechin, or is it on
tomorrow?
Kilbowie Kelt ,
You remain under my radar.but I’ll find out who ye are yet.Good luck and get up the Greenside.Great wee trout up there.
The Brechin Ultimatum
Jason Bourne CSC
Night bhoys
HH
HT,
Derry mate.Yer welcome to come at any time though mo chara.
Our house just never empties.lol.
Tricoloured,
I was up at the trig-point above the Greenside no further away than yesterday….
Then I went for a walk.
Good Night.
:¬)))
Bloke
You know I was glad to have ye back because I asked after you in your absence.
I’m so glad you posted that, for many reasons, but mostly because it’s what I’ve said for many years, that Celtic were founded to feed the poor of 3 Catholic parishes; St Michael’s (Parkhead), St Mary’s (Calton) and Sacred Heart ( Bridgeton).
Ole Kilbowie Celt – he knows how to support the Celticc
Whose the ref for the brechi game tomorrow
I enjoyed the game yesterday lots of positives. Mathews is a great find as is Ledlay Wanyama and Lustig, the bhoy Jackson Irvine look comfortable. So lots of positives if you’re not adverse to seeing then.
Bundoran
Will need permission from her who must be obeyed first :-)
macabheatha,
Davitts? Fair play.Was explaining to Sixteen roads earlier I was up at the Cup Final when Cliftonville lost to Crusaders.Swallowed the Falls down to Davitts then Robinsons tae free Derry..
canamalar
Think someone posted it was this fellow:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Salmond
Tri Ribbon
Until you’ve met me that may no’ be a wise offer to make :-)))
Thank you for your generosity though.
Bobby R
Tomorrow mate.
Celticbhoy on 29 July, 2012 at 01:04 said:
Ach you’ve been on here long enough now to know that ST just needs a wee shove in the right direction now and again :-)
Tri Ribbon – just watch HT doesn’t bring Tosh, could get messy ! ;-))
hh
bjmac
The whole talk about this guy looks good and the other looks no bad.Aye in bounce games.
Now lets see what happens in the real scenario.Commons and Stokes injured today in an utterly money lossing meaningless friendly and that annoys me.
bjmac on 29 July, 2012 at 01:24 said:
Tri Ribbon – just watch HT doesn’t bring Tosh, could get messy ! ;-))
hh
bjmac
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Tri Ribbon
Yer fine bjmac always brings tissues :-))
Bloke109,
cheers, spl ref, so knows the score