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In 2008 GCC acquired 3 hectares of Springfield Rd land across from Celtic Park valued at £20 million. In 2007 Westthorn at 5.46 hectares sold to Celtic for £675,000.

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In August 2008 Glasgow City Council (GCC) approved two transactions in the Springfield Rd area opposite Celtic Park: 1. An acquisition for a Springfield Rd site of 3 Hectares for £20 million. (on the lower LHS above) 2. a proposed disposal of a second commercial London Rd/Springfield Rd site that became in 2012 a Retail/Hotel development … Continue reading →

Was Brian Quinn Banking Supervision’s behind Celtic’s cheap rate Co-operative Bank loan/overdraft in 2000 and his FFP job behind the letter from UEFA Licencing head?

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Mr Quinn’s Celtic career began when he became a non-executive director in 1996 when he left the Bank of England then in 2000 he became chairman. Just a reminder that while at the Bank of England he was Head of Banking Supervision. We covered his supervisory highlights in the previous post. Was it then just … Continue reading →

Brian Quinn’s failures in his Banking Supervision role for the BoE in the BCCI collapse did not prevent his appointment at UEFA’s Financial Fair Play.

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Today is the 10th anniversary of Lehman Brothers bank collapse prompting the start of the Global Financial Crisis in 2018. This week there was a tweet with the list of the top ten bankers responsible for the GFC. It was blank. The following is of an earlier bank failure which also did not find certain … Continue reading →