European Commission seek explanation on Celtic land deals

[Bad Robot 21,150]

From wiki

St Ninian's High, in partnership with Celtic F.C. is at the forefront of a groundbreaking sporting initiative, the first of its type in Scotland. This allows the Celtic boys, who are pupils in S2 to S5, to combine intensive coaching sessions with a programme of studies based on continental methods, where everything is monitored including behaviour and homework

I am not highlighting any wrongdoing, just pointing out their relationship with an EDC school.

a lot of these schools have RC only leagues but honest guv it's not discriminatory in the slightest

[cumnockbear 2,446]

tweet from pzj

John Stevens ‏@pzj_1 Nov 25

I can confirm that a Barrister will be reviewing the Audit Scotland report in the coming weeks

Judge Rinder lol

[Stoorie 1,088]

From wiki

St Ninian's High, in partnership with Celtic F.C. is at the forefront of a groundbreaking sporting initiative, the first of its type in Scotland. This allows the Celtic boys, who are pupils in S2 to S5, to combine intensive coaching sessions with a programme of studies based on continental methods, where everything is monitored including behaviour and homework

I am not highlighting any wrongdoing, just pointing out their relationship with an EDC school.

Is St Ninian's a state funded RC school, or is it a private school?

Are they moving youngsters to this school to develop them as future players?

Edit: http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/celtic-link-up-with-kirkintilloch-high-school-is-a-net-result-for-all-1-2187222

WTF? State funded religious school providing backing for a Plc?

Our tax money helping Celtic. This is surely an open goal here!

[The Educator 1,572]

From wiki

St Ninian's High, in partnership with Celtic F.C. is at the forefront of a groundbreaking sporting initiative, the first of its type in Scotland. This allows the Celtic boys, who are pupils in S2 to S5, to combine intensive coaching sessions with a programme of studies based on continental methods, where everything is monitored including behaviour and homework

I am not highlighting any wrongdoing, just pointing out their relationship with an EDC school.

Is St Ninian's a state funded RC school, or is it a private school?

Are they moving youngsters to this school to develop them as future players?

Edit: http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/celtic-link-up-with-kirkintilloch-high-school-is-a-net-result-for-all-1-2187222

WTF? State funded religious school providing backing for a Plc?

Our tax money helping Celtic. This is surely an open goal here!

To be honest there really is something wrong here unless they are willing to do the same deal with a non-denominational school. Are they saying that all of these stars in the making are RC, or are they saying non-RC players must attend an RC school to qualify? If this agreement was being operated under either of these scenarios some might well say that the scheme is discriminatory or being operated in a sectarian way. If so no council in Scotland should be participating in such a partnership, can you imagine the scandal if RC kids were being forced to attend non-denominational schools to be eligible for a football academy.

Is this covered by an SLA? Personally I have never heard of anything like this before, perhaps someone on here with a greater knowledge of football at this level can fill the rest of us in on how wide spread this is throughout the country with other clubs. I would also suggest that one of our members from East Dunbartonshire does a bit of digging on this one via an FOI regarding any SLA that EDC has with them regarding this agreement.

I know that both Rangers and c****c had deals with what used to be called Cumbernauld College to provide lecturing staff to help with non-football subjects being taught to youth players. I doubt that FOI's would work there as colleges I believe are viewed as independent rather than public owned, but I may be wrong on that one.

[soulboy 2,518]

new piece from pzj highlighting the differences by councils/ministers when it comes to us and them. How they've bent over backwards to help their scummy club

https://examplewordpresscom7073.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/scots-ministers-do-they-favour-celtic-fc/

[soulboy 2,518]

new piece from pzj highlighting the differences by councils/ministers when it comes to us and them. How they've bent over backwards to help their scummy club

https://examplewordpresscom7073.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/scots-ministers-do-they-favour-celtic-fc/

[The Educator 1,572]

All the best for 2016 to PZJ and his guys, keep up the good fight.

[soulboy 2,518]

Finally part 1 of the so called geo technical report for westhorn from pzj

https://examplewordpresscom7073.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/the-celtic-geotechnical-report/

[dummiesoot 16,006]

Looks shocking, but the big broom will be out again

[Blueshoff 11,811]

This makes me sad.

All the evidence and no-one in authority has the balls to do anything

[RyanMac 185]

This makes me sad.

All the evidence and no-one in authority has the balls to do anything

Yet we're continuously told that we live in a democratic free country. At first I thought it was that bad it was funny but now I'm so angry that nothing is being done about this, even with all the evidence.

As someone mentioned in another thread, we as a fan base sit back and hope for the best to happen, it's about time this info is known to all of us, not just a few people on some forums. If the media won't cover it then we need to, start by getting some of the main points on flyers and handing them out at our games. At the very least we could be spreading this info more.

[fuckthespl 2,470]

Finally part 1 of the so called geo technical report for westhorn from pzj

https://examplewordpresscom7073.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/the-celtic-geotechnical-report/

So the Barrowfield site most likely would have had some 'abnormals' and was included in the desk study to drive down the overall price but the reality is Celtic bought the land minus the Barrowfield area?

[soulboy 2,518]

So the Barrowfield site most likely would have had some 'abnormals' and was included in the desk study to drive down the overall price but the reality is Celtic bought the land minus the Barrowfield area?

As I understand it they already owned Barrowfield but might be wrong

[magic8ball 27,901]

When the EU commission decided not to go to full investigation due to the fact the complaint was raised by somebody outside the area ,was that an end to this matter

Or can a resident from Glasgow now not lodge a complaint

This saga stinks to high heaven

[soulboy 2,518]

Another small piece from pzj on westthorn

https://examplewordpresscom7073.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/celtic-geotechnical-report-and-what-the-apprentice-did-not-say/

[ritchieshearercaldow 22,137]

Funny that half of Glasgow is built on old mine workings yet it didnt affect land values

[dummiesoot 16,006]

Giant cover up on this, that coal board report is fairly clear in its findings.

[BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293]

.Any word of regeneration around the Ibrox area at all ? ? ? ?

The completion of a major carriageway which will connect two of the country’s busiest stretches of motorway is to be given the go-ahead by councillors in Glasgow.

The final stages of the East End Regeneration Route (EERR), which will connect the M8/M80 and M74 with a four-carriageway link, is scheduled for completion around 2021.

Like previous stages of the road’s development, the £60 million completion section cuts through residential areas of the city’s East End, requiring a major eight-span viaduct to take it across the Glasgow to Airdrie railway line at the city’s Duke Street.

It will run for a little under one mile from just north of Celtic Park, extending to Edinburgh Road and Cumbernauld Road and connecting with Provan Road just south of the M8/M80.

It is expected the completed EERR will be a major boost to the ongoing regeneration of Glasgow’s east end, which has been saddled with some of the worst social deprivation statistics in the UK for generations.

Previous stages of the route, completed in 2010 and 2012 and connecting the M74 to the area around Celtic Park and the Emirates Arena, have unlocked huge swathes of former industrial and contaminated land for business and residential use.

The council said the area has attracted 4,500 extra jobs since the beginning of work on Phase One of the EERR and the population of the local area has increased 30 per cent over that period.

George Redmond, Glasgow City Council’s spokesman for jobs, business and investment, toldThe Herald: “The completion of this connection between the motorway routes will continue the regeneration, delivering jobs and economic investment to the east end.

“The previous phases of this route have already unlocked the potential of what was derelict vacant land to bring new homes and workplaces, and this final phase can do the same for the heart of the east end. Finishing the East End Regeneration Route will be a great success for the area and the city.”

As well as the viaduct, the road will pass through four junctions and require two further bridges, one each at Edinburgh Road and Cumbernauld Road, along with six major lengths of retaining walls at various locations along the route and new pedestrian links. A decision on giving the go-ahead is expected this week, with pre-works starting in the spring and construction due to commence by 2018.

A council spokesman said all issues of land ownership and administrative and legal requirements had been dealt with.

The authority expects the Scottish Government Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, Shovel Ready Funding or Council Capital Funding to fund the scheme.

The report into the EERR said that “in order to ensure the full scale of economic benefits are properly captured an independent exercise is commissioned to capture the economic benefits associated with the project, including jobs during construction and on completion, as well as any wider economic development opportunities created by better accessibility and faster journey times”.

Councillors will also release £250,000 to carry out pre-tender work, including an economic analysis.

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Stuart Patrick, said: “The delivery of this final stage of the East End Regeneration Route will be the last piece in the jigsaw of important new roads in the east end.

“The transformation has been remarkable in only a very short period. Access and connectivity is the lifeblood of business, and the combination of the EERR and the M74 extension has opened up the east end to an extent that seemed unlikely just a few years back.”

[mrmojorisin 13,619]

.Any word of regeneration around the Ibrox area at all ? ? ? ?

The completion of a major carriageway which will connect two of the countrys busiest stretches of motorway is to be given the go-ahead by councillors in Glasgow.

The final stages of the East End Regeneration Route (EERR), which will connect the M8/M80 and M74 with a four-carriageway link, is scheduled for completion around 2021.

Like previous stages of the roads development, the £60 million completion section cuts through residential areas of the citys East End, requiring a major eight-span viaduct to take it across the Glasgow to Airdrie railway line at the citys Duke Street.

It will run for a little under one mile from just north of Celtic Park, extending to Edinburgh Road and Cumbernauld Road and connecting with Provan Road just south of the M8/M80.

It is expected the completed EERR will be a major boost to the ongoing regeneration of Glasgows east end, which has been saddled with some of the worst social deprivation statistics in the UK for generations.

Previous stages of the route, completed in 2010 and 2012 and connecting the M74 to the area around Celtic Park and the Emirates Arena, have unlocked huge swathes of former industrial and contaminated land for business and residential use.

The council said the area has attracted 4,500 extra jobs since the beginning of work on Phase One of the EERR and the population of the local area has increased 30 per cent over that period.

George Redmond, Glasgow City Councils spokesman for jobs, business and investment, toldThe Herald: The completion of this connection between the motorway routes will continue the regeneration, delivering jobs and economic investment to the east end.

The previous phases of this route have already unlocked the potential of what was derelict vacant land to bring new homes and workplaces, and this final phase can do the same for the heart of the east end. Finishing the East End Regeneration Route will be a great success for the area and the city.

As well as the viaduct, the road will pass through four junctions and require two further bridges, one each at Edinburgh Road and Cumbernauld Road, along with six major lengths of retaining walls at various locations along the route and new pedestrian links. A decision on giving the go-ahead is expected this week, with pre-works starting in the spring and construction due to commence by 2018.

A council spokesman said all issues of land ownership and administrative and legal requirements had been dealt with.

The authority expects the Scottish Government Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, Shovel Ready Funding or Council Capital Funding to fund the scheme.

The report into the EERR said that in order to ensure the full scale of economic benefits are properly captured an independent exercise is commissioned to capture the economic benefits associated with the project, including jobs during construction and on completion, as well as any wider economic development opportunities created by better accessibility and faster journey times.

Councillors will also release £250,000 to carry out pre-tender work, including an economic analysis.

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive, Stuart Patrick, said: The delivery of this final stage of the East End Regeneration Route will be the last piece in the jigsaw of important new roads in the east end.

The transformation has been remarkable in only a very short period. Access and connectivity is the lifeblood of business, and the combination of the EERR and the M74 extension has opened up the east end to an extent that seemed unlikely just a few years back.

Tenements on Cathcart Rd were nedlessly bulldozed in the 70s to supposedly make way for the M74.....ruined a busy shopping area and tore the heart out of the place

[eejay the dj 31,964]

I have said it day long and night .Until the club were to come out and highlight all these things and bring into focus .Fuck all will come of it .This Country is corrupt to the very core

Nepotism is as bad as it's ever been In every walk of life .Glasgow is their heartland with GCC almost the mafia but working under legal umbrellas . .

Sadly when we got Murray and King .2 of old DM's comrades then all bets were off

[eejay the dj 31,964]

4500 extra jobs ???. My bet would be on 85% of them being rodents

[BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293]

4500 extra jobs ???. My bet would be on 85% of them being rodents

Seriously canny see that generating 4500 jobs , no chance

[eejay the dj 31,964]

Seriously canny see that generating 4500 jobs , no chance

Good point mate .I guess it's just another figure picked at random to justify all the work that's been going on over there and continues to .It's simply not right

[BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293]

Good point mate .I guess it's just another figure picked at random to justify all the work that's been going on over there and continues to .It's simply not right

Spot on mate , seville calculator in use yet again ffs , or maybe there will be ,100 premises /factories employing 45 people in each of them

[The Educator 1,572]

I have said it day long and night .Until the club were to come out and highlight all these things and bring into focus .Fuck all will come of it .This Country is corrupt to the very core

Nepotism is as bad as it's ever been In every walk of life .Glasgow is their heartland with GCC almost the mafia but working under legal umbrellas . .

Sadly when we got Murray and King .2 of old DM's comrades then all bets were off

Wrong, the problem is with a support who whinge and whine but fail to provide/back any realistic alternate candidates in local elections. There are way too many hand sitters within our number who fail to actually vote never mind engage in local politics at any level. The sad reality is there are more within our support who are concerned about why they can't sing whatever they like than the political reality that has brought about a situation where we are now political bystanders.