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01/21/05 Associated Press- Staff Report Former Glasgow Celtic Shareholder Fergus McCann in takeover bid for Glastonbury Celtic. Posted by guest blogger Pat McCann.
In a monumental move set to change the destiny of a struggling stateside football club Fergus McCann, former chairman of Glasgow Celtic has purchased Glastonbury Celtic F.C for an undisclosed fee. Glastonbury Celtic, an obscure American club in the lower echelons of amateur football in the United States is now set to become America's richest football club. In a move which surprised even the sharpest of football pundits McCann has also signed the entire Glasgow Celtic first team squad and has dumped Glastonbury Celtic's first team calling them "useless foreign also rans who seem to come across red cards easily but can't seem get a single green card between the lot of them"
Immediately upon confirming the sale Dan Rooney, President and over 40 team stalwart of stated " Well it will be sorry to see the old guys go but these are exciting times at Celtic and we won't be looking back". Rooney has also made himself available as the squads 5th back up keeper.
As part of the deal, the IAHS, the current home of Glastonbury Celtic will be redeveloped into a sports entertainment complex including stadium, all weather practice areas, casino, movie cineplex and Guinness brewery. When informed of the deal long serving IAHS member and current board incumbent Mike Foley exclaimed "Brilliant"!
For more news check out the team website.
In a monumental move set to change the destiny of a struggling stateside football club Fergus McCann, former chairman of Glasgow Celtic has purchased Glastonbury Celtic F.C for an undisclosed fee. Glastonbury Celtic, an obscure American club in the lower echelons of amateur football in the United States is now set to become America's richest football club. In a move which surprised even the sharpest of football pundits McCann has also signed the entire Glasgow Celtic first team squad and has dumped Glastonbury Celtic's first team calling them "useless foreign also rans who seem to come across red cards easily but can't seem get a single green card between the lot of them"
Immediately upon confirming the sale Dan Rooney, President and over 40 team stalwart of stated " Well it will be sorry to see the old guys go but these are exciting times at Celtic and we won't be looking back". Rooney has also made himself available as the squads 5th back up keeper.
As part of the deal, the IAHS, the current home of Glastonbury Celtic will be redeveloped into a sports entertainment complex including stadium, all weather practice areas, casino, movie cineplex and Guinness brewery. When informed of the deal long serving IAHS member and current board incumbent Mike Foley exclaimed "Brilliant"!
For more news check out the team website.
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