A NEW stadium for Celtic is one of the possibilities which have been
raised in preliminary discussions about how to regenerate further the
East End of Glasgow, it was claimed last night.
Mr Paul Green, a key figure in the consortium which owns the Parkhead
Forge project, said the idea was raised in a discussion with one of the
club's directors at a meeting in May. The question of other leisure
facilities was also discussed.
In a statement issued through his solicitors Mr Green said: ''At
present no firm proposals have been put forward and the only discussion
to have taken place was solely of an exploratory nature.'' He did not
name the director.
He went on to express the hope that further meetings would take place
between them to discuss ways in which they could work together to
promote the further development of Parkhead, by providing for Celtic ''a
stadium of the highest calibre which reflects their status as one of the
leading football clubs in the world.''
Mr Green's main purpose in issuing the statement was to deny a
newspaper report published last week which claimed that he had made a
#6m offer to buy Celtic. He said neither he, his partner, nor anyone
acting on their behalf, had made any offer to buy the club.
A senior director of Celtic, Mr Jimmy Farrell, said: ''All I know is
that Mr Paul Green and Celtic Football Club are interested in the
development of the whole of the East End area. There is a common
interest there but beyond that there is nothing.''
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