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title: "Celtic: Fans want stadium recognition for former owner Fergus McCann"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2019-09-24T17:35:00Z"
modified: "2019-09-24T17:35:00Z"
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# Celtic: Fans want stadium recognition for former owner Fergus McCann

**Fergus McCann, the entrepreneur who bought Celtic in 1994 as the club faced bankruptcy \[[as per The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/09/sports/IHT-glasgows-white-knight.html)\], addressed the Celtic Park faithful on Sunday during the Hoops’ 3-1 win over Kilmarnock.**

The club’s official Twitter channel [@CelticFC](https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1176146810483744768?s=21) shared a clip of his words, which included an apparent slip of the tongue that drew huge cheers from the crowd.

> Watch as Fergus McCann addressed the [#CelticFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CelticFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) faithful at Paradise! [#CELKIL](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CELKIL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/zW1Cjlafxo](https://t.co/zW1Cjlafxo)
>
> — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) [September 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1176146810483744768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

In his speech, McCann said: “[I’m with you as I look forward to nine more in a row](https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1176146810483744768?s=21)“, even though Celtic’s sequence of consecutive Premiership titles [currently stands at eight](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-fc/erfolge/verein/371).

Ironically, he purchased the club at a time when Rangers were [in the midst of a title-winning streak that spanned nine seasons](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rangers-fc/erfolge/verein/124) until [ending in 1998](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/90174.stm), [a year before McCann sold his shares in Celtic](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28810947).

McCann had been booed by some spectators on previous visits to Celtic Park, as noted by [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28810947), but his words on Sunday [elicited loud cheers from many in attendance](https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1176146810483744768?s=21).

These Celtic fans on Twitter called on the club to honour their former owner with formal recognition at their stadium:

> When are we going to get a statue for this man or name the north stand after him if it was not for this man celtic wouldn’t have been a club he saved us come on Celtic do the right thing
>
> — Kevinbebbington (@Kevinbebbingto3) [September 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/Kevinbebbingto3/status/1176170667122843649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/conzo1977/status/1176162747127685120

> Honour this man in a fitting way pls Celtic we owe so much to him. A statue, a stand, make sure he unfurls 9 in a row flag or presents the trophy this guy set the platform for our great club with respect to where we are right now
>
> — Omar Rafiq-Bolingoli (@OmarRafiq14) [September 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/OmarRafiq14/status/1176191791235772416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Very good [@CelticFC](https://twitter.com/CelticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)what are you going to do to show respect to the man that saved the club?
>
> — Graham boli keen ey oligoli (@keeneyg72) [September 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/keeneyg72/status/1176220042419220480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Name the North Stand after him while he can be around to enjoy it
>
> — Michael McShane (@michaelmcshane) [September 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/michaelmcshane/status/1176160239210651649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I think he was at Celtic Park giving the nod/go-ahead for his statue that’s goin to be on The Celtic Way I really hope so!
>
> — Philip M Gallacher (@philip\_mulvanny) [September 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/philip_mulvanny/status/1176185213900218368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***What did you think of McCann’s comments on Sunday and his ownership of the club in the 1990s? Comment below with your views!***