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title: "3 Be proud Quotes By Fergus McCann"
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> [It would've cost less, and left the previous owners with nothing, to go into liquidation. But it would also be humiliating for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/it-would-ve-cost-less-and-left-the-previous-owners-with-nothing-to-go/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

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> [Celtic is a community institution the supporters are entitled to be proud of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/celtic-is-a-community-institution-the-supporters-are-entitled-to-be/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/fergus-mccann-35420_be-proud_celtic-is-a-community-institution-the-su_1095097.jpg)

> [Celtic supporters want to be proud of their Club. That's all they want. It is what they deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/celtic-supporters-want-to-be-proud-of-their-club-that-s-all-they-want/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/fergus-mccann-35420_be-proud_celtic-supporters-want-to-be-proud-of-th_1319250.jpg)

## Other authors on Be proud

## More by Fergus McCann

> [Over the four years we have made massive progress: winning the League Championship (97/98); building the largest club stadium in the UK (60,000 seats);…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/over-the-four-years-we-have-made-massive-progress-winning-the-league/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [Being a Celtic supporter is not always easy, but it is always worthwhile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/being-a-celtic-supporter-is-not-always-easy-but-it-is-always/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [It would've cost less, and left the previous owners with nothing, to go into liquidation. But it would also be humiliating for Celtic. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/it-would-ve-cost-less-and-left-the-previous-owners-with-nothing-to-go/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [I want people to judge me on what we have achieved after five years. I will go back to my home in Bermuda, play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/i-want-people-to-judge-me-on-what-we-have-achieved-after-five-years-i/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [When we score a sublime goal I'm as happy as anyone but you don't get to enjoy a game. You can't possibly. The game's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/when-we-score-a-sublime-goal-i-m-as-happy-as-anyone-but-you-don-t-get/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [You cannot change the minds of the mindless. But that doesn't mean you just admit that's the way we have to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/you-cannot-change-the-minds-of-the-mindless-but-that-doesn-t-mean-you/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [You can't live on the hope of a television contract and play in a stadium with nobody there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/you-can-t-live-on-the-hope-of-a-television-contract-and-play-in-a/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [Celtic is a community institution the supporters are entitled to be proud of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/celtic-is-a-community-institution-the-supporters-are-entitled-to-be/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [Celtic supporters want to be proud of their Club. That's all they want. It is what they deserve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/celtic-supporters-want-to-be-proud-of-their-club-that-s-all-they-want/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [That charity fund, inside and outside Scotland is a very important identity of Celtic Football Club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/that-charity-fund-inside-and-outside-scotland-is-a-very-important/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [As I have indicated some time ago, I intend to divest my shareholding when I leave the Club. In doing so, my overriding principle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/as-i-have-indicated-some-time-ago-i-intend-to-divest-my-shareholding/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [It's not just a football club. Celtic means so much to so many people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/it-s-not-just-a-football-club-celtic-means-so-much-to-so-many-people/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

> [I'm just a footnote in the grand scheme of things. Brother Walfrid was the visionary who started things and his is a name that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fergus-mccann/i-m-just-a-footnote-in-the-grand-scheme-of-things-brother-walfrid-was/)

[Fergus McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fergus-mccann/)

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