Scottish Premier League - Big-name duo leave Celtic

Eurosport - Thu, 02 Jul 15:05:00 2009

Paul Hartley and Jan Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink have left Celtic after failing to secure contracts from new manager Tony Mowbray.

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Existing deals for Scotland midfielder Hartley and Netherlands striker Vennegoor of Hesselink wound down this summer and both were allowed to leave by the former West Brom boss.

Mowbray hopes to bring Marc-Antoine Fortune in as a replacement for Vennegoor of Hesselink.

"I had a good long conversation with Paul. He came in to see me," Mowbray said.

"The outcome of that is Paul won't be offered a new contract. He is free to look for other employment.

"I have had no contact with Jan. Jan is out of contract - he is free to seek other employment and I'm pretty sure that's what he will be doing at the moment."

Nancy striker Fortune, rated at £2.5 million, spent the second half of last season on loan at West Brom and has also been interesting Hull City, Fulham and Portsmouth.

"Everything is in the balance," Mowbray said.

"I think it will happen naturally over the next day or two. I'll either be sitting watching him shaking someone's hand and holding a shirt up somewhere at an English club, or you will all come back here in a few days' time and meet the guy yourself."

Hartley, 32, was a late developer and rose to prominence playing for Hearts before his £1.1m move to the Hoops in 2007. He has been linked with a return to Tynecastle and also a move to Greece with Iraklis.

Vennegoor of Hesselink, 30, has seen his time at Parkhead blighted by injury since joining from PSV in 2006 and has been tipped to join another Greek team, Larissa.

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  1. Big man ah misread your post. ah thought you said 4­ mil, ah wis thinking thats a lot of cash for a wee club­ to lose!

    From sherbet_d, on Thu 2 Jul 11:40PM

  2. 169, better if it was dynamite instead o a candle in­ that tip, that would be two birds wi one stone.

    From Gary S, on Thu 2 Jul 11:40PM

  3. #164 hard to say,cant remember the last time they got 5­ goals at home in a euro game,but at least the banter at­ the game will be blinding!!!

    From METZ, on Thu 2 Jul 11:37PM

  4. My mum is in the womens institute yours is in the­ womens aid, Life isnt fair, those of us who have an IQ­ that starts with a whole number are well aware of our­ origins. You on the other hand have an IQ that begins­ with a decimal point,and not aware of anything. What a­ dissapointment you must be to your family. I'll­ light a candle in the chapel for you.

    From sherbet_d, on Thu 2 Jul 11:35PM

  5. #165; by your own definition then I am adequately­ qualified to judge a perfect one; and you're it!

    From lysdexic, on Thu 2 Jul 11:35PM

  6. Sherbet, tut tut, Racist comments all ova the place­ from you, did your maw no teach you no to be a racist?­ or is it true you dina ken who she is?

    From Gary S, on Thu 2 Jul 11:33PM

  7. 95% of Rangers supporters give the rest a bad name!

    From lysdexic, on Thu 2 Jul 11:31PM

  8. 157, you would know, being a tim your brought up taught­ about erse holes. BJK

    From Gary S, on Thu 2 Jul 11:29PM

  9. Worse things have happened at sea pal, Will that kinda­ loss put them in a really bad way or do you reckon­ they'll pull through?

    From sherbet_d, on Thu 2 Jul 11:28PM

  10. #160; oops that'll be 'siege'

    From lysdexic, on Thu 2 Jul 11:28PM

  11. 158, well reading that, that makes you a RACIST then,­ typical tim.you aint a clue about anything, who your­ mum is, dad is. baw bag of the year 10 years on the­ trot.

    From Gary S, on Thu 2 Jul 11:26PM

  12. He can walk on water,dae ye know wit water is, ya black­ manky junkie b a s t a r d!

    From sherbet_d, on Thu 2 Jul 11:26PM

  13. #158 It's the seige mentality inbred; 'If yer­ no wan o us yer the enemy'

    From lysdexic, on Thu 2 Jul 11:24PM

  14. Awrite Sherbs wee man,aye its going no 3 bad,bit pissed­ at linfield losin 4 nil but ah well thats fitba` I ­ suppose,what doesnt kill us etc,etc,

    From METZ, on Thu 2 Jul 11:23PM

  15. yer a fecking english lovin bender and you know it, nae­ wife nae life cept you see somebody slating tims and­ your right in there regardless wether they are english­ or arab as long as they're no tims, that kinda­ outlook aint healthy,

    From sherbet_d, on Thu 2 Jul 11:22PM

  16. #155; Gary S, just about all you've got going for­ you is that you'll never suffer from piles; you are­ a PERFECT ersehole!

    From lysdexic, on Thu 2 Jul 11:21PM

  17. #151 fat lot of good that'll do him on Paisley Road­ West!

    From lysdexic, on Thu 2 Jul 11:16PM

  18. 153, making up sh.ite again i see, where is all your­ signings? nobody wants to go to ceptic cos they know­ the history

    From Gary S, on Thu 2 Jul 11:16PM

  19. Faithfull through and through Metz, hows it gaun auld­ pal?

    From sherbet_d, on Thu 2 Jul 11:13PM

  20. Gladly you are aware I'm a celtic fan and­ you've just stated that celtic will win the­ treble.
    Gonnae stop flirtin wi me, am no intae it­ tootie tool!

    HAIL HAIL!

    From sherbet_d, on Thu 2 Jul 11:11PM
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