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Tommy Burns told me Fergus was 'as tight as a drum' and wouldn't pay £90,000 for John Robertson

The Football Show · 15 November 2026

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Tommy Burns told me Fergus was 'as tight as a drum' and wouldn't pay £90,000 for John Robertson. Peter Martin recalls coffees with Tommy Burns, who said Fergus refused to spend 90,000 on John Robertson in a season where they lost only one game and still lost the league. They talk about the sliding doors moment and what a goal-scorer might have changed Celtic's fortunes under Tommy Burns.

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