In 1999, McCann sold his shares, leaving Irish entrepreneur Dermot Desmond as the largest shareholder, with a 19.8% holding.
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McCann's wealth stemmed initially from a golf vacation company, based in Montreal and Phoenix.
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McCann returned to North America where he founded LimoLiner, a company running luxury bus services between Boston and Manhattan.
His debut came against Aberdeen at Celtic Park, as he came off the bench to score Celtic's fifth goal in a 5–0 victory, thus becoming an instant hit; along with Pierre van Hooijdonk and Paolo Di Canio, he was labelled as one of the "Three Amigos" by Celtic chairman Fergus McCann.
At the time, Celtic were in the rebuilding process under Fergus McCann; McGinlay was part of the Celtic side that played at Hampden Park whilst Celtic Park was being rebuilt.
A row with the Celtic chairman/owner, Fergus McCann, would rumble on through the year and as a result he often ended up on the substitute bench.
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