The 10-in-a-Row CQN Charity Golf Day at Aberdour was a great success yesterday. The irrepressible Frank McGarvey spoke about his formative years in Easterhouse and beyond, with special mentions of his legendary first and last games for Celtic.
Len Murray returned six years after his previous appearance, and spoke with humour and authority, but most of all with a burning support for Celtic.
The event raised money for The Cookie Jar Foundation, founded in memory of 19-year-old Christopher Coutts, who died of Hodkin’s Lymphoma last year and for the work of Glasgow the Caring City.
Christopher Coutts’ father, David, demonstrated a vein finder. A vein finder is the size of a torch and has a light which shines on the arm and allows veins to be seen.
When Christopher was seriously ill medics often had trouble finding a vein for an injection, attempts were traumatic and distressing. Twice he left hospital without treatment because veins couldn’t be found. On a visit to a private hospital a doctor produced this torch-like device and identified a hydrated vein with ease, allowing treatment to take place.
The money we raise is going to buy these devices for NHS hospitals, where they are not provided for. They will not save or cure anyone, but they will make the treatment of acutely ill people less distressing and, on some occasions, possible.
You can help by bidding for this magnificent canvass, signed by Billy McNeill, one of only two made. You can also help by buying a raffle ticket for the other one. The ebay auction is available here. You enter the raffle by donating at least £1 here. Get involved, you’ll be pleased you did.
On the long drive home from Fife I heard Neymar had left the field writhing in agony after going down clutching his back, just as he did, while feigning, at Celtic Park last season. Forgive me for being cynical. Around 1am news came through of his broken vertebra, acquired from a dangerous foul. Let’s hope he makes a full recovery.
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Yes! Corner number 1 ;-)
Sitting down to what I hope will be the best of the Quarter Finals.
Don’t mind if old Aloysius van Gaal or the Costa Ricans win but glad to be watching accompanied by a pint of ‘Definitely Not The Official’ Beer.
Evening everybody.
Got to go for Costa tonight. The effects of ten million already swollen Dutch heads expanding even more could surely cause chaos to the earth’s dynamics.
John Lennon. A reminder of what copious amounts of drugs can do to brain cells.
bournesouprecipe
Who ? moi
Louis Van looks like somebody. Who is it? Hmm.
Argentina to win it. Brazil are shocking. The excellent Tim Vickery predicted that they would play without flair.
gearoid1998
19:36 on 5 July, 2014
City hall is good for a lunchtime of sharking but the waterfront on Thursday was outstanding – queens graduation day !!!!
Got ready for kulcher day there – painted dump wood here on a board and stuck it out the front of the estate no tyres or sofas tho don’t want to lose my funding – aye right !!!!!!
You see the size of that thing on Lanark Way ? Even the tourists were afraid to take a photo in case it fell on top of them !!!! When they light it they may watch from black mountain !!
Sparkleghirl,
hope you feel a bit better,you seemed rather down last night
captain beefheart killed marxist dreams… keane ate my courage… formerly jo’n… just say no to the clique.
21:13 on 5 July, 2014
Louis Van looks like somebody. Who is it? Hmm.
Angelina Jollie’s da ?
“Mon Holland – remember 1690”
The Louden Tavern
captain beefheart killed marxist dreams… keane ate my courage… formerly jo’n… just say no to the
Tom Vickrry is indeed excellent.
He also said Brazil no longer flow.
They play in moments.
Let’s have a shot on goal guys. Anyone.
Cagey start to this game. Hope it turns our better than the earlier game (with at least 3 goals and 11 corners!!)
Dutch should have scored there.
gordybhoy – thanks. Stressful morning at work, glitches with holiday plans then seeing Brazil play like that and losing James, Cuadrado and Neymar in one game, which shouldn’t have been possible. Two and a half weeks of footballing delight and suddenly it seemed all very ordinary and predictable.
Better now thanks.
Cliftonville celt
Actual lol at ‘sharking’ at Queens graduation day i agree city hall was the place to be at lunch times when i lived in belfast
B-)
Ron Atkinson secretly masquerading as Danny Murphy.
Syd
Didn’t you know that Danny is Ron’s love child?
Dirk Kuyt looks like someone else aswel
Aw aye sloth from the Goonies
Costa Rica impress me again.
Solid side, pacy with a really good keeper.
Reus & Campbell also excellent.
This game mightn’t be the walkover I anticipated
More crowd shots required in this game.
30 minutes in, nae goals, wan corner. Can only get better, surely?
Dutch getting ratty..
Mon the Rica…
bhoylo83
21:25 on 5 July, 2014
Sharking is great keeps you spirits up for the day and it’s the best form
of exercise – work with 2 guys who are divorced it’s funny to watch them in action – desparados they are lol
Paul 67 has been unfair to Neymar.
However he has quite rightly slayed Barcelona. What a shower that lot are. Despite deploring their fans’ vulgar monkey noise habits, I used to admire the Catalans. Not anymore.
We are going to have fun with Ronnie Spector at Celtic Park.
Costa Rica well in this game.
Cliftonville Celt lol
Get one of those pyre thingies, keep your funding and then have an unofficial “bonie” tyres et al included round the corner( just like Stoneyford, Mount Vernon and Annadale flats).
Wonder if Lanark bonfire will get additional funding if they promise they won’t have a statue of our Lady on it this year?
Robben should have ORC tattooed on his baldy napper…
Holland winning the corner count 2 – 0
Costa Rica keeper is outstanding
He should grow a big ginger beard then he might be as good as big Dev Cliftonvilles keeper
Seriously good tho
Navas goalie of the tournament for me..
CC,
What’s the latest transfer news at Solitude?
Is it Boyce and Caldwell oot and Knowles back? Is that it?
gearoid1998
21:37 on 5 July, 2014
They don’t put holy statues on the bony anymore – sure do ya not know loads of Fenians I mean kafflicks go to their evening of culture now
I was always temped to throw an old sofa full of lynx cans and gas bottles onto their bony pile – be some craic
tricoloured ribbon
21:44 on 5 July, 2014
Seems to be – big O’Carroll left to the Crues as well – we were in for Gault & someone else from Linfield until Portadown offered stupid money
Couple of good kids to come through – will be at first game next week do will hear all the craic then
HT
The Orange Hollanders are the better team
but the Costa Bravos are still in the game.
Blooter it.
Well played Young man.
Robben is, quite simply, a cheat.
CC,
Aye, Portadown getting bankrolled by somebody.
Keep me posted pal.Thanks.
Cliftonville Celt
Statue had to be removed from that Larnark Way “expression of culture” last year. Could think of few more flammable/explosive things I would like to leave in a sofa for collection lol.