Wee Oscar’s dad, Knoxy, asked me to relay this message to you……
“The BIG cycle to Belfast… WOW! What an absolutely incredible effort by so so many people all to raise money for our wee hero, and a great night was had by all on Saturday night up at Donegal Celtic. It is very very humbling and I really felt that my thanks conveyed to them all on Saturday night was just not enough. I know they didn’t do it for thanks or for a pat on the back but I really hope they know that both me and Leona are deeply deeply moved by what they have done.
Over the last 9 months we have thanked many hundreds of people for all sorts of different things they have done for Oscar and I’m sure after a while the thanking almost comes across a bit ‘rehearsed’ and maybe a bit insincere but we just want to make sure they all know how thankful we are to them and to the amazing people who have donated to such a whopping total!”
Fantastic work by all, very well done.
Celtic have conceded 16 goals in the 9 games since Efe Ambrose’ much debated return to the team which faced Juventus last month, a period which saw them eliminated from the Champions League and the League Cup, while losing to Motherwell and Ross County.
They conceded 16 goals in the previous 24 games, including two Champions League games against Barcelona, one against Benfica and one against Spartak Moscow. A problem which initially appeared to be limited to Efe, has clearly affected others, including Kelvin Wilson and even the goalkeeper looks less assured than before.
More than any other facet of football, defending is dependent on confidence and teamwork. If communication is poor, you make mistakes. If you expect teammates to make mistakes, you’ll make decisions accordingly. If your decisions reflect a lack of confidence, you’re on a slippery slope to losing goals. Bad defenders look good in good teams but good defenders look hopeless once order is disturbed.
Only just catching up with the antics on Gallowgate on Saturday. Not read about the destruction of property or occasions of assault, which I assume preceded the mass arrests. Surely? I’m not sure if Alex Salmond has renewed the high levels of police funding for football-related activity, which was initially due to expire at the end of this month, but for someone who is usually so politically savvy, he seems to have set off on a road without checking consequences of the legal questions.
A bit like his major project…..
Where we are today is a consequence of the First Minister’s initiatives in 2011, and is why Celtic fans, the Club, and many others, opposed the initiative at the time. It’s playing out pretty much as everyone with an interest in football expected. Mr Salmond’s Scotland is looking a bit like Mrs Thatcher’s Yorkshire, circa 1984.
You’re as well blaming the inclement weather as blaming the police or anyone in the game, the police, like the weather, do what they do. This is the work of the Other Charlotte Square Bogeyman.
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Well we have seen Green’s bribe to the lower tier so here’s the offer to the middle tier and one team in particular!
There has been no shortage of voices banging on about sporting integrity over the last year but sporting integrity must cut both ways. Should that be observed during reconstruction discussions then significant benefits would delivered, particularly to clubs in the middle tier who have yet to reap any financial benefit from Rangers playing in lower divisions.
“As we have seen recently many clubs are struggling and the likes of Dunfermline would be given a much-needed financial boost by Rangers playing in their division.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors 19:47
Greengo……”we will never, never, never play in the SPL again”
He said he wouldn’t go into the SPL because he wouldn’t go where he wasn’t wanted. Well he wasn’t wanted in SFL1…….
roy,
never mind young fans i bet we all know fans who are not sure if they will renew or not next season, the criminalisation of the support and the clubs silence will make the decision ever easier for fans not to!
They treat us like customers yet the customer service absolutely stinks, the clubs statement tonight is an absolute affront to anyone in the know, or knows what is going on behind the scenes!
gebhoy
Stephbhoy
I appreciate your point. Mine is that the SFA allowed The Rangers to continue presumably on the back of financial assurances CG gave. I think they will have difficulty meeting the assurances unless they raise prices and cut costs.
They could justify neither if they stay where they are and so have to climb a tier. The last thing the SFA want is another administration event as even they could not withstand the outcry from an angry Rangers mob.
However whether they can sufficiently influence SFL clubs is as you say another matter.
stephbhoy / Auldheid
As I posted earlier, he has killed his own argument. He said he wanted all of Scotland to benefit from Sevco’s support. Then said he wanted to jump over an entire division. One totally contradicts the other. Not for the first time with him mind.
Sevco must be on shaky ground indeed if they are offering financial incentives to other clubs to move up the leagues…
Sir Paul
Efe, Efe, Efe,..
Hmmmmmm
Ah hate tae remind you ..But, Ah Am Delighted tae tell ye,nevertheless…
In Ma Opinion..
Efe, is NOT a Defensive Type Player.. on the Contrary..
Efe,is a Damn Fine.. OFFENSIVE TYPE of Player..
Ah hiv said this since the First Time Ah saw the Lad.
He has Loads of Talent ,but is Being Played oot of Position..
It amazes me. a Guy, Like me , who nevah played the game.. who his no idea.. whit zonal Marking is.. who disnae know a Sweeper fae a Wing Back…who disnae know..or care.. whit the difference Is..between a set-piece.. and oot-field play..
HId Noticed whit .. Neil and his cohorts and Three Quarters of CQNers.. Didnae notice..
that..
Efe, is No a DEFENDER!
No noticing that .. caused us tae Lose that First all important Home tie tae the Italians..
Yes..it did!
Efe, loast that wan fur us.
Yes , he sure Did.
Neil, should.. GIe Rami, a Chance.. if he is Fit.. of course if he isnae.. then
Neil, should Gie Young Fraser a Shot.. He should try tae Find a C.B. partner fur Wilson.
Charley,is..In Ma Opinion ,the Best partner fur Wilson.
Howevahh…
Charley,is Such a Versatile Chap.. Ah wid Hate tae tie Him Doon tae wan position in the Team..
Charley,is pure Gold..
Anyway..
Who should Listen tae Me?
Right?
We need anither C.B. noo that we are determined tae let.. Rogne drift..
A big Mistake.. in my opinion.
But, next season , we must, ALSO, mak changes at the Back..in the Left Back :Position.
Izzy,is not a Defender.. eether..
Again.. Neil and his Pals.. disnae seem tae Notice that , eether..
Izzy,is a Left winger.. who canny seem tae Consistently make a decent Cross into
the opposition’s Six Yard Box.
Izzy,is A Flash in the Pan..
Kayal, is just.. NOT GOT IT.
He looks tae me that he Wull Never Improve..
Joe Ledley?
Man, again , Ah am amazed at how Popular this Lad it ,among the Faithful..
He..in ma opinion.
Is. a..
well.. tae be brutally frank.. which Ah admit tae being..
JoeLedley, is a Cream Puff.. a. guy who has No Get up an Go..
a Guy who.. seldom makes a Mistake..
Chiefly because.. He Never Exerts Himsel..
Hmmmmmmm
We need tae Straighten oot oor Mid Field..
Ring some Changes..
fur.. right noo.
It is a Pretty Poor wan.
That’s It… In an Eggshell.
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
Tiny Tim
Suspect she’s had it but try this:
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My mate and myself gave up our 2 Season Books the season before last as we were only traveling over 4 or 5 times a year and it was hard to justify the outlay on them. We had a chat after the Juventus game and were considering renewing them for next year but I can say for sure that under present circumstances I will not br buying a Season Book next year.
row z – let celtic flourish by the cleansing of the ‘den!
19:24 on
18 March, 2013
YOU SUSPECT…????????? …… come off it..!!!!!
roy croppie
19:46 on
18 March, 2013
WHAT YOU THINK IS HAPPENING….???????……come off it…..
So Green in utter desperation to increase revenue, remember they are losing £250k per week, will bribe the lower tier by £4,500 per game (£15*300) and then offer the middle tier a quick cash cow. If none of this happens then they can not increase SB prices and will enter liquidation :o)
The Knoxes. Good good people. They are the best of us.
Gebhoy/row z
Just listened to the link from the CSA guy Stephen who resigned.
I’m now very worried about the link back to Peter Lawwell. I fear this could could damage our club badly.
If what the guy is saying is true and I’ve no reason to doubt him Lawwell must go, the head of security must go and the CSA must be disbanded and started again from scratch.
The Celtic support must unite against this.
Tiny tim at 19.20… Re help with mac book pro .can you phone me on my mobile ..I might able to help hh
BSR 19.42
She is unsure, but thinks it was.
What next?
TT
I think the statement from the club addresses the facts, the club are disturbed at the treatment of fans and asks those fans to report the issues to the club so the club can then raise these issues with Strathclyde Police. Without complaints from individuals involved the clubs hands are tied, give them ammunition.
They can hardly start a chant of ” if ye hate the Glesga Polis clap yer hands”
Official channels have to be adhered to.
If individuals give the Club the complaints and details they need and the Club fails to act, then they can be criticised, if that were to happen.
And for anyone still wondering where the impetus for the actions of Focus come from:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEMBR7uwek
This is political and is about how this “best wee country” salmonds Scotland if you like is viewed abroad, evening up the figures = this country isn’t sectarian.
A government loosing collated information about crimes of a sectarian nature my erchie, it takes a lot of effort to loose electronic data, and the raw data will still be available.
Just my thoughts.
Standing with the Green Bigrade.
The clubs statement on Saturdays events is not strong enough. It feels like a rehash of an earlier statement and – after all the legal chatter on twitter yesterday- it feels like the club is reluctantly playing catch up.
You get the feeling the club would like the green brigade to disappear- though why remains a mystery. The stadium is a morgue without them.
Stupidest statement of the 21st. Century so far.: “Putin is nicer than Merkel”
2nd. Stupidest Statement. ” Ah buhleeve in T’rankers ” (Chunkles Green)
3rd. “””””””””””””””””””””””””” ” There is only Plan A . There is no room left on the plan. ”
Hahahahahahahaha!
burghbhoy,
Stevie has no agenda, his position became untenable when statements were spun, lies were told and people who should know better denied things have been said….
This could break the support, and take years to fix!
gebhoy
Celtic fans can go abroad (Barcelona, Milan, Seville, you name it) in huge numbers and hardly a mentioned of trouble and in most cases – win, lose or draw – they are applauded by the authorities abroad and often by rival fans.
A relatively small crowd of Celtic fans (a few hundred?) plan a peaceful demonstration the few miles from Gallowgate to Celtic Park. Cue intense police activity resulting – predictably – in a number of arrests.
Frankly, it stinks to the high heavens.
Is this the backlash because the Govan lot are no more?
If they’re deid, they’ll take everything down with them, is that it?
I wish the club would take a strong stance on this, so far the statements have been pretty ambiguous. The longer it continues, the worse the sore will fester.
TT
I was just about to text johan your number…
text p67 aqnd ask him to remove your post
The centre of defence is more vulnerable because it isn’t getting the same level of protection from the midfield just now as it was getting at the start of the season
Our defence is vulnerable when Broonie and Vic aren’t playing
Efe Ambrose won the African Cup of Nations with Nigeria and he was in the select team chosen from all players in that tornament . He does look a little dreamy at times but he has more natural skill than most.
….PFAyr, agreed, also playing 433 seems to leave the defence exposed at times.
Ah jist read the Statement by the Club..concerning their Reaction tae
the G.B. vs the Polis.. Fandango.
In Ma Opinion..
The Celtic have Made their Feelings on this ,VERY PLAIN..
Ah suggest tht the guys,oan here, who are .. Bizarrely,in ma opinion..
Calling fur the Heids o’ .. Awe the Celtic Hight Heidyins…because they are of the opinion that Peter and Company.. are somehow.. being Unprotective of the G.B.
Should tak the time tae Read the Latest Celtic Club Stated, regarding
the Recent G.B. vs. The :Polis Confronto,in the Gallowgate.
Our Club Adminitrators are Plainly, oan the side of the G.B. in this..
Read it.. Awe you Mr. Peter Condemners and Denigrators.. and .. Weep.
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
My Dear,Dear Kojo….
Oor Efe….Has Allowed Himself To Become Distracted….
By All The Newspaper Talk…About EPL Clubs….
Apparently Keen To Recruit His Sevices..
Whatever The Truth Of The Matter…..
It Fairly Had His Heid Spinnin’…
Then A Poor Performance Agin’ The Juve..
Had Him Lose His Confidence…..
And Become Too Tentative….
It Was A Huge Error By Our Manager….
To Play Him In That Game……..
So Soon After A Long-Haul Flight…..
Breathing Sub-Standard Air……
And I Don’t Buy This Idea…..
That He Is Suffering From Fatigue…..
After Playing A Mere 3+ A Hauf Games….
For Nigeria Over A Full Month……
Nope….Oor Efe Needs To Cool His Jets…
Find A Dark Room……
And PoP A ‘Relaxation Tape’ Intae The Walkman…..
With The Dulcet Tones Of Rascar Capac…
Telling Him To Feel The Warm Sun On His Back…….
As He Lies On A Palm-Fringed Sandy Beach….
With Aquamarine Waves Breaking At His Feet….
And Exotic Birds Of Paradise….
Chorus In Celestial Harmony…..
With The Busy Crickets….And The Bullfrogs….
Ten…Nine…Eight…Seven….Six…Five…
Four..Three,,Two…One…
WAKE UP *Bournesouprecipe*….!!
Yep…Ye Still Live In Lower East Kilbride..
Still…Laughin’..
Most clubs now have their group of young ultras bouncing about and chanting with their homemade banners . Its crazy to victimise them and try and drive them away.
Their noise and colour is needed to create some atmosphere.
Chuckles is trying the ‘softly, softly’ approach now. He’s discovered that threats and name-calling don’t get you very far. Giving bungs for promotion isn’t unique, neither is being gormless.
It won’t be long before chunks goes back to ‘blackmailers & terrorists’, ‘him or me’, ‘boycott’ and ‘people will have to be careful what they write about us’
Sevco are teetering on the edge, Chuck’s desperation is on show more and more, what’s really happened to the £22m?
Where’s CW?
Does Calderwood regret his slip?
Thank goodness he didn’t get his beak wet in the old EBT gravy! ;))
Follow the mun-mun-muneeeeeey!!!!
CelticResearch@CelticResearch
By way of comparison for FBO’s in the UK as a whole in 2011-12, here you can see how out of control Celtic fans are. pic.twitter.com/PCdeC18iTc
Kojo,
in awe due respect……yer talkin pish!
gebhoy
Doooooooh
https://twitter.com/CelticResearch/status/313741470475620352/photo/1
Sunday 15th
Frank has now joined me on the hunger-strike. I saw the boys at Mass today which I enjoyed. Fr Toner said Mass.
Again it was a pretty boring day. I had a bit of trouble to get slopped out tonight and to get water.
I have a visit tomorrow and it will be good to see my family. I am also looking forward to the walk in the fresh air, it will tire me out, but I hope the weather is good. I must go.
Bobby Sands
bamboo
20:31 on
18 March, 2013
I agree with you on that one.
I had a spare SB on Saturday and swapped it with another bhoy so that his unemployed mate could go to the game with him(£28/29 for the game!) I left them my SB’s and said enjoy the GB, who are beside us, and join in the fun.
After about 5 mins from the start of the game I knew something was wrong.
Very concerning times as aceltic fan after listening to stephen from csa..i think this could tear the club appart if wrongly handled..fans wont want to hurt the team or what the club means to us all..but it sound like we’ve been shafted by the ceo and the heads of the supporters clubs..where the fek do we go from here??back to the pre fergus days??
I’ve been struggling all day to understand by so much police attention is given to the GB
I couldn’t come up with a rational answer
As for CFC ….I cannot understand why they are not supporting the section of the support that provide such entertainment on match days …do they forget the numerous tifos and their significant contribution to the match day experience
I’ve posted here previously that I am a Celtic fan first and foremost. I am not an anti dead co fan. My love for Celtic extends way beyond any loathing I have for any team playing in Govan. Too many posters are mudding the waters here with obsessive discussion on an irrevelance. Many decent rank and file supporters, myself included, are starting to seriously question what our club is doing to protect the civil liberties of some of our support. Tonight’s statement is as inadequate response to this weekends events. Celtic, wake up and do not take our support for granted. Is it not sufficient that we are treated disportionately worse, than any collective group of people in Scotland. Your muted response merely condones it.
I will be one of those who will be getting my SB for next season.
I seem to remember that the walk or march or whatever it was on Saturday was aimed not just at the police but also at our board. At least, that was what was suggested here beforehand. It seems that there are people among our support who want to take on the board for their own reasons. I remember after the AGM, there was an account of it put out on here which bore no resemblance to my experience of the occasion. Others said so too. I hope those politically driven (whatever their cause) don’t ruin the lives of some of our young supporters by their having a criminal record.