An article on STV this week brought an old memory to mind. Days before Rangers’ goalkeeper, Chris Woods, was set to break a Scottish shut-out record across all competitions he gave a media interview when he said, “I just hope when we do lose a goal it is not an important one”.
Woods duly broke the record in a Scottish Cup tie against Hamilton Accies but that game, 27 years ago last week, is not remembered for the achievements of Chris Woods, it’s remembered for the fact that Accies left back, Adrian Sproat, found himself in nosebleed territory as he thrashed the only goal of the game into the net. Records count for nothing when you’re knocked out of the cup.
Fraser Forster has demonstrated remarkable concentration in recent games, when he has been called upon to make incredible saves after long periods of inactivity, but there are only so many times he’ll be able to pull off ‘save of the season’ acrobatics. We need to protect him and close down space well away from the Celtic goal.
These records may matter little if they are recalled through an embarrassing defeat but, just consider how often and fondly we refer to the 25 league game winning run in season 2003-04. History is always worth making.
Many thanks for everyone who for getting your seats confirmed for our CQteN St Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Kerrydale Suite on 14 March. As we stand there are a few non-confirmed but from tomorrow we’ll be able to allocate seats to the waiting list. Will let you know if we have space available soon.
The dinner is to raise funds to build a kitchen for Mary’s Meals at the Kholoni Primary School in Mchinji, Malawi, which has 1200 students and no catering facilities. Children often are faced with the choice of working to eat of going to school. With a kitchen in place this dependency will flip, those who go to school and get an education, will also get a meal – often their only reliable meal of the day.
Marys’ Meals perform minor miracles, feeding each child in Malawi for £7 per annum, while employing locals to work in the kitchens (which will be used as a classroom outside of meal times). It will be a remarkable legacy to mark the first 10 years we’ve had out of CQN.
Two new badges will launch at the CQteN dinner to record the decade and raise funds for the Malawi kitchen. The designs have now been approved (see here) and they are about to go into production. If you would like to register interest, email Celticrollercoaster on cqnbadges@gmail.com
If you would like to read the new CQN Magazine, GO HERE to read properly, and for FREE, the graphic below is just a taster.
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winning captains
I sent it to the wrong addy.
HH
Ryecatcher
Re wee Fergus and his legendary status.
See Bournesouprecipe’s post at 18:57. THAT is the bulwark of our success.
Perhaps the acid test of Fergus was that the worst the Scottish media could dig up on him was that he was an abrupt wee tightwad.
Everytime that sleekit fat turnip baw face comes on the tv screen it should say in subtitles underneath what he really is saying! something along the lines of” I’m a fat useless, lying, %^& hurting hun” and I mean that absolutely! honestly
Taking celtics financing away from the BoS was a great move by the bunnet
The day he got boo’d was cringeworthy,I was mortified
I will cheer him on his return
HH
Bump by request.
Big Nan
15:40 on 6 February, 2014
Auldheid, I take your point (previous thread) that the Board’s position re OB Bill is subjective.
You rightly point out that even though FoCUS is the Board’s creation and as FoCUS was almost a prerequisite for new football related crimes (OB Act) it was not impossible or contradictory for Celtic to back one and oppose the other.
Of course Celtic’s recorded JAG meetings, wher without demur, the OB Bill was discussed before Celtic made a half-hearted opposition to the Bill still do not prove they were backing the Bill.
But when there are no minutes or notes for these meetings where radical new laws were being discussed do you not begin to get a wee bit concerned that there is something to hide?
This was not a council sub committee considering the dispersal of grants (though even these have transcripts showing discussions, votes, proposers, seconders etc) this was a water shed moment in Scots Law!
Do you honestly believe our Board was for FoCUS and against the Bill as they now say?
In fact when they did their token opposition submission in August they said they were only told about OB Bill at a late stage when in fact they knew for months and had discussed at 2 JAG meetings.
This is not something that can be judged on these events in isolation and one has to look at the Board’s reaction to the abuses of power the OB Act has brought. Are they condemning it? Saying we told you so? Or are they up to their neck in it in trying to sort out our own supporters on the back of the police excesses the Act has brought?
I got so excited I broke my bed when I heard on the radio that Adrian Sprott had scored at Ibrox that day. My claim to fame!
eddieinkirkmichael
19:20 on
6 February, 2014
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
18:22 on
I don’t crave recognition as a proper journalist ;)
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Fair do’s mate! :-)
Good Evening Timland
God bless Fergus McCann and Tommy Burns, two Celtic
legends who did not always see eye to eye……lot’s of cqn
legends? don’t hit it off either….so whit!!!
Weet-about pension contributions,a wee guy told me today your fears are true.So he is moving to ……….Malta.
Wee Fergus…… Superstar !!
I wish Sleekit McCoist wasn’t so fat so I could call him a ‘ferret faced f###er’. Sorry Big Nan but I’ve been thinking of your phrase and chuckling all day.
God bless Fergus …….politics and all
And I am led to believe was prepared to put his money where his mouth was,unlike a lot of so called right good Celtic men from the west of Scotland who were well capable but didn’t
This payment is due tomorrow Bhoys.
VAT for any business is always due on 7th day of 2nd month following previous quarter.
They will be given 1 week to pay.
Valentine Groundhog Day?
Shall we buy shares in Hagen Daz,Ben and Jerry’s,or Rowntrees?
vPhil MacGiollaBhain @Pmacgiollabhain · 5m
I am hearing that the media folk in the Big House are refusing-point blank-to discuss the VAT issue with Glasgow based hacks
Big Nan
19:40 on
Thanks
In advance of the CQteN gig, I’d very much recommend that all of those who are planning to attend, should spend some time browsing through the attached linked website.
http://www.marysmeals.org.uk/
Big nan
18:38
Thanks
An education indeed
Top class
I hope youz will pardon me for tacking a plug onto the mentions that Mary’s Meals has had on this blog today.
The plug’s not for myself (heaven forbid!) but for the Italian Night – Dinner, wine & entertainment – that Mrs IC is running on the day of the Celtic/Caley Thistle game. The drawback from Celtic fans’ viewpoint is that it’s in Inverness – otherwise, it has everything to commend it & it is possible to get from Glasgow to Inverness between the end of the match & the start of the Evening. This will be Mrs IC’s 2nd time of running this most commendable venture: those who attend are assured of the finest food in Inverness at the ridiculously modest price of £12.
!!bada bing!!
19:47 on 6 February, 2014
Weet-about pension contributions,a wee guy told me today your fears are true.So he is moving to ……….Malta.
Is this wee guy cried zico by any chance
HH
ryecatcher
19:55 on
vPhil MacGiollaBhain @Pmacgiollabhain · 5m
I am hearing that the media folk in the Big House are refusing-point blank-to discuss the VAT issue with Glasgow based hacks—————————————————————————————-
Do you know what would happen if a jounalist asked someone in our PR dept about our tax affairs or any other bill?
That’s right No comment………………….
Fergus walked away with millions and left us in great shape. Spivs ran away with millions and left them in great shite……..
Is it not possible that Super Salary knows that without the income from the League Cup Final at Ibrokes then they will go bust?
Best of luck to Mrs IC. £12??????????
Bobbyrussell
Correct….laughed out loud there….
Kikinthenakas
Why should the huns pay VAT? Think about what the `V` stands for. Who`s getting any of that over there? In fact, I think WE should be paying it for them, for the entertainment we have had these past couple of years. Now that`s what I call value.
ryecatcher
19:55 on
6 February, 2014
This payment is due tomorrow Bhoys.
VAT for any business is always due on 7th day of 2nd month following previous quarter.
They will be given 1 week to pay.
Valentine Groundhog Day?
Shall we buy shares in Hagen Daz,Ben and Jerry’s,or Rowntrees?
vPhil MacGiollaBhain @Pmacgiollabhain · 5m
I am hearing that the media folk in the Big House are refusing-point blank-to discuss the VAT issue with Glasgow based hacks
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Would be very funny if true!
It always easy to be critical in hindsight, (great word hindsight)!
The fact remains that but for the intervention of TWO great individual
CELTIC supporters, who, when ‘the chips were really down’, stood head and
shoulders above everyone else! You may well say, ‘aye, they could afford it’,
that is never going to be the point,is it!!!!!!!
They did what was required to be done, the rest is DUNG!!!
There is no REST, we are still here because of them!!!!
All the rest, forever and ever is DUNG!!!!
God Bless them!!!
Count YOUR BLESSING”S!!!
Anything else is DUNG!!!
H.H.
NO DUNG HERE!!!!!!
Wee marco just reported back that he is comfortable. Hopefully out start of next week.
PS
Word on the street is that Prince will be playing the late slot at Ronnie Scott’s tonight in ‘That London!’
I’ve been told that the gear was dropped off earlier for a late set-up.
Might be nonsense… Might not.
Text anyone that is close enough.
His last few shows have been amazing I’ve heard.
U
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
Great news,God bless the wee man
HH
ryecatcher
18:36 on 6 February, 2014
Fergus got his money and left….Thank you for stepping in after John Keane saved us….that’s all he deserves.
The way he treated a Tommy Burns and his promotion of Bhoys against Bigotry were big mistakes.
Fergus McCann…Hard nosed businessman who helped Celtic for his greater personal gain.
Never a legend in a million years.
That accolade belongs to others.
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Wow.
Either fishing or a Hurting Hun.
Tragic.
Everytihng we celebrate about Celtic right now is down to the business plan Fergus McCann put in place after salvaging the club from the jaws of doom with his own force of will.
Everything we celebrate about the Huns right now is down to the business plan Fergus McCann put in place after salvaging the club from the jaws of doom with his own force of will.
He is not a legend. He is a saviour. He was, and is, THE man who forged a swathe through the institutionalised bigotry of Scottish society, belittled and ignored the scorn of the SMSM – which was beyond slanderous many a tme – and stood toe-to-toe with the Hun apologists who ran Scottish football.
He was our very own Neitszche’s Superman; truly remarkable.
blantyretim
Bet of wishes to that wee bhoy!
Hail hail!
A lot of people on here spouting the old chestnut that Fergus McCann was a great man because he did exactly what he said he would.So that makes him great,does it?
What a lazy,lazy statement regurgitated so many times now it is beyond boredom.
Ffs….,
Margaret Thatcher said she would crush the Trade Unions and she did.
Adolf Hitler said he would exterminate millions of Jews and he did.
Ronseal Man said his product would creosote your fence and it did.
Getting the picture now?
More dreadful stuff from McCoist today, predictably the FFers are lapping it up.
Equally predictably the MSM report it as a comment worthy of being addressed by the SPFL…
Big Nan
Thanks for the further info re wee rat Nevin …
Further evidence of his disingenuous nature
Fast becoming an irrelevance …thankfully
ryecatcher, ridiculous comment. If you do not understand why Fergus is admired (and why his straight-talking, at the height of the succulent lamb era, is not a praise-worthy trait), I really think you need to brush up on your history.
Sandman….
Remind me of your statement on John Keane last time, before your pish got destroyed and you slinked away quietly.
Name dropper………shhhhhhhhhh
It’s great that Fergus finally gets the credit he deserves – he done a remarkable job of rebuilding the club and set us up for the next 30 years.
He then left after his 5-7 year project with more money than he originally interested – in fact 3 times what he invested. Worth every penny because he guaranteed us £20 million a season before a ball was kick by having over 50,000 season ticket holders (more than the capacity of ibrox).
Maybe one day the true input of Dermot Desmond will be written. Fergus set us up but Dermot took us to a new financial level when he invested in the Martin O’Neill era.
It didn’t last forever but it was enough to blow the rangers out of the water forever.