The sun shone, McStay’s Maestro’s ‘Celtic’ won from being two goals down and 25,000 people contributed to War Child, Unicef and the Rio Ferdinand Foundation. Yesterday was another defining yardstick on the Celtic journey.
Getting the balance of these games right, in order to provide an actual ‘match’, is difficult, but the two sides managed it. There were fewer Directioners there to see Louis Tomlinson than last year, but their contribution to the causes was still welcome.
Frank McAvennie scored a classic Macca goal. Hollywood A-lister James McAvoy converted a penalty kick and looked as happy as you or I would in the circumstances. We’re going to struggle when Tom Boyd retired from the Legends game. Simon Donnelly and Bobby Petta looked like they could still do a job in the pro game, but special mention has to go to Gary Tank Commander (Greg McHugh). The words “Nice, Lubo”, left my lips as I mistook Greg for someone else after a deft piece of skill. Don’t ask me to explain.
It wasn’t football as you know it, but it was Celtic supporters doing what they do best – helping those in need.
All this came a day after the Paradise to Cardenden Cycle 2014, when a group of fans cycled from Celtic Park to John Thomson’s grave for the Celtic FC Foundation.
The Foundation is not the club, it is you, me and thousands like us who believe Celtic is something greater. It works in four arenas:
Health
Equality
Learning
Poverty
There’s no obligation for Celtic fans to get involved, or to cherish any of the above, but I know many of us get a whole lot more out of Celtic by anchoring to these principles.
There’s a sense that we’ll see a new Celtic on Saturday. Looking forward to it immensely.
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Ernie
Are you categorically stating you did not make such a statement to me?
MWD says AYE
Neganon
We all have our own experiences, and they are true and valid in isolation, but I do not recognise the following observation as either characteristic of the Yes campaign, or particular to Scotland in general:
“The jingoistic, fervent nationalism. The triumphalism.”
I just haven’t seen it, save the odd deluded individual, which does not a general truth make.
TBB
Dear God (or banana), please make Ernie Lynch’s keyboard break. Amen.
ernie lynch
11:54 on
9 September, 2014
Maybe he plans to come home in the future.
Fair enough though you’ve decided as a non-resident his opinion isn’t valid.
Ernie
I suppose I’ll just have to live with the regret of what might have been, had you engaged the discussion.
Shame that. I might struggle to get over it.
Afternoon Timland from a hot hun free mountain valley
The huns have been given the right to appeal the Amhed judgement, in November.
Still can’t touch the cash tho >}
ACGR
Congrats
HH
In other news…..
Blame the badgers
The extent of the bitter together panic stations is graphically underlined by Tory retreat and their decision to wheel out that well known charmer and friend of the people Gore dung Broon in a shameless attempt to bribe the Scottish people. Let’s see if the Scottish people are naive enough to listen to a man well known for broken promises, who has the unenviable cachet of being the worst PM in the last hundred years.
The Battered Bunnet
11:57 on 9 September, 2014
‘I just haven’t seen it’
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Perhaps you don’t want to see it or perhaps when you do see it you don’t recognise it for what it is.
Rather in the way that people don’t see sectarianism and bigotry and discrimination.
If, YES wins….how long will it take Celtic to
pull down the union jack / butchers apron?
new article posted.
Ernie
Perhaps you have simply exhausted the available supply of straws to clutch.
Some really selfish, attention seekers have brought this blog way, way down recently…hopefully it is temporary but shame on you guys anyway…achievingnothingcsc…
I like taking 3 action men in the bath with a plastic shark and recreating Jaws, The one difference is that Hooper and Brody become lovers in the end, embracing each other on Mount Hairy (which is my leg).
It’s a moving and powerful bathtime which leaves me sobbing every time.
weeminger
11:59 on 9 September, 2014
ernie lynch
11:54 on
9 September, 2014
‘Fair enough though you’ve decided as a non-resident his opinion isn’t valid.’
He’s entitled to his opinion.
You describe him as ‘non-resident’, BB descibes him as living ‘abroad’, and yo’re both deliberately skirting round the fact that he’s chosen to live in the USA.
The USA doesn’t have an NHS, it doesn’t have a welfare state, it does have nuclear weapons, it does invade other countries, it does engage in illegal wars.
These are all issues Welsh uses to urge us to vote yes, yet he has chosen to live in a country that’s at odds with everything he’s preaching about.
An Tearmann
00:56 on 9 September, 2014
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Missed your message last night. Us geriatrics need our sleep !
Hope you enjoyed your time at the top of Muckish.
You are indeed now in God’s country.
Strange to relate, my grandfather ( my father’s father) was born right where you are now in Carrownasaul in 1843,… before the Great Hunger.
Even I find that hard to take on board.
Best of luck with the rest of your pilgrimage.
Strange, but true, as the 1901 & 1911 censuses will confirm.
Question to all ..
If Better together had said we are better together in all respects including football – So if we secure a No vote we will insist that SFA and FA integrate to make a national football Association. Allowing all Scottish teams the opportunity of reaching premier of the BFL ( British Football League)….
Would that have secured your vote?
I’m thinking that’s a trick missed by political strategists…?
Wow