7 March 2020 – the last day fans gathered at Celtic Park to see their team in action. You don’t need to attend games to be a committed Celtic fan, many live far from Glasgow and others cannot get to games for a variety of reasons, but thousands of us will not have gone so long without seeing Celtic in the flesh since infancy. We are now all armchair fans.
There are parallels in our personal lives; we are armchair sons, daughters, brothers, sisters and parents, work from home colleagues. We are not all sociable creatures; I know some who are quite happy in their cocoon, but for many, this has been a trying time in their personal lives, even more so without the ceremonies of supporting Celtic.
For me, that means getting together with three generations of the family, it gives us a common currency we can spend in each other’s market. Truth is, nothing else allows us to bond in the same way. It is not the same by text, not even close.
The family thing is all good and well, but why do you and I bond, when do we bond as the Celtic Movement? For some, Celtic speaks to our ancestry, but that’s an influence that is significantly less than when I first stood at Celtic Park. I know there are some who found us through the Lisbon Lions all those years ago. This month I met a Syrian fan. He had worked various grounds as a steward and found a home for his sporting heart in the process. I also know a born contrarian, who from the age of 7 decided the team her (cherished) father despised was the one she would follow all her life.
Whatever brought you to Celtic, Celtic has an influence on our world view, almost without exception. We are a community, formed to help the starving. The more fans you meet, the more influenced you become in adopting this core value. There is not another club in the world (unless some outfit from Gibraltar claims otherwise) that has a call to action as noble as this.
In March, Celtic FC Foundation launched its Football for Good Fund. The world changed, which had two consequences for your Foundation, there would be no badge day, no bucket collection, no mountain top huddle or arctic trek, but the needy, the lonely, the isolated and the vulnerable would multiple.
The Fund raised over £1m, £250k of which came during the Christmas Appeal phase, how this was achieved in these circumstances is difficult to comprehend, unless you consider the values of those who cherish it.
Where was the money spent? You know the kids whose parents do not have a spare penny? 2,272 of them received Christmas gifts for their children and another 376 vulnerable families received ‘an envelope’ to help them through. Another £30k was distributed through 10 children and family charities.
11 homeless charities, four refugee charities, and three women’s aid charities were also given cash. Hampers were given to vulnerable elderly and families, and toys given to organisations who know where to find kids who go without.
The Welfare State is over 70 years old but like any massive apparatus, there are cracks and limits through which thousands fall. You need to be on the ground to find those who cannot be found by policy. The Celtic FC Foundation is a chain linking those of us who have with those who have not. It is relentless in pursuing the values we were founded upon. Staffed by people who endure the delight and turmoil of supporting Celtic, but who know too well the consequences when our community cannot gather, for those who count on us for a Christmas toy.
You can be proud of these values and the community you have fortified. It will outlast all of us and will benefit more lives than you will ever know. But next year, champions again or not, those of us who have, need to do more, because the metrics are not getting better.
With or without your loved ones, take care and have a happy Christmas.
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Dec 17
5. Belfast Celtic
The club withdrew from the hostile Irish league in 1949, dissolving soon after, but not before a North American tour famously yielded a 2-0 victory over the current Home Championship winners, Scotland. Scotland would never again play against a club side.
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Happy Christmas to all on CQN.. Even the lurking hunfiltrators and journos who pop in and out….. Hopefully a result tomorrow and maybe hibs do us a turn…. Hope everyone has had a ball…
SAINT STIVS on 25TH DECEMBER 2020 7:13 PM
the famous goalkeepers union lightning walk out strike action of boxing day 63
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Have you got the results for the next days games .i think the same teams played against each other the next day.
If i am correct try and pick a treble of winners and see how you do.
Had a nice day with the grandweans .Back home now and going to put the music on .
I hope everyone had as good a day as is possible 🍀💚🎄
Happy Christmas everyone! I hope we sign the Dundee united keeper. Big commanding presence, instinctive shot stopper and reminds me of hockey goalies on 1-1 situations – very impressive and is used to the Scottish league.
I’d have him at Ibrox but not sure if that is possible.
Stebhoy,
Funny enough,that was Barkas strong point in Greece,the one on one.That’s why he got the nickname,”The Wall”.
TURKEYBHOY-I the wall was big ff😉
Did you get snow this year 😉
TURKEYBHOY-thought-I can’t even blame the drink,yet🤷🏽♂️
Cmon PL and DD
YOU CAN’T START A FIRE WITHOUT A SPARK
LAXALT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs&ab_channel=BruceSpringsteenVEVO
Merry Christmas .
HH
Hello again all you young rebels.
Off to the beach this beautiful Oz morning.
67 hoops top on, hamper full of turkey , ham, pork pie.etc.
Coolbox full of beers lol.
And Mickeybhoy full of Christmas cheer.
Best wishes everybody.
H.H. Mick
MM-I’m still up watching the Ryder cup highlights with beer.
Enjoy the beech ya jammy so and so😉
Have a good Christmas 🎄 🍀
Merry Christmas to all 🌲
I am not from a traditional Celtic supporting background. No Irish ancestry as far as I’m aware. I was drawn to Celtic in the support of the underdog in the face of barely concealed bigotry. I wish everyone a happy Christmas however you may wish to celebrate it.
Shutting down debate on Res 12 on here saddens me.
Shutting down debate on res 12?
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Moderator2
The way our club has handled Resolution 12, is indeed a dark part of our history. Forgive me for being so blunt – but is it not a moderators place to guard against personal abuse and insults which will lower the tone of a great site or to dictate the agenda on acceptable subjects to be discussed?
The behaviour of this board is ripping the club apart. I believe it is vital there should be an opportunity to discuss this matter.
Merry Christmas.
INIQUITOUSIV on 25TH DECEMBER 2020 5:05 PM
It got personal, apportioning blame, as posted any future posts apportioning blame and being personal will be deleted. There are forums that are there for apportioning blame. By all means state your case here but do not blame others here. Each is entitled to their view and opinion. I know from what I read here it was getting personal.
!!BADA BING!! on 25TH DECEMBER 2020 5:41 PM
See above.
AULDHEID on 25TH DECEMBER 2020 7:02 PM
See above.
Mod 2-you comfortable with your decisions?
TEUCHTER ÁR LÁ on 25TH DECEMBER 2020 11:04 PM
I disagree, if you believe in a cause by all means post it but do debate by apportioning the blame to a fellow Celt or Celtic organisation.
This is an open forum do not blame someone else who has Celtic’s best interests at heart, do that in the correct forums organised to debate such things.
I absolutely cannot believe on today of all days this has continued, Christmas Day.
Final word all future posts that apportion blame to either side of the argument will be deleted, those of you who think none of the posts were not personal read back.
If you think I am in the wrong email P67. celticquicknews@gmail.com
I think the post by the mod, in itself, says they are, indeed, comfortable with their convictions. Not that I’m sure they need me to point that out but it is glaringly obvious 😉
FAIRHILL BHOY on 25TH DECEMBER 2020 11:11 PM
I am if you think I am wrong, contact P67 celticquicknews@gmail.com
OMG – I am stuffed, not drank enough😂 family all away home.
As my good lady is telling me how much of a lovely day it was (and I agree with her) my attention is on the Hoops manana, is that wrong???
Nah didnae think so. So COYBIG
D :)
Mod2-I wasn’t asking if Paul was comfortable with the decisions. I was asking if you were 🤔
FAIRHILL BHOY on 25TH DECEMBER 2020 11:22 PM
100%, maybe I wasn’t clear if you think I am not email P67 to ask him if I am wrong.
Just popped in to wish Paul67 and all CQN members a very merry Christmas. Looking forward to a much improved year for everyone next year. HH YNWA.
So can we debate R12 as long as we’re polite, or is no debate allowed??
Oh, and Merry Xmas CQN
NEIL BHOY
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Would have loved to have gone to a game tomorrow…..BUT I just received one of them “act upon it now or your life will have been a complete waste of time” emails.
So taking advantage of the gap in my diary I will be hoping for a telephone call from someone asking what I’m up to….
My reply (already rehearsed to give it a flavour of spontaneity, gravity and urgency with a sprinkling of superiority) will be simply……
“I’ll need to call you back as I am right in the middle of creating a Tartiflette….what do you mean ‘What the eff’s a tartiflette?’ ….everyone knows what it is!”
Right hope youse all had a crackin day…..just need to check the fridge to make sure I’ve got enough Reblochon for my tartiflette…it’s not the same wae camembert or brie!
https://www.thekitchn.com/tartiflette-recipe-23097267?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB
Hail Hail
Matt
Thansk to AIPPLE; may I be the first to wish PAUL67 and CQN, and all CQN’ers a Happy 6,000th-Day Birthday!!! 😊 🍀
6,000 days of CQN; that’s quite a milestone PAUL67! 😊. I really hope you celebrate this today… (Perhaps a ‘Best of CQN’? 🤔 Or will you just leave that to us? 🤔)
May this site and all who sail in her be Blessed with many more days to discuss and debate the highs and lows of following Celtic, and to debate and discuss, and support those who need it, the
highs and lows of life in general! 😊
Take Care, Keep Safe, God Bless and Hail Hail,
Yours in Celtic, 😊 🧣 🍀
TB&F. 😊
P.S. Was it just me, or did anyone else notice from today’s CelticFC Video, that whilst most of the players (as usual some might say 🤔) were not all ‘On It’, it was incredible how serene and calm, Angelic almost, but absolutely the calm at the centre of the storm, was Neil Lennon?!!! 🤔 I can’t speak for anyone else, and I know just now I am in a minority, but in that moment I started to truly BELIEVE again! 😊 I hope you will too. 😊
Ten In A Row… 😊 You heard it here (well, almost,) first! 😊 🧣🍀
After my post at 10.18pm, I replied to Mod2 post earlier concerning debate around Res12. My comment and only comment was that it was a poor post. My post has now been removed for no reason whatsoever. Mod2 please explain why you removed that post.
🎶
Moderator, Moderator,
rise up and be strong
The morning is here and there’s work to be done
Take your pick and your shovel and the bold dynamite
For to shift a few tons of this earthly delight
Yes to shift a few tons of this earthly delight
🎶
Just came on to see how Christmas had treated everyone and I see Stalin has joined CQN – unbelievable that debate about Res 12 has been shut down – I agree that some of the nitty gritty can become too personal but I’d rather that than rolling over and playing possum to a completely in Celtic like dictat.
Un Celtic like even
As far as I can decode, it looks like we can discuss Res 12 issues, thankfully, but that recent debate became too personal in attributing blame to the good Celtic men on either side of the issue, it was best to head off that aspect of it.
So, no censorship but let’s be careful in calling out friends who disagree.
Now, on to today’s match. I have never seen a good game on the Hamilton surface. Goals are usually scored by deflected shots, goalmouth stramashes or a burly centre forward bashing through the centre of defence.
For that reason, I would include the shot takers- Christie, Turnbull, McGregor and Elyounoussi and I might consider the bustling Ajeti.
Horses for courses here
SFTB – too add to the lottery that is Hamilton’s playing surface we also have one of these uppity storms with a name heading in.