Football can be a primitive sport on occasions but before kick off at Cardiff tonight the Wales and Scotland players will acknowledge the nation’s thoughts for a family in distress. The game provides many of us with opportunities to remember we are members of a complex and caring society. The The Wee Oscar 4 Life team have asked me to invite you to next month’s race night at Celtic Park. This is from them:
Be a hero for Wee Oscar and come along and join us for the WeeOscar4Life Race Night and Auction on 17th November in the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park!
Wee Oscar and his family flew to Philadelphia on the 6th October to start Wee Oscar’s potentially lifesaving Immunotherapy treatment, unfortunately due to health complications Wee Oscar was rushed into Intensive Care and it appears that these complications have shattered the prospect of receiving this immunotherapy treatment in Philadelphia. The events from the last few days have strengthened the WeeOscar4Life Campaign’s resolve to ensure maximum support for Wee Oscar and his family throughout Wee Oscar’s treatment. Set-backs such as this mean that it’s now more important than ever to raise additional funds.
The WeeOscar4Life campaign are proud to continue our fundraising for Oscar and his family during his treatment; Lisa Hague, Patron of the campaign, and Partner of Celtic’s Kris Commons says ‘This is the next stage of fundraising which will directly support Oscar and his family throughout the treatment and we implore the Celtic Family to continue supporting this incredibly worthwhile appeal. The Race Night and Auction is going to be a wonderful night and I can’t wait for the fun!”
Tom Boyd, the captain who stopped 10, said, “It will be my pleasure to support the WeeOscar4Life campaign by attending the race night next month. The backing shown by the Celtic Family already has been nothing short of extraordinary, and has inspired many of us to get involved and help this family through such an abysmal time.”
10 WeeOscar4Life Corporate tables, seating 10 people, are available on a first come first served basis offering preferential seating, drinks package, snacks, free entry and company advertising/printed logos. Early booking is advised as advanced reservations mean there is limited availability.
WeeOscar4Life seats are available and can be purchased individually or as groups at £7 per ticket. Again these seats will be sold on a first come first served basis. Snacks will be available on each table. Tables seat 10 people.
On the night there will be 8 races a raffle and an auction.
Race sponsorship is also available at £250 per race.
Jockey and Owner sponsorship is also available at £5 per Jockey or Owner. Each winning Jockey and Owner will receive a prize.
To reserve tickets or request further information please contact the team at here WeeOscar4Life@gmail.com.
The event flyer can be found here.
The full press release can be found here.
1,423 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- ...
- 38
- »
Well. He didn’t get fouled to be more accurate
To be fair, Wales had so many chances in the first half, the writing was on the wall ……. Despite the media hype, Scotland are nowhere near qualification standard….
Surprised Broonie was taken off (was busy trying to send my Oscar email) …….tell me he isn’t injured..? ……he was good in the first half….
Why does Hutton get a game ……. He really is no good at all
I don’t want to sound like I’m blaming the orcs but WTF was Hutton doing as Bale advances obviously with only one thing on his mind??
belgium will hammer us at least 5-0
Levien only got the job to silence him.
Even sevco wont take him now
trapp has to go
if he has any self respect he should resign tonight
ireland were brutal
as bad as i have ever seen
Radio Scotland …….”could be worse, we could be like Ireland ………listen, fuds, Germany would have beaten that Scotland team 10-0 ……. Not in the same league as Ireland, FOR DECADES…
67 heaven
I did yes.
I have now instructed my QC and solicitor NOT to take any legal action!
HH!!
Definite dive from Bale, nothing wrong with Fletcher “goal”.
Levein isn’t lucky or good and the MSM want his blood. They won’t cut him any slack as he’s not an ex-Ipox man.
Imagine being outdone by a complete and utter balloon like Coleman?!
WGS should get the job, but he won’t! F**k the SFA….
T4
sheik yerbouti
21:47 on 12 October, 2012
He IS absolutely brilliant, though….
We can complain about our 2nd goal being unjustly ruled out and about Bale’s dive, but Wales were worth a bit more than a draw tonight. Levein’s natural defensiveness led to us trying to scrape home 1:0 instead of trying to demoralise them by pressing our advantage.
The match looked like a tie between the 5th and 6th best teams in the group with Gareth Bale and Steven Fletcher only, looking above average.
Brown, Commons and Ledley did not thrive tonight and nor did our ex players Maloney, Caldwell and Fox.
Levein will be gone after the Belgium game and the Tartan Army can cancel the Samba classes.
I am more shocked by the ROI hammering. Neither Scotland nor Ireland can afford to play a reserve line up in any match. Feel sorry for O’Dea and Aiden but the latter will never please the EPL worshippers in the Republic commentary team and the former was never quite good enough.
Can the SFA just concede the rest ofthe games so we can get on with the real stuff
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
At least their consistent..! ;)
Tommo calling out Tom English, go on Tommo
alex thomson @alextomo
I would like Mr English to explain his dismissal of a catalogue of R intimidation today. So far, he’s failed to respond.
alex thomson @alextomo
@TomEnglishSport fine Tom. Would u b good enough to send me your email? Alex.thomson@itn.co.uk
View conversation Hide conversation
Roll on next weekend for God’s sake!
HH!!
Goodbye Craig Levein,
i never rated you at all.
You’ve left out wee Kris Commons
which shows you know……….not very much about football !!!
RegDwightCSC
PS Bale clipped his own heel. Never a pen – but probably justice was done! The Berra “tackle” was a farce.
(I’m assuming Adam’s cross went out the park)
Billy Bhoy
End of the road for Levein surely. Poached from DUtd to weaken them against the Huns, now out on his ear.
Tough game.
Fat Sally for Scotland? ;-)
What a crap Friday night, sat for 2 hour’s watching Mama Mia
with wife and daughter any how did our players get on?
International football is dying a death. Just seems to get in the way of proper football these days.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
21:53 on
12 October, 2012
sheik yerbouti
21:47 on 12 October, 2012
He IS absolutely brilliant, though….
————————————————-
he is
badly marked and
no threat from us
thats why we lost
maloney + commons anon
forrest should have came on
for wan of them
gave them something to think about
anyway no about the nite
there derby games
3 oot a 6 would have been ok
Which ex hun will be getting touted for the job in the morning.
Just to keep things indoors like :)))
No surprise tonight with Scotland losing.
For far too long Scotland’s football style has been influenced
by previous anti football Scottish managers who were lauded
by our media.
Time for a real change.
Valentine’s Day
21:57 on
12 October, 2012
What a crap Friday night, sat for 2 hour’s watching Mama Mia
with wife and daughter any how did our players get on?
—————-
that sounds better than the fitba,
but my my, there you go again
leftclicktic
Why not Duffield he’s had every other job in Scottish Football!!!
Gary mac, wot about the pen they didnt get?
Levein is useless, not playing any strikers in Czech republic. playing 1 up front against teams we should be beating at hampden…..not good enough.
GO.
leftclicktic, 21:55
Plenty more on that tomorrow in AT’s new blog
O.G.Rafferty
Ooooh dessert…
Danny Fox’s right foot is not a wand either.
starry plough
The very man :)))
Myth & Souness have to keep their heads down over EBTs
Holy Moly Scotland, you were winning last time I checked. I get home 15mins later and you’ve chucked it :-(
Probably already posted, but must read
As I’ve said before my interest in Rangers stems purely from the standpoint of it being a spectacular example of a corporate omnishambles: British mismanagement so profound and bewildering it veers between performance art and social car-crash. With the loyal Rangers fans left mugged in the middle.
It’s still happening. Past mismanagement matched by the odious behaviour of a no-doubt small minority of Rangers fans apparently hellbent on proving the new Rangers will be like the old.
An element of the Rangers customer base remains out of order and neither Rangers, nor Scotland’s football authorities, nor the police appear willing or able to do much about it.
I’m talking intimidation.
Of the legal profession. Of football’s governing bodies. Of football club executives. Of publishing. Of bookshops. Of newspapers. Of TV stations.
Tellingly, in Glasgow this will come as news to nobody. Which should tell anybody half awake how sick things are in this singular aspect of that great city.
Outside Scotland people may legitimately wonder how or why this is tolerated? Or simply gawp in astonishment that such things go on almost daily this year.
And it is arguably getting worse.
Consider the following brief summary of just some of what’s happened in Glasgow since Rangers’ downfall began, not a year ago.
THE LAWYERS
In April a 3 man Scottish FA Tribunal dared punish Rangers for bringing the game into disrepute (so seriously it was deemed just short of match-fixing).
Gary Allan QC, Raith Rovers director Eric Drysdale, and former commentator, Alastair Murning had their identities disclosed as well as private details with threats so serious the police advised all three on security measures.
Their identities became public after the Rangers manager no less, Ally McCoist said: “Who are these people? I want to know who these people are.”
The Scottish FA was left, not for the first time, wringing its corporate hands, saying: “We are deeply concerned that the safety and security of judicial panel members has been compromised by a wholly irresponsible betrayal of confidential information.”
And: ” all three panel members have reported intrusion into their personal and work lives, including abusive and threatening communication”.
Yet the manager of Rangers itself, a man steeped in the ways of Glasgow football, was instrumental in this chain of events, knowingly, or not.
Hardly an episode of corporate social responsibility.
It has continued. In the past few weeks Scottish Law Lord and former Supreme Court Judge Lord Nimmo-Smith actually had to put out a statement pleading for his independence to be recognised as he embarks on yet another investigation of the fallen club.
Again – the sheer weirdness of this to outsiders, passes almost without comment in Glasgow.
THE FOOTBALL AUTHORITIES
Like anybody prepared to challenge or ask questions or charged with passing judgement on Rangers, both Scottish Football Association and Scottish Premier League directors have had a torrid time of it.
In the case of SFA boss Stewart Regan, there were death threats.
The SFA have said publicly this year that private details of SFA directors have been published online.
The SFA Chief Executive Stewart Regan has said:
” At times, that does make you wonder whether it is going to impact on your family and your personal life.
But it’s never once made me think about walking from the job.”
Incredibly, to those outside the Clyde Cauldron, the SFA boss said he’d had to speak to Counter-Terrorism officers over the nature of the threats and the security response.
Yes – Counter-Terrorism police officers.
This revolting behaviour from a minority continues to spike in activity when those running the game are forced to take action to try and clear up the Ibrox mess.
Nobody, but nobody, should have to put up with this in the course of doing their job. But in Glasgow football it is dangerously close to being accepted as part of the job.
THE PUBLISHER
There has been just one book published on the Rangers. As you’d expect it’s gone through several print runs in the few weeks it has been out. But for daring to print a factual account of the Ibrox meltdown, the publisher, Bob Smith of Frontline Noir speaks of having to deal with a catalogue of abuse.
It had a potentially serious affect on customers and shops buying the book ‘Downfall’ he says:
“There was definitely pressure applied and there were certainly some wobbles along the way from shops and customers. But we got through and in the end people were supportive.”
Material was published online to identify where at least one person lived who worked on the production of ‘Downfall’.
The abuse I received for simply writing the forward to this factual account of the Ibrox debacle was routine for me – for publishers unused to it, the experience was frightening.
THE BOOKSELLERS
Those outside Scotland will find this hard to credit, but several shops including major chains like Waterstones and WHS were unable to display the book openly in some shops because of reported threats and actual abuse of staff.
For selling a work of non-fiction and journalistic enterprise!
In at least one store copies were ripped up. In another Glasgow shop an angry individual wearing a Union Jack repeatedly entered the bookshop to scream at staff to send the offending tome back to the publishers.
THE BROADCASTERS
As I write a colleague at STV in Glasgow has received threats for successfully doing his job. This person wishes to keep a low profile on police advice and is constrained to say nothing at all about it.
NUJ officials say currently around 25 journalists have been threatened recently for attempting to tell the truth about Rangers.
Understandably most feel they cannot discuss it openly. As one told me in a Glasgow hotel this summer: “I’m not paid enough and I don’t feel I have bosses who’d back me up if it came to it.”
Silence…hoping it will all go away…totally understandable when you live in Glasgow. But it isn’t going away, is it?
THE FOOTBALL CLUB
Enter Raith Rovers and their redoubtable chairman Turnbull Hutton. For Turnbull it was who was somewhat thrown into the limelight this summer as a champion of sporting integrity. As the SPL set about making itself a laughing stock in its tangled efforts to defy fairness, reason and morality to try and keep Rangers up in the Premier League, it was club chairmen like Mr Hutton who said no, Rangers must be treated like any other club.
But why, exactly? Yesterday Turnbull Hutton told me: “We had to circle our wagons at Raith given what had been done to us by Rangers fans.”
And he listed the endless abusive phone calls – some from Belfast – to Raith staff, theats, heavy-breathing, silent calls and so forth.
The day Fife police passed on credible information from the Strathclyde force that two men has been paid to burn down Raith’s stadium is a day Mr Turnbull and Raith Rovers will remember.
And all of it because that Raith man Eric Drysdale had dared sit on that SFA Tribunal and pass judgement and sanction upon Rangers’ gross mismanagement.
After all that Raith and Turnbull Hutton would lead the charge to stop Rangers remaining anywhere near the SPL, whatever it took.
The would-be intimidators didn’t tame Turnbull, their cowardice only making the club bide its time and help Rangers down into the fourth tier of Scottish football.
THE NEWSPAPER
It seems an entire newspaper can be got at, when it’s Glasgow and it’s Rangers.
Recent weeks saw one of the more bizarre editorial u-turns of recent newspaper history in the UK when a Scottish Sun double-page splash promoting the author of ‘Downfall’ prior to serialising the book – suddenly became a non-serialisation.
In a somewhat embarrassed editorial The Sun admitted to receiving a large number of complaints about promoting the book, from Rangers fans.
The paper denied it was bowing to threats. Yet the publisher of the book says the threat of a Hillsborough-style boycott was real and instrumental.
It’s widely known the threats were real, nasty and yet again Strathclyde police were involved.
Many – including the book’s publisher – express real sympathy with The Scottish Sun’s dilemma. It editor and staff are known to have been shocked at the level and fury of complaints.
The difficulty here is that, whatever the paper’s reasons, in the end the mob got their way. The serialisation of a fast-selling factual book on Rangers never happened.
They couldn’t get Turnbull Hutton, Lord Nimmo-Smith, Eric Drysdale, STV and many, many more – but many believe they did get the Scottish Sun.
That should give us all pause for thought. Is this the reason why not a single Scottish newspaper has reviewed a book selling way beyond its publisher’s estimates?
What kind of power does the Ibrox mob have still, in today’s Scotland?
So against all this catalogue of attempted (and mostly failed) intimidation, the new Rangers owner Charles Green must surely take a stand and trying to kick this poison out of Ibrox and some of its support for good?
Already in his short ownership Mr Green’s referred to the football authorities as ‘the enemy’ at fans’ meeting on many occasions and he faced formal disciplinary action for saying other clubs were motivated by ‘bigotry’ towards Rangers.
Mr Green must lead from the top because if he fails to do so what chance has anyone got to stop the moronic element at the bottom of the Rangers food chain from lashing out with threats against anyone who dares speak truth unto Ibrox?
Thought Fletcher (S) was very good tonight….
O.G.Rafferty
Once again thank you.
They have never had to encounter anyone like Tommo,
He will wipe the floor with them,but tell him to tread carefully as he does it.
HAIL HAIL
if we beat belguim all is forgiven
lol
The next list of canditates to take over from Leveine –
The cardigan,
Wee Eck McLeish,
Billy ‘Boy’ Davies,
Boaby WILLIAMson…
And any other hun who is friendly with RC Ogilvie.
!!!
HH!!
Wales at h/t 9/1 …. That wis a shootie in bet …. Cheers Gareth
Jim Jeffries for Scotland now that would be funny..