Had a great time at the Celtic Supporters Association Rally last night. It was a great celebration of all that is good about our club, with thousands of pounds raised for the John Hartson Foundation. Neil Lennon spoke warmly of John, about his courage and ability. As well as recognising the great achievements of this season, CSA Player of the Year, Kris Commons, could not hide his disappointment that we are not going for a treble next week. Hibs will have their hands full with him at Hampden next week.
I’ve never heard a footballer talk as John Hartson did. He was clearly emotional as he took the microphone from the manager but soon go into his flow. He told us about the three hours spent in the car before telling his family the diagnosis of his illness. His achievements as a footballer are remarkable and John is very proud of them. His absence through injury in Seville clearly hurt. Did it pass a crucial advantage to Porto? John thinks so.
His own failings were put out there with the disarming confidence that only someone who has climbed a few personal mountains can do. The ‘hangers-on’, who filled his days a few years ago, had their cards marked.
Reamonn Gormley’s parents, Jim and Ann, were also guests of the Association. Jim asked me to pass on a thank you from him and Ann to all Celtic fans for what they have done for them and the Thai Tims in the last two years. Their world will never be the same again but the support they have received from the Celtic Family has overwhelmed them. Your community has done very well, but there is nothing new in that.
With supporters like we have our club is in good hands. Well done to all who carry out the thankless tasks running busses, organising fundraisers and keeping the moral compass pointing in the right direction.
Have you ordered your Willie Wallace autobiography yet? Signed copies available if you do so now……
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zimmerman
22:47 on
18 May, 2013
do you think they would be that generous
ps my dutch choice is doing well
Who was working that Ukrainian guy.
Auldheid,
Our only recourse is now available reading Gregory Loandonnis tonight and at last my question is answered and he confirmed supporters but especially small shareholder can sue the SFA and beat them, IMO we must take this opportunity to have any lasting impact, if we do it will change the game forever and likely kill my argument, I want to be involved in brining legal action against them even if its only a donation to an organised supporters challenge.
jimbo67
22:34 on 18 May, 2013
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12 year old CARDHU, sharp, full, back of the throat flavour. Mrs Nuts is opening a big tin of ‘whupp ass!’. Sorry, I gave you up!
jimbo67
On the day of the game Dermot Desmond walked up to the bar under the cathedral. The crowd parted like the Red Sea.
We then all moved on and did YNWA along a narrow street. I remember all the families in the flats all running out to their balconies to film us. They looked stunned. The procession ended at the Radio Clyde bus with us all singing a wee ditty “The Huns are at work!”
Magic memories!!
Had to laff at big echo head johnstone when he heard cammy bell had let in a clanger. Oh the pain of it all.
ps Its the malt!!
zimmerman
22:47 on 18 May, 2013
Israel gives Palestine…a tent and a kettle
Israel kettles Palastine in a tent????
Sounds right.
pedrocaravanachio67
22:23 on
18 May, 2013
Fill yer boots man…….
This is a very young Fagen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7V5-O8Zk2k
Corkcelt -told ye.
Norway gives the 12 pts they got from Sweden back.
WeefratheTim
The voting is a re-enactment of WW2 and always has been.
I’ve never watched the singing but i used to watch the voting just for the farce!
I never doubted it Phyllis, its the same silly charade every year.
Crushed Nuts
Enjoy- you’d need a lot of Cardhu to enjoy Free Jazz
Billy Bhoy
I mind seeing DD walking past the Cathedral. Pink shirt I think!
Jimbo
That estonia song must be pure crap, sorry I missed it…..zero points
oops no longer……
It was documented that the day before the game, in Seville, that 1% of air travellers worldwide were Celtic fans. That would be roughly 65k travelling on that day Alone. It does not account for people who travelled before that day or on the day of the game. It certainly did not take into account those who travelled by other means. The other thing was that accommodation was at a premium and many fans stayed in other parts of Spain and also Portugal and travelled to the game from these bases, many of them incorporating the game is a week’s holiday. 80k is an underestimate IMO. There were also 98 arrests the night of the game – all of them in Glasgow!
United kingdom….our 12 points go to Sevco 5088.
Bloody Hell, we are last. I knew t’wasn’t much good but t’wasn’t that bad.
Off the ball today
Recalled BBC presenter on RS
the night in Seville who was so pissed
she was taken off the air.
Serious respect.
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
“many of them incorporating the game in a week’s holiday”
And bloody great it was too !!!!
pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles
22:57 on 18 May, 2013
There were also 98 arrests the night of the game – all of them in Glasgow!
>>>>>
Wur telly broke!!!!
corkcelt
22:59 on
18 May, 2013
don’t worry winning this thing could bankrupt a country….
We travelled to Seville from Benalmadena there were thousands of Celts in that place alone.
Seville
80,000 Celtic fans.
No arrests.
Friends made.
Countless.
PC 67
Are those lyrics Steely Dan by any chance
I,m alternating from the Blog and Steely Dan you tube
miki67
19:03 on
18 May, 2013
You are a fighter and gentleman!
I have never met you but I admire your strength and your wisdom.
This time next year I want you to join me and other mad b****** CQN posters celebrating 3 in a row. Best seats in the house at CP are assured and you’ll no need to put your hand in yer pocket celebrating in the best bars in Glasgow.
Now let us make that a date amigo? We’l even get TET to evacuate his cave and join us!
Hail hail!
Enjoy……..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VShpcqd3zE
If I could sing like this lad……
I’d have saved myself 40 years hard graft……. :)
Gordon64
23:07 on
18 May, 2013
Manchester
150,000 fans
multiple arrests
no friends made
town wrecked
Typical French jury – the only one announcing the results in French.
Learn a proper language!
Israel gives Palestine a kettle
Will someone give them water please.
I spent weeks trying to get a room in Seville but the nearest place you could get accommodation was between 20-30 miles away, then a few days before the game I got an e-mail from a hotel in the centre of Seville saying he had a room for me that would accommodate 4 people. I was made up. The guy was a big sports fan and loved American football and was saving this room for such a sporting occasion. I took him a large bottle of malt whisky to say thanks, that’s when you could actually take liquids on board a plane that were purchased outside the airport.
Classification of Al-Qaeda: a multinational company that produces miniature toiletries and small polythene ziplock bags.
billy bhoy and corkkcelt
A load of absolute crap. Yes, i agree with you billy bhoy, I should have known better. I am just a lover of good music, and there is no way on this earth could any of these songs get in to the UK charts like Waterloo did. That is my main point. The song from Russia or Estonia have a good chance. This is probably the reason we never here of these “winners” in our or the USA charts. Because they’re sh&&e. IMHO
Weefra HH
Even Vambo cannae save the bhuns………
God Bless wee Lottie…..
GB SAHB…… :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3JpK3eZ3s
Seville, bad points, cost a fortune, got beat, ( In an unsportmanship manner ), no hotel on the night, lying on park bench, long walk back to airport, arrive at airport at 6am, flight back to Barcelona at 2200 hrs, long roasting wait in that airport, lost out on a large UEFA flag that the airport worker was giving me until a couple of di@ks got involved.
Good points, when we found we were flying business class, we hit the lounge and got smashed, got a weeks holiday out of it, had a brilliant time apart from the score.
Would do it all again in a heart beat.
HH
Slept in a disabled parking space in an under ground car park till mad mental moondog mooney decided he needed the lavy, then it was back to sleeping on the streets.
Who is going to give the Dracula guy 12 points. Hahaha
Weefra HH
So i have soent 30 drunkenminutes writjng some “deep” to me Celtic talk onky for it to be deleted on this here ipad.
No more.
I love alomost evry ine if you.
X
Proud to say I was part of the Green army in Seville.
Never thought I would see the Hooos in a European Final having grown up through so embarrassing exits.
Felt the spirit of a lot of deceased tims travelling with me.
2nd only to the birth of my bairns.
Thank u Martin.