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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In Seville, that was. Not my normal sleeping habits.
STEELY DAN,is it?
IMO their best
off to put the original vinyl on…..
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=13uKiplgbF8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D13uKiplgbF8
Thanks for the reggae suggetsioms
Weefrathe Dracula is well up there with 65pts, we have only got 3
I always intended to get a t-shirt made up saying “I was the bhoy who was not there” :(
I here the SFA have given “sevco” 12 points. Worthy winners. Hahaha
Weefra HH
Nearly forgot other Seville good points, met Desmondo with his nice salmon pink shirt and Rod the mod also.
HH
normanstreet49
Bought SD albums many moons ago.
Even had tickets for the show in Glasgow (with Kiki Dee) before they abandoned the tour & went home. Jeff Baxter very cool. Carlton’s solo etc
PretzelLogic CSC
corkcelt
And your “points” are? Hehe
Weefra HH
PrestonpansBhoy, get me one of those T-shirts too.
WellJelCSC
Of all my greatest Celtic memories
watching Henrik doing his salmon leap
to equalize in Seville is up there with the very best.
Corkcelt – you’re a mystic!
Prestonpans Bhoys, apologies re name mis-spelling, still want a T-shirt.
RWE, BMCUWP…..
Fagen’s The Nightfly is timeless…….
Many happy memories of my Glasgow young mhan days, that I hold near and dear with some of those songs.
This one not bad either……. enjoy……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfZWp-hGCdA
Canalamar
I saw reference to that earlier but have not read his views. Will have a look.
BJMac is all for a legal challenge too.
Doc is Neil Lennon
23:24 on
18 May, 2013
everyone had a ticket but me and the suggestion was I fly with them on the hope I could get one. Now I’ve done that before at away games but not as far as bloody Spain!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll bid ye all Goodnight. I’ll send you the bill Weefrathe if the bloody tea has messed up the lap-top.
Normanstreet49,
Do it again. ;))
corkcelt
Was never interested in the UK, knew we never had a chance. Nothing to do with Bonnie, but I always judge these songs by how well they will do in our and the US charts. I think you know the answer to that. These are the charts which make the most money. Go back to “Waterloo”, a classic world wide and a very worthy winner. Incidentally, I am not a great Abba fan. It’s the quality of the song I am on about. Right, ranting over. Bed time. Corkcelt, loved the ole conversation with you tonight. Brilliant. Top guy.
Weefra H)
Are the Band singing about Jim Goodwin or am I just picking them up wrongly? :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2fLoxe9iQ
gettingmylyricsinatwistcsc
Willie Miller, Roy Milne, Jimmy Mallon.
The defence of my boyhood days.
How special was this Celtic back three who won….. NOTHING.
Those guys were the rear guard of a Celtic side who still make me a Celtic man to this day.
In front of them,…Evans, Boden & Baillie.
A thousand years ago.
But still in my memory tonight.
God Bless them.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/seville.jpg/
Me and Nafos Seville
Auldheid,
I was going to ask Gregory how much for him to put a case together, would be an idea to find out a ballpark figure.
Time for bawbaws, night night n
Hail Hail
If your reading this AL thanks for the ticket and the accommodation. Glasgow, Manchester, Madrid, Seville. ..a story for another day. Green and White madness.
Hail hail
corkcelt@2328
I bet your insured and I’ll go a witness for ye. Lol
Weefra HH
damn! just lost long post. summary;
travelled with manchester based Co. Rep said they all said they would never see the demand for 1999 CL final eclipsed. Man U v Bayern in Nou Camp.
SO WRONG. Seville blew it away! they were stunned! the industry simply didnt have enough planes to satisfy demand.
I was in Jerez airport at 4pm on the friday to fly home at 5. At 11pm they told us our plane was on the runway in Galway!!
Jerez airport closed at midnight by which time the bar and duty free had been drunk dry. not ONE arrest and we didny even have a telly to start with!
I found out later that we had been double booked. So we actually had to wait till a plane load were flown home them wait for the plane to refuel and fly back for us!
was it REALLY 10 years ago? jeez!
Night all!! God Bless!
billy bragg support acts 17/5/13
del barber
http://youtu.be/r7LfVuqJSDI
sean mc gowan
http://youtu.be/NbWvWDq-v8s
good night was had by all
Prestonpans Bhoys, twin girls, very young meant there was no way I was going.
Watched it with Miss Doc, aged 6, it hooked her into being a wee Tim, season ticket holder at CP now, so some compensation.
Interrupting the seville nostalgia with a brief return to €urovision….Portugal y Andorra is trending in Spain.
Personally I just think the song was rubbish.
Real betis fans trying to swap shirts and walking over the bridge are huge memories.
Hh
Zimmerman,
Get back Jack……
If you all want a laugh…. check the album cover on this bad bhoy……
Not a bad tune, ????? but somethings just not right….. :)))))))
Back to CSNY……. and the Killers…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVLfzYkM6Lo
Doc is Neil Lennon
23:34 on
18 May, 2013
Well Mrs Prestonpans just pointed out to me that I went to Madrid n 1980 without a ticket and 1984 for the world cup. It was an age thing, something you do when you are young, can’t disagree……..
Right, off to bed. Ra burds were in early tonight, (protecting from Mr F.) so will need to be out that wee bit earlier weather permitting in the mo. Night night Timland.
Weefra HH
Sipsini would that be on match day and what pub
Prestonpans Bhoys, I was at the Madrid game in 1980, home leg only, was only 13.
Flew into Malaga then on to Torremalinos 4 days before the game,place was jumping with tims.The next day twas obvious the hole area was crammed with the finest people on gods earth.On the day of the game we drove to Seville on the motorway,it was like a great long Green and White ribbon.When we got to Seville panic stations the mobile servers were down so couldnt phone my mate to pick up tickets but I knew he would be wearing the hoops,so off we went( after parking at the ground ) I have before or since seen so many Hoops shirts in my life (Im old) After tramping the streets and sampling the local fare for a couple of hours we had to take refuge in a hotel with air con (it was a warm day) Lo and behold there were our tickets wrapped up in my mate,much rejoicing and drinking.One of the days you could live over and over again.
Seville was a pilgrimage !
Loved every minute. So many stories stating from Glasgow coming off the motorway at Carlise to get petrol, filling up the car when a white van screams in next to me. The guy rolls down the window and say “Go’in to the game mate? I’m off as soon as a finish work. See you there”
Needless to say l never saw the guy.
80,000 ma bahooki.