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CQN 11 Knocking it out the park

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Where to start on last night’s CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner?  We knocked it out the park.  Hundreds came, thousands of pounds were raised, enough to help Mary’s Meals build a kitchen for a thousand more school kids in Malawi, and a £5,000 donation to Lisa Hague’s 30k Challenge for Marie Curie Challenge for Cancer Care.

My sincere thanks to everyone who came along and made the night so special, especially those who stepped forward and helped Mary’s Meals and Lisa’s Challenge.  The night could not have happened without Phil Agnew’s experience, work and charm.  He is a credit to everything good about the Celtic support.

Special thanks to Tom Boyd, John Hughes, Joe Miller and Tommy Coyne, who added range to the night at the Q&A session.  Thanks to Stuart Armstrong, who dropped in to spend an hour with us, and share some of his undisguised joy at being a Celtic player.

Archie Macpherson spoke about the world Jock Stein blew apart when he arrived at Celtic 50 years ago this week.  Archie’s range on Scottish football is peerless.  He became a friend and confidant of Jock, and gave us an insight into the extraordinary man.

No St Patrick’s Night would be complete without great music and for that our thanks to Patricia Ferns and Liam McGrandles, and a special mention those who put their shoulder to the wheel on the night, especially Geo from Biglens and the great hospitality staff at Celtic.

I’ve many people to catch up with but I’m planning to sleep for the next several days.  Cup Final apart.

If all weekends were like this weekend………
If all gatherings were like Celtic gatherings……….

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  2. BIG-CUP-WINNERS on

    Thanks for the replies guys.

     

     

    Was down in Duke St today and went to Grants bakers on Bellgrove. Used to go to that home bakery all the time when I stayed down there.

     

     

    Waiting in the queue a guy ordered pie and peas, soaked the peas in vinegar. I’d forgot all about that food.

     

     

    Got me remembering other stuff like whelks and mussels from the shop at the Barra’s.

     

     

    Sure sign of getting old……..reminiscing.

  4. Gordon64 on

    Clogher celt I’m sure something could be arranged however you boys in the south would need to go some to beat the hospitality we got in Belfast.

  7. Delaneys Dunky on

    Clogher Celt

     

     

    I am up for it and will bring my tent to camp on Saint Stephen’s Green next Easter ’16. :)

  8. Art of War on

    DD- Mibbes Roy C will put on The Doobie Brothers for you :-)

     

     

    Ps. How did they get their name?

  9. theglasgowcelticway on

    roy crappie

     

     

    Enjoyed watching the 85 cup final. Can anyone else remember a crush at the top of the stairs at the Celtic end north stand side?

  18. Árd Macha on

    Tough 11 miles done. A bit easier than last week, so may be some progress.

     

     

    Big day tomorrow for the Clan: Gaelic U14 final followed by going to lovejoysalegend for Sunday dinner and then the Hoops in the Cup Final.

     

     

    Árd Macha

  20. 31003 on

    Roy croppie

     

     

    The old photos…..especially after having a few beers today, are making me feel very melancholy. But….even looking at the latest photos ( Broony et al) make me feel very proud of our team… And…….20 years from now…….we’ll be looking at these photos ( Broony et al) and feeling very melancholy…….I don’t know what I’m trying to say except……..each photo is history……including tomorrow’s

  22. sipsini on

    starry plough,

     

     

    Same as I do with them huns in the work….rip the p**h…:))

     

     

    For anyone going to the game tomorrow the international opens at 11.0 bells.

     

     

    Tim pub….I’ll buy my bhoy his first pint tomorrow….feck, just heard Madonna is single, I’m out of here;)

  26. iki on

    BIG-CUP-WINNERS

     

    20:18 on

     

     

    The United fans will be having a minutes applause in the third minute to remember Frank Kopel and to both highlight and bring about a change in the way dementia sufferers are cared for in Scotland. Younger Dementia sufferers are excluded from much of the help available to older folk.

     

     

    The action has been organised by the fan community group United for All, who will unfurl a banner on Sunday at Hampden urging action from the Scottish Government who’ve so far failed to deliver changes to the law.

     

    ——————–

     

     

    I hope someone will “bump” this every page or so.

  29. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THEGLASGOWCELTICWAY

     

     

    I remember the crush outside at that part of the ground. Took my girlfriend for her first match,the two of us,my mate and his lass. He saw what was happening before I did and got him and his girl out.

     

     

    Mine was a bit further down,and petrified.

     

     

    I pushed us both through the crush and over the turnstiles-the operators weren’t taking the tickets just to ease the pressure.

     

     

    Out the exit at the other side and watched the match in The International. Last time I ever took a bliddy wummin to a game.

  32. Gordon64 on

    Most of my unhappiest cup final moments have been in the League Cup. I’m sure RD will not underestimate the oppostion tomorrow.

  33. Delaneys Dunky on

    Sipsini

     

     

    We had a good pre Inter Milan blaw Oldtim, Bognorbhoy Jr and I. Glad you all had a great night.

  35. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    CLOGHER CELT

     

     

    If you’re sreious about Easter 2016-I think its a great idea,btw-set up a separate mail address to post on here. That way,trolls will only hit a mail addy of little importance to you.

  36. jamesgang on

    sips

     

     

    stay on here pal.

     

    she’s a well known moonhowler……

     

     

    due along soon……

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  37. sipsini on

    skyisalandfill,

     

     

    Alfie is moping….the huns drew.

     

     

    My god, I’ll be busy tomorrow in work ….need to plank all the slings…their saviour has had a bad start. / /.

  40. starry plough on

    sipsini

     

     

    Just spent five days with an old Bluenose mate of mine up in Copenhagen, funny as feck, I tried not to laugh but what’s a Bhoy to do:))

     

     

    I was gentle with him as he really is scunnered with the whole thing over there, never thought I would see the day that he chucked supporting them and quite a few years back too!

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