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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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  1. Delaneys Dunky on

    RC

     

     

    Had the net burst at Anfield that night, BBJ’s rocket would have smacked my coupon. Was right behind it.

  8. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    STARRY PLOUGH

     

     

    I moved my best bud,a rampant hun,to Birmingham at New Year 2013. Two months later we met up in Cheltenham for a guid bevvy.

     

     

    But first,their match at Montrose. They drew 0-0 and were lucky to get nil. I laughed and ripped him for the whole match.

     

     

    When it was over,he called me a few choice names and effed off home!

     

     

    Heyho,I enjoyed the rest of the day too.

  11. theglasgowcelticway on

    BMCUW

     

     

    Remember people climbing on top of the turnstiles that day.Taking girlfriends to football games? you incurable romantic you.

  13. spiritof67 on

    A question for the auld yins like me,

     

    can anybody remember when Jock had George Connolly as a youth

     

    to play keepy uppy at half time in some game or games to show his

     

    skill and entertain us. I’m sure he was a champ at it, can’t remember

     

    the game or games. Is it just in my imagination, memory hazy as

     

    drink probably involved at the time ?

     

    Great player and wasted talent imo

  15. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THEGLASGOWCELTICWAY

     

     

    It wisnae my idea,mate. Never done it since.

     

     

    Well,once. Took an Aussie lass to a midweek match,about 2001.

     

     

    Motherwell,wi Goram in goal.

     

     

    They won 1-0 and we missed the last train. Had better days.

  20. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    SPIRITOF67

     

     

    There are a fair few on here rate George in their all-time Tims. Me included.

  23. skyisalandfill on

    Ghuys.

     

    I knew summit was missing.

     

     

    What’s it all about?

     

     

    Is the game on BBc tomorrow?

     

     

    I’m at work and if it is TVcatchup will have a proper feed. Sweet.

     

    Odds on Broonie to score?

     

     

    BMCUW

     

     

    Replied to email.

     

     

    HH

  24. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    GORDON64

     

     

    I wouldn’t dream of stealing someone else’s thunder,mate. But I think it’s a great idea.

     

     

    We can all kip at Dena29’s holiday villa.

  26. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    BMCUWP

     

     

    You going to PoY dinner this year?

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  27. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    I would like to thank my fellow tims for all their efforts at CQN11 last night. Well done bhoys and ghirls,

     

     

    Also looking forward to our young manager winning his first cup with Celtic tomorrow.

     

     

    I think we will whoop them regardless of Mibbery.

     

     

    HH

  31. theglasgowcelticway on

    BMCUW

     

     

    I took this wuman tay a fitba geme wance,never again, ended up marrying her.

  32. Delaneys Dunky on

    BMCUW

     

     

    Big G isnae that big. This is a T in the Park veteran tent that slept a dozen Glesga wasters. ;))

  34. 31003 on

    G64

     

     

    Thank you kind sir……

     

     

    Took a break cos of the way the blog was goin all politico……. Does ma nut in….and for all you politecknos……I’ve never voted and never will………and if you don’t already know it…..they’re all in it for themselves……….just tell me ONE politician who’s not in it for themselves?……. Just one

  36. sipsini on

    starry plough,

     

     

    My big life long mate was a fence sitter regards football, he has three sons, Celtic daft due to myself and his brother taking them to the games.

     

     

    Since he has been working at the new bridge in Fife he has went half circle…his words…f…..g orange b……..,

     

     

    He’s going to the game with me tomorrow with my kids and his.

     

     

    My other mate whom is his bro is more hun orientated and a great friend of mines, nearly collapsed when my daughter asked his son …what team do you support Neil?….Celtic…glasgow is green and white was his answer ;))

     

     

    To be honest, the big man has given up.

  37. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    CELTICROLLERCOASTER

     

     

    Not this year,bud. We decided to go to The Kano Foundation do on 28 March instead.

     

     

    I’ll square you up wi my Firstmandown money on Saturday.

     

     

    I hope you got your wife AND your Dad a ticket this year. Oh,and yourself!

  40. Delaneys Dunky on

    CRC

     

     

    Felt like Christmas when the Holy Postie chapped my door this morning. A terrific parcel from you and WC. And a bottle from ACGR. Magic. :)

  42. skyisalandfill on

    I caught an article on the History channels FB page earlier about the Blarney Stone.

     

    Having kissed it although you may have missed it, I had a look at the comments and almost everyone of them, probably mostly Americans, seemed to concern a rumour that the locals pee on the stone when the tourists aren’t around. Predictably there were a range of reactions mainly those who have an unnatural attachment to germ free zones and a couple of weirdos and fetishists.

     

    Corkcelt

     

    As probably our most local CQNr, has the rumour any substance?

     

    HH

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