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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WINNING CAPTAINS
A wee package arrived on my Dad’s doorstep about an hour after I did! Softened the blow for him,haha.
Thanks,mate. He’s chuffed to bits.
Morning Bhoys and Ghirls, huge game for the team today, and specially for Ronny I think.Could be on the verge of a truly great season.
Gerryfaethebrig … did you get that second goal ? Or , dare i say it , a hat trick ?
Incidentally , this is some weekend .
– CQN11 bevvy
– Coatbridge St Paddy’s day bevvy
– League cup final bevvy
Two down , one to go .
PS Just had a surreal flashback . I remember getting a banjo lesson ( not a metaphor ) in the Spice of life in Whifflet last night from a guy that had been playing in one if the pubs .
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.
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For ex DU legend Frank Kopel
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Lol, politics on cup final day? What next Scott Brown sits down again?
Ffs, smartin up EH?
TD67
HH & up the republic
On Friday evening Celticrollercoaster started the ball rolling by publicising the latest Last Man Standing competition. It kicks off next weekend so still plenty of time to enter.
Almost 30 entries in already (so that’ll be 29 then) and I’m sure loads more will follow once we get today done and dusted.
If you’re interested just drop an “I’m in” email to the brand spanking new address of cqnlastmanstanding@gmail.com . My next couple of postings will have a reminder of the competition and the rules.
Jobo / CRC
gallagher
Hail Hail.
On a cup final day, mothers day, a non rain day,
Come on Alfie,enjoy the pre match bantering,
Happy Celticing
***LMS4*** – THE LAUNCH!
Welcome back after a short break to LMS 4, which kicks off next weekend (Saturday 21st March) and we now have our very own unique email addy! So with everything for this particular competition can you please use cqnlastmanstanding@gmail.com .
This is the final competition of the season and we will continue to support Shay Bhoy McGinley and his very young family, thanks to your incredible support.
The competition will cost £10 each to enter, and like in LMS3 you will be allowed to buy extra lives in rounds 1 to 3 for a similar amount. Payout will again be 50% to the Last Man Standing and 50% to Shay Bhoy.
And all you have to do to is simply select a unique winning team each week from the list of fixtures provided. Dead easy :-) How can you fail not to win? :-)
So to register, you must firstly send us an email (TO THIS NEW EMAIL ADDRESS PLEASE) and secondly make payment by Friday 20th March. If you do not do both you will not enter the comp. Of course you will also have to also select your team.
Payment can be made by bank transfer and the details can be sent once we receive your ‘I’m in’ email. Or you can pay CRC or Jobo before Wednesday’s cup replay.
The rules will follow shortly…
JOBO BALDIE
Result,I was sure it started yesterday and that I’d picked Man City!
***LMS4*** – THE RULES!
Firstly, if anyone hasn’t received our invitation emails – perhaps you’ve not participated before – but fancies joining in, just drop us an email to the address below or to jobobaldie@yahoo.com
The rules are pretty simple. Once you register your interest in taking part here’s how it works.
1. Each week we’ll issue an email with the forthcoming set of fixtures to choose from. In general this will consist of the SPFL top flight games and the matches involving the top 4 in England. But there may be the odd occasion when this changes, particularly on cup and/or international weekends.
2. Each week you choose just one team and provided that team wins then you are still standing and through to the next week.
3. Once you have chosen a particular team you cannot choose them again. THE ONUS ON KEEPING TRACK OF THIS LIES WITH EACH COMPETITOR as
we don’t always get a chance to check every selection made prior to the games kicking off. But if you need to double check, email us with plenty of notice we’ll try to help you out.
4. If you pick the same team twice you’re aff oot! But see Rule 6
5. If your team fails to win then you fall out of the competition. But see Rule 6
6. If you fall out in weeks 1 to 3 (inclusive) you have the option of restoring your ‘fit and proper competitor’ status and paying your way back in with a further £10 donation [you can do this if you are unsuccessful in weeks 1, 2 and/or 3 and can do so more than once – this is, after all primarily about raising funds;-) ].
7. You must send in your selection before your team’s particular game kicks off. So watch out for Saturday lunchtime or Friday evening fixtures.
8. As a rule of thumb, the selections will be collated and monitored by me. In an effort to be transparent I will announce my own pick when issuing each week’s fixture list. Until I drop out!.
Good luck!
CRC / Jobo
More than 63m people didn’t sign petition calling for Jeremy Clarkson to be reinstated on Top Gear.
CQN
Is it double time for political blogging on a Sunday i wonder? Ermine vermin
fred colon
09:58
Hat-trick wee Leigh Griffiths gave me injury time penalty so I am returning the compliment and betting wee man to notch 3 today
Likewise
CQN11
St Paddys day up the Main Street
& even though it is Mother’s Day my good lady has sanctioned a wee day oot in the boozer for the final so if you r driving by the La Ronde (the Bammy) later tonight it will be me sitting down outside doing the Broony
My Old Man.
Customary Sunday AM phone chat with my 95 yr old man.
He was reminiscing re us attending the League Cup Final in 1967 ( the last I went to)-
” I was 47 and you were 17.At that age your mind was more focussed on other forms of Diddy Cup ”
Lovely sunny day – way down south.
Fantastic record gary67
Hope by the end of the day you are enjoying a few cold ones….
bournesouprecipe
10:15 on
15 March, 2015
More than 63m people didn’t sign petition calling for Jeremy Clarkson to be reinstated on Top Gear.
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Now, had the producer walloped Jeremy Clarkson then I would be signing a petition in my best handwriting.
Wooo Hooo!!
I just found out that the Final is on (free to air) TV here in Perth.
I don’t get to see the bhoys very often. I might get almost zero sleep but tonight is a special occasion.
COYBIG.
Most of all, come on Broonie. Stick it to the hacks!!
!!Bada Bing!!
Will that be a political banner?
south of tunis
Wow!
Some innings and still sharp :)
IMO,Clarkson is doing a Charlie Sheen. Over-inflated ego,kills the show which made his name,kills career.
iki
He’s a difficult man not to dislike. ;-)
Connaire
Frankly, the medium she used is not really important. She said these things. Doesn’t matter if she muttered it under her breath or had it printed on a banner to carry to ‘Firhill’
Neg anon I agree that the SNP have a contolling, authoritarian bent that for me at least is very off putting.
Alfie. Please don’t imagine for one moment that me posting this revelation about Ms Black implies my support for the Labour party.
Sorry for waking the politicos with agendas up.
HH
THUNDER ROAD
Four years old,and at a cup-final?
Magic. Even that one.
The Franks’ Law campaign is worthy of recognition at a number of levels.
The group behind it – United for All – is a local 3rd sector organisation who use engagement in sport to help improve the wellbeing and employment prospects of individuals.
The aim of the campaign is to influence a change in the law for Adults suffering from degenerative conditions such as dementia and MS. At the moment, personal care is provided free of charge to persons over the age of 65. For those under 65, there is no personal care provision, such that care needs to be paid for.
The campaign was seeded in the case of Dundee United full back Frank Kopel, who was diagnosed with dementia aged 59, and died 6 years later from the illness. His care at home until his death was paid for by his family, in contrast to those over 65 years old.
The campaign in essence seeks to remove what is age discrimination in the provision of care.
The campaign will this afternoon at the League Cup Final seek to influence Scottish Government to change this, using Football as a vehicle to change the Law.
Scottish Government Minister for Health and Wellbeing – Shona Robison – has confirmed she’ll be at Hampden for the Game. She happens to be a Utd fan btw.
Fans of both teams are asked to show support for the campaign with a round of applause on the 3rd minute.
Football and social justice. Seems to me to be a very ‘Celtic’ thing to do.
I’ll be clapping.
I predict that once the GE is over the bawbag that is Alfie Noakes will disappear from this site.
HeresHopingCSC
vale bhoy-:)
!!Bada Bing!!
Well I’ll be applauding anyway.
Morning hoopsters,
My Celtic scarf is flying proudly from my jib in the work, huns walking by shaking their humps.
3-0 the hoops.HH
Last night
Palermo 0 – Juventus 1
Chant of the night – directed at the Rube support –
‘Hope your women cheat as much as you do ‘
67 heaven said, did, didn’t do ect etc
skyisalandfill
Sorry for waking the politicos with agendas up.
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They’d have done it anyway mate.
Good luck today Celts, ‘tic to win 2-0.
Alfie
Your diatribe on SB earlier makes me think that you just like to court controversy for the sake of a response, get a budgie or a parrot, they’ll talk to you.
Neganon2
You didn’t mention the Nats national database and microchips for wur dugs, where will it end?
Let’s keep it tae the positives of our team in the run up to K.O.
HH
Bobby Tait in the Directors Box at Poundland yesterday,just meeting up with some old friends i’m sure…..#notparanoidenough
Good morning everyone.
The LC is crap. As is Hampden. As are our opponents. Still want to win though.
Agree with much of what Alfie said earlier. Our pissheads can always flourish in our crap domestic games but the unprofessionals tend to suffer in Europe.
Enjoy the game.
White base layer- check, green t shirt -check, granda’s old wristwatch -check. Off hillwalking? Nah, off to see the glorious Glasgow Celtic.
Frank Kopel used to live up my street in Monifieth. Nice guy, used to take a penalty against me if he saw us playing shootie-in and give me 10p if I saved it!