I didn’t really know what to expect when I attended the launch of Peter Howson’s latest work on Brother Walfrid (more information here). The headline item is a painting, which the artist attempts to capture the horrors of famine across the world, and the compassion which drove Walfrid to do something about the poor in his own community. The painting contains figures which Howson accurately calls “grotesques”, a weighty work for a weighty subject.
The film accompanying the work manages to bring fresh insight into the potato blight which afflicted Europe in the mid-19th century, arriving in Ireland with devastating effect when Walfrid was a child. The blight caused hardship in Scotland and elsewhere, but as we all know, became the Famine in Ireland.
Microbiology, Malthusian politics and liberal economics combined to leave over a million to die, while millions more emigrated, often only to survive a short existence thereafter. Well done to Howson and his collaborators. If you get a chance, check it out.
Best of luck to Henrik Larsson who moves up the managerial food chain by taking over at his former club, Helsingborgs. If he can cut it at this level, I’d expect his next move to be to the UK.
Absolutely loved the Rangers Supporters’ Trust complaint to the London Stock Exchange about Mike Ashley, who I am sure will have acted without consulting his army of legal advisors when loaning Newco Rangers money to pay their wages this month.
The complaints are futile, neither Ashley nor Newco have broken any LSE rules, but they hammer home the divisions which are doing so much damage to the club. The reality for Newco fans is unattractive, Ashley looks set to continue to pick off their commercial assets, while major shareholders will seek a high return on their speculative investment, but it’s reality nonetheless.
The future of this club is not going to look like Rangers. Better to accept this and give Newco the support it needs, than turn it into the ‘next Rangers’, if you follow my drift.
Great news – Davie Hay will be on the blog on Thursday between 10:00 and 12:00. We’ve done this before a few times now, so you know the drill. Tune in and leave your questions on the blog which Davie will answer.
These events have been really enjoyable in the past, so put it in your diary.
We’re also having a party at the Supporters’ Club in Greenock on Friday 21 November with Davie and Billy McNeill to celebrate the launch of Caesar & The Assassin, their story of managing Celtic. We have plenty planned for the night, so if you’d like to attend, get your ticket from the Greenock Supporters Club, or email me at celticquicknews@gmail.com with the work Greenock in the subject line.
ALL ticket money is going to the Inverclyde Foodbank, you can pay as little as £1 for your ticket, up to a maximum donation of £10.
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Nae mudflaps cyber pint for the mudflap pun
Bom dia,
Some talk on here today about memorable goals, especially against the Liquidation Nation. I’ve an odd one.
Living in Brasil, don’t get to go to games as often as I’d like too. Anyway (think it’d be first game against Deidco in 2008 ?), myself and the missus were enjoying the generosity of His Bunnetness (he gave us tix, provided we donated to the Celtic Charity. Fair deal, I thought) on a rare trip back to Jonnie Bockland.
Things that stand out about that day were:-
1) How Pedro Mendes was a better player than I’d ever given him credit for before.
2) How annoying the missus can really be when she started her “They’re not very good, your team, are they….” monologue.
(the subsequent post match “analysis” in McCoulls soon got her over that)
3) Naka scored right at the death, to make things a bit more respectable at 2 – 4 with a superb free kick (OK. not maybe as good as his Manure and Killie ones) but certainly up there.
It’s funny, hardly ever remembers that free kick…….
***Lunchtime Quiz***
A late lunch today folks.
With Neil Lennon guiding his new Bolton side out of the relegation zone in the English Championship it is time to reflect on the managerial careers of former Celtic managers.
(a) Which former Celtic managers have picked up managerial honours after leaving the Hoops hot seat?
(b) For an extra hairy coconut, can you name the successful tournaments?
***The rules of the game are always the same. No search engines please, you’re only cheating yourself***
Right, stop the puns!
On yer bikes ya bams!
HH!!
More Keith Joseph than Keith Jackson on here today por cierto
(a) Davie Hay
(b) Scottish League Cup with Livingston
That’s all I’ve got…on the puns and the quiz!
Davie Hay, Norwegian League with Lillestrom.
Billy McNeil, English Div 2 with Man City(?).
IGC
I’m sure Jock Stein won the Rous Cup with Scotland.
Davie Hay won at least a Norwegian league title and the League Cup with Livi.
Kenny won the League cup with Liverpool.
LB
I think on reflection my favourite game against them was that 5-1 match. One of the very few times I was in the old Celtic End. (I almost always was in the Jungle.) Saw every goal because of that, as everyone was scored in that net (including theirs). For the young among you, it was a very foggy day and you couldn’t see the other end.
Lost in translation: Copper = Chopper in Dutch.
Ten pounds to Mary’s Meals if someone can work an Amsterdam relevant pun around Sturmey Archer.
League cup final at hamdun…….big yogi playing cat and mouse wi big kai johasson ……got his money easy that day sitting on top of the ball most of the game
I thought the bike puns had finished… Looks like I spoke too soon..
Davidopoulos, take a bow.
albertocontadorCSC.
If I had to choose it would be Andreas Thoms long range thunderbolt at ipox -only time I’ve still been in my seat as ball hit the back of the net as it was so unexpected -think we drew 3-3
Glasgow cup final at celtic park……..huns went one up and then get a penalty….what a miss……celtic song never been heard as loud…….remember s chalmers scoring very vague after that…but we ended up winners….a great night.
WWW
Was he booked for thon celebration?
One’s called Ronald, One’s called crank?
Celtic managers don’t seem to travel well!
I think David Hay was the first to win anything elsewhere with Lillestrom,Norwegian First Division,then,Livi First Div and League Cup.
Pretty sure that’s it. Not a good record at all.
Am getting a bit tyred o’ these puns .
Belter of an answer Livibhoy.
Almost there (2 more honours to go)
Tallbhoy, Big Cesar’s Man City team gained promotion from the second division but never won it (Oxford United won the title)
Glad the bike puns are finished…I was getting tyred of them…
El Madrigal
14:13 on 11 November, 2014
Davidopoulos, take a bow.
albertocontadorCSC.
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I have to admit I was smiling smugly at that one!
Sorry Tallybhoy (not tallbhoy, although you may be but….)
LIVIBHOY
Was Dalglish ever appointed manager?
If so,great spot.
wheels on fire….Julie driscoll
A picture of a Celtic supporter throwing a bicycle would be an Indurain image.
Oxford United?!
Ffs!
HH!!
IanBhoy929
13:42 on
11 November, 2014
philbhoy
Scottish Cup game, we beat the Hun 3-1, semi final I think, lost to the sheep in the final in a controversial game, I think
*Quarter final…we beat Dundee 2-1 in the semi and rh davidson beat us in the final.
IGC 1416
Ffs,the Rous Cup shoooorly canny count?
I’ve got medals fae beer-drinking competitions but I don’t put them on my CV!!!
We have Bertie Auld writing in the next edition of CQN Magazine on why it is Caesar and not Cesar. Bertie tells me that if anyone on that CQN disagrees then they’ve to call him and he’ll put them right personally!
igc
I am 1.799999999 metres tall!
HH!!
BMCW
I know but it was such a great call by Livibhoy I have to let the one through the back door.
If you think that is bad, you should see the final answer I am waiting for….
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
14:20 on 11 November, 2014
IGC 1416
Ffs,the Rous Cup shoooorly canny count?
I’ve got medals fae beer-drinking competitions but I don’t put them on my CV!!!
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I would suggest that you do…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
14:20 on 11 November, 2014
I’ve got medals fae beer-drinking competitions but I don’t put them on my CV!!!
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You shouldn’t sell yourself short bud – get thum oan!
Did John Barnes win Strictly? Or was he rubbish at that too?
TALLYVBHOY. 1419
Oxford were bankrolled at the time by a billionaire businessman.
Robert Maxwell,a kinda prototype Craig Whyte.
non de ploom…you beat me to it…but don’t let your heid be inflated…