Fill your boots at Month of Lions

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I never met Jimmy McGrory, who died an elderly man when I was 15.  I don’t if he was around Celtic Park much in the years immediately beforehand, but I never even saw him.  We have many genuine greats but he is one of a handful of those who could put a claim on being our greatest ever.

I was fortunate enough to meet Jinky several times and have yet to meet Kenny Dalglish or Henrik but the Tier-1 Celtic great I’ve met most is Billy McNeill.  Billy’s achievements as a player are legendary, his managerial achievements were none too shabby either, but the way he has represented himself, his family and our clu,b for over half a century, is incredible  He must have shared thoughts and memories with well over 100,000 Celtic fans on a one-to-one basis.

Like many of the Lions, and unlike to many less decorated heroes, they never make you feel like you are imposing on them when you’re soaking up the rays of history which flow from them.

The renovations outside Celtic Park are nearing completion and the area will be opened by Billy at 13:00 this Saturday, before the Aberdeen game.  While the façade of the stadium has changed greatly since Billy first stood out front as a fan, the school, car park and Kerrydale Street changed only by aging gradually, and the occasional resurfacing.

This renovation will change the way future Celtic fans view the ground in the decades ahead.  As a club, we are privileged to have someone of the calibre of Billy McNeill there to celebrate our present and future.

Get along early to support him – and bring a camera.

We are holding a Four Lions CQN Night at the Greenock Celtic Supporters’ Club on Friday 6 June.  Willie Wallace is back from Australia for the Lisbon final so we’ve nabbed him for a night, to join Bertie Auld, John Hughes and the one and only Tommy Gemmell.  Tickets are genuinely scarce after a lot of local update, if you want to be there, this will be your first and last day to respond…..

The 70th Anniversary Supporters Association Dinner is THIS Friday at the Kerrydale Suite.  Dinner, music (step away from the mic. Anthony) and entertainment among hundreds of friends.  Tickets cost a mere £30.  With the event being on Friday, and Fridays being synonimous with statements these days, I wonder if we’ll have another jelly and ice cream sweet. What a memorable CSA Rally that would be. See you there.

If you would like to attend either event, email me, celticquicknews@gmail.com

FYI, with the Big Cup final returning to Lisbon this month, CQN will be wallowing in unapologetic nostalgia for the next 31 days and beyond.  We forget how lucky we are sometimes.  Billy, Willie, John, Bertie and Big Tam, celebrate the way only Celtic fans can. Fill your boots.

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  1. Melvyn rings a bell not sure Mr Melvyn or that was first name Murray was the rector when I was there

  2. the unthank road on

    Boab

     

    My memory is going.

     

    the county bar????

     

    The White Horse???

     

    I’m sure I should know them

     

    Old age

     

    Bah Humbug

  3. the unthank road on

    Thanks Boab

     

    Spent recent years in the Windsor ( Now closed)

     

    see the effect I have on good pubs!

  4. Next Season can’t come quick enough.

     

     

    God’s Story.

     

     

    He certainly makes use of every Emotion from everyone, what an Artist.

     

     

    Pigeonholing God as an Artist, really stupid.

     

     

    Thats the Arts destroyed in 1 line.

  5. the unthank road on

    Boab

     

    Bay horse

     

    I believe the owner there, Mt Be*t was my savior in Holy Cross, 49 1/2 years ago

  6. the unthank road on

    Boab

     

    headie in my day was Martin

     

    Therefore the name Sany does nothin

     

    En Franglais

     

    Ca-ne fais rien

     

    See, we wusnae stoopid then

     

    A bientot

  7. the unthank road on

    Boab

     

    Melvyn

     

    I’m sure he was my music teacher.

     

    Sorry guys gotta sleep, that heart attack demands I sleep.

     

    Hasta manana, dulces suenos

     

    ( o level spanish gracias a senor tierney y la santa cruz)

  8. Celtic were Excellent in Milan and we Deserved a lot more than we got this Season.

     

     

    I have said many times favourable comments about SFTB.

     

     

    I dinnae know what is happening, Dempsey how about you Makepeace with The Singing Detective?

     

     

    Olde Prince Charming

     

     

    Anyone who falls for the Left or Right paradigm NOW, that the Internet…….

     

     

    Oh FFS I think I chased philvisreturns off the blog by posting relevant and Conservative Radio Liberty Talk Radio links a guid few years ago.

     

     

     

    Aspartame and MSG, these are the slow killers.

     

     

    One of the first Videos I posted on CQN.

     

     

    Aspartame

     

     

    Check your 6, is a military command……

     

     

    I’d say “check yer meds”

     

     

    Check Lemsip, the over the counter, Pharmakeia.

     

     

    Does it have Aspartame?

     

     

    Medicine ALWAYS tasted Baaaaaad….. Hey it isnae so bad noo.

  9. the unthank road 23:24 on 1 May, 2014

     

    South of Tunis.

     

    In defense of the super city of Bellshill, we were brought up on a diet of fab Italian ice cream ;-long live Vericcias, Zamboninis ( the 13A) and cafe Ferri. Except , I think they are all long gone!!!

     

    —————-

     

    HH Unthank!

     

    Memories!!! Would that be Unthank Rd in Mossend? If so, I know it very well. Grew up right behind Holy Family School….worked in Colville’s / BSC – many years ago I may add!

     

    13A was Pacitti’s if I remember, Zambonini’s was a chip shop down on Mansfield Rd.

     

    KTF

     

    TC45

  10. Travellerbhoy on

    My da was in the jail

     

    My mother took up with a guy fae cowie

     

    He had a house

     

    We stayed in in near the fitba pitches

     

    His name was the bomber

     

    We got taken away

     

    Drug and alcohol use

     

    My father came out of jail

     

    Hunted the bomber down

     

    Caught up with him in Stirling

     

    Tried to kill him

     

    Kept him hostage for 12 hours

     

    Threatened to drown him in the bath

     

    Police stormed the flat

     

    3 year

     

    Cycle started again

     

    King Kenny signed for Liverpool

     

    HailHail

  11. A wee article about Aspartame and how it contributes to Heart Disease etc.

     

     

    Sweet

     

     

    I will start off by saying all ye guys that think I’m a nutter, well My Big Sister still drinks Diet Coke, She is just an amazing person but she thinks I’m a conspiracy nut for want of a better expression, Hey Oh.

     

     

    I’m not trying to do anything other than getting people to really look into things. IMO Aspartame is the cause of so MANY diseases in society today.

     

     

    I remember Gold Coast Tom not believing before about Aspartame and the dangers of it, hey a mad cyril giving that info out is always going to get challenged, and quite rightly so.

     

     

    I’m no Doctor, anyone who thinks I am, is, blatantly Bonkers.

     

     

    Rocket Man

  12. Travellerbhoy on

    Ignoring me then

     

    I’ll be honest I can’t understand most of your posts

     

    Hope your still going to the hootenanny

     

    Hail Hail

  13. Travellerbhoy on

    Heard that the family were gifted land in a will. Some on here might be able to help me out with that please. Hail Hail in Cowie

  14. Travellerbhoy,

     

     

    Pick out the least attractive firefightersforchrist audio and it is likely to turn into the most significant.

  15. God is Almighty.

     

     

    Paul67 has the olde Holy Spirit, I hope he retains it, he will be tested, just like everyone else.

     

     

    There are many that will try to deceive.

  16. Travellerbhoy on

    I heard from a cowrie lass who worked in Dundee that my family was left apiece of cowie in a will

     

    How do I go about claiming it seeing as most of them are dead

     

    But I’m no

     

    Hail Hail

  17. voguepunter on

    Just stopped in front of Celtic walkway…looks fantastic,like the wee green lights on top of flagpoles.

  18. voguepunter

     

     

    03:37 on 2 May, 2014

     

     

    Just stopped in front of Celtic walkway…looks fantastic,like the wee green lights on top of flagpoles.

     

    ______________

     

     

    Ye could drop an olde Drunk a Tune, I mean Wan of the Finest?

  19. voguepunter,

     

     

    I’m a lot uglier than before. :)

     

     

    I feel safe and sound within the Rutherglen Celts !Comapny?

     

     

    Scarey Biscuits.

  20. Travellerbhoy on

    My mother took up with this guy called Cameron

     

    He had been in jail with my father

     

    He hit me

     

    I tried to reason with him

     

    My father was an animal

     

    I felt good

     

    He was in a knife fight

     

    He won

     

    My father fought him

     

    10 year old

     

    Glad he died

     

    Is that wrong

     

    My dad killed him in a knife fight

     

    My father knew nothing about the pain we suffered

     

    He wept

     

    Too late

     

     

    HailHail

  21. Petec –

     

     

    I never once said anything to you about aspartame. I have never discussed it on here with anyone. If you are referring to last weekend. You told a poster to quit aspartame and stop his medication. I said you were wrong to tell anyone to stop taking prescribed medication.

     

     

    I did not mention aspartame.

  22. Travellerbhoy on

    My father killed my mother

     

    He hit her that hard he put her in a coma

     

    For 18 months

     

    We had been in a home for about 2 years

     

    She died one day while I was at school

     

    We celebrated

     

    She never belonged on this earth.

     

    Where did she come from ? Why ?

     

    She abused us since the moment she had us

     

    Rose brought us up

     

    She invited strangers into our home

     

    She died in 1982 thank god

     

    I don’t know where her grave is?