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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Happy birthday if it’s your birthday.
Happy Friday to awbdy else. :)
Saltires
Good to put a face to the name last night. My brother in Oz remembers you from St Davids. Has a school picture you are in…
Happy birdie to yoos, happy birdie to yoos…..
Happy birdie, dear Catman and Kickinthenakas……
Happie birdie to yoos……..
Last night was first class.
Pedrocaravanachio67
Ayrshire Tim,home for once.
MickTT
and a lovely curry.
Rounded off with meeting
Catman
Saltiresinseville
Alan,who needs to stop lurking
Maureen,sumdy’s wife (!)
The grampa of the U-17 scorer
Oh,and some guid beer too!
Smashing night,folks. Many thanks.
And a Happy HOOPY Birthday to
CATMAN and KIKINTHENAKAS.
I trust you’ll both milk the occasion a tad…..
Head-and-shoulders portrait on front page of Guardian Sport.
“What do you think when you look at that picture?” I asked Mrs. emeraldbee.
“Arrogant barsteward, who is he?” said she, glancing at the picture of Van Gaal.
The unthank road.
Received them Sunday thanks very much.my cup it runneth over
.o))
Kit
Ha..sheer quality.
You know, I’m that proverbial pain in the ass that likes to rattle on bout how things were better in ” ma day”. Not that I’m feeling I’m an OAP, in my head I’m still 18, but it’s how it feels.
Gimme the hoops of my youth back please, and ma pals, and my dearly loved relatives that have passed on, my wee village, my wee school, double decker buses, coal trains, coal mines, jinky and Bobby Murdoch, half time scoreboards that start with “A” 2 – 1, B 1 – 1, ( I can work it out I don’t need Jeff Stelling:-), gimme the next door neighbour walking in and asking for some bread or milk, buying my eggs at the farm across the way, …….ach…as I say, proverbial pain in the ass.
Good morning to everyone on CQN – Willie Wallace here on the Gold Coast in Australia, where this month we are organising a massive Celtic Huddle to celebrate what was achieved by Celtic in Lisbon on 25th May 1967.
I was looking forward to being part of this massive Huddle which will include Celtic supporters from all over Australia but I won’t be able to make it along after receiving a call from the club inviting me to join the other Lions in Lisbon for the Champions League Final. This is a wonderful gesture by Celtic although it will be hard as there will be a few of the bhoys missing this time around. In Lisbon we will remember them very fondly indeed.
I got a call last night from Bertie who was chinning me about gatecrashing the CQN Lions night in Greenock on 6th June. Bertie realises who will be the star of the show – last year myself and that Brogan Rogan fella had a great night with REAL Celtic supporters in that supporters club , so I am delighted to be there with Tam, Bertie, Big Yogi and maybe a few others on this very special night.
CQN asked me about my thoughts on the Champions League Final. This Atletico side reminds me a little bit of us when we went to Lisbon. They have 16 or 17 players and not the same level of money as the other team. The players play for each other and they have a great spirit. I hope that they win although it will be very tough.
So I am away now, sorry to bother you and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible down at the Greenock Celtic Supporters Club on Friday 6th June. And thanks again to everyone who bought my book last year.
Willie
I also hope they win it. C’mon the wee team.
the unthank road
Just catching up from last night. My only clear recollections from Holy Cross are of spending a lot of time in the ‘bogs’ playing shoot pontoon and 3 card brag. Otherwise, dogging a lot in the High Street mainly with Eddie Cocozza in his Dad’s (possibly Uncle’s) cafe! Also spent a bit of time down the bowling green. Only teacher I remember well was Donnelly who ran the football team – not a fond memory as I recall.
HH
Catman
I think same foto I was trying to find last night. Will send…
Happy Birthday to C & K and to any other affected CQNrs!
HH
Gerry
pintaguinness
09:43 on 2 May, 2014
Reluctantly, I’d probably agree with the Forest part of your post.
I like wee Jamesie and I think on his day he gives us something that I’m not sure we’ve got anywhere else in the team apart from Sammi; a burst of pace to create things from the wide areas.
Yes I know he frustrates the life out of most of us with his reluctance to track back and yes the throwing of the hands in the air every time he loses the ball has me personally pulling my hair out, but despite that I think he’s a crackin’ wee player.
However, last season after injuries etc I said that I’d be prepared to give him another season to see if things improved. In my opinion, they haven’t, well certainly not sufficiently enough to keep a hold of him.
If a decent offer came in for him I think it would be sensible to let him go with our best wishes.
When it comes to sums that lot haven’t a clue.
30K Red Cards printed for their protest – East End Park capacity 11,400 – Mental Arithmetic right enough!
Happy Birthdays to all.
BT
If your cup is running over, your not holding it straight!
( contents too strong?LOL)
Thought my days as a teenager over, standing in a queue to by tickets for a talented short arse.
Sotonightamgointopartylikeits1999CSC
Willie,
A Lisbon Lion is never a bother on CQN – it’s an honour to hear from guys like you.
Funnily enough I was thinking about the comparison between 67 and this year’s finals. The favourites, the tea with money and the underdogs. But I still don’t think I can bring myself to support Athletico Madrid though!
Bhoys
Thanks for all the kind wishes.
I will be going out for lunch with the Mrs and then to my local for a few beers with the bhoys and try and get up the road early as I am off to a wee unspoilt part of Spain between Barca and Valencia for a week of good food, drink and daft carry on wae some pals.
Life is good.
Thanks again.
Kikinthenakas
Praecepta.
Will be in about 4.30 today. dWe can have a wee chat. Well I will listen..o)
Oldtim
Don’t forget your meds….
Twists n turns at 08.48
Nah, couldn’t happen. Nor could a team enjoy winning, say, league titles, in the knowledge that they had been cheating, could they?
An Tearmann
Yes, remember the cafe at the Sheddens well just across the road from St Joseph’s for an after mass treat if you were lucky. Can’t quite recall the name of it, but should as they went to school with me! The cafe in Clarkston is/was Bonetti’s – also pretty good – as was the Queen’s Park cafe which you mentioned. In fact, used to go in the latter quite often as my Aunt lived in Calder Street in the close next to the Baths. Hope you are well big man, back from Dubrovnik for the match tomorrow arriving Edinburgh at 1325 and driving straight to Parkhead.
HH
pintaguinness
I know the Bhoy has injury problems but would you seriously be happy to see him go?
I think James Forrest is a future star for Celtic.
LB
Well, off to Bangor on Dee races later. Need to study. I like to feel when the bookie takes my money that I worked hard to give him it. (Pop master first – one day I’ll get on that programme).
Friesdorfer
English Mr Mclaughlin brilliant. There was another who could make you fall asleep while reading Shaespeare. No names. I made the mistake of tellin my dad, only to discover they were best pals!
History No comment ( children read this blog)
French Mr Fox good lad. Mr Reilly there’s a story!
Spanish Mr Tierney a lovely compassionate guy. I still bump into him now and again.
Geography. Can’t remember. Whiskers, excellent
Music Really weird
PT Great if you played football, almost no other sport catered for.
Willing to admit it was 50 years ago and I do have a selective memory!!
Maths and Latin, I was useless. I think I bought those O levels in Woolies.
Cadizzy
Goodison is a bit of a bogey ground for City. However, Everton’s slip-up last week is to City’s advantage.
After the finish to the EPL in 2012, I wouldn’t be confident betting on this year’s outcome.
Man City seconds from the worst case of ‘bottle crashing” since the wee Huns in ’86 at Dens, God bless ’em!
Didnae know the Posso boys were such fans of an artistic short arse.
PurpleRainCSC
BT
Ref Contents.
Me an the wee wummin indoors disagree completely. She drinks Prophecy, very heavily peated, I prefer the lighter stuff, 13 parts per million according to the girls in the distillery !! I’ll tell you the story behind the prophecy when we meet.
BT
the glass is a tasting glass.
I.E. you can’t put too much in it.
See
I’m looking after your health!
The unthank road
Aye. ..8)
thanks again buddy..
BT
Cheers will catch you then.
Told Oldtim to get my mobile no. off you. Didn’t want to leave him hanging around on his own – he was quite precise (arriving BV 1:35pm).
:-)
Over on RIFC Shares Discussion Board this guy is getting it in the neck from some of them. Wonder why?
“Sevco Scotland Ltd was the original name of the company formed by Charles Green (Date of Incorporation: (29/05/2012) using the assets of Rangers sold to Green by the administrators Duff & Phelps. Note Green bought the ASSETS of the club. He did not buy the CLUB. A breakdown of the assets Green purchased is available from the administrators. Unable to procure a CVA Rangers entered liquidation. Contact BDO for further information. Green formed a new football club with the purchased assets and changed the name of Sevco Scotland Ltd to The Rangers Football Club Ltd. on31/07/2012. This is the entity currently playing football at Ibrox.”
Praecepta
Sent it to him last night.
Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes
Looking forward to giving Eberdeen an overdue hiding tomorrow
HH
EmeraldBee\o/,
Truth hurts!
Heee heee, the huns on Nazi media are positively wetting themselves over the prospect of sevco lining up a summer friendly against.
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Bournemouth.
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!
The Unthank Road
If you’re talking about Holy X mid-60’s the Geograohy Dept. consisted of John McLaughlin (brother of ‘Black Jack’ in English) and ‘whiskers’ Jimmy McCormick who is now sadly no longer with us. I went back and taught in that depertment eventually, which is when I got to know Jimmy really well.
Jaysus my spelling ISN’T that bad! It’s sticky fingers playing with the keyboard, honest.
Morning Celts from an already scorching Lanzarotte.
Catman and Kickinthenakas happy birthday to you both enjoy yourselves to the full ( thumbs up).
Off for beer CSC