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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Guy walked in to a bar in Dunfermline once, asked the barman ‘Any Pies at all?’
Barman stared at him like he had two heids….turns to the barmaid an says ‘Have we got any pies at all?’
Barmaid stared over and said ‘Naw but av goat some paracetamol in ma bag.’
I was working in India when I was in my early 20’s and the high rollers from the Indian office and a number of English staff who were also out there took me for a meal to feel welcome and get to know the rest of the British punters out there for my stay of a month.
We went to an Indian restaurant in the 5 star hotel I was staying in. I had at that point never had an Indian meal in my life. I had been there a week and had chips for my breakfast and chips for my dinner.
I was totally out of my depth. These people were all high rollers on big salaries and I was a Bhoy from Livingston who had only been on a few jaunts abroad for the fitba and a package holiday with my mates to Magaluf. The conversation was light hearted but I was struggling to say much without sounding like a wee guy who loved the fitba and the beer.
The first course was served and I managed to eat most of it and quite enjoyed the food which was spicy but was being washed down with pints of Kingfisher. This was helping my nervousness and I was managing to crack a few jokes and come out of my sheel a bit. We were presented with a goblet which had some liquid in it. It sort of looked like a communion wine goblet and as everyone sat there chatting and I was quiet at the time I raised mine as a toast to a good prject and downed it in a oner. Much to my horror the rest of the diners put their fingers in it to wash their hands to prepare for the next course and I headed for the toilet to wash my sweating face from the embarrassment to much laughter from the table.
What a way to break the ice!
LB
Bada bing
I have a similar story….
Standing at the first tee Millport golf club at an outing. I was in the first fourball going out, there was a wee crowd gathered, the usual nerves teeing off to a gallery. I was swinging my driver, loosening off, when a voice from the back shouted ” Pedro, you’ve got a lump of sh**e on the end of your club”
I raised the club head to have a closer look, when the voice shouted..”wrang end”
Cue copious laughter from the crowd and a Sally gunnell fae me.
When I was younger I worked in a factory on the production line the only way you got toilet breaks was if the other guys covered for you. .One guy called Tommy Crawford was deemed to be a bit lazy. He was allways going on frequent toilet breaks so the other guys nick named him Tam Bladder. One day off one of the guys was walking down Ayr High st.with his wife when they bumped into Tam and his wife the first guy said to his wife this is Tam from the work and his wife the wife quickly said hello Mr.? Mrs Bladder John has told me all about you John just wanted the Earth to open up and swallow him. H.H.
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
Just talking to wife about conversation on blog:))
She recalled the 1st night she met my friends in my local, when offered a seat she said she thought we were going to sit at the “WINDOW”.
Cue hilarity WINDOW Woooooooooooooo WINDOW is it wooooooooo.
She also recalls thinking Dear God what have I got my self into :)))
Blesshercsc
I was at a “nurses” dance with my mate in Joanna’s, Bath Street, and we are trying to pull two young ladies.
Trying to impress them we said we were doctors (of course).
My mate asks the nurse where she works and she say’s “ante natal clinic”
Mate says, “oh, adenoids ‘n that”.
Next!
leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon
15:20 on 1 May, 2014
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
Just talking to wife about conversation on blog:))
She recalled the 1st night she met my friends in my local, when offered a seat she said she thought we were going to sit at the “WINDOW”.
Cue hilarity WINDOW Woooooooooooooo WINDOW is it wooooooooo.
She also recalls thinking Dear God what have I got my self into :)))
Blesshercsc
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LOL! My daughter still cracks up with laughter when my mammy says “windaes”!
Philbhoy
12% – I know and I’m the nominated driver.
Mrs RWE returns from Providence, Rhode Island tonight and the warm welcome and a cold drink will be waiting.
nonominateddriver CSC
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
15:06 on
1 May, 2014
Catman, happy birthday to you ya auld bassa. Keep a close eye on that brother of mine. He’s a tricky one.
Any chance of you making it along to the hootenanny next saturday?
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Thanks ACGR
Whit pub & whit time next Sat?
Catman
Happy birthday!
You don’t need to tell us your age but you can if you like.
:-)
TBB
…couscous and cukoo.
Not a joke, true story that came to my mind after your post.
Few months ago when I been to big grocery shop, the lady came to the sales woman and asked the question:
– I checked all the spacies but cuold not find currara. Could you tell me where can I find it?
– After few seconds, smiled sales woman replies:
– Currara? I think you were serching for curcuma? Go with me, I’ll show you where you can find it.
Lady reples:
-No, I’m sure I need currara.
Sales woman: Why do you need currara?
Now nervous woman:
-My husband told me the bast spacies in the cake for my mother’s birthday would be cynamon and currara.
Last reply from sales woman was:
No, we don’t sell currara yet. Best luck to your Mum.
Don`t know what gave rise to all the tales but here is my contribution.
Many years ago, I went down to meet a mate in Cornwall. Straight from the train to the pub then back to his place in the country. We were a bit drunk and I was struggling to negotiate some iron bars in the road.
” What is this?” asked Jungle Jim the city boy.
” It`s a cattlegrid,” replied my mate.
” A cattlegrid? ” I said. ” How the feck do you expect cattle to get over it when I can hardly manage it !!”
JJ
Before I retired I did some Consultancy work with a Spanish Lift Manufacturer who were working on some hi-tech develoments; touch-screen, voice activation etc.
I sent them this:
http://youtu.be/UGbRHtF7eIY
Funnily enough they never took up the option to test a prototype in Scotland!
:-)
I truly regret never having seen McGrory in action.
His career statistics are mind bending.
Rumours rife on twitter that we’re signing Robert Snodgrass for £3.5. Mmmmmmmm
Weefra HH supporting and praying for Wee Oscar.
I’m looking to stay in Ayrshire next monday and tuesday. Any Ayrshire guys on here recommend a nice hotel to stay. (not too pricey)
RWE
Will you be attending the CSC convention in New Orleans in June?
Zbyszek
As in… poisoned arrow curare?
Novel recipe for a birthday cake!
Philbhoy
15:29 on
1 May, 2014
Catman
Happy birthday!
You don’t need to tell us your age but you can if you like.
:-)
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Thanks Philbhoy
Its tomorrow and something about Hawaii springs to mind
JJ
Don`t know what gave rise to all the tales but here is my contribution.
some eejit fae bishopton havin a go at a Johnstone bhoy :-)
You dining @ Coias on Saturday?
TBB
Yes, that’s currara the lady was searching for. I’m sure she did not understand it was the joke from her husband.
Bom dia
Been busy with work this past while. A few shocks in the Libertadores this week, but I’ll post on that later.
All of Brasil on holiday today – it’s Mayday, but more significantly for most Brasilians, the 20th anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna. Arguably a greater national hero than Pele.
BOSCOBHOY 02
Big place,Ayrshire. And I’ll bet you still canny find a decent hotel!
Anywhere in particular and I’ll have a look around?
Off oot wi the bait on his bike noo.
Later Dudes n’ Dudettes
e ‘skorrie
Benfica 11/2 v Rube ,worth a wee shilling on ITV4 @ 8PM
BMCUW
Within an hour of Glasgow. I need to be back up the road trampish on Wednesday.
Was in Swaziland on holiday some years ago.
After dinner in the hotel I asked the waiter for the bill.
Sorry sir?
The bill please
Sorry sir ?
Could I have the bill please says I getting slightly irritated.
A few minutes later he brings me a glass of milk!
True .
Pedro,
Probably not. I was thinking of going round to see the opening of The Celtic way.
You enjoy yourself in Coia`s eating The Pedro Way 0:-)
JJ
Rioskorrie-My mate and his bird won the trip of a lifetime, a week in Rio ,for being top sales guy in the company.Flew out on the Saturday,Senna died on the Sunday,cue 7 days National Mourning,whole place dubbed up.True story.
BOSCOBHOY 02
Practically all of Ayrshire is in reach by train.
Bank Holiday weekend of course.
Troon-
http://www.booking.com/searchresults.en-gb.html?aid=303948;label=troon-Gkou4LxzfS3uhU30MOvrXwS8395203141%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap110%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap1t1%3Aneg;sid=5a16407377dbef650628f60470564068;dcid=4;city=-2610215;hyb_red=1;redirected_from_city=1;src=city
Prestwick
http://www.booking.com/searchresults.en-gb.html?aid=303948;label=prestwick-OT37qi8MoGzvHHtEZsiXNAS27320619381%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap125%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap1t1%3Aneg;sid=5a16407377dbef650628f60470564068;dcid=4;city=-2605746;hyb_red=1;redirected_from_city=1;src=city
Ayr-
http://www.booking.com/city/gb/ayr.html?aid=303948;label=ayr-7jbZ9Y330Pn4uC0iKaUoEQS8394971061:pl:ta:p150:p2:ac:ap1t1:neg;ws=&gclid=CIaasZL-ir4CFWUOwwodBF8AZg
Catman
I am old enough to know what you mean!
About 10+ years ago Jabba was 1 of 3 or 4 guests on the American PBS talk show Charlie Rose. I have never been able to find it again. I remember I was furious at the time. Can anyone help me find it? If I remember correctly it may be worthwhile digging up.
Zbyszek
The fellow clearly held his mother-in-law in high esteem. Makes a change from the standard warfarin dose in the tea.
Went to the butchers and asked for a Steak and Kidney pie.
Butcher says, you said Steak and didley.
Naw a didley says I.
MWD says Aye but nane o that happened
Well that will be Stokesy sacked then the “Regimental Blues” are to descend on Celtic Park tomorrow to demand that he is sacked.
BMCUW
Thanks. I will have a wee look later. I stayed at the Fairfield last year. It was lovely just a tad expensive for me this year.
Big Yogi,s book arrived this morning signed by himself in green ink, brilliant
Getting to that time of year when we need to keep Munn and Dunning indoors for a few weeks.
No matter how much we try, they don’t seem to understand that they shouldn’t eat the baby blue tits and green finches when they fledge.
They need to wait a few months ’til they’re big enough to be more than just a pussy cat canapé.