It’s one of those obscure football facts which appears more likely to be an urban myth, but when he jogs out onto Celtic Park on Sunday the proof will be there for all to see: Chelsea captain John Terry is a Celtic fan. I’ve heard many wide ranging reasons why people become attached to the club, not everyone was born into it as an accident of paternal heritage, some of us made our own way there.
I know one Ulsterman, from the loyalist tradition, who has lived in Scotland for decades, and, along with his friends, is a Celtic supporter. One season ticket holder told me he started shouting for Celtic as an infant, to tease his Rangers supporting father, but one day the teasing developed into the acquisition of a green jumper, an unusual occurrence in the family home. A bridge had been crossed, soon posters were on the bedroom wall, a Celtic Subbutteo team was bought and after a few years, a Celtic top made its appearance.
There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of great stories like these.
Sunday’s #19 Legenda’ game will be a chance for some of us to reminisce about the days when Pierre, Lubo, Jorge, Bobo, Tommy Boyd, the man himself, Stiliyan Petrov and, of course, the Swede, graced Celtic Park every week. It will be a rare chance to see Martin O’Neill on the on the touchline, perhaps without bouncing up and down. Well done to Carlos Cuellar for pitching up, even if he has to play the inevitable pantomime villain.
Monies raised will go towards Stiliyan’s Foundation and to stock a food bank, which will open in Glasgow this month with the aim of alleviating food poverty. Which takes us back to where we started.
Enjoy your day.
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Tbj
You only want to see the guy from 1d
Desertbhoy
A posh Hyndland bhoy? :-)
Were you an Aquinas bhoy? Am an ex Aquinas fae Knightswood originally. Good wee 9 holer there.
ohits Go Oscar……
the shute… bringing back memories now..!!
David Low, Commercial Street, Dundee.
First pair of Mitres from there in 1982.
Great wee shop.
When are the bbc going to take the advice of their legal dept re this oldco/newco nonsense
Legally the matter is very straight forward ….
The notion that RFC persists in some form of floating ethereal suspensive condition capable of attaching and reattaching to a succession of holding companies is risible and an affront to common sense
Read the five way agreement ya bangers
And bbc …man up and chase these idiots
Dunky…. no, not originall frm there, had a flat in devonshire/lancaster terrace while i was working there early 70’s
Som mes que un club…
last purchase there, i think, was a set of irons late 80’s??
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Can whoever mentioned Pablos name on FB in the Last Hour please Delete it ASAP..
As his Daughter is involved in Post..
Thank You
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : Week 4 results & standings
Rockon Neil Lennon took the honours last week (Stepper Point @10/1).
Bada Bing (Space Artist @11/2), valentinesday (Sun Central @4/1), Bonbhoy (Blockade @5/2) also napped a winner…
Last, but not least, there were the dead-heaters Mhark67 (Ladys First @7/1) and Burgas Hoops (Integral @13/8) !
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*No selection (wk 4) : Magnificentseven, pedrocaravanachio67
*Non-Runners :
Cheers, fleagle1888
Summa of Sammi….
FB very dangerous, would never use…
Good morning CQN
Delaneys Dunky
Keep the noise down in that old Dalmuir your disturbing us good
Mountblow folk
How are you hope all is well
Off to the game tomorrow with some of the family
Should be a good day out
Keep the Faith
Hail Hail
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS forza Oscar and Mackenzie
07:34 on 7 September, 2013
big nan
You’re doing well with that.
I’ve just mailed about fifty CQN ers re the dayooooot at the end of the month.
Wish I had thought to include your petition.
I’ll include it in the next tranche.
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Please do it will be appreciated.
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Delaneys Dunky
07:40 on 7 September, 2013
Big Nan
I admire your enthusiasm. However, I cannot see how a petition is going to have any effect in this masonic riddled little country. Hope I am wrong. Good luck.
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Thanks for the compliment and the good wishes and how else can we change things but by trying?
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kevinlasvegas Supporting Wee Oscar Knox
08:37 on 7 September, 2013
Good Morning Bhoys, Petition signed. Who do you think we are petitioning against? the same guys who read the petition. Won’t change anything Bhoys, never will. Too many pals and too much money involved I’m afraid for anyone to even consider it. It Would change their whole entire employment system they would actually have to have interviews and things that real people have to go through instead of just a handshake.
KLV
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Like I said, we try.
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And finally, go on, give it a read, please! http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/judgesmasonregister
Good ol’ Spencey……………..
getting itout there that ‘fishally…………on Shortie………………. that thems are deid…….
Howlin’ hurtin huns up in arms…………
Even mentions “Handsome” in the same breath………
Ohits
The chute is away, but Hill 60 and The Wee Drap are still there. The course hasn’t changed in 30 years. Still the best kept municipal in Scotland.
Big Nan
07:27 on
7 September, 2013
I’ve read the petition. I don’t want to be petty or pedantic but it might be better to use Scottish terminology such as “pursuer/defender” (civil) and “accused” (criminal) rather than their English legal equivalents. First impressions can be important.
The petitioner has been pursuing this issue for at least fifteen years. If nothing else, he’s determined.
HH
Can’t make it to the Stan Petrov game but I hope each and every player who goes on to the park is cheered to the echo. They are offering their time and gifts to do what Celtic were born for. More power to them.
big nan,….
still jumpin through that good weather window…
dunky…sounds like it hasn’t changed since i played it 40 yrs ago…
that skwerr slice ready yet??
saltires en sevilla,
I for one hope we never have to “play” thon deid team in any shape or form. Life is a whole lot better without them.
Especially with Scott MacKenzie’s “San Fransisco” ringing out. Always associate that wonderful song to Celtic Park THAT summer.
Mountblow Tim
Sorry for being a noisy neighbour. All well down by the nolly. Enjoy yourself tomorrow. If you hear screaming, it will be my daughter and niece fae Parkhall. Louis 1D fans :-)
Traveller bhoy
I’ll be thinking about you and Rose all day. God bless Rosé (RIP). You’ve had it tough in life. Rose was a gem.
I hope things have improved for you.
what has happened with Jim Spence – what did he say ?
Desertbhoy
Digesting the skwerr slice and well fired mortons as we speak amigo. And Mr Blue Sky is over Dalmuir now :-)
BT
Can you ask mini if its louis walsh that’s in nae direction ;)
referred to MacLelland being a director of the deid club… somebody posted a page or so back
Charles Kickham
The truth …they can’t handle the truth
Called them Oldco/Newco
Heinous truth telling …won’t do …apparently
Tbj suprised you didn’t hear her down at your place when I asked her..8-)
charles kickham.. was tbj at 9:04
charles kickham
09:50 on
7 September, 2013
what has happened with Jim Spence – what did he say ?
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” John McClelland who was the chairman of the old club, some people will tell you the club, well, the club that died, possibly coming back in terms of the new chairman.”
Cue mayhem in Orcdom.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
09:57 on 7 September, 2013
cheers – I kinda second guessed it was something along those lines
I like the big fella – even more so now
PF
He’s let the deid cat oot the bag……………………..
…………….next step…fishal, public
autopsy………….
God speed!
:)
HH
sorry guys – I should have read back a bit further
Tbj.
Did you change your mind about stans game when you found out the boy from 1d was playing:-))
The hoops are the hoops no matter who they play against.
Sipsini
Not decided for sure yet…
Is the boy from westlife playing as well.
And why not have michelle keegan in the hoops
BT
I can imagine …
Tbj
Aye. Mrs bt wants to go now.. 8)
Monaghan1900
09:38 on 7 September, 2013
Big Nan
07:27 on
7 September, 2013
I’ve read the petition. I don’t want to be petty or pedantic but it might be better to use Scottish terminology such as “pursuer/defender” (civil) and “accused” (criminal) rather than their English legal equivalents. First impressions can be important.
The petitioner has been pursuing this issue for at least fifteen years. If nothing else, he’s determined.
HH
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Monaghan (I was once told that name was synonymous with Minogue) you are probably correct but I don’t have the benefit of any real education and did the best in typically cack-handed manner. I will always fall victim to the grammar/diction/spelling police, but the die is cast and cannot be uncast (is that a word?) Thanks for the advice anyway if I live long enough to do another petition I will try and remember it.
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desertbhoy
09:39 on 7 September, 2013
big nan,….
still jumpin through that good weather window…
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Desertbhoy, the window I will mostly be jumping out of today will be the south (sunny) window facing the Forth. The north-facing one is mostly dull and cloudy over the Ochils. H.H.
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http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/judgesmasonregister
TBJ
According to my daughter, you are guilty of sacrilege. Louis Walsh? Lol