Sometimes it seems there is a constant struggle underway for the heart and soul of Celtic. It is incredible that for 125 years a community has managed to retain the conviction to help the less fortunate which drove forward those who formed the club.
Scarcely a day goes by without me receiving a message from someone offering to help those in need. This week it was tables for the Wayside Club Gala Dinner (Saturday 27 April, check it out here), someone send in a box set of the Byrds, to raise money ‘for the homeless’, and a reader parted with a precious top signed by the Seville team, which I’ve to collect in Glasgow.
Much of this goes on below radar but when a call to arms is needed it goes out in impressive clarity; the Wee Oscar campaign slipped into an infrastructure established when Kano took ill a few years back (hope you are doing well, Kano and we hear from you soon). Believe me, some of the work, and many of the discrete donations, would blow you away.
None of this is random. At some point each and every person who has stepped forward did so, knowingly or not, because of the way the Celtic Movement infected them.
A number of Celtic fans, and one former treble winning captain, are helping the Celtic Charity this year with the objective of encouraging each Celtic fan to raise £125. It feels like the right thing to do and if you’ve not brought yourself up to speed with the project yet, do it this weekend (more information here).
There will be formal events throughout the year but if you want to do a sponsored run/walk/cycle/jig, this is your invitation. You are reading this stuff because of your link all the way back to that hall in the Calton; get involved and earn your place in that 125-year-old story.
The next major event is a mass huddle at the top of Ben Nevis, check it out here.
Enjoy your Easter holiday – but not before you get involved………
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Round 4 of 4: Hoops am I?
One guess only, if you are first to get the right answer you will get 5 bonus pts
Clue 1: Born in 1962, I signed for Celtic in 1979
Clue 2: I played in the Celtic team that won the Daily Express 5 a side tournament at Wembley
Clue 3: I made my debut in February 1982 in a season when both McGarvey and Nicholas broke their legs. 7pts
John Weir
danny Crainie
channelislandcelt
21:44 on
29 March, 2013
you see I was born in 1962 so went for the hip shot of know brothers without a google, bugger…….
Round 4 of 4: Hoops am I?
One guess only, if you are first to get the right answer you will get 5 bonus pts
Clue 1: Born in 1962, I signed for Celtic in 1979
Clue 2: I played in the Celtic team that won the Daily Express 5 a side tournament at Wembley
Clue 3: I made my debut in February 1982 in a season when both McGarvey and Nicholas broke their legs.
Clue 4: I scored 7 goals to help the Celts secure the league that season 3pts
Answer: Danny Crainie
2nd Guess – Danny Crainie
prestonpans bhoys
googles 4 wimps :)
HH
Danny Crainey
Jimbo67
Must have been something you said at St Al’s.
Well played, sir. Many congratulations.
Thanks to CRC. Excellent fun, as always.
Jimbo67, well played mate.
Jimbo67 – Congrats, superb
CRC – Brilliant Thanks
Final scores
42 jimbo67
25 Celtic_First
21 setting free the bears
14 Calton Tongues
14 Cowiebhoy
12 Channelisland Celts
12 praecepta
12 The Spirit of Arthur Lee
11 joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy
11 prestonpans bhoys
8 Doc is Neil Lennon
8 ToneLoc
7 Stringer Bell
Well done to JImbo67, inspirational guess.
Thanks Bhoys for taking part. Enjoy your Easter and I will see some of you next Sat?
HH
CRC
Dannie Crainie HAD to be right one week.
and who gets the wooden spoon this week :0(
CRC, despite getting beaten by a Cowiebhoy, hangs head in shame and shuffles away, another great quiz, good fun.
To all who enjoyed my , em, error, come back next week and watch it happen again!
Ta CRC.
jimbo67
Well played
CRC
See you next week
ToneLoc
How is the family? Great to meet up with you in Belfast.
HH
CRC
thankfully not me……………………
ooft I posted before the answer came up. close call -photo finish, get LNS in to judge it
Well done both Jimbo67 and CRC ,brilliant stuff .
Just made up to beat SOAL :)
hh
CRC – thanks again!
Well done jimbo67.
Nick was the only Bhoy I could remember from the 5’s!
Cowiebhoy, well done.
Car or train? Your choice, I’m happy with either.
channelislandcelt
You played a blinder
No excuses from me
CRC,
Thanks and well done Jimbo67.
Doc – I watch the results every weeek, never seen you in top 4-))
Hail Hail
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Daily+Express+Five-a-Side+Challenge+Cup
1st Round Watford 3- 0 (Nicholas, Crainie, McStay)
2nd Round Manchester United 2- 0 (Crainie 2)
Semi-Final Ipswich Town 3- 1 (Nicholas 2, Crainie)
Final Southampton 1- 0 (Nicholas)
Squad: Latchford McStay, Garner, Nicholas, Crainie, Weir
Coach: Jim Lumsden
CRC
All good mate, wee man in great form since his grommet op and so close to walking on his own so def should be under his own steam over the summer (if we get one) Mrs T good, big scan on Wednesday coming. Was great to meet up in Belfast but a tough way to get there! All in a good cause.
HH
SOAL
Made me laugh as usual :o
Night Bhoys
HH
channelislandcelt
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Doc is Neil Lennon
21:53 on
29 March, 2013
Car – young Cowieghirl also going, how about young Doc ?
I haven’t seen a start time yet for the CQN Brigade – and if someone could make up a banner,I will happily contribute ?
Hail Hail
Evening All
Thanks for kind remarks.
An old colleague David Robertson was the keeper in the 79 CBC team which won in Amsterdam. Wouldn’t have forgiven myself for not getting that one. St Als today helped as well!
Jimbo
Cowiebhoy,
That’s just cruel, true, but cruel.
Mid table mediocrity, just like you, is what I long for.
Stop lurking, join in next week again, 1-0 to you.
Car or train?
dessybhoy
21:09 on
29 March, 2013
TET
I asked this morning if anyone knew when the SPL board meet to discuss WNS’S commissions findings, the reason I ask this is the official Celticplc line is its now a SPL board matter but Celtic will always put their clubs point forward and act in the best interests of the club and its support. These findings and the damage it done to Celtic despite the opinion of WNS cannot be allowed to be the end of matters.
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I think Celtic’s reaction to LNS was summed up by Neil Lennon. I understand Celtic as a club from top to bottom were bemused by it.
However it was not Celtic who commisioned LNS it was the SPL with the SFA taking a back seat (HAH) as a potential court of appeal. The SFA could have been viewed as culpable for allowing the use of ebts to have gone for so long with no questionning or getting clarification much earlier, so their star witness (Bryson) was not going to give evidence that put him or his employer in jeopardy.
The SFA then give key testimony that they could have made public at any time before the proceedings but only thought up when the set up was in place and that allowed LNS to justify the decision he made.
I would be surprised if no other SPL clubs saw it this way either, but surprised if they have the stomach to prolong the issue. At the next SPL meeting I expect Celtic to vote not to accept LNS findings but the other clubs to vote to put the issue to rest.
The best Celtic could get is an agreement to a postponement of a final SPL decision until the UTT finally rules on ebts as a finding for HMRC makes the payments in question irregular, whilst for the purpose of the LNS enquiry they were treated as regular and also ask UEFA for clarification of the registration/eligibilty interpretation Bryson gave.
As a PLC I think Celtic should be doing this but are more likely to be bullish if shareholders put forward a resolution demanding a postponement at the AGM until the UTT rules and UEFA clarification emerges.
However shareholders will need to put a resolution to the AGM mandating Celtic to revist LNS with a view to pursuing clarification and possibly compensation if the UTT finds for HMRC before or after the AGM.
If the UTT finds for HMRC I think LNS becomes irrelevant as Rangers will have officially made irregular payments and its a whole new ball game that reopens LNS findings re sporting advantage and the nature of the failure to supply full payment details.
Timing is everything but I think a resolution needs to get the necessary signatures by June to get a place on the AGM agenda.
The CST know the ropes on the resolution process.
On their own any resistance by Celtic would be portrayed as sour grapes, but if shareholders demand a challenge under due PLC process it strengthens Celtic’s hand.
celticrollercoaster
21:55 on
29 March, 2013
Willie Garner – how many would have got him in picture board question ?
ToneLoc
21:55 on
29 March, 2013
Excellent news…keep me posted
HH
CRC
Well Done jimbo And CF.
Thanks to crc
http://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/topic/8781404/738/
paste this in to your browser and have a look at the photo in this sevco thread on kds,
paul 67 i hope this allowed if not i apologise.