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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TBJ – you? ob-whatsit? Nah never…..cantankerous mibees! :-)
T4
voguepunter, 00:21 on,31 March, 2013,
Hence why we wanted rid a good year before.
Night night Bhoys ,away to my kip.
G mind am at your hoose the morra.
I sat next to VP at Fir Park on that awful Sunday afternoon.
Tactics and subs were wrong however you should
recall who the referee was that day.
Martin will always be a Celtic great to me.
Shallow shallow well pleased about MON’s sacking.
Remember fellow Tims put your clock forward 1 hour tonight any sevco trolls put your clock back a year if you want to be the same team or forward 100 years and join the human race HH
thomthethim,
No a fan of your Green Brigade posts, but cannae fault your views on the dark side.
Gordon64,
Can you explain why the news about him leaving came out that day?
Players on a downer??.. That ain’t Management
Not one on our bus knew this till after.
Why not win the League and leave the next day??
zimmerman
00:25 on
31 March, 2013
The huns hated MON, because he was not frightened to stand up to them. Sort of resembled what he had to put up with in our life.
I remember being on a stag do mainly full of huns and the venom towards Our Blessed Martian was amazing from some. I smiled and said he was our Saint (knowing he could also be our sinner). That was enough to noise them up :-)
HH
CRC
fred c,
Fair dos.
thomthethim
Given posts earlier, and apols if it’s not relevant, and for bringing you into what might be perceived mentalness on my part. But just wanted to clarify, I enjoy your posts as well. I had to strongly disagree with what was said during the week, that is all. Am sure you get that, and don’t need me to say it, but just in case. In can get a bit mental at times, as we are all very passionate me thinks. I still think you were massively wrong in what you said, and you can no doubt find the same in what I say – so debate is good, no :))
How far would MON have taken us without Larsson ?
Loved the first season ….he was backed by the board with a lot of cash ….however he was responsible for a massive swing in points from the previous season
Some of his later signings were very poor and Black Sunday was inexcusable
Had a few beers in O’Malleys Surfers Paradise yesterday (Saturday) afternoon with veteran CQNer Midfield Maestro and Mrs MM and their daughter. They left 4 inches of snow in Renfrewshire and are enjoying Easter in brilliant sunshine on beautiful Gold Coast beaches.
I hope the snow has gone by the time I land in Glasgow in 2 weeks. Surely it won’t be snowing in mid-April. It couldn’t, could it?
Re MON,
Can his success be measured by hun tabloid response?
Should we blame him for “Thugs and Thieves”?
The mhan’s a legend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJY7JSHA3SY
MoN
A Celtic legend.
I would not exchange my day in Seville
for anything.
Wherever this flag’s flown
We take care of our own
The Boss
zIimm
Quality
Without the financial backing that Mourhino had and the protection of UEFA, MON was always on a slippery slope because he fought our corner against the forces that be. Discuss at will. Money vs Football….1000 words……
Gordon64,
He is indeed.
Zimmerman,
For you amigo :)) Forgive the 5 sec ad >:((
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGwUrmNI6wY
ffm,
I have no problems with anyone on here.
If I feel I have something to say on any particular subject, I throw my two cents worth in, in a take it or leave manner.
I don’t want to get involved in arguments with anyone.
If there are ones, who I feel want to be confrontational or aggressive, then I invariably ignore them.
I have learnt so much on here and in return, try to give some historical relevance to the blog, due to my 60 + years of supporting Celtic.
As you know, there has been a lot of ups and downs with the club over that time.
My bottom line is that the club has to be respected and protected from all attacks, whether from outside or inside.
It is enough for me to support Celtic for what it is and I don’t expect it to be a platform to cure all the evils that exist in this world of ours.
There are other vehicles for that. We are a football club, operating in a hostile environment,which is at at precarious point in it’s history.
That is what all our attentions should be focussed on.
It is that serious, as tonight’s blog has highlighted.
Therefore, I don’t accept agendas of any shape or form that are not directly involved with Celtic FC.
Heading off for a shortened night’s sleep,
So goodnight, CQN and Buon Pascale.
Nils Lofgren and Friends – Shine Silently
FFM,
good choice bud.
thomthethim
Great words.
HH
It’s after 2am fgs
ttt
A pitiful excuse.
Get involved.
Just dropped in to say…
Martin O’Neill – Thanks for all that you did for the club when you were here and,
may God Bless yer family hope their all well now. Love u MON.
On reflection – When MON left CP…all the quality(McGeady apart) left with him. imo
Folk will say stuff like – his methods don’t work any more ?
Or other folk will say – nobody had the money that MON had ?
So…we are left to assume that – today’s methods work ?
If they do then – why is CP almost half-empty ?
MON was up against – £100 mill spending Advocate when he first arrived at the club and yet, all we heard was – nobody has spent the money that MON did ?
What folk don’t say is that – MON had to sell a team to enable him to build one. imo
Viduka £6 mill – Sutton £6 mill
Berkovic £5 mill – Lennon £5 mill
Burley £3 mill – Joos £3 mill
Riseth £2.5 mill – A. Thompson £2.5 mill
Rab Douglas £1.5 mill
D. Agathe £35k
What I’m trying to say here is – MON was given NO blank cheque-book.
In the next season – BBJ £6mill at a time when the SPL was flush with SKY money.
I will always be grateful for the honesty he showed when, we played V.Real in the UCQF and, we had injuries and no replacements and went out 1-3 on agg and, in the media conference after the game – MON said we would have to strengthen the team or – the Celtic fans can get used to driving in the slow-lane in Europe !!!
Now…I know that – WGS got back to back last 16 of the CL but, imo, WGS got ALL the luck in the CL that MON didny !!! Only my opinion.
When MON tried to get players like – Peter Canero the RB from Killie and, McFadden on loan from Motherwell with the bored not playing ball…just after subjecting him to a Michael Gray transfer window…the writing was on the wall.
On conclusion…all the Cellic-ness left the club with MON imo.
The fact that MON was leaving and WGS was coming in to replace him was enough for me. What a lot of folk on here seem to overlook at times when they evaluate the achievements of – MON n WGS – In WGS’s 1st game for the club…he blew £10 mill CL money with his shocking start v’s Artmedia(who ?)
When MON faced the huns – they had a few bob on the pitch(that shouldny have been there)!!!
When WGS faced the huns – they were downsizing !
When WGS won 3 iar(bless him)…he achieved the 3 in the year that the huns wrecked Manchester. I think if the huns weren’t on that run – they would’ve won the league. In the year when we were going for 4 iar…WGS indulged himself in his famous – wee man syndrome games – and dropped Aiden for the league decider at ibrokes and, brought in Maloney who hadn’t played a game all season ?
THAT one example told me everything I had to know about WGS – it was all about HIM !
To make matters worse…when WGS resigned to – a backdrop of between 20-30k falling off the attendances – DD flew to the other end of the world to try to convince WGS to stay ?
When I heard that news it was time to wisen-up to the folk who run the club’s ambitions.
Anyway – Martin O’Neill THANKS for Everything.
Hail Hail n God Bless
Off oot
Tom McLaughlin
You might be arriving in good time for a moonhowlers meeting. Some folk seem to be looking down on that for reasons best known to themselves, but you know you’ll be welcome :))
Serious question, what time is it?
Has my mobile updated automatically? Has my computer?
My phone’s just re-booted itself.
Aye, technologoy. Infallible.
Kev
Were you there throughout MoNs years ?
If not shut it you ya numptie.
Gordon64
02:12 on 31 March, 2013
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Yes – I was there – if that means anything ?
As for numpties – I was always led to believe that it took wan 2 know wan.
KevJungle,
It is hard to stay away from CQN.
I’d just like to say that I will be standing with you at the FAC gathering next week, I hope you don’t mind a few kids cramping your style. ;))
You might get a lot of grief on here at times but as soon as you put yer name down I was always going to do the same. You need someone to talk to after all. ;)
Lets howl,
IAN GILLAN – No More Cane On The Brazos (live)
:))
KevJ was in the jungle, and stayed there during the reconstruction work of the evil McCann, while the rest of us sat uncomfortably on the splinter ridden seats of Hampden.
He’s still there to this day, and uses his i-phone in a ghostly fashion.
It is fair to argue, he’s as much a Tim as the rest of us, despite his endless pish. :)
zimmerman
Not heard that. Enjoying it !
Martin
Seville
Always
petec
02:15 on 31 March, 2013
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Well now…every day is a school day on here right enough :o)
I mean – I’ve got style ?
To be cramped ?
Hmmm
Nah – seriously – I look forward to meeting yer guid self and others M8.
Btw..I’ll be the bloke wi the – crash helmet and the chain-mail suit on :o)))
HH
FFM – Hmmmm
zimmerman
Brilliant! Thanks for that one amigo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGX_0uoAvAw