Some weeks ago I received a painting of Neil Lennon in the post from US based artist, Joseph Gormley. We put it onto eBay this week to get our launch our 2012 charity fundraising efforts. As well as a couple of local charities we will again donate to the Martin Chambers Ecuador Trust and Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research. After so many Celtic fans have been touched by three kids, Oscar, Niamh and Vanessa, this year we added The Neuroblastoma Alliance who do research work into the childhood cancer.
The auction raised an incredible £5000. When I contacted the winning bidder and discussed some of the stories behind the beneficiaries I had to insist he took the painting, he was so affected he wanted to return it for another auction to raise more money. Joseph Gormley was so inspired by the success of the auction he has already offered to paint other subjects for us and I have a jersey signed by the Seville team in the pipeline.
So, if you were one of those who bid an incredible amount but were pipped at the post (and there were a few in this category), there will be another chance soon.
Running this blog gives me the privilege of witnessing so many great works, most of which come with the request of anonymity. It’s a real honour.
Well done and thank you.
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Snake Plissken on 21 April, 2012 at 13:15 said:
One of my favourite films as a child growing up was always King Kong. Not the stupid Peter Jackson remake (3 hours long For heaven’s sake) nor that daft King Kong vs Godzilla Japanese nonsense or even thon terrible 1970′s version. No; it is the original 1933 film – at the end as we all know when the cops say “Well Denham, the airplanes got him” and Denham says “No….. it wasn’t the airplanes…….. Twas beauty killed the beast” (cue much murmuring and repeating from the assembled crowd).
Now I come back to this now because a number of posters are commenting that it is Jock Stein and his legacy which has effectively (and now very probably) killed Rangers in their current form. Like all movie monsters they’ll be back in another shape or form but the original company will cease to be which poses the question who really killed Rangers?
Craig Whyte – the media’s scapegoat now after proclaiming him the saviour.
David Murray and the old board – who created the masses of debt which promted the handover to CW
Or
Jock Stein – the greatest manager Scotland has ever seen who took Scottish football to heights it has never seen since and who won the European Cup, played in another final, 4 semi-finals, several quarter finals and won 25 trophies altogether home and abroad. Unparalleled, unmatched, unbelievable.
In their hatred of Celtic and Jock Stein they spent money they didn’t have to try and match his achievements and beat his record. It still stands unbeaten and it hurts them more than anything. There was no European cup win (and Marseille didn’t bribe the refs in Europe, it was players in France who were bribed that one time the got close with the luckiest run ever witnessed – see Scott Nisbet goal for evidence – just to put an end to that Myth). They got 9 in a row but under what pretenses? We know of Farry/Cadete and it is a fact (surely a tainted title to use the parlance of our times?) and Hugh Adam has said the financial irregularities started in the mid 90′s (midway is 1995 just as Fergus comes on the scene and starts to turn Celtic around). Huge question marks should be placed over everything Rangers have won since Murray came in the door given what we know now. Will we ever get the truth? Probably not because that’s how Scotland operates – Farry was cleared 3 times by George Peat through internal investigation so I won’t hold my breath.
But to the most important points:
Jock Stein’s record casts a huge Shadow over Rangers and they know it. Even winning 9iar for them is not enough because they cannot beat it. They cannot say they are better and that is their entire raison d’etre – they are the peepel afterall – triumphalist, supremacist mentality is truly and ugly thing. They cannot accept being number 2 and they will always be number 2 to Jock Stein and this prompts their disgusting chanting about the man after he has passed on – oh the dignity. At the times when the filthy chant (you know which one) started, Celtic went to Ibrox and unveiled the greatest banner I have ever seen – Jock Stein with a shadow of the European cup as his own shadow with the immortal line – Is it cold in his shadow?
Let me tell you, it’s Siberian winter for these peepel and for that club. They try to mock the win but deep down it doesn’t matter, they know they cannot. Even when they say the Champion’s League is a different trophy and harder to win they know this is rubbish as well. In their world Liverpool don’t have 4 extra wins and Real Madrid aren’t the record holders in the competition. Try that line in Liverpool or Madrid and you’ll rightly be laughed at and we’ve been laughing ever since. The “it’s harder to win it now” line? Leeds united lost their first game 4-0 in Barcelona in their foray into the tournament in the early 00′s. In the old style home and away competition a 4-0 away drubbing meant an early exit.
Try as they might they try to belittle Jock Stein and Celtic’s achievements but when the full truth about double contracts, EBTs and tax avoidance comes to the forefront we’ll see how many of their great title wins they really deserved or have left. We cannot prove that referees have cheated us but the devil will be in the detail and that frightens the hell out of them.
Striving to beat Jock Stein has brought them a lot of trophies but they have not and will not beat him and with liquidation they never EVER can. They now need to take a step back to say “was it worth it?” Live within your means and win occasionally or live beyond your means and die? Hell of a question. Wonder what the answer would be, especially as they face extinction never having beaten Jock Stein.
So the next time they blame CW, just tell them that Jock Stein killed Rangers.
I’m sure they’ll not get it but it will be the sense of satisfaction you’ll get when you see the look on their faces.
Jock Stein’s claim that Celtic won it playing pure beautiful inventive football was true and remember everyone – Twas beauty killed the beast.
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2010 Never Again
A good read my friend
Richard Gordon, the archetypal Aberdeen fan who spout the lazy “old firm get all the decisions” crap then when the opportunity comes to end this alleged tryst he’s all quiet protecting his job.
SnakePlissken 1315..
Outstanding.. Jock Stein IS immortal!!
Jock Stein, Jock Stein!!!!
anyone have any idea whether there will be any huns at CP next week
i can`t see any way that CFC will allow D&P the tickets on tick …they will not have the money to pay up front
of course ..they may be no more come Monday :¬)
Just wasted the start of the afternoon by watching this chelski and arsenal pash.
HH
Celtic FC Its Just the Beginning
hamiltontim
It’s raining here and it will be raining where you live soon.
TGCW
the rain has just passed through G72.. mower returned to hut… o))
Auld heid
end of the days of Farry,Peat,Gordon Smith ,Ogilvie et al running the SFA must surely be nigh
the fact that Ogilvie remains in situ is a sad indictment on those who purport to run our game
This is embarrassing panto just staggers on…more deadlines and final deadlines and final, final deadlines to come!
What one of the parcel of rogues will prevail? and what is it with guys called Murray and Rangers? and when is the FTT published?
So many questions to delight in and the big answer just around the corner.
….PFayr on 21 April, 2012 at 14:01 said:
JF
the fact that the hoardes pester and threaten the administrator because noboby wants to buy them is utterly ridiculous and in a snap shot shows these louts for what they are
thick,self important bully boys …
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How can you say such things about these valiant defenders of Hundom? Here’s Leggo’s take on it:
“Maybe Clark and Whitehouse believe those who support Rangers will let them get away with KILLING Rangers.
I do not believe Rangers fans will. Indeed, there are now warning signs for Duff and Phelps that all connected with Rangers are turning on Clark and Whitehouse and releasing their anger in the direction of Duff and Phelps.
Manager Alastair McCoist let rip with a well weighed verbal volley in Clark and Whitehouse’s direction yesterday, as I forecast he would.
What I did not see coming was an outpouring of the pent up anger which verged on venom and which was fired at Duff and Phelps by angry Rangers supporters like the barrage which landed on Rommel and his Afrika Korps the night before El Alamein.
It took the form of hundreds of phone calls to the Duff and Phelps headquarters in London which pushed their switchboard close to meltdown and had they squealing for mercy.
Plus thousands of emails which flew through cyberspace and nearly crashed the Duff and Phelps system.
As I said, it was akin to the barrage which was fired at Rommel and his Afrika Korps the night before El Alamein. And we all know what came next when Monty sent his troops over the top.
Duff and Phelps should ponder that. And remember Al Jolson’s words. They ain’t seen nothing yet.”
this Arsenal-Chelsea game is mince
Amazingly Clyde have suddenly gone back into la-la land mode. The Blue Knights will be named preferred bidders on Monday and all will be well again. When Delahunt asked King why he thought this to be so….silence.
What s shower of muppets.
Rain stops mowing in G72, brill.
kitalba
Looking forward to the Rangers one!!
Rangers Fc, it’s the ending.
are Hmrc holding the verdict back?…did d&f not indicate that verdict due at beginning of april?
if they are, then why?
TGCW
I’ve just been saved by the rain also in ML5 but collected my brownie points anyway for appearing to look keen to cut grass :)))))
HAIL HAIL
TGCW
It’s already been raining here but I need to make a start before I lose a child in the grass!
Monaghan
and their pestering of D&P acheived what exactly …like i said bully boys
pay your debts
roy croppie
Beer stops mowing in G72.Rain gives me the excuses required.
Snake Plissken on 21 April, 2012 at 13:15 said:
Great post by snake plissken Def worth the time to scroll back.
Is it just me or has the blog a lot more happy compared to last Sunday/Monday
Wonder what the buzz will be this Monday?
What knight is going to ride in on their white horse and save the day.
It’s taken something like 64 days plus and are in a worse state than when they entered admin.
Loved Clyde 1 when someone asked about the £12 million raise by saverangers.com.
Havingapartywhenthehunsdiex csc
theglasgowcelticway. The black American to whom you refer was a basketball player called Bobby Kinver who was at Aye Brokes as a guest of Minty who had signed him to play for the MIM basketball team.
He was subjected to a sustained torrent of racial abuse from the orcs and was eventually forced to leave, presumably to have a shower.
This is who they are.
This is why society would be better off without ra peepel.
Call me mad but I’ve just put Wigan on my coupon for the first time ever. Just watch as Gary Caldwell suddenly rediscovers his normally gaffe prone form by scoring an o.g and then giving away a penalty and getting sent off for a handball on the line. Don’t you dare Heid!!!
Green tide,
Just like Rangers, HMRC have absolutely no influence over the timing of the independent First Tier Tribunal’s decision.
incubate the heart….suspended animation of the corpse….its the “Ibroxy Horror Picture Show”
its just a jump to the left…then a step to the right…lets do the time warp again.
hamiltontim on 21 April, 2012 at 13:13 said:
Many thanks amigo :-)
hamiltontim
Come down for it if you want mate.If you can lose your kids in the grass you can take my three with the Flymo.
Jon Daly getting talked UP on TV just now! Go gettim Lenny!!!!
thanks JB…then why the perceived delay?. i smell a rat.
theglasgowcelticway
jammy bhoy; kids taxi driver till about 6 or I’d be joining you.
Took the washing in for brownie points:))
Celtic Season 2010-2012 Best Goals
Jude
I asked earlier if Darren Jackson was big Dalys agent..
I fotgot about you mate….. o))
roy croppie
Don’t listen to TGCW he’s mair hen pecked than the floor of the chicken coop on Old McDonald’s farm :-))
jimmci on 21 April, 2012 at 14:30 said:
Huh?? So let’s see if I’ve got this. D&P think Miller’s plan is so fantastic, that they reduce the fee required so that the Blue Knights can try again?
Off to a flier for 5 draws with Arsenal & Cardiff.
Same again with Villa Blackburn & Berwick would be fantastic!!
Just watched two of the top teams in the greatest league in the world What a load of Balls
hamiltontim
same as me then:))
So if the Blue Knights and Brian Kennedy combine to form the Bluer Knights and then outbid Wacky Billy Miller and his incubator, what will really be achieved?
Will they offer more than the Tennessee Tow Truck King’s £11.2M? I’m sure they will. They might offer as much as £12M. But what difference will it actually make?
They will be named as preferred bidders on Monday, discuss a CVA with creditors as I’m sure D&P already have, and fail to reach agreement.
It’s just a long way for a short cut to the eventual destination of Liquidation.