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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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  1. Kojo on

    The Following Piece.. Comes under the Heading..

     

     

    .. Talking Owl…

     

     

    fur … Owls, ur Much Smarter than.. Turkeys.. Right?

     

     

    So.. Miller is willin’ tae Pey.. Eleven Million and a wee Bit.. fur the Whole of the G.A.s .. Caboodle…???

     

     

    At The Latest Meeting.. Somewhere, in London…

     

    which took place at the August Premises of . Duffer, Dufferer and Dufferest.

     

     

    Question.. Fae the wee fellah..wearing the Stoved In… Green Stove Pipe Hat.. and wearing the New Black Pumps.. wi’ the Shiny Silver Buckles..

     

    whilst, Smoking the Clay Pipe..

     

     

    ” Fur Sure.. Who Would be the Receiver of That Eleven Million Pounds, Then..?”

     

     

    Answer..

     

     

    “Why. We never Thought of That.

     

     

    Hmmmmmmm..

     

     

    We will get back to You, Next Week.”

     

     

    Meeting Adjourned.

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still Laughin’.

  2. The Battered Bunnet on

    Bhoy67, Pantallon duck, cheers.

     

     

    Auldhied, yip, totally agree. The support is the only thing they have to ‘sell’. Starting again is the inevitable outcome.

     

     

    TBB

  4. Cowiebhoy on

    Bhoy67 & Mort

     

     

    Thanks for response.

     

     

    Told Bhoy67 in Kerrydale suite I don’t drink – maybe an exception to rule coming this week ?

  5. jmccormick on

    TT & PFAyr looked to me like 2 teams already happy with a draw , Arsenal will still get a CL spot and Chelski got some Wattenaccio time for the Camp Nou. Still rank rotten though

  7. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Whats the dress code when thems die??? Matalan have a nice white shirt black tie bargain package!!

  8. moravcik on

    jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on 21 April, 2012 at 15:22 said:

     

    Ian Blacks just taken a sore one!! Yessssssssssssssssssssss

     

     

    Hope it’s nothing too trivial

  9. jmccormick on

    jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on 21 April, 2012 at 15:30 said:

     

     

    dress would be optional , but silly grins for at least 6 months would be compulsory.

     

    A Matalan type combo would be appropriate for that lot right enough.

  11. theglasgowcelticway on

    jude2005 is Neil Lennon\o/

     

    What’s the dress code when they die?

     

    I have considered running through the streets naked.

  13. Mort on

    jmccormick

     

     

    dress would be optional

     

     

    You mean people can turn up at the party naked. Not sure I like the thought of that.

     

     

    Mort

  14. shady on

    If anybody cares, Hearts look like they’ve been in the boozer most of the week. Interesting referee decision to give free-kick that Aluko scores. That’s evened things up a bit for Hearts compared to last week.

     

     

    Two poor teams.

     

     

    S

  15. Bhoy67 on

    Cowiebhoy on 21 April, 2012 at 15:26 said:

     

    Bhoy67 & Mort

     

     

    Thanks for response.

     

     

    Told Bhoy67 in Kerrydale suite I don’t drink – maybe an exception to rule coming this week ?

     

     

    There is a difference between not drinking and not buying any drink,

     

     

    only joking

     

     

    cheers

     

     

    HH

     

     

    Mike

  19. theotherhalf on

    black tie and white shirt – thats for them to wear…………………………..I’ll be in my brightest loudest party ensemble!

  20. ASonOfDan on

    Alex Thomson

     

     

    OK so they have a robust cultural approach

     

    to all manner of things in the US – but this is

     

    ridiculous.

     

    Bill Miller clearly believes he’s the only

     

    credible pitch to take over Rangers but he

     

    also seems to believe he can hang any

     

    number if patently ridiculous conditions to

     

    secure preferred bidder status.

     

    The administrators must be having a Friday

     

    afty laff a minute – were it not for the fact

     

    that their nightmare world is already

     

    imploding into a mire if law-suits and

     

    smoky-mirrored bids – a land of posture

     

    and bragging.

     

    So today Windy Miller – windy in the

     

    Chicago sense? – said he’d buy the stricken

     

    club but only if the Scottish football

     

    authorities abandon current possible plans

     

    to impose greater points penalties on clubs

     

    which cannot manage their money.

     

    Oh – and just to get the party jumpin’ he’s

     

    demanding that Rangers stays in the SPL,

     

    with no loss of previous titles. i.e. which

     

    effectively means the outcome of any SPL

     

    investigation into player registration be

     

    decided in Rangers favour or be stopped.

     

    Perhaps somebody told Mr Miller that in

     

    Scotland they’ll just tear up the entire rule-

     

    book just to let you buy the club. That

     

    Scottish football’s governing bodies are just

     

    a bunch of patsies who’ll roll over and die

     

    just to conserve Rangers in the Scottish

     

    Premier League at whatever cost?

     

    I think a case could indeed once have been

     

    made along such lines but evidence today

     

    that things are getting a wee bit more

     

    robust these days at the Hampden Park

     

    stadium where Scotland’s football bosses

     

    are based.

     

    Today they were not quite laughing at Mr

     

    Miller’s proverbial gun-at-the-temple. Not

     

    quite. The Scottish Football Association

     

    pointed out that whatever Mr Miller said he

     

    has not, in fact, made any contact with the

     

    SFA.

     

    Miller says he will do so by Monday, and

     

    whatever Rangers’ Administrators may have

     

    to say this is from the SFA direct – double

     

    sourced and on the record. My money’s

     

    with Hampden.

     

    Mr Miller himself seems to be dumping

     

    shares and going liquid across the board if

     

    recent New York Stock Exchange activity

     

    means what it seems.

     

    The Scottish Premier League won’t comment

     

    officially as yet, which is a little odd. My

     

    hunch would have been that very public

     

    rejection of anybody trying to hand

     

    conditions like this on a bid serves the

     

    interests of football. It’s a no brainer.

     

    That’s the only worrying part, the

     

    unwillingness of Scottish football to openly

     

    laugh off someone who wants to own a club

     

    on these terms.

     

    What’s alarming is that anyone out there –

     

    even in the land of soccer – can think for

     

    one second that Rangers (if they are liable

     

    on tax and registration issues) can possibly

     

    exist in the Premier League without major

     

    points deduction and loss of a lot of

     

    silverware – as a bare minimum for what

     

    they would have been liable for.

  22. theglasgowcelticway on

    Hugh Keevin’s:”All credit to Rangers.”I think that’s been their problem shug.

  24. Steinreignedsupreme on

    Another good piece on the Alex Thomson blog. Thank goodness this guy is on the case as he appears to be the only member of the MSM that is asking any serious questions. On the plus side the guy has a bigger stage to expose the murky underbelly of Scottish football and he will continue to expose the corruption involving Harland & Wolff FC and the bodies tasked with running Scottish football – without requiring the aid of the Scottish hacks.

     

     

    It has been amusing seeing the reaction to his work from the Huns who post on Tommo’s twitter account. The mind-set really is frightening, but the unintentional laughs they provide are worth more than their insolvent club.

  26. teabhoy on

    Just a thought.

     

    When the great unwashed die and are looking for another bigoted mob to follow.

     

    Is there any other team out there with strips 5xl ?

     

    As I said, just a thought

  29. quonno on

    2-0 after 35 mins. Have they rolled over or are they simply a bunch of crap that we should have been capable of easily disposing of last week?

  30. shady on

    I’d suggest that Hearts have a cunning game-plan that involves drawing Hibs into a false sense of security. And is Craig Beatty actually as bad as we all remember?

     

     

    McCulloch fouls the keeper, ball bounces about and Rangers sclaff in for 2-0.

     

     

    S

  31. The Token Tim on

    PF,

     

     

    one of my bros was down at Ayr yesterday – didnt have a sniff. Worst day he’s ever had down at Ayr.

     

    He took Auroras at 40s……………didnt bet it e/w!!

     

    (he has a self-imposed no e/w bets rule for some reason).

     

     

    HAIL! HAIL!

     

    Token

  33. Agent Craig "Green and" Whyte!! on

    Steinreignedsupreme on 21 April, 2012 at 15:41 said:

     

     

    Yes…I’ve been paying particular attention to the huns tweeting alextomo since he started exposing the corruption up here.

     

    They really are scared of what he has still to expose about huns/SFA/SPL love-in.

     

    Its good that the more they try to ridicule or threaten him the more it shows how they know the end game is coming.

     

     

    Stupid Hurtin Huns!!

  34. Agent Craig "Green and" Whyte!! on

    Reading back todays posts.

     

    The 2 best banners EVER at any football match anywhere in the universe, have to be…

     

    Is It Cold In His Shadow

     

    Scotlands Shame ——–>

     

     

    Would love to see them both back next weekend, if the huns aren’t ‘cocoa pops’ by then.

  35. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Off to the vigil in St Bernies now!! Want to speak to ssb on a couple hunner things that are parrannoying me lately!!

     

     

    HaiL HaiL

  37. The Token Tim on

    Canamalar,

     

     

    aye. Dont bet mate. Save your money.

     

    Its a mugs game…………as this mug knows all too well!

     

     

    :-(

     

     

    HAIL! HAIL!

     

    Token

  42. Algarvian on

    Auroras went down to 1.16 (about1/6) in running on betfair.

     

    Whenever I have a bet on anything nowadays, I look to cover at least my stake, and sometimes more, if the opportunity arises.

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