The Celtic Supporters Association Rally in the Kerrydale Suite last night was a complete joy. On the way out I remarked that the club was in good hands with the Association. This was their 64th annual rally, over generations they have protected and cultured the unique spirit of our football club.
For me, it was the third opportunity in a week to hear the Thai Tims, who performed an excellent set. Paul Lennon of the Good Child Foundation is a real inspiration and example to us all.
It was also a great opportunity to spend a few hours with many from the CQN community, always a treat. I know one CQN’er who is going to think twice before digging up Tom (“get your facts right”) Boyd on the blog again, just in case our former treble winning captain reads it and goes looking for him on a night out.
To continue the spirit of what we are all about, on Saturday 19th May there is a charity dinner in Glasgow for The Andrea Kearney Fund, which supports women who are diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy. The fund in memory of Andrea, who was diagnosed while expecting her fifth child and died in 2008, aged 41.
It promises to be a great night for an important cause, I hope you can support it. You can book tickets here. I look forward to seeing you there.
You can buy a hard copy of the new issue of CQN Magazine via Magcloud here.
The graphic below is just for a flick through, to read the magazine go here to it’s dedicated site.
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bournesouprecipe on 6 May, 2012 at 11:36 said:
Count me in!!
Who’s in the fotie??
Hamiltontim
You showing your hun side again ;-))
BTW you and Canamalar are a match made in heaven
HH
Bournesouprecipe…
Awesome tune by the legend.
One of my all time favourites!
Any team news yet?
The Broonie – Rollover
HAMILTON TIM 1131
Not that I really need to,but I am now on a diet.
That last post of yours has fair put me off ma grub!
Enjoy the match.
ht
just caught up on last night’s posts. I enjoyed your passion. It’s easy for me to call for a boycott as I only go to a handful of away games however up until a couple of years ago I went to them all. The away support in the main, in my belief, will not boycott. I also don’t like the idea of our team at a ground without a support.
It would really take the club to push for and lead this but that will never happen. The thought of Michael Johnston counting the cash from our last visit as he proclaims his hollow words about sporting integrity does make me feel sick though. The likes of him losing the ‘green pound’ does appeal to me.
Enjoy Dundee. (I miss the away days!)
knoxy
Team news coming up in five minutes
starry
Legend – Graham Sinclair
bournesouprecipe 11.32
Is Cruyff still in his back pocket?
KNOXY2000
Best of luck with your trip to London;wee Oscar’s courage is unbelievable.
Bourne
Magic, love that song and have just given the missus a rendition!!!
Awe Naw – couple of things.
I think its right that Celtic have stayed largely silent because we needed to see how the rest of Scottish Football would deal with the issue (you can but hope people will behave normally). But clearly they are not going to deal with it in a decent fashion.
We are now on the eve of the vote. As Phil Mac has said this is a watershed moment which will decide on the future of our scottish game.
Celtic have a duty to us to act. Yet they arent. What good is this unless Celtic are going to vote to let them back in? What is the point of abstaining?
Surely you arent telling me that Celtic want a newco straight back in – surely Celtic arent just interested in the money?
There was a time to stay silent and this isnt it.
The very future of Celtic is on the line here – if they chose to go down the newco line (and this means fighting it – not just voting and shrugging the shoulders) – then it is over. The message is we are the old firm – and the league is a joke. All our complaining about referees etc is a joke and pointless, we will look after them (though they will never look after us). They can do what they like and will be protected. Its like we are deeply in love with someone who hates us – we will do anything for them.
Thats not sport and whats worse its a betrayal of all of us. Its a betrayal of all the bigotry, sectarianism, bias and corruption we and our ancestors have faced. Its a betrayal of all we have ever stood for.
All for the love of money.
Its the end for Celtic if they do this.
I really like the thinking of this poster (from videocelts website)
“If Rangers are given this special status does it mean that Celtic also have it? If it is impossible to relegate either club then why would anyone bother?
Also, could Celtic build a strong team which wins four in a row for example. Then, sell all those players for a huge profit and just play the youth team for a season, having previously arranged with the SPL and people like Johnston that there would be no relegation.
Huge investment in the team would then happen and another 3 or 4 years of dominance for the whole thing to happen again.
Celtic would have an opportunity to find out which youth players are most likely to make it in actual games and there would be no pressure as there is no relegation.
Could Celtic take a year off and tour the world playing exhibition matches earning extra money while allowing a youth team or the ladies team to take the place of the first team. Maybe this could be a real money spinner as Celtic may be able to pick and choose when they play their first team in the SPL as they need Celtic, any Celtic.
With no danger of ever being relegated I am sure that we would accept winning three out of four championships and one season being fallow to allow the board to reproup and then invest for another period of domination. The supporters could buy season tickets at reduced prices for the fallow year to see the ‘stars of the future’.”
roy croppie
ahh – you remembered
HT
Heard it on the Radio yesterday, made me think, oppression – injustice – cheating.
Phil Mac has a new blog up if anyone is interested.
I was thinking something similar to him this morning.
One of the consequences of Newco in SPL with no punishment will be a massive heightening of the enmity between us and them. Our perception, no, our knowledge that ‘they’ can do what they like with no consequence is not going to do anything for peace and harmony. Likewise their lack of punishment will serve only to reinforce their view that they are untouchable – and all of the supremacist baggage that goes along with that will only get worse.
Talking of supremacist baggage – I heard the Famine Song in full flow on Weds night. I tuned in for 10 minutes and heard it plain as day. Boy oh boy, those police men are bound to be busy. I guess the match commander, whoever he was, learned the lesson of Eddie Smith and kept his reporting of it away from the media so as not to prejudice the many prosecutions that will be forthcoming………. I guess.
Morning all from a bright but cold day in North Ayrshire. I think we have had more sunshine in the last couple of weeks than the whole of last year. The only permanent dark cloud is that glowering pestilence that hovers over Govan.
Am I right in thinking that even with the nonsense of the SPL bending over backwards to accomodate a newco they will still go to the wall? There seem to be just too many hurdles for them to jump. What will be their Beechers Brook? My vote would be for Hector.
neganon2
“Surely you arent telling me that Celtic want a newco straight back in – surely Celtic arent just interested in the money?”
What business is not just interested in the money? por cierto
Is the game on Sky or ESPN???
At work.so need to.get the missus to record
Neganon
I agree with all of that.
It depends on when and if we stand up to it.
These actions should not be taking place hence why we should abstain. Voting no legitimises the actions.
If we vote No as part of a strategy where we eventually come out all guns blazing I will accept.
I wont accept a Newco.
Hell Hell
CELTIC XI v DUNDEE UTD: Forster; Lustig, Loovens, Mulgrew, Izaguirre; Matthews, Brown, Ledley, Commons; Hooper, Stokes.
bournesouprecipe on 6 May, 2012 at 11:42 said:
I’ve still got one of those strips kicking around somewhere, not that it would fit me now!!
CELTIC SUBS v DUNDEE UTD: Zaluska, Bangura, McGeouch, Watt, Wanyama, Ibrahim, Rogne.
One thing Phil Mac said that I don’t agree with – ‘the silence of the Celtic board is strange’.
I would have wanted silence until after the meeting – in public anyway.
what I would find strange is if Celtic were not lobbying, cajoling and maybe even arm twisting behind the scenes. Of course the problem with that is that Celtic have few friends who would not squeal to the press about this. None-the-less they must know which 4 or 5 clubs might be more pliable and willing to vote along with us.
I would also find lack of statement or an authoritative leak in the coming week strange if things do not go our way.
Another interesting week ahead.
Later dudes.
They are back to singing what they like and much like their tuneful walk to Hampden and the destruction, once again, of our toilets, little or no action was taken. The famine song is shameful and they really have some horrendous chants that the SPL and the lickspittle Doncaster will never act upon.
Where is Sammi?
Indio
RobertTressell
Ah yes, – The Famine Song – I heard it too.
* Ragers are woven into the fabric Scottish of Society, we must ensure they continue *
© Alex Salmond
Is it posible for our club to arrange a paradise windfall fortnightly special draw at CP to take place just before the kick off of all next seasons away games and have the away tie on the big screens .
Say for a £10 ticket you are invited to the bumper grand prize draw and if you hang around afterwards to watch the game on the big screens that is your choice .
Could this get round any regs that the spl will blow the dust off to block this .
As I say the only way we can fight back against this disgusting sham of a league is to deprive everyone except CELTIC FC a penny from our pockets
Hell even regular away buses could run to CP for the big prize draw instead of the GOT immoral cash cow stadiums
Glad to see Izzy starts again.
Indio
Big Vic on the bench, strange one.
Indio
Is it a 3 – 5 – 2, with Lustig, Loovens, Mulgrew at the back?
Matthews in midfield?
Indio
Por Cierto – perhaps a more pertinent question is “what is the purpose of Celtic?”
Aw Naw – indeed – I fear the worst but as you know its my nature. At the moment Rangers actions arent just destroying Rangers – they are being allowed to destroy us all.
Indio on 6 May, 2012 at 11:54 said:
Not after the way he played on Thursday. Probably want to see how Lustig fares as the right sided player in a back 3.
“The Celtic Board of Directors do not want a Ragers Newco in the SPL regardless of any potential hypothetical financial loss ”
bournesouprecipe
Indio – no mate, it’s a 3-4-1-2….
Only kidding, haven’t got a feckin clue! :-)
Mon the Hoops (and the bigot supporters)!
TTTT
I like the line up
Indio
Vic seemed a little lazy on the last run out. Maybe needing a rest
I hear the phrase “UEFA are watching” quite a lot, but does anyone have any concrete evidence of what they might do if there are attempts to fast-track Rangers into the SPL without penalties?
BMCUWP
Thanks. It’s gonna be a long month! I’ll be on here a lot more though so will keep yees up to date
That’s a strong line up. 10/11 for a Celtic win is massive!
Kayal.
Big Vic had one or two stray passes and caught in possession at least once. Not his usual high standards. I still think it is strange he is dropped, maybe that injury he took was worse than thought at the time. Took him a while to recover during the game.
Indio