Great to see so many names from years ago back on the blog yesterday. As well as the jetsam and flotsam of life at Celtic, there have been times when the blog has had real value to the few, and occasionally, to the many. Once or twice, we’ve made a real difference to our club.
Our ability to add value correlates directly with the great contributions which appear here; sometimes when people offer remarkable insight, sometimes when many aggregate their thoughts to analyse an issue.
My guess is that there will be moments in the next decade when that insight and aggregation will be needed, so thanks to everyone who keeps the place sane through the flotsam days, before the biggies emerge. Thanks also for yesterday’s enormous support. The untold stories of acts of kindness and generosity from the community over the decade are so numerous they are no longer exceptional. It’s a great place to be a part of.
There are changes ahead. A new blog design is on the way and the Quick News section will retire this summer. Canajunbhoy has exclusively posted the section in the wee small hours for the best part of the decade, so he more than deserves peace to hang up his keyboard. My sincere thanks for all his help.
CQteN was an enormous success and built three school kitchens in Malawi for Mary’s Meals (photos from the last two are on the way). It was also enormous fun. We’re going to do it again, although I’m not sure yet if it has the legs to be an annual event/bi-annual or other. Open to ideas.
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Not the greatest of starts to my day in the Capital as my train i am currently baking in one of scotrail’a finest due to “an incident on the line before haymarket”.
I suppose this means someone has had a worse morning than me.
jamesgang
Pros and cons mate. Might be someone’s idea of fun. The beer is rank rotten. I think they sell Skol! Last time I was in it was horrible. I met a mate of mine there as it was the only bar we both knew. Didn;t even finish my pint. We went to Diane’s pool hall which is marginally better. We were shifted out our seats by two posties with a bag full of letters who had been clearly drinking all day and wanted to play dominoes on a huge board that fits on the table. I was standing in amazement at the boy saying I will see your gas bill and raise you a birthday card.
LB
jamesgang
09:09 on
22 July, 2014
hoopy-do @ 08:53 wins the CQN First Towel on the Sun Lounger Award!
Enjoy the rest of the pre match day. I hear there are some wonderful museums and art galleries!!!
HH jamesgang
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:-))
Trust me, my pre-match day is going to be much less exciting than art galleries and museums
Oh ,just one more little comment before I am definitely off. There have been quite a few excellent one liners and a general good humour about the site today. Long may it prevail.
JJ
oldtim67
That is a cracking boozer but I expect it to be mobbed as will Ryries and the Haymarket bar.
LB
Worlds best team.
Wit nae elbies mcculloch!!.
The games bent a tell ye!.
LB
Skol!
S2 memories coming flooding back. 2 cans on a Friday. 2 on a Saturday. Sitting under the slide at Barshaw Park in Paisley with my best mhate talking about all the girls we’d love to talk to but who’d never talk to us…..
Here I am. 32 years later. Same best mhate but thankfully nae Skol!
HH jamesgang
IGC
09:16 on
22 July, 2014
Not the greatest of starts to my day in the Capital as my train i am currently baking in one of scotrail’a finest due to “an incident on the line before haymarket”.
I suppose this means someone has had a worse morning than me.
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No, I parked my car on it, looked a good spot for a decent getaway after the game finishes ;-)
Long time lurker,first time poster. Off to game tonight so thought I would add my comments after like others. Hopefully,wining start to my new career///
Gazing out the window across the golf course at Murrayfield Stadium basking in the warm sunshine. Haven’t been inside the stadium since a Stones concert 15 years ago.
So looking forward to the game tonight. Expecting a high tempo start, sharp passing and hopefully an early goal to settle the nerves. Also just noted SSN reporting Southampton bid in for FF.
Weather is going to be warm and sunny all day so enjoy Embra bhoys, don’t drink too much and remember to tidy up on your way home ;-)
Jamesgang.
What time are you going to be in Edinburgh, Maybe see you in town for a wee swally, Richie and I should be there for 2.50pm, meeting up with Kikinthenakas around 3.00pm @ the Haymarket if your there around that time.
LIVIBHOY
I’ll see yer Skol Lager,and raise you.
Back in the late 80s when I was working in South Shields,they still sold Norseman Lager.
Aye,that foul-tasting concoction you used to get for 10p a can and still think you were robbed.
They sold it on draught.
To say it caught me by surprise,having ordered a pint of lager,is an understatement.
It caught my girlfriend by surprise too-I spat it all over her!
Not my proudest moment,but it hit my tonsils and that was it….
embramike
The sun is blazing! It’s going to be a cracker tonight.
Enjoy
LB
COSY CORNER BHOY
Comments can wait-we demand to know if yer a happyclapper or a mineshafter!
Mind,we’ll probably find out tonight…
Welcome to the site,bud.
livibhoy.
I think I’ll try it for a bit, Johan said it’s a nice bar, and it shouldn’t be packed at 3.00pm.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Norsemen? Well before my time I suspect. I’m only 36.
LB
oldtim67
Aye my in-laws have been there 3 times in the last week. Love the place. The whole town be busy today. Lots going on.
If you get in early and get a seat you will be sorted.
LB
LIVIBHOY
Think yerself lucky,young fella!
Whenever I hear some daft old codger saying ‘Aye,things urnae whit they used to be’ I usually think back on that occasion.
Drink has definitely improved!
oldtim67
Hutchybhoy and should be getting into town about half 5. We’ve have our wee ones with us so that might limit our pub crawling potential!
Arranged to meet ACGR for a bite to eat and and wee drink at Britannia hotel where he’s staying. Prob there about 6ish me thinks…..
Hopefully our paths will cross!
HH jamesgang
jamesgang
09:21 on
22 July, 2014
Here I am. 32 years later. Same best mhate but thankfully nae Skol!
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and still nae burds ;-)
Enjoy your day!!
Kestrel
Breaker
Same p1sh, different names.
Or play it safe and take a bottle of Merrydown to the party!
Just need The Smiths playing in the background and some funny dancing….
HH jamesgang
Jeepers but I’m green with jealousy reading all y’ere bloody posts. I think I’ll just mooch around all day feeling sorry for myself and look for a dodgy sausage come kick off time. I’ll be praying for Pats to win tomorrow night and then it will be my turn to smile.
Some rank rotten beers being mentioned on here – Skol, Norseman. How about Breaker – malt liquour? I can still visualise the can :-(
cosy corner bhoy
Welcome Fhriend! I have you down as a 6.5 out off 10 on the happy clapper Richter scale. A good reasonable Bhoy, measured yet questioning. Always right. Thank God there’s two of us here now!!!!
pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles
Just the one…..better that way!
;-)))
Right aff up. Westie to be fed and Jobo weather to be experienced.
HH jamesgang
Happy birthday cqn.
Going to try the tram tonight to get to the game.
Taking the kids which is usually a good omen for goals.
Going for 5-0.
JAMESGANG,POGMATHONYAHUN
Ach,you’ve convinced me.
I’m outa here,wash away the bad memories wi a few pints of Guinness.
Five pints,change from a tenner. Life ain’t all bad.
….oul’ bevvy is it?
As an impecunious student the go-to brand of last resort was
The Lager of Lamot…
apparently “Pils”………….although the taste suggested this may have been a spelling mistake!
HH.
Out of 10
Not out off 10
Appalling typo.
Apols JJ!
Auldheid
17:03 on
21 July, 2014
Mate.
You`ve done a marvellous job in spruiking the overseasson ticket scheme.
Tell you wot.
I`ve been attempting to give them money for the last five days.
Emailed,re-emailed completed forms, bankcard numbers et al.
Double checked with young techies to try to ensure that there were no mistakes at our end.
By this stage , I`ve usually decided that if your processes are so amateurish,it means you don`t give a damn.
But this is Celtic,so I persevere.
12 hours to kick off,so not much chance of the game on Celtic T.V.early morn in Oz.
You should be aware how your marvellous efforts can be stymied by slack back-up in “the office.”
Hail Hail,anyway.:-)
JAMESGANG
I’ve got a suspicion he’s more like a 9.5.
My happyclapperometer is going off the scale,need a wee visit from KEV J or SYDNEY TIM to balance it out!
BMCUW
5 for a tenner. You must have a De Lorean that takes you back in time mhate….
Bankiebhoy1. Remember lamot being advertised on tv with some animation of some big angry black cat (Panther or the like) roaming about being angry and threatening. A bit like the ‘beer’ was doing to your mouth and taste buds!
Def aff oot.
HH jamesgang
It’s been confirmed that’s it was deffo a fatality on the line at haymarket.
Poor jambos really can’t handle the thought of the mighty hoops troops descending on their turf,
Corkcelt
Sorry mhate.
HH jamesgang
Thought and prayers are with the poor soul anyway!
Does anybody remember the McEwan’s lager, also gash, advert with the ‘Chinheads’?
For a while we referred to the huns as the Chinheads because of that ad and their sponsorship deal.
Fact – Tennents Super Lager is popular in Italy, I’ve seen it on sale in bars and also supermarkets.
Livibhoy.
I had arranged to meet up with Kitalba & Estadio before a game at Tynecastle Park.I met them as they come of the train and took them round to Ryries where we had a few before the game,arranged to meet there afterwards, Winningemmel and his Laddie Aiden were at the far end of the bar and came along and joined the company,Good drink that night,and in good company. what you would call the fathers of CQN at that time.
POGMATHONYAHUN
My local at the time,Alfie’s in Ardrossan had a wee cartoon on the wall.
A horse drinking from a bucket labelled Tennents.
And peeing into a bucket labelled McEwans.
Says it all….
oldtim67
I like Ryrie’s. It’s a decent wee boozer but it will be packed today. If anyone is looking for a pint and a seat then I am happy to give some ideas out for bars but if they want to be in the atmosphere one of the bars around Haymarket or the Roseburn will be the place to be.
I just can;t wait to get out my work.
LB