Friday is the 8th annual Celtic Quick News Open. The event, in which our guest speaker will be Livingston FC Manager and former Celt John Hughes, is completely booked up with a record 54 golfers. In addition to playing golf and having fun the CQN Open raises funds for good causes
Our good causes this year are The Haven Centre in Blantyre, Oscar Knox Neuroblastoma Appeal, Martin Chambers Ecuador Trust and Aberdour Primary School Parents’ Association.
We have already distributed over £2000 thanks to the sale of a Joseph Gormley painting back in April. We have two further fantastic paintings by Joseph; one of Scott Brown and one of Henrik Larsson. We also have a wonderful signed Neil Lennon print by the artist Gary Brandham.
The items are being raffled on ebay right now for the price of a £1 ticket. Winners will be drawn at the CQN Open on Friday night. There will be further raffles and auctions on Friday night with some excellent golfing and other sporting activities been donated by the Celtic family. Perhaps the pick is a limited edition canvas print of John Thomson, donated by the John Thomson Memorial Committee. There are only 22 of these in the entire world, representing the 22 years of John’s life.
This is a unique opportunity to win three great pieces of Celtic memorabilia, items which would normally be pushed out of the reach of most people at auction. Tickets cost £1, buy as many as you like, but participate. This is what your club is all about!
Many congratulations to Sean Fallon on his 90th birthday. I am delighted his autobiography is currently being written. Sean is our last remaining link to huge parts of our history. He was there, participating in the decision process, on so many of the things we now take for granted. The research, preparation and publicity surrounding his autobiography will be an opportunity to make sure younger generations get to appreciate the great resource he is. Let’s hope we get a CQN interview one day.
Sighs of relief will be heard around many dens of iniquity as Rangerstaxcase sails into the sunset; well done on excellent work. RTC’s “99% crap” has teased, entertained and informed for over a year. History is already being rewritten, but the inescapable fact is that Rangers diaspora were far better served by RTC than by the army of cheerleaders Sir David Murray or Craig Whyte depended upon to make their work possible.
The ‘buy lots of raffle tickets’ message if for you, b.t.w. so what are you waiting on, they are only £1 each!!!
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J/Jim- according to Wiki [I know…] J.Vaughan is a ‘Celtic player’.
Good luck to him, not least with the medical.
King of Kings (3.15)
Film4
A grand Cinemascope version of the life of Henryk from his birth in Helsinborg to the Resurrection (recovery from broken leg) and the Ascension (Deified at Parkhead). Made in epic Hollywood style with narration by Orson Welles and music by Miklos Rozsa. With Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Robert Ryan, Hurd Hatfield, Viveca Lindfors and Awe Naw.(1961)
starry plough 14:10
That made me laugh.
God Bless Neil Francis Lennon…
Think its actually Frankie Vaughan weve signed for the half time entertainment. (young ones, ask yir da)
Dbbia
So it would be your opinion that ole James Vaughan may be unable to attain the giddy heights of being considered world class :-)
Teuchter ár lá.
Sevco have signed Dean shiels, he said:
“I’m from a Rangers community in Northern Ireland. I have a lot of friends who are season ticket holders who come over on the boat every week and I have great affection for the club.
Hes from a rangers community in n.ireland?? what the feck does that mean? Think hes prob trying to say that he knows a few ppl who supported rangers (now support sevco). But dont give me that tripe “a rangers community”
Don’t know much about Vaughan and not overly excited if it is true.
But do you know what, let’s give the guy a chance before prophesising his failure.
James Vaughan’s major skill is his ability to kill the ball when hit to him. It’s known as the Vaughan trap.
Teuchter ar la- I live in hope, after all James Vaughan may have been in the hands of world class orthopaedic surgeons.
From carrowroad.net
Several reports this morning suggest Celtic are very interested in talking City striker james vaughan on season long loan with a view to a permanent deal , Celtic boss, Neil Lennon has previously tried to capture Vaughton when the player was with Everton.
I sincerely hope that this goes no further, Vaughan has had terrible luck with injuries since Lambert signed him, he has come back so far this season looking sharper than ever. I believe the player has a lot to prove to himself, management and supporters that he can do a job for City. I would like him to have that chance and I am sure Chris Hughton will also share that view.
I have just bought me and my bhoy tickets for tonight’s Motherwell v Panathinikos, the ticket staff were very nice and helpful, told them we were Hoops season ticket holders, she said “fantastic”, he has a Greek top to wear and I have a Panathinikos top, let’s see how we get on.
Going tomorrow as well and then the CQN golf day, special driver and guest picking me up!
I think the Vaughan story is a non-starter.
City boss Chris Hughton is far too long in the footballing tooth to ever take anything for granted.
But right now his first pre-season in charge of the Canaries is coming along quite nicely.
This weekend’s 2-0 away win at Peterborough made it two wins in two following last week’s 1-0 away win at Celtic Park and with both Steve Morison and James Vaughan (again) on the score-sheet, his principal strikers are already in the goals.
It was, after all, Grant Holt’s 89th minute strike that delivered the win in Glasgow last week.
More importantly, City have had just one pre-season ‘casualty’ – Steven Whittaker’s ankle injury on the Rangers defender’s return to neighbours Celtic being the one concern of note. He missed yesterday’s trip to London Road and the ankle knock will be assessed again over the next couple of days.
It would appear, however, that Tuesday night’s home clash against Dutch giants Ajax will be too soon for the 28-year-old to make his home ‘debut’.
Whittaker’s woes apart, it is the free-scoring form of Vaughan that is coming to the fore this summer.
His latest strike came four minutes from the end of yesterday’s contest as he teamed up with fellow second-half substitute Holt to put the game beyond the reach of Posh.
With the likes of both Robert Snodgrass and Jacob Butterfield yet to be factored into the manager’s thinking, the ‘old guard’ of Holt, Morison and Vaughan are certainly staking an early claim for that Fulham (a) gig.
“I would have thought if you were Peterborough, the last thing you want at that stage of the game is to see a player come on that plays on the shoulder and has a bit of pace about him [Vaughan],” Hughton told the club’s official website afterwards, as the strike pair arrived amongst a clutch of 66th minute substitutions.
And made their mark before the end.
“It was a good combination between the two front players for the second and a good time to score the goal,” added Hughton.
Stood abt 5 feet away from Sean at a game at Broomfield I think we won something nil. I remarked to ma pal what a girder of a man!! Not many came back for a 2nd tackle from him. o))
Happy 90th Sean. Fine man from Sligo!!
I felt unduly jumped upon,so I felt compelled to look this up :
http://drgolfgeek.com/a-good-walk-spoiled/
: > ))
miki
Don’t believe everything you read on the interwebs. Especially some dodgy, fly-by-night golfing site.
Catch your reply later, am off out to buy a new Chinese cooking pot. Good wok spoiled huh.
:-)
Vaughan looked promising at Everton but I think injuries have stopped him progressing too much since. he has spent an awful lot of time out on loan which isn’t a great sign.
His asset is pace – think he was a top sprinter as a kid. Not the six foot plus “head them in” type I was looking for.
26 counties doing well at the horse jumpin at the Olympics just now. Lots of tricolers being waved. <o))
Dazzle falls victim to Vanguard Bears.
Remember what Martin Bain said: ” We cannot survive treason from within…the traitor …wears the face of his victims,…and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a club—he works secretly…he infects the masonic politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared…….” And of course it is Dazzle that I speak of, he is the Judas in our midst. Dalziel- after Listening to Radio Taig and GD as an ex ger is a disgrace agreeing with everything all the taigs are spouting and not once has he stood up for The Rangers. I hate him more than Steely Dan and green top semi skimmed milk…which I will never allow to touch my lips on pain of death…I can only hope with all the sincerity of my heart that he and all the geneology of his seed are met with a plague and a famine of locusts
They will never take our Brogues!
My office is like an ante-natal clinic, full of expectant mothers
‘mon the Pana
Good afternoon from a dull and dry Manchester.
Have we signed anyone yet?
Have we won a gold medal yet?
SP- I think the prickly subject of bigotry ,is best left to those pr!£$$, It’s a culture they are fluent in.HH
31st July 2012 @Daily Record – Sunday Mail
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Old Pals act to Deliver Historical Successive Promotions
By Keith Jackson
PAUL GASCOIGNE has admitted that he could make a sensational return to action as a Rangers assistant player manager by the end of next month – but only in an emergency.
The living legend was seeing a specialist this week to review the operation he had on a serious neck injury less than a month ago.
Gascoigne has been training quietly in Dubai since Charles Greens consortium’s takeover at The Rangers but is keen to get his boots on and play a role to help his former club.
“I was told by the doctor after my operation not to lift anything heavier than a coffee cup. But I’ve been doing a little bit more than that, especially in Dubai” said the former England midfield maestro, whose latest operation was the 29th of his career.
“It is a month now and I will go to see the specialist and he’ll tell me what I can do with regards to football- wise, training-wise.
“It’ll be nice to join in with Ally and the players. But in my situation I won’t be able to play for another two months anyway.
“That leaves a few months until the end of the season. But if Ally’s players are good enough then there’s no need for me to play. I will just manage and assist. He will probably use myself only in an emergency. I’ve seen the players in this league on Sunday but I can look after myself.”
Off-field matters are also taking shape and Gazza, who paid tribute to The Rangers CEO Charles Green, added: “There are not many men who have told John Brown that he´s a quivering big pansy to his face and lived to talk about it. If I can help sell season tickets and talk about 9 in a row then I will do so.”
“It’s coming together now, although it has been non-stop. Ally hasn’t stopped for over a month. I haven’t been here so long and he had most of it in hand before I got here.
“Walter Smith did tell us that management would be tough. I said ‘yeah, yeah’ but he will be right. I suppose if you walked into a top Premiership club you’ve got all this ready for you. But here I’m looking at everything at the moment.
“The only peace I get is on a Saturday for 90 minutes with my players.”
Gascoigne has been busy drawing up early plans to take the Rangers squad early in the new year and next week sees the newly-formed The Rangers reserve team play their first friendly charity match against Stafford Rangers woman team on Wednesday. Tickets are on sale 35 pounds each with 50% going to a chosen charity.
I prefer Vaughan Williams
greensleevesCSC
Neil Lennon says he found it ‘quite funny’ that Charles Green put the demise of Rangers down to ‘bigotry’ within Scottish football.
Before Sunday’s Ramsdens Cup extra-time win over Brechin at Glebe Park, the Rangers chief executive suggested that the reason the Ibrox club were denied entry into the Scottish Premier League and voted into the Third Division by clubs in the Scottish Football League was down to bigotry and jealousy.
However, speaking at Lennoxtown ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League qualifier against HJK Helsinki at Parkhead, the Celtic boss was withering in his response to Green’s remarks.
He said: “The club have said that it is not worthy of response, so..
“I was golfing, I only read about it yesterday and I found it quite funny.
Rivalry
“He has only been here five minutes and he is calling us all bigots already.”
Lennon, who is sweating on the fitness of Kris Commons and Anthony Stokes as they try to shake off their respective ankle injuries, was asked if he still saw Rangers as his rivals.
“Not this season, no dont be silly,” he said.
“The remit is to win the title and it will be no different whether they are here or not and if we can advance on the European stage all the better.”
Wiki Wacky:
Vaughan has a great love of comedy and in particularly enjoys the workings of Charles Green, a little known comedian from the City of Sheffield.
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000
Cap Doffed
Starry Plough,
How you doing? Any idea if the game is on an obscure channel tomorrow? I have Swisscom telly.
All the best.
Swiss
Guys, need to ask a favour at the moment over in Alcudia does anyone know of any bars that will show the game tommorow, was in the Shamrock bar last night they won’t have it, checked out celticbars.com and no bars listed there either, any help much appreciated.
gebhoy
James Vaughan?????
So long farewell auf weidesen goodbye
Adieu CSC
The other day, Paul told us how to look up our club’s company history using the Companies House website.
I looked it up ok.
What I can’t get is Sevco5088 for the newhuns.
There is another number attatched to ‘The Rangers Football Limited’ which is SC425159.
Where do we get Sevco5088 from?
SPF
Philvis…
Apologies for the delay in replying to your post, but we had a very busy lunch service – 88 covers no less at €25 a pop: that’s what, €1200?! Hope Hectorio isn’t lurking! Then I had to nip out the back and feed the left-overs to those bloody stray dogs (ach, a’ love them really!), while Luigi serenaded them on the accordion! The man is wasted as a dish-washer, I tell you! You should hear him belting out those old Miitle European polka classics: it often brings a tear to my glass eye! And when he starts on those conjunto/tex-mex numbers, the dugs go f****n mental! Not to to mention the occassional cajun toe.tapper!
‘Comfort and Joy’, you say? I must admit I’ve not watched the movie in about 15 years, but I shall make a point of viewing it over the next few weeks. Was always more of ‘Gregory’s Girl? and ‘Local Hero’ man.
Buona giornata!
HH!!
That awkward moment when you find yourself watching The Dressage at the Olympics
I trust nothing on the internet….nothing…..except for the people I’ve been on contact with here,in particular to get my treasured CQN badges : they have my name,my address,my email….that is trust. It’s also respect.
Like I said to my missus : “I would trust these people with my life.”
One of the many reasons I’m glad I’m a Celt,a Tim,and part of The Celtic Community.
HH !
asked if he still saw Rangers as his rivals.
“Not this season, no dont be silly,” he said
Lol!!
I might have been wrong…
carrowroad.net
We understand from SSN, that Celtic have made an official approach for Vaughan, on season long loan. I hope that the reply will be nothing doing.
If Vaughan is given a clear indication that he will be given a chance to form good partnerships with his fellow strikers and enjoy regular Premier League action, he is unlikely to want to make the move to Celtic.
latest..
According to the FourthOfficial on twitter a person/s who have quite a good record for being correct on transfers, has tweeted that Celtic Have Signed Vaughan. However good the record is, we will wait fot official confirmation or rejection of Celtic’s offer
miki67 on 31 July, 2012 at 15:11
so your badges havent turned up yet?
Swiss Tony on 31 July, 2012 at 15:01 said:
I haven’t looked ST as I have no Swisstelevision I watch everything on Celtic TV, it’s on Premiersports apparently, both legs..
Life very serene in the Valley, how’s tricks down South?
Hx2
Brogan Rogan : great writing,great.
>>>>>>>>
Awe Naw : I recently felt some pity for Gazza’s plight. I guess his recent stint in quite a hardcore rehab taught him nothing about humility.
His neck injury must be of the brass type.