Legends, history, £6k and tens of thousands of Celtic fans

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Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 9-in-a-row CQN Charity Golf Day at Aberdour in Fife, yesterday.  The event, auctions and raffles leading up to it raised £6000, the bulk of which will go to the 1254125 appeal, while some will go to Clic Sargent, who help families with children with that dreadful disease.

Lisbon Lion, Willie Wallace, and his wife Olive, were fantastic guests, who enjoyed spending a day with 70 or so friends.  It doesn’t matter how far away Lisbon Lions live, you always find them the same way.

My sincere thanks to everyone who came along, bid of the auctions or bought a raffle ticket, all in aid of people you will never know. Thank you from all of us to John, Kevin and John, for their stressful work in pulling the event together, for the ninth year!

125 years ago a handful of people, living in a community devastated by hunger, destitution and TB, but who could make a difference, decided they would make a difference.  As a result, Celtic was born.  Celtic is not just something to brighten up your weekends, it’s not purely there to build friendships or to create common-interests across the generations, it is a movement you are required participate in.

The clarion call to all Celtic fans this year is to do more than just put your hand in your pocket, the spirit which gave birth to the concept of Celtic will only survive if those who can get involved, inspire a fresh generation by doing so.

Go register for 1254125, and commit to doing something to raise £125.  It can be anything.  You can walk a 1888 meters, go to the barbers and get a baldy to celebrate the signing of Amido Balde, it doesn’t need to be as ambitious as the 150 brave souls who right this very moment are atop Ben Nevis about to undertake the world’s highest huddle.

If you believe in this club, don’t leave it to someone else to take care of what’s important.  The same goes for your season ticket.  It has been over a century since we have been as close to the founding spirit of our club, but the sporting dramas which inspire us all are not achieved by new strikers, they are the fruits of tens of thousands fans buying season tickets.

Go stake your claim on Celtic.

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  1. Gene's a Bhoy's name on

    Mrs gene just said -what you talking about on that dam blog – cheese on toast!!

     

     

    Don’t think she believes me

  2. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    Gordon_j

     

     

    Brilliant pictures, well done and well done with the beer at the 11th…. Even though I wisnae drinking!!

  3. blantyretim

     

    22:00 on

     

    16 June, 2013

     

    If my grill is in my oven is it roasted or toasted cheese?

     

     

    Do you put the grill on or the oven?

  4. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    HELP.

     

     

    When im watching anything like on You Tube and press full screen only a quarter comes up on the left hand corner of the screen. Emdae got a cure?

  5. Seen on TSFM site discussing Charlottes latest

     

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    DOS 04 ha this revealing statement :

     

     

    “3. We raised a question in respect of any appeal process. HMRC explained that there was an appeal ‘window’ which closed on 20 June 2011 and that while the Club may still apply for late appeal, HMRCwould consider this action as ‘vexatious’ and would immediately apply to have action stuck out with the club being liable for all associated costs.”

     

     

    This states that the HMRC monies were no longer liable for appeal but were due payment. The poster who broached the topic with the SFA recently could not use this as evidence of rule infringement but it is. We might not be able to prove rule infringement but we now know it happened.

     

     

    A Uefa licence was issued to Rangers when they still had outstanding social taxes to pay in clear contravention of national and European regulations.

  6. Tambourine Bhoy on

    3 slices of white bread (loaf).

     

     

    A rich, sweet cheddar melted to bubbling on top.

     

     

    Sprinkle, dust and smear some chilli flakes, black pepper and good mustard on each.

     

     

    1 on each, not all on 1.

     

     

    Enjoy in any order.

     

     

     

     

    Right. Celtic. What’s the craic?

     

    Balde… not sure yet. Hope he’s as good as he thinks he is.

     

     

    We’ll do well either way.

     

     

    Keep Victor, Mulgrew, Sam, Stokes, Mathews and Forster.

     

     

    headinthefeckinsky.csc.

  7. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    Blantyretim

     

     

    Pray tell, has that bugger volunteered me tae try and make him look a better golfer??

     

    Where’s Dalziel park?

  8. charles kickham on

    what happened to the traditional flag in golf that gave you an idea of wind strength and direction – the US open has burst bladders on the pins – what’s that all about

  9. Morrissey the 23rd on

    Gene’s a Bhoy’s name – She my girlfriend. I’d like some photos of her on Ben Nevis for her. She left me at the base, carrying all the gear, while she raced to the top. Some photos of her experience would be nice for her.

  10. BT

     

     

    It is grilled cheese.

     

     

    If you grill the cheese on bread,

     

    Then it’s grilled cheese on toast.

     

     

    (:-)

     

     

    TT

  11. Looking at the photos from Friday I see that SannaBhoy has went for tht eskin tight CQN golf day T shirt that is worn by 50 meter swimmers to ensure that they are aero dynamic so his swing must have been perfect it was that tight…..

     

     

    PFAyr white cotton t shirt my txt to LennyBhoy is now confirmend

  12. blantyretim

     

     

    The glowing hot bit at the top is the grill. If she closes the door for an hour and three quarters(usually a sunday) and tells you it’s a roast, see a lawyer and a nutritionist.

  13. British bloke won the tennis today.

     

     

    Andy murray will be Scottish again next time he loses…have you noticed he always

     

    has green on.

  14. Fritzong

     

     

    I hear what you say and am certainly not going to fall out with fellow Tims over this matter. As I posted earlier, I think it will be a No vote and life will go on. Has anyone else noted that the new President of Iran went to Glasgow Caledonian Uni? Wonder if he ever went to OUR Paradise? In fact, do any CQNers know him? A Teheran CSC on the horizon?

  15. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    Can somebody confirm what the rule is in amateur golf, if by some misfortune Pod I and midfield maestro didn’t get their tee shots by the ladies tee?

     

    It was the long dogleg par 4 with the burn runnin across it?

     

    Trousers @ ankles per chance??

  16. BT

     

    A grill in your oven, whatever will they think of next, hopefully a device that’ll make huns discover personal hygiene

  17. 16 roads - Neil Lennon walks on water. on

    Famished now after reading the blog.

     

     

    Dominos it is – frozen pizza base with poor quality toppings.

     

     

    Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.

     

     

    Wasn’tEvenThinkingAboutFoodCSC. :(

  18. Pedro

     

    Tony was playing with yer bro and jobo Friday. He has a charity golf day every year at Dalziel park .nakas and p67 also show face.

     

    Yer bro said he would like to enter a team. Most groups have an ex pro from Celtic or Motherwell in their group. Then a good night after.all for charity like the cqn open.. 23rd August.

  19. Bobby Sands got a street named in his honour in Tehran.

     

    Sure I read it is where the Brutish ( c what I did there)embassy is based.

     

    Those Iranians have the right idea

  20. Awe Naw 1838

     

     

    Sorry been busy. Thank you for the comprehensive reply, and I entirely accept and empathise with your despair at the lack of action, especially from the Celtic Board. I have my own frustrations for similar reasons and, indeed, I am not overly enamoured at having to move my season ticket seat which I have had for 16 years for reasons that have not yet been clearly explained – despite a detailed email request for such information. I do not believe I am alone in this. That said, there are other, more pressing and important issues that have not been addressed in the whole sorry saga of the SFA lack of governance. I came very close to packing it all in but it is difficult to cut yourself off after 50 years from something which you love and believe in passionately. So, where does this leave me (and others)? You are 100% correct that the only way is to hit them where it hurts – in the pocket. This seems, to me, the only way anything can change. But, how we can do it is the 64,000 $ question, in a way that will bring the Celtic support (as well as others) on board? The decent, football-loving fans need to be mobilised to push on this otherwise, as you say, in 156 weeks we will all be back to where we were 2 years ago. That is somewhere I do not wish to go, and I could really see me chucking it and taking up golf – how bad would that be…! Seriously, surely there must be someone who can come up with a coherent plan to hit them where it hurts, else the game’s a bogey. I am willing to contribute and participate, but I am certainly not “Brains”. A good start would be to demonstrate at the next Scotland home match – got to begin somewhere – anyone else up for it?

     

     

    HH

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    pedrocaravanachio67

     

     

    22:25 on 16 June, 2013

     

     

    Can somebody confirm what the rule is in amateur golf, if by some misfortune Pod I and midfield maestro didn’t get their tee shots by the ladies tee?

     

    It was the long dogleg par 4 with the burn runnin across it?

     

    Trousers @ ankles per chance??

     

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    Called a “knobby” mate.

     

    Play the rest of the hole with flies undone and smile on yer face

  22. pedrocaravanachio67

     

     

    Trousers @ ankles per chance?

     

     

    Masonic (roasted cheese takers) conspiracy methinks.

  23. Che

     

    21:38 on

     

    16 June, 2013

     

    Iki

     

    Cheers for that,

     

    now where do you stand on this toasted/roasted cheese debate? :-)

     

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    That would be an ecumenical matter.

  24. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    Bt

     

     

    Sounds great, I’ll speak to him and we’ll try and make it happen.

  25. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    the huddle

     

     

    Ta for that but it didnt work. Ill try it again when the sippin whisky wears off. <:o)

  26. 16 roads - Neil Lennon walks on water. on

    Once went into a chip shop in Glasgow and asked for a burger,can’t remember what it was that they sold me,but it certainly wasn’t a conventional burger.

  27. He has details I spoke to Tony this evening when I gave him his trophy for best scratch score

  28. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    Gamriestu

     

     

    Cheers, wish I had known that at the time….. Bandits got off Scot free.

     

     

    Djbee

     

     

    Roasted cheese takers. LOL

  29. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    When I sold our cooker to pay off my gamblin debts mrs j didnt miss it till she went to lean on it!!