It’s ‘get back on the horse’ time for Celtic tomorrow when they face Inverness at Celtic Park. The Highlanders will arrive with a different type of momentum about them from the home team. On their last outing Celtic conceded a league goal and lost a league game for the first time since before Jock Stein’s arrival in 1965*. They are now out of all three cup competitions and have an unassailable 19 point lead in the league. Talk in some places has already turned to giving the younger players an outing.
By contrast it’s all kicking off for Inverness, who humbled Hearts to reach the first Celtic Park final of the season, just two weeks away. The excitement in Inverness is palpable. Betting odds are seldom generous on Celtic at home but with all the sub-currents surrounding this one I’d prefer not to predict an outcome.
What we need to do is match the energy of Inverness and ensure our passing and movement remains crisp.
If you are tempted into a bet, don’t look past Kris Commons to get things moving. He is our go-to guy when we’re looking for an ignition button. Kris has been phenomenal in front of goal this season but he has failed to score in four outings. The last time this happened was 51 weeks ago. My bet is that he can’t wait to get on the field and put things right.
The outstanding Celtic Graves Society are breathing life into the memory of Peter Dowds, who played for Celtic from 1889. Writing in 1936, Willie Maley wrote about Peter, “He did not find the ball. Nothing so common. It found him.”
A short ceremony will take place at Peter’s grave, at Abbey Cemetery, Elderslie, at 11:30 tomorrow. If you live in the area or can make it along, please do so. You will hear from Jim Craig and others, and get infused with our early history in a way you’ll never do sitting at a screen. Details here.
There is a little over two weeks to go before the CQteN St Patrick’s Night Dinner on Friday, 14 March, at the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park. The beneficiary of the night will be Kholoni Primary School, Malawi, where we will fund Mary’s Meals to build a kitchen for 1200 kids who currently don’t have meal facilities.
We have received some incredible assistance already, but you can get involved by ordering a personalised beanie hat, with your name on one side and CQN on the other.
Hats cost £15 each and if you order before 7 March you can collect yours at the CQteN Dinner. If you’re not attending the dinner (and why not?) the £15 will cover postage and packaging. If you ordered a Virtual Ticket, you’re personalised hat is part of your package. All profits go to the school kitchen.
Take a look at the front and back of the hats. To order, email hatfrompat@celticquicknews.co.uk with name, whether you are attending CQteN and address if not, and I’ll get your message to Pat.
*not totally accurate.
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TD67
Good news mate!
Take care.
GCT
Take care mate!
Tonydonnely see my post on supporters who made McCann a success. These are the same supporters you attack nearly every day.
Morning Timland from a very wet hun free mountain valley.
Quite enjoying this.
HH
My lawn has grown some in the last wee while.
Is it too early to cut and reseed those bits in need of tlc?
Oh so now after running off at the mouth you don’t want to meet for a beer? How did I just know you’d weasel it?
TET
Shame on you!!!!
G’day possums and welcome to another episode of key board character assassination Aussie style……………………………….
What’s that skippy?? You couldn’t give a four X ?
strewth!
Oh an happy b day philbhoy.
Forgot the smiley TET!
:0)
Gold Coast Tom:
I never, ever posted a post that intimated that you faked a heart attack. Please provide the post to the blog since you have stated otherwise.
Philbhoy
So did I
>}
HH
TD67
It’s my wee girls birthday but I’ll pass on your good wishes.
She posted a reply to some posters earlier using my nom de blog!
And I forgot to tell Olivia to have a happy birthday >}
HH
tonydonnelly67
10:29 on 1 March, 2014
Philbhoy
The scan went great, all clear and normal the said, thanks.
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Good news TD.
neganon2
10:40 on 1 March, 2014
Tonydonnely see my post on supporters who made McCann a success. These are the same supporters you attack nearly every day.
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Haven’t a clue what your talking about, and I’m not interested, it’s to nice a day, and I’m looking forward to a few pints and off to the game, there’s enough arguing in here this am, so go annoy someone who really give a ………., and have a great day.
Had some interesting conversations with a few Villa fans last night on fitba related issues.
Amazing that they all shared the same perspective on Celtic and Dead Rangers. I think the Villa fans are a good representation of how most English football fans think.
They think;
Celtic are a huge club in fanbase but no better than bottom half Championship team in squad terms.(I disagreed and opined that current squad would be on a par with Villa at bottom end of EPL….but would be be top 4 within a few years of joining as the quality of player we could attract would be much superior than now).
Rangers are a big club,only in Scotland,but got RELEGATED for running out of money.(I put them right on this one).The older Villa fans hate Dead Rangers for wrecking the Holte End in a 1970’s pre season friendly.Apart from this they are quite indifferent to their ‘rise to their rightful place’.
Oh, and they hate Midlands Manure fans and think that most Celtic fans like the Mankies because that Rod Stewart guy does…..I put them right on that too.
Morning ,
On a lighter note a wee E-mail from my friend in Greece……………………………
Yeia sou HeDry,
We beat them my friend and we are proud. I traveled to Piraeus with Varvara and our kids to watch the match. Fantastic match ,Great atmosphere, Great team and fans, I lost my voice !!!
We are back on the island with a big smile
Our Love to everyone
Take care
Giorgos
neganon2
10:40 on 1 March, 2014
Tonydonnely see my post on supporters who made McCann a success. These are the same supporters you attack nearly every day.
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Oops, ok, sorry, lol
One CQTEN ticket just arrived in ML5 :))))
td67. sorry mate. Was pulling your leg after your light hearted post earlier.
BT. absolutely not. Always enjoy your company
apols for the typos. left handed while giving plasma.
kitalba / get . Got a lot of time for both of you . Always forthright.
so. In that spirit, please try to work out a way to Co exist. stress and conflict will just eat you up
sanna (tranquillity csc)
From twitter
McGills paid circa £10 million for Arriva’s bus service. This company was 60% larger than McGills. McGills borrowed to fund this purchase. That debt is still outstanding. Any idea that McGills is worth anywhere near the claimed £80 million is utterly laughable . In fact I cant see any evidence they can afford the money already spent on Rangers. http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/mergers_ea02/2012/McGills.pdf
Philbhoy…..you’re a busy man this morning……and you still have time to blow up a good few balloons……
Happy birthday to your Olivia….and remember it’s her day to be celebrating….it’s your day to be running after her & her friends…
Sure you don’t want a lift to the game?
Paddy T
Reading the local fitba pink and looking at the 10 Italian Serie B games being played today.
Cheapest tickets – 1 euro;
Dearest tickets – 150 euros!
Mental!
HH!!
neganon2- His dogged pursuit of Farry was indeed his most impressive achievement in my eyes, whilst being called out and ridiculed by the MSM (how I’d love to see the authors of those “stories” forced to apologise now).
Fergus set the standard for dealing with the connivance and cheating that went on at Park Gardens/Hampden/Ibrox axis, sadly this has not been followed up by his successors, thus allowing the likes of D. Murray, G. Smith, Peat, Ballantyne and of course Ogilvie the opportunity to stabilise and re establish “normal order”, aided an abetted by our wonderful, impartial football media.
For two exceptional posters
This bitching is sad
HH
Olivia
Hooooooooooooooooooooooooopy birthday.
Paddy Turner
I will be in my next door neighbours for the duration of the party!(having a small libation, no doubt)
About 15 fourteen year olds refereed by my good lady!
Hope you and yours are well and best wishes to young Ryan too.
Fergus’ pursuit of Farry was brilliant and determined and I applaud him for this.
Maybe Uncle Tom Lawell should take a leaf out of his book and go after Ogilvie.
No wait…….Fergus wasn’t a member of the SFA.
WakeupandsmellthecoffeeCSC
leftclicktic
I’ll pass on your good wishes when she gets out of the shower!
Cheers!
Philbhoy,
Happy birthday to Olivia. Great day for a birthday!
Hun on soccer am making a complete arse of himself.
HH
weet weet weet:
Ask Paul67 if everything I say is not true, I could easily prove it by releasing some personal e-mails, but I understand and respect ‘confidentiality’.
I also respect the right of others to post what they want on here, even if it is ‘to my mind’ asinine and puerile; after all it might not be so to theirs.
So uncle tom has now outed himself as Edmund, Frank Kafka, The Prince, Ignatious P Reilly, Herodetus, just a few more to go.
Just sitting down now to read a wee green book my friend has (strictly :) ) loaned me….
THE McCANN TAKEOVER – The Inside Account …..by David Low and Francis Sheenan
Regarding my CQTEN ticket the only person more pleased that it arrived was my postie:))
Actually chapped my door rather than put it through the letter box :))
“Is this whit yer looking for” said he after I had him double check his bag yesterday.
“WC said it was posted look again” said I yesterday .
Lennybhoy well done on your efforts last night and enjoy MurdochAuldandHays malt :)))
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
Enjoy, Lubo posted a wee bit on David Low earlier.
@Heavidor on twitter I seen him try to genuinely advise the deluded on twitter on financial matters,Did they listen NAWWWWWWWWWWW
Happy birthday G_J
Wouldn’t it be funny if I was to post a contentious post by… let’s say GCT and he is backed up and supported by Prince Myshkin, bearing in mind that GCT now admits he was, and is , Prince Myshkin.