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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Good morning my friends in Celtic,
Its a good morning because we are still here and thriving.
Without rewriting history that position may not have been valid without Fergus McCann.
Celtic as we know them may not exist.
As a consequence CQN may not exist.
That is how important Fergus McCann is to us and to Celtic and is a poignant reminder of the stakes that were played out in 1994.
Nobody is saying that Fergus is “immortal ” or anything similar. He was an abrasive, stubborn businessman who pitched a five year plan and completed what it said on the tin.
For the record; a majority of Celtic fans did not boo Fergus McCann. It was a minority, yes a vociferous minority as always seems to be the case.
It should also be acknowledged that apart from the profit he made he also gained in his private life. Possibly at the end of his tenure that was his greatest gain.
In summary we were also good for him.
Had a blazing row with our 18 year old girl last night, reading back amidst the petty squabbling there are some heart-warming posts that emphasise that Family is everything. Family is indeed precious and this is the most important message from CQN to me this morning.
HH to all.
Kitalba
Not being much of a movie man I finally got round to watching Amistad
Thank you again for pointing me in its direction.
Till later all
Tonyd-
Enjoyed your wee quiz there-v.good!
Good news also on the scan-Best of continuing good health to you.
Cheers blantyretim
GCT sits at his monitor, veins bulging…white knuckles…….. ready to hit the CAPS LOCK button….’that’ll show him!’ he muses….
meanwhile……… Kitalba stands feet away from his keyboard in a wide stance, hands at waist height, upturned palms with fingers gesticulating back and forth in a ‘come ahead’ motion…….MOOAAANN THENNN he growls menacingly as he waits for the page to refresh…..
This ain’t over……
oh no
this ain’t over by a long shot.
Olivia!
Happy birthday!
A noble name which derives from Latin.
My old Italian paternal granny was known as Livia – a diminutive of Olivia – even ‘tho her given name when she was baptized was Flavia, which is also a noble Latin name!
Ave ave!!
cant make game today so season ticket passed to nephew. if anyone gets a chance to post a few photo’s of progress outside celtic park it would be appreciated!!!
the PLC throwing money at infustructure projects i.e. disabled seating area, wifi, new family section, bar in stadium for us wee men, landscaping work, avenue of hero’s, new proposed museum, superstore etc… with additional phases proposed for future i.e. standing area, hotel, bars, restaurants, offices, housing etc… inho these projects should be given a high level of priority by our club.
PL is much criticised but few could argue (new) facilities in and around the stadium are non needed if celtic wish to prosper. even the most basic facilities (access to tea, a pee or sit down) is missing when outside the stadium on match days and non-match days. imho celtic needs to up its game on and off the pitch.
we have a good scouting system that had help NFL to develop a good young team that is heading for three in a row. we appear to have a core of young players in the academy with a change to progress into the first team. we have been in the group stages of the e/l once and c/l twice in the last three years. celtic are in the black and returning a profit that is being reinvested.
inho celtic are heading in the right direction
but need to liaise more with supporters as there is a distinct lack of connectivity between the board and the people at the gate.
p.s. I will get to as many games as I can this season and I will be renewing my season ticket for 2014/15
HH
goldstar10
10:58 on 1 March, 2014
Not to worry, the result of it all is that they have gone and fecked themselves right up, the lot of them……..never mind, the honest Clubs will survive, and the SPFA will see new office bearers being appointed (once the (asbestos) dust settles ……… you could not make all this up….talk about making an erse of it ……no wonder the spivs are laughing all the way to the bank ………hahahahahahaha….back to my wee Fergus book now….dee dum, dee dum, dee dum….
Gawn yer sell aul yin, brilliant.
http://youtu.be/WU-Qu-EDho4
monteblanco
11:19 on 1 March, 2014
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Good Morning Timland.
Looking forward to the game, and the swally afterwards, due to
the excesses of the company I keep will no doubt be rat ersed
and unable to post my thoughts on the game till the morra.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
Hooooopy Birthday sir
Was it yourgood self that tipped Amido to score 20 for a TKF bet?
I will donate my stake at the night out as its a great cause and goals per mins on the park I declare you a winner :)))))
“Choose yer weapons gents.”
“I’ll huv a cucumber. If it’s good enough for Shettleston it wull dae me!’
…
HH!!
monteblanco
:-)
Not quite, I’ve got a glass of whisky in one hand and the bottle in the other, and the contents of both want to nurse by blood pressure from the inside out.
But 10/10 for imagination.
Leftclick,
I had a call earlier from a colleague whom I pointed to that movie, he loved it, only problem was they watched Gifted Hands too, and they have twins and the wife was on the phone in tears. Pretty heavy going.
What did you think of the movie?
leftclicktic we are all neil lennon
11:01 on 1 March, 2014
Cheers mate, not got my ticket for CQteN yet.
Thank you for your efforts as well mate. As I have plenty of Malts so I donated the Malt as another prize.
Are you going today?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
leftclicktic,
Thanks. No, that bet wasn’t me …
Happy Birthday to-Philboy’s wee princess!
And I think I read earlier a certain Gordon-j also celebrating a birthday today?
Happy Birthday G-book release and now your Birthday-the good times keep coming-All the best to you Sir!
PS-had a wee look last week for your book in Waterstone’s here-(Co.Antrim)-but no joy.Will try again or perhaps online.
Hail Hail!
Miliband….blah de blah de blah.
gordon_j backing neil Lennon and young Olivia, hope your day/year is all you’s could wish for.
Gb
TD 67 @ 10.06 hrs.
What are you trying to do to us.
Its Saturday morning for F*S.
Have you swallowed some physicmetric testing papers to analyse us. .
Big brother is watching. Sore head now and baffled.
HH to you. Enjoy the refreshments and the game.
HH.
kevjungle
04:52 on 1 March, 2014
Do you try to be a moron or does it come naturally ?
Monteblanco
Sadly I think you’re right !!
tonydonnelly67
11:20 on 1 March, 2014
Brilliant, indeed….!!!!
sixoclockatthechapel
11:19 on 1 March, 2014
Tonyd-
Enjoyed your wee quiz there-v.good!
Good news also on the scan-Best of continuing good health to you.
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Thank you very much, that was very nice .
sixoclockatthechapel,
Cheers. Waterstones have it on line, but I’m not sure if it is on the shelves as yet.
coatbridge paper bhoy,
Many thanks
Just spent 15 minutes on YouTube watching Henrik’s 242 goals. What a player.
hun skelper
11:29 on 1 March, 2014
He’s a current bhun, who crawls out from under his rock now and again, to wind himself up
greenpinata
11:29 on 1 March, 2014
TD 67 @ 10.06 hrs.
What are you trying to do to us.
Its Saturday morning for F*S.
Have you swallowed some physicmetric testing papers to analyse us. .
Big brother is watching. Sore head now and baffled.
HH to you. Enjoy the refreshments and the game.
HH.
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Lol.
127 years on and still we revere Brother Walfrid,James McGrory and Paul McStay.
Big Jock is just immortal and his spirit is still with us and always will be.
127 years from now …..will our great grandchildren talk more about Fergus McCann or Henrik Larsson,Dermot Desmond or Bobby Murdoch,Peter Lawell or Billy McNeil ?
Monuments such as stands should be named after people who will always be remembered in our history and not businessmen who will have or did have relatively short periods at our club.
The great players are the ones we paid our hard earned money to watch honour this and a massive emotional investment,too.
Just my opinion like.
Neg_Anon
I agree that historically we have failed to build and kick on from a position of strength. I was a bemused young man in the late 70s/early 80s when we seemed to lose our way. Or was I spoiled growing up in the Stein years?
The board do care v much for the bottom line but its not for their personal gain. I really think that following the hun debacle, they are going to watch the pennies so carefully that no-one can point the finger.
Fergus was the figurehead at a pivotal time and made mistakes along the way. He did what he said he would. He was straight. He is a true tim.
He deserves our respect and praise.
I totally accept your point that the fans are the driving force of our club and that the board at any given time are custodians on behalf of the fans. Although it doesn’t look that way sometimes. Why don’t you stand for the board or get active in one of the supporters’ groups? (Maybe you already have, in which case, Chapeax)
Stefan Johansen is fit today and will presumably come back into the side. VVD can play as his appeal is not heard until next week.
Johansen for Mulgrew the only change?
gordon_j
Buon compleanno.
HH!!
Ciaran’s dad
Henke was a dud……
Goals v East Fife
Lee McCullouch……at least 3
Dean Shiels……probably at least 2
Henrik Larsson……ZERO
HenkewasadudCSC
winning captains
10:13 on 1 March, 2014
Vmhan – Although when Billy McNeill took over he has quick to bin Conn after he bragged about Celtic getting beat by US. Turns out he was always one.
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Hmmmm.
Story I heard was that Billy called AC useless-or similar-after a match,to which he replied-Aye,I was useless when I made you look styoooopit in the cup final!
The live updates article will be up at 15:00, could someone leave a note here?
Thanks.
I enjoyed watching AC in the hoops.
Lennybhoy…Supporting the DAM 5, Neil Lennon, Wee Oscar Knox, and CFC until I die
Not today bud
Nephews wedding next week and then CQTEN
vmhan – ynwa wee oscar
10:35 on 1 March, 2014
BMCUW
Re your call to arms…… Ale! Yesterday
Myself, Ton Che Dan and son Jonny are interested in that amigo.
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Magic,buddy!
I’ve got your addy somewhere,and details will be after the post-split fixtures are arranged.
Look forward to meeting you at last,though we’ve probably jostled for position in the 111 bogs in the past!