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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KK
I have been around here for nearly 10 years thanks. We all know you don’t like a certain poster. Certain posters I don’t like too but I don’t become obsessed as you seem to be.
Move on or scroll by. Live and let live and just be happy.
Wife away out Check
Bhoy up in his room Check
Celtic Onesie on Check
Cans in the fridge Check
MTV Rocks on Check
Carlsberg Friday
Syd,
I will make you a promise.
I will NEVER tell you what you should, or should not, post on Paul’s special blog.
Please give me the same courtesy.
I will speak out against inhumanity wherever & whenever I encounter it.
Good luck.
Why are the SSB pundits so paranoid about the term ‘O** F***’ … ? and why are they so desperate to restore corruption to Scottish Football.?………..I don’t recall them ONCE taking oldco to task for what they tried to do to Scottish Football……they did not ‘give a’ what happened to Scottish Football…they tried , and failed, to destroy Celtic, and Scottiskh Football, and they want us to welcome their tribute act back,…hahahahahahaha
eldiegobhoy
18:55 on 28 February, 2014
Another excuse not to go and see Celtic :-) HH
Soal
a wee q&a up in new Stevenson, thought you might have been up there.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
19:23 on
28 February, 2014
Does anyone know why, and not for the first time, sevco were not ‘brought to book’ for taking a 25 minute half-time break…?
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67 , When was this ? more info please
iPaddy McCourt Supports Wee Oscar
18:49 on 28 February, 2014
…and the top 5 would be….maybe….Brother Walfrid, J. McGrory, Fergus, Henrik, Jinky.
There are many candidates.
Other submissions?
HH……………….. Gerry
Bada bing
Keevins was the main agitator that got the fans riled for Fergus being boo’d.
Nearly 16 years later he’s still at it. Haven’t switched on Clyde since we beat barca and think there is nothing to be gained from listening to a collection of cowards and liars and well…..Gordon Daziel. But for those that do , each to their own.
Keevins shares some of the blame for two great Celtic men being boo’d but the majority of it lies with the supporters who fell for it.
the raven
19:37 on 28 February, 2014
Last weekend, 3-3 stenny
Neganon
It was the same earlier on Shortbread, T English and Chic Young going out of their way to praise Fergus and hence, point out that it took sections of the Celtic support a long time to appreciate his legacy, yet not a word about ‘their’ profession’s demonisation of the man.
Sickening but not surprising.
HH
hun skelper
Strange response.
BT
The wife is away out to the Casino on a hen party
no excuses
19:39 on 28 February, 2014
Bada bing
Keevins was the main agitator that got the fans riled for Fergus being boo’d.
Nearly 16 years later he’s still at it. Haven’t switched on Clyde since we beat barca and think there is nothing to be gained from listening to a collection of cowards and liars and well…..Gordon Daziel. But for those that do , each to their own.
Keevins shares some of the blame for two great Celtic men being boo’d but the majority of it lies with the supporters who fell for it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON…..I remember it well
Gerrybhoy
Jock Stein?
eldiegobhoy
19:42 on 28 February, 2014
A wee joke mate, there’s so many Celtic supporters coming up with excuses not to go to games just adding yours to the many :-) HH
KK
Whatever, but It’s beyond me why you still display such hatred after simple football related posts. We’ve all noted how you feel about that poster.
Just try to chill a bit.
Regards.
Soal
I was going to go but cannae be bothered…
WINDOWS7
Hello Fred C
Hibs game on BT2
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
19:40 on
28 February, 2014
the raven
19:37 on 28 February, 2014
Last weekend, 3-3 stenny
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surprise surprise no mention of it anywere by the
” fitba reporters ”
I thought that there was a specific time allocated for 1/2 time
ie no more than 15 mins or something ,
But its the huns , rules dont apply , on or the park !
BT
You could have got the train right to it
hun skelper
Grateful if you’d include me out of your list. I’ll go when I want to and not go when I don’t want to. Seems fairly straightforward to me.
And yes there is a particular reason for my mood tonight that will be apparent to those close to me.
Walfrid
McGrory
Stein
McNeill
McCann
Is Fergus going to the game tomorrow , if so , anyone got a spare bunnett ?
Burghbhoy
He been told to bring his boots
86 minutes McCann for Stokes
skyisalandfill c’mon wee Oscar
19:44 on 28 February, 2014
Gerrybhoy
Jock Stein?
Yes indeed….sorry about that miss…….but 50 into 5 is a bit difficult :-))))
AnimpossiblequestionCSC
On reflection,it doesn’t look a good idea to post anything remotely objective about Fergus McCann’s brief 5 year tenure at Celtic.
For big Jock not to be included in a list of 5 most important Celts ever,tells me there is serious revisionism or mischief making going on here.
Aff oot,no interest in a McCann love in tonight.
Hail Hail
Could haave got a lift there soal…
eldiegobhoy
19:52 on 28 February, 2014
You weren’t on the list mate because you’ll be there when wee fergus comes out to raise the flag the roof will come off Celtic park HH
Sorry if you where offended mate it was only a joke HH
Easter Road pitch looks in a very poor way. Won’t stop this being a goalfest though ;-)
SOAL
Brilliant, but seriously is he going ?
ryecatcher
19:57 on 28 February, 2014
Absolutely; Big Jock is in the top 5….no question….my bad :-((
Gerry
SYD,
Last word, for clarification.
I don’t HATE this poster.
He is a total irrelevance.
I do HATE with a passion some of the inhuman things that he has posted on this site.
Big difference !
KK
He obviously isn’t an irrelevance if you keep obsessing about him.
Dundee Utd starting to take control
amItheonlyonewatchingCSC
Keevins in politician mode again, swerving a question which nails him. His paper did the usual hatchet on a Celtic manager to sell to huns and in the process undermine McCanns progress.
Now the two faced uncle tom slags off those who bought the DR hype. I recall Keevins at a Celts for Change rally in the City Halls, getting on stage and starting off what would now be classed as a rebel song. The McCann-Saddam headline was par for the course, as it was 15 years later with the DR demonisation of NL.
Just in to say….
During the period that the ‘rebels’ were trying to oust the old ‘bored’ from CP, the campaign to win the hearts n minds of the Cellic support was galvanised by the help of the hurting Tims in the media – Gerry McNee / Hugh Keevins / Paul Cooney / Davie Provan – were the exception to the media rule of that time when, the majority of the LL were to be found assembled, on their prayer-mats around SDM’s table churning out any old Rangers pornography as sports news. imho
Gerry McNee’s efforts ,almost on a daily basis, along with Hugh Keevins who were both top level journalists back in the day – were applauded by the ‘rebels’ in one of the ‘sack the board’ books that were published after the take over.
Both the above journalists were the exception to the rule in this country and, I always viewed them as I view myself – a hurting tim.
When McNee hung up his pen in 2008 after being the only journalist at the time, with the balls to, accurately describe the Manchester riots – embarassing Graham Spiers into doing likewise – a light went out for me personally as I viewed McNee as the last source in this country who would rattle the hun cages. imho
Hugh Keevins was bannned from CP
for what ? A peashooter offence ?
Sorry about the split / post
typo – sorry
Hail Hail