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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SOAL, I just took the pics, PaddyBhoy1888 is the hat man.
iPaddy McCourt Supports Wee Oscar @ 19.53.
No arguments here about your top five.
Sorry to hear ryecatcher doesn’t buy into the Fergus appreciation society. It is undeniable what he achieved at our club. It is not a “Love in” as he has stated just an acknowledgement of our history.
I wonder who his top five would be for his team, maybe in the lines of:-
Bill Shankly.
Bob Paisley.
Joe Fagan.
Kenny Dalglish.
Emlyn Hughes.
Only kidding———I think!!! :-)
HH.
voguepunter
no it’s all cleared up
Hibs should bring on their beardy boy, the Utd guy is running amok.
Has Dick Byrne bought a hat yet
Always remember watching scotsport on Sunday afternoons and when Mcnee came on the tv my dad would say – ‘big billy never punched him hard enough’
Doc
Put one of each aside for me if you can
HH
Doc………..
Great hats matey
You might consider expanding the line……to bunnets?
Introducing……….
“The Fergus Fedora”..
naw?
Greenpinata
20:54 on 28 February, 2014
You missed the Beast…….Only kidding……….;-))
If anyone gets an email from me tonight, delete it, it’s a virus.
I got it earlier, from a trusted source.
This is only from my personal email, not cqnbadges, doccqten or the predictor.
FrankMarker,
A very warm welcome to you.
Hopefully a voice of sanity in the amazing madhouse.
HH and best rgds to you.
bourne – didn’t he move in the January window? Kilmarnock maybe?
Just watched McCoist and then our manager on SKY. How I hope they both stay in post. Long may the SMSM build McCoist up. He is in a class of his own, thank Ghod.
No excuses
Correct
BankieBhoy1, we might do, thanks for the suggestion.
There will be other fashion items later, they won’t be ready for CQteN so back burner.
Quick survey, other than badges, would anyone be interested in cuff links, tie pins?
Doc
Nail Clippers and nose hair removers are the way forward
CQN the new JML
Administration has now become the desired outcome for
the Pied Piper of Castlemilk.
To avert administration the Easdales and Laxley will have to put up
more dosh to keep the sinking ship afloat.
It’s a win win scenario.
Just had a text from ACGR, if you get an email from him delete it too, same problem.
Doc – Thanks……….
NB….( nota bunnete)
Bunnets – it’s the future…………………………
:)
Kevin Bridges on ch4
Rachel Reilly …my word !!!!!
Gunning scores for dundee utd and does an efe celebration (not).
Is the quiz on CQN2 tonight. I canny find it anywhere.
Doc, are you bringing badges to CQTEN?
jobo baldie
20:58 on 28 February, 2014
bourne – didn’t he move in the January window? Kilmarnock maybe?
Ghents. I think he ended up at that footballing Valhalla that is Greenock Morton, being managed Professor Football himself….
HH jamesgang
PF AYR
My mate mentioned 8 out of 10 cats earlier today for much the same reason.
I find it difficult to concentrate on Countdown nowadays. Phwoooar,indeed.
Right just back from EK with the gran kids, wife putting them down. Now where is the quiz? I broke the land speed record to get home in time
Jobo
Ah………that explains why he’s not on the park, could still be a close shave then.
Bankiebhoy
Fedora ..ala Simon Stainrod ….mind he put that baddy Gilzean up front one game and they stuffed the Huns …
Evening folks I’m running a wee bit late, apologies.
I’m going to introduce a time factor to the quiz, which will hopefully make it a wee bit less long-winded. Basically you will have a certain amount of time to answer each question and this will vary depending on the question.
SOAL, I was thinking of combs, I lost my last one.
In 1996.
DU miss another pen – the comedy continues…
Real Celtic supporters do not BOO anthing Celtic, That only helps the enemy in the Scottish media. Haven’t you noticed?
Q1: Name ALL Celtic’s 9 scorers against Barcelona ?
2 points for each – 5 minutes.
Right Bamba get it started ;)
Doc
Cracker
Billy Bhoy, yes I am.
Pre-Order here…
cqnbadges@gmail.com
Need to know how many to bring.
BSR
Morton …
They were in need of a moderately football playing ZZ Top roady
Apart from condeming deid club mcnee had numerous hits at celtic
Keep-The Faith
http://www.keep-the-faith.net, 16 Nov 2006
Later that same day, Gerry McNee, television football pundit and columnist for the News of the World, said: “Celtic should ban all that Irish tosh”.
eddieinkirkmichael
Is that not a bit drastic
It’s only a quiz
HH