This morning world football has plenty reason to be ashamed of itself. US prosecutors yesterday charged 16 Fifa officials, on top of the 14 charged earlier this year. As well as taking bribes and kick-backs, it is alleged money designated for charitable causes such as the relief of natural disasters, were siphoned off by Fifa executives. In recent years we’ve seen how revenue from charity games have been hijacked by club officials to pay bills, or perhaps fund signing bids for Daniel Cousin.
Tomorrow you are going to see the most Ethical Football Club in the World do its thing. Thousands of you will support the Foundation Christmas Appeal by putting money in buckets as you enter the ground.
That money will do incredible things.
It will support the Scottish Refugee Council, as they aid some of the world’s most vulnerable who have recently arrived in Scotland.
It will support the volunteers who run The Invisibles, who help homeless charities in Glasgow by providing sleeping bags, clothing and toiletries for rough sleepers.
It will support the Glasgow City Mission, in their work with vulnerable adults and families with disadvantaged pre-school children.
It will support the incredible work of the Wayside Club, who provide food, shower, shaving and First Aid facilities to Glasgow’s homeless 365 days a year.
It will support Loaves and Fishes, who open their doors to people who need clothes, toiletries and food.
It will support Glasgow East Women’s Aid, who work with women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse.
And it will support the Salvation Army, who have been a lifeline for countless thousands for longer than Celtic have been in existence.
The bar on ethics in football is not set particularly high, few clubs have a social mission as their core value. None do it like Celtic, the most Ethical Football Club in the World – bar none.
This is the story of football in Scotland 2015, no matter what happens in Switzerland or the Concafa region. You should be proud of your part in this great story. Let’s make it a good one tomorrow – and let people know this is happening tomorrow.
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mike in toronto on 4th December 2015 7:38 pm
tontine tim
Just back in …. was not ignoring you!
did not know that about Staubach .. I’ll admit that I was never a Cowboys fan … too much of ‘America’s team’ for me …. but, based on what you told me, old Roger just went up in my estimation!
*I love the NFL, it’s my 2nd favourite sport, although I much prefer the College version, there it’s about young men striving tae make the big league.
Some colleges have players that urnae that clever but have sports ability, football, basketball etc.
However with ND academics’ come first and players have been known to be dropped until their grades pick up.
1979 the year of the “Chicken Bowl”, Dan Devine, who had coached the Packers, was back and changed the team’s jerseys from navy blue & white to kelly green & gold, which would remain for the rest of his time at the school.
He won 3 Bowl games but this was his finest, it was also Joe’s last game for ND.
By the fourth quarter, Houston had built a 34–12 lead. Joe returned to the field with 7:37 remaining on the game clock and was cheered actively by the Notre Dame fans.
In the final seconds of the game, Notre Dame was behind, but had possession of the ball. With six seconds left, Joe threw the ball out of bounds, which stopped the game clock and just two seconds remained.
The final play was a touchdown pass to receiver Kris Haines as the clock reached zero. Placekicker Joe Unis was forced to kick the extra point twice after a Notre Dame penalty, but was successful both times and Notre Dame won the game 35–34.
There is no finer sight than seeing tricolours in the stands, the mural of the Risen Christ, known as Touchdown Jesus, at South Bend and clergy on the touchline.
It will never catch on in Scotland.
To all those thinking of giving up on the blog because of the “opinion pushers” I would say stick it out. Back in the mists of time we had a major problem with towel chucking one season, luckily our hosts father was made of sterner stuff and began to preface every post with “stand up for the Champions ” and in true Disney fashion we overcame the towels and the huns(il) and lived happily ever after. Not.
CQN always had its strengths and weaknesses- that’s the human condition.
We seem to set higher barriers of expectations on our club, our managers and our fans.
Few of us could live up to the expectations we have but we go on trying
A simple, seemingly maudlin song with more truth than you might think.
No Time To Cry
The Exiled Tim
http://www.sfm.scot/lns-a-summary/?cid=22920
“I would rest Craig G and play new keeper Billy the Fish”
Crc,
First name on the team sheet…Buoy-ata
HH
Hope you all are having a fabulous time in your middle class lives discussing politics as we are in turmoil in December ready to skull pills because of the stress of consumerism with children who don’t understand what things cost. Santa is free.
So are these tablets. Fk off you sanctimonious c…s
You think Im joking? Come and walk in my shoes. Come and tell me where to go, what to do. Tell me Lord Livigston has his duty. Tell me Lawwell deserves £1 million a year.
I’m on upstairs wifi as well
Oíche mhaith, a chairde,
I won’t be chucking the bhlog. I bleed green and white.
http://youtu.be/j9aXxWwdTYc
UTLR
Rain currently lashing down a mile from celtic park. .. pretty windy too.
We could use beram kayak in this weather
I love izzy but if conditions are soo bad tomorrow maybe he should lose his “plaice ”
Hat, coat, gloves and life preserver on as I leave.
As Martin did indeed say: Stand up for the Champions.
WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED.
Herbs
I do not know you from Adam, but you can get to feck with your middle class crap.
I work for an airline service company, packing sandwiches and crew food for an airline into boxes. I get €10.00 an hour and start my shift at 7.00am.
Tbj,
Oh well played sir.
HH
Sorry
Herbs should be Herbo.
The sentiment remains the same.
We can be herbos
Just for one day!
OneThing i dont get Abour CQN..I See Guys like AULDHEID getting Ripped Up and sometimes Ridiculed On this site for their, imo, unbelievable Pursuit of RES 12, something They believe is Worth The Effort…I Applaud These guys and Hope their work is Succesful….Dont know why they get Hassle in here from Celtic Supporters…Jealousy…That be My Bet….
Herbo
How many celtic fans would you reckon consider themselves middle class
I am and always will be working class and I don’t know any fellow tims who don’t work for a living.
SFTB,
Thanks – particularly apt for me at present! Need to look at that Iris Dement stuff from the early 90s. Didn’t know she existed then.
owen on 4th December 2015 10:30 pm
Middle class? Met a load of fholks from here all down to Earth…..though that TBB
is a bit of a toff.
gorblessyouguvner c.s.c :O)
Owen
Don’t the air crew get better scoff than us riff raff in cattle class ?
BGX
We all support Auldheid in his res 12 endeavours. The only ones that dont are the ones that most should i.e. our custodians. Aye there’s the rub!
johnbay on 4th December 2015 9:06 pm so whats happened to the blog –
I would have thought that was obvious, agenda driven muppets
Goodbye
May God have mercy on my soul
Herbo on 4th December 2015 10:25 pm
Hope you all are having a fabulous time in your middle class lives discussing politics as we are in turmoil in December ready to skull pills because of the stress of consumerism with children who don’t understand what things cost. Santa is free.
So are these tablets. Fk off you sanctimonious c…s
You think Im joking? Come and walk in my shoes. Come and tell me where to go, what to do. Tell me Lord Livigston has his duty. Tell me Lawwell deserves £1 million a year.
I’m on upstairs wifi as well.
…………………………………………………………
When you get older you get wiser, eh?
Family is incredibly important.
It will take a long Time for Ronny to Create a team, that is fully Homeschooled.
I glimpsed the future.
Dont believe in middle class.
Middle class is shit.
Middle class is a 20th century English invention for the working class pushed into an upper tax bracket in the belief that they wont vote labour :)
Herbo
If God has no soul why should he care about yours?
TBJ
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I wouldn’t eat any of the stuff as it’s supposed to be “fresh ” but arrives in our warehouse two days after production for flights in the next two days!!!!
We confirm to all standards of chilling etc but still wouldn’t risk it as there are others in supply chain who are not so scrupulous.
There`s a possibility that if C.Q.N. is ,in fact, becoming less well patronised, that it may be related to the number of unhappy people who come on , with the sole intention of giving their unhappiness to others.
Great Scottish words…………….Whingeing,moaning,nagging,girning.
Or…………Braw.
Mags mcgill….So Everyone Who posts on CQN supports the guys behind Res 12..No They Dont…” The Board Will Betray us and Nothing Will be Done About the Huns”©Negatron&Mags….Heard It..
VP
How could you tell in a speeding taxi as you do your drive-by? :-)
HH
CRC
Celtic thrashed 5-0 by chelsea in the development league
Worse news is derk Bo ricter was Substituted at half time with the hoops 4-0 down. .. apparently ( you would never guess but ) derk picked up an injury so that might keep him out of the trip to Turkey next week
CRC
Not speeding all the time mhate…have to slow down to 5mph to pick up punters.
Nae huns mind :O) hh
Owen,
Any idea what I can do with 500k BA miles now I’m no longer flying much?
awex… it’s our future.
Praying is being connercialised.
My Heart isnae good but post it if You mean it.
Hive Mind to attack everything.
Owen
I worked in the dairy industry for years .. hardly touch it after seeing the poor standards
Now work in the scotch whisky industry and we supply the wee whisky and gin miniatures to the airlines. Got to say standards are a lot better
VP
Hope things are ok with you?
HH
CRC
Me and the wife originally considered living in sin but decided against it as we couldn’t afford the local property tax… Badoom tisch.
RepublicofimfjokesareusCSC
ALMORE on 4TH DECEMBER 2015 9:50 PM
Here’s Luke again:
HH pal did you ever meet his sister Betty?
Some chanter and a wonderful Lady
HH
macjay1,
Hail Hail