We are going to see a lot of people in their true light through this. Last night, Scott McGarvey, son of Celtic legend Frank, put his prized, signed, Roy Keane Republic of Ireland jersey on ebay to raise money for Glasgow South East Foodbank. Their need, like so many others who cater for the poor, has never been greater.
Scott got the match worn shirt from Roy’s Ireland, and Frank’s Celtic, team-mate, Packie Bonner. It is a rare and cherished piece of sporting memorabilia. Keep an eye on the auction here. If you don’t have a wall for it, you can always move house.
Hearts “chairman’s statement”, (self-identifying is ‘so Edinburgh’)* issued by Ann Budge last night, was worthy of a read. If you can look past the close-up of Mr Budge (she started it) occupying all real estate above the fold, she had an obligatory kick at The Sun for an earlier article bereft of the basic grasp of business, before getting onto the matter in hand.
Hearts, like almost every other club in Scotland and most in Europe, had no contingency for what she tells us all of football knows is a shutdown until “late July/August”. It was either cut costs early or make people redundant eventually. Earlier this week we heard from Aberdeen, those two are as ready for this crisis as anyone apart Celtic, but neither is in a good place. At least Aberdeen know they will play top flight football next season.
Budge was first to move and put staff and players on 50% salary, with minimum wage protections. Many others will follow. Stenhousemuir are showing the way for clubs who know they can rely on fans to keep their club alive (yes, Stenhousmuir fans can do what others cannot). On Wednesday, their chairman, wrote, “We’ve had a surge in people wanting to buy shares in the club. Many have. Welcome to The Warriors. We’ve had people making donations, and lots more offers too.”
These are hard times, but many clubs with either be saved by the largess of their fans, or will perish in the summer.
Remember to check out the Roy Keane auction.
*sorry salt ‘n’ sauce friends.
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Thought you might be J
Take care and get processing 😂😂
FRIESDORFER on 28TH MARCH 2020 8:04 AM
Good Morning bhoys from a, currently, sunny Dundee. Stay safe and well, and at home.
HH
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Morning A, lovely but chilly here in Grangemouth,
Regards to you and B from S and myself.
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So good to read back and see so many old timers back, too many to name but you all know who you are,
Keep safe and take care all on this dear green place
HH
Philbhoy
My dad is constantly WhatsApping the family chat
Today it’s honey oh and ice for his Courvoisier
Yesterday it was soda bread and eggs
Best of luck to all the people who need our help
Laughter time for a wee while….
The Fantastic Marx Brothers movie “DUCK SOUP” is on at 10.20 this morning…Freeview Channel 50…Sony Movies Classics station.
Much better than Murder She Wrote !
HH
Off to watch mass from my local church
St Joseph’s Blantyre
Might see malorbhoy there
https://twitter.com/seanburke1888/status/1243592935192608769/photo/1
Half an hour ago in a big hoose in Hamilton..
Morning Dougie, there’s your hot milk…Dave King’s fled to South Africa and says you’re the chairman…..I’ll get your housecoat.
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 28TH MARCH 2020 9:59 AM
Off to watch mass from my local church
St Joseph’s Blantyre
Might see malorbhoy there
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S and I have been to Mass at Lorretto Abbey, Toronto for a few days and to St Pascal Baylon, St Paul, Minnesota for a couple of days too.
An unusual experience but these are unusual times, still worthwhile.
HH
Good to see Bright House go into admin.
A pox on the poor.
“How much is the TV?”
“£450! But after you’ve paid it off (if ever) it will have cost you £2000, is that ok?”
Grrrrrr ..
Good morning from a somewhat chilly Forres. Well it looks like a day in front of the TV, feet up, watching sport. Oh wait a minute.
Good to see some of the regulars back on. Stay safe everybody.
Remember COVID-19 will not kill sevco. What will kill them is the innate genetic coding of apparently being ‘The People’ that will lead to their demise as it did with RFCIL. The old tale of the scorpion and the frog comes to mind – it is in their nature. Their DNA would need to be radically modified before they will ever change. Their constant dependence on Deludamol not only fuels their illusions it will eventually induce a rapid downward spiral.
Enough of them, have we been declared Champions yet? 😉
Can man thanks for your thoughts at what must be a testing time for yourself, take care
I had always assumed (no actual knowledge) that King only stuck around as the conduit to more dodgy investment.
Does anyone know anything about Park? Are we about to see an age of “enlightenment” dawn at Ibrox where they will need to live within their means?
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Good morning from n yorks
Ghuys…still on the hunt for a turbo trainer. I’m in the Partick area but could travel.
Morning from a bright Clydebank,
dont post that much myself but
good to see the return of a good number of
the old brigade.
Tim Malone Will Tell on 28th March 2020 10:58 am
‘Does anyone know anything about Park?’
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I know that his name is emblazoned on the Celtic team bus.
Which is a bit odd.
From Papajoe55, in the wee hours.
Hozier.
https://youtu.be/Y-BmOhjbQ44
HH
Ernie – now he’s chairman all his buses are to be resprayed
Parks of Newco
new article posted.
If coronavirus disney get me it will be alcoholic poisoning.
Need to review my spare time!
Hello again all you young rebels.
When this horrible crisis is over i’m thinking of a wee business
venture, a kind of mystery tour thingy using rickshaws, and it will
be called… HUNT A HURTING HUN.
Think i might be run off my feet 8-))
H.H . Mick
FOURSTONECOPY
eBay for under £20
Great to see some of the old team making an appearance….. To name but a few….
Jamesgang, Ritchie, Acgr,Mwd, Vfr, Dena, Teuchtar it would be great to see them posting regular again.
Time for breakfast, went a walk at the back of 2 this morning and slept in… Absolutely starvin.
Catch yeez.
Canamalar
I read your news about your Dad.
May he rest in peace.i will say a prayer in support of you and your family at this time.
In answer to your question please stay put.
It is a difficult time for you.i would support BGFC’s post bout advice from virologists colleagues at this time.stay put.
Foreign office in meltdown as all countries change attitude to people in/out of their
country due to covid.a lot are stranded at moment,so please stay put.
I wish you well
HH
Did I See the Celtic man called wee fra?
Good to see you
HH
Peace Cqn.
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 28TH MARCH 2020 11:48 AM
FOURSTONECOPY
eBay for under £20
Where i’ve been hunting all over the shop……most on ebay want you to collect. Like hens teeth atm since the ol corona!