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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Does anyone else think the Celticfc.net landing page need a new design/layout?
It’s getting to look like an early site from the early 2000s.
ONEMALLOY on 27TH MARCH 2020 1:28 PM from previous article
JEEZ_I_THOUGHT_BLINKER_WAS_PANTS on 27TH MARCH 2020 10:23 AM
ONEMALLOY….young Mr B made his first million yet?
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Hi there, is it Mr B or one of the B’s? Cryptic I know, trying to work out who you are.
Apologies if my memory has let me down, I swear its the isolation thats doing it.
HH
Bada that Nurse one was hilarious even Mrs David66 had a smile on her face…. Steady now chaps.
D. :)
Lovely Friday here in n yorks
BADA BING
You need to keep a sense of humour in these dark times,thank you for that joke made me laugh out loud.HH
BADA-nothing wrong in a bit of humour to lighten the mood a little
Oldtim and thunder road good to see youse posting …
And of course the rest of you reprobate 😜
S
Good to see the True Celt, Oldtim posting, keep well sir.
Thanks for replies Bhoys HH
TEUCHTER ÁR LÁ on 27TH MARCH 2020 11:29 AM
One Malloy
I get back every year to the village and can’t believe how it grows everytime I return.
Was wondering where in Cheesetoon you worked as the Distillery and Drambuie have shut down and was wondering what other industries were left?
Say Hi to the Lisbon Lioness – first time I ever seen a feline chasing a car 😂
Hoping you are all lying low and staying safe.
HH pal.
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I’m still with NHS Lothian Nursing, though for the last two years on secondment to a Social Care Unit where some of our clients from our previous Unit have been placed. I know little of the villageas I tend to go in and out for my Nightshifts only. I’m on 12 weeks isolation due to health condition.
I’ll pass your message to Jac, she still reminds me of that incident and we have a laugh about it!!
How are you doing over there?
Next time your home we’ll need to get a pint my friend
HH
Oldtim, we row a similar boat though I smoke
and I’m no doctor but you are healthier looking than me
call if you need x
OldTim at 1:17. Well, that was a tonic to hear from you. Take Care and Keep Well.
Scaniel agree, and seeing Scott’s face at top of the article was a wee remedy also
TEXT:
Hi Bob, This is Alan next door. I’m sorry buddy, but I have a confession to make to you. I’ve been riddled with guilt these past few months and have been trying to pluck up the courage to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling in text as I can’t live with myself a moment longer without you knowing. The truth is, I have been sharing your wife, day and night when you’re not around. In fact, probably more than you, particularly in the mornings after you’ve left for work. I haven’t been getting it at home recently, but that’s no excuse I know. The temptation was just too much….I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies and forgive me. I promise that it won’t happen again. Regards, Alan.
THE ACTIONS:
Bob, feeling anguished and betrayed, immediately went into his bedroom, grabbed his gun, and without a word, shot his wife twice, killing her instantly. He returned to the lounge where he poured himself a stiff drink and sat down on the sofa. He took out his phone to respond to the neighbour’s text and saw he had another message:
THE REPLY:
Hi Bob, This is Alan next door again. Sorry about the slight typo on my last text, I expect you worked it out anyway, but as I’m sure you noticed, my predictive text changed ‘WiFi’ To ‘Wife’. Technology hey! Hope you saw the funny side of that.
Regards, Alan.
Myself and the Mrs made an essential food run today to Tesco St Rollox, there was a queue and everyone respected the social distancing.
They were quite rightly letting in the vulnerable/ pensioners without having to queue and we waited about 50mins but everyone in good spirits apart from the odd junkie claiming it was feckin ridiculous.
The one thing I found pretty stupid was after queuing with a trolley which could be infected, when you got inside after 50mins they had wipes, spray/ paper towels and gloves, these would have been better outside in trolley bays.
I did pass this on to the manager and he said he would look at it.
D. :)
The advance payout from SPFL will be handy. Probably a life saver for the huns.
ONEMALLOY
The younger one , sorry…
Think Uddy/Computers……..pally with P Duffy
Have bumped into Jack a couple of times in the Tavern pre-match
Bada 😂😂😂
Keep them coming
D. :)
Apparently Boris was sitting close to Matt Hancock & Pritti Patel at recent Covid Meeting,
Hancock & Boris are down, what are the chances of a hat trick.
corkcelt will anyone want to keep the ball
SCANIEL on 27TH MARCH 2020 12:34 PM
Big Jimmy at 11:32 a.m.
when this is over, I’ll come and collect you. Take Care
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Thanks for the very kind and thoughtful offer, but if I was okay to travel some time in the future I would rather do so by Train to the nearest station to you, where you could maybe pick me up ?
I dont think that I could undertake a long Car or bus journey…but I do feel that a Train journey would be best ?
Thanks again.
HH
Who is/was “Petite Merde” ?
Im confused.
HH
people can infect animals
‘GG – Hope you are doing well pal.
The web-site is awful. In fact most of Celtic’s web service is awful except live game coverage which is brilliant.
Jimmy
Super Mo – The Failed Tracksuit Salesman
DAVID66…
I posted earlier this morning on the previous thread that the Tesco Home delivery service and/or “Click and Collect service …that the problems were easing for now, as I was able to place a Home delivery Order this morning which I will get on Monday 30th March.
So no need for you to touch trolleys or wait in queues etc ?
tesco sent emails to ask customers with transport to go to their bigger stores and/or use Click and Collect…instead of cloffing up all the Home delivery Slots, and some folk must have heeded that request…hence why I was able to place my order this morning Online.
HH
Cloffing ???….should read Clogging !
DOH
HH
Just a heads up, if you get an email from the Department for Health saying not to eat tinned pork because it contains COVID-19 please ignore it.
It’s spam.
Bada .
That was very very funny mate☘🇮🇪
HAIL HAIL.
no delivery slots anywhere with any supermarket in G72 FOR forseeable
AN DUN @ 11:14 AM
“My understanding is that the top 3 got more because we’re the only clubs guaranteed to make top 6 post split.”
As Aberdeen, Livingstone, Hibs and St Johnstone can all technically finish above Motherwell as well as Celtic and Rangers surely this can’t be the case.
It seems to me the SPFL were looking for an excuse to give Rangers a substantial payment to tide them over and it was rigged…
Bringing in Motherwell was a sop to confuse… the usual Doncaster smoke’n mirrors… we’ve seen it many times before.
ScottishfootballneedsastrongRangers!!
Hail Hail
JEEZ_I_THOUGHT_BLINKER_WAS_PANTS on 27TH MARCH 2020 2:09 PM
Jimmy
Super Mo – The Failed Tracksuit Salesman
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I thought it might be him…but I wasnt sure.
I chased him along the Broomielaw one day, and he couldnt get into his white convertable motor to get away from me that summer day as I wanted serious “speaks” with him.
This was when he played for Celtic, and he was one of my heroes.
He had acted the Big time Charlie towards my then gorgeous girlfriend at a Disco at Loch Lomond a couple of weeks earlier when she was there as part of a Girls work night out.
He wouldnt leave her alone and was a complete pest and prick…..and yet at that same time he was all over the Papers with his new Fiancee “Karen”…telling the world how much he was in love with “Karen” ?
I dont blame him for “fancying” my girl friend…many guys did…but according to her, he really annoyed her by boasting and bragging and how he couldnt understand why She was telling him to “Get Lost”…or words to that effect.
HH
Bada,
No problemo, sharing shows you’re caring, even if it is just daft jokes.
Woo hoo it’s almost the weekend. Oh wait a minute.😉
D66- our local Morrisons has made zero effort, re sanitizer, wipes for customers, but a box of corn flakes which was £2.80 2 weeks ago was £4 yesterday, dogs.
I came out of the Pub one night and a Police car pulled up alongside me and a young Police Woman stepped out….
She said….” Big Jimmy….you’re STAGGERING”……
I replied…” Youre not too bad yourself darlin” !
HH
!!BADA BING!! on 27TH MARCH 2020 2:24 PM
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My Energy supplier “EON” sent me my Bill up until 25th March. I always pay the bill each month Online straight away.
This latest bill, is appox 33% MORE than my usual monthly bill. Its true that I have been self isolating for the last 8/9 days…but I KNOW that I havent been using much more Gas and Electricity as I keep a close eye on my meter.
I have been trying to speak to them Online and/or by Phone to enquire about this sudden increase, but they arent taking calls at this time..only emergency calls.
I havent paid this bill yet….I will make them wait for my money until I get to speak to them.
HH