Signed Roy Keane shirt, Hearts lay it on the line

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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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  1. If they do Admin and are deducted points, it could solve problems for SPFL. We would have the League won, so all arguments solved. 14 team SPFL next season , Hertz & Accies happy, the Arabs happy as well.

     

    Huns could get out of onerous contracts & survive into next season.

     

    I think at this stage everybody must know that there will be no football till August at the earliest,

  2. Is there not something about them going into admin again and it not counting this time because of the situation 🤔

  3. Knightswoodbhoy on

    Evening gentlemen have been a non posting visitor for years so hope to hear from many of you lovely people shortly

  4. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Boris Johnson is staying at a separate dwelling from the latest mother of his child.

     

     

    Nothing to do with Covid-19 though.

     

     

    Where did I leave my coat?

  5. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Welcome KNIGHTSWOODBHOY

     

    Do we still ask if you are a hun ?

  6. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    CorkCelt – re admin for Sevco

     

     

    Based on current rules, if they want the points deduction to apply to this season rather than next, they’ve got just under 74 hours to pull the plug.

     

     

    :)

     

     

    Tick tock.

     

     

    Partly tongue in cheek.

     

     

    Rules on admin will likely have to be changed as nine SPFL clubs are teetering.

  7. Melbourne Mick on

    Hello again all you young rebels.

     

     

    And the aul returning rebels lol.

     

    Beautiful sunny Melbourne morning, 28 degs expected, wonder

     

    if all the nutjobs will try for the beaches today?

     

    Hope the polis jail the twats.

     

    H.H . Mick

  8. Gotta love…………… the returnees….and the tourists…………

     

     

    Daily Readers, Every One……………..

     

     

    :)

     

     

    ;)

     

     

    :0

     

     

    HH.

  9. Celticrollercoaster......Hail, Hail Cesar on

    So Bhoys, thinking about bringing back the Celtic Friday nite footie quiz, from next week, just in case you think I am doing it in the next 90 mins :-) Anybody interested in taking part?

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  10. Celticrollercoaster......Hail, Hail Cesar on

    VP

     

     

    Maybe you can be second ( last) this time ? :-)

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  11. Celticrollercoaster......Hail, Hail Cesar on

    VP

     

     

    We are all home and locked down. C back from Dundee Uni and D back from St Andrews Uni with N home schooling. Full house in very strange times indeed.

     

     

    How u?

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  12. Welcome Knightswood Bhoy, I hope you have lurked long enough to know that the, Are you a Hun question. is a kind of joke initiation routine.

     

    So don’t take offence just post away whenever you are ready.

     

     

    Question for the Blog, if the Huns go bust again & make another Lazarus like appearance, will our song be,

     

    You’re not Sevco anymore.

  13. JOBO BALDIE on 27TH MARCH 2020 9:47 PM

     

    BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 27TH MARCH 2020 9:52 PM

     

    VOGUEPUNTER on 27TH MARCH 2020 10:00 PM

     

    Up the old Ghuys…

     

    Until we meet again…

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  14. KNIGHTSWOODBHOY on 27TH MARCH 2020 10:18 PM

     

    Welcome to CQN.

     

    VOGUEPUNTER:

     

    Love you too big Mhan stay safe. I bumped in to big G in Copenhagen but I think you know that, did I phone you.

     

    CRC:

     

    Friday night quiz, good on you.

     

    Good to be back on CQN, sorry it’s down t our current predicament.

     

    You all stay safe…

     

    Until we meet again…

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  15. King stepping aside may help them secure finance from the likes of close.

     

     

    Reading between the lines of King’s statement, they’re in big trouble.