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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Canamalar
Only 4 of involved including myself.
We had spent the night in the hospital with him but when it got to 4am we talked about what we should do, as we couldn’t stay awake for ever, so we made the decision to go home, try to get a couple of hours sleep and if a call came, we could return quickly.
3 of us were due to be working apart from my mum, so a wee nap was badly needed.
So when the call came, basically my sister dived in her car to get over to his bedside, her partner dived in his, to go pick my mum up and get her there asap.
I get that 2 of them were driving and setting phones up to hands free mode would have wasted time.
Ive also had my head round the fact that they reacted as quickly as they could and that you don’t think clearly at times like that and maybe they all assumed someone else would call me.
Nobody did.
I got called moments after he passed away.
It took me 10 minutes to get there from my work.
When my phone went, i was told to get there asap, but i knew from his time of death and when that call was made, he had already slipped away.
It hurt like hell walking into that room, scanning it, seeing them all, but even more so knowing i should have been there earlier to at least grasp his hand 1 last time.
It wasn’t the time to get angry with any of them(im not like that anyway) and all i could do was give the a cuddle, so it got bottled up and it stayed that way, whether that was healthy or not.
Point i was trying to make about yourself was that its such an important time, so don’t miss it unless you are the 1 that makes that decision and you believe its the right thing to do.
Sorry for making this about me, when its about you and your time.
I hope you can be at peace with whatever you choose to do as you really are in an impossible situation and i don’t think you would be ‘wrong’, whatever choice you make.
Goodnight CQN:
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Ok Bhoys and Ghirls, its a date, Meet you all here next Friday at 9pm.
St Stivs, I will let you have first go on Sunday as a practice round, so you can win on Friday :-)
HH
CRC
Thunder Road
Maybe it is also about you as well and releasing some stuff that built up for years……Better out than in!
Anyway, you have been volunteered, ha, ha! :-)
Hope you are ok my friend and catch up with you soon for a call?
HH
CRC
The return of the CRC Friday Night Quiz? Can’t wait to embarrass myself one more time.
Knightswoodbhoy: Fàilte.
Jobo
With built in toilet breaks as well….. I remember the red wine :-)
HH
CRC
KNIGHTSWOODBHOY
Welcome 👍
CRC – ah the old days when I used to inbibe on a Friday night. Don’t do that now of course, what with the FBS weigh in on a Saturday morning!
Anyway, sleep safe and well everybody. Loads more sleeps…. ;-)
TET
https://youtu.be/BI23eUo4ohA
HH
Hello, this is WEE BGFC. Morning all, hope we’re keeping it all under control.
Keep the Faith
God bless
HH
WEE BGFC
Wee BGFC: glad you got your ass back on here. Bet you’re not wee anymore. Keep us entertained. HH.
The Fields (with no add ons)
https://youtu.be/t5R5yQRg7bE
HH
Thunder Road
You are among friends, it is good to let it out. A heavy burden eased now I truly hope. Take care A.
YNWA HH
I have an (as yet only entirely fledgling) idea.
What about a CQN Hoot / gig via t’internet??
Need to work out how to do it – if folks have webcam / microphones on their computers, we could set some sort of communal, web-based piss-up / live chat / sing-song thingy. Me / Wee BGFC happy supply the music.
Everybody in workplaces learning about Zoom / MS Teams / GoTo and other such techy stuff – as an alternative to face-to-face human interaction.
Worth looking into – or lead balloon idea?
Other (maybe easier) alternative is to get the wee man to post up some videos from the front-room – sure we could do that easy enough.
HH
BGFC
Both my Mam & Dad died while I was on my way to see them, It happens to people all over the World.
As long as they knew you loved them throughout their life, that is the important thing.
The people I feel sorry for are those who are estranged from their parents or siblings and never get the chance to make their peace with them.
My only advice is to anyone who has fallen out with a close Family Member, it’s not worth it.
Pick up the phone, call around, send a text or a letter.
Even if your efforts are rejected ,Let them know you love them.
On that kind of sombre note, I’ll say goodnight.
In Ireland, Over 70s are confined to the house for 2 weeks beginning in 20 minutes. No shops, no walks. nothing,,
I reckon I’ll be boring the ass of ye for the next fortnight. Be warned.
CRC
Everyone thinks your an angel, but your really a wee slavedriving bassa of on angel :)
Off to bed, had a hangover for the last hour!
There was me Chuckling at Marspapa this morning thinking he’d get 1 at about 4pm.
Karma.
Been good popping back on here today
Bognorbhoy, phil(not that 1)pogy love you bhoys and its great to see you are still kicking about.
HH
Don’t let on that I told you, but Wee BGFC has ………………………………… a BURD !!!!!!!
She’s nice – Wee Erin is her name (which was part of the attraction I think).
She also likes Blackberry Smoke and Celtic.
He’s away upstairs to talk to her on the phone / video – won’t see him for another hour or so.
HH
BGFC
I’m sure when the Lying King sells his shares,he will give money to the Gullabillies who give him their shares? He will….won’t he?
Just watched Storyville, the OJ Simpson biopic, 5x 1.5 hour episodes, on BBC Iplayer, truly brilliant television. This guy was a cross between Pele and Elvis in his pomp,huge emphasis of the race issue through the decades in the US.The court stuff is hard to believe, even now,and interviews all the lawyers and main players in it,looks like you will have plenty of time to watch it…..highly recommended
Good to see some stalwart posters back on: Old Tim, Blantyre Tim, Weefra, BGFC.
Welcome to Knightswood Bhoy.
HH
Take care everyone, one of my team”s better half’s is in intensive care in their 30’s confirmed case
And, of course, Wee BGFC- did you not get your own moniker iirc…!
HH
Okay ghuys, cot time. Take good care everyone. Night Night. HH
The King is dead, long live the king!
Norman’s maw F.C. is delighted to announce that “the stadium that John Brown played for”, Ibrox Park, has been appointed as Interim Chairman of Rangers International Football Club PLC (in receivership).
Furthermore, we can confirm the appointment of the late Lennie Bennett as Deputy Chairman of RIFC.
The funnyman had decades of experience as a successful comedian which is invaluable to Rangers, as we continue to work towards our 9th anniversary. We are forever debted to the Castlemilk born swivell-eyed loon’s financial sacking and support (🤣) , with Celtic fans fondly recalling his part in the “Nightmare before Christmas” takeover of 2015.
RIFC is pleased to confirm that the funding plan announced at the recent AGM; like a well-lubricated black mambo rubber dildo, is well advanced within the slut-hole-like hun psyche, with significant investment already received comfortably and further fantastical shaftments in place for the delectation of the staunchly gullible.
The elevation of Ibrox Park and Lenny Bennett is another significant pish-stained and drunken stumble backwards for Rangers FC and is a sign of financial distress from the club.
Furthermore, Deputy Chairman, Lenny Bennett commented on the outgoing Chairman, “I want to place on record our sincere thanks to Dave King for the important contribution he made as Chairman of Rangers FC.” Perhaps a sign of some simmering tensions during the change of guard at the distressed club, he reflected publicly on his observation that “as the cock-eyed Castlemilk-billionaire exited stage-left, a small tear was observed, trickling down his back.”
In closing, Ibrox Park highlighted the current crisis throughout the hun world, “like Gartnavel Royal, I know what an institution Rangers is and what it means to our loyal fans. However, football is secondary at the moment. It is vital that we follow the advice of the government and medical experts to beat this virus (Jelly&IceCream2).
Oops, welcome Knightswood Bhoy. HH
BGFC
Great to see you back, a lot of people missed your contribution here. Any sort of singalong gig would be great. Liam McGrandles done some from his house my son told me. I just saw Hozier on the late late show dedicate to one of Ireland’s health worker who lost their life today and to all the people who lost their lives to Covid 19 . The parting glass was lovely haunting and apt only 2 people in the studio and him ( tears running down my cheeks listening) I’m sure it will be on you tube tomorrow.HH
Sorry to put this out there, a lot of people are going to die with this virus over the next few months, most people are in lock down so at what point do we let people out to go on about our normal lives, think about austerity and how that impacted our lives over the last ten years, noboady talks about suicide
Sorry that I have to say this but iam genuinely interested on your thoughts
GFTB ! It’s obviously clear to everyone that we don’t see eye 2 eye !! Let’s hold an amnesty! Till we get9 in arrow! More important things now !! Anyway hope the mods let it go
Hozier from the late late show last night.HHhttps://youtu.be/Y-BmOhjbQ44
PAPAJOE55 – cheer pal – thanks for that. Me and WeeBGFC will work on some music over the weekend – and wiil try to work out how to post it up ;-)
HH
BGFC & WeeBGFC
FRIESDORFER – you are some man 😁🤪. We are upset at not being able tilo have our visit to Munchen. Those German saunas are a sight to behold 👍
HH
BGFC
Thoughts and best wishes to Canamalar, Kiknthenakkas and TET with the difficult times they’re going through.
HH
LYMMBHOY on 27TH MARCH 2020 11:27 PM
Song was new to me, brilliant, thanks. This is the kind of stuff that keeps me coming back on here for a lurk or a post.
Some cracking jokes recently to, had me cackling and whilst getting some strange looks from my wife.
HH
Just getting into Mr.Stein biography by Bob Crampsey. Very good so far.
Interesting to read that in 1950 Jock went from Scottish first division Albion Rovers to non league Llanely in Wales for significantly more money. Non league fitba in Wales!!
HH
Positive vibes and laughter have never been more important for folk to consume in my time on earth.
Micky Flanagan – Back In The Game …
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cTIhgQKzhwA
Be safe and take care everyone.
HH
Great to read back and see that the C in CQN stands for
Comforting
Caring
Compassionate.
God bless and keep you all healthy and free from this virus.