I try to avoid those who really should be avoided but I caught the report of Peter Lawwell’s Sky TV interview on their website yesterday. The “No summer sales” headline was misleading in itself as our chief exec actually said “there is no real necessity to sell players now”.
We are a solvent and well-run football club, there is no real, or imagined, necessity to sell, but there is an enormous leap between this status and “no summer sales”. All clubs, not just Celtic, sell when an offer exceeds their valuation for a player and they believe the money could be more productively redeployed elsewhere. There is no necessity for Manchester City to sell players, not until the oil runs out in the Middle East, anyway, but they may still sell.
Best part of the article was from Charlie Nicholas, “I’m a bitter idiot. Listen, I’ll prove it…..”
I’ve translated that quote from the vernacular.
Loved newco Rangers accounts. £3.5m in the bank on 31 December, £1.5m loan since, so they have £5m to operate until the season ticket money comes in, which will just be enough, but cash burn is running at over £1m per month; close to £15m a year.
£30m-£50m is not enough.
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MWD,
You may well retire from CQN now, as you will never write a more poignant or meaningful post.
Well done.
God Bless the Knox family.
FEARLESS OSCAR KNOX @SwanseaBhoy1 28s
@celticfc Minutes applause for FEARLESS @Wee_Oscar on 5 minutes today.
HH
SENGA
Hi,all things considered,counting my blessings and looking forward even more to seeing my family in four weeks.
And hoping my Mum got her card,or I’m in trouble!
leftclicktic and Mrs BT-have a great day and hoopy birthday to you both!
HH
CRC
As a father of young children who has had some personal tragedy recently, my thoughts an prayers are with brave young Oscar and his inspirational family. Can only pray his pain is managed well an his family can share precious memories with him as comfortable as possible. Heart breaking.
Couple of things.
1st — WH Smith giving it big licks on OUR book — if you posted your story on here and were on WC’s list then your story is on the nations bookshelves!!
http://t.co/MbPSEXLgeO
MWD/BMCUWP
Your exchange makes me recall a story about Jackie Stewart the racing driver.
Not a particularly religious man, he was known to go into any kind of church for time to time and pray for something — something he wanted.
After his son Paul developed cancer and was cured, he stated that from time to time he now found himself going into churches of any denomination if the notion took him.
However instead of praying for something, he now found himself thanking God for everything he had in life — further he now prayed FOR nothing for himself at least.
Moonbeams WD. Rooting for Wee Oscar. Voting ‘YES’ on the 18th of September. Kano’s yer man @10.56 hrs.
An inspirational post from the heart.
Thank you.
Mountblow Tim has 4 spare tickets for game today (donation to Mary’s Meals for them) he will be at pools office at 2pm. Please pass on HH
MWD just reading back your post, simply magnificent post and best pic I have seen of the Hoops in a long time
HH
CRC
Bobby, glad you’re okay. Given the news about Oscar I know what you mean about blessings. I’m sure you’re Mum will get your card and will be proud as punch, yer a wild bhoy with huge huge heart. Looking forward to the Partick bevvy session, we’ll show those Ashton Lane softies how it’s done!
MWD
Very well said sir, nothing yourself and others that have done for the Knox family has been in vain.
God look after the Knox family at this very trying time.
Macjay1
No noo, I had a scooter yes, a Lambretta 150 , we where more into music and buying gear(gear was clothes in those days) and I did see the Smal Faces in the mid to late sixties play live at the Duck Bay Marina Loch Lomond , great night, until after it was over, bikers all outside between the hotel and our bus, well needless to say what happened then, we asked the to let the birds on the bus, they of course refused, so we told the birds to go back into the hotel, and they did as they we where escorting them back into the hotel my mate whispers ” hey Tony cop fur the empties” there where crates of empty Whitbread bottles, McKewan and other well name brands, so we pass the word to the lads to back off towards the hotel as there was missiles there, and the local biker gang where well tooled up, all we had was our desert boots :( , ok for a beach fight but useless in a parking lot, then it kicked off, it was like a scene from one of those epic roman pictures, the bottles where flying through the air like arrows, we pelted them, our bus driver gets off his mark, bikers all over the place trying to get on there bikes and offski, we make a cha harge at them, some of them do a runner and leave there bikes, some get offski on there bikes..literally, we get the birds out the hotel, the bus was just round the corner, we get outa dodge, some cuts an bruises , Sweed coats an leather coats ripped ti feck, by bottle green desert boots coverd in clarit what a night, oh and the small faces where brilliant, right, I’m off to the game, HH, have a great day lads.
Good grief, your Mum, Three Judges has got a lot to answer for this morning!
roy croppie
11:30 on
29 March, 2014
Hilley,Harley,Gray………..for Thirds.
Jim Conway for the Tims.
corkcelt
11:27 on 29 March, 2014
Big Nan, Loved your post. I know its crazy but my first thought on reading it was FFS I hope they won the Final. Ran for my record book and breathed a sigh of relief, Yep they beat Hibernian 4-1 after a replay, McColl (2) & Browning (2). I’ll be celebrating that win along with this year’s Championship this afternoon.
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Glad its appreciated.
I did the whole decade of the 1930s on Wiki and enjoyed every minute of it.
There are many who put in a lot more work than me over the years but the club is worth it.
Those who make up the Celtic family deserve the best and in the CelticWiki they have that.
Fine words Danny on what is a very sad morning for us all.
embramike supporting wee oscar and res 12
Don’t worry mate wee Oscar will hear us across the road from his hospital bed as we beat linfield and win the league for him at Windsor Park – believe me we’ll make sure he hears us
Off out to see my ma then off to Windsor will let you all know how we get on
MWD, another great post today, I have held onto an anger with Him for a long time now, it isn’t going away for me either.
But my belief in humanity, and the great acts of good and unselfishness, are greatly enhance by knowing, in a distant way, Oscar Knox and all who have rallied around him.
Hoopy Birthday Leftclick and Mrs BT.
Mrs BT, you deserve a medal.
tonydonnelly67
11:46 on
29 March, 2014
I remember those days so well.
Thanks for putting a smile on my face at this sombre time.
Cant remember who posted this a while ago(I have slightly ammended it)but whenever I’m in need of a smile it ALWAYS works
:)))))))))))
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53,000 buns meet in the bigot dome for a ‘Buns Are Not Stupid’ convention.
Sir Walter addresses the crowd.. ‘We are all here today to prove to the world Buns are not stupid. Can I have a volunteer please?’
Ally McOist gingerly works his way through the crowd and steps up to the stage.
The cardigan asks him ‘What is 15 plus 15?’
After 15 or 20 seconds Sally says, ‘ Forty!’
Obviously everyone is a little disappointed. Then the buns start chanting ‘Give him another chance! Give him another chance!’
The cardigan says, ‘Well since we have a capacity crowd, world-wide press and global broadcast media here, I think we can give him another chance.’
So he asks, ‘What is 5 plus 5?’
After nearly 30 seconds he eventually says, ‘ Twelve?’
Sir Walter looks down and just lets out a dejected sigh.
Everyone is disheartened and Sally starts sobbing.
But then the 53,000 Buns begin to yell and wave their hands shouting, ‘Give him another chance! Give him another chance!’
Sir Walter, unsure whether he is now doing more harm than good eventually says, ‘OK then, what is 2 plus 2?’
Silence hangs over the stadium.
Sally closes his eyes, and after a whole minute eventually says, ‘Four?’
Pandemonium breaks out throughout the stadium as the bun crowd stand to a man, wave their arms, stomp their feet and scream,
‘Give him another chance! Give him another chance!’
leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon
11:56 on
29 March, 2014
Cracker,mate.
Cruel,but a cracker nevertheless.:-)
MWD, lovely words Sir.
HH
Bundoran Bhoy – OSCAR KNOX is a WARRIOR
11:44 on
29 March, 2014
Mountblow Tim has 4 spare tickets for game today (donation to Mary’s Meals for them) he will be at pools office at 2pm. Please pass on HH
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I will take one bud
Hoping against hope for the wee man
Tonydonnelly
Crackin picture……..and……I can see Jim Craig, Alan Stubbs and Willie McStay in there
Terrible news about Wee Oscar if not horribly unsurprising given the nature of Neuroblastoma and the mortality rate in young children.
God Bless the wee man may his passing be pain free.
Brings back memories, now less painful, of my great nephew Ross David Owens who died of the same insidious disease aged 18 months a few years ago. RIP Ross we still love you and think about you often.
RobinBhoy
Just in to say that like all on here my thoughts and prayers are with wee Oscar and his parents. Our Lady of Lourdes,you know what it was to see your son suffer look after our wee friend, please.
MWD/CRC/Sanna:
Class is made in the heart and you guys have it in abundance.
I hope all you guys going to the Kano do have a great night.
“It was music that kept their spirit free”
Let the People Sing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&v=zhkdy0AOpaM
Off to game
Rye catcher 11.22
Were are not much different
Stokesy,Sammy,Krissy,Izzi,Broonie,effi(:-)
Dreadful news about Oscar.
I just don’t know what more to say. Just dreadful. Every parent’s deepest fear.
Afternoon Timland from a seriously wet hun free mountain valley.
Sad news about Wee Oscar, fight it son, tell it to leave your body.
HH
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Feliz Cumpleanos Lefty and Mrs BT.
Lefty, I posted that a while ago.
HH
Happy birthday to leftclicktic, had the pleasure of his company at CQTen.
Another to St Jude, just before I head off to see the Celtic
Dear St Jude, you taught us to love the faith handed on to us,
Life is very difficult for us because of Oscar Knox
Help us in our need and ask God to deliver us from this evil
Amen
Happy birthday Mrs BT.
Leftcliktic. At your table tonight so will but you a pint. Happy birthday.
MWD
My thoughts & sympathy for Jeanette Findlay and her family as they grieve the loss of their much loved husband father and grandfather.
A good Celtic man.
RIP
MWD
Brill
V
God Bless wee Oscar.
It makes me Sad to hear such awfully depressing News.
Kojo