I’ve resisted temptation to comment on the comical over-reaction to another below-par league performance by Celtic. Most of us realise where we are as a club (champions, champions-elect, post-Christmas in Europe, perhaps Champions League knockout, improving young squad, improving young manager), so the troughs between the peaks are to be anticipated, even if you can’t enjoy them.
Not that I’ve any hostility towards those who cannot find joy in our current situation; football can be beautiful but it will always involve sweat and snotters. Stand up for the Snotters, but definitely not on the 12th minute, there is no 12th-man redeeming feature involved here!
Even if you cannot enjoy football if you’re not turning over Barcelona, you’ll enjoy this:
WeeOscar4Life Campaign Raises £27K at Race Night and Auction
On the evening of Saturday 17th November 2012, around 400 people descended on the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park to raise funds for the WeeOscar4Life campaign at an entertaining Race Night & Auction. The event was also attended by Wee Oscar’s dad Stephen Knox, and an astonishing £27,350.00 was raised to directly support Wee Oscar and his family during his continued treatment and fight against neuroblastoma.
This campaign was launched by supporters of Celtic Football Club (the Celtic Family) to raise money for Oscar Knox, a four year old boy who was diagnosed in November 2011 with high risk neuroblastoma – a rare form of cancer which mainly affects children.
On the race night, the campaign team were delighted to be joined by supporters of many other Clubs and Oscar’s dad Stephen flew over from Northern Ireland. Also in attendance we’re former Celtic Players Tom Boyd, Bobby Petta and Frank McAvennie as well as current Players partners and great supporters of the campaign Lisa Hague (Partner of Kris Commons and Patron of the WeeOscar4Life campaign), Ruby May Ridgeway (Partner of Joe Ledley) and Lucy Parmenter (Partner of Gary Hooper).
The evening’s entertainment included moving, yet truly inspiring videos of Wee Oscar and his incredibly brave family’s journey, which generated an energy and fun loving atmosphere comparable only to Wee Oscars outgoing and fun loving nature. There was a ‘buzz about the place’ and cheers went up as winning horses went over the finishing line.
The auction and raffle, strewn with kindly donated items, including a Celtic 125th Anniversary top signed by the entire first team kindly donated by Celtic FC, sparked a flood of generosity and excitement as friendly rivalry saw items being auctioned for literally thousands of pounds.
Wee Oscar’s dad Stephen commented: “What an amazing night! I am delighted that I was able to be here to support the event; there are just so many people to thank that I could be here all night! Oscars fight goes on and we will continue to take advice from Oscars Doctors regarding future treatment paths; we are delighted that Oscar came home from Hospital on Thursday and maybe we can get a little bit of normality into our lives at least for a while. Thank you all.”
Stephen was pleased to meet so many of the campaign team on the night: “It was fantastic to have the opportunity to come over to meet and personally thank the people who have been helping out so much with the WeeOscar4Life campaign. We will be eternally grateful to everyone involved for all their efforts!”
Oscars mum Leona was unable to travel and stayed at home to look after Oscar and Oscar’s little sister Izzie however, through Twitter Leona said “I’m short of words, for once! What you have done for my family can never be repaid, saying thanks just isn’t enough.”
Wee Oscar and his family flew to Philadelphia on the 6th October 2012 to start Wee Oscar’s potentially lifesaving Immunotherapy treatment, but unfortunately due to health complications, Wee Oscar was rushed into Intensive Care. It appears that these complications have shattered the prospect of him receiving this immunotherapy treatment in Philadelphia.
Thankfully, Wee Oscar is a fighter and he gained enough strength to return home on Saturday 27th October 2012. However, the events of the last couple of months – and the news that it could cost an enormous £400,000 for the treatment Oscar had while he was in hospital in Philadelphia – have strengthened the WeeOscar4Life Campaign’s resolve to ensure maximum support for Wee Oscar and his family throughout Oscar’s on-going treatment.
Lisa Hague who works so hard to promote the cause (despite being heavily pregnant) commented on the race night: “What an amazing selection of people, brought together for one reason: to continue the support for Wee Oscar. This is just another event that confirms what the Celtic family is all about; kindness, support and generosity. I thought the night was so well organised and a credit to the whole WeeOscar4Life team! My personal reward was speaking on the phone to Wee Oscar on the night. It is a pleasure to be Patron and a pleasure to be part of the Celtic family.”
Tom Boyd was asked “How proud do you feel being regarded as a legend amongst the Celtic fans?” he replied “Myself and other Celtic greats won trophies and medals, but it’s on a night like tonight that you realise what a real legend is….. Wee Oscar is a true legend.”
Future planned events include: Glasgow to Belfast Cycle Ride
WeeOscar4Life organisers are planning a cycle from Glasgow to Belfast for St Patrick’s weekend in March 2013 and will be looking for cyclists to take part in this event. Interested parties should email weeoscar4life@gmail.com quoting ‘Cycle’ in the subject field and the organisers will get back to you with more details.
For more information please contact the WeeOscar4Life campaign team by emailing WeeOscar4Life@gmail.com. Alternatively contact the WeeOscar4Life team on: 07595015203.
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Bill
You and half of glasgow looking for the hardest tickets to get in the spl
Good luck with that one
BT
The bhoys school assembly the morra
You canny get drunk watching the hoops the now
SoAL
I see you get a thank you from the newby, and me the first to welcome him, is it cos I live in a cave, dearie me, what’s the world coming to :>)
Paul67 ,
Post CL Qualification , in one of my few prescient moments I made an approximation of this prediction
“We won’t run away with the league this season. Every other team has a chance of Europe this year. Every other team only have to raise themselves a couple of times against us – not the double dunt from playing us AND RFC(IL) , so we’ll have 38 cup ties this year . Also CL football will be our focus – If we are within a couple of points of the top be xmas , I’ll be pleased ”
Now , i didn’t expect to be within touching distance of last 16 CL so I’m not ready to be burnt as a witch but I must admit , I’m enjoying this season. It’s like a breath of fresh air – why would anyone vote to go back to what we had.
Will be watching tomorrow night , hopefully with Coventry Emerald but am moving hoose (literally) tomorrow so we’ll see.
HH COYBIG
Sanna
JUDE 2005
I think PG recently got married-he might have better things to do with his time just now.
Alternatively,his new wife just won’t let him on here!
TET,
I think he that you might be gollum
TBJ- When I say long time lurker ,please consider that I only found out what a technophobe was recently and even more so that I was one !!! Appreciate your welcome HH.
TET
You can have my welcome
Caveman
sannabhoy
He wouldn’t be too far out then :>)
Bobby,
What better activities happen once yer married???
Exiled – terrible/brutal – all the same old mince!!!
we do have the most competitive and most bizarre league in the world. mental.
Channelisland – fair enough – blame exiled tim – I always do :)
SoAL
Naw,you keep it, I’m gonna go in the huff…..
greencock
http://i1.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article1361465.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/10600934.jpg
TET
OK
Channelislandcelt – which island?
BT
Oldtim
Restaurant booked for 3pm for Spartak game, Starry might make it, let me know nearer the time.
Channelislandcelt
No the best of starts stating a Celtic supporter attacked Lenny but sure even the sevconians urnae that daft…welcome…
Sanna – after that inflammatory comment….your teas oot !!
T4
NegAnon2
I can see us humping them big time the morra, on the other hand, the wee turncoat rat collum is the ref, so you never know.
But there will be fireworks, that I’m sure of.
And I can take it, in fact I love it :>)
MasacistCSC
TET -Belated thanks for welcome. gillian i scream …the only tax dodgers here are the ones with millions stashed away – Alas I dont fall into this category .
T4
How are you ya Baldy B
Post 666
For T4
Channelisland
Dont worry about being a technophobe on here… Like our club were open to all…. Peoples sexuality aint an issue ;)
T4 , ah , my precious !
bmcuw
JEEEZOH!! He was ahead of me at school and I left over 50 years ago. JEEZOH OH!!!
Count me in as one of those Rankin babies, born in the greatest year 1967. That and the ole Shammy were my only links to Greenockia though,
El Puerto de Glasgow for me, where are you St Stivs?
Sinfien YT….
I see Neil is looking to speak to the GB, any chance they will do a U turn and attend the Arbroath match? Hope so.
HH
channelislandcelt
Awe shucks, now you made me blush :>)
Do you know Paddy Gallagher BTW ?
I’ve been reading a blog today stating their is 5 players who are liable for tax avoidance and more that murray will try and broker for deals with hmrc.
Can anyone put names to the infamous 5.
Exiled – uch its no collum is it. Furchrisake!
Bets on penalty to hearts it is then!
tomtheleedstim -Jersey.
Gotta tell yez this, even at the risk of sounding way too pseudo-intellekshul: Kandinsky tried to capture music on canvas……but the closest I’ve ever seen to Kandinsky’s type of art being captured musically is Led Zeppelin’s reunion performance on the ‘Celebration Day’ dvd. Absolutely incredible. One of the greatest gigs I’ve ever seen. Why do I tell you this?
Because if you ever thought of giving a gift to anyone who’s into Zep, this is it.
Or get it for yersel’. It’s quite something.
Over & Out.
Palacio67
He is looking for two attacking midfielders
check my post at 22:58
1.never seen one of those before
2. it wiznae me
T4. how you doing mate ? got a wee accomodation change that you might be interested in .
Sanna
Iain Anderson giving Dirty Old Town an airing on bbc scotland just now. Paddy Riley version tho not Jinkys
Channelislanscelt – very beautiful place to live. I had the pleasure of living there myself some years ago.
One of our posters “Paddy Gallagher” still lives in St Helier I think. You may know him.
Where do tims drink these days?
Willie Collums last hearts v hoops game was a 4-0 win to the good guys.
He pist off more hearts fans than hoops fans with decisions that night.
TET .Know few Gallaghers here -cant say that Paddy is one of them .
SOAL – I’m an apprentice slapheid, unlike some on here….but it’s getting to the stage where I’m asking barbers if they’ve got anything closer than a No.1 all over….hmmm the comeback should be interesting!
PS yer horses are still running! :-)
Sanna – don’t tell me all that TKF power is going to your head and you’re going all Willie Collum?! ;-)
T4
jc2
22:28 on
27 November, 2012
sipsini
My dad always tells me I was born beside lions.
It was some private hospital/clinic/house next to Glasgow zoo because all the hospitals were over flowing.
We were not rich but Dr from the Bellshill Lithuanian crew knew my dad.
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You are quite correct. A hospital did exists next to Glasgow zoo ( calderpark ) and I believe then became a sanatorium and more latterly a drop in centre for the needy,now all gone ( including the bluebell woods ).
Cahennelisland, controversial first post, as a long time lurker you should be aware of how the blog works, surprised at your post but cautious welcome!!
Hail! Hail!