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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Our manager was put in bowels of the Bates Motel “for his own protection” lest we forget!!
That’s another reason I will never ever turn on Neil.
GM
Is he the ref 2 morro night?
T4
Class
Anyway
off for some beauty sleep so see you all in 2 hours time
Love
Lenny don’t F up the morra
So I hear bud.
You have to go back a few seasons in which he officiated in a defeat v hearts.
Even then we we’re our own worst enemy.
channelislandcelt
That’s his CQN name, can’t say his real name obviously, but from what has been said about him tonight,it wouldn’t take a rocket scientist to work out who he is, that would be if you frequent the bars that is, it’s no that big a place you live :>)
tomtheleedstim – Hoops bars v. thin on the ground here. Eastern and Aurora closed /changed hands. So no Celtic boozer as such . Most Bhoys go to the soleil for games . Did you frequent any of the above when here ?
is lenny murdoch really a Patrick Gallagher or did i pick that up wrong from the river city credits ?
Jude,
Totally understand and agree with your sentiments.
If you had to ask Neil what he wanted to be judged on, his managerial performance in charge of Celtic or his experience as a Celtic manager what would he choose?
Estorilbhoy
Jc2
Calderbank House by any chance? Think that’s what is was called, born there masel!
est
Was the maternity called Calderwood?
“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,”
Sounds like a cradle to grave service for some of our posters.
Mrs j says Calderbank
Palacio67
23:12 on
27 November, 2012
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
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was that a little whistle from across the back greens of auchendores, iona , and castlehill.
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i am offcourse a rankin baby, my birth certificate says i was born in the rankin on saint josephs day 1966.
i was returned to the port 3 days later.
celtic celebrated my birth by going onto win the european cup.
well thats how i see it.
Kik,
Well done give that man a coconut ( or modern equivalent ).
Any truth you were born in he monkey cage :)))). Hail! Hail!
CIC- frequented all of those places. Celebrated centenary championship in the Eastern. Used to meet some Irish lads in the Aurora after work and for a dinner but the Soleil was more regular. Often attended the Monday Club in there.
The Bath, Lords, Raffles and many more……..no wonder I’m fecked when I think about it.
Bed, later fellas.
T4 , do you really think that Kingoh , Joe and Pat would allow me ideas above my station.
Been v busy with work so having a wee bit of a breather from it . Need a few beers to convey it in full.
Sanna
According to Chinese astrology I was born in the year of the Fire Horse, only ever happens every 144 yrears, so there……..
St Stivs
That’s the one, in a kinda Wanderer’s style…..
HH
est
The latter? Neil knows he’s in a special place just now and all eyes are on him and I think he is handling it well. Attacked numerous times, bomb threats, etc. Who else in the world of football has gone thru that?
If the loans to 5 players are classed as income and are taxable, it would be interesting to know which players (although preferably not on this blog given the hassle that would cause Paul). If the players involved were regular starters that could mean irrefutably that the relevant games should be changed to 3-0 defeats.
I would like the tax decision appealed if only in the hope that a finding of tax evasion could be used to beat the ugly ones round the head (metaphorically speaking) for years to come.
The SPL investigation is another thing entirely. If they are allowed to retain their tainted titles it will be a travesty of justice – of which we have seen many recently. I want them deducted 7 titles, us awarded them all and Lenny to lead the charge to set a huge gap over the next few seasons. Even if they are not awarded to us that would leave us on 43, them on 44 and Lenny can take us ahead of them. Think how much that would annoy them!
And to think that they’d be stuck on 44 for evermore because they snuffed it this year.
Craiginho
Wishful thinking CSC
Sanna – December is a busy time, no doubt for our mutual friend as well, so sometime early in the New Year would be best.
I’ll be in touch.
HH
TTTT
I heard when sally was born he was that ugly the midwife slapped his maw. o)
setting free the bears
22:01 on
27 November, 2012
Is Greenock not just Greater Port Glasgow?
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in National Geographic i am sure its refered to the Port Glasgow lesser green cocks penininsula.
Night all . Sorry once again for dodgy first post . HH.
Craiginho
I would have thought that if CQN named the 5 players it would be a coup for the blog.
Jude,
Disagree. Neil is a football man and would want to be judged totally on football merits and nothing else.
Born in Baillieston who’d brag about that?
Estorilbhoy
Were you the one who was told not to feed us nuts?
est
Aye awe right ffs!! o(((
A few posts regarding births, dates and timelines.
Which CQN’r has the best number 1 hit when they were born?
Mines was rank rotten!!
Chanson d’amour – Manhatten Transfer.
Anyone top that?
HH
St Stivs – don’t feckin start….when you look at a satellite pic of the port, all you can see is a big Tesco sign! :-)
T4
Jude2005
How very dare you!
Folk born in Ballieston for a start, there ye go!
badbhoybubby
Aye, I don’t think there was a chart when I was born :>)
tommytwiststommyturns
23:48 on
27 November, 2012
St Stivs – don’t feckin start….when you look at a satellite pic of the port, all you can see is a big Tesco sign! :-)
T4
shut it baldy, and pull up a seat for a magic wee song –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_-u_cmEWqU
badbhoybubby
Rose Marie – Slim Whitman
I just looked, there was and the music was shockingly bad.
Doris Day, Frankie Lane, Dean Martin, Perry Como and a heap of others I’ve never heard of.
No wonder I live in a cave !!!
It would be a mistake for HMRC to go after the players because the tax due would only be as if they were self-employed. This would be a lesser sum.
It would let the employers off the hook.
Players will have statements indemnifying them from tax liabilities, in the same was as freelancers are asked to sign a statement indemnifying a main contractor against tax liabilities.
The fact Rangers are dead does not shift liability to someone else, however much we wish it so.
You might not have liked the song badbhoybubby but the the chick with the short woolen skirt in the video did it for me every time.