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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THE EXILED TIM I bought my first place from their road manager and his wife.
They left a bottle of bubbly, a bunch of flowers and card wishing me well.
Class.
Bournesouprecipe @ 00:01
Real Madrid beat them 2-1 in the Spanish SuperCup at the beginning of this season.
Iniquitous
saltires
Nearly beats my Slim Whitman
Iniquitous
edit;
Celtic are the only team in the world to have beaten Barcelona in any League this season.
BSR
Aye.. nearly ;-)
Good Morning Good evening Bhoys
Just started work and and another pile of shite to deal wi, time to cheer ma self up wee cup ah tea and watch this works every time even got the Locals into it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP9C3V5w8NE
well at least i dont have a shite Hingmi
16 tons
Tennessee Ernie Lynch
BSR @ 00:27
Is the Champions League a League or a Cup?
Iniquitous
THE EXILED TIM
00:16 on 28 November, 2012
Those songs you are talking about were ‘waulking songs’.
Waulking of home-made cloth for household use was carried out in Gaelic Scotland by pounding the material against a board or trampling it with the feet. The techniques are of great antiquity and were also used elsewhere, but they happened to survive in the Hebrides into the twentieth century. The process of waulking is called luadh (“loo-ugh”) in Gaelic, and the songs of waulking are known as orain luaidh (“or-ine loo-ie”).
I also always feel that they have a strong Native American feel
iniquitousiv
That counts as last year, cup winners v league winners……simples….
Hoops only team to defeat them this season……
Inverness move into second in the SPL for the first time ever beyond March, and Craig Brown’s bunnet is battered 2-3.
Ntassoolla
Manhatten Transfer ?
………………………………….
GM
I remember IA from way back, never ever heard a negative thing about us that I can remember, never thought about it in all honesty,but nothing negative, so he is alright IMO, he is a proper music lover.
iniquitousiv
@00:30
I’d say both.
But current at the league/ group stage.
Iniquitous
Too far
Bsr
But it’s not beyond March.
Have you been on the cooking sherry? ;)
Kilbowie Kelt
00:30 on
28 November, 2012
THE EXILED TIM
00:16 on 28 November, 2012
Those songs you are talking about were ‘waulking songs’.
Waulking of home-made cloth for household use was carried out in Gaelic Scotland by pounding the material against a board or trampling it with the feet. The techniques are of great antiquity and were also used elsewhere, but they happened to survive in the Hebrides into the twentieth century. The process of waulking is called luadh (“loo-ugh”) in Gaelic, and the songs of waulking are known as orain luaidh (“or-ine loo-ie”).
I also always feel that they have a strong Native American feel
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there was a documentary , not so long ago, investigating the same, but also how the gaelic rhythic chants became the basis for slaves songs and them baptist music and then rock and roll.
kid you not.
TET – Very funny. Jethro Tull. Actually.
TET
Remember IA playing a Tull gig at Madison Square Gardens back in late 70’s
Beeb tv pictures with radio 1 playing gig in stereo – taped the gig and played it non-stop for weeks after that
Fantastic stuff back in the day-tho’ don’t listen to much Jethro Tull these days. His radio show is always worth a listen…
I wonder if Beeb gave an archive of that show?
HH
Tet, I always remember him almost salivating over a big euro result.
Canny remember the game but I did note his praise.
Kickinthenakas @ 00:32
Not to be persnickety, but it was played on August 29. Our first league game against Aberdeen was on August 4.
Iniquitous
Kilbowie Kelt
Thanks, as ever CQN is a font of wisdom.
What got me about it was the fact that those times, there was not any real comunication, or travel between the islands and the American Indians, but the music was so, so similar, that is spooky in my head.
As I said, the music haunts me, it’s music from the soul, or the spirt world, now I am going too far :>)….or am I…..
Think people are confusing their Iain Andersons
Wan works at the beeb
Wan is a fish farmer who used to stand on wan leg in jethro tull…..
Geordie Munro
March = May
Pedantry/Buminfo CSC
When Fergus rebuilt CP he not only negated the natural advantage Rangers had over us through their ability to pay higher wages because of bigger gates due to ground capacity, he gave Celtic the advantage that Rangers had enjoyed for years.
Unable to increase capacity at Ibrox to match, Rangers were forced to look at other ways of regaining advantage.
Traditionally the way to get a player to sign for you and not the opposition was an under the table payment that your competitor was unable to match aka ‘a bung’.
Stripped of the legal clothing ebts are presented in they are at heart, by being concealed, the football equivalent of bungs, introduced to negate the advantage Fergus had delivered.
One method was honest and open for the world to see, the other secret because had it been open it would either have been forbidden or available to all clubs to use.
Ebts were but the brown envelopes, the contents whether repayable or not were bungs designed to get an immediate and lasting advantage not available to competitors.
This last bit is the message that has to emerge from the Nimmo enquiry if the spirit of the rules is to be upheld.
If bizarrely Nimmo goes with the FTT approach of form over substance, then UEFA are going to have to reexamine their 3rd party and other registration rules and the principles behind them and rewrite them accordingly so that all clubs are on an equal footing..
Kick in the Nakas
No way :-)
Saint Stivs I remember that.
It was a professor of music from Harvard Univ. who did the research.
Black musicians were up in arms about it and challenged him out to a debate.
Their arguments were based on colour and they melted way when they saw he was black.
The guy was making the point that music has no bias.
Saint Stivs
00:36 on 28 November, 2012
Those forms of music are all closely linked.
The 17th century saw more Irish ( & indeed Highland Scots) shipped as slaves to the plantations of the New World than there were Africans. Only later did it become almost exclusively African.
Strange but true.
Ntassoolla et all
Ah that Ian Anderson.
Locomotive Breath, by far and away his best, and when my Mrs sings it, the tears are streaming doon the face……..
iniquitousiv
Still the culmination of last season…..smiley face (kinda smug look) thingy
Saltires
Smug Mrs Doyle look…….
TET since we were talking about music I assumed that IA.
Anyway, that’s what was on the floor to greet me from their road manager.
Time for bed.
As ever CQN is an education, not a blog on the planet comes close.
Thanks Paul, you really have a good thing going.
Take care and god bless Timland, and I will even hope god will bless them huns, cos as sure as hell they need it, redemption if you really want my fellow brothers, or it’s the burny fire for yous.
HH
KTF
KITK
Seriously ? I genuinely thought they were one and the same….
HH
Ntassoolla
Now I got you……soreeeeee :>)
Only five points seperate the top seven SPL sides.
Armageddon CSC
TET I resolved that if when I sold the buyers played ball I’d do the same. I owed it to someone.
Good night.
HH to the Celts.
Satires
Yip
Wan leg, baldy, Jethro Tull
Spekky, gray hair ,BBC wan
Was going to post links to the photies but didnae want tae break the blog, google the photies
Kitn
Aye, see what u mean -no way are they tims hehehe