Five years ago when CQN’er Kano was confined to hospital with a debilitating illness Pablophanque was first to issue the call, “We need to raise the money to bring Kano home”. In the weeks which followed the Bring Martin Home campaign launched. The campaign succeeded and then some; the Kano Foundation is its lasting legacy.
While working in Holland in May 2011 Pablophanque took ill suddenly and died a few days later, leaving two young-adult children to deal with matters a long way from home. As the news filtered through of his death, the call went out in the comments section here to raise money to bring his remains home. One day later Pablo’s son was told the money was there and to confirm arrangements.
Pablo’s estate has recently been settled and his son and daughter wanted to repay the generosity shown to them when they needed it most. Mary’s Meals are now in receipt of £4500 from them towards our CQteN Malawi School Kitchen Appeal. It is an enormous gesture by two young people and shows the level of appreciation they have to those who helped them in 2011.
Raising money is hard and I remember telling Pablo his idea was ambitious, to say the least. There has never been a spontaneous movement like Bring Martin Home and the Kano Foundation. Many of those who made the call for Pablo were inspired by Bring Martin Home. The cumulative impact of this generosity is quite stunning.
My thanks to Pablo’s son, daughter and brother for this fantastic support, inspired, as it was, by the wider Celtic community. I never use the ‘Greatest fans in the world’ line, largely as I don’t think there is much competition, but the Celtic support are among the finest human beings you could hope to meet.
Thanks also to everyone who booked a seat or table for the CQteN St Patrick’s Day Party at the Kerrydale Suite on Friday 14 March, where we hoped to raise the bulk of the money for the school kitchen. If you want know what it’s all about, read Friday’s article.
SOLD OUT
All 470 tickets for the event have gone. Any applications received from now on will go to the waiting list.
Brilliant response. Many thanks.
There are just a few posting days left to order your CQN Annual in time for Christmas. £5 from every sale is going towards the Malawi appeal, get yours here:
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Parkheadcumsalford who is supporting the Amsterdam 5
08:21 on 17 December, 2013
‘We are inclusive and open to all.’
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So who is it that want’s to exclude anyone from CP?
jimbo67
09:04 on
17 December, 2013
My interest in cricket began with said moustachioed D.K.Lillee,and his partner in crime,Thompson when they declared not only the pain they intended to inflict on the English team,but also their “rogueish” intentions toward English womanhood.
The Lords Test (?)was abandoned after oil was poured on the wicket.
Ian Chappell had his famous door slamming episode when he “begged to differ” with an umpiring decision.
Apart from that,the Oz chaps were complete gentlemen whom one would have been proud to take home to mummy.
tonydonnelly67
09:03 on 17 December, 2013
It’s all going to be a ‘damp squid’, like their last meeting………the current bored will get voted back in, and it will then go all quiet for a few weeks …….until ‘The Big Bang’……I can just picture it now……wee spivs running in all directions, wae money fallin’ oot their pockets, and loud cries from inside ipox….” WHAT THE…….” and ” WE DESERVE BETTER” ….
“Haven’t we been punished enough” ehhhhhhhhhh, NAW.
Happy birthday to Pope Francis.
What’s that Today programme like these days? Sure makes you miss Ed Stourton.
Pope Francis urges us all never to forget the poor. People comment that he sounds like a Marxist and blame liberation theology. Pope Francis says he believes Marxist theory to wrong but says he has met Marxists whom he regards as very good people.
He is not fooling Sarah Montague. No way.
But there is nothing new here.
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist,” – Hélder Câmara.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
09:15 on
17 December, 2013
Oh what fun it is to ……..the huns on New Years day.
Or before,as the case may be.
This is a brilliant piece of skill from @kcommons15 http://t.co/PaUUzm0vNT
Bada
Take 95?
Parkheadcumsalford:
I’m sure your all inclusive includes young supporters who populate the Green Brigade too.
I remember as a kid being dragged to the main stand on occasion and suffering the fools who did not suffer to well those who populated the jungle.
True class disdains snobbery.
I’m like to think I’m of the mind – if there is an issue – why is there an issue, can the issue be amicably resolved – before I don my black cap and extremely discriminate with prejudice.
I’m wondering if no Green Brigaders are charged and convicted are Celtic going to be big enough to hold up an apologetic hand and re-instate that particular singing section.
Or, if after the next hun game, if the majority of the crowd burst into “cheer up fat Sally! Oh! what can it mean, to a sad O……. ………… …… …… ……. .. …. ……” are Celtic going to issue 50,000 precautionary suspensions?
Hagiographic piece about Sally’s shares,from Gavin Berry in the DR.
I have to admit,he seems to have played this well.
If the rebels win,they did it cos of fatboy. If the board win,they need him to get the fans back onside. After all,they can trust him,he let them use his shares.
Sleek it,as he has frequently been called in the past.
BTW,that is a brilliant crossbar challenge,BADA BING.
ernie @ 9.10
I was thinking the same thing the other day.
Open to all……except singers of rebel songs….or displayers of certain banners…..or those voicing a political view…… A bit like the ” Yes, but what else did the Romans do for us.” sketch.
JJ
Are Celtic going to ban the huddle from the stands?
Are Celtic going to pay the Green Brigade a percentage of the profits they made from the images of the 125 Tiffo.
I was brought up to understand a two-way street meant ‘in both directions’….
Macjay-maybe but worth waiting for.HH
Mind you,these are pretty good too.
Quite complicated moves the longer the clip goes on.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fQNE6lXzkEE
How many tickets are Celtic going to allocate to The Rangers when they are promoted to the SPL and how much are Celtic intending to charge for these tickets?
Are we going to go back to the old days where you could buy a season book which included a game against the huns and a season book where you could decline the pleasure and save yourself 50 quid or so?
A question for all……..Paul Murray said this morning, “this is the clubs first AGM in three years” does he not mean, “this is the new clubs first AGM” or have I missed something here, are AGMs every three years now? Just asking .
The Green Brigade, a bunch of young Tims,(who some accuse of being political) have an affection for Bobby Sands and they showed it, UEFA, a grey tribe very much practiced in all things political, have an affection for Nelson Mandela, and they showed it.
Nelson Mandela had an affection for the life and death of Bobby Sands, and he showed it. Nelson Mandela said he was inspired by Bobby Sands.
Must be a quantum leap too far for UEFA to appreciate that Bobby Sands and Nelson Mandela were brothers.
Gattuso.
One of 50 plus people cautioned and subject to legal process..
53 Serie B/Lega Pro games being investigated.
3 AC Milan games being investigated .
Games between Lazio and Juve/ Inter are being investigated.
Can I just ask.
Is tony donnelly a comlpete master debator?
MWD
BMCW
Had the pleasure of meeting your Dad and Sis in Barcelona (pre-match). Him and Oldtim are some double-act – great company.
The highlight of the trip – the ‘Tims on Tour!’
Tony Donnelly
re the AGM across the way. In this last week we are seeing posturing from both sides. Sally handing his shares over, statements from the new Chief Exec, Malcolm Murray and countless others. The real damage will be done when the AGM is over, regardless of who is in control. For what it’s worth, I am sure the present incumbents will remain in power. As I say though, it won’t really matter how the vote goes. Sooner rather than later the real players will show their hand and the dark forces will wonder what hit them..again..when those heavy investors decide it’s payback time and communicate just exactly what they intend to do to fill their pockets. Whether that be selling the assets and leasing them back, another share flotation for the gullible, whatever. They are completely missing the key points.
Reminds me of;
A traveller hired an Ass and it’s owner to convey him to a distant place. The
day was intensely hot, and with the sun shining at full strength, the
traveller stopped to rest, and sought shelter from the heat under
the shadow of the Ass. As this afforded only protection for one,
and as the traveller and the owner of the Ass both claimed it, a
violent dispute arose between them as to which of them had the
right to the shadow. The owner maintained that he had hired out the
Ass only, and not his shadow. The traveller asserted that he had,
with the hire of the Ass, hired his shadow also. The quarrel
proceeded from words to blows, and while the men fought, the Ass
galloped off.
In quarrelling about the shadow we often lose the substance…..
PRAECEPTA
The pleasure was his,mate. He enjoyed every minute-bar two hours,of course-and has asked me to thank every one who made it so when they come on here.
Him and OLDTIM together though,naw. That would drive anyone to drink!!
Between goin to Barcelona last week and Xmas staff do’s I’m only coming round to myself to realise I forgot to put in my cqn predictions the weekend past and midweek! :(.. I was sittin handy non the top 5 aswel! Life is tough!
Gooooooooooood morning all
Woke up this morning Still a Tim :))
Everything that comes my way today is a bonus.
macjay1 for neil lennon
09:25 on 17 December, 2013
Oh, what fun it WAS
…and in other news, disgraced and controversial ‘Victorian Dad’ given unfettered access to the national broadcaster to openly appeal to the mouth-breathers of scoddland…….
HHH.
Ho.Ho.Ho.
SMSM- Breaking News – ex Old Firm star arrested for match fixing. It is reported that Gattuso, who played at Celtic park many times, has been arrested….
Yorkbhoy 10:11
Excellent, need to borrow that for Twitter!!
“The club as it is today still has a cost base that is ahead of our ability to generate income” Sevco speak for running at a loss.
Yorkbhoy
hilarious
MWD
Big Nan.
did you happen to watch the Miners Strike 1926 drama the other night,
Happy Lands, it was called.
you got any perspective on it ?
twists n turns
09:59 on 17 December, 2013
Tony Donnelly
re the AGM across the way. In this last week we are seeing posturing from both sides. Sally handing his shares over, statements from the new Chief Exec, Malcolm Murray and countless others. The real damage will be done when the AGM is over, regardless of who is in control. For what it’s worth, I am sure the present incumbents will remain in power. As I say though, it won’t really matter how the vote goes. Sooner rather than later the real players will show their hand and the dark forces will wonder what hit them..again..when those heavy investors decide it’s payback time and communicate just exactly what they intend to do to fill their pockets. Whether that be selling the assets and leasing them back, another share flotation for the gullible, whatever. They are completely missing the key points.
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Like you, I’m pretty sure the same people will be in place at iBrokes after their AGM. It seems so obvious, it makes me think I’m missing something. Why all the bluster from Alkie Murray etc? They don’t have enough in the way of voting rights to win this. So I’m guessing their strategy is to create as much of a stir as possible so that, after the AGM, they are hoping to persuade fans not to buy season tickets? There are a couple of fan groups agitating for same. I’m not sure how successful that will be. If they are successful in persuading fans not to buy season tickets then they will reach admin. sooner.
The point of interest is when share sales will take place. Someone mentioned them trading at 35p yesterday.
I won’t comment on you ass-fixation…
;-)
Whatever you can blame Peter Lawwell for does not include:
Player scouting, selection and coaching, tactics and the like this is down to the management team so why does he get the blame for the so called bad signings and not praise for the obviously good like VVD? Nonsensical to blame him for any of this.
Baffling team selections, the seeming inability to learn from previous tactical errors, especially in Europe lie square at the door of the manager and his team not the board.
Stewarding is not the responsibility of the Chief Executive either but he gets the blame for anything seen as untoward in that direction.
Maybe the ire for the stupid law put into force by the SNP which started the persecution of our supporters should be laid at the door of the Scottish Parliament not the Celtic board.
Also the masonic cabal that is he Police force in Scotland take delight in chasing our supporters around the country filming them as they go, how many Huns have been arrested this year for their constant sectarian singing which can be clearly heard on the TV but is never mentioned by the MSM?
Time for a bit of perspective where the board is concerned.
The blog seems to no more than a social media site these days for people wishing to abuse each other online, which is a great pity, particularly when you read the article this comment is pinned to.
The Celtic support and movement have done great things in the last few years, many of them through the opportunity to do so afforded by this site and others, Vanessa Riddle, Oscar Knox Kano, Pablophanque and latterly his children and many others.
Especially at the time of year, maybe a little charity to our fellow men and women on the blog would be a good way to finish the calendar year.
Hail Hail and a Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year to all on the Timternet!
RobinBhoy
Ghanaian striker Mawuli Osei has claimed Celtic want to bolster their contingent of recruits from Israeli football by signing him next month.
Osei is the top scorer in the Israeli top flight, with 13 goals in just 11 games for Ashkelon, and both the player and his agent claim there is interest.
I feel like I’m an alien, I don’t have an opinion on The Rangers AGM and I couldn’t give a flying monkey’s tosh about The Rangers AGM.
MWD
Aye, they’ll win ok. They already know they have 54% tied up, so, they use McCoist as part of the master plan. “Look Ally, we have won. We have won without your 1.5% of shares. So, give yours to the fans. That way, after we win, you get your shares back, the fans still love you and you can tell them to buy season tickets. Share price creeps back up a few pence, everyone wins. Most importantly, you are still seen as the good guy”
McCoist does as asks…and whatya know…check their blogs..he’s a legend!
Cricket,lovely cricket .
Maybe not so lovely . Too one sided to be enjoyable. Massive gap between the 2 sides.England thumped and humiliated.
Very good innings from Ben Stokes. Compare his effort and application with that of the egotistical prat that is Kevin Pietersen.
Sorry
that was for Nat Know!
…and leave my ass oot o it :-))