When this publishes, I should be a few kilometres into the Great Scottish Run. These events can be humbling. You see people there with messages on their shirts. ‘The big C’ gets a lot of mentions, in many of its forms, as does heart disease and conditions most of us will, fortunately, be less familiar with. Some simply have a loved one’s smiling photograph on their back. Their former feeling of helplessness matured into purposeful action.
I’m running for Celtic Charity’s 1254125 campaign. This is not something controlled or even organised by the club, but it is fundamental to what Celtic Football Club is. The Celtic Movement was called together in a church hall in November 1887 to alleviate the distress of poverty in those unable to feed themselves. It is different from other clubs because it started differently and has since walked unfamiliar roads.
The spirit to help others has been increasingly self-evident in recent years but I am sure the commitment has become more embedded as a result of 1254125. It is now part of our routine, what we know to expect from ourselves.
We will only stay different if you and I continue to insist we walk (or run) unfamiliar roads. We all worry about where our club is going. There is little we can do about many potential dangers but we can make sure Celtic remains anchored to the spirit which founded it. You can support 1254125 through the MyDonate page I setup to convince me I shouldn’t give up halfway through this run. Your support is appreciated.
Yesterday we lost Cllr George Ryan, or St John Doyle, as he was known on these pages. George touched the lives of hundreds of people but unless you were in direct contact, you would not know what he did for the people of Glasgow, for Celtic supporters in difficulty, or even for the Thai Tims. He was an exceptional Celtic man who lived the way exceptional Celtic people have ever since that meeting in St Mary’s Hall.
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bognorbhoyle oscar in my thoughts
Thanks for posting the video.
Surely a reminder to everyone, why they should’ve been banned from Scottish football forever and any tribute team should be no where near to a possible cup, never mind a league match against us.
It all evens itself out over time ,remember that throw in we got in 1989 cup-final :O[
I remember almost all the Celtic rangers games in my lifetime. I remember shaking with anger.I remember smashing a TV when Mahe got sent off in the game when bonkle got coined.
All the cheating and triumphalism.
Who wants that back?
I have a photographic memory as do almost all Celtic supporters.
Unfortunately not all have film.
I dont post often now but read a few times… A lot of talk today on the blog about us playing Sevco… If we do get them in the cup this year and we do not charge ticket prices the same as we woudl if we played Brechin I wont be there… And im not alone in that.
Just watched that video
McDonald ..the ref…was the most influential person on the pitch
It will happen again if sevco get into the SPL
Bognorboyle Oscar in my thoughts @ 18.42
I was there when RH Davidson refereed the 1970 final and sent Jinky off in a q-f at Celtic Park three years later and I remember JPR Gordon in 1978 ( sure I bored a few CQNers last Sat on this topic) but that match from three and a half years ago remains the most scandalously refereed match involving Celtic I have witnessed.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Highlights of yesterdays game;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRMGcpYsjmU&list=PLAmNSUlUap5sNWgDy9_dL5HkD7mwHgEII
I would love it in the coming years we have to play newco either in a cup match or a SPL match that we dont give them any tickets for Parkhead and if it is at Ibrokes we dont accept any tickets from them.Show them once and for all we dont need or want them.H.H.
Channelislandcelt – Dougie Dougie was the ref.
Without wishing to take this in a different direction because the issue here is Lasley’s recklessness that has caused Adam to miss 75% of a CL campaign, but that video of honest mistakes is iluminating.
Firstly, at that time we were practically powerless. Games, decisions, cheating, fraud and lies just kept happening and we were on the the other end, every time.
Look at the situation now. Much improved though far from perfect, as we see with the bend over backwards attempts to accomodate and appease the neanderthals.
I have issues with John Reid which are may be beyond the scope of this blog but I am certain PL, JR and NL sat down at the start of the managers tenure and said
“We must break this and challenge at every opportunity. Neil – call out every wrong decision in every interview you conduct and we will back you, pay your fines etc.”
When you are the victim of fraud and dishonesty like that , (and that is the mildest on field example), it distorts your own personality, unless you are of a saintly disposition.
If I can sum it up like this – I feel cleaner without them.
The next challenge is to change the game in this country so that challenges like Lasley’s are utterly unnaccaptable and expressed as such by every single pundit and fan.
TJ
got a hun taxi driver on wed after barca game back to airport .he asked what i
was in glasgow for ,the game last night says i,he smiled and said will you be back up when you play us: if we have to play youse i dont think id bother.
he did worry about going into administration,i just said you want to listen to the message and not worry about who its coming from
When you look at Lennys comments after Lasleys challenge yesterday, its now wonder we have a team of lightweights.
All too prepared to accept the horrific challenges as the ‘norm’ and meekly get on with it.
Time for the team to grow a spine.
Greenlion2 –
that’s it in a nutshell. I wonder if our club realise that they’d get far much more long term benefit from pricing a home cup game against ‘them’ (it’s not really them – they don’t exist) at say £12 a ticket. IT would be the ultimate, subtle, demonstration of where we are as a club.
Jobo… Well done today… We had a debate on it yesterday on our bus after the game…. IF and it is a big IF we play them we need to treat them as a new club in a low division
Yup the tackle on Mathews was a penalty and a red.
Lafferty on Andy Hinkel? A potential leg breaker.
John Grieg or Gregor Stevens or many others on … anyone and everyone really.
Jobo Baldie
18:54 on 6 October, 2013
Rioja going down a treat ‘-)
ditto, and well done on the run. I work in LanglandsEK and often see a guy running past the window wearing the hoops that wouldn’t be you would it? Or do you just play sclaffbaw up there.
While I have a lot of sympathy for young Matthews is it possible to get the football authorities to look at the incident and if they are in agreement with us for them to take retrospective action against both Brines and Lasley.I also while agreeing about all the physical abuse our players have taken from the huns without any action from the football authorities think about all the good Celtic folk who have suffered physical assaults and the ones who have been murdered over the years by the evil supporters of the deed club.H.H.
Just watched the highlights, that lasley tackle is a penalty and a red card all day long.
Didn’t Brines rush to get a grip of our manager when that wee nyaff McCoist riled him, as our manager extended the hand of friendship at the end of the game of shame? Showed his real colours at that moment.
Right, 3 eggs today from 28 hens, 6 ducks and 2 geese. The hens are all moulting, thus very infrequent eggs, the geese are off the lay till march and the ducks will start laying regularly in february. Thankfully the hens will start laying in the next couple of months. Either that or we will have some christmas dinner. Will have enough to feed the whole of CQN. :))
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Evening Timland warm and hun free in the mountain valley.
Well done to the runners today.
Just watched the Lasley tackle again, deffo got Adam first, a stonewall pen and imo, a stonewall red card.
I agree with others, we need an enforcer in the team, someone who will take a card for the team, it’s a disgrace that we allow them to injure us with impunity, and what’s worse, the club saying feck all about our players getting injured.
HH
Two live games on just now over here – probably over there as well.
PSV v Waalwijk – looks like a full house.
Getafe v Betis – ground looks half empty.
HH!!
Greenlion2
19:16 on 6 October, 2013
Hoop ur well?
I do not think Celtic PLC will miss the opportunity to cash in on this, if and when the opportunity arises! Was at the POY award last year when Bankier spoke and talked about when they came back, we would be stronger and ready for them.
Zombies don’t do comebacks!
HH
CRC
Lasley, a penalty and off simple as that…………
DJBEE –
I do play golf at Langlands fairly regularly. But It’s also one of my training runs, out Langlands drive, turn right into the wee path round the factories at ‘Bovill & Boyd Engineering’. the across the other side near Sainsbury’s distribution centre and home. Never wear hoops, but ALWAYS wear green ;-)
WeefratheTim
19:26 on 6 October, 2013
How many partridges and pear trees do you have?
Fearless Wee Oscar is on a Celticrollercoaster
Im doing well… That is worrying but not unexpected. . I hope we never play Sevco in any shape or form but will not be there if they get treated differently than any other team from the league they are in at the time.
#Fearless Wee Oscar is on a Celticrollercoaster
19:32 on 6 October, 2013
‘Was at the POY award last year when Bankier spoke and talked about when they came back, we would be stronger and ready for them.’
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What Keir Hardie described as the poverty of expectation.
What I liked most about the Seville season was that our season was governed by something bigger than beating the huns. We were playing on a bigger stage and we had our eyes on a higher prize.
Why would we ever want to go back to a petty, parochial, pathetic dog fight based on nothing other than bigotry and sectarianism?
We should be better than that.
Right fitba fans, off to watch Juve – Milan and then River v Boca.
HH all you good people
TJ
Ernie Lynch
100% correct.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Hope that Mob never darken Oor doorstep again, never ever
Hail Hail
I heard a stat before yesterday’s game that stated Dundee United had won the 9 previous SPL games where Willie Collum was the ref.
They duly won number 10 yesterday.
We are due to play United on 2nd November.
Wonder if Collum will get that gig?
ernie lynch
19:39 on 6 October, 2013
Exactly! Well put.
Remember the Arteta penalty and the Sutton ban on the last day?
SB on Neymar incident, was amazed to her all the pundits and press say SB was ordered off because of the “Intention to foul” was present. With the tackles being put in on Celtic players I’m amazed that we manage to complete games against a full opposition eleven. You just have to watch how many tackles are made on us even after the ball has been moved on and yet no action is taken. Worst “intention”? Craig Moore came across the pitch to try and put Henrik into the crowd but Henrik saw it coming and jumped the animal’s lunge. Moore only following the tradition of thug players
margaret mcgill
Errr, none. But you’re still welcome to practice your gardening skill here. I have every gardening appliance you could wish for. As for knitting, we have plenty of wool, on the hoof, but no loom, but I am sure you will make the most of it. :)))
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Weefra
A poultry return from your endeavours :(
Could I suggest bringing each member of your gaggle into your office accompanied by their onion representative.
Lay it on the line to each of them… no increase in productivity could result in savage cuts.
Put on a poker face … if they think your in a fowl mood you might get results. .. but don’t overdo it and end up spitting feathers :))))))
#fearless wee oscar is on a celticrollercoaster
15:47 on 6 October, 2013
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
15:35 on
6 October, 2013
I didn’t realise they allowed taxis in the 10k? :-)
HH
CRC
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Would need a taxi now but by this time next year. Time to get back to full fitness that seen me run the London Marathon a few years ago.
Well maybe not that fit.
Milan score in 20 sec v Juve
1-0 Milan, 15 seconds !!!