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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jobo baldie
13:31 on 6 October, 2013Just before I go, official results now in.42m 50s. In a field of over 8,000 I somehow finished 270th (and was 240th male). And in the (ahem) 50-54 age group I was 12th. Chuffed!
Hat off to you, as previously stated my time of 42mins was about 7yrs ago….I was 36.
lifeintheolddogyetcsc
HH
Terribly sad news about St. John Doyle, a real Celtic gentlemen.
YNWA
Well done Jobo a great effort; those shandies last week did the trick.
Hail Hail
Yo, CQN, I did it!
1:52:04, personal best.
A screen grab from twitter of blottos blog that was pull
pic.twitter.com/tuvXgfG5Ep
You may like me need yer specks :))
Dont usually post that crackers (imho)stuff but when someone at sevco (allegedly) gets it pulled my interest goes up .
Norwich goalie is mince.
Is Hooper playing?
Still injured?
On the bench?
HH!!
https://twitter.com/TheAt0micpe/status/386484735486074880/photo/1
Jobo, fantastic time mate, well done.
Paul67, well done to you, I spoke to Angela afterwards, already put my name down for next year.
I’ll put the official stuff up later, time to go home for a wee lie down.
Doc is supporting Oscar and McKenzie.
Well done doc
Doc
great time under 2hrs!!well done that mhan hh
Well done Doc
Hun game commentary is hilarious…”Rangers are working their way up the divisions but their goals are of the highest level”…eh?
Lewis Macleod scored a fancy overhead goal it was a belter – but he’s playing Ayr Utd..I think there is a difference to competing in Champs Leage ( the highest level) that is lost on commentary team..
Back to Norwich game…
Well done to all the CQN runners!
No doubt, you’ll have it recorded and will be watching it later.
There were lots of great aerial views. I particularly liked the one where you could see in the background that iconic monument to former glories which now looks really dated – Ibrox Stadium – with the Finnieston Crane in the foreground.
Hee Hee
Tallybhoy
On the bench
thoughts and condolences with St.john doyles family and a well done to you jobo…on a more personal note wee charliebhoy got behind the wheel for the first time since his brain surgery yesterday so all is well and back to normal h h
Summa of Sammi….
Sammi,that list of strikers were rattling in between 20-30 goals,some more per season.Forget Europe,some hardly featured.A proven striker scoring in the SPL for us for a season will carry it on in Europe hopefully.I would rather have that than hoping we can make a striker who can score in the SPL.What we have at the moment.
Know a few guys who are at the huns game today – Ayr fans.
Not shy retiring types.
There could be trouble ahead.
HH!!
”Rangers are the highest scoring team in UK…”..oh dear – they just don’t get it, do they?
I didnt relise the zombies were playing today
this armageddon is magic :))
well rid of themcsc
Till later all
Watched the hun game until they scored.Aff.Garbage,dross,rubbish.Tanner a pure -rse.
The football played in accordance with the league they are in.Hope they get Aberdeen,Unt away in the cup.Or Inverness.Keep the cash from them.
…Pfayr
Thanks for that.
Your nice town being contaminated today by the zombie hordes.
Ffs, they are now singing god save the q….!
HH!!
Tallybhoy
Staying right away from the town centre ….
World War Z
leftclicktic oscar in our thoughts
14:24 on
6 October, 2013
I didnt relise the zombies were playing today
this armageddon is magic :))
well rid of themcsc
Till later all
I watched it for 13 mins then gave up because they are rubbish and had enough of their songs, they simply don’t know a football song.
Turkeybhoy
Its Ogilvie & Novo making the draw I have a horrible feeling it will be us to the hate factoryin the cup, to make up for their lost income and not home games this season ,we would murdwer them but would rather not have to come across them again.
season = month :((
36 fouls in the Ayr game ….who are they playin…?
Doc
Well done today.
HH
CRC
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Turkeybhoy
14:17 on
6 October, 2013
Summa of Sammi….
Sammi,that list of strikers were rattling in between 20-30 goals,some more per season.Forget Europe,some hardly featured.A proven striker scoring in the SPL for us for a season will carry it on in Europe hopefully.
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Hmmmm..
So You are Saying None of that List went on to Score in Europe..?
Summa
leftclicktic oscar in our thoughts
14:30 on
6 October, 2013
If we get them at home in the cup then we should offer them only section 119, it merits their status.
Leftclicktic – It would be a cricket score.
Hope you are keeping well mate,it was great catching up with ye again for a wee yarn.
If we get them in the cup it’s the refereeing that worries me. They are dross but the MIB will even it up.
well done to all the runners today for their effort and money raised.
just the 10k for me in a no bad time of 47.05min
saw paul looking focussed before the start and saw neil and garry at the end whilst waiting for the wife to finish!
i’ll be back for the half marathon next year
HH
joisimar
DD, PL and the rest of the Plc board will be praying for a home tie against the huns in the SC.
Personally I never EVER want to play them (in whatever incarnation) again!
HH!!
Congratulations to Jobo and all the CQN power athletes today. Great stuff!
Tallybhoy, hope your daughter enjoys her half term in Italia.
Sydney Tim, I agree it would be great if we could acquire a top striker and that he would have a better chance of bedding in for next season if he comes in January. I’m sure NFL is aware too. Our best bet would then seem to be getting someone from a team who is eliminated from Europe before the window; or from a non European team.
I hope Tanner is out in Ayr tonight and someone punches his lights out!
Horrible wee creep!
HH!!
Cup draw tomorrow, don’t want anywhere near
them………it would be a big pay day for them,plus
the msm wetting themselves……..WE DON’T NEED IT.
Josimar, well done, get signed up for Celtic Charity if you didnt this year, and I’ll see yoj nwxt year.
gherrybhoy57
If you happen to be out in Ayr tonight and bump into Tanner, punch his feckin lights oot!
HH!!
Well done to the CQN runners + Neil and Garry