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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A baker’s dozen need to get to the magical 1,500.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/judgesmasonregister
You know it makes sense.
Canamalar,
I have been spending too much time following @usasoccerguy.
I should have said attacking midfielder, but then again, that could still land him in the jail:-)
TBJ
Yer on form the night kiddo, you on the hash or summit??? Shoite, arsenal just scored.
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
I have said it once and I will say it again
I would love Celtic to never have to play those scum again. I don’t miss them, their bigotry or their hatred. If they have admin 2 and are liquidated again I will be praying they are not reincarnated.
I despair of legends who I love like Chris Sutton suggesting deep down that I miss the derby games and want them back! Total nonsense, yes I enjoyed beating them more than others but I despise them and would love to see them consigned to the dustbin of history.
I started going to Celtic games regularly in the early ’90’s as a teenager.
Jimbo / Hendrix !!!!!
When the huns had the wee obnoxious general at the helm it suited their arrogance and even his links to orange lands.
After mcleish then plg… the pot was empty and hun identity slipping
The bigot was brought back to reclaim that identity and appeal to the lowest of their snakes bellies.
I dont think green realised how much his sh!t stirring has raised their defiance to a new level .
Clashcitybhoy –
I follow him too. brilliant stuff, especially when he get’s ‘attacked’ by those that just don’t get it! BoringTweets isn’t bad too!
Jimbo
Was it not the myth whononce said of ibrox that there was a protestant superiority about the place.
Says it all really.
bournesouprecipe
Cannae get the sound on that …!?!
:o(
Shocked to find out that St. John Doyle passed away suddenly on his way home from the game yesterday. I can’t believe our chat last week will be our last. A lovely man who will be dearly missed by everybody. Condolences to the Ryan family. My thoughts are with you. RIP George. YNWA
Could we organise a tribute for the Screens at Celtic park at the Ajax game?
Big Nan @ 10:44
I have asked the Green Brigade if they would pay tribute to George in the form of a banner at the Ajax game. I’ve also offered to supply the banner or funds to make one. They are aware of who he is and what he has done for the Celtic family. I suspect a positive response from them.
Right folks going a walk along Prestwick beach with ma blonde burd.
Is a lovely night and wail have the Ryan family in my thoughts.
Remember, we only get one shot at it, Celtic till I die.
HH
Jobo, thanks.
I agree re Sevco, if and when we play them the club has to get it right, first meeting with a new club, I believe we will.
If we don’t we may be causing ourselves more problems than the Board would be thinking they are solving.
TBJ
Ha – he did, he developed it.
Genius * or close as it gets * – the way he kept the Zombies, and judging by the size of the audience there must have been many on board, but at the same time diverted to a satirical masterpiece and they had to laugh.
Walked into Celtic Park last season and ole Eurochamps67 didn’t even ask for his autograph at the Gazebo.
CleverKev.I.N.Bhoy CSC
Bournesouprecipe
When you are tired of watching that you really are tired of life!
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Wee fra
Hash browns …. !!!!!
I dont smoke … any type of weed .
Strangely enough … when I go down to baga or anjuna beach next month … I get asked ” hashish… cocaine… steak bake ” by the local del boys
And Jobo, your time was faster than I have ever managed a 10k.
And I’ve done a few.
Well done.
I hate what thon deid team’s “followers” create in me: hate for everything they stand for. So, if they ever come to play us at Celtic Park I will absent myself. No matter how much we may be ahead of them in every way, they will still be spouting their awful repetoire. It’s all they have. Hate is all they know and it is pandered too by the Scottish Establishment.
Maybe DD could work his financial clout to our betterment and get us out of the SPFL. Anywhere has to be better than here.
Beer time for me, might get messy.
Well, more beer time.
Hendrix67
I think he did. Nice man. Reasonable
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
sixtae
Ironic, with your superb moniker ( it’s fine here sorry )
Have I told you Lasley, I abhor you….?
It’s a fine autumn afternoon, Celtic won yesterday, I have wine and beer on the table and a nice meal planned for later. Milan play Juve and River play Boca later on, Sundays don’t get much better.
Except I have some negative thoughts lodged in my cranium that are proving exceptionally difficult to get rid of. These thoughts revolve around the Motherwell captain Keith Lasley and our very own Adam Matthews.
I’ve watched that tackle several times now and can’t recall feeling so annoyed about a challenge one of our players since Healy’s brutal assault on James Forrest, deemed a yellow by Collum.
Lasley may be a great family man and a top guy so I cast no aspertions on his character but his displays against Celtic throughout his career have been abhorrent, which is why I detest him as a footballer. He actually has a modicum of talent, he can pass and shoot to a degree and is busy and efficient but has chosen to play the hard man.
Yesterday, he flew in recklessly on Matthews, with excessive force and while we will never know his intent, we can surmise he wasnt going for a block tackle, he was cleaning everything out. Refs are directed to give a red card for those types of challenges ie those which endanger the saftey of another player.
In addition, he took Adam first and the ball second. Our manager was correct, it was a penalty.
Now, an exceptional young talent will miss two thirds of the Champions League campaign because a journey man wanted to lay down a marker.
Shame, shame shame.
Bit of a rant but I shall return to my Sunday evening, content that CQN often remains the best form of therapy.
TJ
There is no old firm… however I do like the Nou firm idea.
Rangers died.
This tribute club seems destined to copy them into liquidation. …a true tribute to their erstwhile first love.
Team played really well yesterday thought Motherwell played for a draw hoping we would tire following Tuesday nights exertions against Barcelona. …never happened.
Feel Matthews is being targeted. …I’m sure Lasley has publicly apologised. …no!
Brines is an incompetent referee who’ll be allowed to referee one match disaster to the next…Dallas left nothing changed that was the true tradedy in this.
CQN truely showed it true range of society today from condolences to St John through to fund raising for charity. I myself am getting my hair shaved off in November for Prostate Cancer Scotland and really appreciate the efforts of others for good causes.
Saw during the week the anniversary meal being suggested. ..I’m interested.
HAIL HAIL
Sutton is an Englishman with no experience of having to live amongst the Hun hoardes and all the issues that go along with it
His mean dealings with them was being instrumental in handing out thrashings to them …..if that was my experience I’d probably want them back too
The game in Scotland has always been corrupt … I know
this because my daddy told me so….so why don’t we just
lift our ball and say we’re no playing anymore…….that’s
what they want,then they win…….my old man watched
Celtic in the fifties, me in the nineties……..the hun will
not watch a team playing second fiddle to Celtic, if we
see them off in season 16/17 their second season back
in the top tier they will desert like they did in the early eighties.
Morrissey
Good shout re the big screen tribute. Just need to e mail a pic and the tribute to the girl at celtic fc.
I would check first with his family …. pretty sure they would appreciate it but best to give them the call on it
for senga
Jobo,
Well done on your run this morning.
I do soccer on a Sunday night with some American soccer dudes.
Lots of felonies, equalisations, going for hot dogs, and, occasionally someone forgets their cleats.
#bringbacktheoldfriendsderby#EPLScotland :-)
Jimbo67
via Moravcik67
Dignity eh? As Jim Royle would say “dignity my arse”
Chief Inspector Adamson of Tayside Police, had been standing in the tunnel as the half-time approached.
“When the half-time whistle went Totten came out of his dug-out very quickly and was followed by Smith,” said the chief inspector.
“Smith then deliberately shoulder-charged into Totten as they went through the double doors in the tunnel,” he added.
The two were then taken into the police detention room and shortly afterwards asked to leave the ground.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/58617255/Walter-v-Totten-Fight
bournesouprecipe
Switched from IE to Google Chrome and it works a treat.
You can’t keep a good man down, as they say.
Smarter than the average Bear…
Ha ha
Great link, thanks!!!
TBJ
Get some for me then, hash browns I mean.
Big nan
Petition signed.
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
About Lasleys challenge.
Late, excessive, purely going for the man.
Anyone remember a coupke of years ago at tyncastle, we got beat 2-0 I think. However, Joe Ledley made a full blooded challenge and won the ball. A great tackle it was but because he couldnt stop after winning the ball, perhaps referees should read about momentum, his trailing left caught the man and he was sent off. Brines I think was referee that night.
margaret mcgill
17:04 on 6 October, 2013
Inapproriate analogy, but I fully agree with your assessment…they shafted (to put it mildly) Scottish Football, and were consigned to the bin……..the lid needs to be kept on, for the well-being of Scottish Football…..if sevco are allowed to ‘tribute act ‘ some time in the future, I will have to consider whether I want to watch / support football, or condone vile bigotry……
Clash
When I moved to wisconsin in 2002 …the usa had a decent team playing in the world cup.
One morning I rose at 4:30 am and watched the first half of the usa v portugal match.
The portuguese golden generation got beaten by the usa that morning
When I got into work I mentioned the game and the great achievement.
The responses indicated they did not even know they had a team playing… no idea who played or the manager .
I eventually asked one guy… who played baseball, american football , basketball , ice hockey as well as deer bear and duck hunting and fishing …. how many players in each soccer team…
He thought about it for a minute then said …. 7 ?
End of my football conversations
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Tommy Joad @ 17.30
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hendrix67
17:42 on 6 October, 2013
brines is a full-blown current ….
hendrix67
You mean PC Brines. Yip he is or was one of Strathclydes finest or whatever the are called now. Where does that ring a bell??.
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
…..bhun
Just popped in; been a busy couple of days with work and trying to get on top of things (also work) prior to my departure in a few days………
Never met St. John Doyle (George Ryan), but then again to the best of my knowledge have never met anybody on the blog, but that aside, from reading the posts and tributes he must have been a very good man, also working selflessly for others.
Gone too soon at 51.
God look after you George, you are safe now and in the best place, R.I.P.
My thoughts and prayers with his family and the others he leaves behind.
I noticed a post from Lennybhoy (I think).. count me in, as a donor, for whatever tribute you are planning.
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Congratulations to all today’s “runners”; serious ones and joggers.