Something remarkable starts today. A few hours ago, members of the Tyneside No. 1 Celtic Supporters’ Club, and others, started walking in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales. They plan to walk all the way to Celtic Park between now and 22 October.
The day they are scheduled to arrive at Paradise will be the first anniversary of the passing of Jonathan Thomas (above), a former member of the Tyneside CSC who died aged 30, after a battle with that most indiscriminate of illnesses.
Jonathan arrived in Newcastle 10 years ago from his native Wales, where he had been coached by a Celtic fan from Belfast. He joined the club and started making the pilgrimage north each home game to see Celtic.
While we all do the odd thing to mark the founding spirit of our club, Jonathan did far more than most. Alongside other Tyneside No. 1 CSC members, he walked from Newcastle to Celtic Park, then cycled from Swansea to the same destination, and completed the West Highland Way, all for Celtic charities.
Then he was taken from his family, friends and wife Sian, who he married a day before he lost his battle.
I don’t fancy walking from Merthyr Tydfil to Celtic Park, there are easier things to do in life, but when you learn what Jonathan did to raise money to help others, it seems like a reasonable undertaking in his name.
Sian, Iain McGovern (a good friend of mine), and the others will have left Merthyr already. They face an incredible journey, but two weeks from now they will walk up the Celtic Way and know they’ve lived up to the spirit of Jonathan, as well as our common 128-year heritage.
Money raised is going to the Celtic FC Foundation and Crohn’s & Colitis UK (despite what he did for our good causes, Jonathan also suffered from Colitis, a debilitating condition). This is a great Celtic supporters’ story. We’re so lucky to have people like this stand with us each week. If you can help their efforts, here, please do so.
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The Lisbon Lions had 117 Scotland caps between them all. The Rangers team that won the former Cup winners cup final had 153 caps. Says it all really.
So the best wee bigoted country in the world didna pick any Celts.
Shows the level of talent G.Strachan has to chose from.
I’m very happy as less chance of injury so they can play for a team and fans who want and appreciate them.
Nae cash for the ash,nae pounds for the rowans?
Free trees!
BMCUW….
Your the Henry Kissenger of the blog mate, hope you enjoyed your time back home. HH
i would have thought bankee moon of the blog considering the initials , i wonder what kind off shoes he wears???????? ….safe journey BMCUW
SIPSINI
I did,mate. I always do.
I’m very grateful for everyone who puts up wi me for a fortnight. So are my mates in Swindon who get two weeks off.
Btw,my Dad kept asking last week-which one’s Sips?
Told him you’d left early.
See you next time,bud!
VFR
That’s my type of humour :-)
I will always put maself up to be put down
GerryShieldsCsC
Your post yesterday puts everything into perspective, and not that you will, but one wee quiet time too yourself have a wee think about yesterday…..loved your story so sad about the wee lady but out of sadness comes some joy……after your post that wee lady has had more prayers than without your post, Miss GFTB will be spending 50p of her own money on a wee candle the morra
CHARLIEBHOY
If he’s any sense,not mine! Mibbe a pair of good trainers to get as far away as possible!!
Hope you and CBII et al are all fine and dandy. It’s difficult to ask for more than that,Charlie.
HH.
Scotland are actually pish
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 8TH OCTOBER 2016 7:52 PM
Kind words Gerry, thank you!
FAC the Act
KTF
Somehow I managed to post this on an old article were some loons were posting about horses.
Anyway. Found this wee bit of info on the BEEB so it may not be true but I still like it and it’s great to know Inrox is being watched over by Bellahouston.
Many people refuse to believe it, but there are many, many Gaelic names in and around the modern day city of Glasgow. This is a testament to the language’s former strength and reach across virtually the whole of Scotland. Among the names are:
Auchenshuggle – Achadh na Seagal – meaning ‘rye field’
Bellahouston – Baile Cheusadain – meaning ‘the settlement of the crucifix’
Cowcaddens – Cuil Calldainn – meaning ‘the corner of the hazels’
Drumchapel – Druim Chapaill – meaning ‘ridge of the horse’
Gartnavel – Gart nan Ubhal – meaning ‘the apple field’
Ibrox – Ath Bruic – meaning ‘the badger’s ford’ (must be why it’s full of Fannie’s)
Milngavie – Muillean gaoithe or Meall na gaoithe – meaning ‘the windmill’ or possibly ‘the hill of the wind’.
Yoker – ‘Iochdar’ – meaning ‘low-lying ground’.
MWD :-)
The 11 who played in Lisbon played together only one more time.
Bobby, I was in Silverburn today, picking my wife and daughter up.
I passed the boca 10 stall. They had a rather fetching bobble hat which was black with the bobble, green white and orange with one green, one white and orange hoop round the hat
They also had new Lubo, Henrik and wee Jimmy t shirts in addition to the Jimmy one you had on last week.
I went to the Southside classic,, Pollok v Arthurlie at Newlandsfield. Pollok won two nil. A few Celtic tops on show in the crowd.
Moonbeams
I read it earlier today (on the horsey article) had a wee chuckle about the Brox….place is full of fandangos
On the Airdrie to Queen St route all the stations are marked in Gaelic, I don’t pay any attention because it’s on way to work
Right, place to myself. ..
Bottle of Sicilian white opened, two cheeses ready with the crackers. Time to catch up with the Roxy documentaries from Sky Arts.
I would think that WGS is picking horses for courses and needs our boys for the away game. No way is he looking after Celtic interests.
i read that this morning MWD, i like that stuff,
i knew allready about the borx being full of bastarts,
sorry badgers
non-predictive text
Gerryfaethebrig
That’s what made me go look. Some Hun on Twitter who was retweeted onto my TL had been moaning about Scottish signs in Gaelic. I was pishing myself when I read what Ibrox was born from and more so Bellahouston. :-)
MWD
The Royal Burgh of Rutherglen is honouring its finest son this week with a commemoration plaque in the Town Hall. Representatives from the Vogue CSC have been invited to attend. About time.
The four Celtic players on the bench?
Good!
Perfectly happy if it stayed that way ’til the end.
HH!!
Moonbeams
They canny handle the truth :-)
Me, am ok with it
Jmccormick…..gutted, an empty and you have crackers n cheese :-)
Although am partial to a wee hovis & Cracker Barrel maself
St Stivs
From this day forth it will be referred to as the Badgers Ford at the foot of the settlement of the Crucifix. Long winded but still it’ll get up the nose of the Hun that works it out in about 300 years and highlights it to PZJ who will blow some rind and attack everyone and anyone he finds on Twitter while looking at pictures of himself on the Hampden pitch.
MWD
Gordon64
Is Voguepunter taking a day off ?
By the way last Saturday you did look like a taxi driver :-)
Now lhads and lhassies
If we are talking cheese and crackers it has to be Bandon Vale cheese and a Carrs melt cracker.
The availability of the cheese mentioned may depend on your proximity to Cork and no liability is accepted
That’s 45 minutes I’ll never get back. Shocking game. Scotland pedestrian paced with all passes square or back. Don’t know what Strachan sees in Ritchie when he has Forrest, Maloney and Anya on the bench. Martin is a lump up front who doesn’t move, Hanley is the same at the back.
BMCUW…
That was nice of your dad M, I definately won’t miss the next one.
My daughter took control of me going into a busy pub and arranged for me to through to my brothers in Fife. Like your sisters, there’s no point in arguing with them:(
I’ll bell you during the week mate.
Give us the Griff!
I’m sitting wi two Welsh fellas just back from a 2-2 draw in Austria and being very politely ripped the pash outa….
A guy who scored 40 goals for Celtic last season.
The reigning young POTY.
Both sitting on the bench watching lumps a wid wearing Scotland tops struggling against the mighty Lithuania.
Jesus wept.
…or he would if he was watching this.
HH!!
SIPSINI
Always pick an argument you have an outside chance of winning,mate!
Gftb I have been called some unpleasant things on the blog in my time but nothing as vindictive as that. Next time we meet you are getting ‘boundary charged’. Hh
DALLASDALLAS
My sisters were there today. I was there last week.
There is a new Henrik/Heineken planned for early 2017.
Geeeeeezit!!!!!
GORDON64
Dunno about a taxi driver,but I’d rather piss off Travis Bickle than you!
HH.
Burke cost £15 mil he couldnt lace Forrest’s boots ffs
G64 – When is plaque ceremony ?
Always had a soft spot for Strachan, must be in the head, that was dire, dire, dire.
How anyone can think that was acceptable, clueless from the coach, utterly clueless.
BMCUWP ‘You talking to me’. Hh
BMCUW
Was listening to The Clash Red Angel Dragnet today then The Invisible Band Travis in the car tonight. You then post about Travis Bickle.
Travis Trio day.
Bada This week sometime. Martin C has been invited from the Vogue. I’ll post details if I get them. Hh
Cork City won tonight closing the lead on league leaders, who lost 3-0, and yet I cannot feel it in me to forget the ungrateful twats slagging me off for turning up to help them pay their bills.
Is it just me? Or has the world gone mad?
Two guys and a lady just walked into my local and I can’t work out whose aftershave /eau de cologne is the most overpowering.