Last month we heard from one of our community, RalphWaldoEllison (John), whose adult son, Tony Conway, has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the same strain of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) that claimed Jimmy Johnstone almost six years ago.
Tony, John and their families now live in the United States, but they, along with Tony’s brother Martin, are travelling to Scotland this weekend to watch Celtic play Dundee United. They will be here for a total of around 48 hours but I will get a chance to meet them and they are going to the game with Jinky’s son, James Johnstone.
I spoke to James last month and he relayed Jinky’s strong views on research into MND. The fight against this disease will be won one day but there is a great deal of research and political effort required before then. Tony has committed himself to this end.
This morning James Johnstone told me: “My Dad was my hero and I took great pride in the way he fought this horrible disease, it’s great to see the same attitude in Tony. I know how much my Dad loved the Celtic fans and his answer to this would be to help get a cure for MND. Hail, hail.”
I encourage you to visit Tony’s blog dontshrink.com, learn about the condition and leave him a message of support. The Celtic Movement began by putting food in front of hungry children 124 years ago and it remains one of the most able forces for good in the land. We can pick up this challenge.
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BadaB
If Sandaza were to sign for us he would be a revelation :>)
Go on yersel Terry
pintaguinness says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:08
I saw the “Commitments” and am sure a horse got into the lift in a high rise!
In “Animal House” the students managed to get a horse into the Principals office . . . . . . . . took a chain saw to get him oot again though – stiff as a board he was!!
Ulryc
Mark Guidi flashing “mullions ” about again.
This time last week the Rangers penalty was “£5,6,8,Mullion”, tonight its back to “£48 mullion”
Terry on,
cmon you bhoy in green.
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good evening cqn
googybhoy compliments from a Bankie a tremendous post 18.35
H H
pintaguinness says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:08
He used the lift cause the stairs would have killed him thing it was high up !
Anthony Worral Thomson is now on Twitter. Sadly the only person following him is a security guard!!!
I bet the goggle-eyed MBB would love acouple of Wee Fergus’ thin dimes!
HH
AoW
And the bold Flanders is flummoxed again.
You can say what you want Terry.
voguepunter says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:04
Kilbowie Kelt says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:00
That’s very nice of you ..sniff.
Let’s twin Clydebank n Ruglen.
Clydebank isny part of weegie land is it???
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When Clydebank had a town council and before it was absorbed by West Dunbartonshire it was twinned with a french town – Argentille, don’t know how that goes now
Terry likes fairness, and I like to challenge unfairness,
brilliant tonight bud.
well said, he doesnt know what to do, he makes it personal.
and then cut our man off.
voguepunter says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:02
so sorry for concerns maybe i should act liked a hun and simply accept anything am told, no.
Saint Stivs says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:02
thats good news how did you find that out?
That’s you not getting on for a while Terry, magic stuff, taking you out of the firing line, don’t like it up them
Well in Terry!
Tuned in for the first time tonight in a long time, just heard Terry, excellent , well done.
Indio
Ron Bacardi says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:21
Ron I was kiddin,wetwetwet come fae there:O)
voguepunter,
See that wummin who keeps the horse in her house?
She’s not the full shilling.Don’t take her roan…
Absolutely incendiary call from Terry on Das Snyde there.
I know, I know I shouldn’t give them any of my precious ear time but that was splendid.
Banging calls to Clyde the last few.
Terry, outstanding again mate. Keevins has no answer he merely wishes to disparage you when he has no answer.
You can tell he is reading this and the RTC blog. He knows we are slagging him off regularly but he says he doesn’t read it? Who is kidding whom Hugh?
A fair few callers now wanting Rangers punished for their cheating.
Terry my bhoy take a bow. Excellent stuff with Keevins, thats the wayto do it nice and calm no rants, he can,t handle that. Hail Hail Hebcelt
apologies, stuck at work. what did Terry say??
curly says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:14
pintaguinness says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:08
I saw the “Commitments” and am sure a horse got into the lift in a high rise!
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They had that in Rab C Nesbitt as well, and they filmed at one of the high flats in Kilbowie Clydebank
That wummin with the horse in her hoose…………a bit of a ‘mare for the neebors, wot!
stephbhoy says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:22
Steph ,forgive me if I’m wrong,but all of
your post seem to be negative.
If Celtic put me on such a downer all
the time ,I would chuck fitba all together.
Cheer up Walter’s Myth.
whitecrook timsays:
11 January, 2012 at 19:16
good evening cqn
googybhoy compliments from a Bankie a tremendous post 18.35
I even miss Clydebank but did not want to say…….:):):):):):)
TET- There was no frenzy to sign Sandaza when he was at Dundee Utd.
Well done Terry O
Nice time for me to return to the blog.
The phone-in has fair cheered me up…………….
it’s like listening to straight dettol being applied to an open wound!
That wummin with the horse in her hoose…………the SSPCA will no put up with that furlong
Good to see the Clydebank men on tonight.
Radnor forever.
Tricoloured Ribbon says:
11 January, 2012 at 19:24
Did you see the poor horse lying on that tiny
wee bit of hay,it looked friesian.
I was half way through my first post in a while when Terry came on. It can wait till later.
Yet again this was comedy gold. Terry’s finishing comment was the KO which Keevins feared. Flanders must be punch drunk by now.
Priceless Tell, but very true.
HH
That wummin wae the horse in her hoose……she can let him oot in the garden as long as he stays tied tae her Aintree.
hey guys what did terry say to that muppet keevins i dont listen to clyde or rr
Get in Tery!! We don’t read thaese blogs!!!!? My Arse! This and RTC are the only sources for the chuckle brothers !
Keevins is an absolute disgrace, he casts up Terry’s alleged comment from some time ago re: a referee, no counter arguement to Tery’s points about the Tax Case itself. The most ludicrous part is the accusation that Terry has a psycholoigical need to see Rangers destroyed. Kevins began his response by saying that Terry could say what he liked but Keevins and Guidiu had to protect Synde, gutless pish!!!!!
The sooner Rangers go to the wall the better, we don’t want them, we don’t need them!
Hail hail!!
Just read the comments praising Terry. What did he say?
Terry – I think that was your best yet. You had Keevins in a corner. Guidi is like a man down tonight – He clearly doesn’t have the stomach for all this.
BadaB
He’s a better player now than he was at Utd, and he can score goals in the spl, no bad with his head, cheap and if he didn’t work out we would recoup our money.
No way will we spend serious money, and anyone we buy will be cheap and may not work out either, so imho better the devil you know, sad that we are even discussing him but that’s the reality.