I had some difficulty explaining to my boys why I wanted Aberdeen to win the League Cup yesterday, the desirability of having an even-stronger Aberdeen was lost on them after last month’s chastening experiences.
There are those who will tell you Scottish football, and Celtic in particular, need a strong Sevco. That argument is incorrect and ultimately futile, there isn’t going to be a strong Sevco, not in this decade, anyway. What Celtic would benefit most from is if those 40,000 Aberdeen fans fortify their club, which subsequently transforms into an increased football budget. They will hopefully land their own version of the treble this season, two cups and the Best of the Rest title.
If that helps them to shift 20,000 season tickets this summer, their status as the second force in the land will be cemented.
Kilmarnock fans will, almost to a man, be delighted to hear Michael Johnston is stepping down as chairman, although he will remain on the board. The corresponding clearing of their £9.4m debt in a deal with new investor, Billy Bowie, means there is one less financial basket case in Scotland.
Still buzzing after CQteN. I’ll announced the confirmed figure raised for Mary’s Meals Malawi appeal later in the week but I can confirm that on top of the school kitchen at the Kholoni Primary School (pictured below), we have money in to build a kitchen at St Joseph’s Boys School, Kasungu, and Chiphaso Boys School, also in Kasungu.
Yet again your generosity went above and beyond the call. Thank you. If you were not involved earlier you can change that here.
Thanks to Paddybhoy1888, who did a fantastic job with the beanies, more on this soon. The Academy Award goes BJmac, for his outstanding video of the CQteN Dream Team. The video featured every player to represent Celtic in the 10 years of the blog, which the 11 members of the Dream Team, with manager and subs, selected by you. You’ll enjoy it:
We still have some raffle prizes to announce and distribute, so check the blog for the rest of the week as winners will be notified.
Seville, the Celtic Movement, was launched on Friday, to some pretty decent reviews.
“I watched Sean dance animatedly with sheer delight on his face. At that moment any regrets I still had about not actually getting to Seville vanished. I would not have wanted to have missed the chance to celebrate with my own, as well as, the Celtic family.”
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Embramike
Just aboot tae post the same
The wife asked whit cood be so funny on a fitbaw blog , honestly the wit produced on here at times surpasses some of the new year crap on tv
67 heaven
Indeed
Knew your face from the lounges a few years back ….
mike – don’t include me in that company! I am but a humble engineer, they are part of the CQN illuminati….I just change the light bulbs! :-)
Damn, 2-0 to Sevco….telly aff !
T4
did youse ever hear this one …..That the Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven’t seen the joke yet……
enjoy ….http://uk.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=ironsource&hsimp=yhs-fullyhosted_003&type=file_14_11_ch&p=irish+pipes
BBC Radio Scotland reporter Chick Young
“We are not watching Barcelona yet, but we are looking at a much-improved Rangers, who have had more chances than they did in the first game at Ibrox. Rovers have done well, but they are going to have do something different to get back into this game. However, no doubt about it, they will get some chances in the second half.”
Chick with his extensive knowledge of the game.
EmbraMike,
The characters in Still Game are much younger!
Doc/TTT
It was indeed sparkling water, the fact it was fermented and came in a champagne bottle is immaterial!!
HT, I’m shocked a leftie would partake of the tincture of the Bourgeois!
Doc,
you should know by now HT refuses Hee Haw when its of an alcoholic nature….
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Happy Birthday Donald Findlay
T4
Any special numbers this week?
HH
CRC
aye ah know ….tis a wonderous thing ……….braw …..slainte
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwxga8udIio
Incidentally,
Embramike, been meaning to say over the last day or so, was a pleasure to be in your company on Friday.
Just sorry that I ended up away from the table more than half the night, due to bumping into folk I hadnt seen yet, every time i went out to the toilet!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
PS – The bumping into folk was metaphorical, not literal due to the size of ma erchie…..got that in before those CQN intellectual pygmies, T4 and HT bumped their gums again! :-)
BRHT,
Sounds like old Nancy had more front than Campbell Ogilvie. Her Donald Findlays must have attracted a lot of attention from young chaps..
Doc
More like Waldorf and Statler, the two old balcony muppets then ?
Ht
Do you know “sinky” who was in Eire Og guitarist and singer in the late 90’s played at the Brazen
He lived on the corner of lowaters rd / silvertonhill up from the barleycorn
T3 , T4 might be an intellectual pygmy but his erchie is beginning to rival your ain .
Maybe it could be a new unit of measure , you know “And what size is Sir’s erchie ? Double T ?, Triple ?”
Sanna ( inverseanorexoc csc)
Doc
An incredibly generous and kind CQNer purchased it as a wee celebration.
No a patch on Chateau de Buck :-)
marspapa
21:17 on 17 March, 2014
I’m not a native of Hamilton, you can tell by my devastating good looks, charm, elegance and style so I don’t think I know the guy you’re talking about.
I did know a guy called Sinky but he stayed in the Circuit in Cambuslang.
TTT
Back at you buddy. Some great conversation. Also found that a trip to the bog took ages due to the various ‘meet and greets’.
So one day do you aspire to add another ‘T’ or is that akin to adding an ‘X’ to a shirt size?
Confession time
I watch 7mins of Sevco tonight they are truly dire.
Till tomorrow all
Ps
HT
I seen one of the young team drinking a half bottle of buck in what looked like a clear glass bottle.
just not right csc
EmbraMike, laughed out loud at that.
Token, a true Lanarkshire lhad is HT.
HT, a quality vintage right enough, of to sample a poor imitation Chablis(true) and watch Lincoln, not been able to catch it yet.
Laters
Starts on the 19th btw. doh!!
All the best to Harry Hood in the coming weeks.
Harry under went an operation some 2 weeks ago for bowel cancer and will be leaving hospital tomorrow to recuperate at home with his family. A Celtic legend , thoughts and prayers are with you Harry , you have a great family and am sure you will make a full recovery.
Hail Hail
Hamiltontim,
An Albanian kipper has more style than you.
Your looks do devastate. .. Mirrors.
Being chatted up by Davie Dodds would be more charming than you.
Ht fairdoos bud
I wait for the response of your fellow cqners on your dazzling good looks
If you were in the KDS after the St J game , you’ve just described an unshaved guy with a blonde , my duaghters description of him was a fit young George Clooney
Leftclicktic
Youngsters these days have no appreciation of the finer delicacies of The Buck :-)
Sanna,
I believe it is already given its frequent use here on CQN!
i wont mention where yours sits on the scale……
As for on the scales however, thats definitely in the high numbers :-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
john o’neil
21:31 on 17 March, 2014
Hamiltontim,
An Albanian kipper has more style than you.
Your looks do devastate. .. Mirrors.
Being chatted up by Davie Dodds would be more charming than you.
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Did I knock you back in The Savoy one night?
I refuse to use that modern punctuation mark which indicates that one is jesting, but Hamiltontim, I obviously am not looking for a new CQN square go. Hail hail.
Embramike,
look fwd to catching up at the next soiree.
You coming through on 10th May for BMCUW Hootenanny?
As for the “T”, im happy with my hat-trick, 4 or more is just sheer greediness…..something tommytwists is very much acquainted with ;-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
I Love this blog
Doc,
HT wishes!
He’s really a weegie. Could you not tell?? :-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Hail Hail ….Harry Hood ….get weel soon lad ……braw …..hoopy St Patricks I am thinking you saw some bonnie sights …braw
there’s sevco squeezing through the cup ‘cos of institutional help and bias and rovers giving £ 10,000 from this ‘cup run’ to charity- what a difference in cultures in the two clubs. which culture do we want to be a part – not easy to guess !
Sorry but just turned over to see if deid co have got to their first semi to hear commentator say ‘rangers back to the top league where they belong’ paraphrase
Confirms my stance
Will not go to a game v deid co unless they are out’d
Marspapa
Are you from Hamilton mate?
I drank in The Barleycorn for years when I first moved to the country, haven’t been in for a long while though.
“einkirkmichael
18:14 on 17 March, 2014
knoxy2000
17:43 on
I have the pleasure of knowing your uncle Eamon and his lovely wife Eileen, 2 of the nicest people I know.”
They are a smashing couple!!