It has been two weeks since Celtic Park’s last outing as a football venue. From this week, it becomes a socially=distanced dinning location for around 250 people, including frontline NHS staff. The Celtic FC Foundation’s initial response is to provide £150k to stock local foodbanks and support charity partners in their efforts to cater for out most needy in this time.
For the time being, Celtic is no longer a football club; it is a source for good to a community that needs it, just as it was in 1888, when the first ball was kicked. No other club is Britain has responded with the same resources or vision, but no other club has our heritage.
Today, most of us are concerned about our immediate families and there is nothing wrong with this. But some people are ‘out there’ in our name. There may be little you can do for this effort today, but we will have the opportunity soon enough. Be proud of your club and know that, as Celtic fans, we have a social responsibility, otherwise, what’s the point?
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I’m a rattling boy…
GBMM.cSC.
Mike in Toronto
Good to see you on.wishing you the best
HH
Thanks for being here cqn
More than you will ever know
HH
AN TEARMANN on 24TH MARCH 2020 3:06 AM
Thanks for being here cqn
More than you will ever know
HH
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I echo that sentiment
HH
CLINK\O/ 3X3 on 23RD MARCH 2020 10:57 PM
GG
You need to give it a rest with the anti Chinese bs. You are in danger of coming across as a Trumpette and I don’t think anybody would want that.
Explain yourself man. Point out my anti Chinese bs.
I’ll look for an apology in the morning.
Gave up the fight to introduce some proper process into the online fulfillment company delivering my local supermarket online orders.
I told them to forget about the credit offered against the next online order as I would not be using them again.
Have I burned my boats?
Last week I posted about Hydroxychloroquine and the following link is a balanced one about its use in a non controlled pilot.
https://www.sharecare.com/health/coronavirus/article/could-anti-malarial-drugs-really-treat-coronavirus?cmpid=sc-et-em-00-up-032320&secureID=j6h81zgpoywdvamp_3mehcqkgob9zxsuumftsuedoolwxd6vjxl2ysipseiulil5_ksjdrm_m3s4fjoukwrqna
A wee highlight if the link doesn’t work
What researchers have found
Scientists in France, led by Didier Raoult, MD, PhD, conducted a small, preliminary study, which was published on March 20 in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, involving 36 patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Of these people, 14 received hydroxychloroquine, six received hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin, while the remaining 16 patients received traditional supportive care.
Five days after treatment, 13 of the patients, or 65 percent of those who took only hydroxychloroquine were negative for the virus. All six of the patients who received the dual treatment had cleared the virus, suggesting that when combined with azithromycin, the benefits of hydroxychloroquine are even greater. The researchers noted that just three of the 16 control patients who received standard supportive care were no longer infected.
Azithromycin is used to cover the possibility of a second infection, or superinfection, but the drug could also have some antiviral effects as well, the researchers pointed out.
“Our preliminary results also suggest a synergistic effect of the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin,” the study’s authors wrote, noting that azithromycin has been shown to be active in lab tests against Zika and Ebola viruses and to help prevent severe respiratory tract infections among patients with viral infections. The researchers noted, however, that more investigation into the effectiveness of the drug combination is needed, particularly among severe cases of COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that hydroxychloroquine and the combined hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin therapy reduced detection of COVID-19 compared to the control group, but the study did not assess the clinical benefit of these treatments, or how they affected patients’ symptoms, wellbeing and overall outcomes.
Aside from its small sample size, this French study has other limitations, including limited long-term outcome follow-up.
Their findings, however, are supported by Chinese researchers who used lab tests to show that hydroxychloroquine may help prevent the novel coronavirus from entering cells.
Based on this limited evidence, chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine are currently being used to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients on an uncontrolled basis in several countries, including the United States, the CDC reports.
The fact that hydroxychloroquine (brand name, Plaquenil), is an off-the-shelf drug is another potential win. The drug has already been tested and FDA-approved for use against malaria and to treat certain inflammatory conditions. Not only do doctors understand the drug well, but there is a relatively cheap, generic version available.
!!BADA BING!! on 23RD MARCH 2020 11:56 PM
I agree 100% about ST sales. At this time it must be a low priority for the majority. A deposit to hold the ticket sounds the ideal and practical fix.
HH.
Greenpinata,
Should they be considering how they are going to repay for games not played last season?
No mention of that I see, they increase the prices on the back of owing refunds from last season, will they use the refund amounts as offset deduction of new season ticket.
I suspect not, the unfinished season will be put down as force majeure and you’ll lump it, and you’ll swallow the risk of same next season.
The Plc should be getting their policy right here, I was wondering about the claim about the Celtic foundation being somehow part of the club which is not the case, the foundation is a completely separate entity from the club which must operate as self financing. The club only make donations like everybody else. So while the club supports the foundation and the executives have members in common all the good work it generates and achieves is the result of the Celtic Foundation board not the Celtic Plc as it is portrayed and claimed.
Unfortunately the foundation cannot be part of the club as the Plc deliberately distanced themselves when they decided it was another organisation all together.
COYBIG.
Canamalar,
Of course if you want to find fault with Celtic it’s easy, and Paul 67’s blog give you the very vehicle to express your views.
Personally I am not looking for any refund for season 19/20. As you are aware it’s outwith Celtic’s control, just like the curfew in Kuwait is outwith your control: Yet you choose to be there.
As for next season, well frankly there are more important things presently.
Stay safe and HH.
Yesterdays gone Sweet Jesus…….
COYBIG
I’m only Human, i umnae a Woman…..
Support each other for yer own selfs sake as much as others.
God Bless the Amazing CQN crew.
Hello again all you young rebels.
Another day of lockdown almost over, family sitting outside
with groceries and all the daily tittle tattle shouted from their
car, and wee Grace blowing us a kiss was very emotional.
The weemhan called and offered me a challenge, to beat him
at bog roll keepy uppy, now normally even at my age i can
thrash him, but thats with a ball, he’s got the better of me with
16 to my 15.
Now i’d like to throw out the challenge to all you CQN’rs, have
a go, it’s great exercise and you can do it in a confined area.
Let us know your honest score on here and we’ll cyber a pint to
the winner.
Just don’t do what i did and land the roll in a basin of hot water
with the princess going mental.
Don’t think she was too amused when i told her she could wash
and wipe at the same time 8-))
So 15 to beat aul Mick, have a go.
H.H . Mick
Michael, God Bless ye.
Ernie Words cannae transmit, gonnae need Cool heads.
Thank You for being here Ernie Bhoy.
Seeing a Bird of Prey in such a Domestic place. It sealed the deal.
Got to say Big G is right about the treatment of Dr Li Wenliang.
An Ophthalmologist (eye specialist) who shared his concerns with colleagues in December.
He was not a whistleblower as being portrayed he was a concerned medical practitioner sharing his concerns with a limited number of colleagues privately. Some of whose it is believed took it upon themselves to share the info to their own circles which then spread exponentially.
What then happened to the initial group of 8 was disgraceful.
Here is a take on it you won’t likely hear in the west, the hospitals infectious diseases team were already working on it and had advised the authorities on a containment strategy that needed to locate the ground zero, spreading the information would have caused panic in the public, potentially uncontrollably dispersing them as they distance themselves from the epicentre.
The bit that gets me is why was it an ophthalmologist and not a respiratory or a specialist infectious disease team, are we to believe they are all communist drones who did not care about the impact a more virulent SARS like disease would have on their kith and kin?
I’m pretty sure the specialists knew exactly the potential impact and transmission rate of the infection, a 1000 bed hospital built in 10 days? from scratch, zero planning they just threw up a state of the art hospital in a few days, lucky they had all that equipment and material lying around eh. Started 25 days after Dr Li Wanliang’s initial post on Dec 30th.
Opened its doors on 3rd of Feb. Looks to me like something might have been going on most likely going on that exposure before they were ready would have threatened. There’s a lot of logistical planning needed to prepare for a pandemic in a country of 1 billion people. And when they flicked the switch it happened overnight and apparently everyone knew what was to happen, that’s not down to luck.
I will take you All the way….
I’m a rattling boy.
Good morning CQN from a requested to stay at home Garngad
LOCKDOWN my erse.
I cannot believe he Actualy said ” you must stay at home, but you can go for a walk, run or cycle, go to shops and chemist”
The only bit of that is shops and chemist and it should be 1 person from each household.
Govt is definetly full of fuckwits as that will give all other fuckwits to carry on ramming the parks and open spaces and flocking 2 by 2 to seaside resorts feckin fuckwitery of the highest order.
On a more positive not Mrs David66 has volunteered to go to her school to look after kids of front line staff, a heart of gold, I must admit when she told me she volunteered my thought went back to …. Nah I’m no going there.
Hail Hail
D. :(
D. :)
Fecksake im a fuckwit when I look at the spelling of that last text.
Newsreader just said I am surprised how busy this park is at 7am. There it is wait to midday.
Hunbelievable
D. :(
Greenpinata,
As I said it was an executive decision to form a separate organisation, so why would they want to muddy the water and have people like p67 claim it’s all part of the same organisation?
MELBOURNE MICK…
Thanks mate for your kind thoughts and words. Please pass on my best wishes to Paddy.
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I am now entering my 7th day of Self Isolation and to be honest I am finding it easier than most folk due to my ongoing health issues anyway, as I am not well enough to go out ( especially to a Pub IF they were still open ?).
However, I ordered my usual Food Home Delivery from Tesco 8 Days ago and due to arrive this lunch time, but my Food Order has been seriously lessened, due to goods NOT being available and I am unsure what exactly they will deliver Today ?
I have heard Minsters on TV etc, say that there is no need for Panic Buying, as there is plenty of food to go round, so why is it that 8 Days AFTER I placed my order Online…that there are shortages….?
I realise that I am not alone with this food problem, but I will no doubt be forced to go out Today and try and get some more food from local shops, including visiting my local Pet Shop as it appears that the usual cat Liter that I buy Online from Tescos, is also NOT available ?
Are folk Panic Buying Cat Litter ?
Does anyone know if Pet Shops are Open or are they now forced to close ?
So at the same time I am being told to stay at home and Self Isolate, I am FORCED to go out to local shops and therefore put myself and others at possible risk ?
You couldnt make this up !
HH
My dad died 20 minutes ago
CANAMALAR
Shocking news mhate, really feel for you.
Can’t say anymore at the moment.
H.H . Mick
Good morning, friends.
Why does the UK insist on trying to be different to anywhere else in all of this – lockdown but with one of the relaxations being one routine of ‘exercise’ a day, be that a walk, run or cycle. That just puts the responsibility back onto the conscience of the individual.
Some of you may know that I like to run a few times each week. Not too far, normally 25 – 30 minutes at a time. I’m allowed to do that today. And as I live near the outskirts of town I can choose a route that has little likelihood of me passing anyone else. And as I understand that I can’t catch the virus just through the air then providing I don’t come into direct contact with anyone else or stop to hug a lamppost then my run should in theory do me more good than harm. However, I still think this particular option is ill thought out as it is far too vague – you could go for your one walk but that walk could be for 4 hours? Is that better or worse than 1 half hour morning walk and a half hour evening run?
Just putting this out for debate. I’m about to ‘work from home’ so any exercise that I do will be this evening anyway.
Canamalar – sorry to read your news, may your dad rest in peace.
May your father rest in peace Canamalar
God bless your family
HH
Canamalar
Very sad to hear that mate,may your dad rest in peace.
Mike Ashley: As top of the tree : What can you say about this man. ?
Our NHS and its staff are the heartbeat of this country. Its most valued and cherished institution. Of that we are all agreed.
But what about the unsung key workers in the front line who are performing daily for little financial reward. ?
I really think that when we are over this our society will think differently, and not before time.
I have soooooooo much admiration and respect for our cleaners, supermarket staff, delivery drivers etc. I hope and trust that appropriate financial rewards will follow their well earned respect and gratitudes.
HH to all.
Condolences Canamalar.
Canamalar- so sorry for your news
CANAMALAR,
Sincere condolences, may he rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon him.
My thoughts are with you Canman and the situation you find yourself in at this present time.
Canamalar,
Sincere condolences.
So very sorry to hear your devastating news. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
I really appreciate how difficult it must be when you are so far away in such challenging times.
RIP.
An oldi from 73
https://twitter.com/i/status/1242353135257104384
HH
Canamalar.
Sincere condolences on your loss.
CANAMALAR
Condolences for the loss of your dad.
CANAMALAR
Awful news, my sincere condolences.