Lots of frustration around today at the possibility the first leg of the Champions League qualifier will be switched to Belfast. It will be no comfort to those who booked travel yesterday but we are in this situation every qualifying game. The draw is made and confirmed a day or two later, which is why clubs (including Celtic) and CQN yesterday ran a “Don’t book travel until…” piece. On most occasions nothing is changed which means fans are caught out when change happens.
No reason why Uefa can’t deal with this on the day of the game, or exclusively on the basis of strict criteria. I hope they deny this request, which is not in Celtic’s favour and clearly not in fan’s best interest.
Two items to draw your attention to today:
Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Trust
Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Trust are undertaking a sponsored cycle of all SPL grounds this September in attempt to get to our £100k fundraising target. This money will be used to help on the battle to fight skin cancer working with organisations such as Beatson Cancer Centre. The event is called Tour for Tommy and will span 5 days, 12 clubs and 380 miles of cycling before returning to Celtic Park on Sunday 15th September. Ex-Celts such as Packie Bonner and Frank McGarvey are joining in as the full event and Bertie Auld will be completing the last day. The event is looking to team up with the fans of each club to join them on a leg from their stadium to the next.
The group have much of the logistics in place and most of the riders, but they need more help. Each of the four main days are being offered for sponsorship with day one already taken up. In return the 30-40 core riders will get their clothing made with that company’s logo as well as any signage on press releases at the stadiums among other benefits (full pack available upon request). The Tour has already received great coverage from Sky Sports with further commitment to track the whole event.
In addition the charity are looking for donations of anything from water bottles, energy bars/drinks to medical supplies and biking mechanical supplies.
If you are interested in getting involved in any way you can contact scottmcgarvey@gmail.com. You can donate here, follow on Facebook and twitter (@tommyburnsSCT).
I know many of you will be aware of the work done by Celtic fans for the people of Haiti as part of the Hoops For Haiti campaign. This is another aspect of the incredible work done by Celtic fans and a credit to our club. You can read their blog here and get involved here.
Heart of a Lion:
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Willie Wallace : THANK YOU.
Had the honour of meeting you in Clydebank and you took time to sign my book(s) and then stand for photos with my 2 young daughters. They couldn’t wait to go into class on the Monday to tell everyone that they had met another Lisbon Lion.
I then had the repeat honour of talking to you on Friday night at Paradise at the Lions event. Your book is fantastic, you are a gentlemen and can I just finish by saying thank you to you and all the Lions for winning that BIG CUP…… We are eternally grateful. Safe journey home to you and Olive. HH
Auldheid
He has a few years left, only 28, free, a half decent player, and if he is a last resort, we must be looking for someone very decent.
I trust Lenny.
When you back over here ?
McFadden is mainly a left sided player, Samaras, Commons and Stokes would be in the team before him any day of the week…
Fenerbahce have been banned from next
season’s Champions League and Besiktas from
the Europa League over match-fixing
allegations, UEFA has announced.
The UEFA control and disciplinary body
confirmed Fener would be banned from
European for three seasons in total, with the
third deferred for a probationary period of five
years.
It is the Turkish giants second exclusion from
Europe’s top competition after they were
banned from the 2011-12 Champions League
due to the match-fixing scandal.
A UEFA statement read: “The CDB carefully
analysed the situation of both Fenerbahce and
Besiktas and has pronounced the following
sanctions:
“Besiktas is not eligible to participate in the
2013/14 UEFA Europa League.
“Fenerbahce is excluded from participating in
the next three UEFA club competitions for
which it would qualify, including the 2013/14
UEFA Champions League season. The ban for
the third season is deferred for a probationary
period of five years.”
Fener, who reached the semi-finals of the
Europa League last season, finished second to
Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Lig, one
place above Besiktas.
Five Fener officials and two from Besiktas also
had charges heard, but UEFA said that in
relation to them ”the CDB decided that certain
additional information will be collected in
order to consider in further detail the different
position of each of the individuals concerned”.
UEFA confirmed earlier this month that its
control and disciplinary body would hear
charges following an ”investigation into
alleged match-fixing activities”.
The European governing body also today
imposed a suspended one-year ban from
European competition on Romanian side
Steaua Bucharest, who were accused of a
breach of Champions League participation
regulations
UEFA said: “The CDB also carefully analysed
the situation of FC Steaua Bucharest and,
taking into account certain mitigating
circumstances, the following sanction has
been imposed:
“FC Steaua Bucharest is not eligible to
participate in one UEFA club competition for
which the club would otherwise qualify. This
sanction is deferred for a probationary period
of five years.”
Fenerbahce have said they will appeal the
decision, with the other two entitled to do so.
If we wanted a player like McFadden, we would have kept McCourt IMO.
Aint No Stopping Us Now
Vaya Con Dios Mr Wallace..
Guys what time did Willie post?
Fado is not ‘free’ , he’ll be wanting paid, and he’ll expect Celtic to come through with biggish money.
I saw him give a very good Celtic defence a hard time in his first spell with the mothers; he is 28 and has not made the most of his talent.
The resurgent Shaun Maloney is an interesting one, I think the training at Wigan must have suited his fragile muscles, allowing him a decent run of games to show his ability.
ElDiegoBhoy
18.52 EDB
ElDiegoBhoy:19:44:
Just for you:
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Willie Wallace
18:52 on
25 June, 2013
I just wanted to come back onto CQN this evening to say my farewells as myself and Olive head back to Australia tomorrow. I would like to offer my heart felt thanks to all the Celtic supporters I have met during the past month, at book signing events, in supporters clubs such as Greenock and at the CQN Golf Day. Also to everyone at the Lions Roar event last Friday where Bertie stole the show as usual! I came all the way from Australia and I couldn’t get a word in! The 1254125 charity tells you everything you need to know about Celtic supporters.
What is amazing about this Celtic family of ours is that when you live at the other side of the world you still know that this is a special club with wonderful supporters. Then you come back to Scotland and realise you actually under estimated these things because Celtic is even better than you remember and the fans are truly amazing. The best in the world.
I hadn’t really known too much about the significance of CQN before – yes I knew about it and the magazine but never realised what Paul has created. To everyone on CQN can I say a very special thank you. I hoped that the book would go well and we’d sell a few copies but it was never about money – it was about telling my story. I arrived at Winning Captains house and was met by a mountain of books to sign – all ordered by the CQNers. I had to go back another day to finish signing and the mountain was as big as before! I’ve been avoiding him ever since!
To Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan – when I heard his name I thought that would be some round of drinks! He’s been great, helping make Heart of a Lion what it is – a really good Celtic book – and turning up at the CQN events and book signings.
So thank you Paul, Jim, Tony and David and thank you the CQN’ers. Thanks to the Celtic family and I look forward to our next trip home to Paradise. Hail Hail and all the best to each of you and your families.
Willie Wallace
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Edb @18.52, previous page.
starry plough
Cheers amigo.
DBBIA
He is as free as we are going to get >}
Maybes if wee Shaun had had protection from the referees like he was afforded in engerland, he may well not have spent so much time on the treatment table.
Maybe he was feart to go out on the pitch !!!
HH
You’d think they could have arranged for Willie Wallace to get a podium.
Thanks Lennybhoy.
Thankfully, nobody replied to Mr Wallace in traditional CQN style to new posters :-)
Willie Wallace – Thanks for logging on and sharing your thoughts. I thought the book was a great read and thanks a million for signing it for me. Your story was very similar to my own childhood, spending lot’s of time around the Kirkintilloch, Kilsyth, Croy and Cumbernauld areas playing football. Unfortunately for me, the similarity ended when you signed for Hearts and then Celtic and went on to win the big one.
Safe travels home and best wishes from Minnesota, USA.
SP
Mind your language. ….
Mr Wallace, thanks for all the great memories, thanks for signing my book and t-shirt in Clydebank, thanks for last Friday night with the other Lions. Looking forward to reading your book on holiday next week.
I hope you and Mrs Wallace have a safe and pleasant journey home and that you continue to grace this great site.
Thank you.
HH
Mr Wallace
I enjoyed your book very much.
My copy was one of the pile you were required to sign
ha ha
Thank you for signing it
A grateful and somewhat star-struck Squire Danaher….
Auldheid,
I am in your camp with McFadden.
Risk free signing, and a test for our fitness and coaching team to get the best out of him.
The art of management is about managing and deploying resources.
Signing McFadden is a no brainer for me.
If we look at Faddie he has played in top flight football in England and did well and was in most Scotland squads when fit, he is a high energy player and did well enough for Motherwell last season.The difference with him and Paddy is not there skill it is energy levels very often Paddy looked as though he had run out of steam that doesnt happen with Faddie.If we are paying him as he plays that should reduce the financial risk of long periods with injury.I certainly feel he would be worth a seasons trial.H.H.
McFadden is 30.
This Cliftonville thing has me confused…
why are they changing it to first leg in Belfast???????????????/
What difference does it make to Clubs or UEFA??
Confused.com
(Actually – too busy with non footballing, non Celtic related work life balance all wrong at the minute type crap…… feck I need a break……… I have no idea what is going on at Sevco, could barely tell you the names of any new players at Celtic…. changed times for this Tim……………)
@SkySportsNews: Fenerbahce banned from next season’s Champions League over match-fixing charges, with Besiktas banned from next season’s Europa League #SSN
Random thought:
One of my favourite sayings at present:
‘I’ve run out of f*&ks to give’……………………
precisely how I feel about the following:
Sevco
Mineshafters
Anyone who whines about the state of scottish football
UEFA
FIFA
The Masons
The Orange Order
Parochialism
Bigots of all shades
most professional sport
most football outside of competitive Celtic games (the odd bit of Barca or Bilbao…)
Self absorbed moment off my chest
Hello Willie Wallace!
I don’t know if there are many of your books in Paris, but I am savouring mine, just reading a wee bit before nodding off to sleep and dreaming about those heady days in the late 60s, early 70s.
My pesonal favorite in the team back then was the Celt from Saltcoates, BL.
My mum used to tell me off whenever I tried to walk bandy leggit like him – ha ha !
What I remember most about you was that when your name was on the team sheet, I felt reassured, just knowing that you would give your normal high standard of peformance and just do the business – making and scoring goals.
The games that are etched on my memory are the SC final 67 and the Dukla semi at Celtic Park.
Enough said!
Best wishes to you and your loved ones, and safe journey back down under.
Maybe you will turn out for the “Lions” when you get back home and give them a wee boost aganst the Aussies !
Gardez la Foi
Sixtaeseven
I once fixed a match.
It was broke right in two. I used sellotape. It did the job.
Mr & Mrs Wallace
Safe journey back to Oz .
Would like to say your book was fantastic but can’t get it off my Dad!!!
Im sure I will get a read some day.
Thanks for signing it and thanks for all you have given to this crazy fitba club we all love.
Hail Hail
Anyone watching the Mali v Greece U-20 World Cup match? What a Sebo from Greek boy!
Indeed more of a Van Vossen.
Can anyone even try to fathom out the recent Sevco signing policy? If they are burning approx £1m per
month then what is their objective/thinking behind adding all these players who must be on more £ than most spl teams?
I can’t understand what the long term
plan is with this attitude. They will simply suffer an insolvency event quicker than predicted. Or is that the plan?
McFadden had his chance to play for the hoops.
If it were up to me I wouldn’t give him a second one.
Memorylikeanelephantcsc
Willie Wallace….
you’re a legend from a team of legends who helped create an even bigger Celtic Legend.
Awra best to you and yours.
RT
LisbonBhoy – naw. Can’t get my head round it.
I suspect they have no intention of honouring contracts. but i really don’t care. good luck to them on their swift demise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
unew mike
16:57 on 25 June, 2013
Appears that STV have done a bit of homework since Mouyokolo was outed on the last blog
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whit are they like ….LOL
greendreamz
19:14 on
25 June, 2013
Better players than Wanyama have come and gone at Celtic FC
Now that the EPL makeweights have set his fee at around the 12-14M mark we can expect the middle band EPL teams who have a 50/50 chance of making the CL to enter the fray.
15M from the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton or Newcastle sounds about right…….
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If Celtic have accepted £12M from Southampton, why would any other club offer more???
I’m sure VW’s agents know the acceptable fee. They would be negotiating anything above this as their side of the deal.
Once Celtic agree a price it is down to the player to agree personal terms.
Yes to Faddy, could be a great option for us with a long season in prospect. No transfer fee involved and we are awash with cash so wages not an issue.
Wanyama’s agent – those comments make me want to puke. We’ve been great for Victor and if the club accepted a £12m bid then what’s the problem? Southampton will be offering to double or treble his wages but this parasite wants his cut of an even bigger pie it seems.