CelticRollerCoaster and the Walk With Shay team kindly wrote this piece to update you how your efforts thus far have progressed. I read stuff like this in genuine awe of the people I call friends. Well done to each and everyone one of you.
I posted a more detailed (and excellent) read on the subject a moment ago, which you can view here. Here’s CelticRollerCoaster:
As you know by now as part of our incredible journey to date, we managed to obtain the signatories of the last 11 Club Captains of Celtic on two tops; one home and one away. Two very special and unique tops covering 53 years of unbroken history. The professionally designed and framed Away Club Captains top is First Prize in our Walkwithshay raffle along with many other amazing Celtic prizes, with the draw being made on May 25th at Celtic Park so only 20 days left. The Celtic FC Foundation will also benefit in the share of proceeds.
To date, we’ve had an incredible response from all over the country and indeed worldwide (as far as Australia and Bermuda believe it or not) with just over 2,000 tickets already out there being sold by our amazing Green Raffle Army and directly by ourselves, but don’t worry we’ve kept some back just for you!
So, if you have still not bought your tickets, to win some of the incredible prizes on offer and also help these two great causes, please get in touch now.
Remember you can buy tickets by contacting the campaign team directly via the usual methods such as email walkwithshay@yahoo.com, Facebook and Twitter @walkwithshay or from one of our many Green Raffle Army sellers.
We will also be at outside the pools office at the start of the concourse (CQN corner) from 1:30pm prior to the game on Saturday if you wish to pick up tickets from us then.
As well, as the Club Captains Away top, our other amazing prizes include:
A full list of the prizes can be obtained by emailing us at: walkwithshay@yahoo.com
Part 1 of our incredible journey to obtain these incredible pieces of Celtic History can be read here (Attach link).
Thank you for Walking With Shay.
The link again, for more on the story, is here.
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Almore
thanks for posting the music. .
Good blog tonight after all the political stuff.
TET
Fantastic.
So apart from Kris Commons, Efe Ambrose and Kolo Toure, who else is out of contract at Celtic this summer ?
Hope we are working to keep Patrick Roberts
Looks like we will have competition from those Galactico’s that play in Glasgow to move others on.
Saidy Janko, Scott Allan, Nadir Ciftci, should be moved on
We then have GMS & De Vries who look surplus ?
Should we be keeping Izzy & Gamboa ( both have done well as back ups for us) or giving youth an opportunity in their place ?
We do have numerous youths out on lan all due back as well ?
A bit of work for Brendan and Peter
Hail Hail
ALMORE on 5TH MAY 2017 9:09 PM
Not about, but dedicated to, Bobby Sands, at a concert on the day of his death.
The only other death marked likewise by the band was that of JFK.
An interesting insight into the significance of the event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPZD0R-8n4s
MIT: You are welcome. A few more to come if I don’t fall asleep:-)
What is more important, finishing the season unbeaten/new points record or giving young/fringe players some game time at the risk of losing games?
Obviously it would great to field younger players and not lose.
I think our biggest problem is going to be moving players on, some may well be quite happy to get their very decent wages every month, some might want to play football and will be happy enough to move on.
I don’t think we will have too much bother getting the players Brendan wants as long as Pedro weighs in, after all, quality doesn’t guarantee you success but it sure helps and this season has proved that.
Looking forward to the game the morra, it won’t be easy.
ALMORE
My mother always said if she gave me the moon I would want the stars as well.
I want the unbeaten treble, new points record and at least 2 youngsters blooded for next season.
KEEP THE FAITH
Ernie Lynch: Thanks for that, that’s a new one for me.
The Hunger Strikes of ’80/’81 were instrumental in forming my political/social outlook but also developing my taste in music.
Last overtly political song from me and a succinct outline of Irish history:
https://youtu.be/mIILCtCtk9o
Almore … cheers.
I get the sense that I feel more strongly about this than most, but, personally, I think going undefeated domestically for a full season would be incredible for any team …. really, really memorable … up there with Celtic’s greatest achievements.
so, as much as I would like to see some of the young guys getting a run out, I think we play our best team every game while that remains a possibility
WINNING CAPTAINS @8:26
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The reason that we put up with it is because, Celtic PLC are Old Firm orientated.
At the time of the “honest mistakes” we had a cabinet minister on the PLC and, he came out and said that the club had a dossier on all the cheating by the MIBs but,……he either, didn’t have the cojones to use the dossier or,……the PLC reigned John Reid in, like they did to Neil Lennon when he proved that the MIBs were cheating his team on the pitch.
Even fast forwarding to this season, KT was assaulted twice, once in the first game at Tynecastle, then, more recently at home vs Motherwell.
On both ocassions…..Mr Rodgers had nothing to say.
Only after a week of cyber missiles being flung onto the pitch from an, enraged JUNGLE, did Mr Rodgers complain about the tackle on KT, even then, Mr Rodgers complaint had all the ferocity of a muzzled poodle.
Also, has Mr Rodgers highlighted his concerns for, the health and safety of the Celtic employees at ibrokes last Saturday yet ?
What if the hun / animal who ran onto the pitch had a knife ?
Who is keeping Mr Rodgers quiet and, more importantly, why ?
Cellic managers who wear mibbery-muzzles are p#sh…imho
Anyway,…….
Thoughts and Prayers for all
Supporters of Glasgow Celtic.
………off-oot.
Almore, TET, wonderful and even EL who I thought was one of Maggie’s followers.
Keep it coming.
KTF
Cathach
THE EXILED TIM on 5th May 2017 9:48 pm
I think our biggest problem is going to be moving players on, some may well be quite happy to get their very decent wages every month, some might want to play football and will be happy enough to move on.
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I think our big earners are out of contract (Commons, Izzy), the rest will be freed and the few stragglers that refuse to move won’t effect the wage bill to much. We are probably at peek club/cash time :o) Though ideally we’d want Kolo to take a big pay cut to coach rather than almost sit on the bench
MIKE IN TORONTO on 5TH MAY 2017 9:58 PM
‘going undefeated domestically for a full season would be incredible for any team’
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Maybe. But what it really highlights is just how poor the rest of the league is. Not Celtic’s fault right enough, and to some extent Celtic are victims too, as it makes the step up to European competition all the more difficult.
TonyRome/MIT: I can’t disagree. Going unbeaten would be magnificent. I just wonder when is it ‘safe’ to give youth a chance?
Back to the music. Moving Hearts were a brilliant, innovative Irish band from the early ’80s with Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Davy Spillane and Liam Óg O Flynn among its key members:
https://youtu.be/s5w5cuNbygg
Paid in Fool I reckon…
ernie lynch on 5th May 2017 10:10 pm
Maybe. But what it really highlights is just how poor the rest of the league is. Not Celtic’s fault right enough, and to some extent Celtic are victims too, as it makes the step up to European competition all the more difficult.
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Arsenal did it in a very strong league (though they lost many games in Europe and the Cups but they are The Invincibles :O)
SFTB,
Hope to meet up with you at Donegal CQN AGM to pass on my sympathies on the sad loss of your brother, C
Moving Hearts, Planxty, People of no Property, were essential listening when I were a tad younger.
Ernie … I’m not going to argue with you that Scottish football is of a great standard ….
and I agree that an undefeated season in Scotland 50 years ago, or in Spain today, would count for much more …..
but ….
but, you can only beat who you play, and across the many countries, it is still fairly rare , so I still think it would be a great accomplishment ….
The_Huddle
It will take a few windows for BR to trim the squad and a few more to have his team on the park, Oh how I am looking forward to seeing the final outcome.
Spurs will prob now get rid of Pottichitino a bit like pool did with Brendan, fools thankfully :-)
HH
Kolo might get offers for silly money in China , couldn’t blame him if he goes, get the idea he has been brilliant with the defenders in training, Boyata?
ALMORE / MIT
I just want the undefeated season for us so that if it ever comes to pass in my grandson’s lifetime that a team playing out of ibrokes somehow manage to do it he can say SECOND AGAIN.
KEEP THE FAITH
THE EXILED TIM on 5th May 2017 10:23 pm
Spurs will prob now get rid of Pottichitino a bit like pool did with Brendan, fools thankfully :-)
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The new Barca boss will either be Potch or Koeman, interesting that while trying to keep their players from the “big club” vultures they are also looking to jump
Another major event in Ireland in 1981 was the Stardust fire disaster. Forty eight young people died on Valentine’s Day as they attended a local disco. A fire broke out at the disco but many died because the fire escapes were locked. I was only 17 when it happened and too young to attend but I knew some of the victims and met/know several survivors. I live a stone’s throw from the venue. Christy Moore did many gigs in support of the victims and this is his song about the tragedy:
https://youtu.be/wcizhnIU2lI
TH
Possibly, but imo there are better out there, Pot I rate but Koeman I don’t, tis a funny ol game so it is
HH
My dad went to lisbon and milan
Apologies for not replying sooner. I made my first post the other night about my dad and uncle Tommys trip to Lisbon. I have been genuinely moved and humbled by the response to it. I found the writing of the tale strangely cathartic. The responses underlines for me what a great place this is, and just why I had to get the story out there . The timing to it all is just perfect. I can now travel to Lisbon with fellow CQNers and enjoy the proceedings with like minded friends. Thanks a million guys.
Every reply greatly appreciated.
A couple of mentions if I may; ( still trying to fathom how this all works )
Corkcelt ; always felt a bond with you as a lurker maybe it’s the mother in law being from Rathmore ( well its nearly Cork ) or the grandmother being a Collins
BlantyreTim ; no I am not a Hun. No where near. I liked the Copland Road one. Made me laugh.
Malorbhoy ; I reside in Jobos parish , but yes, was born in Cresswell Maternity Dumfries. The grandfather may have played for QOS, but we are all Celtic men. To this day QOS have always been the result we look for after the Hoops.
HH
humbledcsc
TET: One of my Planxty favourites:
https://youtu.be/JyP407UnUWw
The Crime of Castlereagh
I scratched my name but not for fame.
Upon the whitened wall,
“Bobby Sands was here,” I wrote with fear
In awful shaky scrawl.
I wrote it low where eyes don’t go
‘Twas but to testify,
That I was sane and not to blame
Should here I come to die.
A harrowing Poem, if ye haven’t read it, Google it & read. It is far to long to Copy & Paste so I’ll leave it up to yourselves.
Almore
You are on form with your tunes tonight amigo. You are also educating me in music thanks.
Watching cup semi final Paul Lambert says after game with a view to next week (1-5) “they have got better players than us”
Fair enough Paul you done your bit for us and IMO always gave 100% but disappointed to hear that patter.
Almore
Mrs TET learned all about Ireland by listening to the likes of Planxty and Christie, strange for an Irishwoman mind you, but in her defence she left afore she was at school, she loved her time there, she would go back in a heartbeat, as I would cos she would, but it wilny happen, we are here for the time being.
Tis strange how music influnences you and how your tastes change, I still love the Irish stuff, it will always be my favourite but am liking the stuff from the south of the States these days, it just feels right for some reason.
HH
Stuff like this and yer man can sure play the guitar :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWCcLW08dsU
Winning Captain 8.49
I know a few Celtic minded bhoys around St Johnstone , Tommy Wright being Celtic minded would be a big shock to any of them . They all said he was disappointed not to get Pedro’s job at castle greyskull. HH
TET, wonderful stuff from J. Gee her a big hug from me.
To all who will be in Lisbon on Sat 27th May. There are three Irish bars likely to be showing the game. I’ve emailed Hennesseys to confirm they will be showing it and will post their reply.
CRC, I’ll take you up on your fiver a goal for wee Shay in the St J game tomorrow.
HH
And this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gX1EP6mG-E
And this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gX1EP6mG-E
THE EXILED TIM on 5th May 2017 11:01 pm
Stuff like this and yer man can sure play the guitar :-)
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A little bit better than that and not so deep south :O)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – I Need Never Get Old
https://youtu.be/-2hxU4UG3dA
DD: Christy Moore, Davy Spillane, Donal Lunney, Moving Hearts, Stocktons Wing & Mary Black will introduce you to a range of music that is fabulous. Damien Dempsey continues the folk tradition but there are many venues here that play progressive contemporary music.
TET: I will be out your way late June/July/early August. Would love to meet up.
TET
You posted that song a week or so ago meant to congratulate you then.
Reminds me of Seasick Steve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPzlYsaJyKI
Seasick Steve – Down On The Farm
KEEP THE FAITH