It’s two and a half years since Oscar’s dad, Stephen ‘Knoxy’ shared the news he’d just received that his three-year-old son had been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an apparently rare form of childhood cancer. All the pains and fears of that day, and the years since, came to the fore over the last eight weeks as the disease took hold. Oscar’s battle ended yesterday.
On this day we should acknowledge the enormous work by so many people to get Oscar the treatment he needed, many of whom would never meet him. The treatment cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, a daunting figure, but one which was soon met. Without this fundraising, Oscar would have died in 2012. Instead, he lived, played and inspired many with his enthusiasm until recent weeks. His fantastic “Happy Birthday CQN” video message was recorded just two months ago; a gift to this community.
For now, there are no meaningful words for Stephen, Oscar’s mum Leona, sister Izzie and their family and friends, but we will be there for them in the months and years to come.
This disease, in all its forms, is a curse on humanity. We need more fundraising, more research, more education on its dangers.
Before Sunday’s game against Dundee United you will be able to buy a Celtic FC Foundation badge, to aid work with homelessness in the Glasgow area. Badges cost a minimum donation of £1, a price we can all afford to help our neighbours in most need.
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TM
Here here! Killie drop doon wi their 2 big cousins awaiting them. Nice.
Delaney’s….
The Clash doing what ermm…The Clash do so well
..Rock,ska,funk,garage,punk,pop,soul……and maybe even REGGAE…..Greatest reggae from white boys EVER….enjoy….
The Clash – Pressure Drop – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv16mZakVE
Rye
Excellent.
Off tae ma cot wi Sandinista on the CD player.
GNGB
Delaney’s n Rye – sounds like a great drink!
Clash version brill
Toots and the Maytals. Original.
Specials. Best!!!
Night. Aff oot before yous chase me!
HH jamesgang
Delaney’s Dunkey….
Before the Clash…..
Joe was even brilliant then….
Joe Strummer Keys To Your Heart – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9-Shhjh5c4
Jamesgang…
Seriously….seen these guys Support band to the Clash……Glasgow Apollo 1978
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvw241JNAFg
14 Feb 2009 – Uploaded by red777photo .
The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone ska revival band …
Kids can weave magic if you let them, apparently the oldest is 18 and the youngest is just 13.
Beethoven’s 5 Secrets
The Celtic Way….
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuNC16kCxZ8
17 Jul 2011 – Uploaded by stevie cee
Subscribe 68. 8:03 Road to Seville Goals by lexicfc 48,616 views. 4:37 Quadrofenians – Let’s …
Song for wee Oscar and the family.
The Tragically Hip. A Canadian band who are revered in this country.
Singing about a real life event that played out in the lives
of the lead singer and his sister . . .
to paraphrase
“Last Thursday May the eighth
for a girl i know, it’s mother’s day her son has gone alee . . . ”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoXM95WyJjM
…so, so sad . . .
T
. . . the timber tore apart and the water gorged the wood . . .
T
Met this guy in a bar one night……Enjoy….
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXW-sL5gzHQ
29 Jan 2011 – Uploaded by Gerry Rafferty
Official video of Gerry Rafferty performing Get It Right Next Time from the album Night Owl …
Greatest ever rock n rolla to come out of Glasgow?
► 4:05► 4:05
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWjm_W-4Ml8
25 Oct 2009 – Uploaded by PrimalScreamVEVO
Music video by Primal Scream performing Country Girl. YouTube view counts pre -VEVO: 12780 …
Remembering Oscar
Peter Coulter
BBC News NI
I was walking down a street in Belfast city centre about a year ago when a mother was walking along with her young child.
The child stopped and looked at a picture of Oscar Knox in a shop window and asked his mother why that little boy had no hair.
She explained that he was very sick and told her son he was being treated for cancer and that had made his hair fall out. The child nodded and asked a few more questions with this new understanding of cancer.
It was two years ago when BBC News NI first met Oscar Knox and since then his family has tirelessly campaigned to raise awareness of high risk neuroblastoma and the importance of blood donations.
His parents Stephen and Leona began their Twitter account to provide a support network for other parents whose children had the same condition.
Raising awareness has always been top of his parents list. Blood donations in NI and understanding of high risk neuroblastoma did increase during their campaign.
Oscar Knox was a normal five-year-old who loved pizza, Sugarpuffs, playing with his sister Izzy, Scooby Doo and Spiderman.
Oscar loved his doctors and nurses and they adored him. It will be a tough time for the medical staff who have supported him over the last two and a half years.
Oscar Knox, the County Antrim boy whose long battle against an aggressive form of cancer captured the hearts of many people in Northern Ireland, has died.
Oscar, who was five, died on Thursday after a two-and-a-half year battle with neuroblastoma.
His family launched the Oscar Knox Appeal campaign during his illness.
On Friday they tweeted: “Our beautiful, amazing and much loved son Oscar James Knox gained his angel wings yesterday afternoon. Sleep tight little man.”
In a full statement, his family said: “Oscar has brought unimaginable joy to our family with his smile and his infectious personality.
“Our little superhero achieved so much in his short life and inspired so many people throughout the world to do so many amazing things. It is something we are incredibly proud of.
“We wish to take this opportunity once again to thank all of Oscar’s followers the world over for everything they have done for us and for the wonderful kindness and generosity that has been shown.
“We also want to thank the teams at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children and NI Children’s Hospice whose kindness and compassion has been nothing short of amazing.
“Nothing can ever take the pain away but knowing we were supported so much and that Oscar was loved so much, brings great comfort.”
The family have asked for privacy in the coming days.
A ceremony, described as a “celebration of Oscar’s life”, will be held in St Bernard’s Church, Glengormley, on Sunday, 11 May.
“We welcome friends, family and supporters of Oscar to join us in procession from the NI Children’s Hospice at 10.15am on May 11 and onwards to St Bernard’s Church.”
A strictly private cremation will follow.
Oscar was first diagnosed with the disease in November 2011.
After intensive treatment, ‘Wee Oscar’ was finally given the all clear in April 2013, but it returned in August 2013.
In October 2012, he received specialist treatment in America after his family reached their £250,000 fundraising target to pay for the immunotherapy treatment.
After his initial diagnosis, his parents set up the Twitter account so they could update friends and family on Oscar’s condition each time he was in hospital.
However, the account quickly attracted thousands of followers.
Among them were families whose children have the same condition.
The Twitter account became a phenomenon in June 2012, after a group of Irish football fans posed for pictures in Dublin airport before heading off to the European football championship with a flag saying “Angela Merkel thinks we’re at work”.
Celtic fan
Oscar – who had been allowed to stay up late to watch the matches – and his father Stephen, made their own flag saying “My ma thinks I’ll be in bed early” and then tweeted a picture of it.
The ‘Merkel lads’, as they became known, were so touched by the picture they decided to auction their flag to raise money for the toddler.
When they arrived back in Dublin they drove straight from the airport to Mallusk to meet Oscar
Oscar, was a fan of Glasgow Celtic and the football club joined in the fundraising campaign.
Last July, when Belfast side, Cliftonville, went to Glasgow for their UEFA Champions League qualifier, Oscar donned his green and white shirt and led Celtic out before the game as team mascot alongside captain, Scott Brown.
In a statement on Friday, Celtic said: “This is absolutely devastating news and our thoughts and prayers are with Oscar’s parents, Stephen and Leona, and his little sister, Izzie, at this desperately sad time.
“We can’t even begin to understand the pain of their loss, but I hope that there will be a small measure of consolation in knowing that there was genuine love and affection for Oscar from the Celtic family throughout the world.
“Oscar’s courage throughout his illness was truly inspirational, and it was a real pleasure for everyone at the club to meet Oscar when he was our team mascot last July.”
Belfast boxer Carl Frampton said it was very sad news.
“I’m kind of in shock, because with the wee man, I knew he was very, very sick, but you always expected him to get better because he is such a fighter,” he said.
“It’s just heart-breaking.”
Morning Cqn
U20 match report and title celebration pictures in link below.
http://www.scotzine.com/2014/05/celtic-crowned-under-20-champions-for-fifth-year-in-a-row/?
NEIL Lennon will experience “no better feeling” as a manager than when he sees Celtic skipper Scott Brown lift the Scottish Premiership trophy following tomorrow’s home game against Dundee United.
The Parkhead side clinched their third successive title at Partick Thistle in March but have had to wait for the silverware until the last game of the campaign.
The Celtic boss, though, insists it will be worthwhile when the traditional podium celebrations take place in front of what will be a huge crowd at Parkhead.
“We have been a long time waiting on it, seven or eight games,” Lennon said. “We didn’t get the opportunity to celebrate it properly with our own supporters but on Sunday we can.
“Obviously we have a game first and that will take centre stage. But there is no better feeling as a manager than seeing your captain lift the championship trophy.
“It is the third one in a row and I am really looking forward to it. I know our players will want to finish the season on a high and get 100 goals and we are only one away, which is brilliant.
“We have won five and drawn two since we won the championship and that is excellent, keeping our focus when we are so far ahead, which is a difficult thing to do.
“There is no pressure on Dundee United either, and they play good football, so we are hoping it will be a good game of football. We will go as strong as we can.”
Celtic have only lost to Aberdeen in the league so far this season but it is the home William Hill Scottish Cup defeat by the Dons that irks the former Hoops skipper more.
“It (league defeat) doesn’t blot what was a fantastic campaign,” Lennon said. “The cup defeat annoyed me but I can count on two fingers the amount of games I have been upset by players domestically this season. They have been fantastic. They get taken for granted. There is an expectation that they should just go out and streamroller teams and that is being disrespectful to the opposition.
“But over the piece, we have played some brilliant football and I don’t think too many people can complain about their performances this year.
“We had 79 points last year, we are on 96 at the minute and can get to 99 so I think that is a huge improvement in the league.”
With another title win comes another tilt at the Champions League and Lennon will look to play a friendly at Murrayfield in preparation for the first qualifier in July.
Celtic Park is out of commission due to the Commonwealth Games, with the home of Scottish Rugby in Edinburgh the only suitable alternative. He said: “That is maybe something that we have to look at, just to get used to the pitch and the dynamics for the stadium, or maybe even some training sessions on it.”
Before that, the Northern Irishman will spend a week at the World Cup in Brazil as a pundit for the BBC where he may, depending on call-ups and selection, see some of his own players such as Emilio Izaguirre (Honduras), Efe Ambrose (Nigeria), Georgios Samaras (Greece) and Fraser Forster (England) in action. “It is fantastic,” Lennon said. “I think it is characteristic of the way we have improved over the last few years.
“We have four, maybe five, representing us at the World Cup, I think it is great for the reputation of the club and that can only enhance our chances of bringing other players here, if those players do well.”
God bless wee oscar
NEIL LENNON insists Amido Balde and Derk Boerrigter need to show dramatic improvement if they are to have a Celtic future.
The Parkhead boss last night delivered a withering assessment of the struggling pair’s first season at the club. Balde and Boerrigter were both handed rare starts against St Johnstone in midweek but did little to show they belonged at Parkhead.
Lennon has already stated it is a priority to bring in attacking reinforcements this summer and admits he will listen to offers for a number of his players.
Asked to assess how Balde, Boerrigter and Teemu Pukki have faired this term, he said: “Disappointing, although Teemu has got better as the season has gone on.
“Amido will probably say that he hasn’t had enough game time.
“Derk has been littered with injuries. They will maybe think that they haven’t had the opportunity but they must do better.
“Pukki I was really pleased with on Wednesday, he still has something to give.
“To be fair to Teemu, the form of Griffiths, Stokes and Commons has meant it has been difficult for him to break in.
“But he certainly showed on Wednesday night that he has the ability to do that.
“The other two need to improve dramatically if they’re going to make any sort of headway in the first team for next season.
“I want to improve the team and the squad and we will listen to offers for some players. I wouldn’t just single out any of those three or any of the other players really.
“We won’t encourage them but if there are bids coming in we will look at them like we do with every bid. If we think any bid is good business for the club, we’ll consider it.
“We did have interest in him (Balde) in January but we didn’t want him to go.
“Whether he wants to go somewhere and play consistent football, I don’t know. We’ll sit down and talk about it, maybe in pre-season. But for the time being they are part of what we are doing for next year.”
Lennon believes there have been mitigating circumstances behind the poor form of Boerrigter and feels it can often take players more than a season to find their feet when joining a big club.
He said: “He didn’t cost the money that has been quoted. He cost around £1million. I have seen quotes of £3m, that’s just ludicrous. It’s nowhere near that mark.
“It’s more frustrating for him than anyone else because of his injury situation. It has been a bit like James Forrest, although James has played more games.
“He gets in for a week and then is out. He has even had a couple of injuries in training that have kept him out.
“I think he will be more frustrated than anyone else with the way the season has gone.
“Some buys work for you and some don’t. You can’t judge them on one season.
“Maybe they need a second season to really show what they are capable of. In the main, we have been pretty productive in the players we have brought to the club.”
Celtic will bring the curtain down on a third straight title-winning campaign tomorrow afternoon against Dundee United and the manager is desperate to sign off with a victory.
Lennon said: “It would be nice to get 100 goals and win the game. And it’s a celebration of the season so I think the players have earned it. They haven’t had a chance to celebrate.”
Some fantastic, apparently unseen ( I think I recognise 2 of them from the past!), nevertheless still great pictures here bhoys.
http://www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/unseen-celtic-take-trip-down-3166744
Shakespeare can always be relied on.
“Goodnight sweet prince and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
Celtic on Soccer am crossbar challenge
http://www.joe.ie/football/football-news/video-watch-as-celtic-takes-on-the-soccer-am-crossbar-challenge/?
twists n turns
Aye, that is all very well, but can they complete a dayooooot/hooootenanny?
Woke up early and back watching you tube videos of the bravest of the brave
Just reading the arrangements for tomorrow’s service and notice a couple of things
St Bernard’s for mass @ 11am … My saint gets to welcome oscar to heaven
I’m thinking the wee fella will be cremated around kick off time at Celtic park … Has anyone heard if there’s any plans to honour him before during and after the match
I know the club had issued a ” be seen in green” message to celebrate the league win …. Wear green for oscar :)
Some incredible contributions…….
Absolutely unbelievable.
DearGreenPlace CSC.
I am certain our CQN brother Miki67 will be keeping an eye out for the wee mhan.
God bless them both
Go rest high on that mountain
http://youtu.be/yGqkqLFHZDg
HH
Anyone heading into Glasgow for the hootenanny … What time are people meeting up in mchuills and what’s the plans from there
Bankiebhoy
The Celtic support at its best, as always.
TBJ
I’m not going to get in until just after 2:30.
After that it’s a toss up between carnage and mayhem!!
Doc
That was the very picture! Thank you, even this morning it made me smile.
Morning bhoys and ghirls
Amazing words and memories re Wee Oscar. Was speaking with Bundoran Bhoy last night and we have 100 Wee Oscar wristbands (black and gold) left over from the campaign. If we may we would like to gift these to all CQNers who are out at the hootenanny today (if they do not already have one on).
We will celebrate Wee Oscar’s life in style. First come first served though :-)
Wear them with pride Bhoys & ghirls.
Wee Oscar-he improved us all.
HH
CRC & Bundoran Bhoy
TBJ
1:30 BBs and then 2 McCs for me
HH
CRC
CRC
Good to see Bill and Ben back together again and doing what they do best :-)
Good morning friends from a grey and damp but improving-by-the-minute East Kilbride.
To those going along to today’s Hootenanny, have a fantastic day out! Hope to see at least a couple of you tomorrow at the ole CQN Gezebo / CQN Corner.
TBJ
The general idea is 2pm at McC`s `till sometime after Billy Nowell`s set ( starts at 3pm).
I think the idea then is to visit Celtic pubs on the Gallowgate. Certainly not the kind of pubs were a dress code has to be observed……cowboy boots apart.
JJ
Good Morning Timland.
A wee reminder to all those going to the hootenanny…12:15
ko the morra,so up the road early. hiv a great day ya jammy
bassas
https://twitter.com/DundeeCeltic/status/464998891071766529/photo/1
Good morning CQN I too wish I was in Glasgow to go to the Hootenanny but more importantly to see two of my kids who are currently there. I hope you all have a great time today and don’t end up with sore heads tomorrow for the presentation to the Champions.
For the wee Mhan:
A million times we’ve thought of you,
A million times we’ve cried.
If love alone could’ve saved you,
You never would have died.
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we love you still.
In our hearts you hold a place,
No one else will ever fill.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn’t go alone.
Part of us went with you,
The day God took you home.