Every year we ask you to put your hand in your pocket for various causes and every year you react, but never more so than 2012. You responded magnificently to the Wee Oscar Appeal, which from Celtic fans in total raised £31k in a bucket collection in September and £27k at a race night last month.
It is breath-taking to see the work done by those who, without thought for their personal sacrifices, decided this young boy would get the best chance possible. The photographs of Oscar are an inspiration, but the work done by those who staged the race night and bucket collection – and brought a new CQN badge to life – is even more inspiring.
The events surrounding the charity golf day raised four-figure sums for Oscar, the Neuroblastoma Alliance, the Martin Chambers Ecuador Trust and The Haven in Blantyre, which supports people with life limiting illness. There were smaller donations too, each one a credit to the organisers and to those of you who contributed.
The overwhelming majority of this work, and pretty much all donations, are made by people who don’t want any thanks and would be horrified by publicity. In most instances the beneficiaries will never know their names. I’m in the really fortunate position that I get to see a lot of this happen and I can assure you it is awe inspiring. You are in the company of many great Celts.
This club is not Neil Lennon’s or Dermot Desmond’s, it’s yours. Celtic will win and lose many games but that will change nothing that is really important. You are the person who will make it a unique force for good in the world. That is our challenge for 2013.
Thank you for all your help, take care and have an absolutely fantastic Christmas.
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the boy jinky
15:02 on 25 December, 2012
Proudbhoy
That shoulda been dropbox …
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Must look into that then.
Cheers jinky.
Have nice christmas
Ceeeeeeltic
Proudbhoy scroll down on kindle and type free ebooks then fill yer boots mate
HH
Is it wrong to watch Escape to Victory on Christmas Day……..or anytime …?
If you believe they put a hun on the moon,hun on the moon…
Bada
That sly stallones almost as good an actor as he is a goalie
Proudbhoy
Bertie Auld’s autobiography is well worth a read.
Happy Christmas to everyone and all your families on this festive day, and to our bampot of a host and his family for bringing us all together
gsu
Good morning all Weeman here, just up, a tad late I might say. May I wish a very blessed and safe Xmas to Paul67 and his family and to all who are behind the scenes at CQN.
May I extend the same wishes to all the Bhoys & Ghirls who do such a wonderful job posting on the site and keeping me up to date with all things Celtic.
I hope you all are having or have had the customery libation and that the kids are prancing with their pressies.
It is a beautiful morning here in South East Florida, sun shining and 76f going up to 80f.
I am heading down to the beach for a two mile walk and then it is off to The Breakers for my customery Xmas glass of red biddy and an appetizer, If I contain myself and only have one glass I will then proceed down to Worth Avenue and see if I can get a seat at the bar in Taboo and do a little people watching. It’s good to be the King once a year.
My sincere condolences to all who have lost loved ones over the past year, but let there be joy in your heart knowing that they are sat around the table with Brother Walfrid and Father Ted. Peace to all and pray for a ticket to Wembley.
God bless you all…..Weeman…..HH
http://www.thebreakers.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/taboo-restaurant-and-bar-palm-beach
In a traditional English country pub with the family around. Son plugged into PSP, daughter plugged into a DVD, and wife plugged into something racy on a Kobo.
Me, I’ve a pint of hand pumped Doom something and just unwrapped my CQN annual at last.
To all those that have suffered loss, stay strong when you can.
S
Have a happy and peaceful Christmas to all on CQN
So this is Christmas
And where are the huns?
Another year over
And a new hun just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
take the piss out the dear huns
The old and the young
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fears
And so this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the dour ones
The huns are so wrong
The bhoy jinky-He’s brutal mate.
hamiltontim
15:35 on
25 December, 2012
Proudbhoy
Bertie Auld’s autobiography is well worth a read.
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I would imagine so. Didnt know he had one.
Thats defo getting purchased.
Cheers HT
Bada
To be fair… He didnt get to say Adriennnne in it … Thats my favourite sly line ;-)
Wtf.. Just watched chuckles Christmas message, I was expecting Jonathan Watson to pull off a mask mission impossible style but no it was actually real, lmfao. This guy is perfect for the rankers inter whatever their called. Cringeworthy it must be being a sevconian but its comedy gold for us Tims.. Anyway turkeys nearly ready, prawn cocktail first, a few more ciders then early to bed for bloody work in morning. Hope you have all enjoyed your day so far, looking forward to the game the morrow..
Hail Hail…
Merry Christmas all
UEFA ranking Juventus 43rd and Celtic 63rd
Both seem to have rather low ranking
Got a personal signed copy of Stevie Chalmers’ autobiog. And the CQN annual of course, if Paul wants to sign that he’s more than welcome.
tobagostreet
14:28 on 25 December, 2012
From Kitchener Waterloo in southern Ontario, Merry Christmas to CQN, CQN’ers and Internet bampots everywhere.
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I was in Kitchener for about 18 months away back in 69/70.
Ran about with a Dumbarton man, John Kennedy. He was a plumber at the Waterloo Uni.
Great guy.
If he is still about give him my best wishes.
Merry Christmas.
The Bhoy Jinky.
I posted to you earlier today,In the process of making my tea,speak later tonight,Is WDH,in there.
Paul, thanks once again for a site that reminds us every day why we’re Celtic fans.
Merry Christmas to you and yours and everyone who supports Celtic.
Christmas dinner now devoured, is the blog broke or is everybody too knacked to type ;-)
HH
Oldtim
Enjoy your tea … Ive not touchedva drop of that beverage all week ;-)
And i didnt see wdh in the pub
anyone got any spare turkey?
hoopy-do
17:49 on 25 December, 2012
anyone got any spare turkey?
Adam Matthews’ uncle Bernard has got thoosans.>)
Glendalystonsils likes a mr whippy with his lime green jelly,
naw, i heard he killed them all a couple of days ago, he’s now all out of them til next december
Over 3 1/2 hours to fill a page…….new World Record ?
How can you eat your weight in food then 2 hours later feel like turkey..?
There’s one person we should remember today. Wherever you are sweet prince we will be thinking of you…..Merry Christmas Sir Craig Whyte!
to all the troops heading north tomorrow, get to your beds.
Hoopy-do
Plenty of time yet!!!! ;-)
What chanel showing the celts tomorrow ?
So full !
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird’s attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music, and anything else he could think of to clean up the bird’s vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot; the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he’d hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John’s outstretched arms and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I’m sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions, and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior.” John was stunned at the change in the bird’s attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, “May I ask what the turkey did?”
I wonder if sally had a booze embargo before coco pops versus Clyde tomorrow !
Margaret – v funny
Going for a hat-trick
Margaret
Did you get that in a cracker ?