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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Kilbowie Kelt
That song Erin Go Bragh was written by Peadar Kearney (also wrote irish national anthem)
http://www.ireland-information.com/irishmusic/eringobragh.shtml
Happy christmas to all the celtic family.
Great year on and off the pitch and hopefully 1254125 is another success.
What chanel we on for boxing day game ?
tarrant19:29 on 24 December, 2012
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Great video, that.
HH!
BT….get well soon buddy, hail hail
BT
Hope you’re better for tomorrow auld yin ;-)
this year has been difficult for me with the loss of my beautiful partner heartbreaking. i struggle everyday with it and it can sometimes feel overwhelming. celtic is a passion that helps me to forget, just for a little while, coming onto the CQN and chatting about football and reading what others are saying helps to distract me.
i know my beautiful partner would have been happy celtic are in the last 16 of the c/l. she would have been happy that the southsiders are away and she would be happy i have had something to help me througheverything.
celtic thank you, celtic quick news thankyou, paul thankyyou
babes thankyou for every day we had together and no matter what dont forget i love you babes xoxox
Paul67 et al
What goes Ho Ho, Woosh Ho Ho, Woosh?
Santa caught in a revolving door!
Stephbhoy…..
God bless mate, memories are a wonderful thing.
stephbhoy
take care mate.. god bless…
HT/Burghbhoy tis but a cold,nothing to the problems our friends on here have endured…
stephbhoy
20:30 on
24 December, 2012
A heartbreaking post.
Tomorrow at Mass I promise to say a wee prayer that you will be granted peace especially at this time of year.
Auldheid’s recollections of Jimmy Smith brought to mind memories of a great player and a strong rumour which circulated around the time of his transfer. Rangers (in liquidation) wished to sign him from Aberdeen and arranged the transfer. They announced they were going sign Smith from Aberdeen to the media. However, at the 11th hour they discovered that he was, ermm, a left-footer and signed Davie Smith from Aberdeen instead. Very believable at that time. Instead of signing Jimmy Smith, Celtic signed Pat MacMahon from the Juniors (Kilsyth Rangers I seem to remember but I may be wrong).
stephbhoy……. stay strong my friend and cherish those memories
Have a good one
Thanks, WITS.
I did not know that.
I did know that Brendan’s mother, Kathleen, was Peader’s brother & that Peader had written the Soldier’s Song, which of course he wrote in ENGLISH.
How strange are the vagaries of our history ?
Good Luck & God Bless.
Stephbhoy
God Bless you at this time of year.
I hope I am not out of order offering this for you.
…………………..
I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white
sails to the morning breeze
and startsfor the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until at length
she hangs like a speck of white cloud
just where the sea and sky come
to mingle with each other.
Then, someone at my side says;
“There, she is gone!”
“Gone where?”
Gone from my sight. That is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull
and spar as she was when she
left my sideand she is just as able to bear her
load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone
at my side says, “There, she is gone!”
There are other eyes watching her coming,
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout;
“Here she comes!”
And that is dying.
………………….
Even in the worst of times you are amongst friends on CQN
God Bless.
6 o,clock vigil in ml5, dinner now time to catch up on CQN :)).
Merry Christmas to you all and thank you for being here.
thatsallcsc
stephbhoy-good luck mate,remember the good times,stay strong HH
thankyou ghuys, i hope you all have a wonderful christmas and new year
its is very good to be a member of the celtic family
hail hail and good night
Stephboy
God bless.
stephbhoy
God Bless you and your partner. I know you’ve posted from time to time this year but wasn’t aware of your sad loss.
My thoughts are with you.
CQN and Celtic will always be here for you.
stephbhoy
Take care mate.
Nuclear Bovril, and the same back at you.
goldstar10, you are very welcome. Take care.
timhorton, Merry Christmas to you too.
Paddysmarket, it was indeed fitting. Take care.
Che, yes. The green bucket day was magnificent.
manihoop, all the best to you too.
j67, joy and health to you also.
Headtheball, it sure has. Take care.
sipsini, very pleased you decided to take the dip.
Awe Naw, many thanks. I’ll extend those kind wishes.
Auldheid, very well put, thank you.
Celtic Mac, many thanks. We will run for a while yet.
Patrick27, and to you too. Enjoy the weeks of calm before the storm.
WeefratheTim, it sure is, thank you.
The Boy Jinky, always a pleasure indeed. Take care.
Kojo, you have fun on the slopes tomorrow and rest assured I will pass on your fine sentiments.
johann Murdoch, emerald green sounds perfect. Take care.
hebcelt, the legend of the Stornoway black pudding are now well established. I look forward to it.
Telbhoy67, good to hear from you. Take care and enjoy tomorrow.
Captainmoonlight, would be delighted to see you then. Have a great one.
guiltylurker, an excellent name and a Merry Christmas.
Ard Ri, cheers to that. Take care.
corkcelt, season’s greetings back to you.
Ajaxbhoy, and so you should be. Take care.
RRC, cheers to that. You’re more than welcome.
Teuchter ár lá, take care and have a good one.
fanadpatriot, and a peaceful one to you too.
excathedra44, Merry Christmas straight back at you.
estorilbhoy, we sure are. Take care.
jungle jam67, Merry Christmas to you too.
Glendalystonsils, you are very welcome. Take care.
jamiebaby, last 8 is the next target….
SUNNI CAMLACHIE, excellent advice. Take care.
ArranmoreBhoy, sound advice. Take care and enjoy.
StumptownBhoy, many thanks. Enjoy your day.
MWD, take care of yourself and your family tomorrow.
Lhondondave, many thanks, I’m really pleased with it. Hope you get some quiet time tomorrow.
RMG1888, I think you are being far too generous. Good to hear form you. Take care and enjoy yourself tomorrow.
lionroars67, very well said.
dena29, you are very welcome.
mighty tim, thank you and the same to you.
rimtimtim, peace to all in Paisley!
NegAnon2, I sure will, and the same to you.
Stephbhoy, I have no idea how difficult the next week will be but I hope you have many great memories to see you through, perhaps with the occasional smile. Take care.
Celtic Mac, ho, ho, ho.
Watching Snowman and the snowdog
Snowman with green hat and scarf
Has to be a tim, magical film
Best wishes to all Celtic fans over the festive season
CQN is fantastic,but when one of our own is hurting it hurts us all.
Evening Bhoys & Ghirls
Just popped in to say have a great day tomorrow. Hope Santa is good to you all.
HH
CRC
Paul67
Have a happy and holy Christmas.
You allowed CQN to be used as a vehicle for the Oscar campaign and much of its success can be attributed to your gift to us, don’t forget that.
Hamiltontim, you and I both know where the credit is due for that. Take care and have a well deserved celebration.
ulysses mcghee
20:39 on 24 December, 2012
Henry van Dyke captures something that us mere mortals don’t even notice.
We only see what WE SEE.
Thanks.
I’m writing this when my diabetes is acting up a bit,forgive any mistake that I will have made.
Paul67 etal.
It’s come to that time in the year where we all praise you and your baby, CQN. I will also comply, I have so much that I could say but it would be far too long a post.
Before I knew anything about CQN or to give you it’s true title Celtic Quick News, not lazy journalism,I would frequent newsnow, that was where I would get all my news about Celtic, I used it every day and one day I noticed the title Celtic Quick News not lazy journalism,I thought I’d see what this new blog was all about, The love affair started that first day, It was quiet when it came on at first but there were some cracking posts so it kept me interested, I don’t know how long I lurked but it was a fair few months before I plucked up the courage to start my first post on the blog.
I can’t even remember what I put in it, but I was told that it was about my trip to Lisbon in 67, as I say I can’t remember what I said, but not long after I got a reply saying that it was a good post, but his next quip was (you should have used some commas & full stops in there somewhere) *You can have a guess who the poster was. I had a look at the post and there wasn’t one comma or full stop in the whole ramble. but I had a few comments about it so I was happy and the duck was broken, after about a year Someone posted up my post again with the comment ‘remember this post’, and about two years later Glasgow Dave re posted it again, On reflexion it must have been not a bad post.
Anyway my reason for this post tonight is to say that my ambition was to try and meet up with these secretive posters, they came on the blog to spread the news That they loved the Celtic,Talk about Football, and Crack some jokes, Noel 90 come back into the fold, give the younger posters a taste of what we are all missing, your quick wit, and great posts.
As I say my ambition was to meet as many posters as I could, One that I would have liked to have met was Kano, A guy who never suffered fools gladly, cutting, and funny in equal portions, and when he became ill, CQN, that haven for Celtic supporters, became a machine for gathering money for good causes, and CQN became even more of a haven for Celtic Supporters that showed they had hearts of gold.
My really good friend Pablophangue posted that we should really try and do something to help Kano, It came to fruition that Pablo, Aldo, And myself,would handle any monies that were collected, I really was just a signatory for banking purposes, CQN the collectors got into top gear, Pabbers and the good Doctor DBBIA started the selling of badges and then we were on our way, my ambition was to meet as many posters as I could, I had a field day that was with the start of the Quiz nights, Four to five hundred sqeezed into a room that wasn’t that big enough for three hundred, But they were great nights, I probably shook hands and introduced myself to whoever was willing to do likewise.
The money was coming in from all corners of the earth, then we hit a snag, Pablo got a job working in Ireland, and Aldo got the job he was after, and I was to old to do anything, So a new committee was formed, can’t remember who was chosen except Gordon J, He took over the running of the quiz nights, good job done Gordon.
As everone knows, we managed to get to our target,if my memory serves that was one of my favourite nights, Punting on the gee-gees, drinking with good friends,I was in my glory, I had met plenty by then, Kanos family was at that race night,and it was a fantastic night indeed.
The Charity work still carries on, re Kano Foundation,and the latest Charity work for wee oscar. I must pass a comment re the Oscar work, You did a fantastic job for wee oscar, the bucket collectors, right up to the organisers, and wee mustn’t forget the donators, who, if they weren’t forthcoming, the charity work would have collapsed.
I could carry on for a while yet but I must pass this wee comment first before I call it a day, My ambition after reading for a few weeks was to find out who I was conversing with on this venominal blog, it would be unfair to mention them all so I won’t.
I’ll tell you a wee story that happened last week Santa gave me a call asking if I would be in on Thursday, I was taken aback but said yes I’d be in, he said around 2.00pm he’d arrive,2.00pm passed but not by much, maybe about half an hour later he arrived, I’ve got a present for you from me (johann murdoch) and Stephen (BT),He went into his bag and brought out a beautiful bottle of Port, It made my day, but that was not all, he dug back into his bag and proceeded to bring out A wine carafe or decanter, and a tray to put the carafe on, I was gobsmacked, and Santa came out with a set of crystal wine glasses, and to crown it off a Celtic t/shirt with Lisbon Lions 67 emblazoned across the chest, CQNers, You can’t beat them, from two men with hearts off gold, I had a job holding back my tears, Ronnie and Stephen, thanks from the bottom of my heart. You made my year.
I’ll tell you how a bunch of inebriates were supposed to take care of four Polish friends at the Barcelona Game, what six years ago I think.
Merry Christmas to one and all
Ck
stephbhoy….
I also lost my beautiful wife very suddenly in November…..
Stay strong, there are many good friends and family who will help you get through…..
My focus is now my family, and my faith will guide me in what I do, as that is what my wifew would have wanted.
So a very merry christmas to all you CQNers……
Paul67…. keep up the great work, and the article was one of the best….
KTF….
Stephbhoy, your post reminds us that Christmas can be both a sad and happy time for people. I will say a prayer for both you and the Lady that waits for you in Heaven. Its hard to believe when you are grieving but time does heal and the sadness turns to joy in time, and memories that make you sad will soon make you happy. Be assured of the Love & Prayers of all the Celtic Family, You won’t Walk Alone.
EDB
You just made my Christmas bud. Hope you and yours are revelling in the Christmas spirit.
Hail Hail
Oldtim67
You’ve brought a tear to my eye, truly a fantastic post.
Normanstreet
I will add you to my prayers for tomorrow. God bless and stay strong.
Auldheid,
I admire your work on TSFM with regard to putting together a charter for the SFA – but I think that if we were looking for a simple message for everyone to take on board and rally together, then ensuring that a credible alternative to Ogilvie is put forward would be a very good start.
Not sure if I will get the chance to post tomorrow – but if not, a very happy Christmas to all of you in Timland.
Oldtim67
Just magic!
Normanstreet
Gold bless you mate….. In my thoughts and prayers
Old Tim’s tribute just about says it all.
Paul’s site has given us a platform that brings out the best of what our support stands for.
Old Tim himself represents the generosity of the Celtic support.
Drunk ?
Of course, I’m drunk.
That does not make what I am saying any less valid.
oldtim67
Great post.
normanstreet49
Sorry for your loss too,mate.
Holy and Happy Christmas to all.