Like you, I get tired of this place sometimes. We’ve all got plenty of other things going on in our lives, plenty of calls on our time and energy, the last thing we need is to deal with the consequences of a narrow win when a comprehensive victory was expected, but, of course, the compensations are immeasurable.
You get home on Christmas Eve, after a long day, and a longer year, and you read something like this:
The donor had been in touch and asked what the next project was. I’ve big plans for 2017. What I’m thinking is that we use the Anniversary Year to push the core values of our community – and our club – to new levels. Like before, we’re going to do work for many causes, but I’ve a notion that the time is right to engage with Celtic fans to a greater extent than has been possible before.
A decade or so into online football communities has given us enough material to measure the impact they have had on clubs, the media and how fans relate, but what is clear, is that we are the first generation for whom it has been possible to engage an entire fan base on helping those who are most in need.
In earlier times this kind of activity was often limited to those collected together in a hall. The call wasn’t able to reach onto your lap (as it is right now). We have to acknowledge this is a new time, with new opportunities to reinvigorate our club with its founding values.
Society changes, the Celtic support has changed. We can’t infuse future generations with a love of the old country’. Frankly, it you follow the demographics, future generations of Celtic supporters will increasingly come from the native population, or England, Eastern Europe, Pakistan or elsewhere. The ‘old country’ will matter less.
What we can do is put our founding value at the core of who we are. Win, lose or draw, our mission as Celtic supporters is to be there for those most in need.
The is what we are going to do in 2017. That £1000 (+ gift aid) is the second substantial donation Mary’s Meals already have towards putting food on the table of Sean Devereux Primary School, Liberia, for a year. We’ll talk more about the work of Sean soon, and about the school in his memory.
This, of course, is just one act in the book of what you did in 2016. I honestly don’t know how many meals were paid for, it must be around 100,000, kids were aided, and the magnificent work of Foundation was supported we discussed on Thursday was helped throughout.
We’ll have a raffle coming up on Boxing Day, which will see someone collect two tickets for Ibrox on Hogmany, with money going to the School, so look out for it – it will only be live for a couple of days.
You deserve a great Christmas – so make sure you have one!
Paul
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!!BADA BING!! on 26TH DECEMBER 2016 10:47 PM
Turkeybhoy- it is on Sun website, not posting link mate
Cheers mate.could not see it anywhere on Newsnow.A bit down if true.Looks a cracker for the money.Very strange.
Night all.
Enjoy.
Hopefully the mods won’t delete all the fun.
A bit boring reading comeback and its all been deleted.
Even Macjay was deleted. Sorry Macjay that amused me because it was unjust, in my opinion.
Natknow
All good .. ? Just booked one for the hearts game end of January .. very good price so hopefully it all goes good.
Should say reading back.
No idea where comeback came from, possibly wishful thinking earlier with Newcastle, who were very poor.
Proudbhoy- do you know Hearts game is on the Sunday 1pm ko?
Bada
Aye.. coming over Saturday to Monday.
Was waiting for it to be confirmed before we booked.
Pain in arse having to wait .. fiztures changing making it very difficult to get over more often.
PROUDBHOY on 26TH DECEMBER 2016 10:59 PM
Natknow
All good .. ? Just booked one for the hearts game end of January .. very good price so hopefully it all goes good.
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Worked for us dude. Myself, partner, daughter and her boyfriend booked a wee cottage for a few days in the Borders through it and was great. Partner also too her daughter to NYC last year and used it – fantastic location, digs, etc. Guess you’ve been able to get a good look at online photos etc?
RIP Liz smith aka nana in the role family HH
Royal
Natknow
Aye pics,location all seem very good as does the price
Just had to request earlier check in and sounds like that won’t be a problem.
Hopefully goes well and could be good alternative to hotels.
Hi bhoys
A little betting tip for the gamblers amongst us . Never bet on a game involving Sevco for a red card to be produced as this immediately halves the odds
Simples
HH
Phil
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 26TH DECEMBER 2016 10:57 PM
Night all.
Enjoy.
Hopefully the mods won’t delete all the fun.
A bit boring reading comeback and its all been deleted.
Even Macjay was deleted. Sorry Macjay that amused me because it was unjust, in my opinion.
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Thanks , JNP
Tho post was designed to take the heat out of some of the exchanges.
However , the Mods have a lousy job.
Damned if they do.
Damned if they don`t.
Morning from Warming
PROUDBHOY on 26TH DECEMBER 2016 11:28 PM
Natknow
Aye pics,location all seem very good as does the price
Just had to request earlier check in and sounds like that won’t be a problem.
Hopefully goes well and could be good alternative to hotels.
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Can be a lot cheaper mate – certainly been our experience. Good luck!!
BIGPEATOFISLAY
Evening from freezing. Or Oxford as it’s otherwise known.
GEAROID1998/G64/VFR /JNP
VFR’s word for the day.
Plethora.
A plethora of eejits.
Ps I love you all.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 26TH DECEMBER 2016 11:49 PM
Night Night from Frostbite.
BIGPEATOFISLAY
I reckon I’ll have that before this shift is over. And just enough time to thaw out before the next one starts.
Morning from global warming.
HAMILTONTIM on 26TH DECEMBER 2016 11:50 PM
GEAROID1998/G64/VFR /JNP
VFR’s word for the day.
Plethora.
A plethora of eejits.
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Aka the C.T. ?
Compliments of the season to you and all yours , pal.
:-)
GARY67 on 26TH DECEMBER 2016 8:38 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I1QOpEL_JSI
The man Brendan wants by next week?
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Darlington looks good. I don’t know the standard of the MLS but the US has produced a number of really good players. Claudio Reyna anyone? I think he would rather have played for us than Thems.
Anyway if Brendan thinks Darlington is good enough to play for Celtic then he’s good enough.
Big Peat of islay 11.47
Morning from warming
Tell me BPOI, what are the residents of warming called?
Wah-rmerz per chance :-)
Happy new to all down under
HH
Just watched the Accountant, bit of a mess but decent enough watch.
Good ending tune
Sean Rowe – “To Leave Something Behind”
https://youtu.be/3rgnCnCb_us
George Michael – what a f#cking lovely human being that fella was. (Murderators, meh – do whatever)
Anonymous volunteer at homeless shelters, 5k tip to a barmaid who was a trainee nurse needing to pay her student debts off, called in and gave 15k to a girl on ‘Deal or No Deal’ who desperately wanted IVF treatment…
Outstanding. And there’ll probablty be more revelations of selfless big-hearted kindness in times to come.
And some fret because he was gay. F#ck off. Had a couple of girlfriends back ion the day that adored him; only thing his outing ever brought me was a wee snigger at my sweethearts misplaced George devotion.
Yet I’ll bet the girls still love him, wherever they are now. Not often a superstar living in a bubble of splendour and surreality like he did (see a ‘Q’ magazine interview from his faith tour some decade past – eye-popping stuff about his daily existence) could relate back to his roots/normal life.
Great bloke. Great icon. Decade and generation-defining.
Ultimately human and fallible like us all. RIP.
See celebrities…
Who cares. That guy fad Wham seems ok. But if it’s no Celtic then who gives a ….joking btw
Giving Efe a game on Wednesday would be Superb by Brendan.
One thing is for sure, he will Give it his all.
I see the orifi police were out in force last night.
Well, with that in mind here are my predictions for 2017:
1. The sheep will flock back to the Old Firm in their thousands.
2. Craig Whyte will be found not guilty of fraud but guilty of a lesser charge of resisting a test.
3. EBT’s will be adjudged to be fraud except in Rangers’ case when it was aweright but they must never ever ever use them again at least not until the next time.
4. The SFA will win mock the year show.
5. Celtic will say SFA about res 12 except JPT will say “well done lads”. Verbally.
6. The Daily Retard reading age will drop from 5 to 4 commensurate with sheep thinking.
7. Billy Dont be a hero dont be a fool with your life.
8…errr much much more.
Don’t panic, this isn’t a very early morning Tuesday weather report but rather a very late Monday one. It’s dark. Very dark
Once again a Dilemma….
I want to leave early to get back to my Sisters house for a Family Gathering… that includes ma wee bro and his Wife, my Niece and Nephew.
Because this game is the best ever… because of the Happiness it brings – mad Laughter that had a few coughin to the extent of Worrying.
Efe deserves me to stay on until the End. If not we will be leaving early for once…..
The Nagbe deal is off
Apparently someone at Celtic mistook nagbe as an adjective and not his surname.
Jobo Baldie on 27th December 2016 2:07 am
Jobo isnt it Tuesday already in the Murray? :)
Margaret McGill –
yes of course it is alreadyTuesday but not qiute bright enough to report the current weather conditions
thinking out Loud.
No Wonder Brendan took off young Calvin…. When the Crowd was getting the jitterbugs.
After all Celtic have Done this Season…. This 1/2 Season alone.
Martin, Neil, Gordon and so many other Managers know there is a New Celtic Customer/Supporter now. :(((
SANDMAN…
Well said re George Michael. HH
There is a New Blogger round the Corner as well.
Christ is the King.
Lets All do the Huddle.
I never liked the face away Huddle…. Truth be Told.
Jobo let me help you.
According to my iphone its 5 degrees and cloudy but clearing up to be a bright sunny 3 degrees at dawn. This will happen as the earth spins on its axis out of the dark very dark night. Man its dark in here.
RIP George Michael.
Can you say wake me up before you go go on CQN?
Do the Huddle Facing the CELTS.
YES