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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St Stivs- with “masonic gripping hands and swivelling eyes!”
ST STIVS
Handsomehunfinder-General is a shocking job.
But it could be worse on a real bad day…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SgRFuT3Y5O8
BMCUW. & GFTB
Cheers bhoys, all good here. The lhad will be fine after a nights kip and will be at Celtic Park on Wednesday.
I take a back seat on Christmas dinner menu, that is my wife’s big gig. Her Tiramisu and winter fruit salad are beyond comparison. I may help out with the roast tattoos and a side dish but that is it.
I take over again on Boxing Day and the day after when I take the left overs and sprinkle
my magic dust on them. i.e. curry or casserole or risotto. Easy stuff.
Eve memories.
My wee maw says go get the bike from your grannies.
Carrying a bike a mile from auchendores to Grampian road . on a stormy night.
A couple of hours to build the feckin thing.
Next day. Says to the youngest brother. Was that the best surprise ever . your new bike.
Naw I saw you walking up the road. I was looking out the windae.
God bless you jimbo.
AoW
I have alreaypdy built a real one, surely even I can manage one that doesn’t have to hold a real wean…….
By the way my holidays are officially over its now just a weekend and 2 bank holidays so am allowed as many voddies as I want (or as many as MrsGFTB allows me :-)
Melbourne Mick: Nollaig shone to you and your family. Special thanks to you and Paddymacoz for all your assistance this year. Dr Marc sends his best wishes.
Merry Christmas everyone!
https://twitter.com/celtictv/status/812719514785677312
Gerry – you enjoy mate, life too short.
Carpe diem – which translates from the latin as ‘make it a large one’
Hope the wee blade has a cracking Christmas!
JMCCORMICK
Truly,a turkey isn’t just for Christmas!
HH.
ST STIVS
Genuine LOL there!
Just back from Mass. So, a very happy Christmas to each and everyone of you but particularly Paul67 and his loved ones. Thank you for CQN; it reminds us and often reflects our real values.
Happy Christmas to all CQNers.
HH
Stivs
I’m surprised you got it home without someone nicking it:O)
Evening champions….had a traditional German Xmas,24th….with my pal Michael and his brother Frankie’s family..
Mikki is almost a month into his chemotherapy… So fingers crossed….I am glad to celebrate on the 24th as the 25th is my dear departed mum,s birthday….
A great win yesterday ,how can Stuart ,s hair look so well even when wet???
To our host and to all of the CQN family….from Texas to Carnoustie ,Burgas to the Hun free valleys and all places in between….I wish all of you a very merrry Christmas…
Have a braw braw festive season,my thoughts are with those who need a hug…hope your ma gets well soon Delanys….hankies rule OK….
Big braw festive smiley things….
Braw.
BIG ARCHIE on 24TH DECEMBER 2016 9:41 PM
Happy Christmas mate to you A and the Family…
ML5 Bhoys we are here…we are here…
As you would say…Let the people sing…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Vogue.
Young saint stivs wouldn’t have let anyone take anything from us.
Skinny wee scaredy cat I was.but it’s my wee brothers bike . it’s a Western type mission to cross the hill shortcut on Arran avenue.
You need to be daft in the port.
You need to be dafter to try steal higgies bike.
And there should have been a SM iley there.
Best wishes vogue.
I said to the doctor “with all the excitement of Christmas I can’t sleep”
he said ‘ Try lying on the edge of your bed you’ll soon drop off’
Stivs
And you Bhud,God bless you and yours.
Dear Santa…please bring SOAL a new joke book this year.hh yir Saintness
I did like the where do you go to weigh a pie joke the other day.
Where do you go to weigh a pie ?
Saint Stivs,
go on mate put me out of my misery
VP
I bought my wife a wooden leg for Christmas.
It’s not her main present, just a stocking filler.
All the best mucker
Love
Aw,Jayzus. The crackers are getting opened early.
Soal
lol :O) peach mhate……luv.
No to happy here Rod singing ‘ have a blue Christmas’.
VOGUEPUNTER
Clip of your hero and his masterpiece.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AGOx0ZpMrrU
Have a darn fine Christmas,bud.
Thanks Willie Collum – You just got Celtic fired up again…. Nice Timing.
Looked like Moussa was getting into 2nd gear today, he is ready for Ibrokes. I thought Scott S was poor again… he needs the full 90 on Wednesday… to get back to that real quality best that he is.
Missed what has happened but the Very Best of Wishes to Molly.
Merry Christmas Everyone.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Weigh a pie
BMCUWP
Thanks M very sad start to this year ….have a good break over the holidays
mhate and give yir ole/young my best.hh
Night night Timland God bless.
to Paul67 and all on CQN
I hope you all have a happy, holy (if thats your thing )and peaceful Christmas
2016 has been good for some , not so good for others and darn right horrible for many especially in war torn countries
May 2017 be good to us all
HH
Merry Christmas to all.
Saint Stivs,
bloody hell,half an hour i waited for that ;-)))
VOGUEPUNTER
A given,mate.
Every year we hope it’s better than the last. Make it be true.
Gamboa was tenacious and wanted it so much – in the Worst of conditions. No Wonder he is playing like he is playing.
Brendan won’t, IMO, be resigning Mikael. He is Using him as best he can, Whilst Celtic employ him. Superb.
PETEC on 24TH DECEMBER 2016 11:12 PM
Bit of a culture shock for Scotty today. Thought he put a good shift in. No worries about him.
Dena29
“May 2017”
A wee treble per chance :-)
You and the family have a right good Christmas