feb2002

2/19/2002

Morten Wieghorst Fund Raiser (sold out)

All tickets for this event are now sold out, clubs unable to attend are welcome to make donations to The Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support Group. Contact either of the e-mail addresses for further information mdinning@yahoo.com celtic.supportersassociation@ntlworld.com

The Peter Scarff Linwood CSC

Held a very successful social function at the Heritage on Friday 08th February 2002. The club will be making donations to the St. Vincent’s Hospice & The Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support Group. The night itself was a rip-roaring success with thanks to George & Laura of the Heritage for the raffle prizes, to Maria Reynolds & Siobhan Bellew for a spectacular Irish dance display and to John Cassidy, Geraldine & Julia who collectively are Quigley’s Point. The club also pass on their thanks to The Affiliation & Celtic Football Clubs for the fantastic hospitality day out enjoyed by two of their members at the recent Celtic v Dunfermline match.

WORKING PARTY MEETINGS

The minutes from the January and February meetings can now be accessed on line at www.affreg-celtic.co.uk The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 06th March 2002, any clubs wishing points raised at this meeting are asked to contact the secretary as soon as possible.

HOTEL DEALS FOR CELTIC SUPPORTERS

Supporters clubs are being invited to try out a newly reopened hotel in Blackpool, preferential rates are on offer for Celtic supporters at Arties Hotel in Blackpool. Contact Vinny or Margaret on 01253-346027 for details, the hotel’s website can also be found at www.arties.fsnet.co.uk alternatively you can e-mail vinny@marti1888.freserve.co.uk Vinny has kindly offered us a prize of a free weekend for two. You can enter the competition simply by logging onto www.affreg-celtic.co.uk

The Affiliation has also fixed up a deal for fans travelling to games that may need overnight or weekend accommodation. The deal with The Watermill Hotel in Paisley is for a fixed rate of £23 per person per night on a bed and breakfast basis. Please phone 0141-889-3201 to check on availability.

AFFILIATION WEBSITE www.affreg-celtic.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY POSTINGS TO OUR SITE CONTAINING FOUL OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE WILL BE CENSURED ONLY COMMENTS WITH A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Mick Dinning (secretary)

2/11/2002

The Peter Scarff Linwood CSC

Held a very successful social function at the Heritage on Friday 08th February 2002.

The club will be making donations to the St. Vincent’s Hospice & The Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support Group.

The night itself was a rip-roaring success with thanks to George & Laura of the Heritage for the raffle prizes, to Maria Reynolds & Siobhan Bellew for a spectacular Irish dance display and to John Cassidy, Geraldine & Julia who collectively are Quigley’s Point.

The club also pass on their thanks to The Affiliation & Celtic Football Clubs for the fantastic hospitality day out enjoyed by two of their members at the recent Celtic v Dunfermline match.

2/10/2002

MORTEN WIEGHORST FUND RAISER (almost sold out)

The Affiliation in conjunction with all Supporters Groups are holding a Race Night, Disco & Buffet in the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park on Friday March 1st. Tickets cost £6 each or £60 for a table of 10. Sponsor a horse for a £10 or a race for £50. All proceeds to Guillain-Barre Syndrome Support Group. Contact either of the e-mail addresses to check on ticket availability. mdinning@yahoo.com celtic.supportersassociation@ntlworld.com

WORKING PARTY MEETING

Our latest meeting took place last Tuesday afternoon prior to the CIS cup semi final at Hampden. Our thanks to JohnPaul Taylor for hosting the meeting. The next meeting takes place on Wednesday 06th March 2002 at Celtic Park; any clubs wishing issues raised should contact us prior to the meeting. The minutes from the January 2002 meeting can be read online at www.affreg-celtic.co.uk

LETTERKENNY WEEKEND

Our thanks go to all who attended the recent Celtic Treble winning weekend in Letterkenny Co Donegal. The weather almost put paid to all the best laid plans with severe disruption to the ferry crossings, however all went well in the end. As usual the ex Celtic players were a credit to the club and nothing was too much bother to Bobby Lennox, Stevie Chalmers, Ronnie Simpson & Tommy Callaghan. Our thanks also to Patricia & Frank Ferns of Dalefern Coaches who managed to keep everything moving despite the delays we all encountered.

FOOTBALL AID

Your chance to play at Celtic Park with some of your heroes from the past, log onto www.affreg-celtic.co.uk and click on the FOOTBALL AID banners around the site for more details.

FREE WEEKEND ACCOMODATION IN BLACKPOOL

The questions are as follows :

q1 Which Celtic player, who's father also played for Celtic, joined Blackpool on the 1st of September 1984? q2 Which Celtic goalkeeper played for Blackpool in 1988?

q3 Name the Celtic player who played for Sunderland in the FA Cup Final in 1991/92 and finished his career with Blackpool in 1999?

AFFILIATION WEBSITE www.affreg-celtic.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY POSTINGS TO OUR SITE CONTAINING FOUL OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE WILL BE CENSURED ONLY COMMENTS WITH A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Mick Dinning (secretary)

1/31/2002

Scottish Cup Tie moved to Monday evening.

A shocking decision has once again been foisted on to Celtic's huge travelling support with the Aberdeen cup tie being moved to Monday 25th February with an evening kick off.

Celtic Football Club should make a stand on this and refuse to take any match tickets. We've been getting messed around for years now by the men in the suits who claim to run our game. It's high time we started getting back at them. First it was Brockville and now because another team from across the city can't control their fans we are left to suffer the backlash.

MORTEN WIEGHORST FUND RAISER (almost sold out)

HOSPITALITY DAY

The WIM CSC Yorkshire have asked us to pass on the thanks of their two delegates who were guests of Celtic FC for the recent St Johnston game, our next game for delegates to be invited along for an unforgettable day out is the game between Celtic and Dunfermline on Saturday 9th February 2002. The Affiliation will be represented by two delegates from The Peter Scarff CSC Linwood at this game.

LETTERKENNY CELTIC WEEKEND (SOLD OUT)

The Affiliation’s trip to Letterkenny in conjunction with Dalefern Coaches is now completely sold out. We will have a report on the trip on our website and in this column in a few weeks time.

FREE WEEKEND ACCOMODATION IN BLACKPOOL

The questions are as follows :

q1 Which Celtic player, who's father also played for Celtic, joined Blackpool on the 1st of September 1984? q2 Which Celtic goalkeeper played for Blackpool in 1988?

q3 Name the Celtic player who played for Sunderland in the FA Cup Final in 1991/92 and finished his career with Blackpool in 1999?

AFFILIATION WEBSITE www.affreg-celtic.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY POSTINGS TO OUR SITE CONTAINING FOUL OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE WILL BE CENSURED ONLY COMMENTS WITH A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Mick Dinning (secretary)