24th November 2005

Jinky Johnstone MND Fundraising Effort

Fundraising target: £400.00

Total raised so far: £313.72

SIGNED MEMORABILIA AUCTION
ON EBAY 2ND - 11TH DECEMBER
ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO JINKY'S MND TRIBUTE FUND

SPONSOR FUNDRAISING ONLINE NOW AT WWW.JUSTGIVING.COM/PETERKERINS
THIS IS A SAFE SECURE WEBSITE AND 28% WILL BE ADDED TO DONATIONS MADE
BY UK TAXPAYERS. DONATIONS CAN CONTINUE TO BE MADE UNTIL CHRISTMAS DAY!
ALL £5 PLUS DONATIONS ENTER DRAW TO WIN VARIOUS CELTIC-RELATED PRIZES!
FOR EVERY £5 DONATED TO THIS WORTHY CAUSE, A TICKET WILL BE ENTERED.
FOR ANY ENQUIRIES OR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT PETER KERINS, THE
FUNDRAISER INVOLVED ANYTIME BY EMAIL ON PETERKERINS@MSN.COM

PLEASE DONATE NOW TO ASSIST THE WORK OF THE MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE
ASSOCIATION AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR CELTIC'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER, JIMMY JOHNSTONE, WHO WAS SADLY DIAGNOSED WITH FATAL MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE IN 2001.

THE MND ASSOCIATION RECIEVES VERY LITTLE GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND RELIES ON VOLUNTARY DONATIONS OF BOTH TIME AND MONEY.

A DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. PLEASE GIVE WHAT YOU CAN FELLOW CELTIC FANS AND YOU COULD POSSIBLY WIN A GREAT PRIZE IN
THE PROCESS. MANY THANKS. YOUR KINDNESS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. HAIL HAIL.

SPL: Lennon invests in Celtic  

It appears that Neil Lennon is not content with contributing to Celtic on the pitch and has now decided to invest in the club. The Northern Irish midfielder has sunk some of his savings into the Parkhead outfit to aid the building and running of a new academy for youngsters.

Explaining his decision, Lennon said: "Celtic have been very good to me the past five years and, as a supporter, long after I've left the club, at least I'll have put a bit back into it.

"This is an opportunity I never had before. It's just a small investment but it's something I think is really worthwhile.

"We're already seeing the benefits from the current crop of young players, who are coming through, and it will be great to see in the future, maybe, five or six homegrown players working their way through the ranks and into the first-team squad and, hopefully, playing on a regular basis.

"It will open the doors for not only more Scottish kids but more Irish kids as well.

"For example, Shaun Maloney has been part of the squad for about four years now and you're looking at the likes of Stephen McManus who has come in this season and is a regular now and holding down his place, which is great.

"Ross Wallace is knocking on the door as well and Craig Beattie, before he got injured, was an integral part of the squad.

"It keeps us young - the older boys - and keeps us on our toes.

"When it's finished (the training facility) it will be something to be proud of and it will be a match for anything in Britain."

21st November 2005

BBC Scotland will screen both CIS Insurance Cup semi-finals live.

Favourites Celtic face Motherwell at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Wednesday 1 February, with a 1945GMT kick-off.

Dunfermline Athletic have a chance to avenge Saturday's league defeat when they play Livingston at Easter Road, Edinburgh, on Wednesday 25 January.

Livi leapfrogged over Dunfermline at the foot of the Scottish Premier League after the 1-0 victory at East End Park thanks to a Paul Dalglish goal.         

14th November 2005

04th November 2005

AWARDS FOR GORDON & STILIAN

Celtic have been rewarded for their rise to the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League with manager Gordon Strachan and Stilian Petrov scooping the top awards for the month.

Strachan recorded four straight wins in October, taking his side to the top of the table for the first time this season.

Petrov has played a pivotal role in that success, notching up four top-flight goals, including a superb hat-trick in the 5-0 rout of Motherwell.