Just Back From Anfield - My Proudest Moment As A Celtic Supporter And Also Of My Life

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Re: Just Back From Anfield - My Proudest Moment As A Celtic Supporter And Also Of My

Postby Joe O'Rourke » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:48 pm

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It is an HONOUR to be able to play any small part in the fight for justice for the 96, and also showing solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Liverpool, what you have done in continuing the fight is a lesson and example to us all, i am sure if it was the other way round you would be offering us the same support, i hope sometime next season to make a trip down to the campaign office, hopefully to meet up with yourself Ste and the rest of the gang, you never know it might be in the Champions League, but one thing is for certain, you can count on our continued support for justice for the 96, if there is ever anything extra we can do, please feel free to contact me.
JFT 96, YNWA, HH.
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The Celtic Supporters Association

The Celtic Supporters Association was the idea of Willie Fanning whose dream became a reality back in September 1944.

These were dark days on and off the pitch with the Second World War still raging and in comparison to those horrors rather more trivialy Celtic were not providing much joy to its supporters and defeat was a regular experience. Indeed the idea of a supporters association came to 27-year-old Willie while watching the Bhoys get thrashed 6-2 at Hamilton.

Willie decided to write to the Daily Record calling on fellow Celtic fans interested in establishing a supporters club to get in touch. A total of 14 people replied. Consequently a meeting was arranged at St Mark's and St Paul's Hall, Chester Street in Shettleston. The meeting proved to be a success - a provisional committee was installed and Willie was elected as President.

By the time of the second meeting at the A.O.H. Hall in Alexandria Parade in Townhead the word had spread. The hall was packed and car loads of supporters from across Glasgow and beyond eager to attend created a traffic jam along the parade.

A constitution was drawn up which allowed the new organosation to become an amalgamation of supporters clubs. Within 12 months membership had rocketed to 700 and the association had won the official endorsement of Celtic FC who handed over the responsibility of distributing match tickets to affiliated branches of the CSA.

The CSA remains a strong and influential body. Apart from following Celtic in massive numbers it has a social club in Glasgow and its annual Supporters Rally is a highlight in the Celtic calendar.

True to the traditions of Celtic FC the CSA also has a proud and continued ethos of raising funds for charity.


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