Likely summer signing number two, Virgil van Dijk, arrived in Glasgow this morning for a medical after terms were agreed with the player and his club, Groningen. The 6’4” player, who will be 22 next month, is a Dutch under-21 international.
Virgil is two weeks younger than Victor Wanyama and emerged into the Groningen team around the same time Victor pitched up in Glasgow, they have made almost exactly the same number of appearances for their respective clubs, 62 top flight games in total, in the case of Virgil.
62 games is an interesting figure. Enough to bed in, catch local scouts’ eyes and have well-travelled men from Glasgow watch several times before making a recommendation. Not enough to catch the eyes of less well-organised, but no less resourceful, scouts in the bottom half of the English Premier League, who Celtic now seem to compete for talent with.
If Virgil is the real deal, another couple of dozen games might have changed the competition for his signature.
Is there a 50-80 game window which can deliver sufficient evidence of a player’s talent, but not too much evidence, which evaporates the value gap? This hypothesis would be easy to test and if it holds would provide an interesting filter on the hundreds of names pushed to the club each year.
Have you booked for the Lions Roar event at Celtic Park tomorrow night? Last and precious opportunity to watch how the European Cup was won with the men who did the work. In short, priceless. Tickets available here.
Speaking of the men who won it, buy Heart of a Lion here:
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Tom Rogic’s introduction for the Socceroos against Iraq was a key moment in World Cup qualifier.
It might be a long time until Brazil for the Socceroos’ veterans to all remain fit and firing, but on the flipside, imagine what another year under the belt will do for the squad’s youngsters.
For so long, fans have been calling for the next brigade to be given more responsibility, and with 30 minutes to go against Iraq, Osieck hauled off Brett Holman to let 20-year-old Tom Rogic work his magic.
The prodigious former Central Coast Mariners man changed the dynamic of the game. Suddenly, Iraq had to contend with a powerful player who could glide through their heart. He might not have provided a finished product, but he shook up a defence that was frustrating everyone wearing green and gold.
A year ago, Rogic was preparing for his first full A-League season, having broken into Central Coasts’ ranks in 2012.
Now Rogic, who also has the distinction of having represented the Australia’s indoor football side, the Futsalroos, has the chance to represent the Socceroos in Brazil.
And if he continues to improve on the same trajectory, the side will have another crafty player to take the burden of Mark Bresciano.
“Going to a World Cup. Unreal,” Rogic said after the match.
“I would have never thought that was possible a year ago. To be here now it’s still hard to believe.”
The stage was set for the Celtic starlet to make his mark, just like Tommy Oar and Robbie Kruse had in the previous two clashes.
“I spent half an hour on there. I was obviously a bit nervous, but (Osieck) gave me a few words to give me confidence before I went on. He told me to do my best once I got on, do the job, relax and have a bit of fun.
“It was good to get out there, but the main thing was we got the win.”
What was the feeling like when he saw Josh Kennedy’s goal hit the back of the net?
“It was a priceless moment.
“I didn’t know what to do. The main thing was we got the win. It was getting close towards the end there.”
Summa of Tommy
Thai Tims:Good luck to Tom Rogic and the Socceroos Brazil 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZOQlNHYJgIU#at=12
A Stor
You`re right.Kiev,was it?
After the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia `78?
I should have said “party politics” not “politics.”
Got an email from the good Tim,Vin,you introduced me to some time back.He has returned to Glasgow and sends his regards and appreciation to you.
CRC AND MIGHTY TIM THANKS FOR THE INFO CHARLES DOESNT KNOW IF HE CAN GET AWAY EARLY(WONT KNOW TILL AFTER LUNCH) I;LL PHONE IN THEN BUT WITH ONLY 5 TICKETS LEFT IT AINT LOOKING GOOD
Sargassosea
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Mibbes
4. No
5. Yes…..etc etc
:))
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Tom Rogic interview NINEmsn
http://video.au.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&vid=fad84d60-bbdc-4680-b24c-496a2ccd52cc&from=sharepermalink&src=v5:share:sharepermalink:
Summa of Tommy
A Stor
`68.
Only a decade out.
ACGR,
What is this game you call “sclaffbaw free of wummin that don’t let him swally ra drams”?
I would partake of such a game subject to two conditions:
1. there be burds to witness my prowess at it, and
2. it’s not golf.
ACGR
Dayoot planned for 28 Sept.
We are scheduled for Kilmarnock away.
This will either take place around noon,live on telly,or the following day,again live on telly.
If it is not on live,and ko is at 3pm,I’m gonna cancel my SKY subscription!
Oooooops,done that a coupla months back…….
FFM
Yer safe-according to young skud (his boay) what ACGR refers to as sclaffbaw most certainly is not golf!
FFM
Quoting Canamalar.? As a Socialist that is wrong on so many levels
Coneybhoy
Ok.
BMCUW,
sclaffbaw?? Wallie? Three and in? Netball? I demand to know. The Scottish public demands to know. Who are these people??
Fortunes Favour Mibbes
02:47 on 21 June, 2013
Without question I think you and I would be on different sides of the right wing left wing divide.
Equally without question you and I would have the same, or very similar ,concerns about social welfare programs for the underprivileged.
The only difference we would have is how to achieve the desired outcomes.
We`re on the same page,but we have different labels.
I.E.the labels are meaningless.
For me,it`s simple.No profit,no welfare.
If that`s capitalism,then so be it.
No profit,no charity.Is that not how Celtic were founded?
Raise capital.Start a business.Make a profit.Assist the needy.Issue shares.make the business grow.
And here we are 125 years later arguing and discussing the labels instead of celebrating the results,both on the field and off.
HAIL HAIL,COMRADE.
Macjay
Cashflow is the lifeblood of every society and economic system. How you invoke this flow is influenced by the political culture you are brought up with or if you are very lucky; the one you dictate.
Economics is therefore irrelevant to any social /political debate.
Socialism (net of the above I’d therefore about being nice)
Capitalism/monetarism (net of the above is anarchism and not nice)
macjay,
Fair enough :))
Corporations rule the world then, for the benefit of us all……
Thanks be to heaven for the rozzers who stop any upstarts disrupting the flow of profit to the strongest. At least they let us dish out some charity to those who are too weak to escape their unfortunate background of poverty….which profit will save one day. Is that the vision that Adam Smith had?
FFS, didn’t want to develop this, just about to hit my scratcher :)) You should leave it at that and let me have the last word – it’s my right as a left winger :))
FFM
What is the difference between Heidi
fitba and Heidi tennis?
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Exclusive Interview with Head of FOCUS Superintendent Stephen McAllister..
http://www.scotzine.com/2013/06/has-scottish-football-become-a-police-state/?
Summa
Still can’t help thinking that the exchange of milk and meat to help me and my family prosper on our wee bit of weedgie greenbelt, for the use of my fence building abilities and installation of my state of the art drainage systems, which I all learned from the local soothsayer, could all happen without the need for the lifeblood that is cashflow and profit.
When cash gets introduced to this system, folk like me just waste it on vino collapso and 10 drunken hands of poker to the local landowner – who was the one what was so keen to introduce this cashflow/ profit system in the first place……
Here is a conundrum
I was on a free food and drink junket tonight but claim to be a Socialist(in Dublin)
Am I a hypocrite or a remnant of James Connelly’s Army?
I’m not sure
Coneybhoy
03:33 on 21 June, 2013
Macjay
Cashflow is the lifeblood of every society and economic system. How you invoke this flow is influenced by the political culture you are brought up with or if you are very lucky; the one you dictate.
Economics is therefore irrelevant to any social /political debate.
Socialism (net of the above I’d therefore about being nice)
Capitalism/monetarism (net of the above is anarchism and not nice)
Communism and socialism are beautiful in theory .
Where do they/have they worked in practice?
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Re; Virgil Van Dijk..
Van Dijk..Of or From the Dyke (Levee)..
Van: Pronounced like Feign..
Dijk: Dake as in Jake..Coughing the K..
Virgil: See Thunderbirds or Jenny Fae the Block..;-)
Summa of VirgilFaeTheDykeCSC
Favour Mibbes
03:34 on 21 June, 2013
The last word is yours.
REPENT.
:-)
Enjoyed the chat.
FFM
There has always been value flow, cash is a facsimile of that value. Marx has several views on capital if you read his books.
Arguments for Socialism is a better book to describe an economic eutopia. I have a signed copy in my desk at work(pays the mortgage but Tory oiks)
FFM
Sorry, meant to say I have signed copy of Tony Benn book (arguments for socialism)
Coneybhoy
I don’t know.
Is it, heidi punchline?
PS, before we had to introduce “isms”, there was no such thing as free food. Just food.
macjay,
I repent a lot and will continue to do so :))
HH fholks, off to my scratcher for sure, where the bed bugs have a better socio economical system than we do. They understand that my dead skin is free and they can share it amongst themselves at will.
Summa of Sammi….
03:45 on 21 June, 2013
I was thinking of you as I read the pronunciation discussion.
The “go to” man for Dutch and Greek.
Can we no just use the English pronunciation?
Coneybhoy,
“There has always been value flow, cash is a facsimile of that value”.
I refer the right honourable gentleman to my insect analogy above :) And the use of trade in Europe’s subjugation of mainland America, where trade value was completely subjective, and hastily applied to every living organism on the planet, and then developped into the “facsimile” of cash (?!?), ie stick an IOU through a fax machine and hey presto, you’ve doubled the value of your own cash portfolio.
FFS, MUST go to bed ! Night all.
Macjay
That is a very good point.
Utopia or Valhalla do not exist.
We should strive for the 80% of that
I live in Ireland where the SME is King(farmer)
Politics and economics will always be dominated by the red faced culchie.
In the UK where most Celtic fans live, they have a choice of party with very little change.
I get no choice with the right wing parties or the terrorists of Sf, so I will vote Labour all my life but never get a win
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MacJay..
Ha Ha..
Nederland Pratten..Its All Greek to Me..
Georgious Van Paradise has a Ring to It..
Hope You and Your Bhoy are Guid..
Summa
Ps..I Have been Checking out Brazil and Round the World Flights..Most Rio flights form Melbourne are Via Dubai..Might need to Pay that Ole Estadio Nacional another Visit..
FFM
You are a younger me .. Hail hail ,
FFM
You were on about netball etc, hence my heedie tennis comment….
Socialisism has worked in Cuba for the populace
100 laser assisted eyesight
100 literacy
Blockage by aggressor for 40 years….. So what
Summa of Cauldbum….
04:04 on 21 June, 2013
The only “Dutch” I know is “Ye prat kak.”
Eddie and his four dinky di mates will be in Berlin on the twalfth.Closer to the time I hope to get him in touch with any of the boys who will be able to direct them to the best Tim party in town.
Always seem to miss E.N.when he`s on.
Rogic?High hopes.
China
Socialist
Biggest ‘football friend or America’
Friend , football friend
Friend…..
Biggest economy in the world, Socialist…..
..friend…
Coneybhoy
04:18 on 21 June, 2013
At least you get a vote.
Not much of a consolation I know,if it`s meaningless.
Heidi tennis and fitba are wit heidi played with her gramps when they had a bit “R n R” from the olde goat tending FACT
001:
What Scotzine might have asked Superintendant Stephen McAllister:
How many home Celtic games last season did FoCUS not have a presence at?
How many home Rangers games last season did FoCUS not have a presence at?
How many home Hearts games last season did FoCUS not have a presence at?
Etc.
You obviously perceive the ‘Green Brigade’ as a ‘Risk Group’, what in their behaviour and history justifies such an assessment?
Do you agree that having an Irish Republican identity is criminal?