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Absolutely delighted at the arrival of Dutch under-21 international central defender, Virgil van Dijk, on a four year deal.  A central defender was one of three priorities for this summer and we have secured our first choice target.

The signing will also give a boost to the squad, and a timely reminder to all that amidst talk of player potentially leaving ‘at the right price’, the Celtic Story is one of progress.

Celtic had the tallest team in the Champions League last season.  They were also top scorers from headed goals in the competition until Bayern Munich caught them in the semi-finals.  With the addition of two 6’4” players (van Dijk and Balde) we look to be consolidating our strengths.

Welcome to Celtic, Virgil.

Have you registered for 1254125 yet?  Tom Conniffe has.  He is walking the Leeds-Liverpool Canal in five days, which measures in a tad over 125 miles, all for the campaign.  It is this simple to participate; find something you can do, register online and get going.  You can support Tom here.

Last call for tonight’s special Lions Roar event.  Watch the 1967 European Cup final on big screens in the Kerrydale Suite followed by a Q&A with the men who made history (including Willie Wallace, Heart of a Lion available below).  See you there.


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  1. The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie on

    My Dear Kojo….

     

     

    Young Dylan Clearly Had A Setback….

     

     

    In That Game Against Real…

     

     

    Such A Vicious Assault,From A Strutting Primadonna….

     

     

    Whilst The Focus Was On His Fractured Mandible…..

     

     

    More Significantly,He Clearly Suffered A Brain Injury…,

     

     

    Given The Sickening Impact Of His Head

     

     

    On The Bone-Dry Pitch….

     

     

    When He Was Already Unconscious From The Blow To His Face….

     

     

    And His Protective Reflexes..Were Abolished….

     

     

    Even If He Did Not Have Any Cerebral Haemorrhage….

     

     

    He Certainly Had Some Degree Of Cerebral Trauma….

     

     

    And He May Never….Be Quite The Same Player…

     

     

    That He Was..Before The Incident…

     

     

    And It Will Certainly Have Shaken Him Up…

  3. Billy Bhoy on

    Evening Guys,

     

     

    sorry for ram raiding the blog but I’ve just come in from a night out and have an urgent request.

     

     

    Back in late June 2010 I posted a story about my late father telling me how he broke the story of the 7-1 game to his army barracks in Germany during his national service days.

     

     

    I’ve been trying to retrieve it to show my kids but have drawn a blank.

     

     

    It was well received at the time and I recall someone saying that they had stored it in a folder that they kept along with other posts that they wanted to retain. I was just wondering if anyone looking in had access to data from that period?

     

     

    thanks in advance

  7. canamalar1 on

    Dessybhoy,

     

    Great thanks,

     

    Being a novice myself I’m a wee bit unsure what all the numbers are,

     

    I’ve made 3 columns reg, cert and ref numbers as yet I’m no sure which is which so just lumping them all into whichever, so far there have been prefixes of P, C and N also GB and some without prefix, we’ll get there.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  8. leftclicktic on

    good night all

     

    Thank you for being here

     

    HAIL HAIL

     

    Ohhh O.G. im still a patient Bhoy :))

  9. kikinthenakas on

    Leftclic

     

     

    Was a wee bit tipsy, traynor was in one of the lounges, asked him what he was doing since he left the DR….funny enough didne go down too well….

     

     

    Kikinthenakas

  12. Greenlion2 on

    Emeraldbee … I was there for the lioness and my 40th….. last year… ok a few years ago.. Never had a bad meal… We stayed out at the bus/train station up from the collesium. Folk told us it was rough we loved it.

     

     

    We never had a bad meal or experience in the time we were there. We walked everywhere. Tell your good lady to get a chit and a bottle of vino and sit at the fountain and watch the world go by at night…

  13. Kojo on

    Burghbhoy

     

     

    Like You said..and.. A Whole Loata Clearer than Ah did!

     

     

    “Big Vic can be replaced.”

     

     

    Perfect.

     

     

    Like they say..”Brevity is the soul of Wit”

     

     

    although.. Ah like Best.. What.. Dorothy, Said..aboot it.

     

     

     

    “Brevity, is the Soul of .. Lingerie!”

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still, Laughin’

  14. Celtic_First on

    EmeraldBee\o/ proud to be an internet bampot

     

    20:26 o

     

     

    We were last there in February 2011, the weekend Gary Hooper skelped the Huns, with a few days added on.

     

     

    What we found was that most places in the centre and in all touristy areas are only pretending to be Roman restaurants and are just in the game of ripping off dumb tourists. There must be exceptions, but you would need someone really in the know to find them.

     

     

    If I were going again, I would stay within touching distance of the main attractions (St Peter’s, Trastevere, Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps) by public transport, but stay in the suburbs and eat in the local area at night time. We did this a few times and the meals were really memorable, whereas the central places were instantly forgettable.

     

     

    I paid €100 for lots of food for five and lots of wine for two, plus coffee and maybe grappa (it has that effect on me, I can’t remember). We were the only non-natives there, which is always a great sign.

     

     

    It was well off the beaten track at Quattro Venti.

  15. Greenlion2 on

    Menat to say I watched Thommo score against Barca in a pub on that trip when he scored the Lioness said I was nuts…. but she had said that before then and since then..on more than 1 occassion

  18. The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie on

    My Dear Kojo….

     

     

    Ah’m Surprised That You’re So Ready For Us To Part With Victor….

     

     

    When He Is The Player,Who Was Holding The Team Together…Last Season

     

     

    You Hiv Already Deemed Joe Deadley To Be Unsatisfactory And Lacking Character..

     

     

    Kayal,Brown….And Forrest….

     

     

    Are Walking Wounded….Who Will Never Recapture Their Previous Form….

     

     

    And Charlie Mulgrew….Is Never A Mid-Fielder….

     

     

    So Georgios And Tom Terrific…..

     

     

    Will Hiv Their Work Cut Out…..

     

     

    Holding This ‘PowderPuff’ Middie….

     

     

    Together….

     

     

    And I Hope You’ve Found Us Another Left Back….Seein’ As You’ve Cashed In On Izzie….

     

     

    Jings..!! Looks Like We’re Headin’….

     

     

    For A Session Wi’ RELATE….

  19. tommysbhoy on

    Leftclicktic

     

     

    thats one of the better emails from Charlotte as none of this in any shape or spin came near to the meeja for bulls@#tn in

  22. 21Nov2006 on

    Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning!

     

    13:00 on

     

    21 June, 2013

     

    About 30 years ago I helped an old neighbour of mine move some furniture. (He was getting a new carpet fitted)

     

     

    Anyway, next day he arrives at my door and thanks me once again for my help.

     

     

    He gives me a number of Slazenger golf balls (wee size) still in the wrapping paper and a tube of 3 Dunlop 65′s, again still in their wrappers .

     

     

    I never used them as they were the small size and still have them in mint condition.

     

     

    Anyone any idea if they are worth anything?

     

     

    Thanks in advance.

     

    ………………………………………………………………….

     

     

    Philbhoy,

     

     

    I’ve no idea what they are worth but would be interested in purchasing ………….. I’ve never held a wrapped Dunlop 65 or Slazenger in my hand since I was about 14 and I’m now 50.

     

    Let me know if you really want to sell and we can sort something out.

  23. Billy Bhoy on

    leftclicktic

     

     

    thanks for that. I’ve had a look though and there’s nothing for a 3 month period round about the month I’m looking for. I’m not sure what that data is exactly?

  27. Greenlion2 on

    BMA you know your sis in law is a lot older than me…

     

     

    Race night next month.. Need to rally up D etc..

  29. Kojo on

    My dear,dear,dear,friend… The Singing Detective

     

     

    You are so right..

     

     

    That vicious..and PREMEDITATED ,assault oan his Person, really

     

    shook up the Laddie.

     

     

    Ah.. Yes.. PREMEDITATED.. absolutely!

     

     

    Fur..he wiz Running the Proverbials. roon those… Supposedly.. Wonderful, Real Madrid Defenders..

     

     

    He wiz .. “Taking ’em tae School”..as the saying goes.. and

     

     

    that was a fact.

     

     

    He was Celtic’s Best Performer,and a constant thorn in the Paw.. of the Spaniards.

     

     

    so.. Predictably.. something, hid tae be done aboot this Upstart of a youngster…who refused tae Be over-Awed by his .. “Betters”..

     

     

    and.. So it wiz Done..

     

     

    or.. Mair tae the Point.. HE wiz DONE!

     

     

    and Most Blatantly and Outrageously.. too!

     

     

    Like Ye said.. after bearing witness tae such a crushing Injury tae the Face.. ..which left the Kid..Unconscious.. and was Most worrying tae the Onlookers..

     

     

    Ah know that Ah wid be correct in Concluding ,the Same as Yourself…

     

     

    That This Could. Turn oot tae be..

     

     

    wanny o’ they “Traumatic Experiences.”…that ye Read Aboot.. but Seldom Witness..

     

     

    Young Dylan, could Nevah be the Same guy.. as he WIZ… Again!

     

     

    (Read that back tae me again, Boss???… ed)

     

     

    Yep.. Dylan may ,indeed.. never quite get over it..

     

     

    Hey..It Happens!

     

     

    Whadya Gonny.. dae?

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still Laughin’

  32. canamalar1 on

    OG..,

     

    Long way to go yet,

     

    Plenty of people telling me they will back the motion, but not giving required details, hopefully the details will follow soon.

  33. maestro-number8 on

    At the Lions night, superb, Bertie Auld… Different class !

     

     

    What an honour to be here. Hail Hail

  35. Kojo on

    My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Singing Detective.

     

     

     

    Sure.. we don’t need no Victor.. or Joe .. or Kayal..

     

     

    Those guys wull not be missed..

     

     

    Howevahhhh..

     

     

    We do Need..

     

     

    Forrest.. Mulgrew and Broonie( This is a Guy… on whom Ah hiv done a real Doozy..of a Wan Eighty..oan!)

     

     

    and Tom Terrific.. will Prove oot..

     

     

    He wull tak over fae Joe..

     

     

    Joe , wid Mak a good.. Squad Player.. so Ah wid keep ‘im.

     

     

    Moving oan…

     

     

    We may..Ah say.. May.. Tak a Second Look at .. Efe..as a Mid fielder..

     

     

    He could tak Kayal’s spot ,in the Line Up..

     

     

    Ah still Maintain that Somewhere..whitin that Tall Brown Frame.. of Efe’s

     

    there is a Mid Field General.. Screaming and Hollerin ‘ tae let Him oot!

     

     

     

    Efe,is No C.B. that’s a given… Right?

     

     

    Efe,is a fair tae Midlin’ .. Lef Back.. that’s a Given.. Right.

     

     

    Ah think that Efe’s True Position in the Team Set- Up..

     

    Wull

     

     

    Turn oot tae be..

     

     

    That of an ELEGANT n Cultured.. Mid Field GENERAL.

     

     

    He soitenly has the talent.. he jist needs tae be gien the Chance tae Prove it..

     

     

    and..

     

     

    Ah canny sign aff..

     

     

    Whitoot..

     

     

    Urgin.. Neil wance Mair..

     

     

    “Go get ..Esmael.. kid.. Ye wullnae regret it.. ”

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still… Laughin’

  36. Kojo on

    Thay should be.

     

     

    “Efe,is a fair tae Middlin’… Right Back.

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still.. Laughin’

  40. FourGreenFields on

    canamalar1

     

     

    I will get my shareholder details to you tomorrow mate .

     

    Enjoyed the last AGM and the few beers in Partick with you and BT , will make sure I get time off for this years meeting .

     

    HH

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