van Dijk signs four year deal

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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 goingYou 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 Token Tim on

    BMCUW,

     

     

    i dont know about Che being a podium chaser, but with that mug he’s clearly been a parked-car chaser……

     

     

    HAIL! HAIL!

     

    Token

  2. TTT

     

    That’s a great selection, now heaven forbid Mrs TTT gets to hear of it, like on Facebook.

     

    Good to hear your having a few beers, who is buying?

     

     

    Bmcuw

     

    Your kindness and sincerity has no equal.

  3. Silver City 1888 on

    You set up a blog for Celtic fans. It entertains and informs thousands. It’s at the forefront, possibly even the driver, of significant events happening around the club. You make one silly typo and everyone gets a dig in.

  4. TTT

     

     

    Jnr who is home from Uni …not only eating my food, drinking my beer …now has me betting for him… He had it at 9/1..£2 ….hard life the boy has

  5. Silver City 1888

     

    14:59 on

     

    21 June, 2013

     

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    You’re next.

  6. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    Who is the tallest player to wear the ole Hoops?

     

     

    Is it the C/Half we got from Queens Park?

  7. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    WITS – no shortage of ole keyboard bashers

     

     

    DBBIA/WorkshyqwertyCSC

  8. valentinesday on

    Dontbrattbakkinanger

     

     

    Deary me, yer going back there……Ian Mcwiliams a think

     

    I’m sure he was a taxi driver…….he wis nae a ch.

  9. SMSM blame Celtic for the Economic downturn after F5 key manufacturers go out of business as pre-September 2013 orders fall through the floor.

     

     

    NHS announces 1000’s of psychologists are to be made redundant as the anticipated annual increase has been reduced due to Celtic Football Clubs tactical signing policy changes.

     

     

    SNP and Scottish Government Leader Alex Salmond has slated Celtic FC for destroying the Economy and the the increase in jobless figures in the run up to his Independance vote. standing on the steps of Holyrood Salmond pledged to the nation that Timmy would not be allowed to do this again in an independant Scotland as laws, by-laws and made up on the spot laws would be brought in to put Timmy in their place.

     

     

    MWD

  10. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    SILVER CITY

     

     

    Before venturing on to CQN…..

     

     

    Most of us couldnae even spell pebdatic,naw,perditious,erm nitpicking.

     

     

    But wur aw experts now.

  11. Paul67

     

    I see that Peter Lawwel is buying strong, tall, good players. He probably feels it under the skin that Celtic will play against Legia Warsaw in CL play offs. Good signing van Dijk is, but Legia do good signings too :-)

     

    Winnie The Pooh would say : “A day without new signing is like a pot without single drop of honey left inside”.

  12. Zybzsek,

     

     

    What has happened to Semir Stilic these days?

     

     

    Is Niko Krancjar looking for a new club again ?

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    MWD

     

     

    Great to have you back,but at my pernickety best there is no “a” in independence.

     

     

    Nor,as was pointed out on here last night,if you count to 99.

     

     

    There you go,irreverent and irrelevant at the same time. Saved just for you….

  14. Celtic_First on

    Sandy Bryson, expert in epistemology and metaphysics, can’t spell Craig Whyte’s name.

  15. South Of Tunis on

    Life’s minor irritations ——-

     

     

    No 1 ——

     

     

    Being unable to have a much wanted cold shower because the cold water isn’t cold enough .

     

     

    Hot! —-way down south.

  16. There is a laughable story out there, indicating that we may be selling our best player to Southampton for £10M. Of course it won’t be true as why would we sell a player like him when we are trying to assemble a strong team for ourselves?

  17. Neil Lennon ‏@OfficialNeil 11m

     

     

    Delighted that we have acquired Virgil van Dijk..a highly talented young player

  18. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    CELTIC FIRST

     

     

    To be fair,Craig Whyte frequently erred in the spelling of his own name on legal documents.

     

     

    Sometimes he would get his,erm,DOB wrong too.

  19. Gene's a Bhoy's name on

    Of course Dijk means dike in english – an embankment to control -or in his case a 6’4″ embankment

  20. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    MWD

     

     

    As I said,good to have you back,big fella!

     

     

    Been missed,that’s for sure.

     

     

    Hope you’ve been saving up some polemics for us all.

  21. The Battered Bunnet on

    C_F

     

     

    Nor Ken oLverman’s…

     

     

    Maybe he’s got a proof reader for all those registrations he files?

  22. Celtic_First on

    I’m swiftly coming to the conclusion Craig Bryson isn’t the fiendishly clever genius Lord Nimmo-Smith made him out to be. Hmmmm.

  23. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    Ian McWilliams was 6’5″ tall, died in 2004 aged only 52, after a long struggle with leukaemia.

     

     

    I think Bobo and Sammi are also 6’5″

  24. True story – My youngest daughter recently asked me whether when I was young I wanted to be Dutch.

     

    (I’m 6’3″).

  25. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Dutch defender and What the Stars has recieved his daily bread from the bored and is truly thankful. Praise be to the bored.

     

     

    HH

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