Virgil van Dijk looks like a level-headed footballer, so I don’t think his game will be upset by his agent’s loose lips. He has enjoyed a remarkably successful first season at Celtic Park but any attempt by his representatives to create an earner this summer is likely to be inhibited by the three years remaining on his Celtic contract.
There is always a risk of serious injury, but short of that, Virgil’s market value will not diminish in the next 12 months and may even appreciate. He is in a completely different situation from Victor Wanyama and Gary Hooper, who glided into the last two and one year of their contracts respectively.
It’s a truism of football that those spending a nation’s the mineral wealth on football players tend to get what they want, but it remains to be seen if a handful of Champions League performances are enough to tempt this kind of approach onto the table. Great player though he promises to be, Virgil’s not been tested at the top level over a prolonged period.
Thanks again for all your support of the Mary’s Meals Malawi school kitchen project ahead of Friday’s CQteN St Patrick’s Day dinner. You can get involved here.
For whisky aficionados, we have a very special auction running between now and 12:00 on Friday. We have bottle No. 1 of a limited edition (291 in total) Craigallachie Telford’s Bridge, in a wooden box and presentation cardboard tube, whit an authentication certificate.
Bids are by email only to auction@celticquicknews.co.uk. This is a rare and valuable bottle, an opening bid of £100 is on the table. Shipping within UK and Ireland is included. Please include contact details and your bid amount.
Rest in Peace, Rose Theresa Brennan, who died yesterday, and our thoughts and prayers to Martin42 on the loss of his mother, for the difficult days ahead.
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Weefra no mate a long way away,more’s the pity good luck with the lambs I know it’s a hectic time of year .that Arjen Robben he’s hard to like isn’t he?
The stars represent four different modules of training: Quality, Service, Cleanliness, and Operational Excellence.
McDonalds makes your day
The tom Daley of the champions league
Vougepunter
thank you my friend,see you at cqtenB-)
Vale bhoy,
Gonna be over your way Friday (balloch) what’s the best pub for the game ?
HH
English commentators as biased in Champs league as their Scottish
counterparts in Scots Division 1.
Leeds will sack McDermott for real this time 0-3
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
21:06 on 11 March, 2014
What are all the pro independence folk going to do when the YES campaign bombs and they’re left in this unionist situation which they so detest
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Take up gamling for a living as it’s a better bet than what is comming from our continuing in the union where we are all fecked. It really saddens me that there are people amonst us that love the butchers apron and all it represents, that is what voting no is all about. Love of the Empire and it’s brutal history of repression.
ryecatcher
Aye, it would have been fascinating to see if 5 Scottish stars trumped 4 German ones. Sadly, we’ll never know.
Damn, those pesky HMRC officials with their persistent tax demands, eh?
Andy Townsend seems to be accepting that extra time is probably unlikely.
Pretty average sub by BM – only played in 3 CL Finals! :-)
Billy b,
Its impossible.
Madrid going to town the nicht.
What’s with the egg-timer that keeps going off in the BM game?
Praecepta,
Aye. He’s no too bad is Muller.
praecepta
Kirk Broadfoot must be in the crowd :-)
Billy bhoy
still trying to tie up arrangements for Friday
special Bayern team
look out for a stream of condescending crap about arsenal – boys against men , out of their depth , a step too far – fat chance
pen bayern
eddie
Looking forward to welcoming you. :-))
ginger
Mores the pity, we just love welcoming Tims here. :-))
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Schoolboy defending from Arsene Whinger’s mob…..
Come on Mueller
Whit a stop
Geordie Munro
so THAT’S why he’s been so quiet!
Robben shld ware a snorkel he dives that much!!
Voting No is actually worse than supporting the butcher’s apron, it means you agree with UKIP, the BNP and the English Defence League.
All of them want out of the EU, and it’s likely that the Euro Elections this year will see a potentially feasible UKIP – BNP led coalition in the UK.
There really is no future for you (in the UK) as told by that great nationalist republican, John Lydon.
Jude,
He’s pathetic.
He’s a great wee player. I just wish he didn’t play like he’s on roller skates.
How many winners did Ruby have today??
BT
OK mate, let me know.
G M
Yipp. Horrible little man!!!
Lost our ole goose today, 24 yrs old, she was a cracker and an old pet. Told BMCUW, and he replied, she’s older than any burd I went out with. Gotta see the funny side of that one, old soul. :-(((
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Some mention llast week about Fabianski coming to CFC if big FF was off.
Decent display tonight – International and CL experience – we could do worse!
Eddieinkirkmichael
Utter bollox mate
Because I don’t like Salmond and his independence nonsense doesn’t mean that I support the butchers apron etc …
I just don’t find independence a better alternative ……
Next you’ll be suggesting I’m in the same camp as the LOL….
Embarrassing nonsense from an embarrassing independence campaign who can’t even sort the currency question out ….
Bb,
Yup. Another 30 mins of that wouldn’t have been the worst thing.
I was starting to get into it.
FFS Milwall, score will you !!!
bob o’ baldy will vote yes! was pggtips2
21:36 on 11 March, 2014
Rather ‘harsh’ view if you ask me…..bordering on a load of old shoite …. :)
….pfayr supports weeoscar
21:40 on 11 March, 2014
Spot on….
Tet,
Barry canny get his first win tonight surely…
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
21:35 on 11 March, 2014
Hopefully, green and white ones
PFayr
we huv sorted it oot – Big Salmond has just decided we’re keeping the pound – and that’s that! Although, as Charlie Nicholas said on “Only An Excuse”, “We’re gonny need a lot more money that that!”
Aren’t you just loving the highbrow debate? It’s pure magic so it is!
Q) What height, is the height of nonsense?