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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Morning all. Due to unforeseen circumstances I have 2 tickets available for the cqn10 party on Friday. They are at table 11 with myself and wife daughter and her partner also 3 of cqn’s finest sipsini, acgr and jonnythetim. If anyone is interested let me know.
HH
KTF
Condolences to the Brennan family at this sad time. RIP Rose.
Tom Molach
23:25 on
11 March, 2014
No idea about eggs etc.
About 3 years ago I bought 1/2 doz from one of the supermarkets (chances were it was Asda (govan )).
Each of the six eggs was a double yoked. I promise.
I’m 55 years old and have cracked a few eggs in my time (chief cook and bottle washer) but I’ve never ever had another double yoke.
What’s the odds against that? Six doubles in one box and never another in 55 years? How do you work out the odds?
—————-Say 4 eggs per week for 55 years
(4×52)x55= 11,440, of which 6 were doublers = 1 in 1907
However, getting them in one box
1/1907 x 1/1906 x 1/1905 x 1/1904 x 1/1903 x 1/1902 = 1 in 4,770,000,000,000,000,000,000
or 4.7 trillion trillion to 1 (Sadblokes will give you 25 to 1)
This may seem quite high odds, but considering for you to be there;
An unknown force caused ‘the big bang / inflation
1 in a billion particles of anti-matter vs 1 in a billion and 1 of matter allowed matter to form for the first time
Gravity pulled this matter into a solid mass
This mass became so dense that it heated up, ignited and became a sun
This sun eventually after creating hydrogen and helium, began to create carbon and other elements as it heated up further
Eventually iron was created which could not fuse with any other element
This caused the sun to collapse onto itself and burst into a supernova
This supernova cooled and eventually was pulled by gravity into planetary type objects
Planet earth forms 4-5 billion years ago as a molten mass
It is hit by an asteroid, tilting it to the correct angle on it’s axis to create seasons, with the debris creating the moon
The earth cools and life is formed by either a primordial chemical soup eventually producing self replicating cells, or by an asteroid bringing life from a distant planet
Over billions of years, these self replicating cells produce further complex life forms
Natural selection takes over, and the survival of the fittest principle produces higher developed life forms
First fat hun is produced
Species of monkey type creatures evolve into different strains of humanoids, like homo erectus, homo sapien, neanderthal.
These develop in an ice age war of survival, with homo sapien wiping out the remaining humanoid type species
Your forefathers and mothers successfully procreate for literally millions of years to eventually produce you.
At the same time, hens follow their own evolutionary path, producing the hens which eventually lay your eggs
Historical and political chance places you in your living room after buying eggs
You will have had the choice of many egg boxes
You chose the one with the six doublers
Now that is high odds!
jamesgang
09:22 on 12 March, 2014
Hahahahahahaha….
e=mc2 skiving at work
09:24 on 12 March, 2014
That’s some job you’ve got……..!!!!!!!!
jamesgang
09:22 on 12 March, 2014
67 Heaven
Given that he’s the one who writes most of the copy maybe he decided he didn’t want it reported too widely?!?
HH jamesgang
________________
There’s obviously some thing behind it, the PR GUY usually hangs in there to the death to prove his worth, it is a strange one indeed?
I know – maybe I should do some work
The Herlad is a right wee sort int’it?
Headline splash on the Decline and Fall of the Roman ( catholic) Empire……..
Sensational!
The context is buried deep in the bowels of the piece, with scant mention of for our…………. parochial neighbours…………..
In other “news”…………………………… wee jack
confirms he doesn’t work for ranjurs……..(except of course when he does) thus clarifying the the klub / kumpany kunundrum. ( Aye!)
Eyes peeled for his theatrical return centre-stage when the next panto character has been thru hair’n’make-up……….
“Places everyone!”
My condolences to the Brennan family and especially to Paul67.
Thoughts and prayers with the Brennan family at this sad time.
e=mc2 skiving at work –
Absolutely fantastic. I am gonnae steal that if ye don’t mind.
Oh my Gawd. Superb!
And so (back) to eggs.
While NOT wanting to talk or start referendum chat Weefra may well have given us the inspiration for a new Scottish currency – eggs!
Lady in my local tesco mentioned she loved trout and hadn’t had one for ages. So have her one that Jnr and I had caught. (Had to go home for it mind – I don’t carry them around with me!!!). How did she repay me??? With the kind offer of some fresh eggs from her place on sheriffmuir.
Perfectamundo!
Barter. 21st century style!
EggsNotEurosCSC with Weefra as Chancellor!
HH jamesgang
Most supermarkets have an egg section solely for double yokers.
At the egg processing plant the eggs are passed over a light source and the double yokers are selected and packed.
bankiebhoy1 –
Again. Outrageously funny.
What is it? Have I walked into a comedy festival?
There can’t be a football blog on God’s earth with such comedy genius.
I am being perfectly serious by the way.
Fantasic!
jamesgang and operator –
OK stoap it noo.
Ah cannae take any mair.
67H
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HH
Ok I have just realised. I am on the blog full of mirth at a time when Paul and Martin and family are going through a bereavement.
Maybe I have been insensitive. It certainly wasn’t my intention. I will respectfully withdraw.
Back tomorrow.
Sorry.
Two days until CQTen – and until the hoops play again. It’s going to be a good night, looking forward to catching up with an awful lot of folk/
Paul,
Sincere condolences on this sad time for your family. Best wishes to you all especially Martin42.
Delighted that Marysmeals and my favourite Celtic blog have teamed up. I always said this would be a match made in Heaven! The Celtic community have such compassion it was just inevitable.
Our Irish website is now operational if anyone wants to check that out.
Roll on Friday. How I hate International weeks. Good news regarding Biton. This guy is a player!
Morning all.
Comedy?
Nothing funnier than events at Snake Mountain, and sleekit’s pathetic attempts at impersonating a fitba manager.
About as useful as a one-legged man in an erse-kicking competition.
Apologies to one-legged men, including my old father-in-law Frank.
HH!!
Paul67 and Martin42
Sorry to hear your very sad news.
I will rmember you in my prayers.
RIP Rose.
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/9896444.Celtic_trial_for_Southend_United_s_Bilel_Mohnsi/
Celtic stumped by sevco for the next big star, lawwell and Lennon should be sacked for missing out on this guy and ending up with that dud VVD :-) HH
Jungle Jim
I agree with yer mate.
Keep Rangers/Sevco and any other fans who go to Ibrox regular away from our ground. let them wreck their own gaffe while United pump them.
LB
GCT
I hope that even the briefest of glances thro CQN would indicate v clearly to the Brennan family how highly they’re regarded and cared for.
And maybe a wee stupid laugh about something wee and stupid helps us all at the dark times.
HH jamesgang
Thanks jamesgang.
To: all MSM editors.
Please note that Media House is no longer employed by the club.
This is a victory for the fans.
Further information from my office on request.
Yours aye,
Jack Irvine
From Twitter
@celticfc: The view from Celtic Park on Friday, 7th March (NM) http://t.co/HWRKLA9Qm5
And today
@celticfc: The view from Celtic Park this morning (NM) http://t.co/CE73KZ5yTm
HH
The Huns don’t irony do they….
Huns calling sevco- rangers while calling airdrie-Clydebank haha mad zombie Huns
Hun Skelper
Irony? Is that some kinda metal. Alloy perhaps?!?!?
HH jamesgang
I’m surprised Phil hasent come out with a blog on Irvine YET!
corrib04
What is the good news on Biton??
JJ
Who me ?
There was a wee discussion on the BBC this morning about changing ways of watching TV. I hope Celtic are aware of the possibilities this opens up, as BRTH was outlining the other day.
Philbhoy
Is there any other?!?!!
;-)
HH jamesgang
JJ,
Just that he will only miss two or three games and that injury isnt as bad as feared.
Apparently, Sevco had only one player under 25 in Sunday’s team.
It’s complete madness. After us, they must get most of the promising youth players.
When admin and liquidation happened, I thought they would be sensible, grow organically out of their difficulties and play the youngsters.
It might have taken 4/5 years to get to he SPL but things would have been getting better every year if a bit slowly.
jamesgang
I have’nt been on for a few days.
I should post more often!
My condolences to Paul67 and Martin42