Aye, sure, Dick Advocaat would like to sign Virgil van Dijk for Sunderland. Of course he would, but Virgil is very unlikely to go to Sunderland for a host of reasons. Many clubs have made inquiries about Virgil but the player has an understanding with the club.
For a start, he’s going nowhere until after the Champions League qualifiers are over with, and even then, player and club have agreed that only approaches from tier-one clubs will be considered. No disrespect intended for Sunderland, but a haul of one cup in 79 years leaves them well off the pace.
The prospect of Celtic being interested in Steven Fletcher, as reported in The Herald this morning, is unlikely to make any difference. If Fletcher is wanted it will be for the qualifiers, there will be no quid pro quo.
Virgil has two years left on his contract and there’s little prospect of him extending his stay in Scotland, so if Celtic decide to listen to offers in late August it’ll do no harm having as many English clubs as possible bidding portions of their TV bounty for the player. So let Sunderland bid away.
You and I have been working on the whole Mary’s Meals project for a couple of years now. It’s not a big part of any of our lives, but what we’ve done is a big part in the lives of thousands of kids we’ll never know.
Reaching the 1 million kids fed each day figure last month has reinvigorated the charity. It’s a worldwide phenomenon but incredibly started here in Scotland.
At midnight tonight a couple of guys will start to walk the West Highland Way, 96 miles, a 17 thousand feet ascent. They hope to complete the journey within 24 hours.
You and I know that not every journey is completed on time, some, sadly, will never be completed……… but these two are close to hitting their £6k target figure for Mary’s Meals before they set off. Go and give them a a couple of pounds, help drive them on to complete the task. Every £1 you give will feed a child for a month. A month! Tell me you’re going to do something better today and I’ll not believe you.
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Checked the forecast for my golf tomorrow then had a look at Glasgow City to see what the bigot fest could expect.
Forecast is excellent. Heavy rain all day with wind gusting to over 40mph. They better have better tents than the one used for the hun agm.
Ah Dick Advocaat…
If you believe the SMSM, then his decision to stay at Sunderland ruled him out of the ‘running’ to be the next Sevco manager.
Aye. Like he was ever in the running in the first place!
The media continues to embarrass itself with completely evidence-free ‘stories’ about the strong list of ‘candidates’ to succeed McCall.
Here are some mocking thoughts on the circus!
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/shocking-developments/
Enjoy the rest of the day!
Winning Captains,
I see you might be on at the moment – quick question…
as the CQN mag editor, do you know of any reason why John Clark has never had a book published about his career / life?
I’m fairly sure he is the only Lion who has not had one – Jinky, Ceasar & Tommy Gemmell have had at least 3 each.
JC has been at the club for so long, he must have a book in him?
The only other past player (still living) who I can think of that is held in equally high esteem and who also hasn’t had a book is Paul McStay
Any thoughts?
CB
Many thanks for all the birthday wishes, bhoys and ghirls.
Off to spend quality time with my family.
Mr Pasty. IQ of 12 max.
Chairbhoy
from the previous thread, the pizzeria in Muswell Hill is La Porchetta, the original one. A really great place, last visited last spring , to my knowledge still going strong although it may not be hipster enough for all the new “locals” in Muswell Hill.
We want Luggy’s book
We want Luggy’s book
What do we want?
If you refresh the page (Hit button F5 or the refresh button on your screen top left, circle with an arrow on it) all the ads will all disappear.
Your done!
bourne
Get it right.
We want
What do we want
We want Luggy`s book.
Oy
Repeat ad nauseam.
Why would Virgil not go to Sunderland?
Vic 67 went to Southampton and he was better than Virgil…imho.
Who do folk measure Virgil against…Vic 67 kicked ass in the CL.
Fletcher…..better wi Adam Rooney.
Bring back the Jungle….Orange Walk…who cares?
Gary 67
If Virgil isn’t committed for the full season he should be sold ASAP and a replacement brought in prior to the qualifiers. A player who has it in his head that he will be leaving at the end of August won’t be 100% committed in qualifiers.
On the contrary, he’s likely to be even more motivated if it will impact on a big move….
Paul67
VVD wouldn’t sign for the Black Cats unless he’s crazy, and Stephen (Lamborghini) Fletcher is off the radar. We’ve enough transplants to be getting on with.
Winning Captains
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Why no book about Murdo…..who scored the best goal that the Jungle ever celebrated…?
HH
supersutton
15:30 on 28 May, 2015
Winning Captains.
Using iPad.
I get a problem when trying to read articles on CGN Magazine which reach me via Facebook. I click on the link, the article loads and as I start to read, BOOM, the app closes.
I tried using Open In Safari as it loaded. Again the page starts to load then the page goes blank and an error message appears saying
An error occurred with page so it was reloaded.
The page does indeed reload, then goes blank, then reloads ad infinitum.
(Curiously, it also cause me to be logged out of the blog which I have open in a different tab, causing me to retype this when I went back to get the exact wording of the error)
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On the IPAD…
I tried to read the Guidetti article that WINNING CAPTAINS provided a link for.
I opened it in a new tab and had the same problem as described above. I copied the link and opened it in Opera. Again the page loaded but after 20 secs the app closed.
No problem with the blog for me, just the magazine.
chippybhoy
John hasn’t written a book yet as he is still at the club. When Willie Wallace was over promoting Heart of a Lion he encouraged John to speak to CQN about it and he said he would when the time was right.
Celtic may decide to do it themselves as the big anniversary approaches in 2017.
macjay1
Zigactly
That’s what I meant.
Kev J
Agree 100% re Fletcher and Adam Rooney.
Virgil hasn’t yet proven himself in Europe but he looks better than many centre backs currently changing clubs in EPL lala land for £20m +.
DD…
Have a grand birthday in the esquire with your family and friends.
Last time I was in it with family it was for my first engagement, reckon it’s changed a lot since then :) Hail Hail bud.
North Cyprus (formerly Baku) Bhoy:
I’m leaving for Flannigans right now and I’ll be in the Mexicanna tomorrow night.
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
Not sure why that is happening. It isn’t happening here on Mac, iPad or iPhone. What device are you using? I will try to sort.
Supersutton can you try gong to http://www.cqnmagazine.com on your iPad and let me know if the problem remains?
harrym @ 13:08,
Gary 67 – while I’ve agreed with your sentiment in the past, if we can come to an agreement with a key player I say we should keep them for the qualifiers.
As HarryM says they need to perform to confirm the big move plus we can put them on a qualification bonus.
UCL qualification constitutes what? A third of our T/O.
We can be generous with a bonus and ensure the player(s) are motivated, in more ways than one.
Hail Hail
Mon The Hoops!
I think it has worked ……..with your help
Thank You…………….I love CQN
sorry Paul67(re the ads not loving CQN) :-)))
HH
Good Afternoon Timland.
Paul67……..the west highland way in 24 hour’s,good luck
too the supermen,I did it 20 odd year’s ago in 4 day’s,back
then I was in my prime,hate the bonnie bonnie banks a horrible
stretch.
What’s that, Wee Dick?
You want Virgil?
That’ll cost you a ‘Flo’:
14 million big ones, up front, ya Hun Hobbit.
I’m waiting for Regi’s book… Courage of a wee man
ger57
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Hi fella – Hail Hail
Yeah, Rooney looks a guid yin to me.
Virgil is absolute class….he’s as good as what’s going about in the EPL but, he’ll need to work his way up the league I think….if he goes….he must always be welcomed ack as a friend.
HH
ack=back
sorry
When I go on to http://www.cqnmagazine.com
just getting bet365 ad can live with that
Thanks mon the hoops…………:-))
HH
Anyway……
Would’ve been keen to take Fletcher 6 years ago.
But now he’s a classic EPL dickhead footballer spoiled by the money – more interested in posing with his new Ferraris than putting the effort into his game.
We want hunger and desire to improve and win.
Paul67 or anyone
When will the draw be made for our qualifying game ?
May get to it but would need to be on the ball with flights etc.
Cheers
Take care this weekend Celts
…..oot. YNWA.
KEVJ
Re your first game Celtic v Aberdeen. Spookily,mine was too.
2-1 to the good guys. I was doon the front of The Celtic End. I think I still had to stand on empty beer cans to see it though!
More in common than you realise,bud.
Hope yer fine and dandy.
BMCUW
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Take care Bobby
going away now pal
Hail Hail
….bye
Til later bhoys have to check in on the mammy
HH
This is hilarious!!!
http://thecelticnetwork.com/2013/07/04/sevco-the-day-of-reckoning-postponed/#comment-7841
Kevj…….take care and don’t be a stranger,enjoy yer
big day the morra up at George’s square,smileyfacething.
WINNING CAPTAINS
I only have the problem described when using my lappy.
At work,internal settings take care of it. Otherwise iPad and iPhone override it.
Point is,there have been a significant number of posts about this for months now. Most,it seems,from those using a lappy. Their concerns have not been addressed.
Hopefully now you are definitely aware of them,you can do something about those concerns.
Cheers and,
HH
kitalba,
Brilliant fae the fearless Celts.
Part1
Part2
Hopefully we have our own coming through again.