Virgil’s suitors

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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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  1. Chairbhoy

     

    15:20 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

    quonno @ 15:09,

     

     

    “Reports of FAI receiving loan from FIFA which apparently does not need repaid. Never heard of anything like it.”

     

     

    Interesting, Celtic fall foul of an obvious hand ball, what do we get? Universally Panned for having the audacity to mention it.

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Ah. But in our case it was an honest mistake. Not some cheating Frog.

  2. I know the clocks go back in Glasgow the morra. How do you put your clock back century’s?

     

     

    I see the Nat’s are panning the GCC over the bigotfest. Can a government (which has been in power for 8 years) not over rule a council?

  3. South Of Tunis

     

    15:25 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

    quonno.@ 15 09.

     

     

    Heard a BBC World Service journo earlier today – he said he was unable to find the relevant entry in the relevant accounts.He also wanted to know why some reports say dollars and others say euros.

     

     

    Maybe he should have took a punt.

  4. Bawsman

     

    15:26 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

    I know the clocks go back in Glasgow the morra. How do you put your clock back century’s?

     

     

    I see the Nat’s are panning the GCC over the bigotfest. Can a government (which has been in power for 8 years) not over rule a council?

     

     

    I have done this to death this week.

     

    The precedent of West Dunbartonshire Council demonstrates that nothing can be done about freedom exercising Orangies.

  5. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Summa of Sammi 14:46 on 5 June, 2015.

     

    ……………………………………………………………….

     

     

     

    I believe that to be true regarding browsing history and pop ups. In fact I was telling sipsini this only yesterday when he mentioned he was getting lots of pop ups for gimp sites.

     

     

    I even had to ask him whit a gimp was.

     

     

     

     

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  6. Bawsman

     

    15:26 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

     

    I have already suggested the acquisition of a Tardis to earlier poster.

  7. dena29

     

     

    15:15 on 5 June, 2015

     

    Chairbhoy

     

    14:49 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

    bournesouprecipe @ 14:39,

     

     

    “Ole Giorgio Armani persistently pops up on my CQN.”

     

     

    Interesting that,

     

     

    Having never been to the gazebo, CQN Corner or the Blane Valley I had an image of you chaps/esses – the Giorgio Aramani ads ruined that for me….

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Maybe you’ll make it to one of the 3 next season ……:-))

     

     

    Well let’s hope so, I should definitely make the effort. Would be great to finally meet up with you all.

     

     

    Just ordered my Mini grid blazer, but can’t seem to find the fine silk polo shirt with the hoops:-)

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

     

     

     

    Hail Hail

  8. Chairbhoy

     

     

    Just ordered my Mini grid blazer, but can’t seem to find the fine silk polo shirt with

     

    the hoops:-)

     

     

    I’ll lend ya one………..just a lend mind :-))

     

     

    HH

  9. ACGR

     

     

    Did you not notice Sipsini putting up earlier he had been engaged at least twice ( mentioned his first engagement )

     

     

    Tells ye a story that does :-)

     

     

    Hail Hail

  10. Eyes Wide Open on

    PeteTheBeat

     

    14:03 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

     

    Sir James sounds like my vision of how Irish men from the 6 counties would and should sound within a united Ireland.

     

     

    You can be from whatever background you want, catholic, protestant, muslim, hindu and whatever else there is out there, but you are Irish.

  11. According to reports Police Scotland is upping its numbers for tomorrow’s Orangefest.

     

    Wonder just who will be paying for that.

  12. bournesouprecipe on

    chairbhoy

     

     

    Ah yes, the year of the Ronny treble.

     

     

    No reply, – let alone an explanation, just more mibbery.

     

     

    Badly handled , all round indeed.

  13. John Guidetti

     

     

    Turns out you are no loss to us at all.

     

     

    Tells Swedish media that big games were too few at Celtic and that Ronny wouldn’t start him once he said he told him was leaving in the summer.

     

     

    “How can I start you as striker when you don’t want to be here?”

     

     

    Hear Hear Ronny.

  14. Michael Kelly Formly of The Club saying on Twitter That Protests against the huns gathering in George Sq is Only Nats Attacking labour…Dont Think thats true, i would imagine some labour supporters aint to happy either…Just my Thoughts..

  15. bournesouprecipe on

    All Fenian B’s welcome to join in and breakdown down barriers in George Square tomorrow.

  16. BGX

     

    15:39 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

     

    Michael Kelly Formly of The Club saying on Twitter That Protests against the huns gathering in George Sq is Only Nats Attacking labour…Dont Think thats true, i would imagine some labour supporters aint to happy either…Just my Thoughts..

     

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    As usual, seems like a bit of both.

  17. sipsini

     

     

     

    Very witty ghirls:)

     

     

    Which site are they on??? :-))

     

     

    I remember posting a while back about ads popping up and someone saying it was reflective of what I had browsed

     

     

     

    still havent found my ideal Thai bride !!!!!!!!!!

     

     

    HH

  18. RWE

     

    15:38 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

    John Guidetti

     

     

    Turns out you are no loss to us at all.

     

     

    Tells Swedish media that big games were too few at Celtic and that Ronny wouldn’t start him once he said he told him was leaving in the summer.

     

     

    “How can I start you as striker when you don’t want to be here?”

     

     

    Hear Hear Ronny.

     

     

    Agree 100%

     

     

    shut the door on your way out John

     

     

    HH

  19. sipsini

     

    15:49 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

    quonno…

     

     

    In Hydes statement…all costs will be covered by them including the stewarding!

     

     

    My erchie.

     

     

    I’d like to see those accounts :-))

     

     

    HH

  20. dena29…

     

     

    Reading your post the witty ghirls are on cqn;) thank god I checked that before I posted…witty was nearly a notty typo :))

  21. bournesouprecipe

     

     

    Would have liked to join all you Communards at George Square tomorrow….

     

    But, the weather doesn’t look too good…

  22. Cowiebhoy

     

     

    You could do some constructive browsing during your recuperation

     

     

    I need a pair of size 5 Celtic Green shoes (not to high) to go with a green and white dress I have bought for a dinner dance (Ballymena Shamrocks csc 25th Anniversary)

     

     

    not having any luck :-))))

     

     

    HH

  23. The Green Man on

    I hope Orangefest is affected by lightning strikes just before a massive sink-hole opens up, and sucks all the sashers straight down to the fires of Hell.

     

    Its only fair.

     

     

     

     

    HH

  24. See all youse hoping for a deluge tomorrow. Make sure you stipulate during your prayers, or rain dances, that we want this to happen after 10.00am. Some of us have a ParkRun to navigate first.

     

     

    Thank you in anticipation,

     

     

    I remain your obedient servant,

     

     

    Jobo

  25. FAVOURITE UNCLE on

    BGX.

     

     

    you follow MICHAEL KELLY on twitter.????????????

     

     

    very sad my man

     

     

    ps.watch 5.50 Epsom if balding ‘s horse is placed that will be a winner and 2 places today “with one he said was fat unplaced” will make his DERBY horse look really good.

  26. Greensideup-GBWO

     

    16:06 on

     

    5 June, 2015

     

    Stephen Fletcher has scored 55 goals in all competitions in six years down south

     

     

    Not a ringing endorsement

     

     

    but some would say the quality of opponent would be different here and he might just do a job….. maybe being a Tim his surroundings here would bring out the best in him……

     

     

    or maybe not……………

     

     

    HH

  27. The Green Man on

    Stephen Fletcher….Nah

     

    Norman Stanley Fletcher would be better.., and probably score more goals as well:)

     

     

     

     

    HH

  28. bournesouprecipe on

    Celtic Mac

     

     

    Call me paranoid, but hasn’t the marching season gathered some momentum since

     

    Rainjurs demise?

     

     

    Lots of good bands (from twitter land) arriving for the carnival atmosphere including Red Hand Chilli Peppers and The Brogues

  29. delaneys dunky

     

     

    14:39 on 5 June, 2015

     

    James

     

     

    Wow! Mathematician mind.

     

    My date of birth is the same backwards. 5665.

     

     

    ——-

     

     

    5446 is your number!

     

     

    Toots&theTimsCSC!

     

     

    Enjoy yourself…………

     

     

    HH jamesgang

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