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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Down with Party Politics …..listen to THIS…..
Sex Pistols – Anarchy In The UK – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbmWs6Jf5dc
Best band ever on the early 80s Uni circuit gigs…..Sleep Comes Down…..Night Night from The Incredible Furs
The Psychedelic Furs – Sleep Comes Down – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O56Zefq4Ac8
Mac in his pomp……
Echo and the bunnymen – Villiers terrace – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZJdbTkC22Q
Mornin all. Great game last night with Barca worthy winners. Hope springs eternal that we can revisit that level :)
HH
In 10 years time will Steven MCLean out himself like Mike McCurry did is weekend?
This weekend even, blearypostingCSc
Rise in the morning with the Fenian band
Early afternoon here.. Disappointed to see Derry beat in hurling yday.
Hopefully they do better in the Gaelic football today.
Back to work
TT 23:13 6th June 2015
Great post and insight into something i
had no idea took place miles from our shores.
KTF
http://www.newstalk.com/Remembering-1913–The-year-Ireland-beat-England
Furs on CQN
QM early 80’s
Superb!!
Stairheedrammy
What did you mean to say?
Last night.
A very good game.I enjoyed it . The superior team won but the period between Rube’ s equaliser and Barca’ s second saw Rube giving Barca a real fright..
Oot n aboot this am .Rube fans feel that their team gave it a go but were beaten by a better team.
Hot n sunny – way down south.
Collum throws his name into the hat for Rangers job
JUNE 6, 2015 / SCOTZINE / 8 COMMENTS
In a bizarre twist of fate, Scottish football referee Willie Collum has thrown his hat into the ring for the Rangers job. Jack Thomson speaks exclusively to the man who could be the next Rangers gaffer.
This latest development comes at a time when Stuart McCall’s future at the Ibrox helm remains in doubt.
The Rangers hierarchy are said to have drawn up a shortlist of candidates who they believe are capable of going toe-to-toe with Scottish Championship season 2015/16 title challengers Hibernian.
The shortlist has a number of impressive names on it; Mark Warburton, Ian Cathro and Alex McLeish to name a few but Collum believes he has the necessary credentials.
He remarked: “For a number of years, I have shown I have the temperament to remain calm in high pressure environments. That is an essential characteristic for the man tasked with leading Cove Rangers from the Highland Football League.”
After being reassured that it was not Cove Rangers’ boss John Sheran’s position that was up for debate, but Stuart McCall’s, Collum went on to say: “Of course, I’m interested in that particular Rangers too. They have developed a wonderful sense of tradition and history in such a short period of time since their formation in 2012.”
When it was suggested that the transition of refereeing to management was not the most common route in football, Collum was quick to remind us of the similar skills required in both.
He added: “You know people will say that it’s a strange step to make, but the way I see it is refereeing and management are both about making the right decisions. I don’t seem to be able to do that in officiating so perhaps I’ll be better at it in management.”
The referee from Glasgow has handed out his fair share of red cards in his career, and when asked whether this is something he would miss, Collum replied: “I don’t think I would have to miss it. Every day there would be opportunities to hand out red cards. My priorities as the Rangers boss would be to red card Ricky Foster for being so bad at football that he has to give his testosterone a boost by snaking Stevie Lovell’s ex. Then there’s Kris Boyd. If he doesn’t ditch the monster munch and get into shape, he’ll be due a sending off as well.”
Collum believes that his background in education will also prove valuable, stating: “I saw the performance against Motherwell. I don’t think Stuart McCall realised that you’re allowed to start with 11 players on the field. The first 11 plus Ricky Foster (at the value of negative 1) equals 10, right? It’s common sense.”
The referee is actually a religious education teacher by trade at a Roman Catholic high school in Bellshill. He believes that this will have an impact in the running of the club, “Well football is a religion in itself and what the Rangers need right now is a prayer. If we can all club together and send our petitions to the skies then we might just be able to make it back into the Scottish Premiership in approximately four decades time.”
When asked why it would take so long, Collum replied: “Well it took Moses forty years in the wilderness right?”
Good morning friends from a dry but still blustery East Kilbride. It’ll soon be autumn :-(
Morning all.
A wee bit better weather-wise today. At least, it’s not raining but still cold and blustery. Imo, we’ve gone from winter to autumn, omitting spring and summer. Still, there’s time for improvementm, although the BBC are forecasting heavy rain at the end of the week.
The shortlist has a number of impressive names on it; Mark Warburton, Ian Cathro and Alex McLeish to name a few but Collum believes he has the necessary credentials.
Willie Collum – Sevco manager
Perfect fit, by the way what is an impressive name ?
One of the elite……..
https://twitter.com/paulmcc67/status/607289494669258753
Liz Kendall on Andrew Marr show standing for the leader of the Labour party. What a joke.
1916 yes
Gordon 64.
Was just discussing Liz Kendall with my wife.
We both agreed surely Labour must have better than her.
Welcome to the Club Barca….
https://twitter.com/tomahawk200/status/607291484870713344
Butsybhoy.
What you doing up at this time.
I sitting here hangover from the wedding.
Had a brilliant day.
Boys of the old brigade was first dance. Just kidding before anyone fires in.
Vale Bhoy. Will Steven McLean out himself in 10 years time like Mike McCurry did this weekend.
Jnp If Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Andy ‘your obediant servant’ Burnham are the best the Labour Party have to offer it will be lucky to hold on its one MP in Scotland.
Apologies if already been posted……..
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2251733.html
Gordon 64.
I do try and avoid politics on the blog. I love politics but dislike the vast majority of politicians. However I was surprised how uninspiring she was. The 3 you have mentioned, if you put them all together you still wouldn’t find a personality. I say this as my personal opinion about them as individuals not as to what party they represent, before the likes of Ernie chips in with whitaboutery
Even the dogs on the street know what McClean is already.
GORDON64
I just googled the list of current Labour MPs.
Depressing. Not a one to inspire confidence.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
you would do well to find one from any party bud.
Leftclicktic.
You are correct. The vast majority and now clones. All career politicians. Devoid of real opinions and devoid of personality.
Catch you all later. I’m off to Costa.
LEFTCLICKTIC et al
Yip,shocking.
Lefty and Bobby Whether you agree with her politics or not Nicola stands head and shoulders above the lot of them.
That girl made a fool of herself on the Andrew Marr show. Hammond was laughing at her.
Cracking Picture of wee Messi …….
pbs.twimg.com/media/CG2bYu-WgAAIctv.jpg
Or even this wan ……
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CG2bYu-WgAAIctv.jpg
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Me and Dad trying to find some pre season friendlies in Europe and if anyone has heard anything about any of them can you please tell us. We know about the Eibar one but anything within shooting distance of the Belgium/france sort of area or any ones in The Great butchers Apron (UK) would be good to.
HH
WEE BGFC
GORDON64
Hmmm,easy to look and sound good when the opposition are so weak. And look like getting weaker.
Logged off early last night.
Just want to say thanks to Lennybhoy, BSR, et al , for answering my query re work being done at the Park.