It has been five weeks since Jota pulled up clenching his left hamstring against Hearts. The intervening period has been busy for Celtic, six wins, one of which was the League Cup Final, and a draw, three signings and a double contagion of further hamstrings and illness, put thoughts of our Portuguese winger to the back of our minds.
Ange Postecoglou intimated his was the most severe of the many similar injuries sustained in December. Initial hopes were that he would return after the winter break, which is far from sure as things stand. The player has rested but not tested his injury yet. He has had the equivalent of a close season on the sidelines and will have a corresponding ‘preseason’ recovery regime to get back to full fitness. That starts after his injury is considered fixed.
Jota has been an irrefutable success since arriving on loan from Benfica in the summer. He delivers goals, assists and the best at the club in transitioning defence into attack (what was known as an out ball, in old money). Celtic are right to setup the process to confirm his permanent transfer, at a reported £6.5m, he is value. Still, that hamstring.
Hamstrings are one of the most pernicious injuries a player can get. They can inflict untold damage across many years. Shaun Maloney was plagued for years, before eventually finding a way to train and play that protected his damaged muscle.
Get the deal with Benfica ready to sign, pending a fitness test as late in the season as possible. If he does not play for an extended period without remission, we should not sign him. If you want to maximise your potential as a club, there is no room for sentiment or wishful thinking.
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Any sightings of Hatate yet? Getting anxious here 😬
Did anyone, who still reads our Colonel Mitchell of Aden posts, with his initalisation notice his attempt today at 12:24
He says that he uses initials as its too slow to type full names yet today he used JPNF to mention our Portugese winger who everbody in the football world knows as JOTA.
He also used NC a few weeks ago about an 1930’s politician. Richard Head.
JPN=Joăo Pedro Neves Felipe & NC= Neville Chamberlain whose name must be on the tip of the tongue of our younger supporters
Wonder what he’d use for Pele
Goodnight from Indonesia
larry from denniston on, this is going to be good
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Had Celtic been Laurie’s way of thinking, Inter Milan would have won 1 -0
CONEYBHOY on 5TH JANUARY 2022 12:03
surprised Darts sold out
Showaddaywadday on the other hand…..
:-))
Bo-upshoobydoCsc
BELFASTCELT on 5TH JANUARY 2022 6:13 PM
Any sightings of Hatate yet? Getting anxious here
Going by his wiki page he was reared in a republican household.so he’ll be kicking bout Felons next week after training :-)
HH
Everton have spilled the beans.
£4.5m for Patterson.
BelfastCelt- seems tonight or tomorrow
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon “very firmly” hopes next month’s Six Nations matches at Murrayfield can go ahead “to crowds of supporters”.
6 Nations starts 6th February……….mmmmmmm
Tom
Haha
Does make you wonder how much will filter into the accounts.like their prev selling was 8m but only 600k was in accounts (Danny forget his name)
Truth is with ‘non disclosed’ it can be £??
HH
!!Bada Bing!! on 5th January 2022 6:40 pm
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon “very firmly” hopes next month’s Six Nations matches at Murrayfield can go ahead “to crowds of supporters”.
6 Nations starts 6th February……….mmmmmmm.
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It’s on the 5th Bada and if she does pull that stunt. Then I’d hope our Board, I know, I know would slaughter her.
I would not put her past her. The sooner she is out of Politics the better – She might go out with a bang in this case,
I would not put it past her. The sooner she is out of Politics the better – She might go out with a bang in this case, Sorry.
https://twitter.com/everton/status/1478715418231590916?s=21
How come Sevco can sign a player from New york yet we signed 2 players and couldn’t play them, that shambles was never explained?
The valuation of Patterson of £4.5m apparently comes from a football online game website. Football Manager or something. The tweet is meant to be a joke
Today, I received an e-mail saying that my PCR test taken three days ago, showed Positive;
Three LFT since then ( one oer day) , all show negative.
What am I to take from that ? Anyone know?
`per day` not ` oer day` :-))
PCR is more accurate and it can be sequenced to determine the virus strain
HOT SMOKED
That you have miraculous powers of recovery?
Any good with hamstrings?
Have to laugh at some on here who don’t believe in Jabs or Covid,are coming on and complaining about the Government that’s trying to keep people safe
Not doing too bad a job either
England. 1 in 40 with the Virus
Scotland. 1 in 80 with the Virus.
As someone once said” You should take the Covid jabs,look how well the stupid ones worked”
Awe now,no another Enrico Annoni interview as well
:-)
https://worldfootballindex.com/2022/01/enrico-annoni-on-his-title-success-with-celtic-and-playing-for-torino-roma/?s=09
HH
Sevco sign a project from NYC ,Sky ticker says ‘ with exclusive option to buy’, must be the muppets from the Sun who do their shite
DESSYBHOY on 5TH JANUARY 2022 7:25 PM
Is ONE PCR more accurate than THREE LFT`s?
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 5TH JANUARY 2022 7:26 PM
:-))))
I collected stamps as a youngster and, although I played football into my fifties, have never had a hamstring injury.
TB
`As someone once said” You should take the Covid jabs,look how well the stupid ones worked”`
That looks like an old one but I have never heard it. I like it, though and will certainly use it in the many occasions which give the opportunity so to do !
Hotsmoked.
Follow direction of Pcr test only j
As Dessybhoy infers pcr and lft tests are of different in how efficient they pick things up.
Try not take a pcr for 90 days after your positive result as you are more than likely to result in a positive,not due to having covid but due to antibodies working inside you.take care and hopefully you’ll be OK for hibs next week.:-) will chat more then
HH
The “how much” question asked copiously re: the Patterson transfer.
Less so, the why?
Share issues abounded in Q1 of recent calendar years.
These tided over the current account until season ticket monies arrived.
If the glib and shameless mischief maker is indeed about to pull the heart strings of the ordinary fans to get his dough ….
(dough that current directors have quite probably earmarked to recoup part of their own investments)
…. could you blame them if they (collectively) thought …
“Sod this for a game of soldiers. Not another penny. Sell someone”
Hhmm
🤔
AN TEARMANN on 5TH JANUARY 2022 7:38 PM
Thanks, D but would ONE PCR be outgunned by THREE LFT`s?
TURKEYBHOY on 5TH JANUARY 2022 7:27 PM
‘England. 1 in 40 with the Virus
Scotland. 1 in 80 with the Virus.’
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As at 31/12/21
England 1 in 15
Scotland 1 in 20.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/5january2022
Are the Omricon cases in Scotland 1 in 20 or 1 in 80?
I’d be delighted if it was 1 in 20, and looks like it is!!!!!!!
Getting Freedoms back are most Important.
Even if for a wee while.
TERRYMAC on 5TH JANUARY 2022 1:11 PM
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Patterson to Everton done, £10.2m (£5m up front) potentially going up to £15.2m, Rangers will be due £1m for every 50 starts he makes within the original timeframe of his first contract, there’s also a 10% sell-on clause on any profit within the next three years, 5.5yr deal.
Hail! Hail!
Terrymac
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So quite easy to find this being quoted elsewhere, but not in the Scottish media.
Reality check for the cash flow.
Guaranteed and real agreed fees are £10.2m.
Of which in Jan 2021 – £5 million in as the upfront payment to make the trade.
£5.2m balance will be scheduled payment tems, best case scenario for cash flow would be over the current financial year. But another case could be payments scheduled over many months, many quarters or even over the term of the boys contract (I dont know any accountancy reason that cannot be structured) ie over the term of useful usage of the asset.
The other potential £5m is dependent on scaled appearances 50,100,150 etc etc, again if that is over the length of the contract it takes at least 5 seasons to make those appearances.
They will need to hope tyhe guy doesnt become injury prone once actually playing regular high tempo football games.
The sell on cause is also highley unlikely, imho, he needs to be an established super star PL player and sold in season 3, and make a profit over what the £5m fee or the £10.2m fees ?
Then again, there are players who circulated through many teams for many fees over the years, its a market that often doesnt make sense.
So anyways, they just made a dent in the cashflow income, but lets see where it get used. I jst saw Ashleys Panzer go up the copland road.
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 5TH JANUARY 2022 7:45 PM
Interesting and plausible.
HS unfortunately the PCR for want of a better word trumps a LFT.
You are the second person today to tell me the same circumstances, as the whole strategy in England and to an extent in Scotland revolves around negative LFT it makes you wonder if there is any logic or they have made the choice of letting everyone get it
CAMUSBHOY on 5TH JANUARY 2022 7:54 PM
HS unfortunately the PCR for want of a better word trumps a LFT.
Sure but doe one PCR trump three LFT`s?
Good point re the LFT`s . What IS the point of them if they are not to be relied upon?
Sorry. Have to go now.
Thanks to all who gave information.
https://videocelts.com/2022/01/blogs/latest-news/breakthrough-celtic-secure-fourth-transfer-after-lengthy-talks-secure-add-ons-agreement/
Paul67
Good post .
I’m sick of us signing players who have injury problems .
TT
Hot Smoked on 5th January 2022 7:45 pm
AN TEARMANN on 5TH JANUARY 2022 7:38 PM
Thanks, D but would ONE PCR be outgunned by THREE LFT`s?
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Your situation is Interesting. Now The Lateral Flows Bring in more Greset. The barrier iz there and the…… These are DANGEROUS TIMES to be Lovin’ in.
I should be Working at all times, admittedly I have made a choice to work frae home for Family reasons but.