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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Petec
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H H. Mick
Badabing 10.43
Re opening,
Hope so.and good news.
HH
Melbourne Mick on 5th January 2022 11:04 pm
Petec
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H H. Mick,
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Put them under intense Pressure and a few of their Players Crumbled when they were a Sh!t team – They are a Decent Team now and the MIBS will influence But Sort them From the David Gough and we will Wipe the Dani Bher with them Under the Disco Lights too!!!
No Mercy!!!!!!
Hopefully 60000 Bhoys Singing&Dancing All night Long.
AT- we can but hope, we can’t play Sevco at an empty CP,huge disadvantage, i would still look to postpone it if we can, due to international call ups.HH
SFTB at 10.16
Well said
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I watched this through the night, last night.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10696784/
I found it enjoyable, I could sleep, then I couldnae.
Cracking Film with Great Characters.
Tis on the flix of net.
NJOI.CSC
Bada
Johnny Kenny is only 18
Fee is €150,000.00
Well worth taking a chance on him.
League of Ireland infrastructure isn’t great (many grounds are ramshackle) but some decent players in it.He stood out in a few games for Sligo..young enough to develop into a player.
I’ll post this and say good night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-59873117
Polish guy who previously tweeted he was fluent in Polish …
…. then claimed MP’s expenses for 4 years
…. to learn Polish.
Conservative you ask?
Obviously.
Night all.
WITS- ta,worth a wee gamble
SFTB
Ontario is in a bad way just now,two and three year olds in hospital and in each case the mother was not vaccinated.Health,police,firemen all in dodgy situations Hopeless Governments the Feds. and Prov.
Some business owners are hoping to open three weeks………..right now i would say no chance.
Are you ready for the caravan
Corkcelt 9.29
I’m no more negative than the bookies .
The Darnel were 2/1 to win the league last week .
Let’s have a black beer the next time there is a gathering.
HH
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Corkcelt
I also haven’t given up.
But the odds are against us.
TT
Dearie me.
Corkcelt
Gary was a great bloke .
When he lived in Fife we travelled together to matches ,on the Methil & District CSC.
His premature death was a real tragedy.
TT
Smithy 50 not out
Hello again all you young rebels
Don’t think the “ Joker “ is doing much joking now.
After tweeting he was on his way to Melbourne and expecting
a glorious welcome, Novax got a furious reception on social
media and I honestly think parliament would have been burnt
to ground if he was allowed in to a country where people
endured the longest lockdowns and strictest restrictions in the
world to try and keep that shit at bay..
Encouraged by tennis Australia he thought it was only a matter
of turning up and not even with the medical exemption he
claimed to hold, but Border Force had other ideas.
I don’t care what peoples views are regarding the jab, but don’t
try to fool people, some of whom couldn’t get back into VIC even
though they had family members dying, and even when their
children we’re being buried.
Won’t say any more about this as some people have different views.
I’ve stated mine.
Off now to train my loons, very hot night, think I’ll need a few ice
cold black nectar when I get back
H H. Mick
Morning Celts
HH
Good morning CQN
Take the advice of the good doctor
Dr Nisreen Alwan Sunflower@Dr2NisreenAlwan
Let’s do some renaming please, folks. Masks, ventilation, testing are PROTECTIONS not restrictions. Just like loads of other behaviours and rules we stick to like seatbelts, speed limits, no drink driving, smoking bans, taxing pollution etc. I protect you and you protect me.
Melbourne Mick on 6th January 2022 6:56 am
I agree 100%.
My youngest has just got a working visa for a year down under and is currently investigating Melbourne as his base, would it be ok to reach out if he has queries? He’s very independent and probably won’t need anything but would be good to have a contact with local knowledge. Thanks.
On this day in 1963 Tommy Gemmell made his start
https://twitter.com/tirnaog_09/status/1478618174681718785?t=RwOmo-wou8q4ji2MAq7iRQ&s=19
HH
Good morning all from a cold, crisp Garngad
I know it’s only 6 days into the window but if we are letting players go who were around the 1st team squad and we still have about 7 long term injuries is it possible we could be in a worse position numbers wise when window closes or when football starts back. Even including our 3 Japanese boy’s signing.
Pantywetterscscs
D :)
On the Djorkovic thingy.
Quite right Australia.
But how many sports people get these exemptions?
How many MP’s?
How many world leaders?
Cop26 springs to mind.
D :)
I see the huns haven’t changed their strategy regards players…..American boy Sands ( just tell them related!!) .6ft 1…….interested in signing V Arnhem 23 year old captain..6ft 3……they are not wavering from the land of the giants….and yes I know people say we shouldn’t concern ourselves with what they do…..but if we beat them we win the league !!!!……
Has everyone slept in.
D :)
David 66,
I would hope all our players have the three vaccinations.
No excuses.
HH.
Novak walked into a trap. His entry had been approved .
Looks like they want to humiliate him ……for publicly being against the experimental injections.
Hes a hero and lets hope he hits back against the nazi Oz authorities ..
GREENPINATA
Plenty of reasons not to get jabbed.In the last few months 200 footballers and athletes dead and 100s more severely injured. All covid vaccination should be banned immediately.
Vinniethedog,
2 smallest teams in the EPL are Man City and Liverpool.
Size doesn’t matter (as I keep telling myself…)
Whurz Hatate ?????
HH
Good morning all,
Weather dreadful but I woke up as a Celtic fan … so it is indeed a good morning.
Melbourne Mick @ 6:56pm
Serious issues but, I have to admit, “Novax” made me chuckle.
Unfortunately for Mr Djokovic, I think that one will stick.
LIONROARS67 @ 7:20 AM.
Wise words. Respect.
playing catch up.
Hatate is surely in quarantine in London, por cierto
He ain’t no Hero.
He is a Chump (sorry big man stole that)
Even more of a Chump if people think he was set up, what a chump.
D :)
Bamboo,
You know my thoughts on emergency powers and control.
The true result of the vaccines will not be known until 2023, however the overall results to date cannot be dismissed.
If vaccination saves lives and gets us back to normality then they must be endorsed. Footballers are members of the public and part of society. There can be no separate rules.
We cannot instruct supporters to be vaccinated when our players are not. We are all in this together..
I would expect and trust our players to be fully vaccinated.
HH.
GP – So would I.
Was there not something out in tinternet a while back saying only so many footballers in uk were fully vaccinated?
Not all (medical exemptions excused)
D :)
Djokovic is another example of a pampered multi millionaire attempting to do what they want when they want to. Hero? Not a chance….
68% of EPL players are double vaccinated.
63% of men aged 18-24 in England are double vaccinated.
Seems to be a mirror reflection of society. Moving that number up (to relfect those allowed in to watch) seems to be back to mandatory jabs.
I seem to recall that the EU player profile is much higher…
HH
this wont fit into somes skewed view of the world, but here we go …………..
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Scottish Premiership clubs told to prepare for SPFL full houses once more as JRG sends tremendous fan return message
Bosses at the SFA and SPFL have told clubs to get ready for ‘business as usual’ after the winter break.