Jota.

Just someone to eliminate player's and open up the spaces will be massive for us..

We don't have anyone like that at present..

Arguably Mikey was our only player that can really beat a man 1 on 1..

I think this boy will do some serious damage and create for fun..

 

A lot of pressure put on this young guy right from the off due to our threadbare squad. If we are to have any chance of wining this league Jota will need to be a big hit I feel.

Clearly has all the talent in the world hopefully he can come in and hit the ground running and show us that talent.

Just waiting on him to be a star then at that point the board turning down the fee to make it permanent and signing Lovric then for half the money after Jota proves himself.

 

Agreed that situation could potentially happen. However I would not worry about it. If a player does well enough in a loan spell that we want to activate an agreed buy clause then obviously he has played very well for us which means chances are he is happy playing for us.

 

They just posted a video of all the new signings and forgot the wee man…

 

They’ve uploaded it again with him in it this is embarrassing for us. He’s gonna go back to Benfica.

 

Definitely the best vid I’ve seen of him, most the other ones just show skill moves and little end product.

Looking forward to seeing him play, hopefully ready for an appearance against County at home.

 

The talent is there but let’s see if he gets his head down and work.

 

I hope this one works out because I think the young Portuguese/Spanish market is one we should be always looking at.

It might encourage us to actually set up a scouting network and start looking at these players more seriously.

 

If he makes an impact like Paddy Roberts did in his first 18 months I'd be extremely satisfied.

 

you put the boom boom back in my heart......

 

Noticed that too, then doubted myself after watching again later..

 

I’m never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rythym

 

I agree. This guy will be singlehandedly filling the void left be Armstrong(s hair). Time will tell whether his magnificent crop can go the distance.

 

At least we can bring that song back

 

Lets be honest, this is a big problem in our leagues not only for Celtic. ( though we often seem to be the worst affected )

Skillful talented ball players, especially those small or slight in stature, never get protection from the officials. just look at the national team to see how few players like this we produce and its no coincidence that many young players will leave at the first opportunity to go and play in leagues where there is more protection ( and money of course )

Fans want to be entertained and our league definitely needs all the creativity and flair that we can get but the refs fail to clamp down on the persistent fouling , pulling back and in Kyogo's case even off the ball fouling.


Nothing will change in Scotland until our own governing body instructs its match officials to clamp down on the rough house tactics currently being allowed against players with real talent. Do we want our game to be based on stopping others playing or creating generations of players who can express themselves without being pulled and kicked all over the park? The rules are already in place but its up to officials to enforce them and implement them from the first minute.. not wait until after 20 mins or the 6th blatant foul.

 

Jota best, around
Nothing’s ever gonna keep you down…

 

On Kyogo's debut Vs hearts he burned their RB and passed him, and the RB grabbed his shirt and nearly tore it off him. No booking, and even no foul... It was scandalous! As season progresses and the opposition players get fatigued this will be more frequent and of worse scale, coupled with injuries becoming more likely. The collective acceptance of this *-poor officiating is endemic in our game, and is at the root of many issues we see. Every team believes they're the worst effected, and that others are getting the benefits, but in truth although some may less effected than others the entire league endures terrible refereeing standards and it's to massive detriment of Scottish football as a whole