Celtic made an eleventh hour (literally) signing by securing German right back, Jeremy Toljan (24), on loan from Borussia Dortmund until the end of the season. The player was one of the hottest tickets in the Bundesliga 18 months ago when he joined Dortmund from Hoffenheim, making the kind of waves Kieran Tierney has here, but he has not enjoyed the same form since joining the league leaders.
The player and Napoli have been making eyes at each other for some time, but the Italians were not prepared to move this window; there is an expectation they may be back in the summer.
Brendan Rodgers is happy with what he gets from Kieran on the left, but clearly wants more on the right. We have a league and a treble to compete for, and, of course, Valencia in the Europa League. Jeremy is here to shore-up the silverware challenge.
Welcome to Celtic, Jeremy. That’s all, folks!
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We have more than enough ability to secure 8IAR.
The last 16 of the Europa League, and consequently CL qualifying will be interesting to say the least.
Crafty one loaning Mulumbu to Killie. One to have the baying hordes slevering in rage.
Matt – you, Sur….. are a genius.
sftb (my iPad text defaulted to ‘softball’) ha ha ha ?
Genius as well. I had a big long post in my head too… after reading the Napoli blog… came here to post… seen and read the musings of you two…
But in plagiarised ? Matt style… it was about the demise of rangers, discovering CQN, the TB season, broony, Hartley and Robson, eastenders, holly oaks and relationships!! To be continued….
Stebhoy
`’How can we trust based on the recent signing.”
Well Burke & Weah have looked fine but it has only been a few games.
“remember the mantra – we only sign players that can improve the team.”
Whose mantra is that? I thought we had said that we sign players with the aim of improving the team but neither of them is a mantra. I’m fairly sure no club, not even Bialystock & Bloom FC, is signing anyone with the aim of weakening the team.
“Maybe the dortmund lad does, I hope so”
Well, that’s a wee bit of a changed tune- I thought you had stated he was definitely crap.
” but I have no confidence that we can sign a quality defensive player – its BR weakness.”
There have been a few that did not improve us – De Vries & Gamboa & Hendry but you also have to put Bain and Benkovic into that mix, on the plus side, and Izzy has been tidy cover.
“See euro rankings”
We have remained a Pot 4 CL team just like every other big club from a peripheral league. We are ranked 44th in the UEFA co-efficient list, which leaves us behind “smaller” clubs like Plzen, Krasnodar, Brugge, Wolfsburg and Anderlecht (maybe Villareal, Salzburg and Sporting too, if you want to strretch it) but it leaves us ahead of Copenhagen, Fenerbache, Marseille, Gladbach, Inter, Dinamo Zagreb, Feyenoord and Valencia. I know these measures are fraught with issues in trying to measure like for like, so what lowly Euro rankings were you thinking of?
Hail Hail Shuggy YNWA ??☘️
By the end of the season, it’s possible we could have four loaners starting.
Reads like that tea was good tea T.
I’m away back to catch up…. ??????☘️
Matt. Sheer genius.
Can we claim PPI on these loans?
Wont be long now till the, We will never be able to keep awe these players happy posts start…
And how am I ment to guess the starting 11 every week with a squad that size.????
I hear they are doing the training in shifts now.
H.H
Guys not sure if I am on the current thread – phone keeps jumping i a d out. I ould like to ay a maddive, massive Tha you to every one of uowho wished us ell last week in our hour of need. My, gorgeous wife, who I love dea rly is cancer Free. Thank you all for the The thoughts and prayers.. For us it is a miracle xxxx
Apologies for my punctuation. But I don’t give a………
Thanks be to God,
Leftbackagain
Great news.
Leftbackagain- fantastic HH
Loaner; permanent; our player; their player – the terms are irrelevant in the modern game. Moussa proved so.
Everybody’s got a price, so everybody’s moveable. Form counts, so everyone’s jacket on that shaky peg.
Well done to our club for bringing so many YOUNG new faces; let’s enjoy and back them while they’re here.
My Dortmund-daft mate says Toljan has: ‘Definite potential, quick and versatile – closes down attackers well, as well as the odd countering run…”
Welcome to CFC Jeremy, Andrew, Manny, Maryan and Vakoun.
LEFTBACKAGAIN on 1ST FEBRUARY 2019 1:36 AM
So pleased to hear your good news LEFTBACKAGAIN,
You mentioned your good lady was an Airdrie girl, are you an Airdrie guy, I am, God bless you and your better half, ?
Hail hail.
C’mon the hoops,
???
You’ll Never Walk a Loan .
Relevance and resonance in abundance at next home game.
Shuggy Murney
80 years of age eh
Happy Birthday and all the best
Hail hail to you
:-)
Leftback
Great news!
I’m an EK bhoy – St. Leonard s. StBrides.
The consultant looked me in the eye and said “next thing is Chemo, ”
Shit myself. Fn big time.
Thought my mammy and my daddy would sort it out for me…. And my…. Daughter. They did, they do and I am and will always, know that they are my mum and my dad, and I am now crying my eyes out.. Donegal.
Leftbackagain….
Absolutely fantastic news mate.
H.H
Leftbackagain
All best to you and yours.
KTF
LEFTBACKAGAIN,
God bless you ma friend,
Hail hail,
C’mon the hoops,
???
leftbackagain God bless you mate.A big HAIL HAIL from down under.
Leftbackagai
Brilliant news bout your good lady mate,
HH
Leftbackagai
Ach you know what I mean
HH
Leftbackagain.
Magic news.
Gie her a cuddle fi me!.
Hail Hail bud.
I just wrote about 6 million words there and hit the wrong fn button. Ma Granda always said to me eat yer spud cos you’ll need your strength. Lovd him, he walked from West Donegal to Glasgow, caught the beast boat from Derry, dug the drains in Lanarkshire and put my uncle my dad’s big brother through university – Law, no less. So back to my wee bride far Airdrie. She is well, nae cancer, thank fk.
To all of you here my heart, my soul my any fiber and every fibre of being Thank You, Thank You every word and every thought done it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Good morning from a happy freezing Garngad
Happy because it was a decent windae!!!!!!!! Although I am, Nah…..
Because I have just read the post from Leftbackagain.
Although I don’t know you personally, I am so glad for you and your good lady???
Having come through the worst, but still going through it with my own wife I know how devastating this particular illness can be to family’s.
Hail Hail
D. :)
Hail Hail Lefbackagain
So far the prognosis for my wife is all good and believe it or not I am a happy chappy in all parts of my life.
That illness does just knock you for 6.. But in family and faith it is seeing us through.
Not big Chapel/church goers anymore (although I have been thinking of returning) but prayers and rosaries said every night.?
Anyway good news fella, you and the Mrs can relax a bit now the weight is off, you deserve it.?
Hail Hail
D. :)
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Friday from a repetitively cold and frosty East Kilbride. Windscreen scrapers at the ready.
Hope that big Yousuf plays well for Kilmarnock in tonight’s Friday Footballfest. For the next few weeks I’d be delighted if 3 out of the current top 4 all continue to win their games ;-)
Leftbackagain – great , no sorry brilliant news and a situation I can personally identify with.
Right, Hi Ho time….
Morning Tims….
Dedryck here for 8 in a row??????
A right back in, some planning for next season plus our earlier signings/ loans ,all in all not too shabby a windae..
I look forward to the half glass empty guys and the body reading scientists telling me the opposite.
And a multitude of the current squad signing extensions.
H.H
Have to say I am disgusted by this window.
I thought Peter was made of sterner stuff, but this is a shocking capitulation.
Spending money thats needed for heated driveways and bonuses on frivolity like 6 month loans for Bundes League right backs ( all be it a useless one by all accounts)
Giving in to the clamouring of the anarchist mob in the green brigade and the malcontents on here.
A bridge too far Peter.
I have lost faith in your accounting skills.
Lawwell out
morning bhoys, from a cold but snow free Cheshire,glad we got a right back in, we need cover there hh.
Leftbackagain
Fantastic news
Best of luck to you and your family
sorry just read back, leftbackagain great news,hh,
LEFTBACKAGAIN
Brilliant news mhate !!!