CHRIS SUTTON

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As the third facet, it’s crucial to be able to get a hold of some quality loans if you can.

It’s not possible to go and buy two or three £15million players every summer, so getting the right temporary deals done can be the vital middle ground between the first two aspects.

Forget the dead rubber in Cluj nine days ago. That didn’t matter.

But the matches that did, the Betfred Cup Final win over Rangers and the subsequent Premiership successes over Hibs and Hearts, have highlighted how Lennon and Hammond got it spot on. At Hampden, it was Fraser Forster. The type of signing which Celtic could not afford or obtain at the time on a permanent deal, yet the ideal example of a proper loan switch.

Getting the keeper back from Southampton was a superb piece of work from Lennon.

If he hadn’t already shown against Lazio in the Europa League that he was back to his Great Wall form, then the display at the National Stadium against Rangers surely did.

No one man can win a game or a trophy but Forster came as close as you can to doing so at Hampden.

Last Sunday, it was little gem department. Jeremie Frimpong has been absolutely sensational since he was snapped up from Manchester City.

Although it could rise in the future, the fee of £350,000 for that lad now appears laughable.

Frimpong has been dynamite. His energy, enthusiasm and quality have been breathtaking at times and that’s a terrific market for Celtic, those cut-price cross-border jobs.

And finally, although Celtic made loads of chances at Tynecastle on Wednesday night, the defensive work of Christopher Jullien also stood out.

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