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Been a silent reader for a while now, unlucky on failing to see out the Bundes title, but amazing to see how far you have came from little Loughall, well done mate cant wait for next update:D
 
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GLADBACH SIGN CHRISTENSEN
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Andreas Christensen has today returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach after 10 straight seasons at Chelsea, joining Gladbach for €25.5m

Chritensen, 31, made 57 Bundesliga appearances over two seasons at Mönchengladbach, before going on to make 355 league appearances for Chelsea becoming a legend at Stamford Bridge

The 31 year old is also a legend in his homeland, making 87 appearances for Denmark
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GLADBACH BOARD BREAK BANK
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The Borussia Mönchengladbach board, yes you read that right BOARD, have today completed a club record signing as they've brought in right wing back Cedrid Jehl for a fee of €52m

Jehl, 26, has been signed on a 4 year deal worth in excess of €200,000 per week as the Gladbach board have become twitchy following the side's poor start

Despite a 4-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the DFB Super Cup and progression in the DFB-Pokal, Gladbach have fared poorly in the league, beating Hertha Belrin 2-0 but also losing 4-1 and 2-0 to Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. A start that has left the side 14th in the Bundesliga

Jehl has been brought in from Napoli to shore up the Gladbach right flank

Despite this bank breaking figure, Gladbach have still made a profit on transfers this season as they have sold €143m worth of players

These deals include Jonathan Biberoglu to Bayern Munich (€64m), Martino Manzi to Monaco (€25m), Brice Lafon to Wolfsburg (€30m), Agenor Galiardo to FC Metz (€11.25m) and Marius Altenau to Hertha Berlin for 8.25m among others
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Been away for a few days mate and just saw the cruel twist against Hoffenhiem! Can't believe 3 goals were scored in added time! I thought it was all yours after your spanked Dortmund! This season!
 
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Been away for a few days mate and just saw the cruel twist against Hoffenhiem! Can't believe 3 goals were scored in added time! I thought it was all yours after your spanked Dortmund! This season!
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I'm still not over it :'(

To be honest, I bottled it against Bayern and shut up shop when we went 2-1 up, bad decision.
 
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GLADBACH'S POOR START CONTINUES
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Last year's last gasp disappointment at the hands of Bayern Munich still appears to be affecting Borussia Mönchengladbach's players as they fail to capture last season's form this term

Mönchengladbach currently find themselves in 11th place in the league heading into October as they slumped to defeat against Schalke and struggled to draw against Frankfurt

Gladbach's two victories, both 1-0 wins against Ingolstadt and Hoffenheim will have offered scant consolation to Mönchengladbach manager Matthew Hawkins, with fans already calling for the Welshman's head
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OCTOBER
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We haven't really been at the races so far, can we change that?

BUNDESLIGA
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 Bayern Munich
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo (Can 63), Mendez, Mbayo, Torin
Well, that's one way to start the month! Bayern, like us, have struggled so far this season and we've just compounded their troubles with an exellent victory

BUNDESLIGA
Greuther Fürth 0-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo (Can 68), Mendez, Mbayo, Torin (Kuki 80)
Fürth have been very surprising so far this season and performed better than Bayern as we battled to a well-earned three points against the newly-promoted side

BUNDESLIGA
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 FC Köln
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl (Can 65), Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Battista
Another solid win as we begin to resemble the Gladbach of last season

DFB-POKAL SECOND ROUND
Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0 FC Schalke
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason (Can 61), Ricardo, Mbayo, Mendez, Battista
A top drawer performance from our attacking trio capped off a wonderful win as we battered Schalke to secure a third round berth

BUNDESLIGA
VfL Wolsfburg 1-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo (Can 73), Mendez, Mbayo, Torin (Battista 3)
A good performance and a solid point away to Wolfsburg is greatly appreciated as we continue our recovery following a poor start

LEAGUE TABLE
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A good month sees us shoot up the table​
 
NOVEMBER
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We showed signs of improvement last month, can it continue?

BUNDESLIGA
Borussia Mönhcengladbach 4-0 Augsburg
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo (Can 62), Mendez, Mbayo, Torin (Battista 58)
The first half gave no inkling as to the second half that would follow as a standard first 45 lead to an extraordinary second half, as we battered Augsburg

BUNDESLIGA
Red Bull Leipzig 2-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Torin (Battista 65)
Leipzig really turned up today and we had to be at our best to get anywhere near them, fortunately our attackers turned up as well and we nabbed a point off of them

BUNDESLIGA
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-3 Borussia Dortmund
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason (Can 63[Chan 66]), Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Torin
To go 3-0 up and fail to win is a ******* disgrace

LEAGUE TABLE
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Still going strong​
 
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GLADBACH SELL DUO
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Bundesliga title challengers Borussia Mönchengladbach have today announced the departure of two players, Manuel Chan and Morten Franz, for a combined total of €45m

The first to leave was Mexican midfielder Manuel Chan, who's joined Guangzhou Evergrande for a fee of €20m

Chan, 21, joined Gladbach two years ago for €8m but made only 17 league appearances for the club, with just 2 being starts

The Mexican international had become frustrated with his lack of first team opportunities and has now moved on to China, where he is earning a reported €275,000

The second player to leave was defender Morten Franz, who's joined Red Bull Leipzig for €25m

Franz, who came through the Gladbach youth system, made only 22 league appearances for his boyhood club before moving on to Leipzig

These deals have come midway through the winter break with Gladbach lying fifth in the league
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GLADBACH SIGN MIDFIELD DUO
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Borussia Mönchengladbach have today announced the arrival of two HUGE signings as they pursue their first Bundesliga title since 1977


First up is playmaker Alexander Becker, who's joined Gladbach from Marseilles for a WHOPPING €30m

Becker, 22, has been a long term target of Gladbach and Hawkins, and with the Austrian unsettled at Marseilles, Gladbach saw this as the time to strike

Becker, who's scored 7 goals in 37 games for his country, caught the eye last season as he provided a massive 23 assists in 38 games as Marseilles ran PSG close for the title
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Next up is wonderkid Imre Hovrath, who's joined for €22m from PSV Eindhoven

Hovrath, 20, has drawn compliments for his dynamic midfield displays since breaking onto the scene at KSC Lokeren in Belgium and has since made 85 league appearances for Lokeren and PSV

He is also ever present for his country, making 23 appearances for Hungary despite his tender age and is said to be looking forward to learning from Jonas Bjarnason at Gladbach
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
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I'm back baby! This will be my first time back in the Champions League since leaving St Patrick's 6 years ago, we have to make up for lost time

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****.

MATCHDAY 1
Dinamo Zagreb 1-6 Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Torin
That's one way to start the campaign! We absolutely battered Zagreb as we dominated them all over the park

MATCHDAY 2
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 Juventus
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Torin
The game seemed to be fizzling out into a credible 0-0, until Matteo Torin decided he fancied a goal, punced on a Juventus mistake and put us in pole position for second spot

MATCHDAY 3
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 Arsenal
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl (Darsaila 60), Golemis, Bjarnason (Can 83), Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Emmerich (Kuki 83)
I must be dreaming! Swap Kuki for Torin and this was the exact same as the victory over Juventus as we grabbed a late victory against the English giants

MATCHDAY 4
Arsenal 2-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo (Can 70), Mendez, Mbayo, Torin (Battista 70)
And the bubble is burst. Arsenal deserved their win as we disappointed

MATCHDAY 5
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 Dinamo Zagreb
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo (Can 79), Mendez, Mbayo, Torin (Battista 45)
Phew! We had 29 shots and 13 on target but were hanging on at the end as we fluffed chance after chance, including two penalties!

MATCHDAY 6
Juventus 4-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Cavicchioli, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl (Chan 63), Golemis, Bjarnason, Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Torin (Battista 63)
An enjoyable way to end the group stage despite us only playing to a fraction of our potential

LEAGUE TABLE
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Safely through into the knockouts​
 
Well done on getting out of that Champions League group. Two big signings look very good
 
15th of March 2028Today I will take part in my first ever UEFA Champions League First Knockout Round Second Leg as a manager and I'm not nervous at all. That's probably because we're already out.

In what has been a fairly poor season for us at Borussia Mönchengladbach as we continue to struggle in the league despite good form since the winter break and being knocked out of the DFB-Pokal, the Champions League has offered some light in the darkness

It has given us some great nights, like the 6-1 victory over Zagreb and the 1-0 wins over Juventus and Arsenal, some top matches in a decent run that is bout to end at the hands of one of the world's greatest ever teams

They aren't of the level of Barcelona that I grew up watching under Pep Guardiola, but they are still a ****** good team and they proved that by ending the tie at Borussia Park with a 3-0 victory, leaving us out in all but name, and leaving our 11 men tonight with a thankless task. Damage limitation.

We've gone with the same 4-3-3 and are playing the following: Bender, Christensen, Jalali, Jehl, Weigl, Golemis, Becker, Ricardo, Mendez, Mbayo, Torin

20 or so minutes in and we're doing well, we've had the lion's share of possession and created a couple of chances, if Torin could finish we'd be 2-0 up by now, oh they've won the ball, oh they've pumped it long aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand its 1-0. Typical.

This happened a few more times throughout the 90 minutes. Barcelona smashing the ball over our defence and pouncing, it finished 4-0, 7-0 on aggregate. Embarrassing.
 
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HAWKINS FAVOURITE FOR UNITED JOB
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It hasn't taken long for rampant speculation over the identity of the next Manchester United manager following the sacking of Massimiliano Allegri to kick off and many bookmakers and punters have come up with one name: Matthew Hawkins

Hawkins, who's declined to comment on the speculation, has been ranked as the favourite by many UK bookies and some have even stopped taking bets on the 31 year old Welshman becoming the next boss at Old Trafford

Hawkins, who's endured what he believes is a "disappointing" season with Borussia Mönchengladbach as they finished 4th, will be out of contract in the summer which adds an extra layer of availability to one of the brightest managerial prospects in the world

Taking over at Manchester United will surely cap off what has been a meteoric rise for the Welshman as it is only 12 years ago he took his first managerial job, at Loughgall in Northern Ireland
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HAWKINS MAKES HIS DECISION
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Matthew Hawkins has ended weeks of speculation linking him with the Manchester United job by putting pen to paper on a four year contract with his current employers, Borussia Mönchengladbach

The 32 year old, who's original deal was going to run out in a week's time, rejected the approaches of the Red Devils, stating "Why would I want to manage them?", stating he was "perfectly happy in Germany"

Hawkins has already started preparations for next season, selling goalkeeper Mirco Cavicchioli to Roma for €18m as well as releasing Julian Weigl and Emre Can, who are yet to find clubs

He has also brought in one player, with Mönchengladbach old boy Mohammad Dahoud joining the club
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