Ange Postecoglou last night insisted he deserves to have the biggest budget in the Scottish top flight – because Celtic are the biggest club in the country.
The Hoops gaffer enjoyed a fairly relaxed deadline day at Lennoxtown, having already snapped up four new recruits well ahead of yesterday’s signing scramble. But he came out firing after broadsides from Livingston boss David Martindale and Rangers rival Michael Beale, who have commented recently on his huge spending power at Parkhead.
Beale claimed Postecoglou is a “lucky man” to be so heavily financed in the Scottish Premiership title fight. And Martindale insisted he has a better pounds-per-points return from his shoestring spending in West Lothian than anyone else in the league. But as he prepared for tonight’s top-flight visit from Martindale’s side, the Celtic manager hit back by stressing that his club’s superior bank balance is only a reflection of the natural order.
