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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Graeme McGarry

Celtic need to give Ange Postecoglou final pieces of the jigsaw if he is to solve puzzle of being competitive in Champions League

Ange Postecoglou wants to do more than make up the numbers when Celtic enter the Champions League group phase.

GIVEN they have already sanctioned a transfer spend of over £17m in this window, it may be churlish to call on the Celtic board to back Ange Postecoglou with even more cash. But here we are. 

Under the stewardship of chief executive Michael Nicholson and financial director Chris McKay, the Celtic board have seemed to bury the biscuit tin mentality for good. The abandonment of a perceived overly cautious frugality has been hugely welcome for Celtic supporters, most of whom appreciate too that a level of financial restraint must however also be maintained.

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