Celtic manager Gordon Strachan has insisted he will not buy players in the transfer market simply to appease the Parkhead supporters.The Bhoys boss admits transfer dealings are hard work because the financial riches of English clubs have made it "a mad world".
Strachan has added only Derry winger Pat McCourt to the squad that finished last season, although he has tied up a permanent deal for Georgios Samaras.
After a protracted pursuit of Romania defender Gabriel Tamas from Auxerre seemingly stalled, Celtic are in danger of starting the season without any major signings.
But, speaking before his side's 1-0 defeat by Cardiff in Portugal on Thursday night, Strachan said: "We'll only bring in good players. We get every Tom, Dick and Harry thrown at us and it's not going to happen.
"It doesn't say anywhere in your contract about having to buy new players.
"You have to have common sense from everyone. If everyone wants huge wages they have to go to England.
"But we can provide Champions League football, 60,000 people every home game, decent wages and a chance to enhance your career."
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WGS is so smug. Graveson was a huge mistake. And ruining Riordan's career is just not very professional.
mmmm' GOVEN eh???"funny that" aye the fact we got 3 in a row!!!!!! BIG HEAD why not
who does strachan thing he is mister big without supporters money he would be roiting sum were in england talking a lot of you know what the man head is getting to big so the best thing celic could do is send him packing he things he knows it all remember graveson 40 grand a week did he sign him from every one of the celic suppoters club inGOVAN
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