Old boy McCart to bring on new Bhoys - Celtic appoint Burns' successor

New Bhoy: Chris McCart

He said: "I was delighted and honoured to initially have been asked by Tommy
Burns to assist him in this position.

"It is a real pleasure and privilege to return to Celtic, a club which I have
a great affection for.

"I have enjoyed my time immensely at Motherwell and would like to wish
everyone at the club all the very best for the future.

"However, I am now looking forward to the many challenges which lie ahead at
Celtic.

"I aim to do all I can to ensure that the Celtic Academy continues to be such
a great success and hopefully ensure that we can develop even further and
ultimately bring the club more and more on-field success, through the
development of quality young players."

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell is confident McCart will ensure the
conveyer belt of young talent continues at the club.

He said: "We are delighted to welcome Chris back to Celtic Football Club.

"Chris knows all about the club and, as someone who is highly sought after, we
are very pleased to have secured his services.

"Celtic continues to make substantial investment into its Youth Academy and in
recent years has seen the benefits of this investment.

"Currently, players such as Stephen McManus, Aiden McGeady, Darren O'Dea, John
Kennedy and Paul Caddis are all featuring in our first team squad. We are sure
the appointment of Chris will ensure that we continue to excel in this area.

"Chris is someone with tremendous ability and a real passion for the game.

"He has all the knowledge and skills required to ensure that he can make a
great impact at the club and I am sure Chris will be a very valuable addition to
our team."

Speaking on the club's official website, www.celticfc.net, Lawwell added: "We
are sure the great legacy of the club's youth development programme which Tommy
left is in very safe hands through the appointment of Chris."