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PARKHEAD chief finance officer Chris McKay insists Celtic need to have cash in the bank because Scotland's European hopes are heading off a cliff.

- BY MICHAEL GANNON

Hoops fans have fumed at the £77m in the coffers at the last count while the team struggled on the pitch and failed to reach the Champions League after crashing out to Kazakhs Almaty (above).

But McKay said: “Our objective is always Champions League qualification, but we need to be very cognisant of the volatility in football and therefore having a plan B. And that plan B is crucial to any well-run football club.