Celtic Football Club’s incoming Chief Executive Dom McKay said he is focused on building a structure of long-term success at Celtic, through both the Academy and new players, and promised Ange Postecoglou would have all the support needed to succeed.

Dom McKay spoke at length about his plans to bring success to Celtic as he sat alongside Ange Postecoglou for the manager’s first press conference as Celtic manager.

“Ange is, of course, the manager of Celtic and will lead the football side," said the Chief Executive. "I, having taken up the position of Chief Executive, will look across the whole organisation at the football, the business and the engagement and we’ll make sure we have the right structure for the next decade, that’s really important.

'With the experience we have with Ange, at the international level and club level at Japan and Australia, I’m going to tap into great expertise to make sure we have the right football environment. What’s really important to me is that we win and that we have success and sustained success.'

"That means you have the right environment across those three areas I mentioned. I couldn’t be more pleased to have someone with the experience and depth of experience Ange has.”

Dom McKay underlined the importance of working closely with Ange Postecoglou, as well as the fresh perspective they both brought to their respective roles, in their efforts to meet the club’s targets.

He added: “The target for every Celtic manager and every Celtic supporter is about winning and having success. We’re craving that success. We’ve had unbelievable success, nine titles in a row and Quadruple Trebles so we want to get back to successful ways and we want to do that with a style, panache and a flair that Ange’s teams in Japan and Australia have delivered. I think it’s about winning, of course, it is, but it’s about doing it in a certain way.

“There’s a lot to do and that’s the great challenge. In some respects, Ange and I are both outsiders so it gives us an opportunity to look around with fresh eyes with a fresh perspective at various parts of the club. The club is in fantastic fundamental shape. We’ve had a disappointing season last year but our job is to bring back that success and have winning teams on the park.”

Celtic’s incoming Chief Executive said the club’s Academy could play a fundamental role in the road to success as he pledged his full support to back Celtic’s new manager.

“We want to make sure we have the right model and a blend,” he said. “The key thing is the manager gets the support he needs to have the right team around him and that’s what we’re motivated to do. The opportunity to come to Celtic is a huge attraction for a lot of players both for the academy system, which we’ll want to have a look at and develop, but also in terms of opportunities for players to come in from overseas.

“It’s a blend naturally, and what I’m interested in doing is making sure we have the right support for Ange and his colleagues on the football side to make sure we have successful teams.”

Dom McKay says support is key to manager's winning formula