Buddies swoop for midfielder

08 July 2011 11:50
St Mirren have signed midfielder Graham Carey from Celtic on a two-year deal, the Paisley club have confirmed.[LNB] The 22-year-old, who came through the Parkhead youth system, was on loan at the Buddies in the second half of the 2009/10 season and also had loan periods with Bohemians and Huddersfield Town.[LNB]St Mirren manager Danny Lennon revealed his delight at his latest recruit, following the signings of Steven Thompson, Paul McGowan, Graeme Smith and Nigel Hasselbaink this summer.[LNB]"I'm absolutely delighted to get another quality intelligent player into the club," Lennon told the club's official website.[LNB]"He is left-sided which gives us the necessary balance.[LNB]"Graham has cut the cord with a big club in Celtic so it shows you the progression that St Mirren Football Club are trying to make.[LNB]"I think the facilities that we have here and the quality of the signings to date were influential in Graham coming here as he did have one or two other things in the line.[LNB]"We are very thankful for Celtic in their part as we are to Graham's agent who also played a big part and of course to our own chairman, Stewart Gilmour."

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