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Are you looking forward to the AGM tomorrow? As always on these occasions, the questions after the votes will be far more interesting than the formal business of the day. The Living Wage appears on the agenda for the third year, courtesy of the Trust. Celtic now pay at or above Living Wage rates, although they have not signed up to the Foundation and the pay increase for lower-waged members of staff was accompanied with the withdrawal of a discretionary bonus.

Not sure what the cost of this was, or the impact on staff, but we’ll no doubt hear about it tomorrow. I should also say that I’m not signed up to the Living Wage Foundation either, as it has no relevance for my business.

The performance of the team (imperious domestically, impervious to improvement in Europe) will be the central concern from the hall. Celtic are a Champions League club, this is our focus. We need to be competing on that platform regularly.

I expect, and hope, shareholders get an update on Resolution 12, which looks increasingly relevant. You can bet questions will also be asked on whether or not there was a conspiracy to break tax, SPL and SFA rules, and to subvert an SPL Commission.

There’s not a great deal Celtic can say on this matter for now, beyond their statement last week.

Many thanks to Jim Craig and Brendan Sweeney for joining us on the blog last night. These events see the blog at its best and last night’s was no exception. You can buy Brendan’s book, Celtic: The Early Years, or Alex Gordon’s latest, The Winds of Change, Managing Celtic from 1991-2005, at the CQN Bookstore.

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  1. TBJ says Wee Oscar Knox is in heaven with the angels on

    Here’s a wee thought – if it’s £2000 a game to pay the living wage – and we get 40000+ at every game – that’s a mere £0.05 per fan. 20 games a season is £1 onto your season book

     

     

    Why don’t the board propose that

  3. Canamalar on

    Sips…,

     

    Good, it will show how ungrateful we are, maybe even make people think what the fcuk have we to be grateful for ?

     

    Seriously, exactly why should the Celtic supporters/shareholders be anything else that angry ?

  4. Tontine Tim on

    RobinBhoy on 20th November 2015 2:56 pm

     

     

     

    HEBCELT

     

     

    I’ve never met Tony Donnelly in person but every visit to Celtic Park I see the three bricks just next to Jinky’s statue where Mrs RobinBhoy and I have a paving stone that Tony and his two brothers have.

     

     

    *and one of his brothers is the reason that Tims in NA get tae see their beloved club on a regular basis.

  7. Cowiebhoy on

    I made the comment 3 years ago this month, that Ian Bankier should be removed as our chairman

     

    That’s when I believe his opening comment was to tell us Celtic fans to behave ourselves, a stated he repeated the following year at next AGM

     

    My thoughts have never changed

     

    No idea why he is My/Our clubs chairman

     

    Just as well we support Celtic, and not a chairman, don’t think many would be there if it was this chairman we had to support

     

     

    Hail Hail

  10. Canamalar on

    Mike..,

     

    Folllowed a couple of his suggestions and found expensive nondescript food, the only flavour was the silvery boak when the bill was presented for less than average titbits, pretentious shite is how I would describe the recommendations, £15 fcukin quid for a bit of black pudding ffs, but the place could tell you the history of the pig and had tartan curtains, couldny make their mutton taste like lamb but charged you for the lamb anyway. Best pretentious shop in the west end and no worth the bus fair.

  11. whitedoghunch on

    Mike I don’t play fair so there will be a swift volley to your swingset followed by a cowardly dash

     

    Vegetarian eateries are said to be one of the big trends for 2016 so she should be ok there.

     

    For more eclectic veggie and other recipes this is a good resource

     

    http://luckypeach.com/recipes/

     

    also rumours of Adria doing something in London

     

    chin chin

  12. Burghbhoy on

    Up until recently I have thought that Mr Bankier was a pretty anonymous , non descript figure .

     

    I wondered what his role was but figured he probably did a lot of behind the scenes work for the betterment of our club.

     

    After today however, I feel he must be removed.

     

    I along with thousands of other Celtic supporters signed a petition for the removal of Mr Livingstone.

     

    We object to his politics and his use of an unelected vote to penalise the most vulnerable in society.

     

    His views are diametrically opposed to all we hold dear.

     

    I find Mr Bankier’s defence of this offensive.

     

    For that reason he must go and take his buddy Lord Parkhead with him.

     

     

    HH

  13. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Stv news .. Can’t help highlighting a couple of Sevco goals and giving Warby his say ..

     

     

    Feck the top flight!!

  14. Canamalar on

    Tontine..,

     

    My uncle made shipwrights into a trade, now every scaffolder in the world owes my uncle a debt of gratitude, do they owe me now too because he was my uncle ffs

  16. Margaret McGill on

    I’m glad Bankier said what he said and Livingston did what he did and what Lawwell didnt do or say. It just gets better!

     

    6 years yeev been tellt.

     

    penny not dropped yet??

  20. Margaret McGill on

    Canamalar

     

    Initially I contributed to CQN instead of season tickets.

     

    How about you? res 12?

  24. Cragleabhoy on

    Letter send to jptaylor.

     

     

    Dear sir, I am a season ticket holder and a shareholder.

     

     

    I was unable to attend the AGM today, but I am absolutely astonished at the behaviour of the chairman today. The topic of Lord Livingston was always likely to raised and I find it astonishing that Mr Bankier, having prepared an answer, was allowed to refer to fans as being criminally racist.

     

     

    The fact that he has had to clarify his comments is a clear indication that he was wrong and ill advised to use such a term.

     

     

    Mr Bankier seemed extremely passionate about the issue, it is a pity that he is less passionate about the corruption that has been happening in Scottish Football over the last decade or so.

     

     

    I find his behaviour unacceptable and would suggest that all he has done is bring the good name if Celtic and its fans and shareholders into disrepute.

     

     

    This should be a matter for a resignation.

     

     

    Your sincerely

  26. notthebus on

    Bankier has a very horrible way about him.

     

     

    Hes a smug condescending creep and totally got the mood of the AGM wrong today.

     

     

    Both his style and substance leave a lot to be desired

  27. Canamalar on

    Oh wait, I’ll answer that, you done fcuk all, you made talk cheap and castigated everyone that done exactly the same as you, fcuk all same as neganon same as everyone else that made talk cheap, there was plenty things you could have actually done, you know, actions and example, but you done fcuk all, no paying ha

     

    So see that big ivory tower you’ve escobsed yourself in, stick it right up yer hole, and don’t dare dig up tims, till you get aff that fat lazy useless arse of yours and take some action to help.

     

    There are plenty of people that could do with a bit of investigative assistance, you and neganon have spent your time telling people not to waste their time, why didn’t you want to help ?

  29. Dan on

    Evening folks,

     

     

    Another day, another PR blooper by the board. FFS who is in charge of our PR strategy. Is there even a cohesive PR strategy? JC’s comments a few months back alienating the rest of the Scottish teams, then today’s ill thought out comments by Bankier.

     

     

    Surprise, surprise his stupid comments are jumped on by the media, who would have thought eh? The good work done by the Foundation this week overshadowed by this crap.

     

     

    Thoroughly annoyed, but not surprised by another gaff by these so called “intelligent successful business people”

     

     

    No wonder our club is going backwards in so many aspects.

     

     

    HH Dan

  30. viewfaethewindae on

    Like many on here I’ve a few thousand Celtic shares gathering dust in a drawer somewhere. I gave up going to the AGM’s over 10 years ago, absolutely pointless attending when you have no influence.

     

    I always wondered if there is a fans group able to speak with a mandate for the “ordinary” 28000 or so fans who bought shares to save the club, not as investors.

     

     

    Some of the individuals on the board should be nowhere near the club, may be a sign of a greater dissatisfaction of things at Celtic Park, a heartless group of players and a limited football manager.

  36. Hamiltontim on

    VIEWFAETHEWINDAE on 20TH NOVEMBER 2015 6:43 PM

     

     

    That’s what the Celtic Trust is about sir.

     

     

    We’ll be doing a recruitment drive before the Hamilton game on December 5th if you’re interested in joining.

  37. GlassTwoThirdsFull on

    English has got some kind of bee in his bonnet about Celtic. Really don’t know what’s up with the guy.

  38. Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on

    mike in toronto……bit early wae the tunes mate,

     

    God forbid you start the Jethro Tullist aff.

  40. Sandman on

    Ian ‘Facepalm’ Bankier – ‘didn’t realise’ his attack on Celtic fans at the AGM would be manna from heaven for the rabid Hun SMSM.

     

     

    For that strategical naivety alone he shouldn’t be chairman of anything more than his own dining room.

     

     

    Too much marination in that ‘air of protestant superiority’ at his old stomping ground causes idiocy like today.

     

     

    Bland corporate fool.

  41. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Canamalar,

     

     

    Because it is a waste of time.

     

     

    I told you before. Nothing will happen unless we pursue it privately. Which is exactly what you are still doing ? After how long ?

     

     

    Has the penny not dropped yet ?

     

     

    I told you before I would contribute financially. If that day comes. Is it looking more likely ?

     

     

    For the record and I have told my wee brar this also. You four have achieved the sum of F**k all so far.

     

     

    That should get your frustation going even higher.

     

     

    Tackle the ball not the man.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    Google DD …. Stop giving him your money.

  42. Margaret McGill on

    Canamalar

     

    I’m in the US

     

    My brother helps out.

     

    You shouldnt start bevvying so early on a Friday!

     

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