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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Livibhoy has written a feature for CQN Magazine about his first trip on his own to a Celtic match as a 14 year old back in 1992. He certainly had an eventful day! It is a brilliant read from one of CQNs best writers.
THE WINDS OF CHANGE has arrived! Spent two hours unloading them from a lorry in the rain!
If you enjoyed Caesar & The Assassin you will want to read the follow up and it is quite a book.
Paul has the last word too re the events on 4th November 2015 at the Court of Session.
The Winds of Change covers 1991 -2005 and details everything that happened when Brady, Macari, Tommy Burns, Barnes, Dalglish, Wim Jansen, Dr Jo Venglos and Martin O’Neill managed the club. And wee Fergus certainly made his mark during this period!
You can order now at http://www.cqnbookstore.com
Dena29
Heard report but tried to replay and had no access.
Now when I go into the link all of the previous comments I made have been removed
whats that all about?
HH
Tomorrow’s agm doesn’t matter a tuppeny damn. all the decisions are cut and dried.
PL currently brushing up format for scaring us all with tales of look how lucky we are compared to THEM.
At the risk of spouting heresy. THEY had a hell of a lot of good times getting there.
FESS19 on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 2:43 PM
Dena29
Heard report but tried to replay and had no access.
very strange ……
one post was along the lines of dry our eyes Aberdeen supporters are arrested for nothing etc etc
and one of my replies was simply
Aberdeen supporters accepting arrest for non crimes is down to them and should not mean others would or should be so stupid , two wrongs don’t make a right
someone replied about Tims being disrespectful to Police etc
and I replied if the Police had acted appropriately and not threatened the boy I would have no problem
another talked about respecting uniform etc
my response was along the lines
respect is earned and the attitude and language used by Police was one reason people were losing respect and if the policeman had respect for the uniform he wouldnt conduct himself outside of the law.
you get the jist
all have been removed
HH
On Saturday the 28th of November I will take part in a sponsor cycle in aid of Sean Sweeney, the president of Wishaw Emerald CSC. He has not been able to work for sometime due to serious illness. We wish to raise money to help him and his family at this hard time.
Bear in mind that since I have not exercised since sometime in the 80’s this will be no easy task for me.
Please consider making a donation towards dedicated Celtic supporter Sean and his family.
Feel free to share on Facebook with your friends. Thank you!
https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/lynnmarie-oconnor-1
I will also have a sponsor sheet with me at the AGM tomorrow. HH
Dena29
Did not read report but tried to listen to recording. Did someone say “Come with me and I’ll tell you why”? As I said I tried to replay but not allowed access. If you still have link I”ll try from different computer/location
Morrissey the 23rd on 19th November 2015 2:52 pm
Good Luck.. great cause , but look after your own health too
your friend has enough to worry about without feeling guilty if you push yourself too hard.
HH
Fess19 on 19th November 2015 3:04 pm
Just seems strange that any post about thinking the Policeman was wrong has been removed ….
not just mine others that I was replying to have gone as well
Only a few that say we are always playing the victim or that the recording s inconclusive at best etc remain
I have heard the recording and read the article
HamiltonTim posted it on the blog ….yesterday I think and I read the article before I posted
Just seems very strange
HH
DENA29 on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 3:14 PM
Fess19 on 19th November 2015 3:04 pm
Just seems strange that any post about thinking the Policeman was wrong has been removed ….
Strange. Why?
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/agm-ahead/comment-page-2/#comment-2721107
Ole Dermot has bigger fish to fry like the £3.2billion proposed betting companies merger he’s busy opposing.
Constant reloading and completely mental pop-up ads have now made the blog unreadable for me.
Battery level on my iPad has gone from 96% to 71% and I have not even been able to finish the article.
It has been pretty bad for weeks but this is now impossible.
C’est la vie.
quonno on 19th November 2015 3:18 pm
I dont know whats happening but I can’t access your link either .
Are you saying the comments have been removed because they don’t some agenda at the AGM tomorrow?
:-((
HH
Are you saying the comments have been removed because they don’t some agenda at the AGM tomorrow? –
should obviously read the comments have been removed because they don’t suit some agenda at the AGM tomorrow? –
HH
FYI: https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/2945/exclusive-i-will-fucking-ruin-your-life-football-fans-recording-of-alleged-police-abuse-revealed
Paul67
Can I ask if it’s a member of the Celtic board who gave you the information that Celtic are paying ‘at or above Living Wage rates’? If it was then that is indeed worrying because that individual is lying to a Celtic season ticket holder and shareholder.
I’ll repeat what I posted on here recently so apologies to those who have read it before or have no interest.
At last year’s AGM Ian Bankier promised that Celtic Plc would consult with employees on the issue of the Living Wage. Why they felt the need to consult anyone to see if they would like a higher rate of pay bamboozles me, I’ve never, ever heard of the likes in my life.
Anyway, after some consultation, with an unspecified number of employees, Celtic agreed to pay some staff the Living Wage. This would take affect from 1st July 2015, six months after the ‘consultation’ process began. What on earth were they talking about?
Ah, but there was a fly in the ointment! Those who would now receive the LW would lose out on a long standing bonus system as a result. I believe they call it robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Anyway, on the plus side these employees would now be in receipt of the LW so all was good.
Well it was until the beginning of this month when the national LW went up. As a result of this rise, those employees are now 40p/hour poorer than the national LW wage rate.
Incidentally Paul none of this takes into account in excess of 400 match day employees who were never in receipt of the LW.
Ps I abhor the fact that this has become a political football that outsiders can use to have a kick at Celtic. However, the simple fact is that Celtic, by not paying a living wage, have brought this on themselves.
Dena29
Went back to original link, could open article (Did nor check comments) but recording with police was not available. Took you a link for music.
HH
Off to bed, 22:40 were I am.
Take care all tims.
https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/2945/exclusive-i-will-fucking-ruin-your-life-football-fans-recording-of-alleged-police-abuse-revealed
Fess19 dont know if this link will work
HH
not happy with CQN Magazine or replies
HH
Dena
Why what’s been said?
thomthethim for Oscar OK on 19th November 2015 10:33 am
I was a minority of one in my group, over the value that TC brought to the team.
He wasn’t a showy player and in the modern game he would be described as a ” water carrier”.
However, he had immense influence on how we played.
*Was at a replay in Motherwell one Wednesday night. We had scraped a 2-2 tie in the first game on the Sunday (this was during the power cuts so Sunday games were allowed).
Motherwell had a former Liverpool player called Bobby Graham playing for them. He completely dominated the midfield in the first game. Ian St John his former colleague was in the dug out.
Big Jock had the team lined up with Jim Brogan at left back and Pat McCluskey as sweeper. However, Brogie was tasked with man marking Graham while Pat reverted to the full back position.
Just before half time Pat suffered an injury and was replaced by TC who immediately took over the left back position leaving Bobby Graham stuck in Brogie’s pocket.
We won the game thanks to a spectacular headed goal by Dixie on the hour mark against his old club. This came from a typical Tommy Callaghan run down the flank to the bye line with a pin point cross.
Living Wage? bah humbug!
It’s nothing but Stalinism!
As for Celtic Ethos?
Seriously?
What have the 3 musketeers got to do with anything in this day and age?
Dena 29
You are saying that we are deleting your posts.
We are NOT doing that.
I responded to you on Facebook saying this and suggested that if you had posted on the link we shared then we don’t have control of the posts there. It isn’t our article, just a shared link.
I am bemused that you are upset at us. If you want to explain please do?
HAMILTONTIM on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 3:54 PM
Dena
Why what’s been said?
– had a few posts with various posters about the threat to young bhoy by Police
got replying to a few then got message that couldnt post
went back to answer another post and all my posts removed
CQN say it wasnt them……….. if I posted on original link nothing to do with them
and when I posted I was having difficulty wondering why all the negative posts remained CQN responded
“dont know what you mean G…………”
I posted on the CQN article………100%
HH
Hamiltontim on 19th November 2015 3:36 pm
With regards to the matchday staff I suspect they’re not Celtic employees but agency staff. Now while I agree that Celtic could and should put steps in place to ensure agency staff also receive the LW it’s not actually then a lie to state that Celtic staff were set to receive it (subsequent 40p change aside which is a different point).
One of the things our board are very good at is ambiguity.
I can’t believe that posters on here are suggesting that Scottish police are liars, bullies and anti Celtic, possibly anti Catholic.
Hunbelievable.
Whoodathunkit?
WINNING CAPTAINS on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 4:15 PM
Dena 29
You are saying that we are deleting your posts.
We are NOT doing that.
I responded to you on Facebook saying this and suggested that if you had posted on the link we shared then we don’t have control of the posts there. It isn’t our article, just a shared link.
I am bemused that you are upset at us. If you want to explain please do?
I know I posted on CQN article and they have been removed……. I don’t know enough about the technical aspects but am 100% sure I posted on CQN as I had no need to listen to the recording I heard it already
I am not saying you or the magazine targeted my poss or anything like that but if facebook removed the posts I thought they would have to tell you???? or maybe not in any case they have gone
HH
Tontine Tim on 19th November 2015 4:14 pm
thomthethim for Oscar OK on 19th November 2015 10:33 am
Football posts, how refreshing! Sadly it will never catch on, good try lhads.
The Celtic Eros?
He’d have the looks of Sammy and the libido of the Griffalo
HH
I’ve always been a bit sceptical of ‘I’m a celebrity get me out of here’ ( the wife watches it ) they always start off making a fire, by rubbing two sticks together, then pretentiously eat some witchety ole grubs. As soon as the cameras are switched off, they probably head back and polish off a five courser, in a plush hotel, followed by a big Havana, in the hot tub before a lazy night spread out on the ole Egyptian cotton sheets.
Reality TV CSC
WINNING CAPTAINS on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 4:15 PM Dena 29
You are saying that we are deleting your posts. –
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By the way I never said you are deleting them I said they had been deleted and it was strange
I cannot accuse anyone because I dont know
HH
dena29
Yes I would get a notification that posts were being removed and I didn’t receive that. There are only two people who can access that page as admins – myself and Paul.
Paul has been active on the site about twice in five years, so I would rule him out.
I only looked back because I saw on here you were having problems, but I promise you it isn’t us.
Not guilty!
There does seem to be some zombies on that post, they are certainly more active in recent weeks.
Hope you are well.
Glad you two made up!
Bless!
:-)
Dena,
Pretty sure that if you add a comment to a facebook post, the “owner” of the facebook post can delete it without you being informed. That just seems to be how facebook works.
WINNING CAPTAINS on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 4:32 PM
dena29
Yes I would get a notification that posts were being removed and I didn’t receive that. There are only two people who can access that page as admins – myself and Paul.
Paul has been active on the site about twice in five years, so I would rule him out.
I only looked back because I saw on here you were having problems, but I promise you it isn’t us.
Not guilty!
There does seem to be some zombies on that post, they are certainly more active in recent weeks.
Hope you are well.
I’m fine. I just find this episode very strange……………
HH
TIM MALONE WILL TELL on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 4:38 PM
Dena,
Pretty sure that if you add a comment to a facebook post, the “owner” of the facebook post can delete it without you being informed. That just seems to be how facebook works.
Yes thats what I thought but WC is the “owner” and he didnt remove them????
Go figure………have messaged a fellow CQN’er who also had a post on it (which has gone) but hasnt replied yet
HH
If any posts are to be removed it should be the attention seeker from last nights Q & A….
WEST END OF EAST END on 19TH NOVEMBER 2015 5:10 PM
If any posts are to be removed it should be the attention seeker from last nights Q & A….
agree I shouldn’t have drawn attention to him either but thats me , open mouth and insert feet :-))
HH