Our Annual General Meeting, held at Celtic Park this morning, was a more prosaic affair than last year’s. Chief executive, Peter Lawwell, told the meeting last season’s on-field and financial results were “fantastic” in difficult circumstances.
He repeatedly referred to the “balance” required between immediate expenditure policies and judging the long-term requirements of the club, adding that in recent years, “Rangers went bust, Hearts went bust, and Hibs were relegated.”
For the first time the AGM heard from the Celtic FC Foundation chief executive. Tony Hamilton was given a video slot alongside the chairman, chief exec and the manager and he spoke about how the Foundation was interwoven into the fabric of the club, from the top to bottom, and of our history.
The alleviation of poverty is a major target for 2015, building on work the Foundation carried out this year in north and east Glasgow, Inverclyde and North Lanarkshire. Tony added, “If things weren’t tough we wouldn’t need a charity – but they are.
“We’re deadly serious about making a difference.” I’ll try to get the video, it’s worth watching.
Ronny Deila laid out his objectives for this season: qualification for the Champions League, win the treble, develop players and play attacking, attractive, football. Peter Lawwell didn’t want to use the managerial transition over the summer as an excuse for failing to reach the Champions League, but suggested it was grounds for mitigation.
The chairman, chief executive and manager all liberally infused their comments with transformational effect Champions League qualification would have on the club next season.
The Celtic Trust proposed two resolutions, the first of which, concerning club-fan interaction, they agreed to adjourn. In his video message, chairman Ian Bankier informed the meeting that the directors would oppose the Living Wage resolution, but that they had entered into discussions with the staff on the matter, proposing that the starting pay for permanent staff is set at £7.85 per hour, which just happens to be equal to the Living Wage.
In response to this Jeanette Findlay, proposing the resolution on behalf of the Trust, reached the microphone and tore up her prepared speech. She did, however, urge the club to go the final mile and become an accredited Living Wage employer.
Peter Lawwell informed the meeting that he would be meeting John Guidetti’s agent within the next two weeks and that he is waiting to hear back from Kris Commons representatives on his latest offer.
Ronny Deila added that it was important for the club to retain its top players, giving Guidetti and Justin Denayer special mention, but insisted it was wrong to give into demands from any one player three times the going rate for other senior players.
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SOAL
Didn’t know he was playing or I’d have got tickets.
Weans tonight so I’m already tucked up.
C’mon bhoys, complete the story.
Please supply a link to the holy goalies penalty save
mike in Toronto
deal.
HH.
Lennon Mjallby
I love a convert. Glad you are enjoying my fave ever band The Clash.
What is the Stars
21:54 on
21 November, 2014
40 years ago today, the Birmingham bombs, one of the worst incidents of mass murder ever to have happened on these islands. Terrible times.
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Bunnet doffed.
Jimmynotpaul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjd3zy7z1bI
JNP
http://youtu.be/Q4PdaafUV7o
Frantic
You will be in my prayers till you beat this big man!
Wow. Amazing. Lawell got away with it
His cash cow goes on
It’s in his personal interest that any money comes in stays in the bank to trigger his max bonus
Sorry if you think this is boring or same old record, but our whole club strategy is what consequences it has on PL bonus
The legia gunning as no invest then his 1m salary Then let’s give a few people min wage and the plebs will forget about it all till next transfer window shambles
Lovely jubely
The naka night was something else. Was there with a couple of lads who had never been to celtic before. They were flabbergasted
The spirit of Arthur Lee.
Thank you, what a night that was.
JNP
My clip was better :-)
Has the alarm clock just gone off in OZ ??
HH.
DELANEYS DUNKY. 2208
I heard this on the radio the other night. Sacrilege.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wso9MZTTGE
Good evening all.
BMCUW
Thanks for the cheer up today. The auld yin seems to be responding well to the ear drops. :-)
an teirman (sp)
Please excuse my ignorance at not responding to your supportive post to me in the early hours of this morning. Was so stressed, I really just wanted to hit the cot. Of course I will be at CP tomorrow and am soooooo looking forward to meeting up with yourself and all the usual, and maybe, knew suspects. I really appreciated your support. Thanks.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
SYDNEYTIM
If you have ESTADIO’s Mail addy,can you contact him,please?
Frantic07
Best wishes
H.T.
Ha !!!!!!!!
That’s brilliant, for anyone who hasn’t watched it. It’s videod
From the man Utd end.
Love it.
WEEFRATHETIM
Bit of mutual therapy,bud. Thanks.
Glad to hear yer aul’ pal is on the mend.
Frantic07
You are in mrsweefra’s and my prayers. Stay strong buddy. KTF.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Jimmynotpaul
That was HT phone
GP
I need to run as my better half has just called to say she is finishing work for the day so I am off to pick her up. (She is a doctor who does mostly heart surgeries on babies…. I listen to her talk about her day, and then feel so petty about complaining about my job, or, even more, my football team). She’s great for helping me keep things in perspective.
Been a pleasure chatting with you this evening.
And when I get my first cheque from Celtic, I will make sure that I fly over there and will buy you a round or two.
Hail Hail
Delaneys
It’s always good to discover and appreciate new music,I could say summit abit maturity but that’s another thing that will come in time ;)
she’s in jail
Greenpinata
22:11 on
21 November, 2014
Has the alarm clock just gone off in OZ ??
HH.
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Subtract one hour.
Convert am to pm and vv
9.17am.
BMCUW.
I thought that was a decent video,
mind you I had the sound turned down
Not a big fan of PL..but .i think anyone who thinks that he runs CFC..for what is best for his personel bonus is delusional in the extreme…
Time for an INDY go…wheres SFTB or Negannon 2….
Boaby
Why are you up so early? You don’t start till 0100. Oh, I forgot, the older you get, the less sleep you need. Hahaha. I still need ma 8 oors. Beauty sleep you understand, and I don’t half need it big time. :-) Great job today as usual from yourself, fair lifted my spirit. Cheers kiddo. Blether soon.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Naka`s freekick v man u, 8 years ago tonight, from a Japanese sports show.
http://youtu.be/BLlfr4Ng8nU
BMCUW
She sang that without a riddy. Is she related to Sally?
More Naka
Cmon all youUnionists..lets be havinyou
On this day……Sunday, 21st November, 1920 Bloody Sunday, British soldiers opened fire, shooting indiscriminately into the crowd at a Gaelic football game.
http://youtu.be/QOiQRkK1tyg
Oppression breeds resistance.
Oops, meant to mention, still aff the fags. Not one since the 2nd November. Dead chuffed. :-)
No bad after smoking for 60 years.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Thebhoyfromoz.
That is special too.
Thanks bhoys.
Amazing to think we had Naylor and gravesen, they had ronaldo and Rooney. Surely one of wgs finest moments.
Bgx. Aye. How else would you explain leaving cash in the bank when we had zero goal scorers going into CL
One of the few clubs who would not go into debt to buy a player
Bobby I have somewhere in my hotmail way way back
WeeFra
Delighted to see you more upbeat sir!!
WEEFRATHETIM
Next door’s six-month old goes off like a banshee at half eight every night. Sometimes I canny get back to sleep. Hard life,at least I canny hear him too often overnight.