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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If you go down to Ibrox today you’re in for a big surprise
If you go down to Ibrox today you’ll never believe your eyes
Super Sally has no cash, nowhere left to sing the sash
Today’s the day the Teddy Bears get their pitch nicked!
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
01:39 on 22 November, 2014
:)
Margaret McGill
01:11 on
22 November, 2014
CaltonTongues
01:09 on 22 November, 2014
I have avoided Fauldhouse like I would the Eboladrome
please elaborate? Im dying to know.
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Mags,
Apologies for the delay, just had a call from MsCT, from the New Lodge checking I’m ok, How Good is that?
So, where you not at the Big Party in Fauldhouse about a year after we left school, great night.
Finer details later-:)))
I think If i was a true Iranian patriot I would be preparing nuclear weapons myself!
Right,tae aw u mad Tims,STOAP ARGYIN’ wae each n anither,here’s a wee present fae moi……
http://youtu.be/yYb55tx-WK0
CT
TOHG played for Fauldhouse utd btw..
CaltonTongues
01:42 on 22 November, 2014
ah I deliberately missed that one.
My 2 visits to Fauldhouse back in the day resulted in 2 very Scottish cultural experiences that made the eboladrome look like a safari park.
I got stabbed in the leg on my first trip in someones house
2nd trip someone through shit at me in their own loaded Y-fronts in the street.
Beautiful place. Tourist trap though.
I only ever visited Fauldhouse twice.
Margaret McGill
01:43 on 22 November, 2014
I think If i was a true Iranian patriot I would be preparing nuclear weapons myself!
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It just goes to show, nobody knows what they are doing.
Andre’s Dad had him doing something relentlessly, that, he ended up despising. There are arguments for both sides, especially as he made millions.
The wealthiest still have the same conundrums to live with that peasants like me have to deal with.
through=threw
BT,
They were a very good Junior Team but, a different kind of fitty, how Teuchter is that, was on that day/night/nightmare-:)
Ask him if he played in goal the night we (Amatuer) played them and won 6-1 in Livingston about ’82?
Lennon Mjallby
Saw The Happy Mondays in Manchester. Late 80s. Craziest weekend ever. ;)))
Morrissey
Margaret McGill
01:50 on
22 November, 2014,
Now, that explains a lot.
You’re excused-:)))
CT
eh naw, mibbies 57..no 82…..
night mo chara..
DD
im due back at the jubilee on Thursday about 1.45.
you and petec looking for a lift into town let me know.
Delaneys
Watch that video…..Yale pish yersel
BT -:))))
Nite all and Hail Hail
Me 2
night bhoys and ghirls
frantic07.
Stay strong bro. Prayers offered up…
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
02:00 on 22 November, 2014
DD
im due back at the jubilee on Thursday about 1.45.
you and petec looking for a lift into town let me know.
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Thank You for the offer, I’ve got the day off so that will depend on the GThang.
Delaneys Dunky
01:55 on 22 November, 2014
Lennon Mjallby
Saw The Happy Mondays in Manchester. Late 80s. Craziest weekend ever. ;)))
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You have had a few Crzy weekends. At least you can remember them!!!!
Madchester.csc
In the style of wee fra god bless him
gl2 has fbooked that over 9 crates have been filled tonight in Greenock with more to come, not forgetting the cash donations..
that is what Celtic is all about, us fans, not your money grabbing custodians currently running cplc..
Faith of our Fathers…
I see you got your,leopard skin pill box hat……
Outie.
KevJ is a must read for me.
When I put KevJ in that role that Eminem played in 8 Mile. It was a Maximum respect for KevJ, I’d hazard a guess he knows that.
Those pesky Theosophists though, hmmmm.
Good Night
Searched for ages for the Apocalypse Now version of the End by you know who,for some mad reason av found it straight away…….
Helicopters,gooks,m’ochine guns n Jeem!
Excuse me……I honestly may not know the difference, but is the Living Wage not intended for full time regular employees ? Casual workers and part timers should probably not be paid the Living Wage as their main income comes from elsewhere.
Don’t beat me up guys, merely asking.
Thank you all
Westies
You deserve a good kickin ya tory bassa. ;)))
westies
Careful,pal.
Don`t ask reasonable questions.
The thought police are watching.
D.D.
Wrong target,D.D.
I`m the Tory bassa.
MacJay
I hope you know I respect you.
11.45 pm Oz time.
Can`t wait.
Hertz v Also rans.
Alarm engaged for a Timmy no-lose situation.
Hoping for blood,but happy to settle for nasty, niggly, bad tempered,in your face,de`il take the hindmost ( Now that`s a dilemma),”see you Billy” kind of engagement.
For we Tims,I sense that the sickly smell of overt hunnism will prevail.
A pre-arranged draw?
Hush,Paddy.
Either,or…………..we can`t lose.
This I like.
Very much.
WESTIES
That’s a really awkward question.
For me,if people are doing the same job at the same grade,they should be paid the same. But I take your point about some using it as a second income.
Problem is that recently second incomes have become necessary incomes for many. Not ‘pin-money’ as in the past. The proverbial coach and horses has been driven through terms and conditions,and what is now commonplace would have been unacceptable in the past(and repugnant to most employers)
If a job’s worth doing,it’s worth paying someone to do it properly.
MACJAY
Yer getting soft in your old-age,mate.
I’ll settle for the huns getting gubbed by as many as possible.
Macjay
I will be inside Paradise tomorrow. Celtic is my cause.
Delaneys Dunky
03:25 on
22 November, 2014
Mate.
Lovely thing to say.
Honestly,pal.
We are all the prisoners of our education.
The beauty,for me ,is that your motivation,Jeanette Findlay`s motivation and my motivation are,in all probability the same.
A terrible beauty? :-)
How we achieve the common goal is where we perhaps, differ.
We`ll get there.
Hail Hail,my fellow Tim.
This is easy for lawell .. So easy i think he was reading out his answers from last year.
Every penny blah blah blah
If every penny was reinvested he wouldnt get his bonus for a start.
What about the team he left ronnie with for the qualifiers ? Complete mess of a team..
One half hearted protest outside parkhead this season we then had few loan signings brought straight in.
Ronnie shone in interview… Who else got interviewed and wanted the job ? Not many i would imagine.
Im a ronnie fan and think he will turn out a great coach-hopefully for us- but like lenny before that he was cheap option who would not speak out against boards transfer policy becuase he was just happy to get the job.
Well done to celtic on some living wage agreement.. Nearly there bankier.
PROUDBHOY
Agreed. Lawwell got away with it again.
The Teflon Don.