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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The ‘grey’ was a description of the sky above although it could equally apply to the thing on my top lip ;-)
Right, must run…
Dear god….its not even 9 and yet festoons of unadulterated p@sh from the usual conspiracy theory activists and holier than thou preachers.
Read more balance in the Daily Mail ffs
Why not set up a new blog for yourseves and your egos and gies peace?
Livingwagecsc
THUNDER ROAD
Honest,mate-I just wanted away from hun company in Kilwinning for a wee while! Plus,it’s always good to match monikers to faces. Huge credit for that day to all who donated and of course to Billy No’well who gave us a right good laugh on the day.
You’ve got me jealous by saying you’ll be there today. I reckon the last time I saw us play Dundee might have been our Centenary clincher!
Remember to pop round to CQN Corner and say hello to WEEFRATHETIM. Dont forget to offer him a fag while yer there…
scullybhoy
damned if they do, damned if they don’t
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JustaFan..
This is a Total Guess but You are Not a Morning Person are You..;(
Summa
MAESTRO
Good luck wi it anyway,mate.
My good deed for tomorrow is to teach my granny to sook eggs.
justafan
08:54 on 22 November, 2014
Dear god….its not even 9 and yet festoons of unadulterated p@sh from the usual conspiracy theory activists and holier than thou preachers.
Read more balance in the Daily Mail ffs
Why not set up a new blog for yourseves and your egos and gies peace?
Livingwagecsc
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Lol said heid?
Name names or pot kettle could rules apply :–)
I assume Lustig is missing today along with Brown. Would be good to see young Henderson given Broonie’s midfield slot alongside Mulgrew & Johansen.
Would also be good to see the Guidettk/Scepovic partnership which showed much promise v Kille a few weeks ago given another chance.
Gordon
Matthews Denayer Van Dijk Izaguirre
Henderson Mulgrew Johansen
Forrest Guidetti Scepovic
Subs Zaluska Ambrose Kayal Griffiths Stokes Wakaso McGregor
The reality is Stokes will start and either Kayal or McGregor will replace Broonie.
bmcuwp
Billy No’well is wicked :)
I watched a few of his videos on youtube prior to going but they did not tell the whole story.
Billy’s humour and character brought so much more to those videos and songs!
Wouldn’t like to get on the wrong side of him or into a slaggin match!
I made it along to the Killie match in October and had hoped to meet Weefra, but unfortunately he did not make it.
Will definitely pop by again today but i wont mention the fags…..your as bad as Billy :)
Auldheid
Further to the update on Res12-2013, and notwithstanding the legal issues which I fully appreciate are very complex, it would be good to see a definite timeline in this matter as to when our “line in the sand” point is reached waiting for an answer from the SFA. For example, say, if no answer is forthcoming after a period of 2 months, (if that is reasonable in standard business terms) then the issue is referred to UEFA regardless, having advised the SFA of that intention in advance. This needs to move forward – we cannot wait for ever and a day for progress and if it is not coming from the SFA then it should be addressed externally. A simplistic view I am aware, and there may well be factors to which I am not privy.
HH
THUNDER ROAD
Fair play to the fella. Proud of him. I enjoy my fags too much to wrap them,but so did he!
I think he decided to chuck them when he realised he could have been as tall as Jamesgang if he had never started on them. That might only be a rumour I just started though…
CQN Coupon this week if you want a wee punt:
Jobo – Everton
Lennybhoy – Bolton
TTT – Notts County
BT – Bournemouth
GL2 -Dundee Utd
Pog – Southampton
PF – Norwich
AWATR – Stoke
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Morning all.
Dull and overcast down here but the rain has stopped (for the moment?).
Hope it isn’t raining over Celtic Park this afternoon. I see Johansenn has been bigging up our team. While I like him a lot, I don’t like that kind of thing. Our dearly beloved SMSM will go to town on him the minute we slip up.
Anyway, I hope there are no slip-ups today.
Mort,
It was great to see you posting yesterday. Very good analysis. We need the forensic skills of the likes of yourself and Auldheid on here to combat the all too common overly simplistic criticisms of our Board and Peter Lawwell.
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
Make sure you boil them before entering them into your sock :-)
Who ARE these beings?
bmcuwp
Im glad i gave them up when i was 11.
My ex smoked 20 a day and although we struggled for money, but there was NO WAY that she would give up the fags.
She told me that she would probably stick a knife in me without them and she was being serious.
I was happy to give up the beer instead.
Once again I would like to say thank you to my fellow posters for all your best wishes. In a week of darkness, some good news. My daughter Louise gave birth late last night to a little angel named Lucy Michele. Bless her.
Frantic07
Macjay
The Celtic Trust is made up of CELTIC supporters who wish to see a successful CELTIC, on and of the park, whilst living up to the ethos and values of CELTIC’s original founders.
Like many others, the trust believes that paying the living wage to its employees, and thereby saving many from having to apply for benefits, is only following the basic values upon which the club is based.
The trust is for CELTIC fans, not a political pressure group. What other companies or groups do is not in their remit.
You, on the other hand, have a right wing/ tory agenda which you pursue on here ad nauseam from the other side of the world. Bugger off and gies peace.
ger57
Naw! Naw!
Celtic Trust is a selected group of unafiliated external interlopers with no love for our club setup under the Celtic name to disrupt, instigate disharmony and generally cause be a public nuisance. Their aims are the destruction of Celtic FC!
MWD said AYE run Fowwist run
Morning Tims.
I still have 3 spares for Motherwell away on Sat 6th Dec for anyone interested please contact me hamiltontim@hotmail.co.uk
Frantic07
Congratulations!
Were you already a granda or have you now just entered that club?
Frantic07
Truly mixed emotions for you this week. Many congratulations and stay positive on the other thing mate.
Off for a wee swim, then onto the game ….. God, I’ve missed it….HH to all the Bhoys who know derhun were liquidated, and remains deed and buried, unlike the paranoid smsm….. not long until the zombies2 tribute act join them ….TICK TOCK…
Peter Lawell is the best football CEO in the UK, but needs to be careful what he wishes for, along with a few others on here…..the rapid dog is trying to break the clutches of Liquidation, but the Courts / BDO / HMRC will apply the final blow soon …..TICK TOCK……
frantic07
Hail Hail tae the Bairn ;)))
HH
FRANTIC07
Some welcome good news,mate. Fingers crossed there is more to come.
Delighted to welcome Lucy Michelle to the world.
Congratulations to all concerned!
Should be arriving at Queen Street the back of twelve. Any CQNers going to any Real Ale selling pub?
J
ger57
09:35 on 22 November, 2014
I’m beginning to warm to the Celtic Trust, since I am starting to see signs that they’re not politically motivated ….hopefully their agenda IS Celtic, and only Celtc, based….
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon ….The angels are with Wee Oscar in Heaven.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
09:48 on 22 November, 2014
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You’ve been spouting the same p#sh for what, 3/5 years noo?
And, guess what?
The big bad, cheating, mibbery-assisted huns are in the lobby waiting to enter the living room and let ‘you’know that ‘youve’ been had coz, ‘your’ wonderful ‘bored’ and their, woefully over-priced CEO…couldny put the stake through the dying(LOL) huns hearts when, WGS blew 4 in a row, on ‘your’ behalf.
Who does ibrox belong to?
Simple Simon – CSC
Frantico7
Life WILL be more frantic now, but WONDERFUL, nevertheless……CONGRATULATIONS !!!!
67heaven … i am neil lennon ….the angels are with wee oscar in heaven.. ibrox belongs to the creditors
09:55 on 22 November, 2014
Trust me please, they are. Don’t listen to anyone on here who’s never spent time in their company, made themselves aware of all the work they do that isn’t highlighted or has their own political motivation.
I had the pleasure of spending some time chatting with Janette Findlay yesterday after the AGM. I can confirm two things.
1. She is way better looking than Annabel Goldie.
2. Macjay is talking out of his arse when he professes to know her agenda.
More to follow.
Kev Jungle said: “You’ve been spouting the same p#sh for what, 3/5 years noo? ”
A bit rich coming from you, Kev!!!
JJ
walk-on in the jungle is magic, just magic
09:57 on 22 November, 2014
The creditors, ya wee shoite….hahahahahahah ….. Did you notice BDO have just secured the first instalment for the creditors (£24m) ……..uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
ACGR
You are better looking than Annabel Goldie o:-)
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
10:00 on 22 November, 2014
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An there in lies the bait and guess who bit?
ACGR
I believe you spent some time with her not so good looking other half too!
jungle jim hot smoked
10:00 on 22 November, 2014
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha ….
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon ….The angels are with Wee Oscar in Heaven.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
10:01 on 22 November, 2014
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Aye & whit?