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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Kev
Give me a clue…..
JJ
a ceiler gonof rust
09:58 on 22 November, 2014
I recently accused her of having an agenda on Twitter….she wasn’t amused….hahahahahahaha
#scullybhoy – you are NOT a Celtic supporter, rather you and those like you, who go after anyone in the Celtic Park administration, are sad malcontents and quite frankly the biggest bores in the country.
Jeanette Findlay shouldny just get a seat on the ‘bored’
she should be the managing director-oracle-type figure
of the Celtic like a Karen Brady sort.
PL is a fogie who bullsh#ts his way to £1mill+ from feeble
suckers and, easily duped sheep – but thats their look out.
See some of you at the game…..incidentally, had a good laugh last night….Oldtim67 called me by accident last night when he had finger-trouble whilst trying to call a taxi…..then he started talking like KevJ…..think he was enjoying a wee night oot, whereby KevJ is enjoy a ‘weekend oot’
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the scottish football
league.
They come from bonnie Scotland, they come from county Cork,
They come from dear old Donegal and even from New York,
From every street in Glasgow they proudly make their way,
To a place called dear old paradise and this is what they say.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the scottish football
league.
There’s Fallon, Young and Gemmell who proudly wear the green,
There’s Clark, McNeill and Kennedy the best there;s ever been,
Jim Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, John Divers and John Hughes,
And sixty thousand Celtic fans who proudly shout the news.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the scottish football
league.
The trust is for CELTIC fans, not a political pressure group. What other companies or groups do is not in their remit
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I must admit, I did laugh.
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
09:58 on
22 November, 2014
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.
Keep meeting with Findlay and stay off this site please!
…and Annabel Goldie is the biggest sex symbol this country has ever produced!!!!
Sutton at it again with his personal vendetta against ronny.
This time his over the top celebrations after beating the sheep wasn’t for Chris’s liking.
Gettin boring now. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
I`ve decided on The Drum and Monkey on St Vincent Street if anyone fancies a good pint and an average blether.
Cheerio,
JJ
HT, that is also true and it just made the lovely Janette realise what shes been missing:-)
A smashing lady indeed. Annabel is toast:-)
jungle jim hot smoked
10:03 on 22 November, 2014
Kev
Give me a clue…..
JJ
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THAT’s THE PROBLEM …… HE HISNAE GOAT A CLUE ….!!!!
Johnny Collins – ye let me down by drinking the ‘boreds’ soup.
Roy Keane – You showed the cajones to put PL and his puppet-show in the picture.
Frantic 07 congratulations to your daughter and best of luck to you sir
Modern threatening looking East Kilbrides are rubbish.
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
Im hoping to be in Glasgow at about 12.30 and then will be going for a couple of beers.
Drum and Monkey is going the wrong way but i need the exercise!
Will pop in and buy you a beer if you are still about.
McDowellcelt god bless wee oscar
10:12 on 22 November, 2014
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Suttons quite right. imho
Ah mean, the guy who played a crucial part in blowing, not once…but, twice opportunities to get into the CL group stages – parading up n doon Pittodrie as if he’d just beaten Swalex’s Dons to the Title?
Not long ago…..there was fury amongst the Celtic fans coz, Dons players ripped the p#sh with their celebrations?
As Mr Stein said – “True Champs don’t need to pat themselves on the back.”
Where’s the ‘class’ a CP these days?
Aart from the wonderful Green Brigade – there’s none. imho
Apart from the Wonderful Green Brigade
KevJ
Karen Brady was appointed MD of B/ham City as a bit of a showmanship by their then porn baron owner. She turned out to be a more than capable football club director.
Jeanette Findlay is a respected economist who has researched the finances of football, amongst other things, for decades. She was my son’s tutor at yoonie and helped him to attain his degree. IMO, she would make a cracking CEO for Celtic. Tony Donnelly could be her PA.
Frantic 07. Congrats on new arrival. Stay positive regarding your illness, you can & will beat it. YNWA.
Lucy Michele welcome to the Celtic family
May your days be blessed and may yer Papa FRANTIC07 have the pleasure of being wrapped round your little finger while having his pockets emptied for many years to come :)))))))
ger57
10:22 on 22 November, 2014
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Hear, hear – fella.
I was standing just behind JF when she was addressing the crowd at George Square and, I thought….why couldn’t this fine young lady – who is nobodies mug – be involved at a more elevated level at CP?
To conclude – She gets us, the ‘bored’ don’t. imho
HH
Horrid henry, I dont take instruction from you or anyone else, maybe with the exception of mrs acgr.
So with all due respect, G T F.
Thankyou
bournesouprecipe
10:10 on
22 November, 2014
Away to the shops with that song in my head :)))
Danny Kaye still making me smile sir :)))
Till later all
Ronnys line up today will be interesting
Good morning CQN, enjoyable day yesterday in the company of some fine CQN’S with an evening in Greenock, which the Inverclyde foodbank benefitted from congrats to all
working today will miss match today
COYBIG 3pts please
Excerpt below from E-tims, correctly lambasting a rag with a headline and photo deliberately targeted at the deranged, angry and full of hatred fans of a deceased club, the consequences of this kind of reporting are now well documented, unfortunately we have no regulation on such irresponsible gutter reporting
Lawwell chipped in to rescue his chairman.
“I agree, 100 per cent. We do a lot of work behind the scenes and will support the interests of our club to its ultimate ends.
“There are time we feel the need to keep some things private because we have a responsibility to the club, the board and our staff.
“It’s important they are protected as it was only two years ago there were bombs and bullets sent through the post.”
Its the same when someone tells me that they agree. But at least he didn’t say 110%.
Lawwell is right on one thing. Irresponsible reporting and attention seeking headlines can lead to problems for club staff and their families. Thats not to excuse the clowns who make these threats, or attempt to influence events through intimidation, but the papers need to acknowledge the role they play in these unacceptable actions.
As we can see, today at least one of them has failed to take this on board.
Even to the extent that the picture has Lawwell laughing-at the plight of the now deceased club ?
ACGR 10.30 For some reason that post made me laugh, the perfect put down.
a woman goes to the doctor and says
‘doctor I’ve got a piece of lettuce sticking out of my bum’
doctor says
‘don’t worry it’s just the tip of the iceberg’
Frantic07
09:35 on
22 November, 2014
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
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welcome to the Celtic family Lucy Michele…..and best wishes to your good self F07 ..
braw
scullybhoy
08:41 on 22 November, 2014
Sure is mate, they’ll sign these contracts just before the wee games against shite teams, just watch commons will sign just before the partick thistle game and john gudetti will sign before the Huns game :-)
Friesdorfer
Too much time and effort has gone into this to let it slip slide away.
What to do in event of non reply has been discussed but first things first.
leftclick
something like this,
———————————Gordon————————————-
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Mathews———Denayer———–Van Dijk————–Izzaguirre
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———————————– Mulgrew ———————————-
———————————————————————————–
Forrest————————Johanssen————————Wakaso
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————————-Guidetti————Stokes————————–
bournesouprecipe
Hope wee Jamesy’s Maw has packed his thermal vest for todays game…
bournesouprecipe
10:47 on 22 November, 2014
Izzy sitting in front of a back 3 ?
BSR
think fragile forrest is injured for a change…
22″01′
Grrrrrrr
Jobo
non aerodynamic yon moustache. .
starry
Swap for McGregor see BT’s post
hun skelper
Wee Izzy will need his brolly as East Kilbride wasn’t just threatening, it seems.
Cowiebhoy, if you’re about, thanks for getting me sorted out and back to my hotel last night. I may have been slightly disorietated.
Off oot to get even more disorientated.
Corky, looking forwarx to meeting you on thursday.
Celtic