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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Hearts look intimidated,their playing the myth that was
R#####s,they will get a man sent off and the hun will
sneak it,I’m heading up to CP too watch a game of fitba.
my eyes and ears can’t stand any more of this sh#te
Sneaky trip from Wallace ignored
Hearts are given a throw in just inside the sevco half which was clearly a sevco throw in. expect a 10 minute dissection of it at half time.
Auldheid 1237
Thanks. I look forward to hearing further when you have consulted the other actors.
HH
Shocking game of football….
Need eyes in the back of ur head to ref this – any suggestions !!??
TCC
Spotted….now watch Thomson balance it up with a foul for Sevco just inside the hertz box
2 lions walking down Princes st. One lion says to the other one. Quiet for a Saturday eh?
“Aye the huns are in town”.says the other one.
McCulloch cheating again
Salzburg game on live on Fox on thanksgiving day at 3pm for those in US
McCulloch what a cheat, an embarressment to football…
That dive by McCulloch there was absolutely farcical.
They practice 10 v 11 but obviously not 11 v 10
Thomson disnae book for diving anymore?????
Hearts hit the bar
Snake
I am just about to. Quick pint before the game!
Craigellachie10
All the best then pal.
Some of us can no longer enjoy a pint.
Hmmmph
Nae luck mate, but think of the money you save.:(
Not a great game the Rangers kicking anything that moves Hearts struggling to make any headway.Certainly not a great first half.Hearts have to use there extra man better and move the ball a bit quicker. H.H.
Quite a lot of useful information for those unable to attend the AGM without having to visit media pages.
http://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/single/?p=13286719&t=9152955
Lets see if McCullochs dive is mentioned at half-time.HH.
Frantic
Great news Lucy Michell
on being grandhoopster no.6.
Magic.
Hail hail
Smirh red card.
Weir not sure.
McCall not sure if there was contact.WTF.
Showed them the replay Weir still not convinced.
Honest mistakes Again WTF.
Davie Weir, “Don’t think it was a sending off”, what a shocker.
Lovely unbiased halftime review there on BT Sports.
“The Gers” still in it.
Hun pundits filling their pants in case they fall 9 points behind the Minis as they know there is no way the Pieman can claw that back…..
Dreadful hun tactics.
Kick, punt, fall down and look for a free kick or penalty.
Expect a red card equaliser.
Still hoping for mention of Black fouls or McCulloch dive.Naa how stupid am i.HH.
zico-maltese bhoy
13:43 on 22 November, 2014
Smirh red card.
Weir not sure.
McCall not sure if there was contact.WTF.
Showed them the replay Weir still not convinced.
Honest mistakes Again WTF.
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contrast and compare when it is an ex Tic player analysing any of our games the boot goes in
Hearts going to have to play much better in the second half if they are to win.
The Zombies look as likely, if not more likely, to score.
Awful game.
Misser should have been off
Cocnut head and fake tan merchant Miller booked.
Could have been red as well
Thomson bottled that.
That was worse
It’s a cert a Hearts man will walk here to level it up.
His momentum. What a load of testicles he talks
In our country they’re a wee bit more accepted???eh??
Terrible tackle from Miller should be red carded.