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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McCoist MUST stay…..
Coybig
I’m only following the game at tyncastle by text commentary but it sounds horrendous. Every update is foul. Must be something in the nature of those clubs…
Brutal viewing – not sure what the US audience makes of it !
The minis are total pash…
Notthebus
Hun is as Hun does.
This game is beyond brutal.
Must be about 70 fouls so far.
7 yellows so far….
McCoist has one tactic. Give the ball to the full back and let him launch a diagonal. Then wait and see what happens.
Apart from that there is nothing – no subtlety, no football intelligence. Nothing.
It’s just awful to watch.
Another shocker, another yellow.
Same tactic the waistcoat used
Hearts playing football on 77 minutes
Maradona off – Boyd on
Lionel McLeod off
Celtiic Team…
D’Ya Like It???
Well.. Ah Dunno!
Nae Broonie.. He’s In Jankers.. ( Whit’s That.. ed.)
Jankers,is.. well.. Somethin’ like.. K.P.( So..? Noo, whit’s.. K.P.?…ed )
Somelthin’ Like.. Well.. Jankers~
Nae McCormack?
Na.. N..
Nae McGregor, eethur!
Whut’s Goin’ Oan, here?
Commons..
Yes..He’s Playin’…..
Bummer!
Ah Know..but whit kin Ye Dae?
No Much..
Ah wull jist Grimace n Bear It..~
Ah don’t Cotton tae Commons..
Anywey Forrest is Back. which is Some GOOD NOOS..
Right??
Darn Right..
Come Oan Celtic, Show us Whit Ye’ve Goat..
Kojo..
Lookin Forward tae this Game..fur..
Two Weeks~
Ah hate these Cockamamie .. International Breaks..
Ah hate.. INTERNATIONALS.. a loata Rubbish..
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
I bet they wish Fleck hadn’t went to Real Madrid. ..
I see rugby is being played at rugby park this afternoon- isn’t it always i hear you cry
A lesson in possession football being given to Huns by Jambos. Huns resorting to ineffectual bully boy tactics..
Re: ** Hearts 1-0 Rangers – Match Thread – BT Sport **
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Fans singing singing ” Ally Ally Get to ****”
Sad state of affairs.
celtic v dundee …..LIVE UPDATES UP
HH
What exactly did MacLeod do today?
I think he got subbed and that was it
Lumping balls to daly will be their only tactic in the semi ( if they get there)
Boydchenko… Their only hope
McCoist … Down to 10 men .. They need to chase the ball down to get possession from a competent Hearts…brings on Boyd. Deary me…. Deary Deary me.
Pen. Nice
Inevitable last min pen
Why not a red ????
Surely a booking
Freeeeeeer moneyyyyyyyy
Boyd booked already
Sevco want 5-a-sides
Time for Mc.Allister, Weir and Mullet to continue their public interview for Sally’s job.
afternoon Lhads,
Don’t often watch the tribute act but did this lunchtime and they are worse than i thought possible, 1 man off and Miller and fat Boyd could have follow followed also.
Although nothing too bad in Black’s challenge when giving away the penalty, the fact he was the last man and on a yellow meant he could have been off also. By my reckoning thats 4 men (won’t call them players cause that’s an affront to football players) that could have seen red today.
To summarise….Sally must stay..!!
looking forward to 3 points today, hoping Guidetti can hit the net after his barren spell against the sheep
Just back from shopping caught the bhoy watching BT sport for which he was suitably chastised.
Nothing else on was the case for the defence.
The summation from a 19 year old German.
Brutal football.
Huns blacksheep.
Why do the guys on the left to the guy on the extreme right all visibly squirm when he surmises.
A chip off the old block. He is going to far that bhoy
test
Evening all. A hard shift at CP today. I agree Dundee done well over the game, but the ‘terrific’ description from Rob McLean on BBC – get a grip Rob. Any excuse to bash Celtic?
Earlier I watched the second half of Hearts v Sevco. Why Sevco did not end the game with at least 3 players, and probably 4, seeing red is beyond me. Shocking stuff.
Up the Hoops!