Central South West and Wales CSA.

                  Meeting Celtic Park  24/ 11/07

Present  :  David Turnbull.

                  Andy Cushley.

                  George Deans.

                 John Paul Taylor.

John Paul welcomed everyone to Celtic Park said  he was happy with the Agenda the Association had drawn up and we could move on with it.

Ticket Issues:

Andy gave a brief outline on how many tickets the Association had taken up to and including the St.Mirren game 114 Home, 50 Away, and 5 Champions League. Andy then asked about the possibility of the allocation of tickets being in the South East Corner to which John Paul replied that it wasn’t an issue but it does depend on how early we can get our requirements in.  Andy went on to say about the Associations three week rule and pointed out other Associations have this too yet sometimes tickets are available from other resources.  As normal the amount of tickets the Association receive for the more attractive games came up and John Paul said he would look into this. The next home game against Rangers we have asked for ten tickets and the AC Milan game for seven and he said he would endeavour to meet this request.

Andy also asked if it was possible to get match tickets we have applied for sent out earlier than they are at present. John Paul said that he didn’t see this as a problem and would let us know.

David then posed the question about a Half- Season ticket. He went on to explain what he meant by this that one could buy a package of games and spread the cost and be able to plan which games at Celtic Park one wanted to go to. It would include at least one game against Rangers and the others made up from the rest of the Premier League, Hearts, Hibs, and so on. John Paul explained that this was “a good shout” and he would talk to Peter (Lawell) about it.

Hospitality.

David then brought up the issue of Hospitality, explaining that other Associations seem to benefit more from this. David asked for parity with these and suggested five Hospitality packages a year to be spread around the Association. John Paul thought this was fair, and he would get back to us as soon as he had any information

Celtic View.

The distribution of the View on a Wednesday in Scotland and Thursday here in England was again raised, John Paul explained that they have little or no control over the distribution of the View as it is now owned by the distribution company. Although the Club has final say on what goes in the View he reiterated that the distribution was a difficult issue and again he would see what he could do. David also went on to say that the content of the View could be better, more letters pages to get the views of the supporters perhaps Tony Hamilton contributing a bit more. John Paul said he would pass it on to the relevant people.

Contacting the Club.

David explained to John Paul some of the difficulties members had when trying to contact the Club. Wild goose chase was the phrase he used to describe members feelings. John Paul said we had appoint and it was basically down to a lack of resources, people answering phones and so on. He was hopeful the situation would improve as they were hopeful of starting six new operators in the near future.

Data Base.

David asked if it was possible to access the Clubs Data Base in order to see if there was any chance that some Celtic minded people might not be aware of the existence of the Clubs in the Association and it might increase the members of the Association. John Paul said the response to this Club initiative was very poor and he couldn’t see people like “Kit Bag” who are the mail order side of the Club willing to give out there Data Base of customers.

Future Meetings.

David asked if it was possible that a Representative from the Club could come to an Association Meeting as was discussed at the last meeting we had. John Paul said it would not be a problem with a bit of notice given something could be arranged. David asked about the costs that this might incur John Paul said he thought that Celtic would meet any cost or expenses for whoever went. Again he will get back to us on this.

A.O.B.

Lennoxtown.  David asked why the Association had not been invited as other Association s had been. John Paul said he didn’t have the answer to this but ignorance on behalf of the people who sent out the invitations was the most probable reason and that he again would look into this.

Consultation.  David pointed out that us as an Association have never been asked about New Kits and so on. John Paul explained that the days of consultation in this regard were over. It would be a Hierarchical decision in the future with Nike. Chief Executive and a few others that would decide this process.

Charity Football Match.  David asked about Barrowfield and the possibility of holding a game there. John Paul assured us that Barrowfield would still be in use for the next year or so and didn’t see a problem with us organising a match of this sort.

Association Flag ?  If the Association decides to have aFlag could it be stored within Celtic Park and displayed when some members are present at a game. As long as it meets all fire safety standards and everything else it would not be problem.

Members Questions.

Share Holders/ Tickets. If members who fall into this category have any issues the contact people are Liz McCallum or Paula Dunn.

Players and Functions.  Contact the Public Relations Department at Celtic Park who will direct you.

Celtic Shop/ Store.  This is not really a possibility in the near future a Franchise could be a possibility. One was recently set up in Dundee and seems to be working.

Alcohol Sale in Ground.  This is being looked at with a possible trial in the not too distant future at a Home game against one of the lesser lights of the SPL. “Porta Loos” Again it could be possibility there were some complaints from local people when Supporters were relieving themselves in gardens etc. John Paul would look at  the possibility of placing some of these “Porta Loos” adjacent to the Coach park.

The Celtic View Issues have been addressed somewhat earlier in this meeting.

John Paul thanked us for coming and said he had a list of things that he would get back to us as soon as he was able to.