CELTIC PARK will host an AGM today with the likelihood that there will be some politics revisited as well as football issues.

So far as Ronny Deila is concerned, I think he might find himself, with the two Molde games particularly fresh in the mind, answering one or two questions on just where the team is going in Europe.

Ironically, despite the poor results, it is still possible for Celtic to get out of the group and make it into the latter stages which I am sure he will be keen to stress.

I always tend to think that if the football matters are well and good then the AGM tends to look after itself.

The bottom line is that while things could be better where results in Europe are concerned, it is not too bad domestically.

But once more I am sure the board will be called to task on the issue of paying the living wage across the board.

I understand that they pay it now to all permanent, full-time employees but if someone is asking the question that should that encompass anyone who works for the club in any capacity, then my answer would be that yes, it has to.

We all know what the roots of the club are and what the ethos of the club is and so to my mind the issue of paying the living wage is something that doesn’t need to be debated – it should just be.

And aside from what the club stands for or where it came from, the bottom line is simply that anyone working to earn a living wants to be paid a decent wage for what they are doing.

I am sure it will come to the fore again today and hopefully it is something that can be resolved.

I suspect part of the issue is that Celtic have not liked being put in the position where it looks like they are being told they have to do it when other companies and clubs do not.

But like many Celtic fans, I think it is a fair call.

In my time obviously we did not have an AGM for shareholders and the club hierarchy to sit through but what we did every so often was have meetings with supporters.

In those surroundings, you almost didn’t have the same kind of protection that will be at Celtic Park today – I always liked to make sure that we had a few decent results under our belts before going out to any of those meetings!

Generally, though, I always quite enjoyed the chance to meet with people and blether about the game.

All anybody ultimately cares about is what is happening on the pitch and if you can look after the football well enough then the rest takes care of itself.

You would have to say that while there might be one or two questions asked of Peter Lawwell in terms of the money the club have spent on the team, I do have to say that I think that any criticism is a bit harsh.

Celtic is an exceptionally well run club. But if you want to attract the kind of names that can come in and give you that Champions League quality, you have to spend significantly – and not necessarily in the transfer market.

The issue with bringing in players of that ilk is that they command wages that Celtic cannot compete with, even compared to the Championship clubs.

Breaking the entire wage structure is something that can end up coming back to haunt you further down the line because it can cause unrest throughout the dressing room.

Also, you have to consider that there has been a significant sum of money spent on the lad Jozo Simunovic.

He has been unfortunate with the injuries that have curtailed how much involvement he has had with the first team but you have to remember that he came with a solid reputation and it is too early to make the call on whether he has been a good buy.

The fact he and Dedryck Boyata, who has had a rocky start to his time at the club, have not had the chance to form a decent partnership has led to the chopping and changing that’s left Craig Gordon looking less assured.

The bottom line is that while Celtic are a big club they are not in a big league and we all know what the financial discrepancies are that exist between Scotland and England.

The fee that Celtic got for Virgil van Dijk was incredible but they did spend a chunk of it on Simunovic and hopefully he can eradicate the injury issues that have curtailed his performances since his arrival.

Glasgow Times:

Cole should get game-time soon

I SUSPECT that we might see Carlton Cole for the latter stages of tomorrow’s game against Kilmarnock.

The good thing about the striker is that while he is obviously a good bit off of being match-fit, he has signed for the club and so there is no rush to get him out on the pitch and risk causing an injury.

He has not played games for a long time, but I suspect the plan will be to start introducing him for 15 minutes here and there.

Like a lot of people, I am keen to get a look at him because he comes with a decent reputation, and he is at an age where he still could have a fair few years of football in him.

He also comes across as a big, bubbly type of character, and I think players like that always give your dressing room a big life.

It gives everyone a boost to have another player in anyway, but when it is someone who can come in and be a big player within the dressing room then that is another aspect that brings the team together.

Certainly, so far as tomorrow is concerned, Ronny Deila will be looking for a good result and performance to take them into Thursday night’s Europa League game against Ajax at Celtic Park.

There is so much hinging on that one and if they can at least get the victory over the Dutch then it keeps everything live going into that last game in Istanbul.

Glasgow Times:

Lenny justified in feeling hard done by at Celtic

NEIL LENNON was the most vilified Celtic player that I have ever known to be at the club.

And whatever anybody says, there is not a question that he brought any of that on himself.

Put it this way, he is the same Neil Lennon, with the same spiky and aggressive temperament now that he is at Bolton but there are no parcel bombs landing on his doorstep. I think he is justified in saying more could have been done to address the problems that came to the fore when he was manager of Celtic.

I have been a player and a manager and I understand that there are times in the game when you can antagonise opponents with something that you say or do but I just never felt that Lennon was any more guilty of that than any other person.

To be trying to do your job and requiring a 24-hour security guard or fear that someone is going to assault you on the touchline is madness.

There is no other Celtic manager who has ever had to experience something like that and I think it tells you about his strength of character that he withstood it and came out the other side because it could not have been an easy time for him or his family.

He had an absolutely shocking time of it as both player and manager at Celtic and I have never known anyone else at the club to attract such hatred from opposition teams.

Your question for Davie Hay

MAX from Greenock asks Davie: How difficult is it to find your rhythm after a two-week break?

Sometimes I think it can actually be quite easy to come back after the break.

If you are away on international break then you have been playing and training anyway and if you have been lucky enough to get a couple of days off then you tend to be refreshed and ready to go.

I really can’t imagine at this point in this season that it will have any adverse effect on Celtic at all.

If you have a question for Davie, just email him at daviehay@evening.times.co.uk and we’ll print the answer alongside the question.