6 Celtic AGM takeaways as Lawwell shuts down 'obsessed' sniper, Nicholson the Godfather and Hot Rod dubbed a tightwad

The Celtic Christmas advert was played on the big screen at the end of the club’s 2024 AGM to make those inside the Kerrydale Suite feel all warm and fuzzy.

But it didn’t need the latest Hoops festive feature to give the room a warm glow as the previous couple of hours was enough to ensure there was a real feel good factor.

Unlike Tony Roper’s dream in the Christmas ad, the reality of Celtic’s current position isn’t bad at all and the top table sat behind two glistening pieces of silverware and basked in the recent glory of a stunning Champions League win over RB Leipzig to ensure a smooth ride. It was as smooth as these things can go and they even resisted any real digs at Rangers - well, from the top table at least - but as always you can never please everyone all of the time. Here, Record Sport looks back at some of the main issues on a day when all nine resolutions passed with flying colours.

The only real contentious moment came when Celtic blogger Joe McHugh asked when the club decided to sack Mark Lawwell, son of chairman Peter, from his recruitment role. The Parkhead chairman opted not to answer it and warned those in the room: “Joe McHugh runs a blog and has an unhealthy obsession with me and my son.”

Chief executive Michael Nicholson added: “This isn’t a meeting to discuss personal attacks. When Mark decided to pursue other opportunities, we were sad to see him go.”

It was a three-pronged attack on Joe from the top table as Brendan Rodgers interrupted: “Mark did a fantastic job at Celtic. Every player won’t succeed. Mark's influence in bringing in Ange (Postecoglou) was huge. If that was his only contribution, he did a fantastic job. But he influenced bringing in other players like Alistair Johnston. My