Apologies
Peter Willis

In Attendance
Phil Kelly
Roy Simpson
Karl McAuley
John Parsons
Joe McClory
Eddie Drummond
Mick Murphy
Andy Sutherland
Sarah Sutherland

Agenda

Future trips
The next planned trip was to be on January 22nd, despite this being advertised in last newsletter not enough people have expressed an interest in going and given the time restraints it was decided to cancel this trip.
It was however decided to run a trip on Saturday 12th of March, details to follow in next newsletter. A deadline date of (please insert it, as I can’t remember what was said) was suggested.

Newsletters/Membership cards/Emerald membership cards
To advertise the fact a club trip will be run on March 12th it has been agreed to send out a newsletter.
The club has handed over a cheque to the Emerald club which will make our members, members of the Emerald club, this membership card will be sent out with newsletter.
After a few problems our own club memberships cards are now ready and these will also be sent with Newsletter

Live games/Emerald feedback
It was mentioned that it is important we all support the live games where reasonably possible and that the Emerald does take notice of attendances and bar takings when Celtic games are shown live

Financial Report
John Parson our treasurer stated there was a £2600 in the bank account.

Raffle/Club Donation
It had been decided in wake of the Asia disaster that are club should donate something to the appeal, therefore the raffle which was taken around on the day of the old firm game was donated, this came to £120. And it was decided by the committee that we would times by two that amount and send a cheque to the Celtic Association appeal fund for the amount of £360, it was suggested by Roy Simpson the club send £500 this was voted on and was decided to stick with the £360

Birmingham Meeting
It was mentioned that a gathering of Celtic Supporters clubs from the Midlands and the South was taking place in Birmingham on Sunday 16th of January.
It was decided we would be sending three delegates to this meeting, those being Phil Kelly, Roy Simpson and John Parson.
A report of the meeting will be made at next Wolverhampton Shamrock meeting

Next Open Meeting
It was discussed that the next open meeting should take place on a Sunday to help more members attend, a date has yet to be fixed but will be decided in time to be included in next newsletter

AOB
Phil mentioned for people wishing to go up to Celtic when no club trip organised that there is a mini bus which goes to most Celtic home games from Birmingham, names and telephone numbers will be sourced before the sending of newsletter.

Phil Kelly thanked Mick for his time and help in putting up Sky sports banners and asked when free to put the last one up, Mick suggested in the next two weeks.