All of the fake reasons that have been trotted out for the ban reek of the same thing – an attempt to stifle and stop the ultras from criticising the club and their treatment from Police Scotland.
“The safety certificate holder is ultimately responsible for spectator safety within their stadium.”
There is an unusually specific quote from Celtic’s interim chairman Brian Wilson when he spoke to Celtic TV recently to explain the ongoing ban on the Green Brigade.
It’s a matter for the SAG (Safety Advisory Group) and we cannot override the advice that they have given
The ban on the ultras…
It appears that four fans have been charged with Breach of the Peace with 250 Season Tickets suspended by Celtic. Some of those suspended didn’t attend the Falkirk match.
Instead of hitting the board squarely in their weakest spot – their EGOs – on the big UEFA stage, knockout tie with the world watching, they picked a low-stakes game. Why? Because they were scared. That thread alone exposes the weakness, the lack of guts.
But at a recent meeting with Glasgow City Council’s Safety Advisory Group (SAG), Police Scotland objected to the ultras returning and that position was subsequently adopted by the SAG.
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And it will come as no surprise to any Celtic fan that the paper concluded “The reality of events on the day bears little resemblance to the ‘both sides are as bad as each other’ favoured by the Scottish, Irish and British media.”
In fact none of the drivel you will hear about Celtic fans from legacy media this week will rival the smears put out by Nicholson, Hargreaves, Lawwell and Ross Desmond in the past eight months.
If Nicholson turns up at Monday’s meeting with the Green Brigade the obvious first question is over whether he can decide to lift the suspension of 250 Season Ticket holders.