An opportunity was missed when the actions of the fans attracted global media attention and the club could have stood up proudly and reflected the fans principled stance.
These complaints have come from individuals and reliable, credible non-governmental organisations which have a track record of fighting discrimination and racism.
Celtic have been accused of operating a legalised ticket touting scheme by the Green Brigade.On November 2 there will be no official Green Brigade representation at the Hampden semi-final of the League Cup.The SPFL imposed a 500 ticket reduction on Celtic due to the Pyro that delayed the start of…
As if using The Sun newspaper to attack former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers wasn’t bad enough, the Celtic CEO managed to put out a Saturday night statement that took “Rolling A Jobby In Glitter” to unprecedented new heights.
Old and new, traditional supporters clubs, podcasts, websites and others. Groups with a variety of shades of opinion but drawn together by a succession of issues culminating in the carnage created by Nicholson’s transfer window activities.
What we were told beforehand would be “concourse ticket checks” turned out to be wave after wave of densely staffed and policed human barriers preventing fans moving around the stadium.
The actions of Police Scotland were a worrying throwback to the dark days of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act when the Green Brigade appeared to be permanently targeted in order to destroy the group.
There was nothing in particular to celebrate today but in some ways there was more passion about as the players and management were given a send off that none of them will have previously experienced.
The group were made aware that the Jock Stein would not be made available due to certain safety concerns relating to this specific area, but arrangements have been made by the Club to allow the group to attend within the Rail Seating Section.