Brendan Rodgers calls for peace deal with Green Brigade

Brendan Rodgers has called for a peace deal between the Celtic hierarchy and the Green Brigade.

When the Irishman was announced as Ange Postecoglou’s successor The Green Brigade responded on social media with the image of a critical banner displayed at Tynecastle in 2019 after Rodgers had left to join Leicester City.

There has been a thaw in that relationship, thanks mainly to an impressive run of results that sees the hoops sitting five points clear at the top of the SPFL table but a far bigger issue has developed over the last month.

Firstly the Green Brigade had their ticket allocation to away matches, followed last week by the suspension of their Season Tickets until further notice.

Celtic have put nothing on the record but in reply to accusations The Green Brigade published a statement that was highly critical of the club directors.

Rodgers has bigger issues to address than fan issues but speaking to The Sun he said:

The club, and hopefully the guys who are out of the club, can find a solution. Because they are amazing, I will say that.

Take away the political stuff, it’s my understanding that the club had the first standing area in Britain. 

So, the club have clearly reached out to supporters to put that in place. So, the club wanted to work with the supporters.

I just think in life you always have to be careful. If you offer a hand, make sure they don’t want the arm. So, you put out your hand to help supporters, and they take the arm, not the hand.

For me, our club’s strength is being together behind the team, and hopefully very, very soon we can find that, and we can support the football.

Football clubs are about football. That’s the simplicity of it for me.

When you come to the football, you’re coming to watch the players on the pitch and support the team.

After next Sunday’s home match with Aberdeen there is a two week break before a hectic run of fixtures till the end of 2023.

If no agreement can be reached in time for the home match with Motherwell on November 25 it looks like the dispute could escalate.