Green Brigade take transfer dig at Michael Nicholson
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Kilmarnock v Celtic - Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, Britain - April 16, 2023 Celtic non-executive Chairman Peter Lawwell in the stands before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
The Green Brigade has hit back at Celtic’s Thursday statement and added a pointed dig at Michael Nicholson’s transfer strategy.
The dispute between the Boardroom and the Ultras group has been very public with 267 Season Tickets suspended.
Both sides seem to be digging in with virtually no middle ground to talk things through but until now all comment has been about fan behaviour and incidents in and around Celtic matches.
That changed today with the Green Brigade revealing that their scheduled summer meeting with Michael Nicholson was put back to September while the CEO dealt with transfer business.
Celtic made seven summer signings plus two loan deals in the final week of August, so far none of the arrivals have proven to be an upgrade on the squad that finished last season.
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— North Curve Celtic (@NCCeltic) November 10, 2023
Following the latest reworked statement from the PLC board, we would like to address a few brief points.
We see little value in continuing this online game of statement-tennis which was initiated by the PLC board, and which continues to draw out by repeating the same disingenuous claims that we have already addressed.
We note that the PLC board claims to be open to dialogue and engagement. We remind them that we have been waiting for a meeting with chief executive officer Michael Nicholson since the summer.
The planned summer meeting was originally postponed until September to allow focus on transfer activity – we await satisfactory progress on both fronts and remain open to constructive dialogue moving forward.
Should our own situation not be satisfactorily resolved by Celtic v Motherwell, 25/11/23, we will organise a day of action at this match. We will liaise with all interested Celtic fans, fan groups and CSCs in the lead up to this date.
Are Celtic right to suspend Season Tickets for Green Brigade members?
Sunday’s match against Aberdeen will be the second home game that Season Tickets have been suspended for.