The Green Brigade has labelled Michael Nicholson as vindictive after he refused to co-operate with the Ultras group for the upcoming SWPL matches to be staged at Celtic Park.
Last season the Green Brigade used two SWPL fixtures to promote The Green Wall which saw the centre of the Jock Stein Lower Stand swamped wit colour and noise to back the Celtic Woman’s team.
Normally the SWPL fixtures are played out in front of around 1,000 fans at Airdrie, the two matches at Celtic Park attracted five figure attendances.
When Celtic announced that two SWPL matches would be staged at Celtic Park the North Curve (Green Brigade) account on X/Twitter was right behind the decision but this morning the mood changed.
Joint statement re the upcoming Celtic FC Women matches at Celtic Park pic.twitter.com/bahfePuVOG
— North Curve Celtic (@NCCeltic) March 27, 2024
Despite our best intentions and efforts, the club has refused to facilitate The Celtic End for the upcoming Celtic FC Women matches at Celtic Park.
This is in stark contrast to similar matches last May where fan reps worked constructively with the club to promote the matches and draw record crowds.
This decision has been taken by Michael Nicholson, CEO, and Chris McKay, CFO. It is vindictive against the concept of The Celtic End, the fan groups behind the idea and the thousands of fans who want to see some level of consideration given to a goal-end standing section to rejuvenate a stale Celtic Park.
Shamefully, Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay would prefer for Celtic FC Women to be detrimented than have another positive advert for The Celtic End. Ironically, this decision contradicts the club statement following the cancellation of away tickets at the recent SWPL Glasgow Derby which decried others undermining the promotion and progress of the women’s game.
At a critical time in both the men’s and women’s seasons, we have no desire to engage in a public spat which may distract positive support for both teams. For this reason, as well as for unreasonable obstacles, it is regrettable that we will not attend the upcoming Celtic FC Women matches at Celtic Park.
That statement confirms that there are still tensions between the boardroom and the Ultras Group, earlier this season the club disabled Season Tickets and withdrew access to away match tickets for the Green Brigade.
With 11 days to go there is still no word over whether Celtic will get a ticket allocation to the Glasgow Derby on April 7, Celtic will host a post-split Derby match which could be played as early as April 27.
So invisible Nicholson actually does something does he? IMHO he’ll be acting on the instructions of Peter Thomas Lawwell and BOTH are acting AGAINST Celtic FC. Nothing new here, just more of the same Lawwell. I’d be prepared to wager if Nicholson needs to go to the loo when at his ‘work’ it’s preceded by “Please sir, Mr Lawwell, may I go to the toilet?” Just a Desmond/Lawwell puppet who’ll be fine for the PLC and a total drag on Celtic Football Club. Tory bastards, all of them.
What’s wrong with the other seats that are available ?
There’s nothing wrong with the other seats!
What is wrong with sitting where you want to sit?
Nicholson&Co chasing the Green Brigade away but willing to take their cash and run all the way to bank with it
When will fans realise that they are being CHISELED BIG TIME HERE,yet still continue to fill the pockets of this board,and we call the klan kllubs fans STUPID,I think we might just pip them to the post on being DENSE.
Shamefully, Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay would prefer for Celtic FC Women to be detrimented than have another positive advert for The Celtic End. Deary me. That’s a statement worthy of the noisy neighbours.
there are no other football fans in the world as dense as the kings subjects who follow the new club they prove it time and time again.
C,mon You Ghirls in Green !!!