GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 19: Celtic Chief executive Officer Michael Nicholson (L) and Chief Financial Officer Chistopher McKay during a UEFA Europa League Play-Off First Leg match between Celtic and VFB Stuttgart at Celtic Park, on February 19, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Michael Nicholson is on the brink of his greatest Celtic betrayal.
The £17,000 a week CEO has said absolutely nothing in public this year, most shamefully Mike has been on mute since the events at Ibrox on Sunday.
Celtic players and staff were attacked on the pitch at Ibrox. No comment from the Celtic CEO, the man that pushed for the Sydney Super Cup in 2022, eventually settling for a second prize.
Nicholson’s silence from Sunday can only be interpreted as being comfortable with all aspects of the fixture.
NICHOLSON ON PERMANENT MUTE?
Now, it seems that plans to provide 2,500 tickets to away fans for the post-split Glasgow Derby remain in place.
Keith Jackson of the Daily Record discussed that issue last night.
He may be wide of the mark over billionaires from Motherwell, billion dollar investments from San Francisco and the transfer value of Barrie Mckay but he does get somethings right.
Jackson even named the likely dates for the fixture- May 3 or 10.
On last night’s Hotline Live the veteran reporter revealed that his Dad was a former senior Police Officer. Apparently on the pitch at the 1980 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden.
EXCLUSIVE! Rangers told away Celtic Park allocation for post split fixture after SPFL and police talks ??https://t.co/mEsKCO7p8S pic.twitter.com/GiYtCLD8Lk
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) March 11, 2026
If 2,500 away fans are at the post-split fixture it will prove beyond all doubt Nicholson’s motivations and priorities. Promoting the toxic O** F***.
Almost certainly within that group of 2.500 there will be bears that were on the pitch at Ibrox on Sunday.
Involved in the violence against Julian Araujo and a member of the Celtic coaching/medical staff.
Nicholson does have previous for this sort of indifference.
THE JOE HART GLASS INCIDENT
At the 2022 Celtic AGM he revealed that there was a CCTV malfunction at Ibrox when broken glass mysteriously appeared in Joe Hart’s goalmouth during the half time break.
At the same match physio Daniel Friel was permanently disfigured by glass thrown from a corporate client.
Rangers told us there was no CCTV after Joe Hart broken glass incident at Ibrox, says Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson https://t.co/2G7sNr15w5
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) November 4, 2022
Nicholson said and did nothing.
He made no comment and took no action when glass bottles were thrown at Matt O’Riley and Vil Sinisalo. Or when a missile struck Arne Engels on the face when he was taking a corner.
There is an extensive list of things that Nicholson didn’t do. Groomed for the job by Peter Lawwell.
Inviting 2,500 Ibrox fans to the Derby fixture would confirm beyond all doubt how unsuited Nicholson is for his current job and massive salary.
Perhaps he has alternative career plans and won’t be around for next season.
With Brian Wilson playing a fading card for unity inviting 2,500 Ibrox fans to Celtic Park might not be the smartest move as Celtic explain the rise in Season Ticket prices for 26/27.
As much as I hate to say it.. if ?@CelticFC? allow these hun bastards inside our stadium after their antics at the weekend it may very well be the last season ticket we ever buy.. our CEO MN is a traitor to@our cause and oblivious to why we formed? https://t.co/lloUm365uf
— Rubymurray (@chriscurrie67) March 11, 2026


How, your headline says it all. We need to do something about this if it happens, and not just protest about our gutless treacherous board.
We’ve got to take the gloves off with this board . We’re an absolute laughing stock with this board .
We all use the Sevco name cos we all love to stick to the line that it isn’t the same club, which of course it isn’t.
But we still love to place the same importance on the fixture as if it was still Rangers and turn out in our droves, still bouncing around like maniacs when we beat them.
I’ve said it already, empty stadia is the only message these suits will understand, and none of us at that midden would’ve sent a message they couldn’t ignore.
But no, the usual clambering for tickets cos it’s “Rangers “ when it suits us.
This is the game to make the point.
Every time we don’t, MN pisses himself laughing and sees the support for what it is, just all talk.
As for the feral Sevco scum last week, they will never be dealt with properly cos it’s the establishment club and must be protected, must survive, and protected they are by their fans and brethren in the media.
Our fans last week? Don’t care how bad Sevco were, they should never have been on the pitch and dragged us into this tit for tat bollocks that was always gonna be the case if it happened, and probably a majority wuda been GB who have been bleating about being banned from their own ground for months.
You couldn’t make the irony up.
Good shout bhoy4life,spot on.The only way to get rid of nicholson and his cohorts is empty seats,and holding off buying STs and merchandise and Celtic TV etc,as long as the faithful turn up in their droves and hand over their hard earned cash this board will sit tight ,why shouldn’t they,if I was nicholson I’d do the same as long as the gullibles keep paying my massive wages.
This Board are a disgrace. Zero tolerance of the Green Brigade …but they will accept ranger supporters and their directors at Parkhead after the split. The Ibrox directors together with their support should be banned till further notice. What went on at Ibrox was not down to ultras alone and had nothing … absolutely nothing to do with the behaviour of our support who were treated apaulingly throughout the day…if a pet were treated in a similar manner you would be open to prosecution. Where were the police and stewards at the rangers end following the penalties? A rookie cop just out of training college would tell you what was going to happen ..not shutting the tunnel protection for our players had nothing to do with ultras…that’s their main stand. Ban them all have a poll of Celtic supporters..they will soon tell this Board. Until they and their mates on the force can come up with a guarantee of protection for our players staff and supporters ..that respects our support my vote would be take nothing to do with them
Sevco should get the same allocation as they gave to Celtic for SPFL matches, if that is 800 then so be it. But following the disgraceful scenes at Piebox last week, the assaults on Players, Backroom staff, Stewards & fans….they should get Hee Haw as we cannot rely on the Police to do what they are well paid to do.
Our reputation is worth much more than risk the gutter press pairing us with them.
Joe if Jacksons story is true and Celtic invite them lowlife Hun scum bastards to split fixture things will get very messy especially if our own fans are still locked out, seriously Joe Celtic fans can’t possibly stand for this….
Nicholson is an empty suit who was appointed to do what Lawwell told him and NO more so don’t expect any change. He will certainly have been on the phone plenty of times to his ex-master for ‘advice’ as he’s clearly not got the intellect and/or heart to do what a true Celtic man would do and nor did Lawwell. The cancer still needs to be cut out and then, to ensure none survives, needs chemo and radiotherapy.
In CP terms we need to picket the stadium and picket their homes, all of them, until they’re given no option but to go and then ‘stays gone’ like Marcellus Wallace’s ‘advice’ to Butch in Pulp Fiction.
It is completely remiss of the Celtic board not to condemn the violence on the club’s staff. Ibrox Park has not been a safe venue for visitors for a number of years.
Bhoy4life @ 8.10am…
Interesting point…
One disappointing thing I heard The Celtic Support belt out in The Free Broomloan was…
“Oh The ‘RANGERS’ are Shite”
Giving all the ammunition they need to say they’re still ‘alive and (pardon the pun) kicking’
Please Please all Celtic supporters goin forward sing…
“OH THE SEVCO ARE SHITE”
“OH THE SEVCO ARE SHITE”
“OH THE SEVCO ARE SHITE”
“OH THE SEVCO ARE SHITE”
“SO FUCKIN SHITE” !!!