GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 01: Celtic fans hold a banner with Chief Financial Officer Christopher McKay, Security Operations Mark Hargreaves and Celtic Chief Executive Michael Nicholson (L-R) reading "Banish the Traitors, End the Bans" during a William Hill Premiership match between Celtic and Falkirk at Celtic Park, on February 01, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images)
The suspension of the Green Brigade shows no sign of ending.
With four home matches left on the Season Ticket books there appears to be no sign of a breakthrough on the suspension that started in November.
Brian Wilson’s round of talks about talks proved to be a delaying/deflection tactic.
The 77-year-old Chairman stepped in as the voice and face of the club while Michael Nicholson went into hiding.
Nicholson’s voice hasn’t been heard since December 17 when he outlined his exciting transfer plans for Wilfried Nancy. He also claimed that three employees had been attacked following the League Cup Final defeat. No further details have been given in the three months since.
CELTIC PARK MUTED
Wilson made his first plea for peace on January 5 as Martin O’Neill returned for a second time to try and rescue the season.
O’Neill has spoken optimistically a couple of times about the boost of restoring the atmosphere at Celtic Park.
That seems a forlorn hope with Wilson claiming that the suspension is now in the hands of the Safety Advisory Group despite being enforced by Celtic.
Today, the Green Brigade remains indefinitely banned from all Celtic matches. Although a Club-imposed sanction, the Club now claims that the Police is preventing the ban from being revoked, citing ‘safety’ concerns which include admission of guilt and anti-Police sentiment. pic.twitter.com/QTZt73yMro
— North Curve Celtic (@NCCeltic) March 16, 2026
Celtic’s next home match is on April 11 when they host St Mirren.
After that they will have three post-split fixtures, generally this is the time of the year when the club is looking to renew Season Tickets.
Despite the highly effective Not Another Penny campaign it is likely that around 80% of fans will automatically renew their Season Tickets.
Beyond that the club may have their work cut out to convince a sizable number of supporters to renew for another season.
That would then put the mythical or legendary Waiting List in the spotlight.
Whether fans that wanted to be watching Ange Postecoglou’s side are prepared to pay £7-800 for 19 matches under a project manager trying to rebuild the team under severe price and wage caps.
Celtic haven’t made any comment on progressive towards appointing a permanent manager.
Celtic board passing the buck here! Stating the SAG group are holding the decision on the ban is ridiculous, would I be far off the mark if thought there was an ulterior motive from a faceless group trying to derail Celtic’s title bid by disrupting harmony and atmosphere at Celtic Park at a crucial time?
You’re absolutely spot on in your thinking.. imho…an ex policeman as a Safety adviser yet he never turned up at ye most dangerous exposure out fans faced all season..apparently this character is a “mate” of our mute CEO.worst of all.. our fans and staff were attacked at IPox by the “balaclava wearing onion bears”… yet these morons have a free reign to attend every match anywhere.Shame on our board for allowing this “SAG” to derail our late tilt at the title .. or so they say??spineless board not worthy of our club
No progress has been made with the supporters’ ban: that sits with our highly paid Executives.
Some sort of compromise could / should have been reached long before now.
Also, it has always been glossed over,
but the Board did not take any responsibility for the HUGE error in judgement hiring/firing
a manager within a month or so.
Additionally, the Board did not take any responsibility for – allegedly – not even asking MON
to consider staying on until season end – but appointing Nancy instead.
The Board did not take any responsibility for the HUGE show of incompetence,
to then go back to MON – to ask him to return until season end!
[Where would the club be now, if MON had told the Board to sling their hook?]
In any normal plc somebody would have been punted for the above, public shambles: the CEO.
Pencil him out for the next meeting
The late Brian Wilson was dead on arrival for the GB meeting, where many were called but he was frozen. Brian was a down to earth person he made you feel six feet high, it was always a buried treasure to meet him, again and again! I’m sure he was dying to meet us too.
Sadly before his knife was taken from him and tainted whale meat again cut too short, cod plaice my soul he croaked at his last fish supper. Deep down it would have given him SAG satisfaction that he took his picket to the grave in his last demonstration to start an underground movement.
Making sure his final wishes wood remain in the dark, certain burning issues crypt into the conversation that we had to be drop-dead cautious his underlying commitments wouldn’t be unearthed. To prevent him cremating a fuss, rest assured we made dead certain before closing the teal to embalm on his way, had knot another scarf been placed around the pain in the neck he’d breathe here with us still, it’s what he would have haunted.
Although it took an eternity to put a lid on it and nail this one down, he was laid back about it all, able to contain himself with a look of inner peace that he’d met our short lived deadline demands. We didn’t want him hanging around to coffin, best to keep things buried, stay grounded and hopefully this body of evidence remains that way.
The board don’t want us to win the league. They are in on the fix..its all about the 5 way agreement…çanni wait tae see their sickened faces if O’Neil pulls it off..they are f**king traitors every one of them
A huge asset (as ascertained by Martin) and they pass the buck to The SAG whoever the f*ck they are and Polieas Alba…
Yet Cavenagh (Sevco owner) sanctions a club statement that his club will ROBUSTLY defend their thugs…
I have more respect for one of Andrew Cavenagh’s toenail clippings than I have for every sinew of Lucan’s fu**in fibre being !
Lucan is a snake of a man…ffs just look at him..he oozes sleekitness
The jig is up!
He’s no Josef Locke but O’Nicholson finds a voice via tweets to peddle commercial goods to his short changed customers yet he can’t sing in the same key to open the turnstile gates for the suspended Green Brigade to enter the shop.
Pulling on the harp strings of those with Irish ancestry to increase the pot-of-gold is hypocritical. The toothless leprechaun views us as simpletons to be exploited for cash, little people chasing footballing rainbow ambitions. He wishes Saint Adidas Day conjures up imagery of dear old Erin’s Isle just to empty our pockets again, it’s great craic.
The egit has a gift for the grab when it comes to selling merchandise but the last time bad guy Billy Irish met a Celtic supporter he had to leave his prawn sandwich behind to run in brogues 100 yards up the pitch at Ibrox with a mask on.
-Shake hands with your Uncle two-faced Mike me bhoys
-Shake hands with all me friends
-Your as welcome as the season ticket renewals day
-Welcome dear one and all
-Meet, Chief Constable Jo O’Farrell, SFA’s Ian O’Maxwell, cheatin’ John O’Beaton, annoyed Kris O’Boyd
-O’Diddly O’fiddly O’day!
How much does it cost to issue a statement strongly condemning the attacks on your own fans, players and staff at Ibrox?
The GB should now cut to the chase and engage KC who will sue the arse off these bastards in the boardroom. What they have done is illegal and they must be held to account for their collective punishment agenda.
Where is ” Innocent until proven guilty ” ?
Call their bluff . They’re wide open to legal action.