Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Rangers vs Celtic - Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - January 2, 2023 Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson, former Celtic CEO Peter Lawwell, Rangers chairman Douglas Park and Rangers honorary Life President John Greig pay their respects during a service on the anniversary of the 1971 Ibrox disaster in which 66 people died, outside the stadium before the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
Finally, almost six weeks after the last Glasgow Derby Celtic have been gifted the opportunity to kill off the toxic brand that is the O** F***.
Celtic players, staff and supporters were attacked at Ibrox. The players and staff on the pitch. Police officers and stewards were also physically attacked.
Tragically Celtic said nothing at the time. Four days after the attacks Brian Wilson was interviewed for Celtic TV covering a variety of issues.
The Interim Chairman went round the houses. He welcomed an independent review of events around the Ibrox match and highlighted the differences between celebration and anger.
And that was it, Wilson spoke on Thursday March 12.
There and then Celtic should have stated that due to the events that day they wouldn’t be offering any more away match tickets for that fixture. Or accepting tickets for Ibrox.
It worked perfectly well in the past. 2, February 2022 is one of the greatest experiences for Celtic fans this century.
Now after trying to play nice with their favoured business partners Celtic are faced with two stark choices.
CELTIC BOARD- WHOSE SIDE ARE THEY ON?
Do they again roll out the red carpet to the Union Bears or do they grow a set and say no thanks, enough is definitely enough?
The second option requires minerals. So far there is zero evidence that Michael Nicholson has any. If he has he has kept it hidden for his almost five years as Celtic CEO.
Celtic doing something right for once. If their own club refuse to do anything against the dregs of their vile support then other clubs have to
— AM ???????? (@annemarie6377) April 24, 2026
Nicholson hasn’t said a word about the events of March 8 when employees were assaulted at their place of work.
Silent Mike hasn’t said a word in 2026.
On 16 December 2025 he was pouring his heart out about three employees being attacked after the League Cup Final defeat to St Mirren.
Strangely enough nothing has been heard since about those incidents.
Nicholson was quick enough to ban 250 Celtic Season Ticket holders for five months for the actions of four fans on charges for which they haven’t been convicted.
The reputation of the Celtic CEO couldn’t be much lower among Celtic supporters.
He has one chance now to salvage a scrap of credibility by making it home fans only on May 10.
Anything less will simply confirm Nicholson to be a spineless suit. The O** F***advocate draining £17,000 a week while maintaining Celtic’s ties to the most toxic club in world football.
Nicholson has let Celtic fans down constantly since becoming CEO.
Can he finally get something right? Surely by the law of averages he has one decent decision in him, surely?
How many away fans should be at the May 10 Glasgow Derby?
2,500 Welcome bears
Allow 800 like other clubs
Zero angry bears
Nothing can change:
yet, it’s non-negotiable that we need;
– a clearout of the Board
– a quality manager ASAP
– a clearout of the squad
– the removal of the DD influence.
Will any of the above actually happen: no.
Next season it will be the same sh!t,
with a few new faces.
And no real ambition.
That’s it. 🙁
Spelling mistake highlight .. suit .
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I fear that this may be the Grey Brigade posturing for season ticket renewal, but if it takes a swing at the O*F* brand then we may as well take the small wins when we can. Still supporting Not a Penny More though even if the Board came out and called the Sevco.
Joe has Nicholson and the rest of Desmonds yes men finally grown a pair of balls…I certainly hope so but wouldn’t be at all surprised to see them lowlife onion bear scum in Celtic Park for Derby, if I had my way I wouldn’t let any of them scum of the earth Hun fans near our stadium
Editor: We won’t know until 2pm on May 10, all previous form suggests that Nicholson will do anything to sustain his cherished O** F*** partnership.
See if we are all so pissed off at the suits lack of action against this feral scum, and raging at the thought of the onions being allowed into our ground, then why don’t we stay away from the game and let the away support be the majority at the game? Or at the very least a total walkout at an arranged time.
Never gonna happen tho is it? Cos that kinda thing demands real action, not just everyone cracking off on forums or not buying merch.
We validate these bastards and the OF brand every time we play them by wanting to win so bad against a team we all say doesn’t exist, yet we don’t want miss it?
The only thing that will shift this board and DD is an empty stadium, and empty for these bastards in particular.
Live games shown the world over with no home fans……every pundit in every country would be discussing why.
That’s pressure they just couldn’t survive.
Never gonna happen tho is it, cos we are as invested in the hatefest as Sevco are, an uncomfortable truth for us all.
For those interested in truth and what REALLY happened to Rangers FC and the Old Firm:
There is NO extant Old Firm in Scottish football as one half died in 2012.
Potted history of Rangers FC (original):
Rangers FC formed in 1872-3
Incorporated – went from ‘club’ to Limited Company in May 1899, Company No SC004276
Floated on stock market and became PLC in 2000. SC004276
Entered Administration February 2012. SC004276
Applied for and refused a CVA in June 2012 and later entered Liquidation in October 2012
Changed name to RFC 2012 PLC 31st July 2012 to facilitate the survival LIE. SC004276
Was finally Liquidated (Dissolved) 17th October 2024 as RFC 2012 PLC SC004276
Rangers FC (SC004276) ceased to trade from 2012 and ceased to exist from 2024.
THE CURRENT IBROX ENTITY IS A SHAM and the original club/company is DEAD.
Hence the OLD FIRM IS DEAD.
Never forget who played Brechin on 29th July 2012, it was Sevco Scotland Limited pretending to be Rangers. There’s smoke and mirrors and changes of name but the truth shines through.