GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 23: Celtic Fans lead by The Green Brigade march from Glasgow Green to Hampden before the Scottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Dunfermline Athletic at Barclays Hampden, on May 23, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images)
The Celtic Fans Collective will meet with club representatives next week.
The meeting has been arranged around Celtic Connect, the club’s initiative to improve connections with supporters.
Two members of the Collective will meet with John Paul Taylor and George Campbell to share their views on fan communications.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday and is the first direct contact with the club since February which was attended by Brian Wilson.
Having the Head of Fan Engagement and the Head of Legal Governance is probably more meaningful than the Interim Chairman.
At the meeting in February Wilson repeatedly mentioned how he had no executive powers. Everything discussed would be fed up the chain.
Tonight in an email update the Collective announced:
Celtic FC has been aware for a number of months that members of the Celtic Fans Collective have invested significant time in developing proposals for what we believe a successful and meaningful model of fan engagement could look like.
Following the consultation process, and the feedback submitted by members of the Collective, representatives have now been invited to meet with the Club to present these proposals to John Paul Taylor, Head of Fan Engagement, and George Campbell, Head of Legal and Governance.
We will also use the meeting to provide further feedback on the existing Celtic Connect proposal, informed by the comments we have received from members.
What should Celtic Fans Collective do with Not Another Penny?
CONTINUE- This is the main way to protest
SUSPEND- Let us see what Celtic Connect produces
ABANDON- No longer required or useful
The timing of the meeting is interesting, two days after the Glasgow Derby.
GROWING CELTIC SUPPORTER UNREST
Whatever the rights and wrongs of any issue the emotions of supporters is heavily influenced by results on the park.
Online there has been heavy criticism of the board on the back of defeats away to LASK Linz and at Ibrox.
Celtic are also likely to publish their Annual Report in the next week or so.
Last year the report was published on September 19 revealing turnover of £143.6m, profit after tax of £33.9m and a bank balance of £77.3m.
It is not clear if the meeting is only for the Collective or if other supporter organisations have also been invited to send two representatives.
The Collective has been running for around a year. Last September an open letter backed by seven supporter groups quickly gained traction with most of the existing supporter organisations backing the new group.
That open letter evolved into the Collective being formed.
Since then there has also been the formation of Celtic Supporters Limited and the Season Ticket Holders Alliance with all groups looking for a minimum of improved communications with the executives.
Not a penny more is the only reason they have come to the table because it’s crippling them So you must keep it going To stop it now would take us back to the start where they just ignored us
Well well well this Celtic board has never prayed for 2 Celtic wins in the next 5 days so much in there life, there’s gonna be hell to pay if we slip up again but it’s too late yet again this season the damage has already been done
Unfortunately, and unlike previous crisis, we just don’t have the personnel in the building to constitute an effective midfield, so we can’t really change it. I think our only hope is to remove any pressure from a ‘not fit for purpose’ midfield, such as I saw suggested by going 3-5-2, or some such radical move. There’s no guarantee of success, but to play the set up we have, with the midfield we have, is suicide anyway.
I’m in the fortunate position of being able to pay for a club Celtic seat – however for the last 15 months I’ve not given anything extra in terms of home European matches, half time prize draw tickets or even buying a beer or packet of crisps at Celtic parks never mind merchandise from the shops or online – we have to starve the board and adidas of additional income to make any difference with limited influence on the current squad – yes some new signings but mostly loan players with zero interest in making it at Celtic
Better than f*ck all…
But notice that wage thief Lucan ain’t attending of course !
Wonder if do with the dunhill cup being played in first week of October HAIL HAIL
JP is a decent and honest person, and in my dealings with him over the years he has always been extremely helpful. I have no idea about George Campbell. I’ve never heard of him and to be quite honest I’m not really sure what his job title involves.
What really strikes me about this meeting is the fact that one board member who attended the last meeting will not be at this one! I think that speaks volumes of the importance the board puts on these meetings and their genuine interest in taking on board anything supporters representatives put to them.
I’m fairly certain the PLC did this trick last year before the golf. Then once it passed was a continued case of stuff you and move along!
Editor: There was a planned schedule of silence for three matches. After the first Celtic arranged a meeting with multiple Supporter groups, eventually the Collective were included with 26 different supporters at the meeting as Nicholson shrugged his shoulders over club signings. Brendan Rodgers resigned later in the month.
Hello Goodbye
I Should Have Known Better the Collective would be invited Yesterday to a Come Together.
Having a We Can Work It Out group session with John Paul, George and yet without the nab four of: the I’m Only Sleeping, Don’t Let Me Down Brian Wilson; the Let It Be die-hard picturing himself When I’m Six foot Four in a shop counter attack Revolution Dear Prudence Chris McKay; He’s a real Nowhere Man missing for Eight Days A Week, Hey Judas Get Back Michael Nicholson.
The absent Please Please Me majority share holder Dermot I’m Pitching A Hole with a Norwegian Wood Desmond, who is on a Magical Mystery Tour playing at The Long And Winding coarse. With A Little Help From his Yellow Sub-servient Friends, the Fool On The Hill will keep the club in Penny Lane while the Irish Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds lives in Strawberry Fields Forever. Help!