Brendan Rodgers makes Celtic fan pyro plea after UEFA fine and ban threat

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Celtic were fined the latest in a lengthy list of punishments from UEFA in midweek.

Their use of pyrotechnics during their side’s clash with Borussia Dortmund saw the club hit with a £20,000 fine and a suspended sentence of a one-match ban from selling tickets to away fans in the Champions League.

It is an issue which has plagued the club in recent years with a number of fines coming for the same rule breaking.

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Manager Brendan Rodgers is hopeful now that supporters will understand the severity of the potential sanctions the club will face if they persist with the fireworks.

He also insisted those punters who get involved in using the pyro have no real worries for their club and only think of themselves as he took a swipe at their actions.

“We don’t need the pyrotechnics for great support,” the Northern Irishman explained as he urged fans to ditch the act.

Rodgers has begged fans to stop using pyrotechnics

“The support we get home and away is incredible and we can’t let that kind of behaviour dictate whether fans could maybe be in a position of not attending a game.

“That’s not fair, it’s not right.

“People who have followed Celtic home and away for years and years and years should never be getting banned.

“And it’s not something we need, we’re not a club that needs that to ignite our support.

“What we bring to a stadium in colour and noise is amazing and I hope this ends that because it wouldn’t be right for any of our supporters to miss a game.

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“We can’t afford for that to happen and if it does it’s totally on a minority of our support, it’s as simple as that.

“It’s nothing to do with football and if you do keep doing it you’re showing that you don’t really care.

“You don’t really care for the team, the supporters and the club because the club ultimately are getting fined as well.

“If you keep doing it you’re showing that you’re not really worried about your own club, you’re worried about yourself.”