The Green Brigade have invited Celtic fans to welcome the players for Saturday’s clash with Falkirk.
In the first of the Hoops’ five post-split fixtures, John McGlynn’s side travel to face a Celtic side they have lost to in all of their four meetings this season.
Martin O’Neill’s men secured their place in the Scottish Cup final the hard way last Sunday, throwing away a 2-0 lead over St Mirren before wiping the floor with them in extra time.
And the GB, who also released a statement this week asking for more of their fellow fans, are looking to ramp up the atmosphere.
How much of a difference did the Green Brigade make to the Celtic Park atmosphere?
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Green Brigade announce ‘welcome the team’ plan for Celtic vs Falkirk
Along with the Bhoys of the South West curve of the stadium, the GB have invited fans to the Celtic Way before the game.
3.30PM is the given time; two hours before kick-off.
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Welcoming the team bus is no longer the done thing at Celtic and most clubs, partially due to how long before kick-off it arrives nowadays.
But in recent years, Liverpool and Everton have been examples of the kind of atmosphere it can create on the big occasions.
There’s no denying that we are in truly rare circumstances this season. We last had a three-way title race in Scotland between Celtic, Hearts and Rangers in 1997-98.
Of course, the Hoops came out on top that year, preventing the Ibrox side from winning ten in a row on a special final day against St Johnstone at the newly-modernised Celtic Park.
This time around, the final day could be even more dramatic if O’Neill’s men and current leaders Hearts are both still in the running.
Celtic host Hearts on the final day at Parkhead, but there is plenty of football to be played by then. Falkirk will be the first hurdle in a sprint of seismic importance.
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The Green Brigade’s statement on Celtic support
In an excerpt from the aforementioned statement, the GB said: “It is not enough to merely turn up.
“It is not constructive to turn on the team if they are struggling. It is not helpful to pass our anxiety onto the pitch.
“Instead, we must meet our own responsibility. We must be vocal. We must back the team and give them energy. We must be their 12th man.
“We must make Celtic Park a place where Celtic players thrive and opposition players fold.”
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