The Celtic Fans Collective ask ‘serious questions’ of the board ahead of 2025 AGM

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The Celtic AGM is due to be held on Friday the 21st of November 2025 at 10:30am.

We told earlier this month how the Celtic Trust plans to vote against Dermot Desmond and the reinstatement of Peter Lawwell, Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay to the board, among others.

The Celtic Trust has been appealing to fans who have shares to proxy their vote to them, but many have been experiencing issues on how to go about that.

The firm that handles the shares, Computershare, has revealed that there is an issue for shareholders wishing to proxy their vote to the Celtic Trust.

And it appears that this is, strangely, only applying to those shareholders who want to give their vote to the Trust to use.

Reacting to this update, the Celtic Fans Collective has issued a statement regarding this new development with just under two weeks until the AGM kicks off.

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Celtic Fans Collective releases statement on shareholders ‘being blocked from proxying their votes’ for AGM

With Celtic fans continuing to ramp up pressure on the board, the AGM is where shareholders can make real change at executive level happen.

With the groundswell of opinion among fans that many of the Celtic board need ousting, it appears that voting in the AGM could be affected as shareholders are unable to proxy their votes to the Trust, and only the Trust.

The statement on X reads, “It has come to our attention that shareholders have been blocked from proxying their votes to the Celtic Trust ahead of the upcoming AGM, which the club has claimed is due to a technical fault within the voting system.

“This issue has only affected those voting with the Celtic Trust. The timing of this is deeply troubling.”

This is where it starts to get a bit messy.

The ‘serious questions’ being raised about the Celtic Board and the AGM

So what exactly is the issue with a simple and straightforward transaction such as proxying a vote? The mystery deepens.

The statement continued, “The Celtic Trust has taken part in AGMs for over twenty years without issue, yet at a moment when pressure on the board is at its highest and supporters are calling for real structural and strategic change, the voice of small shareholders is being obstructed.

“This issue raises serious questions about how the board views and treats supporters and small shareholders, and about the overall direction of the club.

“It is yet another example of poor governance and a failure to engage meaningfully with the support, demonstrating clearly that change is needed at Celtic Football Club.”

The Celtic Trust released its own statement regarding the issue here.

It’s all getting a bit messy as the AGM nears and further questions will need to be asked of the Celtic board about yet another contentious issue involving the club’s affairs.