The Green Brigade has announced that they will organise a day of action if their situation is not ‘resolved’ soon.
Celtic banned the Green Brigade from attending home games on October 31st. The club have released several statements to claim that the ban was due to ‘unacceptable behaviours’, leading to safety concerns. [BBC]
Friday’s statement from the Green Brigade emphasised the need for a resolution and claimed that they have been seeking a meeting with Celtic chief executive Michael Nicholson since the summer.
They have also announced their intention to organise a ‘day of action’ later this month against Motherwell should the situation not be resolved soon.
The Green Brigade statement said: “Following the latest reworked statement from the PLC board, we would like to address a few brief points. We see little value in continuing this online game of statement-tennis which was initiated by the PLC board, and which it continues to draw out by repeating the same disingenuous claims that we have already addressed.
“We note that the PLC board claims to be open to dialogue and engagement. We remind them that we have been waiting for a meeting with Chief Executive Officer Michael Nicholson since the summer.
“Should our own situation not be satisfactorily resolved by Celtic vs Motherwell, 25/11/23, we will organise a day of action at this match. We will liaise with all interested Celtic fans, fan groups and CSCs in the lead-up to this date.”
It’s unclear what level of backing the Green Brigade has amongst the wider support, that’s hard to gauge at this point, but those actively involved in groups around the club are showing solidarity.
The Celtic Trust have asked for the Green Brigade’s season tickets to be restored, as have alternative Celtic ultras group Bhoys. There is an appetite amongst plenty of fans that unity is sought, rather than division.
For a return to happen it seems likely concessions will have to be made – but at the very least the club should be engaging in an open dialogue with the group at a senior level to try and figure out a way forward.
There’s plenty more to run on all this – and likely more statements – but everyone involved should consider the big picture and what is best for the team on the park.
In other news, Marco Tilio’s Celtic situation is about to come under sharp scrutiny.
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