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A new day, a new week and another vote of no confidence in this Celtic board…

In just a few short days over the course of last week, the landscape shifted dramatically. On Tuesday the Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs (ARCSC) went public with concerns over the club’s ’trajectory’ and ‘ lack of ambition’. By midweek, the North Curve had united 350+ groups — from ultras to international CSCs to The Celtic Star— behind seven pointed and still unanswered questions for the board.

Friday brought face-to-face meetings with Celtic executives for both the CSA and the Affiliation. Crucially, those meetings went ahead separately rather than in tandem with the wider North Curve coalition — a missed opportunity, some felt, for a fully unified front.

On Saturday morning, the temperature rose further when a tabloid carried an astonishing ‘club insider’ broadside against Brendan Rodgers, accusing him of destabilising the club by publicly questioning strategy. The lack of any denial from Celtic only fuelled the impression that Rodgers was being undermined at the very moment the squad needed stability.

By Saturday evening, Celtic issued their own statement. Far from easing tensions, it hardened them. The board doubled down on sustainability, financial prudence, and media distortion, while suggesting supporter engagement was ‘constructive’.

The North Curve’s reply was instant and stinging –

“Irrespective of the condescending and insulting content of this statement, 350+ Celtic fan entities representing tens of thousands of Celtic fans around the world have signed an open letter with 7 explicit questions – these questions, and those asking them, have been ignored.”

If the board had hoped its weekend timing would blunt scrutiny, the opposite happened. On Sunday, the Celtic Supporters’ Association (CSA) took the unprecedented step of passing a formal vote of no confidence in the board. Its delegates had never taken such a position before. That they now did, after meeting with the club, signalled a historic rupture.

Today, the Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs has confirmed it too has voted no confidence in the board — unanimously. Its statement is damning, describing Celtic’s Saturday release as “cold, clinical, and devoid of genuine emotion.”

Here is the full statement from the Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs –

“The Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs wishes to express its deep disappointment with the statement issued by Celtic FC on 6th September.

The statement was cold, clinical, and devoid of genuine emotion. It failed to engage with the concerns raised by our members, offering instead a sterile response steeped in corporate jargon and financial defensiveness. This tone not only dismisses the passion and intelligence of the Celtic support but also signals a worrying detachment from the values that have long defined our club.

Celtic Football Club was built on foundations of inclusion, integrity, and solidarity. The current direction, as reflected in the Club’s statement and recent actions, risks eroding those very principles. Our members feel unheard, and the lack of meaningful engagement undermines the trust that should exist between the club and its supporters.

Following extensive consultation, the Affiliation has now held a formal vote of no confidence in the Club’s leadership. The result was clear and unanimous: our supporters clubs do not support the current Board’s approach or its handling of recent events.

The Affiliation remains committed to constructive engagement, but we will not stand by while our concerns are dismissed or diluted. The relationship between Club and supporters must be more than transactional – it must be rooted in shared purpose, mutual respect, and the values that define Celtic’s identity.”

With the CSA, the Affiliation, and the Association of Irish Celtic Supporters’ Clubs now making their positions clear, Celtic’s board faces a groundswell of discontent that could be described as unprecedented in modern times. The Celtic fanbase is uniting with real cohesion now. It is not a collective voice this Celtic board can afford to meet with silence.

That would be both unacceptable and untenable.

Niall J

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