Bhoys Celtic and Green Brigade take aim at Celtic Board’s failings

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·23 août 2025

Bhoys Celtic and Green Brigade take aim at Celtic Board’s failings

Bhoys Celtic have released a statement directed at the club’s boardroom as discontent among supporters intensifies…

Celtic 0-0 Kairat Almaty. Celtic s Champions League hopes hang very much in the balance after they were held to a goalless draw in Glasgow by Kazakh side Kairat. Photo Kenny Ramsay. IMAGO / News Licensing

Supporters at Celtic Park voiced their frustration on Wednesday night with chants of ‘sack the board’ during the goalless draw against Kairat Almaty.

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The draw means Celtic must now travel to Kazakhstan and secure an away victory to reach the Champions League group phase, where a potential £40m windfall awaits.

Celtic supporters across all corners of the stadium on Wednesday evening directed their anger towards Chief Executive Michael Nicholson and Chairman Peter Lawwell.

Michael Nicholson, Chief Executive of Celtic FC looks on from the stands prior to the William Hill Premiership match between Celtic FC and St Mirren FC at Celtic Park on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Bhoys Celtic have now issued a well-worded statement about the club’s current state, outlining the factors behind the growing frustration among supporters.

The statement which was posted on Instagram, read: “On Wednesday night we joined thousands of Celtic fans throughout the stadium in chanting ‘Sack The Board’.

“This chant was not just about one poor result in a European qualifying campaign, although the last two decades have seen many of those – often due to a lack of timely investment to strengthen our playing squad, something many of our managers have called out during their time here.”

“While ‘sacking’ the board may not be a realistic demand, such chants are one of the few methods of airing discontent available to us due to the way our club operate.”

“For us, this is about the board’s continuous incompetence and total disregard of the opinions of Celtic fans who spend thousands of pounds every season supporting the club and see little to no return on investment either in the playing squad, the stadium and the match day experience to name just a few grievances.”

Partick Thistle v Celtic, Firhill May 2017 as the Celtic support pays tribute to the Lisbon Lions. Photographs by Vagelis Georgariou

“Examples include:

• The recent season ticket price increase for the 2025-2026 season. These were justified by the club as necessary to cover the recent national minimum wage and national insurance increases for match day staff – while we have tens of millions of pounds in the bank.

• The severe lack of investment into an aging stadium, with ordinary fans seeing no improvement of their match day experience over many years.

• The lack of transparency around ticketing: tickets for away matches becoming more difficult to attain for fans who’ve attended matches for years, a dysfunctional ticketing office and a slow march towards pricing increases throughout Scotland which our club are complicit in.

• The fans survey which was undertaken a year ago with much fanfare from the club, yet the results are still unreleased and excuse after excuse is given as to why not.

• The lack of meaningful engagement and unwillingness to work with active fan groups to improve match day atmosphere, at times descending into total farce, such as the suspended ban currently imposed on the Green Brigade.

• Unwillingness to explore or work towards a ‘Celtic End’ – one of the key results of the fans survey, despite many examples now of other clubs in Scotland working proactively with their active fan organisations. This total refusal to increase standing capacity despite overwhelming demand leads to ‘solutions’ such as fencing off parts of the stadium and introducing enhanced security checks with no regard for fan safety.

• The lack of update on or release of the Fairhurst Inquiry into the unacceptable kettling of Celtic fans nearly five months on.”

Celtic 0-0 Kairat Almaty. Celtic’s Champions League hopes hang very much in the balance after they were held to a goalless draw in Glasgow by Kazakh side Kairat. Photo Kenny Ramsay IMAGO / News Licensing

The statement continued: “Wednesday night was just one poor result, but taken with the above issues, highlights our many grievances with the way the club is run.”

“While we may still win the tie and we may strengthen the squad this transfer window, the issues outlined above are just some of many which will not change without accountability and transparency from the Celtic board.”

Meanwhile, North Curve Celtic have plans for a tifo at today’s Scottish Premiership encounter between Celtic and Livingston at Celtic Park.

On X last night, North Curve Celtic posted saying: “North Curve Celtic has prepared a tifo for tomorrow’s match. While there is justifiable frustration across the support, we ask fans in the North Curve for their usual participation to help back the team both visually and vocally and direct any frustration at the Board.”

North Curve Celtic has prepared a tifo for tomorrow's match. While there is justifiable frustration across the support, we ask fans in the North Curve for their usual participation to help back the team both visually and vocally and direct any frustration at the Board.
– vendredi 22 août 2025

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