Celtic Chairman Brian Wilson provides Green Brigade update

In partnership with

The Celtic Star

·13 mars 2026

Celtic Chairman Brian Wilson provides Green Brigade update

Celtic’s interim Chairman Brian Wilson has addressed the ongoing situation involving the Green Brigade and their absence from Celtic Park…

Members of the ultras group have not been attending Celtic matches, home or away, since being banned following an incident during the club’s clash with Falkirk in October last year.

The issue has remained unresolved for several months, with discussions continuing between the club and representatives of the supporter group.

Vidéos OneFootball

After previously commenting on last weekend’s Glasgow Derby encounter, interim chairman Brian Wilson has now provided a brief update on the current state of talks between the club and Green Brigade.

Our Dear Green Place tifo by the Green Brigade, September 2024. Photo IMAGO

Speaking about the matter, Wilson said via Celtic TV: “If I can just go through the process, we met with the Green Brigade. The purpose of that meeting was to have a shared approach that would allow us to go to Glasgow City Council’s Safety Advisory Group and to advocate for the group’s return.”

“That meeting of the Safety Advisory Group took place about three weeks ago. Celtic made that case, and Police Scotland said they were not prepared to go along with it.”

Mounted police officers watch Celtic fans near Ibrox stadium. theRangers v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Ibrox, 11 March 2018. Photo by Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO

“The two grounds for that were: one, they said that the members of the Green Brigade had continued to attend most games in defiance of the suspensions, so in that respect nothing had really changed; and also that behaviours had not changed, particularly behaviours towards the police and stewarding.”

“I am reporting that as the position of Police Scotland, which also became the position of the Safety Advisory Group. We met again this week with the Green Brigade and explained this to be the position. The conclusion of that meeting of the Safety Advisory Group was that there were conditions set which would begin again to create a pathway for the return of the full section. We have communicated these to them. I think that they should accept them.”

“If they accept them, they get into a dialogue about the management of the policing and stewarding of the section. It creates a pathway to resolving this certainly until the end of the season, and then let us look at the whole protocol all over again. These have been communicated both verbally and in writing, and we now await a response. It is possible, but the ball is very much in their court.”

Wilson added: “They are not unreasonable or draconian conditions; they are conditions which apply to every other part of the stadium. It is not unilateral, as the Green Brigade like to claim, that it is a club decision whether we let them back in or not. It is a matter for the police and the Safety Advisory Group, and we cannot override the advice they have given.”

Police on horseback are seen outside the stadium prior to the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Rangers FC at Celtic Park on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

“It is basically the terms and conditions of season tickets which they do not accept. It is the acceptance of the principle of respecting stewarding and policing arrangements within the section. It is supporting efforts to prevent overcrowding by preventing incursions from elsewhere in the stadium into the section.”

“There is also strong concern from the police about anti-police activities, photographing police, ‘Pig Watch’ campaigns, and so on within the ground. I do not think any of these things, saying these are unacceptable behaviours or things that can be accepted as the basis of finding a pathway in, are in any way unreasonable.”

“If there was a will to find a solution to this, the ball is in their court, and they have not yet come back to us.”

The Green Brigade are seen during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Livingston FC at Celtic Park on December 23, 2023. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

It would perhaps be worthwhile for the Green Brigade to agree to the conditions until the end of the season then work towards a permanent solution in the summer that will bring an end to the bans. That would be the best possible outcome.

If the Green Brigade can get back in to the remaining home games that would bring an immediate benefit for Celtic’s title chances.

Sebastian Tounekti at his fan media conference at Celtic Park, 16 September 2025. Photo The Celtic Star

No further news from the club on a lifting of the ridiculous Celtic fan media ban, more collective punishment brought about because someone took offence to a few things said by unnamed podcasters. That has zero to do with The Celtic Star!

Conor Spence