Patronising statement exposes Board’s disrespect for Celtic support

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·7 septembre 2025

Patronising statement exposes Board’s disrespect for Celtic support

Patronising statement shows how much the club really think of us, the Celtic support…

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Livingston at Celtic Park on August 23, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Hot on the heels of using the Scottish Sun to undermine the Celtic manager, the club finally reacted to the concerns of the supporters by releasing an ‘explanation’ in the form of a long winded statement late on Saturday evening on the official Celtic FC website and via their various social media channels. However that has done nothing to relax the supporters, with the overall majority seeing through what can only be described as patronising, and in short a form of gaslighting.

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Trying to justify their incompetence, and laying the blame on UEFA regulations and misleading information on social media shows just how much highly they regard the intelligence of the heart and soul of the club which is you and I, the ordinary every day supporter who hugely contribute to the continual success of Celtic football club. Without all of us there is no Celtic, and that is something they conveniently forget or just simply ignore.

theRangers v Celtic, 31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

Not once did they take any responsibility over their repetitive failure to replace value assets of the squad, or their lowball attempts at recruiting players which has been well documented by the parties involved. Or their delays in moving for players.

All the nameless long worded statement did was show the world what we all already knew, that they are only interested in self preservation and nothing else, with the supporters just mere subjects to those high up in the ivory towers of Celtic Park.

That statement, as already described on The Celtic Star was a massive own goal and nothing short of a disgrace. It achieved nothing other than further alienating the club from the vast majority of Celtic supporters the world over.

Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson during the match between Celtic and Hearts on May 04, 2024. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The Celtic statement failed to address any of the pertinent points that have been raised in this week’s significant campaign by supporters from the ground level, who are looking for answers. The club simply ignored the supporters, defended themselves and disgracefully attacked the manager.

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Celtic Football Club Statement.
– samedi 6 septembre 2025

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.
– samedi 6 septembre 2025

Another 24 hours, another 70+ signatories join the Open Letter. If you would like to endorse the letter, email northcurveceltic@gmail.com
– samedi 6 septembre 2025

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