29 Jul 2026 07:27:40
If Celtic's board were trying to prove they have no coherent strategy, they couldn't have done a better job.
They banned the Green Brigade over alleged assaults on a steward and police officers, allegations the group denied. Despite the seriousness of those claims, no one has been charged or convicted in connection with the alleged assaults and no video evidence of the incident despite all the cameras inside the stadium. This would not be the first time the board had made up lies about the group to justify a ban.
Then came the disastrous AGM, where supporters and shareholders turned on the board. Nepo-baby, Ross Desmond, speaking for his daddy, delivered a lecture to fans that only widened the divide. It felt less like leadership and more like Daddy Desmond sending his son out to tell everyone they're wrong.
Months later, after lengthy talks, Celtic welcomed the Green Brigade back; probably because they needed them to rescue the season after all their disastrous decisions. The club effectively told supporters that enough progress had been made to move forward.
So what happened next?
After the league had been rescued (thanks green brigade) . They banned two Green Brigade members over an alleged incident at that very same AGM, a historical matter that existed long before the reconciliation process.
It begs an obvious question: if this was serious enough to justify fresh bans, why was it apparently not serious enough to prevent the Green Brigade's return in the first place, or at least those two members?
The whole saga has become a masterclass in inconsistency. Ban them. Negotiate with them. Welcome them back. Then reopen old wounds and ban supporters again.
Meanwhile, the board continues to expect fans to believe every decision is part of a carefully thought out strategy.
From the outside, it looks anything but.
Supporters deserve consistency, transparency and competent leadership. Instead, they're getting mixed messages from a board that appears to spend more time fighting its own fans than explaining its own decisions.
29 Jul 2026 10:06:38
True and informative post Joe, what’s your point.
29 Jul 2026 10:17:58
Mate everyone knows the score with the board but i don't think it needs to be said numerous times every single day. We made a great signing yesterday but you still posted negative comments. HH.
29 Jul 2026 10:33:36
Merely pointing out the hypocrisy of the board who claim to want unity.
29 Jul 2026 11:30:31
So who would you want on the board?
How do you remove the board as they won't walk away?
29 Jul 2026 11:45:24
Do you not get it steviebhoy?
I will not be stopping, being hyper critical of the board. I don't care what they do now, what they done last season put me passed the point of no return and I won't be letting up until the Desmonds are gone.
29 Jul 2026 12:39:57
They don’t read this Joe, we do every single day same rubbish from you.
29 Jul 2026 12:49:31
It’s obvious they agreed to The Bhoys joining The Green Brigade this season so they can eventually ban both Ultras.
It’s only a matter of time from our controlling Celtic Board.
29 Jul 2026 13:22:56
If you feel that way, then you may want to ignore it in future.
29 Jul 2026 14:05:52
Imhere2 this has always been my point to Joe he somehow thinks he’s holding the board to account by berating all of us daily, but in his defence he at least has started his own thread perhaps we should leave him to it.
29 Jul 2026 14:09:51
Wee Joe
If, as it sounds like from your words, that you are so fed up with things and have given up so many things - why are you continuing to contribute to the banter. It certainly doesn't sound like you're enjoying the site content and I think many posters think you've gone beyond the pale a bit, possibly for your own sake, regardless of how you are making others feel.
Think some folk are genuinely worried about you.
29 Jul 2026 14:58:03
The board are playing you like a fiddle. They intend to butter people up and then go after the ultras, in the hope they will. have less support if things are ok on the park.
29 Jul 2026 15:03:35
The faux concern is noted, but it's a poor substitute for addressing what I've actually said.
Being critical of the board, doesn't mean I've "given up", nor does it require an armchair assessment of my wellbeing. If you disagree with my posts, just say so. Wrapping it up as "people are worried about you" is patronising and avoids the substance entirely.
If the only way you can respond is by speculating about me rather than engaging with my points, that probably says more about your argument than it does about me.
29 Jul 2026 15:14:33
@buzz - that is how I see it as well mate. The board have them in their sights and my guess is they banned two of their members to I atigate another fight with them.
29 Jul 2026 16:19:29
I like reading Weejoe’s posts because his information is accurate.
29 Jul 2026 17:02:33
This is a banter page everyone has a right too express their opinion on the club we love agree with what someone says or not look at what they feel or not. But just IMO no need to slag of someone's opinion debate it certainly or skip the post. But we all have our own opinions.
29 Jul 2026 16:01:19
If the ultras play by the rules they should have no issues, can young angry, sometimes drunk people do that I’m not so sure, I’m not so sure about wanting to ban them all together either, I feel it was a reaction to bhoys being so close to them and entering main stand during derby defeat that’s led to this, ( after that moving between stands was stopped which is crap for those in main stand as the facilities are so poor) if we win on park angry might be able to be scrubbed from that list.
Has the 2 individuals banned still not been resolved?
The collective isn’t going anywhere so these are all issues still to be resolved, once season starts winning can dampen noise but run up to agm i'd expect winning or not some of issues to come to the fore ( board changes, fan engagement, recruitment, structure )
U wander if the attitude towards agm will be same as last year which was agrresively defensive, or if they will read the room ( ideas of everyone playing nice obv won’t happen) none the less balls in clubs court to reduce the issues and noise.
29 Jul 2026 17:29:35
They are just trying to get me to stop posting as they know I am right in what I say.
29 Jul 2026 18:08:48
I can’t say I enjoy your posts all the time Joe, because quite frankly you’re usually spot on and that’s a sad reflection of the club.
No idea why people get upset with your posts though mate. The club have done nothing to fix things other than make 2 signings in 8months and tell us they hear our concerns. Oh… and they updated CelticTV (ask anyone what that experience was like - smh) !
29 Jul 2026 18:41:58
Since when did this forum become a shutdown of free speech? Weejoe has always shown us he is totally against what this board is up to and the members of it being as far detached from the supporters as they can get. What I've always taken from people's opinions is that they are 100% entitled to them, no matter how against them you might personally be.
I have my grave concerns about this board but they must be listening to at least a tiny part of our concerns as things are finally moving in the transfer department. What do people actually want, us to be like our poor neighbours? Going out year after year, paying top dollar for absolute dross only for them to repeat it every single year when they get shown up?
What I want is for the Club to still be looking at top targets but doing business much earlier in the summer to have them in place for the European qualifiers.
Let's not forget the Adam Idah debacle, a board rushed into paying over 9 million for a dud who had flashes of a good player during his loan. Arnie's signing was also treated with derision at first and only now are we reaping the benefit of his maturing at the Club with some of his performances last Season being absolutely crucial to some of our wins.
Holding on to our top players as we've seen, is nigh on impossible if they want to leave. Maeda was going, that was never going to change and AJ, Engels and Hatate are most probably next to be tempted away some point soon. The powers at be are not daft, they know these players could be off so that is where they need to be concentrating on, replacing them.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you don't like it, scroll on by!
29 Jul 2026 18:51:15
Cheers for the support guys. ?.
29 Jul 2026 19:01:51
Firstly I knew by the 1st 2 lines who the poster was of this thread (Same old same old) . Everyone is entitled to their opinion it is a free world after all. Members don't need to read the post if they don't want.
I stopped reading at the part were it stated the GB were banned due to allegations of assault on a steward and police officer. No one been charged and no cctv. WeeJoe wants to push a narrative against the Celtic board.
Quote from the news.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Glasgow today, Thursday, 20 November, 2025, in connection with a disturbance at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Wednesday, 29 October, 2025.
“He will appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.
Now I have no clue what the outcome of this court appearance or indeed the trial if there was one.
But WeeJoe let's once and for all stop this that no one was arrested when there clearly has been.
It quite frankly makes the rest of your post irrelevant. Do your research before posting what you believe to be the truth which clearly isn't.
{Ed007's Note - I'm pretty sure it was a Breach of the Peace charge the lad got, for shouting and putting stewards & police officers in a state of alarm - nobody has been charged and no evidence has been produced of any assault.}
29 Jul 2026 19:06:56
It is a banter site, so that includes, as an important part of that, to include individual opinions, feelings, thoughts and concerns.
Joe from the first post I have read of his, has been consistent in his opinion about how our board are treating the fans and accepting no responsibility for the current state of the team and on many occasions, they have targettted fans and fans groups, without justification.
He is right that we deserve a board that works for the club, which works for the fans, who are the most important part of any club, and that means better communication and more fan involvement in decisions which affect the direction of the club.
Fan engagement is a given at most clubs and when Mckay was CEO he started improving that process. He was removed very quickly and it went back to status quo.
So for me I have absolutely no issue with Joe or anyone posting their thoughts. Like me you have the choice not to read the post or like me, challenge that post if you disagree. That is how discussion is supposed to work.
I cannot recall how many times Ed has challenged posts I make, I don't get upset about it as most of the time he's right (*******) but it starts a discussion.
{Ed007's Note - ?? That's only because I know you're pretty sensible I can have a bit of back & forth with you mate - while proving you wrong of course☺
29 Jul 2026 20:26:38
Hi Ed, I don't know the exact details of the incident. If you have more knowledge of the incident, that's fair enough.
My point being weather it was a Breach or an assault and both crimes differ in punishment. The point is there was some altercation so for WeeJoe to say the GB are innocent of wrong doing and got banned for nothing is not accurate.
I've been there 1st hand and see how the GB act to any sort of authority or directives.
{Ed007's Note - You should have came over and said hello ???
29 Jul 2026 20:03:30
@ed - that was my understanding as well. The fans who got charged, were charged with breech of the peace.
The only reference I saw to someone being charged with an assault was on Reddit, which is far from a reliable source. I challenged Greentree to provide his source numerous times but he never does.
{Ed007's Note - Yeah don't trust Reddit, I fell down a rabbit hole of Bargain Hunt presenters on there the other day and they were definitely not official BBC pics!!
I spent about 5 hours making sure.... ☺
29 Jul 2026 21:09:01
Joe I don’t want you to stop posting, as you can see I’ve engaged in the subject of the post an pointed out to others you started the post, I do however want you to stop replying to general banter / football posts with Same stuff, the board have also just released a statement tonight, I’m suspect you’ll have something to say on it, and as we know your views, you absolutely should have something to say and I’m sure others will engage back,
But when baur signs, going to no say something like “cheap option so board can sell Engels or shoulda paid the doh 2 weeks ago, etc etc “ I think u know my point by now.
29 Jul 2026 21:17:29
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{Ed007's Note - ??
29 Jul 2026 21:46:52
@greentree - why are you misrepresenting what I said? I did not say nothing happened. I merely pointed out that the reason given by the board, I. e. an assault on a steward and police officer has not been. backed up with evidence. Sadly the board have a history of lying in order to ban the green brigade.
Out of interest, what are your views on the board making up lies against its own fans and banning them for made up reasons? Also why are a whole section of hundreds of fans banned for the alleged action of a small minority?