20 Mar 2026 17:50:31
Hi All,
Further to on-going bans, we will be publishing the below update on social media this evening.
What began as a three match ban for the Green Brigade has now stretched beyond five months. For most of this period, Celtic PLC strongly defended the continuation of the ban. Then, just over a week ago, their position appeared to change. They now claim that they want the Green Brigade to return, but that this is being prevented by the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) .
That explanation raises more questions than it answers.
Publicly, the club has said that the Green Brigade are simply being asked to follow the same rules as every other supporter. However privately, the conditions being put forward are much more excessive. These include accepting the installation of physical barriers in the standing section despite safety concerns, agreeing to a policing and stewarding plan in advance without prior sight of what that would look like, agreeing not to attend away matches, admission of prior wrongdoing and committing to avoid any form of anti police messaging both inside the stadium or on social media.
What makes this harder to accept is that these same commitments were previously sought by Mark Hargreaves during earlier discussions about reintroduction. At a meeting in February, supporters were advised by Chairman Brian Wilson that the biggest issue preventing the return of the Green Brigade was Hargreaves’ problem with some individual members of the group relating to a conversation held at the Celtic plc AGM. Most recently, the Club’s position has pivoted, and supporters are now told SAG is the main barrier preventing the return to a full capacity.
At recent meetings between SAG and Celtic FC, Hargreaves has acted as the club’s sole representative, and fans are now asked to believe that he is pushing for the Green Brigade’s return. Despite this, requests for minutes from recent meetings, fan representation and even SLO attendance have all been denied, casting serious doubt over the veracity of these claims.
Following the recent Glasgow derby, reports have now surfaced suggesting SAG sought to see another supporter section banned, yet their club refused. This demonstrates that the SAG cannot compel Celtic Football Club to ban fans and shut sections, yet our board tells us otherwise.
Celtic fans are being misled by an out of touch board and those within the club who seem to harness contempt for the Celtic support.
With several hugely important matches left at Celtic Park this season, the focus should be on unity. The team needs the full backing of the support to get over the line. It is time for the return of the Green Brigade.
Many thanks.
20 Mar 2026 19:41:47
Surely if sag are baning the GB then the idiot onion bears fall into the same banning order.
{Ed007's Note - The rules/regs that cover the standing section are apparently different from seated areas ?♂️
20 Mar 2026 20:00:21
Thanks for posting that ED -
Do we know who is on the SAG and why their stance is so Anti Celtic fans. My take on it is more about the backing the fans give Celtic the better chance we have of winning the title, but without the GB we have less vocal backing.
{Ed007's Note - I've no idea who's on it but I'd bet they didn't have fish for dinner today! ☺ I'm not buying the passing the buck to the SAG btw, this is on Nicholson and his old schoolmate Hargreaves.
Even in my NEBOSH training or any H&S stuff I done I never heard of any "official" SAG - A SAG it was the kind of thing you'd have in big companies once a month with some staff about any H&S changes/grievances/problems - but this is from the GCC website:
The Safety Advisory Group consists of representatives of the following core members:
• Chair (appointed by the Council);
• Building Authority;
• Police Scotland;
• Scottish Fire and Rescue Service; and
• Scottish Ambulance Service;
Below are individuals that should be invited to all Safety Advisory Group meetings:
• Safety certificate holder;
• The sports ground safety officer; and
• In the case of a special safety certificate the person responsible for organising the event.
The above lists are not exhaustive. The Chair of the Safety Advisory Group has authority to invite any additional representatives or specialists from organisations not referred to above, as the Chair feels appropriate to assist the Safety Advisory Group to fully consider any issue.
20 Mar 2026 20:10:32
If our players came out tomo and said end the ban, the club would surely act.
20 Mar 2026 20:18:22
Really difficult to believe anything that comes out of Celtic fc these days as they don’t inspire any confidence or trust. Still just want as many of them as possible, gone. Sooner the better.