Supporters are responding the way we did in the 90s – ‘Sack the board.’ The message is everywhere. But there was always a first half to that slogan – ‘Back the team’ – and that’s where our focus has to be. Starting at Kilmarnock on Sunday.
Because while the board torches relationships and credibility, while Rodgers is thrown under the bus as cover for their downsizing, the team still needs us.
This league campaign could be the tightest in years, because while we’ve dropped back towards the pack, the pack have strengthened, and may close the gap still further.
Brendan Rodgers arrives at Ibrox. theRangers v Celtic,31 August 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Europa League progression is vital to protect Scotland’s coefficient and Celtic’s European future. If we don’t want coefficient collapse in two years’ time, Celtic may even need to reach a Europa League semi-final—perhaps even win it. That is the mammoth scale of the challenge.
So yes, the calls for the board to go are essential if Celtic are ever to modernise. But the support cannot lose sight of our players, and we won’t. They are caught between a manager fighting to keep control and a boardroom accused of being determined to sabotage him.
Rodgers’ plan was to add to the group with quality, build togetherness, foster belief, to create good vibrations within the squad. The Sun article and the board’s subsequent silence have pushed that harmony to the cliff edge.
Now it falls to us—the supporters.
It is going to take the support of all of us to ensure our job is to drag them back from the edge, rather than catch them when they fall. To keep the season alive, to back the team, and the manager, even as we condemn those in the boardroom.
The Celtic Board. Celtic Champions 2025. Dundee United v Celtic, 26 April 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star).
Because while the custodian are playing politics, Celtic still have trophies to win, Europe to fight for, and pride to restore. And the supporters remain the only constant. Always have. Always will.
It’s our club and it always will be.
Niall J
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Same old story!
Brendan tells the truth he the bad guy
Brendan says nothing he the bad guy
At least he has the balls to turn up and face the issues!
Can the same be said of Nicholson and his crew?
We the fans will always back the team, same can’t be said about the charlatans, parasites, egomaniacs that run our club. They can sit in their ivory tower and try to ride out the storm of their own making while the peasants revolt . BACK THE TEAM SACK THE BOARD.
Because someone thinks different from you they are a Charlton / parasite ( even though wages not that high, for any big club).
Funny how club for all , changes when you don’t get what you want.
Board have been best thing at Celtic for 20 years.
Hatred of Lawell started all this 15years ago, it has slowly grown not because of any truth but because most fans don’t think they follow the crowds.
All the things you are saying were said about “Fergus McCan” + lot more !! YET 15 years later fans understand he changed the club for the better “LONG TERM”.
The boards job is NOT to win every season.
The job is to win as much as possible over a period of time, be that 10-15-30 years . They gave done that, that’s what “fans” shareholders the board want.
Yes they need to communicate & alter few things, but rest if lot of crap.
Board are our strongest player, just like Fergus was, it was horrible watching Fergus era, BUT it was worth the pain !!
Got to trust the process
Process, what process ? Take big wages and bonuses while selling anyone worth any money and replace them with PROJECTS and expect the manager to work miracles with them whilst undermining him through their favourites in the media who hate us with a passion. The Fergus years were hard to start with as we were skint but we got through it, this time we have up to 100 million sitting in the bank gathering dust and paying corporation tax and big fat bonuses to the charlatans/parasites and all the while they insult us and clubs with derisory offers for players , always taking the cheap option and hoping to get a massive profit on them. Just you keep on happy clapping and your head in the sand and maybe the charlatans/parasites that run our club will come good ( in your dreams ) .
On a different note .
If there ARE 18,000 on the waiting list would it not be prudent to offer them tickets for matches that have 4/5000 people unable to attend.
Mainly due to SKY DECIDING WHEN WE CAN AND CANNOT PLAY OUR FIXTURES .
Some of the kick off times are beyond ludicrous.
Especially for supporters from Ireland, England and Wales
Not that our board are interested!
CamdenNWI
You are talking MINCE!
The boards job is to make everyone accountable.
If they are failing to do this then they leave
If they are doing their jobs then it is their duty and responsibility to inform everyone.
This is true whether you have 30,000,000 shares , one share or in some cases no shares but have the clubs best interest in mind