CELTIC have released a statement concerning the banger incident at the match in Paisley last night, but other that the social media post on the club’s official Twitter account, they have not released a detailed statement on the ridiculous charges that the club and our captain Scott Brown were hit with this morning by the Scottish FA.
There has been nothing from Celtic either on the Resolution 12 matter and earlier today, stating the obviously somewhat, E-Tims stated that the club would not be pursued any further by the club.
This will put Peter Lawwell on a collision course with the Res 12 guys and their followers at the next Celtic AGM.
The Green Brigade issued their own statement on the Banger incident and also mentioned the mini-pitch invasion which occurred at the game on Sunday which was at Celtic Park. We reported on that earlier – see HERE.
Now Lawwell has had his say on behalf of the club and it has to be said the club’s position rather than the Green Brigade’s is the one that has had widespread support among the Celtic fanbase since the incident last night.
CELTIC FOOTBALL CLUB STATEMENT
Celtic Football Club today announced that it is carrying out a full investigation into last night’s events at St Mirren Park in an attempt to identify those who are responsible. The club will take the strongest action possible should it be able to identify anyone involved.
Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawwell said: “Last night’s incident was completely unacceptable and not something we ever want to see repeated. The safety of everyone in football – players, fans, staff, and officials – should always be our priority and, collectively, we need to do all we can to ensure this remains the case.
“There have a been a number of incidents across many clubs this season, with a range of items, including pyrotechnics, being thrown on to pitches. We need to do all we can to remove this from our game.
“From a Celtic perspective, the club does not want it, our players do not want it, our manager does not want it and our supporters do not want it.
“There are serious safety concerns associated with such behaviour, and regardless of the obvious reputational damage which this kind of behaviour has on the club, there are numerous potential repercussions which could have hugely detrimental consequences for the club and our supporters.
“Our supporters are fantastic and we greatly value their contribution. It is the positive support of our fans this season which has helped us deliver one trophy this season and a 13-point lead in the Scottish Premiership. We achieved another excellent away win last night and our on-field success should be the real talking point.
“This kind of behaviour, indeed any form of unacceptable conduct, only serves to tarnish the reputation of the club and our own fans. We need to all work together to make sure this stops now.”
