OVERALL – 7.5/10 – The troublesome Bairns of Middle-Earth were one of the last sides we’d want to face after a Euro Thursday. Pretty confident they could do us damage after a fruitless rinsing last month, they stuck to that expansive, dangerous countering game of theirs.
Much to our beleaguered players’ credit they found the energy, wits and tempo to blunt that threat for the most part and endorsed their resurgent intensity with two splendid strikes, one a goal of the season contender. A fine way to welcome in February, if not still another month of discontent ahead…
Celtic fans display a banner against the board during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Falkirk at Celtic Park on February 01, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Note to Green Brigade: If you’re going to request, or insist… On the reinstatement of season tickets and stadium access, maybe hire a PR consultant to aid with the wording of statements that require a modicum of tact. In summary, “Let us back in – YA BAMS” won’t really cut it with a board who prioritise petulance over progress.
If you cannot format an apology/stance you can all agree on, then lawyer-up with a brief who’ll speak in a lingo the suits understand, and press a case of mishandled terms and conditions (or something/anything, ffs) over your season ticket suspensions that the flaming intransigent executive will HAVE to listen to. Threaten them in THEIR language, not yours.
01.02.2026 Celtic v Falkirk, Scottish Premiership. Celtic Finance Director Chris McKay speaks to fans outside Celtic Park Photo Kenny Ramsay IMAGO
Note To Board: The disconnect with your customer base is becoming more apparent and, optics-wise, looking more like unprofessional contempt rather than assiduous management of a trading PLC. So, can your flaming petted-lips and understand that the benefit of Celtic as a sporting franchise is intrinsically
linked to the atmosphere generated within the confines of the home stadium by your prime clientele, which leads to success on-field, ergo an enhancement in your revenue too.
Celtic fans with their dogs are seen during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Falkirk at Celtic Park on February 01, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
It is NOT a sustainable model if you’re ignoring that in favour of simple merchandising and player-trading. It is the CORE of your business, so flaming well address it as such and knock the residue of your sullen, amateurish handling of the ultras problem out of your indignant heids. Find a compromise – by all means lay down new terms which the dafties must abide by – but get us MOVING FORWARD.
*Sigh.
Too many self-absorbed individuals involved in that squabble.
Anyway… This was great result, hopefully firing us through a half-dozen victories against the lesser sides before we deal with the upstart challengers once more. Nice to see the big cousins have begun to crack, and with a Celtic title machine gearing-up for the big race, I reckon their coked-up wee cousins will soon hit their own comedown.
So let’s get to a bit of midweek sheep-shearing and see what transpires.
Go Away Now
Sandman
Your an auld eejit the green brigade ain’t dafties just because they are young you dismiss them as dafties you obviously didn’t support Celtic before you were sixty.You and fans like you are the reason we’ve got such a shit board grow up these 20 whatever are all as clued up as you they just have the passion still to do something about it.
The Green Brigade bring plenty of colour , humour song and encouragement to our Celtic team . Nobody can dispute that . However despite been the life & soul of our supporters they can’t continue to operate outside the law. . In the past they frequently put on displays that they knew would cause the club fines by UEFA . They made it easy fot the UEFA observer, very often ex Linfield bigot to report us & cause a fine . In recent seasons especially since the club created a standing area & allocated part of it to GB there has been serious overcrowding in GB standing area section. This is bought about at least in part by GB members allowing others to re use their passes . GB are fully aware that Celtic are never treated leniently like the h.ns , and both Glasgow City Council & UEFA could close or partially close stadium because of this . If fans obtained serious injury because of overcrowding + flare, then Celtic in’s wouldn’t cover and club could be out millions .
We need GB & club to sit down together & hammer out a deal , that will settle this permanently