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20 Feb 2026 14:15:01
Good afternoon all
On Wednesday, representatives of the Celtic Fans Collective met with the Club’s Interim Chair and some senior officials to follow up on October discussions and address current supporter concerns. We have detailed a summary of the meeting below, and full minutes will be published as soon as possible.
Key Areas Discussed
Governance and Leadership
* Concerns were raised regarding recent executive decisions, recruitment outcomes, and wider supporter confidence.
* The Interim Chair confirmed he does not hold unilateral authority and that responsibility rests collectively with the Board.
* Recruitment processes are under review.
* Governance and Board refresh discussions are ongoing.
* No commitments were made regarding executive change or specific timelines.
Supporter Engagement
* The absence of a formal, structured engagement mechanism was highlighted.
* The Collective stressed that any new structure must be representative, democratic and enduring.
* It was agreed that the Club will return within one month with draft proposals for a supporter engagement model, which would then form the basis of a formal consultation process.
* No specific model or implementation timetable was agreed.
Green Brigade
* The Collective raised concerns regarding the ongoing exclusion and its impact on atmosphere and supporter sentiment.
* The Club confirmed dialogue is ongoing and expressed a willingness to resolve matters, subject to conditions.
* No timeframe for resolution was provided.
Fan Media and Communications
* Concerns were raised about the removal of fan media access and recent public communications.
* The Club stated that its communications strategy is under review.
* They informed us that they were not aware who made the decision to remove fan media access.
* No commitments were made regarding reinstatement of access or immediate changes to approach.
Agreed Outcomes
* A further meeting within one month to update on supporter engagement consultation.
* Continued dialogue on the Green Brigade situation.
* Ongoing internal reviews of recruitment processes and governance structures.
The Club stated that they acknowledged the strength of supporter feeling and the seriousness of the current situation. While no immediate structural changes were agreed, dialogue will continue and the Collective will report further following the next meeting. Meeting minutes have been drafted and are pending agreement with the club.
Many thanks,
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20 Feb 2026 14:57:28
Lot of reviews season will be finished by the time all the reviews are done.
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20 Feb 2026 16:26:24
Gaslighting at it's best. We are doing nothing and their is nothing you can do.
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20 Feb 2026 17:16:51
"They informed us that they were not aware who made the decision to remove fan media access. "
That is incredible. Absolute spineless cretins. They truly hate the support, I don't think we're anything more than an inconvenience to them.
Last night was a new low point for this club and it's fans in a season full of them.
I have zero confidence anything will change in a meaningful way. Absolutely sick of them.
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20 Feb 2026 18:21:06
Every reply sounds like doing fuck all in the hope that it all peters out. If the individual board member have no authority to make decisions ( aside from the mystery individual who banned fan media) , all you’re going to get is meetings about meetings about meetings.
They hope the fans die of old age before they do. These meetings are the equivalent of playing for time, and utterly pointless.
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{Ed007's Note - That's exactly why the protests need to be ramped and kept up.
A meeting will take place today at 3pm between representatives of Celtic Fans Collective and Celtic FC.
This meeting was originally scheduled for last week but was postponed to allow for the Club to include the executive team. Celtic FC emailed late last night to confirm attendees, and no executives will be present after all.
Representing the Club will be Brian Wilson, George Campbell, Kevin McQuillen and John Paul Taylor.
Apologies for the very late notice, but we would like to propose a Zoom call with everyone following the meeting this evening at 8pm to debrief on the key discussion points and discuss next steps for the Collective. The link is below for those who can attend. Again we kindly request that this link is kept private.
An email update will be circulated tomorrow for those who can't attend this evening at short notice.
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18 Feb 2026 21:28:02
Keen to hear how this went?
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{Ed007's Note - There'll be an update in the morning. The GB issue was discussed at the meeting and kind of got nowhere but during the Zoom meeting the Board reached out to the GB.
There is an ongoing executive recruitment search for Chairman and board refresh this summer with new NEDs and after being pushed on the agreed FAB, it was "agreed" - for want of a better word or putting my neck on the line - that it will be looked into again.
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19 Feb 2026 12:58:32
Hi sorry ed what does FAB stand for?
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{Ed007's Note - Fan Advisory Board mate 👍🏻
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19 Feb 2026 13:46:11
ED007 FAB to this Tim means a delicious ICE LOLLY.
19 Feb 2026 13:54:20
Let's hope they can get the GB back in for the run in, the manager has said as much.
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{Ed007's Note - It came to light during the meeting yesterday with the board that it is 2 members of the GB that Mark Hargreaves seems to have a personal problem with - imo that surely goes back to something in his previous employment.
There's still been no new evidence provided of any wrong doing and no further charges have been made, we are where we are over 5 separate Breach of the Peace charges, we've had more staff, players and fans assaulted at Ibrox.}
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19 Feb 2026 14:51:28
So they’re actually doing some work to replace the board and get a new chairman in? More jobs for the boys or?
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19 Feb 2026 15:07:03
ED007 our Martin is Genuinely trying to help ALL Celtic fans, including GB but the characters running our club can only be described as DISENGENOUS.
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19 Feb 2026 17:47:40
Ed what is hardgreaves previous employment? Am guessing polis?
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{Ed007's Note - Yeah mate, he had several high ranking jobs across Police Scotland and he also supposedly an ex-school mate of Michael Nicholson's at St Aloysius.}
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19 Feb 2026 18:15:39
Get him tae feck Ed could cost us the league this twat.
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19 Feb 2026 18:45:59
Never met the guy but hate the ….
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15 Feb 2026 12:53:55
Why is he sticking with Hatate, he's a wasted jersey in most games.
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15 Feb 2026 12:58:14
I hope Hatate plays well after the good faith Martin has showed in him today.
Tounekti has played well in his 2 previous games at Rugby Park and can possibly make a difference when he comes on.
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15 Feb 2026 13:19:51
It’s pointless even looking forward to seeing the team news - McGregor, Hatate and Maeda all still getting played - can’t afford to carry players especially away from home.
Still can only hope for a performance and result.
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15 Feb 2026 13:23:15
Iheanacho missing? Pretty poor if we have bombed him out.
12 Feb 2026 11:16:31
Celtic have plan to install Martinez
According to SMSM
Or is it just Lazy Journalism because wee Maloney here already
We could do worse and I think he would bring an organistion which we badly need.
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12 Feb 2026 11:35:00
His football is very slow, horseshoe type. Not saying no but it's mundane.
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12 Feb 2026 14:58:56
JIM, I agree he had a wealth of talent with Belgium and they were not a good watch either.
Don’t recall Portugal being great to watch as well but they still insist on playing the old tadger Ronaldo.
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12 Feb 2026 17:57:32
No from me.
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12 Feb 2026 19:26:09
Dont often listen to Radio Snyde but ther was a caller on making the point of why does so many of our fans want the Well manager, yes they are playing attractive football but he's won nothing.
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12 Feb 2026 19:53:16
Martinez would be a poor appointment.
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12 Feb 2026 21:25:15
I wouldn't be pleased if we brought martinez in. Plays boring football and hasn't an overly impressive record.
Keane or Mckenna for me although both may be unavailable come the summer if talk of keane taking over spurs and mckennas ipswich get promoted.
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13 Feb 2026 08:12:03
It has to be the Motherwell manager.
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13 Feb 2026 09:26:38
What had Ferguson won when he went to Aberdeen?
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13 Feb 2026 20:52:21
One of the posters on here mentioned a name a few weeks ago, Andoni Iraola (Bournemouth manager) , he sets his team up and plays the way many Celtic supporters would like.
Also, the Dane currently at Motherwell. If they finush strong, as I'd expect, he'll be snapped up.
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13 Feb 2026 23:27:06
Pedro i'm pretty sure iraola was linked with us before he got the bournemouth job. Would be a good appointment but there's no way he's leaving a epl club to come to us. Money talks.
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14 Feb 2026 11:37:39
The lad at Motherwell might be a shout.
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14 Feb 2026 16:10:22
I hear you DT, although, IF we had a structure in place, DOF etc, and, wait for it, ambition - perhaps we could attract him or a coach like him with regular European football.
Having said that, yer man at Motherwell is doing everything right up until this point.
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15 Feb 2026 09:30:58
After the finical results and the wording. It won't be a expensive manager. Lots of words to say we are tightening our belts. All caused by the board.
Thank you for your patience while we have been attempting to organise a meeting with Celtic FC. This has been a more difficult and protracted process than it should have been, and we want to set out the current position.
On Thursday, Brian Wilson contacted a representative of the Collective by email, offering to meet the individual informally in Glasgow. This message was sent to a dormant email address and was only picked up on Friday. The representative acknowledged the email, agreed that a meeting would be beneficial for both the Collective and the Club, proposed dates and times, and asked that further correspondence be directed through the Collective’s email address, which was copied into the reply. This email received no response.
On Monday evening, a different representative was contacted by telephone. The Club proposed that the two representatives who had now been independently contacted meet with George Campbell, Head of Legal, and Brian Wilson at 10am on Wednesday. The representative agreed in principle but again requested that arrangements be made formally through the Collective.
On Tuesday, the Celtic Fans Collective wrote to both Brian Wilson and George Campbell confirming availability for the proposed meeting at 10am on Wednesday. The email included the names of nominated representatives and a proposed agenda. Unfortunately, yesterday afternoon we were informed that discussion of this agenda would require members of the executive team to be present, and they would not be available until next Wednesday.
As a result, the meeting scheduled for today was cancelled, and a new meeting will now take place next week.
In the meantime, the Green Brigade had separately been offered a meeting on Thursday afternoon. Despite their willingness to postpone until after the Collective meeting, we have encouraged them to proceed in the hope of beginning the process that will allow their return to matches as quickly as possible.
We will keep you informed of any further developments.
{Ed007's Note - That's exactly why the protests need to be ramped and kept up.