Celtic Ultras Group to Boycott Rangers Rival Clash in Board Blast

Celtic Ultras group the Green Brigade have hit out at the club’s board and insist they will BOYCOTT the coming Rangers clash.

The Hoops take on their old rivals in the semi-final of the Premier Sports Cup early next month and will do so at the national stadium in Hampden.

It will be one of the bigger derby matches in recent seasons given what is at stake, with the unrest off the field at both clubs likely to come to the fore.

Rangers sacked Russell Martin recently and will surely hope to have a new permanent boss in by the time the semi rolls around.

Although Gers have had two candidates pull out of the race in the past 72 hours.

Celts, meanwhile, have failed to placate raging fans since the end of the transfer window in the summer with the board being accused of gaslighting the support with various patronising statements.

Celtic fan group the Green Brigade will boycott Rangers semi-final clash

Now the latest in a long line of issues facing Celtic comes in the form of a 500 ticket suspension from the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) following the use of pyro last season vs Aberdeen.

The club decided to hit the Green Brigade hard with their punishment and reduced their group’s briefs for the game.

And that has triggered a statement in response from the GB as they revealed none of their fans would attend the match in response to what they see as an unfair “collective punishment”.

The statement read: “As a result of the ticket allocation reduction at the upcoming League Cup Semi-final, the Green Brigade has received no ticket allocation.

“Although we wholeheartedly reject the notion of collective punishment, and have regularly defied similar suspensions in the past, we will not be attending this match.

“We believe that the Celtic support is at a watershed moment for unity and capacity to enact positive change at our club. We are committed to this goal and the development of the Celtic Fans Collective which is the best available apparatus for improving the experience of all Celtic fans.

Green Brigade update re League Cup Semi-Final pic.twitter.com/1VAUKhlF5E

— North Curve Celtic (@NCCeltic) October 15, 2025

“Collective punishment is an unfair practice. It has repeatedly been used against football supporters for a variety of reasons to force conformity and sow division.

“Irrespective of any perceived concerns, the best solutions will always be reached through meaningful supporter engagement and not through draconian sanctions.

“There is a persistent, common thread running through Scottish Football of poor fan relations – with Celtic sitting top of the table.

“In a further demonstration of a detachment from fans, fairness and transparency, Celtic FC has sold an undisclosed amount of standard tickets as Hospitality Packages for this match.

“Priced between £150-£300 (excluding VAT), this legalised ticket touting exposes the Club’s desire to exploit supporter demand and sow unnecessary division between fans.

“Finally, we thank Bhoys Celtic, for another gesture of solidarity and rejection of unfair fan practices.”

Celtic fans vs boardroom reasons for standoff

The split between the fans and the club hierarchy has rarely been so divided.

And that comes following a meeting between the two only as recently as last week.

Chief executive Michael Nicholson as well as money-man Chris McKay and others met with spokesmen from the fan clubs in an attempt to come together for the benefit of Brendan Rodgers and his squad.

The meeting, however, did not seem to go well with supporters unhappy with a lack of any sort of commitment from the club on most of their complaints.

Now this decision from the board to hit the Green Brigade with the sanctions has not sat right, either.

It is likely that the standoff continues for some time.