Celtic take on Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Sunday afternoon in the 3pm Scottish Premiership match. And from around 3.12pm the team can be assured that they will hear the travelling Celtic support at its loudest and very best as they roar the team onto victory…
Celtic fans protest at Rugby Park. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
However due to the failings of those in the Celtic Boardroom, a large number of Celtic supporters will wait until 12 minutes after kick-off before entering the stand to support the team.
North Curve Celtic this evening confirmed the earlier reports on The Celtic Star but actually went two minutes further from the timings agreed at the supporters meeting in Glasgow last night. So it’s going to be 12 minutes without the 12th man on Sunday at Rugby Park.
Celtic fans at Rugby Park. Photo Vagelis Georgariou for The Celtic Star.
The statement reads as follows:
“At Sunday’s match v Kilmarnock, Celtic’s 12th man will enter the stand on the 12th minute to remind the Celtic FC Board that it exists.
“This bold visual and vocal protest, follows the recent Open Letter signed by 420 signatories which the board has failed to respond to. and a consultation meeting with these signatories.
Celtic supporters at Rugby Park
“As a collective of fans, we wish no detriment to the team but believe necessary steps must be taken to demonstrator discontent and remind the board that “football is nothing without fans.
“Once we enter the stand, the team will receive vociferous backing.”
Celtic fans protest at Rugby Park. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
Please note that supporters going to the game on Sunday can join this protest or alternatively take their seats as usual ahead of kick-off and there will be no pressure from those fans taking part in the protest to encourage others to join in. This point was discussed and agreed at the supporters meeting last night with was attended by The Celtic Star.
Brendan Rodgers will speak to the media tomorrow and may well be asked about this planned protest for Sunday, this first Celtic game since the club issued that statement and also a so called Celtic insider briefed against the Celtic manager via the Scottish Sun. It will be interesting to see what Brendan has to say about the protest and also whether or not he decides to speak to that newspaper.
Earlier in the day North Curve released this statement updating supporters on last night’s very busy meeting:
“Yesterday evening, a consultation meeting was held with the signatories of the recent Open Letter to Celtic FC. The Open Letter has still to be addressed by Celtic FC despite it representing tens of thousands of Celtic supporters.
Celtic fans protest at Rugby Park. Photo Vagelis Georgariou for The Celtic Star.
“At the meeting, there was an overwhelming consensus on the following points, which were compounded by a survey of 38,832 Celtic supporters in advance of the meeting:
The Celtic Board. Celtic Champions 2025. Dundee United v Celtic, 26 April 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star).
- to build on the recent ‘no confidence’ votes on the Celtic FC board, seeking the removal of Michael Nicholson, CEO; Chris McKay, CFO; Peter Lawwell, Chairman.
- to build a strategic, escalatory campaign against the Celtic board.
- to build a democratic and representative fan body.
- to coordinate a ‘late entry’ protest at Kilmarnock v Celtic to further visualise and vocalise fan discontent.
- to help progress these points and the movement generally, a steering group of volunteers is being assembled.
“Finally, we would like to thank all who have participated in the process so far. It is natural that there will be a mix of feelings regarding some actions or inaction; however, the most important consideration at this stage is maintaining, building and utilising support.”
Celtic supporters at Rugby Park
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Disgracefull yes I was the one that sack the board Kelly and white era but they had us minutes from being bankrupt but to not support your team for 12 minutes John Paul our ticket man knows who these away tickets are sold to and how these same people are at every away game im sure there is people wondering how they can never get a ticket for an away game terrible they are allowed anymore away tickets how much these people cost our club £100,000 in fines we get so few away tickets now yet somehow these people get them they have been giving that many warning time celtic banned them let supporters know your representing Celtic FC who this week have been attacked by press BBC radio football shows and some supporters who think follow Celtic cause they get a platform for there anarchists behaviour stand out side parliament no one would take a photo wave there political banners at a Celtic game when one of our players had to be sold cause of it and I doubt any Israeli player will sign for our club again which they have never let us down a team in the SPL wouldn’t sign RC Catholic that team was liquidated but that was allowed by our SFA FIFA had to step inthe SFA had same rules shipyards and other big factories what school ⁸did you go to was the first question in the inter veiw I never got that far see I have an Irish name and proud of it i know people that told wrong school thats is the way we are acting cause you come from a country and a certain religion no matter how good you are you not in welcome cause of political views we should no better we were treated same way so go and support your club and its history i love my club like my father and his before him no matter what it cost us in live
12 minutes of silence 😂😂😂 ffs a 5 year old could come up wae better ways to make a point, this only serves to punish the team not the board.Back the team and save the childish stunts for the clowns on the board HH
Kilmarnock should lock them out for the remainder of the game.
These idiots aren’t Celtic fans! They are professional complainers!
How laughable it is that they are rebelling against a board that have the club in the very best financial position in its history, and as the most successful club EVER in the country!
We are breaking record after record, season after season!
Giving the manager huge sums to spend which he happens so have spent unwisely!
So when HE doesn’t get more money to blow, he sneakily points fingers! The real reason? He wants to deflect all blame of recent poor performances away from himself onto ANYONE else! He wants to have an excuse to walk away, when we all know he’s already made his mind up that he’s going anyway! Rodgers doesn’t last long anywhere! He gets stale and he gets bored!
Opposing managers read his style!
They deserve to be locked out completely. These clowns are not Celtic supporters.