A new day, a new week and another vote of no confidence in this Celtic board…
Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson at Dingwall on Sunday . Photo Vagelis Georgariou
In just a few short days over the course of last week, the landscape shifted dramatically. On Tuesday the Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs (ARCSC) went public with concerns over the club’s ’trajectory’ and ‘ lack of ambition’. By midweek, the North Curve had united 350+ groups — from ultras to international CSCs to The Celtic Star— behind seven pointed and still unanswered questions for the board.
Friday brought face-to-face meetings with Celtic executives for both the CSA and the Affiliation. Crucially, those meetings went ahead separately rather than in tandem with the wider North Curve coalition — a missed opportunity, some felt, for a fully unified front.
On Saturday morning, the temperature rose further when a tabloid carried an astonishing ‘club insider’ broadside against Brendan Rodgers, accusing him of destabilising the club by publicly questioning strategy. The lack of any denial from Celtic only fuelled the impression that Rodgers was being undermined at the very moment the squad needed stability.
Brendan Rodgers, Manager of Celtic arrives at the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League Play-offs Round First Leg match between Celtic and Kairat Almaty at Celtic Park on August 20, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
By Saturday evening, Celtic issued their own statement. Far from easing tensions, it hardened them. The board doubled down on sustainability, financial prudence, and media distortion, while suggesting supporter engagement was ‘constructive’.
The North Curve’s reply was instant and stinging –
“Irrespective of the condescending and insulting content of this statement, 350+ Celtic fan entities representing tens of thousands of Celtic fans around the world have signed an open letter with 7 explicit questions – these questions, and those asking them, have been ignored.”
If the board had hoped its weekend timing would blunt scrutiny, the opposite happened. On Sunday, the Celtic Supporters’ Association (CSA) took the unprecedented step of passing a formal vote of no confidence in the board. Its delegates had never taken such a position before. That they now did, after meeting with the club, signalled a historic rupture.
Today, the Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs has confirmed it too has voted no confidence in the board — unanimously. Its statement is damning, describing Celtic’s Saturday release as “cold, clinical, and devoid of genuine emotion.”
Here is the full statement from the Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs –
“The Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs wishes to express its deep disappointment with the statement issued by Celtic FC on 6th September.
The statement was cold, clinical, and devoid of genuine emotion. It failed to engage with the concerns raised by our members, offering instead a sterile response steeped in corporate jargon and financial defensiveness. This tone not only dismisses the passion and intelligence of the Celtic support but also signals a worrying detachment from the values that have long defined our club.
Celtic Football Club was built on foundations of inclusion, integrity, and solidarity. The current direction, as reflected in the Club’s statement and recent actions, risks eroding those very principles. Our members feel unheard, and the lack of meaningful engagement undermines the trust that should exist between the club and its supporters.
Following extensive consultation, the Affiliation has now held a formal vote of no confidence in the Club’s leadership. The result was clear and unanimous: our supporters clubs do not support the current Board’s approach or its handling of recent events.
The Affiliation remains committed to constructive engagement, but we will not stand by while our concerns are dismissed or diluted. The relationship between Club and supporters must be more than transactional – it must be rooted in shared purpose, mutual respect, and the values that define Celtic’s identity.”
— Affiliation_CSCs (@cscaffiliation) September 8, 2025
With the CSA, the Affiliation, and the Association of Irish Celtic Supporters’ Clubs now making their positions clear, Celtic’s board faces a groundswell of discontent that could be described as unprecedented in modern times. The Celtic fanbase is uniting with real cohesion now. It is not a collective voice this Celtic board can afford to meet with silence.
That would be both unacceptable and untenable.
Niall J
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Be very foolish of no action being taken by the board, and number of options available to themselves.
Multi millionaires don’t become the likes for making poor decisions, when a solution can be found.
Our club is a cash cow to those who benefit most from the likes, so highly unlikely they will give up the likes so easily imo?
Already change will happen within the playing staff next season for sure, with a potential total rebuild on the cards.
Refuse to write this season off, with 11 serial winners already within the squad, along with another 3 who have been involved in winning trophies and having an impact in doing so also.
Casualties will possibly occur, to what degree remains unknown just yet, but will happen before this gets completely out of control altogether.
Don’t see such a rebellion, spreading to the degree within the boardroom that many are hoping for either imo?
Changes will possibly happen, but to what degree remains unanswered, but doubtful it will be to a degree of high satisfaction, of what the so called intentions of trying to force Changes are imo?
Money gives you the power, and that power gives you the control.
That remains the case, and much of how the world operates.
And our club is no different at present either.
All roads lead to Liewwell.
The fact is that the board are Cold , Clinical and Devoid of emotion!
Except when it comes to their Salaries and Share dividends.
The 400/ 500 that went to Kazakhstan are the ones who represent the majority of World wide fans !
Not the board !
Desmond equates to the Kelly’s
Not to Mr . McCann
The difference is TRANSPARENCY!
Lawwell equates to YES MAN !WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER
“All roads lead to Liewwell.
Not any more, not the main player he was.
As to the headline of “ Cannot Ignore “
Of COURSE THE BOARD CAN !
Of COURSE THE BOARD WILL !
That is what they do , especially OUR BOARD – they take advantage of OUR LOYALTY, OUR UNWILLINGNESS TO LOSE OUR SEASON TICKET, OUR HERITAGE, OUR HISTORY WITH THIS GREAT CLUB !
But none of that counts if it AFFECTS THERE SALARIES OR SHARE DIVIDENDS!
When was the last time , for example, that an Ordinary Share holder had a dividend ?
Compared to a preferential share hold ?