{"id":256175,"date":"2025-11-11T04:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/256175\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T04:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:30:10","slug":"simon-jordans-green-brigade-lifetime-ban-rant-backfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/256175\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Jordan\u2019s Green Brigade \u2018Lifetime Ban\u2019 Rant Backfires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon Jordan has once again shown how far removed he is from the realities of Scottish football with a lazy dig at Celtic\u2019s Green Brigade.<\/p>\n

The former Crystal Palace chairman turned pundit questioned why the club haven\u2019t banned the group completely, comments that reveal more about his ignorance than any genuine understanding of what makes Celtic Park<\/a> special.<\/p>\n

Jordan\u2019s claim that Celtic should \u201cjust rid themselves\u201d of around 300 supporters misses the point entirely.<\/a> The Green Brigade aren\u2019t just a handful of fans; they\u2019re part of the culture, the atmosphere, and the identity that makes Celtic unique. They\u2019ve brought life and energy to countless games when others have sat quietly on their hands.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy for a media pundit sitting in a London studio to talk tough about \u201cbanning\u201d people. What Jordan fails to grasp is that the passion he sneers at is the very thing football thrives on. Celtic supporters don\u2019t need lessons on loyalty or behaviour from a man whose only connection to Scottish football is the sound of his own voice on the radio.<\/p>\n

The idea that 260 or 300 supporters can be written off as disposable shows a total misunderstanding of what a real fanbase is. Celtic Park<\/a>\u2019s atmosphere doesn\u2019t come from empty seats and polite applause, it comes from noise, colour, and emotion, the kind that the Green Brigade have driven for years.<\/p>\n

He said: (talkSPORT<\/a>), \u201cIt looks like there\u2019s about 300 of them. How important are they to the football club? Why would you put up with it? What is so important about 260 fans in a stadium that holds 60,000?<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re that unruly, that unpleasant, that difficult to contend with, why don\u2019t you just rid yourself of them by banning them for life?<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with being disharmonious because supporters are entitled to voice dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when it spills over into physical abuse, that\u2019s when it goes too far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan\u2019s comments sound like someone chasing headlines instead of offering any real understanding. Trying to boil Celtic\u2019s fan culture down to numbers and easy soundbites just shows how little he gets it. The Green Brigade aren\u2019t perfect, but to write them off completely ignores how much they\u2019ve added to the club\u2019s identity and atmosphere.<\/p>\n

\"\"14th September 2025; Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland: Scottish Premiership Football, Kilmarnock versus Celtic; Celtic fans Sack the Board banner<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also pretty rich for him to talk about \u201cpassion\u201d while wanting to turn stadiums into quiet, sterile places with no edge. Celtic fans don\u2019t need his approval, they know what they bring to the club every single week.<\/p>\n

Simply put, Simon Jordan doesn\u2019t understand Celtic, doesn\u2019t understand its supporters, and doesn\u2019t understand what football means in Glasgow. Maybe that\u2019s why his opinions are best kept down south.<\/p>\n


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