{"id":275470,"date":"2025-11-21T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/275470\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:35:12","slug":"anti-board-wanted-banners-spotted-outside-celtic-park-before-agm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/275470\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-board &#8216;wanted&#8217; banners spotted outside Celtic Park before AGM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Celtic\u2019s AGM is already making headlines before it\u2019s underway.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/celtic-fans-collective\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic Fans Collective<\/a> has released a host of statements about Parkhead board members before the meeting, aiming to put them under pressure before re-election.<\/p>\n<p>The statements made it absolutely clear to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/michael-nicholson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Nicholson,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/peter-lawwell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Lawwell<\/a> and other board figures: your time at Celtic has expired.<\/p>\n<p>Since being established, the Collective has mobilised Hoops supporters to an extent not seen in the last two decades, leading the widespread protests we have seen in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>And prior to the AGM, anti-board banners by the collective have been spotted at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic Park.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anti-board banners spotted outside Celtic Park before AGM<\/p>\n<p>Protests have included fans remaining in the concourse at the start of the game at Rugby Park, and remaining silent at the start of a home game against Hibs.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will also remember seeing a sea of anti-board banners in the away tie against Partick Thistle.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/efrain-juarez-confirms-interest-from-celtic-as-mexican-boss-opens-door-for-unlikely-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Efrain Juarez confirms \u2018interest\u2019 from Celtic as Mexican boss opens door for unlikely return<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1421319814-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic FC v Real Madrid: Group F - UEFA Champions League\" class=\"wp-image-168688\" \/>Photo by Jan Kruger \u2013 UEFA\/UEFA via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Collective have been at work prior to the meeting, producing banners outside the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>They read \u201cWanted: For Gross Mismanagement\u201d and feature the faces of a variety of members of Celtic\u2019s hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>These include principal shareholder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/dermot-desmond\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dermot Desmond,<\/a> chief executive Michael Nicholson and non-executive chairman Peter Lawwell.<\/p>\n<p>Senior independent director Tom Allison, chief financial officer Chris McKay and fellow senior director Brian Wilson are also on the banner.<\/p>\n<p>Desmond doesn\u2019t attend the AGM, but all other faces on the banner will be present.<\/p>\n<p>The Parkhead manager also usually attends, but Martin O\u2019Neill isn\u2019t expected to attend given his interim position.<\/p>\n<p>67 Hail Hail will provide all the headlines from throughout the day at the AGM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celtic\u2019s AGM is already making headlines before it\u2019s underway. 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