{"id":325443,"date":"2025-12-19T22:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325443\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:40:15","slug":"another-disgraceful-attack-on-celtic-support-fan-demonstration-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/325443\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Disgraceful Attack on Celtic Support, Fan Demonstration On Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silly season in the mainstream media with the absolute non-story in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15708549\/cops-probe-hoops-fan-blade-celtic-chiefs-tannadice-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Scottish Sun<\/a> claiming that a Celtic ultra was carrying a knife pointing towards The Celtic Board at Tannadice on Wednesday night. This claim is made on the basis of a photo by The Celtic Star\u2019s match photographer (at away games only \u2013 no access, ever to Celtic Park)Vagelis Georgariou.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the photo that this non-story is based on\u2026<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SPFL_DUTD_CELTIC_02570.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-177913 has-webp size-full\" alt=\"Green Brigade and The Celtic Board\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/864;max-width:1280px\"\/>Green Brigade and The Celtic Board . Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)<\/p>\n<p>If the supporter in the middle of this photo was carrying a knife then what were the dozen or so police officers doing allowing that to happen without intervening and making an arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Police Scotland embarrass themselves\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apparently according to mainstream media site Celtic Way, a Police Scotland spokesperson addressed the matter, stating: \u201cWe are aware of an image circulating on social media that appears to show a supporter at the Dundee United vs Celtic game on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 holding a bladed weapon. Enquiries are ongoing and we are working with both clubs to identify this individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8i1rWHWIAIuwnD-1.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-178039 has-webp aligncenter size-full\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:938\/577;max-width:938px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This comes after the disgraceful non-story in the Sunday Mail about intimidation and threatening behaviour directed at The Celtic Board members which amounted to no more than a few posters plastered around the city.<\/p>\n<p>And they couldn\u2019t resist throwing more unproven accusations around when Peter Lawwell\u2019s retirement was announced. However the most disgraceful thing about that was Lawwell actually claiming credit for Celtic participating in group stage European football for all but two years of his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>This evening the Celtic Fans Collective, after consulting all signatories released the following statement, providing a supporters\u2019 update ahead of Sunday\u2019s match against Aberdeen at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n<p>CELTIC FAN COLLECTIVE UPDATE \u2013 Fan Demonstration \u2013 Sunday 2pm\u2026<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dundee-united-v-celtic-william-hill-premiership-19.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-177906 has-webp aligncenter size-full\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/800;max-width:1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Celtic Fans Collective welcomes the departure of Peter Lawwell from Celtic Football Club. During his tenure, the club failed to progress in line with its resources, potential, and the clearly expressed expectations and ambitions of the support. Change at board level continues to be both inevitable and necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The notion that fans have pursued a threatening campaign against Peter Lawwell and the board is baseless and part of a wider pattern of unsupported allegations being made against fans. Today, a newspaper story has even alleged that a supporter brandished a knife at board members during the match against Dundee United. Photographic evidence makes it very clear that this allegation is completely unfounded, and this stands as a ludicrous example of how eager some are to portray the campaign for change as a baying mob.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-135.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-177961 has-webp size-full\" alt=\"Celtic's Shame banner pointing at Celtic Board at Tannadice\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/507;max-width:1280px\"\/>Celtic\u2019s Shame banner pointing at Celtic Board . Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)The Celtic Fans Collective is committed to peaceful and principled campaigning to hold our board to account.<\/p>\n<p>The real story is that our club is in disarray both on and off the park. The Celtic board is responsible for the team\u2019s decline and for the growing disconnect between the club\u2019s leadership and its supporters. The longer they remain in place, the more damage they will do to the club we all love.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-120.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-177931 has-webp size-full\" alt=\"Goal celebrations for home side.\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1012\/960;max-width:1012px\"\/>Goal celebrations for home side. Dundee Utd v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Tannadice, 17 December 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)<\/p>\n<p>We call on all supporters to join us for a historic demonstration at 2pm on Sunday 21 December, ahead of the match against Aberdeen, to demand the resignations of Michael Nicholson, Chris McKay, and Brian Wilson. We also call on all fans to continue to hit the board in the pocket by supporting the Not Another Penny campaign on Sunday and in the run up to Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic supporters have a long and storied history of organising collectively, often against overwhelming odds, to achieve great victories. This moment in our club\u2019s history calls on fans to unite once again and to send a crystal-clear message to the current custodians: your time is up.<\/p>\n<p>One down. More to go.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fan Demonstration, Sunday 2pm<\/p>\n<p>One down, more to go. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rPloiVscAS\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rPloiVscAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celtic Fans Collective (@CFC_Collective) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFC_Collective\/status\/2002079943610773654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The smearing of the Celtic support by Police Scotland and the Celtic board sinks to a new low. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hqv706JF2d\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Hqv706JF2d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liam O&#8217;Hare (@Liam_O_Hare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liam_O_Hare\/status\/2002083818212049074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Police are investigating after an image\u2026 of football fan appearing to point a bladed weapon towards the Celtic board&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thats a finger &amp; polis handcuffs \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>What chance do ye have when this is news &amp; being investigated? Unless the objected is to further slander Celtic fans <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rfpOAD2y6w\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/rfpOAD2y6w<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BCtLljhFuk\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BCtLljhFuk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RJM67 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@RJMCeltic67) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RJMCeltic67\/status\/2002031351512420398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K_Fleming2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@K_Fleming2<\/a> Are you going to come out and apologise for lying about a celtic fan holding a blade towards the board? Or is said fan going to have to sue? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STVSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@STVSport<\/a> lying bastards. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zRtEuk6w1v\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/zRtEuk6w1v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celtic De Glasgow \ud83c\udf40 (@celticdeglasgow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celticdeglasgow\/status\/2002065430882758946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to Scotland where an image like this is enough for Police Scotland to open a investigation \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OnscjzqLuB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/OnscjzqLuB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muiry (@MuiryyCeltic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MuiryyCeltic\/status\/2002049795524010377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How pathetic is this? I know Scottish police are incompetent but even they\u2019re not that stupid. <\/p>\n<p>An investigation when a line of cops half a yard from him seen nothing. <\/p>\n<p>The finger could kill someone. \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wE0xWrvM93\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/wE0xWrvM93<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rab ERL (@erlsellick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erlsellick\/status\/2002071528805183927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Celtic board have signalled its open season to accuse Celtic fans of anything and everything. <\/p>\n<p>The more violent the better. <\/p>\n<p>Everyone gets thrown under the bus to take eyes away from Nicholson and co destroying the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kay Dee (@kaydee250567) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaydee250567\/status\/2002075338562810223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\tMore Stories \/ Latest News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecelticstar.com\/scotland-v-brazil-old-friends-reunited-at-world-cups-carnival-contest\/\" title=\"Scotland v Brazil \u2013 Old Friends Reunited at World Cup\u2019s Carnival Contest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2107\" height=\"1113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imago1061538088.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-177779 has-webp lazyload\" alt=\"Tartan Army at France 1998, Scotland v Brazil\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecelticstar.com\/19-december-five-memorable-celtic-moments-on-this-day\/\" title=\"19 December \u2013 Five Memorable Celtic Moments on this Day\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/imago1008792969h.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-77951 lazyload\" alt=\"Kyogo, Ange Postecoglou and Callum McGregor celebrate\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thecelticstar.com\/false-flag-from-peter-martin-bhoys-winter-clothing-collection\/\" title=\"False Flag from Peter Martin, Bhoys Winter Clothing Collection\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hm2xyWkAEPJRF.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-178033 has-webp lazyload\"  data-\/>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Silly season in the mainstream media with the absolute non-story in The Scottish Sun claiming that a Celtic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-325443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}