Green Brigade slam Celtic board and call on all fans to fly the Palestine flag
The Green Brigade have accused the Celtic board of “hypocrisy” after a club statement condemned their message in support of Palestine and warned they won’t be dictated to.
A banner unveiled during Saturday’s Premiership match with Kilmarnock read “Free Palestine. Victory to the Resistance.” The show of support came on the weekend Hamas, deemed as a terrorist group by some Western countries of which one is the UK, attacked Israel from occupied Gaza, killing hundreds of civilians.
The club have hit out at the Green Brigade and insisted they should not “use Celtic Park as a vehicle for such messages.” It also drew a furious response from Israeli and former player Nir Bitton on social media.
Now the section – who have shown support for Palestine in the past – have hit back and slammed the board, urging fans to fly the Palestine flag in an upcoming Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid in Glasgow’s east-end. It reads: “Following a recent Celtic PLC statement, we would like to reiterate our unshakeable belief that we, and other football supporters, have the right to express political views on the terraces, just as ordinary citizens do elsewhere in society.
Football remains one of the few areas of public life where working class people have genuine political agency, and we will not be dictated to by an elitist board that has repeatedly demonstrated contempt for the history and traditions of Celtic Football Club
Kyogo admits he’s not entirely satisfied with his form at Celtic this season – but a goal in the Champions League has lifted some pressure.
The striker put Brendan Rodgers’ side ahead against Lazio on Group E’s second matchday but Matias Vecino and Pedro goals downed the Hoops 2-1, following on from an opening 2-0 defeat away at Feyenoord. Overall he’s scored five times in all competitions with two assists and now on international duty with Japan, he admits he’s not entirely happy with his play and aims to make improvements.
There was joy to be found though in netting his first goal at Europe’s top table. Kyogo told Gekisaka : “There are games where I’ve scored, but I need to score more and improve my technique to help the team. I’m a little relieved (scoring in the Champions League). We all want to do our best as a team so that we can go to a higher stag
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