There is a big discussion on Twitter tonight about potential protests in the form of walk outs during the game from Celtic supporters.
The talk has apparently originated over on the Kerrydale Street fans forum, but I have also heard it being mentioned by some on some of the Celtic podcasts.
There is a wide mixture of views amongst the Celtic support regarding this. Some say it’s necessary in order to get the point across to the board that we aren’t happy about the lack of funds invested in the first team.
Others say it’s ridiculous, entitled behaviour and it’s crazy to do this when we are still top of the league.
I totally understand both points of view, however, for those who say fans shouldn’t be protesting when we are top of the league, if Rangers go top of the league on Tuesday night, do walk out and other forms of protests suddenly become the right thing to do in their eyes?
The talks of protests and walk outs obviously aren’t so much do with our league position, in fact, they aren’t anything to do with it at all, so I don’t see how that even a relevant argument.
The potential walk outs and protests are obviously to do with the direction that the club, and the team, are going in.
Failure to invest and strengthen adequately in the summer, and then again in January when the manager and captain were publicly crying out for quality is the reason for any potential walk out and protests.
Supporters who are paying attention and aren’t burying their heads in the sand can see the direction that this team is heading in.
We’ve gone from being 8 points clear at the top of the league to having that gap totally cut due to our own failures.
This team is heading for 2nd place and losing the league and handing a massive Champions League kitty to our rivals. And that cannot be allowed to happen.
Check out some of the comments below:
francis: Talk of protests and walk outs by Celtic fans at our next home games. Not sure I agree
monthehoops: Why would you have a walkout when your top of the league ffs. How’s that going to help the team.
francis: We are still in with a very good chance of winning the league , the team need our support and can sense when things are happening
Jimbo441: The team on the pitch need 100% backing from the fans – now more than ever or we’ve no chance of the league. Protest outside before & after by all means to get the message across but not during the match
David turnbull: I usually wouldn’t but on the fence with this one we have been driven to this point I would rather we never bought merchandise and boycott the kiosks as well as refusing to leave the stadium after games
Margaret McInally: I agree with a protest but not during the game and don’t agree with a walkout all that does is affect the team on the pitch.
Tattyscon: Board take the fans for mugs. The bank balance is great but they’re holding the club back from making progress as a football club. They’ve shown now time and time again they have zero ambition.
Rory Grant: 100% agree. With walkout.
I’m the first one who said we need to protest against lawwell and his wee bhoy who have deliberately sabotaged our chances of winning this league but we need to get behind the manager and players let’s protest before and after the game lawwell snr has been getting away with this for a long enough is enough
Players running out against aberdeen seeing that banner,thats not giving players backing,making players nervous bloody disgrace top leauge putting that banner,just helping them win title disgrace what doing these fans helping the other side.