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Title: The Celtic Fans Collective
Ref: Celtic supporters group who campaigning for boardroom change & reform
Started: September 2025
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Celtic Fans Collective – Mission Statement, Aims, Objectives and Values
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By David Faulds 21 September, 2025 No Comments
Celtic Fans Collective
Celtic Fans Collective, Founded September 2025.
Introducing CELTIC FANS COLLECTIVE, the new organisation created by Celtic supporters collectively to represent the shared values and aspirations of the Celtic support for our club going forward…
Celtic supporters
Celtic supporters. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Celtic Fans Collective
Celtic Fans Collective, Founded September 2025.
After the initial fan meeting at Gracies on 10 September, a steering group was established and held its first meeting on Wednesday evening.
Here is a summary of that meeting, including the Celtic Fans Collective mission statement, objectives, and values – which the steering group believes reflect the overwhelming spirit and present feeling of the Celtic support.
Next week, the Celtic Fans Collective will form working subgroups. We warmly welcome supporters who can contribute their time and skills to join these. If anyone reading this in The Celtic Star believe they can add value to any particular group, please get in touch.
Celtic Fans Collective yesterday launched on X which you can follow HERE, at 8am on Sunday morning the new account already has over 5000 of followers.
Together, we can strengthen the voice of the Celtic support!
Here is the Celtic Fans Collective mission statement…
After the consultancy meeting in Grace’s, Glasgow on Wednesday 10 September, many supporters put their names forward to form a steering committee to help navigate the initial weeks and months of the fan movement.
While it was encouraging to see so many volunteers, there was too many to form an effective and practical group. In the interests of fairness, on Monday 15 September, the main fan organisations met to discuss and form a group to best reflect the broad range of signatories of the open letter and the wider Celtic support.
A meeting was convened quickly for Wednesday 17 September with this steering group.
Representation within the steering group is as follows:
1 x Celtic Supporters Association
1 x Affiliation of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs
1 x Association of Irish Celtic Supporters Clubs
1 x Celtic Trust
1 x Fans Against Criminalisation
1 x Celtic Disabled Supporters Association
1 x Green Brigade
1 x Bhoys Celtic
1 x North Curve Celtic
3 x Fan Media
1 x Fans Forum
10 x Celtic Supporters Clubs from Scotland, England and Ireland
Celtic supporters watch the SWPL title being won
Celtic supporters watch the SWPL title being won. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)
Steering Group Meeting 17/09/2025
The meeting opened by acknowledging the strong supporter response to the joint statement, fan survey and initial gathering, confirming a clear desire for change in the club’s leadership, governance, and approach to its supporters.
Key areas of discussion and agreement were:
Campaign focus: Maintaining pressure on the board while ensuring messaging is centred on accountability, transparency, and long-term reform, rather than individuals alone.
Matchday actions: A programme of visible actions will continue at upcoming fixtures, beginning with Partick Thistle, to sustain momentum and build towards the AGM.
AGM strategy: Mobilising shareholders, preparing resolutions and questions, and coordinating visible protest around the meeting were identified as major priorities.
Communications: A pool of representatives will speak on behalf of the movement to ensure collective identity and unity across supporter groups.
Evidence base: Research will be undertaken on governance, finance, and comparative models across football to strengthen the case for reform.
Structure: The steering group will operate as the central body with dedicated subgroups.
The campaign will operate under the agreed name Celtic Fans Collective. Work is under way to establish dedicated communications channels and to involve supporters with relevant skills in sub-groups.
The meeting closed with agreement on a shared strategy: short-term visibility, medium-term escalation towards the AGM, and long-term reform of the club’s governance structures.
The steering group agreed to formalise its structure. The main body of twenty-three will provide oversight while working groups will take responsibility for delivery. Each subgroup will include at least one steering member to ensure coordination, but they will also be open to any supporter with skills and time to contribute. The agreed working groups are:
- Protests and matchday actions
- Communications
- Corporate governance and shareholdings
- Research
- Secretariat and supporter engagement
- Fan media
A steering group chat will be created followed by subgroup chats. A shared drive will hold documents and evidence. A campaign name (Celtic Fans Collective) has been agreed, and email addresses and social media accounts will be set up quickly to create an independent identity not tied to any one supporters’ organisation.
The skills data already gathered from signatories will be used to allocate members into subgroups. It was also suggested that we ask each signatory to the joint statement to contribute a donation to campaign costs. We will email signatories about this in due course once an appropriate account is agreed to store funds. The costs for the Partick Thistle action (£1,254) have been covered by Bhoys Celtic, Green Brigade and The Celtic Trust.
In closing, the meeting confirmed there is unity of purpose around short-term visibility, medium-term escalation building towards the AGM, and developing an argument for long-term governance reform.
Success depends on consistent weekly activity, a wide pool of spokespeople, and effective coordination across subgroups. The campaign must balance high-profile targets with systemic reform messaging so that momentum is maintained and the wider support remains united.
Mission Statement
The Celtic Fans Collective exists to unite supporters through a representative body that advocates for the interests of Celtic fans. We strive to ensure that Celtic Football Club operates with transparency, accountability, and ambition, aligned with the values and aspirations of its supporters.
Overarching Aim
To modernise the governance and strategic direction of Celtic Football Club by ensuring:
A clear vision that reflects the ambitions of the support.
A transparent and respectful relationship between the Club and its supporters.
Corporate governance standards befitting an organisation of Celtic’s scale and reputation.
Values
The Collective is guided by the following principles:
Democracy. Decisions are driven by the voices and mandate of supporters.
Integrity. The collective will act with transparency, evidence, and accountability.
Ambition. The collective will demand the highest standards on and off the pitch.
Independence. The collective will operate free from undue influence, representing only the interests of Celtic fans.
Objectives
To obtain credible, transparent, and comprehensive answers from the Board to the seven original questions outlined in the Open Letter published on 3 September 2025.
Force change at Board level by:
Seeking the removal of the current CEO Michael Nicholson, Chairman Peter Lawwell, and CFO Chris McKay.
Exposing the failures of Non-Executive Directors and advocating for change in the club’s approach corporate governance.
Build an informed case for a Fan Advisory Board at Celtic FC.
Create a democratic fan movement to represent our collective positions and hold the board to account in the long term .
For those attending the Premier Sports League Cup quarter final at Firhill against Partick Thistle this afternoon please note that the Celtic Fans Collective have organises a pre-match display to continue the campaign for change at board level.
Please take material as it is being distributed outside the ground from members of the Collective and display as the team emerges from the tunnel for maximum impact. A graphic message is shown below.
