Bhoys Celtic have publicly challenged the Celtic board with a scathing seven-point statement, voicing frustration over a litany of long-standing issues that go far beyond any one result on the pitch.
The statement pulls no punches, calling out what they describe as “continuous incompetence” and a “total disregard” for supporters. Among their key concerns are a perceived lack of investment into both the squad and the stadium, rising ticket prices, and a breakdown in fan engagement.
The group point to this summer’s season ticket hike for 2025–26, which the club said was to cover increased staffing costs. Bhoys Celtic question why such an increase was necessary, given the club’s strong financial position, and say ordinary fans are being priced out without seeing any tangible improvements in return.
The stadium itself also comes under fire, with the group highlighting the absence of meaningful upgrades to Celtic Park despite the growing need for modernisation. They criticise the slow move towards improved standing areas and say calls for a dedicated ‘Celtic End’ continue to be ignored.
On the issue of fan engagement, the group lament the lack of transparency—pointing to the fan survey launched a year ago, whose results remain unpublished. There’s also fresh frustration over the suspended ban of the Green Brigade, the slow ticketing process, and the near silence on the Fairhurst Inquiry into the kettling of Celtic fans almost five months ago.
While they acknowledge that European progress and late transfer reinforcements may still materialise, the Bhoys insist these deeper issues won’t be resolved without accountability from the top.
The statement read: “On Wednesday night we joined thousands of Celtic fans throughout the stadium in chanting ‘Sack The Board’.
“For us, this chant was not just about one poor result in a European qualifying campaign, although the last two decades have seen many of those – often due to a lack of timely investment to strengthen our playing squad, something many of our managers have called out during their time here.
“While ‘sacking’ the board may not be a realistic demand, such chants are one of the few methods of airing discontent available to us due to the way our club operate.
“For us, this is about the board’s continuous incompetence and total disregard of the opinions of Celtic fans who spend thousands of pounds every season supporting the club and see little to no return on investment either in the playing squad, the stadium and the match day experience to name just a few grievances.
“Examples include:
- The recent season ticket price increase for the 2025-2026 season. These were justified by the club as necessary to cover the recent national minimum wage and national insurance increases for match day staff – while we have tens of millions of pounds in the bank.
The severe lack of investment into an aging stadium, with ordinary fans seeing no improvement of their match day experience over many years.
The lack of transparency around ticketing: tickets for away matches becoming more difficult to attain for fans who’ve attended matches for years, a dysfunctional ticketing office and a slow march towards pricing increases throughout Scotland which our club are complicit in.
The fans survey which was undertaken a year ago with much fanfare from the club, yet the results are still unreleased and excuse after excuse is given as to why not.
The lack of meaningful engagement and unwillingness to work with active fan groups to improve match day atmosphere, at times descending into total farce, such as the suspended ban currently imposed on the Green Brigade.
Unwillingness to explore or work towards a ‘Celtic End’ – one of the key results of the fans survey, despite many examples now of other clubs in Scotland working proactively with their active fan organisations. This total refusal to increase standing capacity despite overwhelming demand leads to ‘solutions’ such as fencing off parts of the stadium and introducing enhanced security checks with no regard for fan safety.
The lack of update on or release of the Fairhurst Inquiry into the unacceptable kettling of Celtic fans nearly five months on.
“Wednesday night was just one poor result, but taken with the above issues, highlights our many grievances with the way the club is run.
“While we may still win the tie and we may strengthen the squad this transfer window, the issues outlined above are just some of many which will not change without accountability and transparency from the Celtic board.”
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Their message is clear: fans are growing tired of being shut out of key decisions while footing the bill. The chants on Wednesday night were just the sound of a wider storm building. The question now is whether the board will finally respond.
