Celtic tipped to 'reinstate' Green Brigade ban as truce 'to erupt at any moment'

Celtic are prepared to reinstate the ban on their Green Brigade ultras group if another “flashpoint” occurs in the early stages of next season. 

That is according to former Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who believes that the situation between the group and the club could “erupt at any moment.”

This comes after the Hoops hierarchy opted to reinstate the Green Brigade for their decisive home games after the league split, which ultimately played a big role in them lifting the Scottish Premiership title. 

However, the relationship between the group and the club had been fiery throughout the campaign, and they had spent seven months of the campaign locked out of Parkhead. 

Celtic’s late-season home victories helped them to get over the line in the title race, but Wyness expects that the peace may not last long into next season. 

‘Lasting damage’ between Celtic board and Green Brigade – Keith Wyness

Aberdeen’s former chief Wyness – who served as CEO at Pittodrie between 2000 and 2004 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that the Celtic board’s “uneasy truce” may not hold long into 2026-27. 

The Scottish businessman feels that the hierarchy have to be “very careful” with the way that they handle the coming months, and added that a premature European exit could see the issues flare up once again. 

Speaking in the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness suggested that there is “lasting damage” between the two sides, which could soon see the ban reinstated. 

“I think there's lasting damage. think this sort of ceasefire will hold until there's a flashpoint. I think that by autumn you'll see this re-emerging again,” he said.

“If something goes wrong in Europe around Celtic, like you saw last season when Kairat knocked them out, that's going to be a big problem for the club and the fan base. 

“They're a very well-organised, very vociferous fan base. I don't believe in a lot of the things they've done with the pitch invasions. I think that there should have been some sort of bans for part of the ground.

“Celtic had a very fiery board meeting last AGM, which was really bad. It doesn't seem as though there's been any deterrent or ways to smooth the waters. 

“I think it's a very uneasy truce that’s just lying there waiting to erupt at any moment. So I think they've got to be very careful.”

Bhoys hit by signing hurdle amid managerial issue

Wyness told Football Insider last week that Celtic will struggle to add new faces to their squad without a permanent manager in place for next season. 

The ex-Aberdeen chief made it clear that the only deals the club should be conducting at the moment are contract extensions, with the interest of “asset protection” in mind. 

He suggested that signing players without a manager present to stamp his approval can often lead to the boss turning on the board and the recruitment team if things don’t go well. 

Celtic must be wary of that scenario playing out in the coming months, and as a result, their managerial situation is currently providing a major obstacle to their business in the market.