Celtic publish letter sent to Green Brigade

Incident at Celtic v Falkirk, Wednesday October 29, 2025

It has come to our attention that an incident occurred in the concourse below the rail seating section at the above match. We have investigated the incident and reviewed the evidence available to us at this time.

We have established that:

A steward was assaulted during a routine ticket check at the entry to the front of the rail seating section.

Two police officers intervened and attempted to arrest the individual in question.
There was then a coordinated and orchestrated action by a large number (around 100) of the Green Brigade to “rescue” that individual. Many of these individuals actively sought to conceal their identity using hoods, scarves and face coverings.

This large group verbally abused and assaulted the stewards and police officers in a confined space and at one point there was a risk of one of the officers being pulled to the ground and trampled in amongst the larger group.

The physical assault and the level of aggression and abuse directed towards the steward and police officers was such that one of the police officers activated an emergency assistance call.
The orchestrated action by the Green Brigade prevented the arrest of the individual in question.
This behaviour is a serious breach of the Ground Regulations, which forbids disorderly, violent, harassing and/or threatening behaviour.

Further, the Rail Seating Section Safety Code of Conduct requires supporters to comply with ticket checks and controls and not to conceal their identity within the stadium.

The Club also has a legal obligation to ensure the safety of spectators within the Stadium. An essential part of that is ensuring that there is effective stewarding and policing within the stadium.

This conduct is unlawful, unsafe and completely unacceptable to Celtic Football Club.

On 31 July, 2025, the Club communicated to the Green Brigade that as a result of repeated serious safety and security related breaches by the group of the Club’s policies and protocols, a suspended sanction would be applied such that, if there were any future serious safety and security related breaches of the Club’s policies and protocols by the group, the group’s members will be suspended from attending 3 home matches and access to away matches would also be suspended for the relevant period.

It is clear that the incident which occurred on 29 October 2025 at the Falkirk home game was a serious security and safety related breach of the Club’s Ground Regulations and Rail Seating Section Safety Code of Conduct. Accordingly, the Club is enforcing the suspended three home match suspension as per our communication of 31 July 2025. The Green Brigade’s tickets for the rail seating section will be suspended for the following home matches:

Kilmarnock (9 November)
Dundee (3 December)
Hearts (7 December)
Away tickets will also be suspended for the following matches:
St Mirren (22 November)
Feyenoord (27 November)
Hibs (30 November)

The Green Brigade members are suspended from attending Celtic Park for these home fixtures and from purchasing tickets or seeking to attend these away fixtures.

To be clear, attendance by group members at these matches (home and away) is not permitted and you should not seek to obtain tickets for these matches from any source.

Investigations in respect of the incident are ongoing and the Club reserves its position in respect of whether it will take further disciplinary action.

Should you wish to discuss these issues with the Club then please contact railseating@celticfc.co.uk in the first instance to make further arrangements.

Regards,

Celtic Football Club