Green Brigade deliver weighty appeal over the Celtic End as ultras tell punters what box to tick

The Green Brigade have urged Celtic fans to push for more safe standing inside Parkhead and the effective creation of a ‘Celtic End’ - after the club launched the biggest ever supporters’ survey in their history.

The Hoops ultras group took over the area behind the goal for women’s fixtures two seasons ago in an initiative branded ‘The Celtic End’ with a record crowd of 15,822 watching Celtic Women take on Hearts in a dramatic final day of the SWPL season. However, the Green Brigade boycotted SWPL fixtures towards the end of last season after being told they would be unable to be situated in the Jock Stein Stand.

Now, fans have been asked to flood a club questionnaire with calls to respond to a particular section of the wide-ranging survey. Posting on social medial platform X, a video points fans who are asked: ‘Please answer ‘Yes’ if you support the idea of a goal-end standing section’.”

And in accompanying statement they say: “We encourage all Celtic supporters to complete the Celtic Fans’ Survey 2024 which has been launched today by the club. For fans who enjoy the Celtic Park atmosphere and value the positive impact this has on the team, we encourage you to answer favourably to questions related to Safe Standing sections.

"A goal-end standing section will transform the Celtic Park atmosphere for the better and give the team stronger, more consistent support from the stands. This survey is an opportunity to prove to the club that there is significant demand for this to happen. Within the survey, there are two questions related specifically to Safe Standing. If you support the introduction of a goal-end Standing Section then please answer ‘YES’ to both questions. There are an additional two questions related to