Green Brigade treatment sparks Celtic ultras walkout as Police Scotland branded 'clowns'

The loudest section within Celtic Park was brought to silence with the stark reality of the Green Brigade ban laid bare but fellow ultras made their presence felt.

Bhoys Celtic – housed next to the main stand – staged a protest during the clash with St Mirren and exited during the first half before releasing a brief statement on social media. It read: "No Business As Usual At Celtic Park', which reads: "Bhoys Celtic and others in our section left our area a short while into tonight's match. "While we would like to be in the stands giving the team our backing, this step was taken to demonstrate that we do not accept the Celtic board's decision to ban the Green Brigade and North Curve members from Celtic matches."

And the anger didn't stop there with Police Scotland sent a message in another display which read: "Police Scotland. Clowns all year, not just at Halloween." The Premiership champions and the Saints met with section 111 lying empty after the ultras had their away ban extended to all matches with the club releasing a six-point statement stating multiple breaches behind their exit. The Green Brigade has their access to away matches culled last week but now are on the outside looking in for the immediate future and the feud is primed to continue after the ultras claimed the board have SHAMED the club in their latest statement.

The board and their most prominent ultras group have been at loggerheads with Parkhead chiefs taking executive action on Tuesday with a stinging statement which highlighted unsafe practices used by members of the Green Brigade and a refusal to tolerate "repeated incidents of unacceptable behaviour".

And the action will inside Parkhead is set to have a different feel in upcoming games. The