Celtic AGM in turmoil as protesters give board the red card

Friday’s Celtic AGM descended into farcical scenes as protesters disrupted a crunch showdown between the club’s board and fans.

It’s no secret that Celtic fans have a strong disdain for the club’s current board, and Friday’s AGM has only worsened the relationship between the two parties.

Celtic fans had staged a number of protests calling for the Celtic hierarchy to walk away from Celtic Park.

Prominent supporters group the Celtic Fans Collective (CFC) carried out their first protest against Hibernian at the weekend, which involved avoiding the first 12 minutes of the action.

That protest was supposed to represent the ‘missing 12th man’, which highlighted that the club are little without its supporters.

They then planned to stay silent for 29 minutes in the Europa League game against Braga to represent the 29 days since supporters had waited for a response to the no-confidence letter they sent to the board.

That was then called off when the club finally agreed to meet to discuss supporters’ concerns.

However, the meeting was unfruitful, with the Celtic Fans Collective releasing a statement expressing their frustration at a lack of progress.

Celtic’s season hasn’t been smooth sailing on the pitch, with the Celts sitting in second behind Hearts under Martin O’Neill following Brendan Rodgers’ departure.

But their troubles on the pitch are nothing compared to their struggle behind closed doors.

Celtic AGM debacle as it happened 

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— Celtic Trust (@TheCelticTrust) November 21, 2025

In front of a packed-out crowd, Friday’s AGM was held at 10:30am, with those in attendance being asked to turn off their phones since the AGM was a ‘private meeting’.

Things went south when the club’s board entered to boos, with some in the crowd brandishing red cards. The board then struggled to deal, which led to the AGM being adjourned for half an hour by chairman Peter Lawwell.

The Celtic AGM only lasted five minutes before it was adjourned for thirty mins.

Protests from many inside the room. One shareholder approached the table to protest in front of Peter Lawwell who called for a thirty minute break. pic.twitter.com/beCCobWQUd

— Craig (@CraigCelt) November 21, 2025

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— DMC (@davemc71) November 21, 2025

The Celtic board also apparently shut down a reasonable proposal from a shareholder and bizarrely put on Celtic’s latest win over Rangers on screen to distract supporters.

While the son of Celtic’s largest shareholder, Dermot Desmond’s son Ross, read out a statement on behalf of his father, at one point, he accused the Hoops faithful of bullying.

Unsurprisingly, in the midst of the chaotic scenes, there were no resolutions or a question-and-answer session.

The message is clear #sacktheboard pic.twitter.com/UMy7gl67qZ

— Celtic Trust (@TheCelticTrust) November 21, 2025

As the protests continued, Lawwell concluded the AGM, saying, “I am going to have you apologise to those supporters who have the best interests of the club at heart, but I am going to have to draw the meeting to a close.”

The board then got up and left the room to the chants of ‘Sack the Board’ as seen in the video below.

AGM been Adjourned after 6 minutes! Board getting so much abuse they’ve walked off.. pic.twitter.com/yBwRThE0T9

— Celtic Away Days (@celticawayday) November 21, 2025

Celtic civil war must end soon for the good of the club 

The current Celtic board-fan dispute has damaged club unity, performance, and reputation, and the longer this civil war continues, the more damage it will cause.

Fans drive identity and support, while the board ensures strategy and growth. Both are stubborn and seemingly won’t back down, but they now must put all the protests and anger behind them and find a resolution for the benefit of the club.

Resolving tensions through listening to fans, dialogue and transparency, and not walking out of major meetings/AGMs, is a good start for the board to restore trust and align goals with their fans to get the Glasgow giants back on track.