Cue the Quiet Riot!

By: Cham | November 23rd, 2009

Celts for Change This evening’s Telegraph gives us the scoop:

Unhappy Celtic fans put board on notice of terrace revolt.

Is there a return of the Celts for Change?

Matt McGlone, a key member of the original Celts for Change, has go: “A group of fans from Partick got in touch with me recently, asking me if I’d be interested in setting up Celts For Change II,” he explained.

Wait! Really? You’re giving it the moniker with a “II”, as if it’s a Friday the 13th or Jaws sequel.

“People are losing patience, though. He’s [Tony Mowbray] regularly been booed at the end of matches home and away and if they lose to St Mirren this weekend then the whole ground will be at it. The fans will decide if he stays or goes and crowds are going down game by game.”

Celts for Change1 Is this really about Celtic? Is it more about Tony Mowbray? Or is it more about Rangers?

Rangers’ financials are in the crapper to the tune of £31.9million. Rangers are getting kicked about in their European campaign by three goals a night. BUT Rangers are a point ahead with a game in hand.

So, even if Celtic win this weekend, then it’s just a home win over St. Mirren, and Rangers will still have their game in hand, which won’t come level until 15 December’s match… at Tannadice against Dundee United.

For the Celts for Change crew, all that is wrong with Rangers is not an excuse:

“Rangers are in a hell of a state but at the moment they have a better team than we do. They also have more spirited players in their squad than we do and it hurts to say that… My worry is that the anger will turn to apathy because once people stop going to games on a Saturday you don’t usually get them back.

So it’s not about Rangers…

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Celtic approach Match Day 13 in second place.

Last season, Celtic defeated Aberdeen at Parkhead 3-2 and took the top spot in the Scottish Premier after five wins, one draw, and an 2-4 Old Firm loss. Celtic maintained this league position for thirteen (13) matches, but would lose this spot on Match Day 24 amid a tidal wave of draws: nil-nil to eventually relegated Callie Thistle, a hapless nil-nil Old Firm derby at home, and a 1-1 at Fir Park.

Do the supporters have reason to riot on the current campaign?