Celtic have released a statement confirming changes to their new supporter engagement platform.

‘Celtic Connect’ is set to be something of a fan advisory board, proposed to allow supporters to liaise with the Parkhead hierarchy over a variety of issues.

The club have confirmed that applications for Celtic Connect are now open. Crucially, elected members will be season ticket holders, similarly to the proposed Season Ticket Alliance from Willie Haughey.

The statement also confirmed that the proposed frequency of meeting has been raised, as well as an increase to the size of the board itself.

Club statement on Celtic Connect: ‘Ensuring fans have a meaningful voice’

An official Celtic Statement said: “We are delighted today to open the application process for our new Fan Engagement model, Celtic Connect.

“The Club had recently announced the intention to launch Celtic Connect and following a period of consultation, applications are now open to join the group.

“Celtic Football Club is committed to strengthening its relationship with supporters and ensuring that fans have a meaningful voice through this new structure. Celtic Connect will provide a forum for supporters to engage in regular discussions and liaison with the Club’s senior leadership.

“In arriving at a proposed structure and remit, we reviewed the approach taken by many clubs elsewhere in Britain, and took advice from other clubs on what works and doesn’t work, in order to learn from their experiences.

“Additionally, across the past few weeks during our consultation period we received some interesting and important feedback from supporters.

“We sincerely thank all those who provided feedback and following this process and our own review, we have made the following changes to the initial proposals.

• The Celtic Connect team will now be increased from 9 to 11 members.
• Season ticket holding representatives will be selected from right across the stadium and not categorised from particular stands as previously discussed.
• We have added a position for a non-season ticket holding, but match-attending supporter as part of the membership.
• Frequency of meetings has been updated to four times per year.
• We have introduced a three-year sliding scale in terms of membership so that a third of the group will change on an annual basis to ensure fresh voices but also continuity.

“Throughout the consultation process, it was also pleasing to receive significant interest from numerous supporters wishing to join the Celtic Connect team. We will be contacting all these supporters directly to ensure they have the opportunity to complete the relevant application process.

“As we have previously outlined, Celtic Connect will consider:

• The Club’s strategic vision and objectives
• Any proposals relating to Celtic’s heritage and history
• Further plans for broader supporter engagement
• Matters relating to stadium development, matchday experience and projects associated with Celtic Park
• Relevant information sharing between club and supporters

“We thank our supporters for their interest and involvement in this process so far and we look forward to updating our fans further on the progress of Celtic Connect.

“We would encourage all supporters to consider applying to be part of the group. The closing date for applications is Monday, November 23, 2026.”