CELTIC ultras the Green Brigade gave Lowland League facet Albion Rovers a main money enhance by turning up of their numbers at Cliftonhill on Saturday.
With the followers’ group nonetheless locked out of Parkhead and away matches — with their ban trying set to proceed for the foreseeable future — they as an alternative headed to help Celtic‘s B staff in the fifth-tier conflict.
The ultras brought banners and produced a wild pyro display inside the stadium which compelled the sport to be halted.
The group have managed to defy their ban at several home and away games this season, however with the Hoops first staff taking part in on Sunday at Dens Park, they opted to again the kids on Saturday.
It isn’t the first time they’ve headed down the leagues, having additionally placed on a pyro show at a Lowland League tie between Cowdenbeath and Celtic B earlier this season.
They travelled to Coatbridge in pressure on Saturday and made their presence recognized with a fiery show.
As the sport was paused because of the smoke, a refrain of boos rang out from the dwelling help.
But though the Rovers devoted weren’t proud of the ultras, boss and former Rangers striker Sandy Clark was delighted to have them in attendance.
That’s as a result of he claims their presence at the stadium can have paid his gamers’ wages for a whole month.
Speaking at full-time, Clark mentioned: “There was a nice ambiance at the sport as a result of we obtained numbers (by way of the gate).
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“Celtic introduced a nice fanbase with them and I used to be saying to Jonny Hayes (the Celtic B boss) after the sport that was most likely a month’s wages for our gamers, which is good.
“I do know it sounds a little bit flippant, however it’s so essential to us.
“Our fans turned up and got behind their team and they were ecstatic when we got the goals to win the game.”
The match was interrupted on two events earlier than Rovers — who’ve been the topic of a proposed Celtic-themed takeover bid from Greenrock Cronus Capital — emerged 3-2 winners over the younger Hoops.
The Lowland League conflict was performed out in entrance of certainly one of the membership’s largest crowds of the season, with 337 followers passing by way of the turnstiles.
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