RODGERS WANTS NIL BY MOUTH TO CEASE

BRENDAN RODGERS Is hopeful harmony will break out at Celtic as supporters prepare for a 29-minute silent protest against the club's board at the start of Thursday's Europa League match at home to Braga.

- BY ANTHONY BROWN

The Parkhead hierarchy have come under heavy fire from large sections of a fanbase who feel their perceived failure to back the manager in the summer transfer window contributed to a Champions League exit at the hands of Kairat Almaty in late August.

The discontent is showing no signs of fading, with supporters planning to remain silent for 29 minutes to reflect what the Celtic Fans Collective group described as “29 days of silence from the Celtic board refusing to respond to an open letter signed by over 420 Celtic fan clubs and organisations”.