Manager Brendan Rodgers is delighted Celtic have avoided a ban on their supporters for the Champions League play-off second leg at Bayern Munich, but worries fans will not listen to his calls for the use of pyrotechnics to stop.
The club received another disciplinary notice from European football’s governing body Uefa after a smoke bomb was thrown on to the pitch during the game at Aston Villa on 29 January.
Celtic had been issued with a two-year suspended ban on selling tickets to away fans following the use of pyrotechnics during their match at Borussia Dortmund in October.
But, while the suspended ban remains in place, a Uefa control, ethics and disciplinary committee decided to impose a €10,000 (£8,400) fine for the throwing of fireworks, with no additional penalty.
When asked if this was the final chance for offenders within the Celtic fanbase to heed warnings and change their behaviour, Rodgers said: “I’m not sure they are going to listen to me, if I’m honest. But let’s hope.
“You see it throughout football, this element of ultras. It’s not solely Celtic supporters, but my only worry is for Celtic so we can maintain the status that we have.
“I hope we can give that support which the majority of supporters give, which gives us great strength on the pitch, and we can follow the rules and not have any more fines.”
