Celtic fan groups have declined to meet the club over policing issues amid their ongoing efforts to remove several key board members.

The Celtic Fans Collective, a new umbrella group, revealed several supporter groups had rejected an invitation from the club to discuss the findings of a report into concerns over the policing of their last home game with Rangers.

Celtic appointed sports event safety management consultants Fairhurst to carry out an independent review of events leading up to the William Hill Premiership encounter on March 16.

Police secured stop-and-search powers under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to contain groups of fans ahead of the match.

They later said 90 had been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for non-compliance with the order. Fa

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