Bloemfontein Celtic supporters have made their stance clear regarding Marumo Gallants entering their space as a DStv Premiership outfit.
Gallants will be campaigning in the elite league in the new season after purchasing the status of Moroka Swallows.
Bahlabane Ba Ntwa also announced that they will be relocating to Bloemfontein, a city that has been crying for a PSL side after Celtic was bought by Royal AM and relocated to KwaZulu-Natal in August 2021.
Then followed the sale of Free State Stars a year later, bought by Casric Stars and shipped off to Mpumalanga.
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KickOff broke the story that the Limpopo side, in partnership with a business consortium, were planning to rename the team to Bloemfontein Celtic after purchasing Swallows' status.
However, Gallants seem to have backtracked on those plans and this website has gathered evidence that Siwelele supporters are not happy at that prospect, therefore they plan to boycott their matches if the club is not renamed.
Celtic supporters have been holding meetings regarding this matter and in one of the caucus gatherings, chairperson Pule Mabena made their stance clear, while also blaming the provincial government for not including them in their arrangement with Gallants.
"We don't want games. The problem is the government has not called a meeting, they see us going to the stadium supporting, they ask us to support certain games. The Generals asked us to go and support them," Mabena said at a meeting, in a leaked audio obtained exclusively by this publication.
"They wrote a letter back to say they thank us for the support we gave them. The government asked us to go support Bafana Bafana [against Zimbabwe], they saw the stadium was packed to the rafters, but they never called us to ask: 'Celtic supporters, what do you want?'
"So that when they negotiate with whoever comes, they can talk of what our supporters need, the people of Bloemfontein and Free State. So, now I wonder what they are negotiating. We don't want games!"
Mabena went on and argued that Gallants simply relocating to Bloemfontein does not necessarily benefit the region, without the buy-in of the community.
"We can bring any team, we can watch games week in and week out, we can say: '[Orlando] Pirates, bring your two games here', 'Ajax [Cape Town, now Cape Town Spurs], bring your two games here'. Galaxy, whoever, we can name them, to come and play here. Everyone wants to play here.
"But there's no new money. What are they bringing to our province? When they play their games here, our kids, where are they going to see development because there's no sign of hope?
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"Our kids play football, but they have to go to Gauteng and all that, looking for professional teams, because these people would be taking our gate-takings and go back to where they come from after playing.
"We want a team, we don't want games, we're clear on that one Masele, we'll never make a mistake!" Mabena charged.