During this edition of Supporters Forum, KickOff speaks to Bloemfontein Celtic supporter Sibusiso Mateza, who has now switched his allegiance to Marumo Gallants.
Abram Sello, Gallant's owner, is under attack from some Celtic fans unhappy with the club's new nickname, "Siwelele Sa Marumo," a decision that has divided the Celtic community.
As the "real Siwelele" exists somewhere in the lower divisions, some Celtic fans are accusing Sello and his club of identity theft.
Mateza believes this shouldn't be happening.
Currently, there are too many gangsters in the area, so our kids will dream about playing professional football again, Mateza tells KickOff.
There are those on our Bloemfontein Celtic page who oppose calling Marumo Gallants Siwelele Sa Marumo.
Marumo will never be Bloemfontein Celtic, they tell us. Yes, it cannot be, but let's not lose hope, this is our new baby; everything will work out once Max Tshabalala agrees to sell the Celtic certificate to Marumo Gallants. As long as the conversation is ongoing, we will have Bloemfontein Celtic again.
People are still unhappy with Abram Sello for not keeping his promises last season. I feel like people are pulling us apart.
The name Siwelele does not belong to Max Tshabalala, he doesn't even know where it comes from. It belongs to the supporters, not the club."
We came up with that name, so we are now called Siwelele Sa Marumo.
"We asked the Marumo Gallants to wear green colours because we are Bloemfontein Celtic supporters. To join them 100%, they must first meet our demands, and only then will we buy their merchandise to show our support.
Currently, Bloemfontein Celtic is fighting in the lower divisions, and its owner, Max Tshabalala, wants to sell it to Bra Abram Sello, but he wants money and shares at the same time.
There can't be a situation where I give you R10 million and you still expect 10% shares in the company.
I still believe and hope Celtic will one day bounce back, Max Tshabalala must sell Celtic, we want the new owner and not him. He lies too much."
As Siwelele Sa Marumo, we are going to support our club by singing our Celtic songs for Marumo, while Max Tshabalala sits with the name of our club."
