AIRDRIE have handed out lifetime bans to three supporters following ugly disturbances after their recent League One meeting with Cove Rangers.
The Diamonds have also barred one other individual for online homophobic abuse.
Several travelling fans - including an ‘elderly man’ - were allegedly attacked after the final whistle in the top-of-the-table encounter with Cove on March 26. The crucial match ended in a 1-1 draw after a dramatic injury-time equaliser from Cove’s Fraser Fyvie.
Airdrie said they were left ‘disgusted’ after the ‘abhorrent attack’ outside their Penny Cars Stadium and appealed for witnesses to the incident.
After working with police to identify the culprits, they have now handed out punishments and warned supporters of their future conduct.
A statement read: “The club have issued lifetime bans to three individuals who attended the home game against Cove Rangers.
“The club have also issued a ban to a further individual for online homophobic abuse.
“Airdrieonians Football Club will not tolerate any forms of abuse, discrimination or unacceptable behaviour.”
In the wake of the Cove incident, and reports of one individual being knocked unconscious and suffering at least two broken teeth, a GoFundMe page was set up by one Airdrie supporter entitled ‘Trying to right a wrong’.
Almost £2000 has been raised, with the money to be donated to charity on the request of the fan in question, Michael Anderson.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel