Leeann Dempster has branded a Hearts’ supporter who appeared in a 16-second video breaking a seat and throwing it during the Edinburgh derby as an “idiot” and said that he cost his own club “around £60”.
The footage was posted online a short while after the game and the Hibs’ Chief Executive said she would contact Hearts in a bid to identify and ban the man involved from attending another Hibs game.
Ms Dempster tweeted: “You just cost your club around £60 mate – this will be shared with our colleagues at @JamTarts to see if we can identify you and have you banned from OUR stadium in the future. “
We are all sick of this type of behaviour. #callingyouanidiot” She then added: “I know the vast majority of folk enjoyed a good old derby on field scrap yesterday with no hassle or annoyance. “My challenge to the numpties – find a way to express yourself and support YOUR club without all this crappy behaviour.” The individual concerned has been widely identified on social media.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We are investigating following a number of reports of damage to seating at Hibernian Football Club’s Easter Road Stadium following Saturday’s Edinburgh Derby.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
