MORTON has condemned fans who attacked a young person leaving the match at Partick Thistle’s ground on Saturday.
The club says it is appalled after receiving eye-witness accounts that “a small minority of Greenock Morton supporters” carried out the assault.
Morton stated: “To make it abundantly clear, these people are not true Greenock Morton supporters in respect of the way they conduct themselves and the acts which they have taken part in.
“We express nothing but disgust at what has been brought to our attention, and we hope that true Greenock Morton supporters will assist us in identifying these individuals so that the appropriate action can be taken at the earliest opportunity including police involvement.
“The club extends its upmost sympathy to the young person who was the victim of this attack, and we will try to reach out to him directly to ensure he is fully supported through this very traumatic situation. We appreciate the short and long-term impact that this experience could have on the young person and want to ensure that his wellbeing and involvement in football is not affected by this.
“As a community-owned football club, we should take pride in being passionate, supportive and together, without it leading to violence and physical abuse. We do not believe that the incident outlined above is representative of what our supporters stand for.”
The club had already expressed its disappointment after a small number of fans used pyrotechnics at the game, narrowly missing young children who were on the pitch.
Morton stated: “This will mean the club being answerable to the authorities for the actions of a small number of people.
“The club will now liaise with Partick Thistle and the relevant parties to try and identify those responsible for utilising pyrotechnics and take the appropriate action which could lead to a football banning order.
“All supporters should feel safe at any football stadium and not in fear of where they walk to get home or who they may encounter.”
