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Stewards and police noted a man “acting suspiciously” towards the rear of section E. The man, later identified as McKay, twice stood up, shouted and made rude gestures towards the away support during Saturday’s win over Motherwell.
Despite much tut-tutting and complaining by nearby fans who were trying to enjoy the game in peace and quiet, McKay refused to be censored. Ignoring the pleas of friends to calm down and eat his bridie, the man launched into a complicated stream of accusations that the visiting supporters were a bunch of “smelly, cheating weegie wannabee bistards”.
When stewards failed to calm McKay, police swooped and escorted the man from the stand.
Speaking last night from his cell, McKay remained frighteningly defiant.
“Let’s all do the Hibee bounce! Na, na, na-na, na-na,” He bellowed.
Hibs secretary Garry O'Hagan admitted that the club faced a difficult situation in trying to contain potentially noisy fans like McKay.
“We got rid of that dreadful atmosphere generated by terracing, made most of the stands a family section, and told the stewards and police to warn anyone suspected of making a noise at our library, then they risk getting chucked out,” he said,
“But you still get a few bad apples shouting at the referee.
Perhaps the prices just aren’t expensive enough yet to keep out the riff raff?”
A Motherwell spokesman refused to comment upon accusations that they’re fans might be “smelly”. 