ian1964 10,724 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 By Andrew Dickson Last Updated: 23/05/16 12:29pm Hibernian are yet to respond to Rangers' statement on Sunday night condemning the violence sparked by their supporters' wild celebrations at the end of the Scottish Cup final. Thousands of the Edinburgh club's fans spilled onto the pitch at Hampden Park following their 3-2 win on Saturday, a result which ended a 114-year spell without winning the trophy. Sky sources understand up to six Rangers players and staff were assaulted and injured when trouble broke out. Another report has claimed all 11 players on the park for the losing side at the final whistle were attacked to some extent. Captain Lee Wallace, goalscorer Andy Halliday and midfielder Jason Holt are among those all thought to have required medical attention. A set of goalposts was torn down by Hibs supporters, many of them moved towards fans of the Ibrox side to goad them while sections of the pitch were ripped up. A much smaller number of Rangers fans also ran on to the pitch and fights broke out between rival supporters in the worst scenes at Scottish football's showpiece game since 1980. In the immediate aftermath of the chaotic scenes, Hibs chairman Rod Petrie described it as 'over exuberance' caused by the excitement of winning the event for the first time in so long. He also said Hibs would co-operate fully with any investigation launched as a consequence of what went on. Rangers reacted with their statement which attacked the Easter Road club for failing to condemn what happened and make contact with them to enquire about the wellbeing of those affected. It was also critical of the Scottish Football Association and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who tweeted her congratulations to Hibs without mentioning the post-match trouble. In response to that, the Scottish Government has issued a statement saying: "Violence has absolutely no place in football, either on or off the pitch. "The First Minister condemns unreservedly any act of violence or disorder by anyone who attended the cup final. "It is for the police to take action against anyone suspected of having committed an offence. "The Scottish FA, Hampden stadium management and Police Scotland are carrying out full reviews of the wider circumstances, to ensure all lessons are learned. "The Scottish Government is liaising closely with these organisations and the First Minister will be kept fully informed." Sky Sports News HQ contacted Hibernian on Monday morning seeking a response to Rangers' statement but was not given one. Police have appealed to members of the public for their help in identifying the culprits at Hampden A total of 11 arrests were made over the weekend and more are expected as authorities collect evidence including pictures and video of what happened. Hibernian marked their cup win with an open-topped bus parade through Edinburgh on Sunday, with their captain David Gray leading the celebrations after his stoppage-time winner. Focus will now turn back to events immediately after the game ended, with the SFA also still to offer a formal take on what happened. Chief executive Stewart Regan said on Saturday he was appalled by what he had seen, describing the scenes as being among the worst he had ever seen in British football. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/13869/10291888/hibernian-yet-to-respond-to-rangers-following-pitch-violence 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 173 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Scandalous. If it was my club I would be utterly ashamed. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMazza 0 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Terrible behaviour. Interestingly, it was Stubbs who has been the most decent in all of this. He was immediately trying to tell fans to go back and his remarks so far have been fine. It's a shame he has been let down by everyone else. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,199 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Terrible behaviour. Interestingly, it was Stubbs who has been the most decent in all of this. He was immediately trying to tell fans to go back and his remarks so far have been fine. It's a shame he has been let down by everyone else. Stubbs probably sees himself working in England and doesn't feel the need to ingratiate himself to the usual suspects so keenly. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc 280 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Terrible behaviour. Interestingly, it was Stubbs who has been the most decent in all of this. He was immediately trying to tell fans to go back and his remarks so far have been fine. It's a shame he has been let down by everyone else. Stubbs is the only one of the senior management at Hibs who emerges with any credit from the last 48 hours but even he has not offered any apology to his fellow manager and the Rangers players. Petrie and the others are an utter disgrace. Their silence on this matter is shameful. It's not going to go away, so man up and apologise. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,830 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 From Raith Rovers. A wee dig in there? After an incredible weekend congratulations to @HibsOfficial and @OfficialKillie teams, but especially the exemplary fans of @falkirkbairns 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Not sure of all the facts, but maybe they have a point... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 ''A bunch of big boys did it all and then ran away'' official response now out. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,724 Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 It really is disgusting that they have not even bothered to phone Rangers,unsurprising! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,948 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 It really is disgusting that they have not even bothered to phone Rangers,unsurprising! Rangers' fault: King refused to accept a reverse charge call from Leith. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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