A Highland football league side has banned the hardcore section of their fan group from attending matches - unless they are accompanied by a parent.
Fort William FC, frequently described as one of the country’s worst football teams, released a statement on social media on Thursday condemning their ‘ultras’ for unacceptable behaviour.
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Chairman Peter Murphy did not disclose the nature of the bad behaviour, but confirmed the pint-sized fans would no longer be welcome at Claggan Park without an adult in tow.
The statement read: "Following unacceptable behaviour of The Ultras supporters group over a number of games this season we have taken the decision to ban this group from home games.
Club Statement
— Fort William FC (@FortWilliamFC) March 5, 2020
Following unacceptable behaviour of The Ultras supporters group over a number of games this season we have taken the decision to ban this group from home games. They will be able to gain entry individually if accommpanied by a parent.
Peter Murphy
Chairman
"They will be able to gain entry individually if accompanied by a parent.”
The club were the focus of a BBC documentary earlier this season after being branded ‘Britain’s worst football team’.
However, in September they ended an 882-day wait for a league win by beating Clachnacuddin 1-0 courtesy of a goal by teenage midfielder Jack Brown - on of nine players on loan from Championship outfit Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
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The side remain at the bottom of the division, but are only three points behind 16th-placed Lossiemouth who have played eight more fixtures following a raft of postponements.
They suffered a narrow 1-0 home defeat to Strathspey Thistle on Wednesday and host Nairn county tomorrow.
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