Club takes action after ball boy spat on at game
DONCASTER Rovers Football Club has acted swiftly after one of its fans allegedly spat at a Bristol Rovers ball boy on Saturday.
The incident came to light after Doncaster had beaten Bristol Rovers 4-0 at the Memorial Stadium, with striker Alfie May consoling the crying youth and manager Grant McCann presenting him with a signed shirt.
After the match, Mr McCann said he was disgusted by what had happened and said that it had taken the gloss off their win over Bristol Rovers.
Doncaster have now launched an investigation into what had happened.
The club told Sky Sports News: “Doncaster Rovers are continuing to look into events during Saturday’s game at Bristol Rovers where a Bristol Rovers ball boy is alleged to have been spat at by someone in the section where the Doncaster fans were.
“They will give a further update when the culprit or culprits have been identified.”
Mr McCann hit out at the culprits after the game.
He said: “I want to tell you how disgusted I am with some of our fans after the game.
“One of the ball boys from Bristol Rovers has come in crying his eyes out. Fair play to Alfie May, he’s brought him in, but if we find out who those fans are, we’ll make sure they’ll be dealt with, I’m disgusted with it.
“They came to support us and our fans are outstanding but it takes two or three idiots to spit in a ball boy’s face.
“I think it’s embarrassing but credit to our fans today, they were outstanding, but two or three of them can give us a bad name and I’m really, really upset about it.”
He added: “It’s not nice, Alfie has brought the boy in and knows who the people are who spat in the boy’s face.
“I’ve just got the boy a signed shirt and I couldn’t have been more apologetic to him.
“I’m disgusted by it, but it is what it is.”
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