Shankland cooks up ‘spicy’ retort for rivals
Hibs fans threw AirPods and a pie at the striker
Lawrence Shankland has given a defiant response after the Hearts striker was targeted by missiles in the Edinburgh derby.
The striker netted a home penalty during the 1-1 draw with Hibs. He celebrated by taking a bite out of a pie thrown onto the pitch from the away end, while a range of other missiles were thrown in his direction.
Emiliano Marcondes put Hibs ahead in the game before referee Kevin Clancy pointed to the penalty spot in controversial fashion. He deemed Will Fish to have tripped Kenneth Vargas inside the box, and despite VAR calling him over for another look – a move that usually prompts the referee to reverse his thinking – he stuck by his original decision.
Shankland responded to the barrage in a tongue-incheek social media post.
The Scotland international posted on Instagram: "Some sort of spicy pie – 1/10. AirPods – expensive throw. Bottle opener – glad it missed. Pen – top bins."
Both managers, Steven Naismith and Nick Montgomery, condemned such behaviour when they spoke to the media after the derby.
Naismith said: "All the stuff getting launched on, it's just not acceptable. If that then gets looked at, what’s going to happen is they are just going to reduce the amount of fans that can go into that stand and that’s going to impact what I think is a good atmosphere – a good derby which has a fierce rivalry.
"It’s just idiots that are going to spoil the party for everybody. I think it was everything that was in everybody's pockets, whether it be coins, vapes or whatever. It’s just not good enough – end of."
Montgomery commented: “Emi Marcondes had it in the first half as well when we had serious pressure on them.”