Football fan Reaps what he throws after Pars match

A football fan who threw coins at players during a Scottish Championship clash narrowly dodged jail yesterday.

Falkirk fan Steven Reap, 25, targeted Dunfermline Athletic players celebrating a goal at Falkirk Stadium.

His actions at the ground on October 6 2018 put players and public in danger, Falkirk Sheriff Court was told.

Prosecutor Ashleigh Smith said: “Supporters saw coins being thrown at the Dunfermline players as they celebrated the goal as they walked back to the centre circle.”

Police reviewed CCTV of the incident and the supporter was picked out and he was arrested two weeks later.

Reap, of Tamfourhill, Falkirk, pled guilty last month to reckless endangerment. Sentence had been deferred for background reports.

Martin Morrow, defending, said his client was “genuinely remorseful”.

He said: “A goal had been scored, and the Dunfermline players were celebrating at the end of the ground where Mr Reap was.

“He has asked me to apologise both to the players of Dunfermline football club, and to his own club, because he has let everybody down.

“It is a very out-of-character situation he finds himself in. He has learnt a horrible lesson from this.”

Sheriff John Mundy sentenced Reap to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work.