The Football Association (FA) fined Lincoln City £8,500 after supporters chanted “sectarian chants” at an opposition player.
After James McClean was verbally abused twice during a game at Sincil Bank on May 3, the FA claimed the club had failed to control its supporters.
The FA has also issued an action plan to stop upcoming incidents that could result in the club being subject to additional sanctions.
The FA claimed that Kick It Out, an anti-racist organization, reported the two incidents in its report on May 7.
The FA stated that the club had contacted the police, spoke with them, and interviewed stewards in response to the report.
The FA added that “seven individuals were prohibited from the club for varying periods” and that “a number of fans had been identified as perpetrators.”
He said, “It’s really important that we work on both sanctioning and education.”
“Using those two as the right mix and the right combination to address this going forward,” he said.
He continued, “I think it’s getting that balance between making sure we have that phenomenal atmosphere that we create and not sterilizing the games, which is absolutely the last thing we want to do,” but I don’t believe these things are mutually exclusive.
I think and feel that Sincil Bank can provide an inclusive environment where everyone is happy, everyone is happy, everyone is happy, everyone is welcoming, and everyone is having a wonderful time there.
The club claimed that the FA and the club were “in discussions” about alleged similar behavior during our recent Carabao Cup encounter with Chelsea.
Source: BBC
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