Livingston issue lifetime fan ban after alleged spitting

A fan who allegedly spat at a member of Ross County’s coaching staff during Thursday’s Scottish Premiership play-off has been given a lifetime ban by Livingston, who has also provided the details to Police Scotland.

A Livingston fan yelled and yelled right behind the visitors’ dugout after Top-flight County scored a penalty in the 96th minute to draw in West Lothian’s first leg.

County manager Don Cowie claimed Carl Tremarco, who had been allegedly arguing with him, was spat at amid the row that was being documented.

“Our thanks to a number of our own supporters who were quick to reach out and help identify the individual,” Livingston’s CEO, Dave Black, stated on the website.

We have now identified the person responsible, and we have given the details to the police, who will be looking into this further.

The Championship runners-up were “absolutely appalled by the actions of one mindless idiot,” according to Black, who “abhorrent, shameful, and tainted what was a hard fought, well-balanced game.”

He claimed to have called Tremarco to apologize and thanked the County assistant and the rest of the visiting coaching staff for managing to remain as restrained as possible despite what had transpired.

One of Cowie’s fans spit on our assistant manager’s face, Cowie claimed in a statement to BBC Scotland. That is not permitted.

Our employees want to protect each other when it occurs because it is a repulsive experience. I wanted to ease the stress.

Although Livingston manager David Martindale was not present, he claimed the incident would be “disgusting if true,” adding, “It’s vile. It’s disgusting. Really, really disappointing.”

Danny Wilson’s opener was cancelled out by Ronan Hale’s late penalty, and the teams met in Dingwall on Monday to decide which team will win the top flight next season. The game ended 1-1.

Police Scotland made the announcement following a Livingston incident.