Hamilton will be on the look out for the spectator who threw a coin at David Weir yesterday.

The unsavoury part of football unfortunately raised it's head again yesterday at New Douglas Park as Rangers David Weir was hit by a coin during the game. The incident, towards the end of the game, went unnoticed by the match officials Craig Thomson and fourth official Willie Collum but Accies have promised to act quickly to eradicate this type of behaviour. Safety officer Tom Purdie said: "I didn't see it happen, I was looking up the tunnel at the time and it was just drawn to my attention. It was a five pence coin and we will carry out our own internal investigation on Monday. Neither the referee nor the fourth official spotted it and Rangers aren't making an issue out of it. The police came over to try and ascertain where it came from but it could have come from anywhere and you cannot legislate for that. You can have the best stewarding or policing. Hopefully the CCTV cameras will pick something up when we go back through it."

In the event that Hamilton are successful in naming the supporter responsible, they face a ban from the Lanarkshire club. Purdie went on: "When we find the culprit I will report it to the police. Whether they are a season-ticket holder or not they will not be allowed back into the club. I thought this sort of thing would be finished with. I don't want to highlight it too much because the more you highlight it...it's like hanging a sign saying 'wet paint, don't touch'. Rangers, in that case, are trying to play it down. I've spoken to [SPL delegate] Alex Smith about it. He didn't see the incident either and whether it's contained in his report I don't know. We will carry out our own inquiry anyway."

Accies boss Billy Reid said: "If someone threw something, that's hugely disappointing. That's not what this football club is about. If it has hurt David Weir, then we apologise." Weir was not injured during the incident, with Rangers manager Walter Smith confirming: "He was hit by a coin but he is fine."

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