Hamilton Accies chairman Allan Maitland has taken aim at fans after alleging they shouted "vile abuse" at John Rankin and the directors during their play-off win against Alloa Athletic.
Maitland said supporters who were responsible for the "hate crime" would be banned from New Douglas Park as he urged them to not come as they "aren't welcome". A group of fans turned their anger on the board and manager Rankin during the match at the weekend. Accies went into the second leg 1-0 down and an early Conor Sammon goal put Alloa 2-0 to the good. George Stanger was shown a red card for the visitor and then Sammon doubled the lead. The Accies fans had had enough and aimed their anger at the director's box and the dugout, while some also stormed the area where Maitland was sat.
Hamilton eventually turned the game around and won the game 5-2 to set up a final against Airdrie, thanks to double from Dario Zanatta and a hat-trick from Andy Winter.
