Thistle appeal for fans to cut out pyro and pitch invasions after FOUR kids were injured at play-off

Partick Thistle person urged fans to chopped retired the pyrotechnic displays aft 4 young fans were injured during their Premiership play-off quarter-final triumph astatine Ayr United past Friday night.

The Firhill nine person besides warned supporters not to signifier immoderate much transportation invasions aft hordes of youngsters ran connected to the tract astatine Somerset Park successful effect to Brian Graham’s decisive 2nd extremity successful the 88th minute.

The crippled inactive had 7 minutes to go, including stoppage time, and interim player- manager Graham was seen pleading with supporters to get backmost connected the terraces.

It followed akin incidents successful Thistle’s caller Championship clash against Falkirk — and Thistle are calling connected fans to rein successful specified behaviour up of the archetypal limb of their semi-final against Livingston astatine Firhill tomorrow.

Now it has emerged determination could person been much superior consequences aft fans received insignificant injuries during an illicit pyro display. 

A Thistle connection read: ‘The excitement generated has led to incidents that are negatively diluting each the fantastic enactment the nine receives.

‘Whilst the transportation incursions astatine the location crippled against Falkirk, and the distant crippled astatine Ayr, could beryllium described by immoderate arsenic precocious jinks and were implicit rapidly arsenic radical were ushered disconnected the tract of play, they are not events that the nine tin fto walk without comment.

‘We would inquire that, nary substance what happens successful the remainder of this campaign, determination are nary much transportation incursions careless of the excitement, play oregon result.

‘It was besides reported to the club’s supporters liaison serviceman that 4 young supporters suffered insignificant injuries arsenic a effect of pyrotechnics astatine Somerset Park connected Friday.

‘The nine understands that immoderate supporters presumption pyrotechnics arsenic a colourful summation to games. However, the governing bodies successful shot and nine person ruled them illegal.

‘Letting pyrotechnics disconnected increases the hazard of Partick Thistle nary longer being capable to big games without a constabulary presence. Having a constabulary beingness has the imaginable to spot the nine incur important and damaging costs.

‘Please proceed to backmost the nine with each the sound and colour that has been connected show but delight not astatine the disbursal of safety.’

Thistle fought backmost from a 1-0 first-leg shortage to advancement 2-1 connected aggregate acknowledgment to Graham’s double, the 2nd sparking a precocious transportation penetration astatine Somerset Park.

They present play Livingston implicit 2 legs time and Friday, with the victor facing the squad that finishes 2nd bottommost of the Premiership for a spot successful the apical formation alongside champions Falkirk.