St Mirren Chairman John Needham under investigation over Rangers tweets

The historic tweets emerged over the weekend

Author: Oliver WrightPublished 25th Oct 2021
Last updated 25th Oct 2021

The Scottish FA has confirmed is will investigate tweets made by St Mirren Chairman, John Needham.

A number of historic posts, including references to the Ibrox club's support were uncovered after St Mirren's 2-1 loss at the weekend.

The alleged comments will be investigated by the Compliance Officer - but an outcome could take several weeks.

Mr Needham has since apologised on Twitter, and has called his actions "inappropriate."

The tweets read: "On Friday 22 October a number of Tweets I created in the past referring to Rangers fans were highlighted on Twitter.

"As a club chairman I have extra responsibility for the conduct and example I show.

"These posts are completely inappropriate and do not reflect my character or beliefs as a person and I very much regret them.

"I apologise unreservedly to the Directors and fans of Rangers and to everyone at St Mirren. I am acutely aware of my responsibilities. This won't happen again."

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