Aldershot Town chairman Shahid Azeem says he is embarrassed by the mindless behaviour in the away end at Boreham Wood on Tuesday night.
He said the club are “hanging their heads in shame” following disorder by their supporters with stewards reporting that fans were verbally abusing home goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore, while damage was reported to the stadium.
Aldershot have also said sorry to Ashmore and said they will cover repair costs The club secured their first win of the National League season with the 2-1 victory over Boreham Wood at Meadow Park.
Credit: Graham Brookland
CLUB STATEMENT:
The following is a club statement from Aldershot Town FC Chairman Shahid Azeem:
“This morning we should be savouring our hard-fought victory at Boreham Wood and everyone associated with Aldershot Town FC should feel very proud of last night.
Regrettably, we are having to hang our head in shame today thanks to a minority in the away end that embarrassed our club with their mindless, destructive behaviour.
I was also informed by Boreham Wood Stewards that a number of Aldershot supporters were goading, being abusive and making remarks to Boreham Wood goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore. On behalf of the Football Club, I would like to apologise to Nathan.
After the game I was shown around the away end by Wood’s Chairman Danny Hunter and their Stewards and saw myself all along the back of goal where all the perimeters boards have been broken and smashed, including the safety gate which was pulled off its hinges.
Although Boreham Wood are our competitors in the league, this behaviour is unacceptable and I can assure everyone that both clubs – including safety officers – are working closely together to identify those responsible and to assist in ensuring that they are punished in full for their deplorable behaviour.
Boreham Wood host Arsenal Women as well as the Arsenal Development Squad and with a game this evening, have had to call our emergency tradesman to rectify the damage with the full cost borne by Aldershot Town FC.
It is a shame to have to bear unnecessary costs such as these which will ultimately take funds away from the first-team budget.
I wish to apologise to everyone that was subjected to this appalling behaviour, and to our hosts Boreham Wood who were rightfully upset with the way some of those in our away end acted last night.
We’d like to thank the majority of our supporters for their fantastic following last night which helped spur the team on to pick up the first points of the season and whom are a credit to the Football Club with their committed and well-behaved support.
Therefore, if you can do anything to help us identify those involved so that we can distance them from our club, please do so.”
Anyone with any information, please contact secretary@theshots.co.uk
Fans reacted as the Aldershot chairman says he is embarrassed by mindless behaviour in the away end at Boreham Wood…
@ATFCLouLou: Always has to be a few assholes 🙄 hope you find them
@JoeRapley8: Shahid getting the excuses in for no number 8 coming now 😂
@ChrisATFC87: I wouldn’t read to much into what Nathan Ashmore comes out with.. over exaggerates everything always moaning and always the victim.. one of the biggest snowflakes in football
@alexfreeman88: Idiots! 🙄
@ryantotdell: Who ever you are I hope you fuck off and get a ban disgraceful
@RedBlueAndy: We’ve always had a few brain dead dickheads so nothing new. Every club has them unfortunately. As for Ashmore, he’s a cheat and i liar……..allegedly from past experience.
@M__P91: It’s funny how no one mentioned this anywhere last night. Get a backbone and fuck off.
@readingshots: We need to find these individuals and ban them for a long time. We must know who they are amongst us.
@george42982323: I was at the game and if I’m honest think this is a slight exaggeration yes maybe 2-3 fans where kicking the barrier unnecessarily which isn’t right, however borehoom wood had one steward trying to control a crowd of nearly 300 which is never going to work. Also ashmore is a clown, whenever we played him before he has always been a shithouse especially when he beat us but as soon as they lose it’s us that are the bad guys? 99.9% of the crowd were brilliant last night and don’t deserve this
@1horsburgh: Complete nonsense, Ashmore as usual playing the victim, had they won none of this is even talked about, the barrier came off in the goal celebration and the damage to it was caused by the big ginger beard steward kicking it back In to place, the same steward then abusing our fans
@jackdboswell: Seems like a bit of an overreaction to me?
Lewis Davies: Pretty shabby from our lot, especially as we won too. No excuse for it at all, none. Its not the 70s.
Tim O’Connor: Why would you do that?
Jon Powell: Embarrassing.
Gavin Rasburn: “It is a shame to have to bear unnecessary costs such as these which will ultimately take funds away from the first-team budget” unbelievable thanks to the actions of some half pints who think they are well hard.
Catherine Hunter: I take my son to the home games as he is such a big fan of the shots and I feel intimidated by a lot of the so called fans due to their aggressive behaviour
George Baines: Here here. The individuals responsible should be the ones paying for it. No if’s or but’s.
Frank Jack William Cozens: The club shouldn’t pay for it, the ones who done it should pay for it
Elizabeth Spencer: What disgusting behaviour I do hope the people responsible and caught and made to pay for the damage. Their club ought to ban them from any home or away games. Such mindless idiots.
Anthony Connelly: There has been a bit of history with Nathan Ashmore when he was playing at Ebbsfleet. HOWEVER, people take it too far and this is just mindless abuse and vandalism. Shameful.
Sian Blair: Disgusted with some our “so called” fans.
Stephen Lowrie: Someone must know who the dicks were
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