"We will instead celebrate our diverse club with a Saltire v Thistle intra-club friendly.ĭid you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?
"As a result, our league game against Ashfield Star FC, due to be played this weekend, is postponed pending the investigation outcome.
They play with the LGBTQ rainbow on their strips and are calling for Ashfield to be expelled from the league.Ī statement from Saltire Thistle issued following the game read: "We have submitted a formal complaint to the GCCL committee regarding the abhorrent homophobic abuse our players were subjected to by members of Ashfield Star FC last weekend during our victory in the Simon Community Cup Semi Final. Thistle brands themselves as 'Scotland's inclusive team' and were formed for LGBTQ people and their allies promising to welcome players 'no matter their gender identity, sexuality or race.'
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