Leigh Griffiths has said sorry for throwing tape at a Kilmarnock fan.
The Celtic striker has issued a direct apology for his action and admitted he would not have liked it done to him.
Griffiths was subjected to verbal abuse when substituted at Rugby Park nine days ago and reacted to the offender in the Main Stand close to the away technical area by lobbing sock tape in his direction.
The hitman was severely provoked by the culprit, but the attacker is still repentant and said: “It wasn’t nice and I wouldn’t have liked that done to me, so I want to apologise to him
“I think it got blown out of proportion. I was getting a bit of abuse and I should not have thrown the tape.
“It was stupid of me. Any player that gets stick, it’s hard to try and block it out, so to speak.
“Especially as it was so close to the bench and the tape was in my hand, it was just a quick reaction.
“It’s water under the bridge now and with performances like my one at St Johnstone, I try to keep my head up and look forward.
“But I want to apologise to the guy and draw a line under it.”
