Irvine Welsh called for Alfredo Morelos to be “macheted into little pieces and sent to various corners of the earth to be eaten by seagulls” in an astonishing rant during Hibernian’s defeat to Rangers at Easter Road.
The Trainspotting author was furious after the striker appeared to deliberately stamp on Hibs defender Ryan Porteous while appearing on the Leith outfit’s in-house TV channel as a pundit during Wednesday’s game.
Morelos would go on to score the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win for the visitors, enraging many of the green and white faithful who felt the Colombian forward should not have been on the pitch.
Welsh was among them and fired a series of stinging barbs towards the 24-year-old which could land Hibs in hot water after the SFA asked for footage of ‘The Match’ to be handed over for investigation.
Hibs have reportedly since apologised for the incident, but could face a heavy fine, while Morelos may also be banned for his kick out at Porteous.
When asked for his opinion on the first half, the 62-year-old responded: "Much more fight, much more aggression from Hibs and a bit more organisation.
"But Morelos should have been off – that was outrageous, like.
"It was a terrible sort of stamping there by the sticky bun. He should have been shown the red for that; no question at all.
"Had it been [Ryan] Porteous, he would have been off. Where is he the ref?
"Morelos should basically be macheted into small pieces and sent in various packages to different corners of the globe for a challenge like that and consumed by seagulls."
Welsh later added that it was "great" that closed door football meant "no away fans, not needing to listen to that sectarian nonsense".
Broadcast regulator Ofcom received more than a dozen complaints over the incident, however the watchdog pointed out they have no jurisdiction over Hibs TV as it is not a licensee of the organisation.
Referee Kevin Clancy claimed he missed the incident between Morelos and Porteous, which has now been referred to the SFA disciplinary panel.
