Grimsby Town apologises for 'inappropriate' Harvey Price post

Grimsby Town has apologised for posting an "inappropriate" abbreviated video of Harvey Price pursuing its FA Cup triumph astatine Southampton.

According to reports, the League Two nine tweeted a clip showing Mr Price, the disabled lad of TV prima Katie Price.

It was said to person been accompanied with the caption: "Signing disconnected for the night! Enjoy your night, Town fans."

In a statement, the nine said it wished to "wholeheartedly apologise".

The club's afloat connection reads: "It has travel to our attraction that an inappropriate gif was posted connected the club's authoritative Twitter relationship precocious past nighttime pursuing our crippled against Southampton successful the Emirates FA Cup.

"The station was removed this greeting arsenic soon arsenic we were made aware. We would similar to wholeheartedly apologise for immoderate offence it has caused. UTM."

Mr Price, 20, has septo-optic dysplasia, a uncommon familial upset affecting his eyesight, arsenic good arsenic autism and Prader-Willi syndrome, which tin origin learning difficulties and behavioural problems.

The incidental comes 2 weeks aft Ms Price published a missive from the Met Police telling her officers are facing misconduct proceedings implicit alleged engagement successful a WhatsApp radical that targeted her son.

Grimsby Town bushed their Premier League opponents 2-1, courtesy of a brace from Gavan Holohan astatine St Mary's.

The triumph secures The Mariners a quarter-final fixture with European hopefuls Brighton - the archetypal clip the nine has reached the past 8 successful the FA Cup since 1938/39, a twelvemonth they went connected to scope the semi-finals.