THE thing about racists is they are morons. The thing about morons is they act moronically and believe to be in the right.

Alas, here in Scotland and down in England, black players have had to put up with some vile abuse simply for the colour of their skin.

I had rather hoped we’d left all of this behind us. Maybe we were fooling ourselves.

What possesses someone to go to a football match and racially abuse someone? I can’t get it through my head.

What happened at Hearts on Saturday was a disgrace. It’s not an isolated incident either.

These people are, of course, idiots. It’s up to the rest of us to stay vigilant and work together to ensure this is eradicated in football grounds.

What always made me shake my head in disbelief is that these same people who shouted at Motherwell’s Christian Mbulu would have in the past cheered when one of Hearts’ many black players, from now and in the past, scored for their team.

Find them and ban them. Two years is what I would give. Let them know what the rest of us think and just maybe a lesson will be learned.

These people are not fit to be walking the streets, never mind go to any ground.

The Raheem Sterling incident made me sick, as did those few

at Tynecastle who let down their fellow fans. Morons.