The bottle in question
Bottle-throwing response
Thursday, 12 February 2004.
Following a bottle being thrown onto the pitch during the Premier League match between Fulham and Aston Villa at Loftus Road last night, we can confirm that The FA is aware of the incident and the seriousness of its nature.
We will study the referee's report before making any further comment at this stage.
After the match, Fulham's manager, Chris Coleman said: "What sort of coward throws a bottle onto the field? It's a disgrace. I hope they got whoever it was and threw him out.
"Anyone who comes to Fulham will tell you it's nice and friendly. We haven't got a bad crowd and I don't know who that idiot was but I hope they find him."