Family of convicted Burnley hooligan who was involved in flying 'White Lives Matter' banner over the Etihad Stadium during Manchester City game are furious with him - with his mum unable to leave house for work in wake of shameful stunt
- Stunt co-incided with the Burnley and Manchester City players taking a knee
- The parents of Mark Hamer were left to answer for their 36-year-old son
- Blackpool Airport, which was used by plane, has halted banner-towing flights
The family of a convicted football hooligan involved in flying the 'White Lives Matter Burnley' banner were incensed with him on Tuesday night, as the club vowed to make him a pariah.
The parents of Mark Hamer were left to answer for their 36-year-old son, who hired the plane to co-incide with the Burnley and Manchester City players taking a knee before their Premier League game at the Etihad on Monday.
Hamer's father George, 66, told Sportsmail that his wife had borne the brunt of the backlash and was unable to leave the house to go to work.
A plane carrying a banner reading 'White Lives Matter Burnley' was flown over the Etihad
The incident occurred as the players took the knee ahead of kick-off on Monday evening
Hamer Snr said: 'It's not good. It wasn't great for her before this. I didn't have anything to do with this.' His son was jailed for three years and eight months in 2011 for an attack on Rovers fans.
Club CEO Neil Hart said: 'We believe we know who is responsible for this. We will be issuing life bans to those individuals, 100 per cent.'
The company who carried out the flight from Blackpool Airport — Air Ads — did not respond to requests for comment. But Blackpool Airport has banned all aircraft from carrying messages and in a statement said: 'We stand against racism of any kind and absolutely do not condone the activity, the message was offensive and the action reprehensible.'
The private plane crossed the sky above the stadium just moments after players took a knee
Burnley boss Sean Dyche and staff take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign
Lancashire Police Ch Supt Russ Procter said: 'Today Lancashire Constabulary has been in liaison with Greater Manchester Police, the Aviation Authority and the Crown Prosecution Service regards the 'White Lives Matter' banner that was flown over the Etihad Stadium last night.
'After assessing all the information ... we have concluded that there are no criminal offences that have been disclosed at this time.
'We will continue to work with our partners at the football club and within the local authority
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