Welton striker Pete Sutton has apologised for his drunken antics hours before Sundays game against Tower Athletic.Talking on Look North a day after the incident he apologized to the public and the coach.
"I want to apologize to all the fans and to my coach and I hope that nobody is still upset with me," he said "I just wanted to play and be part of this great side. Yes I made a mistake by going out for a few drinks the night before the game and I accept whatever punishment is thrown my way."
Manager Alistair Taylor reacted by hauling off the Sleaford born frontman 15 minutes into the second half of the game when it became clear to all that Sutton was feeling the effects of his late night.
On Monday talking to BBC Radio Lincolnshire Live he said: "The thing is I haven't insulted the manager. "I just went for a couple of casual drinks to watch the Arsenal game and you know how it is, one drink leads to another and before you no it im on Dogma’s dancefloor and its 2 o’clock in the morning."
Sutton’s replacement Simon Clifford went on to create two further goals for the Welton in their emphatic win over league strugglers Tower and will be hopeful of a start in their next fixture.
Asked if he was sorry for his actions, Sutton added: "I feel sorry for the fans, all the village people because they wanted me to put on a show for them. I admire their commitment getting up every Sunday morning to come and watch and I want to entertain them.
"A lot of people will feel sorry for what has happened and I do as well as it's really disappointing."
"All I'm thinking about now is that I want to forget about what happened here," he added.
"I want to come back to Welton and train with my team-mates. I want to score goals and win games with Welton and bring silverware back to Social Park this season."
Although defender Jaz Dhindsa admitted that Suttons behaviour was unacceptable, he felt it was Sutton’s passion for the team that was responsible for his bad behaviour.
"I think Sutton was wrong in what he did. But he is still young and he is not experienced. "He wants to be on the field and wants to score goals but his behaviour is not good."
Dhindsa said the North villagers were fortunate to overcome the game and beat Tower in what was a keenly contested encounter in which the scoreline somewhat flattered Welton
"In my mind I thought we will lose after something like this. But thank God for the win. It was a very difficult moment but that's football."