Hamilton Accies apologise over Rangers tweet after signing announcement caused stir on social media

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Hamilton Academical have apologised after a tweet referring to Rangers as 'The Glasgow Rangers FC' irked fans of the Ibrox club.Yesterday, Accies signed midfielder Ben Williamson on an 18-month deal from the Glasgow giants but the announcement caught the eye on social media in what some fans believed was meant as a dig at the club's plunge into administration and liquidation in 2012.Announcing the deal, the club posted: "We are delighted to announce we have now fully completed the signing of Ben Williamson to Hamilton Academical FC.

We have agreed an undisclosed fee with The Glasgow Rangers FC for the player."We thank The GRFC for their cooperation."Following a backlash on social media criticising the club, Accies' chairman John Brown issued a statement this afternoon insisting "no disrespect" was intended by the post.It read: "Hamilton Academical FC would like to apologise to anyone who was offended with the wording of a recent social media post where we were really delighted to announce the signing of Ben Williamson."There was absolutely no intention on our part to cause any upset or to imply any disrespect to anyone/any club with our communication."Accies had hoped to hand Ben Williamson his debut in a televised BBC ALBA clash with Stirling Albion this evening, but the game has been postponed due to a frozen pitch at Forthbank.Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport onX via@LanLiveSport, like us onFacebookor find us onInstagramfor the latest sports news, pictures and video.