exit2 Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 Have to say this was one of the worst games I have seen at SMS for trouble http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/3674198.Soccer_thug_banned_for_attack_on_Saints_fan/ A SOCCER thug has been banned from attending football matches after he kicked and punched a Saints fan during a mass brawl. Craig O’Brien was with fellow Bristol City fans when he became embroiled in a fight with another group from Southampton on Above Bar Street. During the brawl, on April 5 this year, he was spotted lashing out at a Southampton supporter as he lay on the ground. Now he has been ordered not to travel to home or away games and has been told to carry out unpaid work after admitting affray. Southampton Crown Court heard how a police officer saw the 24-year-old launch the assault in the run up to a game at St Mary’s. The court was told how he kicked and punched a man before fleeing when officers intervened. O’Brien, who lives in Bristol, was arrested and found to be heavily intoxicated with drink. In mitigation, the court heard how O’Brien had not started the fight, which involved 30 people, and that he was not known to police as a hooligan. Judge Peter Halls QC gave him a Football Banning Order, which prevents him travelling on the rail network or entering specific areas of Bristol on match days. He was also told to do 150 hours of community service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 He also has to report to a police station whenever Bristol C play Saints. Im also sure that he was given 300 hours as it was a close call between that and a custodial sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INFLUENCED.COM Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 Know of a few of our fans that have also been charged for an incident after that game, brought about by questionable police cctv, pleading not guilty so if found guilty should now expect more than this guy got, this at a time when we need as many fans as possible, yes, they are fans following the club all around the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 They normally fight amongst their own? ****s they were that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwaySaint1 Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 Was this the guy arrested by a WPC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 If I remember correctly, you did well not to stumble upon a fight that afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlingbob Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 They were looking 4 trouble all day on that match so what do we do agree 2 have a 515 kick off on a saturday this season giving them more time 2 get ****ed and look 4 trouble also there was trouble at there place last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint hawk Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 And also bristol rovers if i remember correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 Typical of today's legal system, scum like him should be behind bars. A ban from football matches and unpaid work - takes the ****, that is not a punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockportsaint Posted 15 September, 2008 Share Posted 15 September, 2008 And also bristol rovers if i remember correctly Never saw any trouble at Bristol Rovers myself. Mind you, I didn't see the trouble at Bristol City either, but by all accounts that was mainly in a pub that a Saints fan I know who used to live in Bristol said he wouldn't go in at the best of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit2 Posted 15 September, 2008 Author Share Posted 15 September, 2008 this was after the game when we came out of the itchen. Was not nice to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 16 September, 2008 Share Posted 16 September, 2008 For some reason, many of the posters on this thread come across as Neanderthals who are incapable of stringing a coherent sentence together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen Posted 16 September, 2008 Share Posted 16 September, 2008 Typical of today's legal system, scum like him should be behind bars. A ban from football matches and unpaid work - takes the ****, that is not a punishment. That's not an unreasonable initial reaction - it was mine as well. But 150 (or 300, there seems to be doubt) hours of community service is not trivial if it is properly enforced. If he's in full time work that's his weekends and evenings disrupted for quite some time. And we don't all have to pay to keep him in prison or to deal with his almost inevitable unemployment on release. But, as I say, community punishment only works (in the sense of being a punishment and a future deterrent) if it is properly enforced and is a severe inconvenience to the offender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagon 84 Posted 16 September, 2008 Share Posted 16 September, 2008 For some reason, many of the posters on this thread come across as Neanderthals who are incapable of stringing a coherent sentence together. Does that include you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko Posted 16 September, 2008 Share Posted 16 September, 2008 A ban from football matches and unpaid work - takes the ****, that is not a punishment. That won't help the overcrowding in prisons. He probably only kicked somebody who was looking for it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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