http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7795624.stm

 

Football fans banned after fight

Several Aberdeen football fans have been fined a total of £7,500 and banned from football grounds after a fight with rival Celtic supporters.

 

Tony Cross, 21; Nicholas Dalgleish, 18; Scott Grant, 20; Rognvald Harcus, 24; Dale McKeith, 19; and Dean Watson, 19, were each banned for three years.

 

Co-accused Colin Ord was also fined £2,000 over the incident outside Aberdeen's Gordon Hotel.

 

They admitted breach of the peace charges at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.

 

The court heard the Aberdeen supporters had travelled to the hotel in Wellington Road by taxi to take part in an organised fight in February last year.

 

Dalgleish's solicitor, Iain Hingston, told the court his client had only become involved due to peer pressure.

 

He said: "He was very susceptible to peer influences. He enjoyed the camaraderie but it became rapidly clear to him he was out of his depth, realising the Aberdeen lot were outnumbered.

 

"He simply can't believe his stupidity."

 

Gregor Kelly said his client, Ord, now kept away from football and had cut down on alcohol.

 

He said: "Clearly he knew what was happening when he got a taxi up. He accepts he threw a stick but maintains he had been punched so picked up the nearest thing and threw it."

 

Sheriff Douglas Cusine told them: "This kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable. Each of you came close to being put in prison.

 

"There will be a three-year football banning order for each of you."

 

Grant was fined £500 and the others were ordered to pay £1,000.

 

Ord also admitted breaching the peace and throwing a stick at rival supporters.

 

Sheriff Cusine told him: "You have a previous conviction for a football-related offence that I have to take into account.

 

"It seems clear you have not learned your lesson from that activity."

 

Four of the Celtic fans involved were previously banned from every football ground in the UK for a total of seven years.

 

Aberdeen lost the game 2-1 to Celtic at Pittodrie.

Want to try again?

Want to try again?

 

Try what?

I think the message is getting lost here, we're all going to have to meet up in the South Stand.

Section Y?

Section Y?

 

It'll need to be in the first half if we want Jagerdeen to participate!

It's a well known fact that I live in Dalry.

 

Anyone who wants some of Kelt can arrange to meet me at the church any fucking time they feel tasty.

 

Bring mates and a hemmer.

 

 

It's a well known fact that I live in Dalry.

 

Anyone who wants some of Kelt can arrange to meet me at the church any fucking time they feel tasty.

 

Bring mates and a hemmer.

 

 

 

I'll be there. I've sharpened my wireless keyboard. Ya Prick.

I think the message is getting lost here, we're all going to have to meet up in the South Stand.

 

Still die.

Still die roten!

 

 

I don't think Robo knows what you're talking about :-)

 

Should I have told you that to your face?

I don't think Robo knows what you're talking about :-)

 

Should I have told you that to your face?

 

I'll knock fuck outta you with my cordless mouse if you do!

I'll knock fuck outta you with my cordless mouse if you do!

 

DIE!

 

You'll have to excuse me for not saying that to your face inna :-)

 

 

DIE!

 

You'll have to excuse me for not saying that to your face inna :-)

 

 

 

You've got AIDS! I'd pyoor say that to your face.

How about we all meet up in Southend for a rammy?

 

Robo can bring his Phil Collins and Coldplay CDs.

How about we all meet up in Southend for a rammy?

 

Robo can bring his Phil Collins and Coldplay CDs.

 

Sarfend? You sigh!

 

Fahkin sarf stahnd, you n me, cahnt!

There was an article in The Scotsman today saying Aberdeen have the most fans banned in Scotland

 

What the fuck how the hell can we have more banned than the Old Firm 

I think Aberdeen probably have about 15-20 lads on official banning orders just now - both in Scotland and England.

 

Old Firm violence is very rarely attributed as football violence... more just Saturday night violence.

 

Is that mostly because of the Bradford game a few years ago?

Do football banning orders actually work?

 

I've never seen a WANTED posted at the Pittodrie turnstyles or in the ticket office, and even if there was, i'm sure you could have a mate go up and get it for you?

nah - only 4 from Bradford pre-season as far as I know.

Then 7 after the recent fight with Celtic at the Gordon Hotel.

A few more after incidents with Rangers at George Sq and outside the Auctioneers pub - although nae sure if bans definitely handed out but few lads got jailed.

Think I heard some folk also received bans after an incident in town with some Motherwell.

15-20 was a guess, maybe wee bit less than that... 11-15 probably.

 

12 to be exact 

12 to be exact 

 

Ahh is that the reason i haven't ran into you at a game in a while then hebrew?....

Ahh is that the reason i haven't ran into you at a game in a while then hebrew?....

 

Might be.........................

 

Or again maybe not - I might get to one of the Top 6