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[Albion] Pub landlord banned from football matches after Athens punch-up



Jo Wadsworth

Editor, Brighton and Hove News
Apr 30, 2009
27
Brighton
Another football banning order from court you might be interested in - also caught on camera


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halbpro

Well-known member
Jan 25, 2012
2,902
Brighton
Having watched the video, can't really buy the self defence argument. The first one or two are certainly, but he then remains in place and throws punches of his own. Obviously understandable in the moment, but he's no longer defending himself when throwing punches from the Brighton side of the segregation
 


Hotchilidog

Well-known member
Jan 24, 2009
9,085
From what I recall of the incident from my viewpoint above, was that there was no need for the guy to get involved at all. It looked pretty embarrassing from my viewpoint. it wasn't helped by the lack of steward or police intervention at the start of the charges but everyone else seemed capable of staying out of it.
 






dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
55,208
Burgess Hill
From what I recall of the incident from my viewpoint above, was that there was no need for the guy to get involved at all. It looked pretty embarrassing from my viewpoint. it wasn't helped by the lack of steward or police intervention at the start of the charges but everyone else seemed capable of staying out of it.
This. Was watching all of it from the front row of the upper tier. Video just again confirms we’ve got our fair share of tools who should be ashamed of themselves.
 








Superphil

Dismember
Jul 7, 2003
25,647
In a pile of football shirts
From our vantage point from above he didn’t look like he was trying to help anyone, just gesticulating and going in fighting.
 


Superphil

Dismember
Jul 7, 2003
25,647
In a pile of football shirts
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dazzer6666

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Mar 27, 2013
55,208
Burgess Hill
From our vantage point from above he didn’t look like he was trying to help anyone, just gesticulating and going in fighting.
I was wondering when exactly he crossed into the home end and and helped someone rather than just stepping across two clear columns of segregation and between stewards to repeatedly throw punches at home fans :shrug:
 








AlbionBro

Well-known member
Jun 6, 2020
1,397
Well that was a bit of something and nothing, perhaps he was arguing about a dodgy kebab he had served him the night before? Seems fair enough.
 






Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
72,158
'John Dennison, 55, briefly crossed into the opposing side’s area to help a woman who was having a heart attack during Brighton and Hove Albion’s game'

Seriously?
 


Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
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Apr 5, 2014
25,757
All I can see is stewards standing around doing nowt.
 


Commander

Arrogant Prat
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Apr 28, 2004
13,504
London
What an embarrassing bunch of old men we have “following” the Albion.
People keep saying this. But I'd say we probably have one of the most mild-mannered support bases in the country.
 








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