Homophobic Abuse Fan Fined And Banned

4 January 2019, 12:05 | Updated: 4 January 2019, 12:11

The man pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates court yesterday. Albion say they "will not tolerate any form of abusive behaviour at the stadium"

20 year old George Bradley, a door-to-door salesman, from Dabin Crescent, Greenwich, London, was ejected from the away section of fans during the Brighton v Chelsea match on Sunday, December 16th.

Bradley was also subjected to a football banning order for three years.

PC Darren Balkham, dedicated football policing officer, said: “This was a great example of the stewarding and policing operation at the stadium taking action when incidents occur.

"Mr Bradley pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and accepted his behaviour was not acceptable and this was recognised by the court.

"I would urge any supporter attending the Amex to report these incidents to either a steward or police officer to allow us to take action at the time.”

A spokesperson for Brighton and Hove Albion added: “We would like to thank Sussex Police for their assistance in dealing with this unsavoury incident, and we are very pleased with the outcome.

“It underlines both their and our commitment to a zero tolerance policy on any form of abuse from those attending matches at the Amex. We would remind all fans that we will not tolerate any form of abusive behaviour at the stadium and will always take the strongest possible action.”