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After being the wrong side of this lot, i can imagine what the 'battle' was like ....

Football gang leaders jailed

Gang leader Jason Jameson: Jailed for four years

Thirty men have been found guilty of taking part in organised violence between hooligan gangs attached to Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) and Sunderland Association Football Club (SAFC). Jason Jameson, 32, and Graham Russell, 34, the rival gang leaders were each given four years in jail for conspiracy to commit violent disorder.

On 18 March 2000 they took part in a bloody fight, organised by mobile phone, on the landing to a passenger ferry across the Rive Tyne.

The two gangs, the "Seaburn Casuals" and the "Newcastle Gremlins" are known to police forces throughout the country and attach themselves to SAFC and NUFC respectively.

Graham Russell: Gremilns' ringleader

The scene of the fight was left covered in pools of blood and weapons were found scattered around.

Some of the defendants were recorded on CCTV, and most of those arrested were carrying mobile telephones.

The calls and bills were checked and it was found that the two gangs had been ringing each other throughout the day to arrange the fight.

Superintendent Keith Felton from the Tynemouth area command, Northumbria Police, said: "This is a very successful conclusion to what has been a difficult and protracted inquiry.

This has been a harrowing ordeal for all the innocent people caught up in this Superintendent Keith Felton, Northumbria Police

"It was one of the largest ever cases dealt with in Northumbria involving conspiracy to commit violent disorder relating to football violence.

"This has been a harrowing ordeal for all the innocent people caught up in this - the passengers on the ferry, those working on the ferry and the employees and public working in the North Shields pubs.

"We were determined to bring those responsible to justice, and though it has been a long road, we have done that."

War veteran

Jameson, from Monkwearmouth, Wearside, led the Sunderland gang, and Russell, from Cullercoats, North Tyneside, led the Newcastle gang.

One of the leading members of the Gremlins, John Sharp, 39, is a former Royal Navy diver and veteran of the Falklands war.

He was jailed for 18 months.

A variety of jail and other sentences were handed down to 25 others, while sentence against a further two men was adjourned.

A reporting ban was imposed during the trial, which began in October has been held in several stages at Teesside and Newcastle Crown Courts.

-- Anonymous, March 12, 2002

Answers

Agro people.

-- Anonymous, March 12, 2002

Yes, but because it took place away from any football premises, they haven't been banned from attending matches when they get out.

Pathetic.

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002


But it had nothing to do with football, it was just two gangs who wanted to fight and to identify themselves they stuck SAFC and NUFC labels on themselves. There was no game that day, no reason to say it was football related, apart from their self styled names.

Not much different from DHAB hiring a min-bus in 1978 to visit some 'pals' in Deckham for a fight.

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002


Its a shame the tw*t came back from the falklands war , when some others did not..

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002

i think a "safe" area should be set up where people like this can have their fight. maybe an astro turf surface enclosed by a wire fence, with all medical bills charged out of pocket.

you could also charge spectators and set up a refreshments stand serving soft drinks and corned beef sandwiches.

why not?

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002



George,

Sounds like a school football match I once played in.

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002


Will they both be sent to Durham prison? That would make it intersting.

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002

I doubt it, for the prison's and inmate's sake.

-- Anonymous, March 13, 2002

I don't believe there is anything in the law that prevents the Clubs from revoking their season tickets - assuming, of course, they do attend football matches - and effectively banning them for life.

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002

What a surprise to see that some of those loveable Man City fans were arrested fighting alongside the mackems.

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002


Allegedly Man City fans....it just said they lived in the Manchester area..couldn't they have been Mackems living/working away?

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002

Just going on what I read in the papers. Presumably they found out which club's matches they attend when they attempted to get them banned.

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002

A couple of the papers claimed that they were attached to the Man City B Squad, one of their hoolie firms (who wrote a letter to The Pink commenting on a recent "off"), who have a good relationship through England games with the Makems.

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002

Been checking through and the latest statement from the police is that the one thing each group had in common was an allegiance to either NUFC or SAFC so Gav could well be right. Saying that, most people try to differentiate between football fans and hooligans but not the old Bill seemingly, which explains their helpful attitude around football grounds.

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002

Funnily enough Softie, The Bill were excellent at the mackem match recently - very amiable, which makes a huge difference to the atmosphere. They were "Northumbria" Police mind!

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002


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