A football fan who shouted at a man, “run away you f*****g s******g” near a stadium in Glasgow could be banned from games again.
Craig Brown, 29, of Denny, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court recently after pleading guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
The court heard that at 7.45pm on April 25, 2025, a match was to take place between Partick Thistle and Falkirk Football Club (FC) at Firhill Stadium.
At 7.20pm on that date, a man and his 11-year-old son met a friend and began walking towards the stadium along Panmure Gate.
This is a walkway that leads to the Firhill Road entrance.
At the entry to the walkway, they were met by a group of people all dressed in black clothing.
As the father and son approached the group, one of the members stole the man’s Partick Thistle scarf that he had been wearing around his neck.
The unknown individual then put this into their pocket. The man tried to get it back, at which time Brown shouted at him to stop bullying the individual who had stolen his scarf.
Brown told the man to “get to f**k” while holding a bottle of Buckfast above his head.
The man’s friend told him to leave it; it was not worth getting involved over a scarf.
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As they walked away from the larger group, Brown started shouting at the man, “run away you f*****g s******g”.
The child got upset, and the man became alarmed. He went on to speak with Falkirk FC’s supporter liaison, and police were made aware of the incident.
On May 27, 2025, officers spoke with the man who identified Brown and a report was later filed.
The Procurator Fiscal stated that the Crown had made a motion for a football banning order to be considered.
Brown’s lawyer told the court that her client was not aware that a scarf had been stolen, and if he had known that, “he would not have gotten involved”.
Sheriff Diana McConnell replied: “He seemed to be suggesting he wasn’t really connected to the group.”
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The lawyer added: “He was there with a friend; there was also a group of young people walking in the same direction.
“It is clear he does get involved, but he finds out after about the scarf.”
Addressing Brown’s lawyer, Sheriff Diana McConnell highlighted that Brown has a “bad record” and had previously received a football banning order.
Sheriff McConnell said: “He has a bad record, which includes a conviction where he previously received a football banning order and a custodial sentence, I think in 2019.
“He is considered to be a high risk of reoffending, he was recently subject to social work supervision, and he is subject to an electronic tag at the moment for a bail order for one outstanding non-analogous solemn matter.”
The defence solicitor responded: “He does attend football matches regularly and there have been no incidents since then.
“He wasn’t involved in the scarf being stolen.”
Sentence was deferred for Sheriff McConnell to check legislation and case law, as well as continuing her consideration of a football banning order.
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