Eight football fans have been slapped with a football banning order which collectively adds up to more than 30 years following a pitch invasion after the game between Bristol Rovers and Forest Green last season. Five men and one woman who had been sat among Bristol Rovers supporters and two men who were among the away fans during the game have been sentenced, with the final hearing held at Bristol Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The courts sentenced the eight people to football banning orders totalling 33 years and fines totalling £3,250. One man was also jailed for 10 weeks.
The bans come after both home and away fans invaded the pitch at Memorial Stadium pitch after the draw between Bristol Rovers and Forest Green last season which saw the away side clinch promotion.
