18 Month Ban for Knuckle Duster

***Scouse Hibee*** · 20-03-2013 03:44 PM

A HIBS fan who was caught with a knuckleduster at an SPL match was today banned from attending football for 18 months.
Tom McFarlane was found with the weapon in the stands at Dundee FC’s Dens Park stadium after trouble flared between home and visiting fans.
Words were exchanged between Hibs fans in the away end and home fans sitting in the Derry enclosure shortly after half time when police moved in to quell trouble.
McFarlane was then spotted trying to flee the ground - but was stopped and searched by cops.
They found the knuckleduster concealed in his jacket.
McFarlane, 24, of Lanark Road West, Currie, Edinburgh, pleaded guilty on summary complaint to possessing an offensive weapon at Dens Park, Dundee, on November 17 last year.
Sheriff Derek O’Carroll imposed a 18 month football banning order - and placed him on a community payback order with 130 hours of community service.
He said: “There’s only one purpose of a knuckleduster and that’s to inflict harm on others and that’s a very serious matter.
“In my view given the circumstances in which it was found you having been ejected from the ground because of disorder I’m going to impose a football banning order.
“That bans you from attending all football games in the UK for 18 months.”
Bottom of the table Dundee won the SPL clash 3-1 in a surprise result - with Hibernian having started the day top of the league.
Goals from Kyle Benedictus, Steven Milne and a Kevin McBride penalty put the hosts into a commanding lead, with Leigh Griffiths netting a consolation

**~~Hibercelona~~** · 20-03-2013 03:52 PM

Awful weapons them.

He's a very lucky lad only to be banned for 18 months.

**hibeedonald** · 20-03-2013 03:55 PM

Don't remember about hearing trouble at this game?

**HibeeMG** · 20-03-2013 03:57 PM

Fair enough.

I hope the club ban him for life. Don't need the club's name being tarnished by neanderthals such as him.

**lEXO** · 20-03-2013 03:57 PM

Good. One less bam to spoil the enjoyment of the rest of us.

***Malthibby*** · 20-03-2013 04:05 PM

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Fair enough.

I hope the club ban him for life. Don't need the club's name being tarnished by neanderthals such as him.

Hope someone from the club is taking note.

**frazeHFC** · 20-03-2013 04:06 PM

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Don't remember about hearing trouble at this game?

Was a very hostile crowd that day from what i remember, saw a couple of incidents around Dundee after the game too.

***Bostonhibby*** · 20-03-2013 05:51 PM

Life ban, not Hibs class at all, when I first read this I thought the guy must have been a throwback in his 50's, Knuckledusters at football FFS, how did they spot him in the crowd / Skinheid, Doc Martens, Harrington and bay city rollers Jumper?

***silverhibee*** · 20-03-2013 06:05 PM

And at Edinburgh Sheriff Court today.

http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/218353...at-tynecastle/

**~~AL-Qaholik~~** · 20-03-2013 06:14 PM

Can we rename this thread "18 month ban for Knuckle DRAGGER"...?

Hope the club ban him for life!
No place for Neanderthals like this at Easter Road - or in modern society in general!