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Portsmouth Fans Banned After Posing as Stewards to Sneak Into Sold-Out Derby
Brothers Dale and Kane Green received fines and three-year football bans after impersonating stewards to watch a sold-out derby, a court heard.
- On September 14, Kane Green and Dale Green arrived at St Mary's Stadium without tickets and posed as stewards with high‑vis jackets and radios to watch the south coast derby between Southampton FC and Portsmouth FC.
- After failing to get tickets, the brothers hatched a plan a few days before the sold‑out fixture, Prosecutor Robert Salame said.
- Assistant Chief Constable Tony Rowlinson said the pair reached a restricted area metres from the pitch less than an hour before kick-off, but club stewards and stadium security flagged their lack of accreditation and called the plot 'ridiculous'.
- Magistrates imposed fines of £333 each plus a £266 surcharge and £85 costs, and issued three-year football banning orders after the duo pleaded guilty at Southampton Magistrates' Court.
- Authorities said the response should reassure genuine fans as Hampshire Constabulary thanked club stewards for spotting the deception amid risks from the historic rivalry between Southampton and Portsmouth.
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