Wolves fans may get bans
Three Wolves fans face football banning orders after admitting taking part in violence following local derbies.
Gilroy Shaw, pictured, was in Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday with Luke Wildman, aged 20, of Hewitt Street, Wednesbury, and Richard Kent, 19, of Richmond Road, Sedgley.
Wildman admitted affray and Kent and Shaw admitted violence.
Charges relate to incidents outside a pub on January 2 after Coventry beat Wolves 2-0 and and Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1. "These three defendants are the secondary parties in this incident and the evidence about them is very limited indeed," said Bernard Linnemann, prosecuting.
The men were inside a pub when a large group gathered outside. They were involved in a fight outside and then retreated inside. David Swinnerton, representing father-of-three Shaw, 39, of Selwyn Road, Bilston, said: "He has care and duty responsibilities to his children."
Sentencing was adjourned until next month for reports. Recorder Hilary Watson indicated that banning orders would be considered. Shaw, known as Gilly, dressed in a suit for his court appearance. In 1995 he published a book titled Running With A Pack Of Wolves in which claimed he had turned his back on football violence.
He was boss of the notorious Yam Yam Army and a ringleader as trouble flared at England matches. In the book he said seeing himself on TV gave him the wake-up call he needed to turn his life around.
He enrolled on a criminology and sociology diploma at Wolverhampton University, held signing sessions in book stores and sold thousands of copies. He and the other two are due before Wolverhampton Crown Court on May 15. All three were given unconditional bail.
