At one stage TCE held a strong relationship with hooligan elements of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lewis Harris, aged 25, Dylan Yardley, aged 20, Thomas Dunne, aged 29, George Mitchell, aged 25, and 20-year-old Keiran Harries have been told to stay away from the ground and not travel to other cities where the Pilgrims are playing. Argyle hooligans caught on CCTV back in 2002 (Image: Devon & Cornwall Police) That's down from the 542 which were issued the . In 1996, officers from Devon and Cornwall police were tasked with keeping tabs on the TCE, monitoring their movements and gathering intelligence. A FOOTBALL hooligan mob have been jailed after clashing with rival fans and police officers, with a judge saying their actions we a "throwback" to the dark days of the 1980s. Mark Langdon age 27 from Austen Close, Whipton, Exeter was handed 12 months in jail suspended for two years. One such TCE card give a hint of the nationalistic-bent of many of these firms, with a map of the British Isles and a message saying "You have just met The Central Element" with the addendum "All hooligan firms welcome", "PAFC" and "English and Proud". CCTV. Along with the violence and racism, members of such firms were also known by police to be involved in drugs. Hooligan Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle mob guilty of shocking city centre pub brawl The men had been standing trial at Exeter Crown Court. WARNING - the details given in this court report of an ongoing trial at Plymouth Crown Court may be extremely distressing to some readers, Plymouth Market flower stall owners fear 'sky high' costs will impact business, Flower stall owners say they are the worst affected inside Plymouth Market as the cost of blossoms go 'sky high', Tamerton Foliot King's Arms pub offering mouthwatering breakfasts and Sunday dinners. Photos which have begun to circulate on social. Argyle fans George Photiou, 25, Chris Ashton, 42, and Wayne Brownlow, 47, all from Plymouth, denied affray but were convicted. Plymouth Argyle were not even in town that day but the hooligans made a detour to confront the Exeter City fans at one of their main meeting places close to St James Park. Picture Information. Such is their desire to be 'known' that the TCE even created their own calling card, mimicking the cards used by the bigger and more notorious football firms. Plymouth Argyle Youth Under 5s HOOLIGAN Badge. Footage shows Plymouth and Wigan fans clashing as a club release a statement regarding what happened inside the stadium on Saturday. The group tried to force their reputation amongst larger firms whose teams were much, much higher up the football violence league, including Millwall's Bushwackers, Cardiff's Soul Crew and West Ham United's Inter City Firm. Another man, aged 20, was handed a 120-hour community rehabilitation order while a 17-year-old found carrying TCE calling cards was given a 120-hour community punishment order. Something went wrong, please try again later. 2023 Plymouth Argyle Football Club Limited. There were 12,000 fans in the stadium for the sell-out match in February and season ticket-holder Graham was sitting in Block 7 where people knew him. Another doorman had a bottle thrown at his face while another was pushed to the floor and punched and kicked repeatedly. Police handed in a dossier of evidence about Bunchs behaviour to Plymouth magistrates earlier this month. He got involved in a row with other supporters. One was a bricklayer and amateur boxer, one was a taxi driver. They even tried their luck on the international scene. In Harris' hearing Miss Cator for the prosecution said: "He was among a group of approximately 40 supporters moving towards the Clock Tower next to the Life Centre where the Bristol Rovers fans would have to come through to make their way to the train station - it's well known for public disorder. However, police recognised that this code was often just lip-service and elements among the hooligan groups had no real problem to target anyone who could be considered a rival fan. Five Plymouth Argyle hooligans banned from football after mass brawl The men in their 20s have been barred from Home Park following trouble at the stadium in the League One match against Wigan in. He struggles to explain it and said 'perhaps I was just too passionate'. The financial incentives had an understandable allure and the 1990s drug and club culture went hand in hand with the fashion and the fighting. Buy Tickets Ticket Info. Police told city magistrates in March that he had been mixed up in disorder for five years. 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After encountering a handful of Argyle fans, they were told to meet at what was purported to be the TCE's drinking home, The Britannia. The defendants are also barred from Central Park around the stadium on any home matchday, again from six hours before kick-off until six hours after the final whistle. We work closely with Devon and Cornwall Police before and on match days to ensure everyone enjoys coming to our family club. Some notorious Plymouth drug dealers who ended up in jail for their career choices were also strongly rumoured to be big players in the TCE, according to police, with one high-profile character alleged to have been a leading member - although other TCE sources disputed this. The former sports and leisure manager for Parkdean Resorts holiday park. 13 Argyle and Exeter supporters guilty of city centre disorder - but not all of them showed up for court, Sign up for our Exeter newsletter and you'll never miss a big story again. This gourmet day of eating put on by former head chef of The Waterfront will be one you wont want to miss. A male is kicked by another before the defendant throws a punch and continues to shout 'Come on then' and 'Come on boy let's have it'. "The officer was also having to deal with a number of other pockets of disorder that were taking place around him. Two Plymouth Argyle fans ran on to the Home Park pitch goading Scunthorpe fans during a do-or-die relegation clash, a court heard. Friday 20 January from 9:30am. Report | Argyle Women 4 Cheltenham Town Ladies 1 And cops likened the issues at Foremark Reservoir near Repton. Officers have issued photos of five men they would like to identify in connection with the fight, which happened in September, and said they are believed to be from the South Yorkshire area. As the fists and boots kept flying, the truncheons started flying too. The TCE is still active, according to social media posts that can easily be found online, but has nowhere near the number of members or the prominence it once did. The court was told that police knew the game would be high risk. 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A dossier of evidence was handed to the magistrates who ruled that a football banning order was necessary to prevent anti-social behaviour. 20:00. Regardless of how they may have regarded themselves, to most of Plymouth The Central Element were an embarrassment. (Not my vid) 1:13. He said: "I have green blood. "He was removed from his seat and arrested for racially aggravated public disorder.". Both defendants were described in court as having previous good character. The dark days of hooliganism in Plymouth appear to be over. He was arrested ten months later and jailed for 18 weeks. Julian Tagg, chairman of Exeter City Football Club, said: Since the club was taken over by the Supporters' Trust more than 15 years ago we have been extremely proud of our safety record and reputation that Exeter City Football Club has for being a friendly and safe place to come. POMPEY football thugs who terrorised Portsmouth city centre ahead of a Plymouth game were shown no mercy by a judge who threw eight hooligans behind bars for a total of nearly 10 years. Pubs aligned to a team would be visited by a rival firm with the intent of stirring up trouble, calling them out for a brawl. But the chairman of the bench Mike Young said it was clear he did not understand the seriousness of the offence. Even now Plymouth Argyle refuses to speak about their undesirable hooligan 'fans' and retired officers from Plymouth police's football unit have declined to discuss the TCE. Two of the witnesses reported him to the stewards. 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