Gillingham fan arrested and banned for life after ‘disgusting
A fan has been arrested at a football match in Gillingham after allegedly racially abusing a player..
The man is seen imitating a monkey after Newport’s Omar Bogle scored from the penalty spot in the Gills’ 2-0 defeat at Priestfield Stadium today..
The FA recently fined the club £12,500 and asked them to draw up an action plan to prevent abusive behavior inside the stadium after three incidents last season involving discriminatory comments race and sexism..
The club today immediately banned for life an individual who was said to have been arrested for his “disgusting” behaviour..
Gillingham have imposed a lifetime stadium ban on a fan who appeared to insult Omar Bogle during the team’s 2-0 home defeat to Newport, in which the striker scored twice from the spot penalty..
Bogle won his first penalty kick for County in the 20th minute when he was fouled by Gills goalkeeper Jake Turner after benefiting from Cheye Alexander’s errant backpass..
After beating Turner from 12 yards, Bogle appeared to be racially abused by a Gillingham fan as he celebrated his team’s opening game.. The club quickly imposed a lifetime stadium ban on the supporter, with a social media post from chief executive Joe Comper confirming the individual had been arrested..
The experienced striker doubled the gap for Graham Coughlan and his team in the 27th minute, this time after Matty Bondswell was crushed by a careless Alexander..
Connor Mahoney’s shot from 25 yards hit the crossbar and Jonny Williams headed wide as the hosts looked for a response before half-time..
Bogle saw a shot brilliantly saved by Gillingham midfielder Ethan Coleman and also headed wide as he searched for his first hat-trick in seven years..
Williams drilled an effort into the side netting and Mahoney fired a late, high strike for the managerless hosts..
A Gillingham fan who appeared to make a racist gesture during the club’s tie against Newport County is thought to have been arrested and issued with a ban.
The supporter was pictured during the clash imitating a monkey after Newport’s Omar Bogle scored from the penalty spot during the away side’s 2-0 League Two win at Priestfield.
Bogle celebrated the goal in front of the home side, and the player’s team-mates were seen surrounding him and seeming to castigate the supporter after he made the racist gesture.
Gillingham’s director of operations Joe Comper took to X (formerly Twitter) as the image of the fan circulated, writing: ‘Disgusting from one individual in the Rainham End. Arrested, and a lifetime ban from Priestfield issued.
‘Can’t thank the large number of fans from around the stadium who are clearly as enraged as us. We really appreciate your support.’
The match’s referee Tom Reeves was seen discussing the incidient with Bogle and his captain Ryan Delaney, before making for the touchline to speak to managers Keith Millen and Graham Coughlan.
In September, the Kent club received a £12,500 fine from the FA following an investigation to racist and sexist chanting by the club’s supporters.
A Gillingham fan who appeared to make a racist gesture during the club’s tie against Newport County is thought to have been arrested and issued with a ban.
The supporter was pictured during the clash imitating a monkey after Newport’s Omar Bogle scored from the penalty spot during the away side’s 2-0 League Two win at Priestfield.
Bogle celebrated the goal in front of the home side, and the player’s team-mates were seen surrounding him and seeming to castigate the supporter after he made the racist gesture.
Gillingham’s director of operations Joe Comper took to X (formerly Twitter) as the image of the fan circulated, writing: ‘Disgusting from one individual in the Rainham End. Arrested, and a lifetime ban from Priestfield issued.
‘Can’t thank the large number of fans from around the stadium who are clearly as enraged as us. We really appreciate your
A fan was pictured on Sky Sports making a racist gesture after Newport’s Omar Bogle scored from the spot at Priestfield
The match’s referee Tom Reeves was seen discussing the incidient with Bogle and his captain Ryan Delaney, before making for the touchline to speak to managers Keith Millen and Graham Coughlan.
In September, the Kent club received a £12,500 fine from the FA following an investigation to racist and sexist chantin
Gillingham were charged with three counts of misconduct, with the first coming during a tie against Colchester December 2022, the second late that match against Sutton, and the third during a meeting with AFC Wimbledon in February 2023.
The FA said: ‘The racist abuse hurled and chanted during the Colchester match was vile. The sexist abuse levelled at the female physiotherapist during the Sutton match is as bad as the commission has seen, and the chanting that took place at that match was repeated during the Wimbledon match
‘No less than eight weeks separated the Sutton and Wimbledon matches and yet the commission saw no signs of specific action having been taken by the club.’
Sharing a statement in the wake of receiving the fine, the club said: ‘Chanting of this nature is unacceptable.
‘Furthermore, there is no place for any manner of discriminatory, offensive, or abusive behaviour or language of any kind inside our ground.’
The club will also be putting together an action plan to ensure that similar behaviour is not repeated at future fixtures.
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