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A SAINTS fan who was bet £50 by his friends to streak on the St Mary’s pitch has been fined the same amount in court.
Brett Andrews, 43, had been drinking while watching the Saints take on Stoke City on May 21, and was bet by his five friends, £10 each to streak on the pitch.
After agreeing, he stripped naked and ran from block 15 in the Chapel stand behind the goal, but was stopped by two stewards at the advertising boards.
The 43-year-old, of Neva Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to outraging public decency and was fined £50, as well as being given a 12-month community order. He was also ordered to pay an £85 victim surcharge.
Southampton Magistrates Court heard how Mr Andrews, who is unemployed, ‘needed the money’ and was ‘only doing it for a laugh’.
Prosecuting, Rachel Standish told the court that two stewards held onto Mr Andrews by the side of the pitch and dressed him, with others leaving the stadium because of his actions.
Ms Standish said: “The stewards noticed that there were families around, and indeed some did leave after witnessing the incident. He had been drinking and he did go quietly after the incident.
“It was his mates who dared him to do something stupid. He was bet to streak on the pitch and he wasn’t really thinking.
“He is ashamed and embarrassed at his actions.”
Defence solicitor Louise Morgan said the actions of Mr Andrews were ‘stupid’ and that he had no intentions of causing harm to anyone in the stadium.
Ms Morgan said: “He made a stupid decision and he had no intentions of making anyone feel scared or of causing harm to anyone.
“He was dared by his friends to streak and that they would give him ten pounds each, and he was with five friends.
“Mr Andrews said he needed the money and he was stopped by the stewards.”
Presiding, magistrate Ann Fielder said: “A combination of your friends and the amount you had to drink lead to what turned out to be a most stupid and foolish incident.
“It was a football match with a lot of people and you heard that someone left when they saw what you had done.”
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