From the outset, it was an unusual case. "It was unusual for a criminal investigation to have people from so many walks of life," he says. "No one admitted it, and, when we got to court, both sides gave evidence to assist each other. But they always turned up for bail, and not one failed to attend a court appearance. People often drift away from hooliganism when they get a older and settle down. People with a wife and children have more to lose. As a result of the club's rivalry with Sunderland, the Gremlins have been in various altercations with the Seaburn Casuals. In March 2002, hooligans from both firms clashed in a pre-arranged fight near the North Shields ferry terminal in what was described as "some of the worst football related fighting ever witnessed in the United Kingdom". Both of the firms' leaders were both jailed for four years for conspiracy, with 28 others jailed for various terms. On 2 April 2003, about 95 fans were arrested when around 200 fans of Sunderland and Newcastle clashed in Sunderland city centre before an UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match between England and Turkey in the city. Full details of a carefully co-ordinated clash have emerged in the case of one of the men linked to the brawl, which terrified families in Wrekenton, Gateshead. The Chronicle can reveal fellow hooligans have used the internet to vent outrage at the tough prison sentences given to members of the yob gangs.

But now Hutchison has been exposed as a predatory paedophile after a court lifted reporting restrictions over his crimes.Then a further breach occurred when, on May 18, Hutchison travelled to Wembley to see Gateshead in the Conference Premier Play Off final against Cambridge United. Newcastle Gremlins are a football hooligan firm associated with the English football club, Newcastle United F.C. [1] [2] Altercations with the Seaburn Casuals [ edit ] Nine Newcastle United supporters have been jailed for their part in storming a Burnley fan pub after an away game.

Bryan 42, of Burnhope Road, Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, has travelled to United European games with several known hooligans, including Frankfurt in November 2006, when they stopped-off in Dusseldorf and terrified pub customers by throwing beer and chairs.Hird, 42, of Burnhope Road, Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, was seen walking past Fleet Street, where officers were then called about reports of bottles being thrown. Hird, along with brother Stephen and other known hooligans, were seen following the Middlesbrough fans as they were escorted to St James’s Park.

One police officer later described the scene as ‘carnage’ and another said it was the worst violence they had seen in 17 years of serviceWhile drinking with fellow supporters on match days the once promising footballer seemed like another one of ‘the lads’. And when Sunderland played at St James’s in February, he was again at the centre of crowds that gathered at the station. March 2004 - Arrested at away match against Tottenham Hotspur in London. Cautioned for being drunk in a football ground.