| One less at the play off final 16:08 - May 19 with 914 views | KeithHaynes |
The Nottingham Forest thug Robert Biggs has been named, shamed, and jailed for his headbutt on Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp.
Biggs, 30, of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, is to spend 24 weeks behind bars after pleading guilty at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court to occasioning actual bodily harm.
Biggs, also a season ticket holder at the City Ground, was sentenced for five-and-a-half months after he admitted to the charge and also admitted going on to the playing area at the match.
During the court appearance, he was informed that a separate charge of illegally entering the playing surface had been removed. He did not oppose an application for a banning order from future football matches.
Marianne Connally, District Crown Prosecutor for CPS East Midlands, said: “This was an extremely serious and unprovoked assault with a professional footballer standing at the side of the pitch left requiring stitches.
“Biggs has soured what should have been an incredible moment for the club and its fans. As a result of his actions, he won’t be able to enjoy seeing his club compete in the Premier League should Forest win the Championship play-off final.
“The CPS has been working alongside the police to ensure that this unacceptable act of violence has been dealt with quickly and decisively. Sporting events are occasions for the whole community to enjoy. Football banning orders are an important way to ensure those who cross the line at matches do not have the opportunity to put others at risk.”
Sharp, 36, a former Forest player, was standing in the dugout as the pitch invasion unfolded minding his own business, seeing what just played out. In footage that went viral online, Biggs charged towards him at full speed with his head, knocking the forward to the ground and leaving players nearby shocked and wondering is Sharp was alright.
The footballer wrote on Twitter that “one mindless idiot ruined what was an unbelievable night of football.” He said: “As an ex-Forest player I will not let one scumbag ruin my respect for the Forest fans.”
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| One less at the play off final on 17:03 - May 19 with 860 views | raynor94 |
Got off lightly imo |  |
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| One less at the play off final on 18:30 - May 19 with 808 views | onehunglow |
| One less at the play off final on 17:03 - May 19 by raynor94 |
Got off lightly imo |
That excuse for a beard deserves 24 weeks in itself |  |
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| One less at the play off final on 19:11 - May 19 with 767 views | GixerJack |
| One less at the play off final on 18:30 - May 19 by onehunglow |
That excuse for a beard deserves 24 weeks in itself |
Aye, it also looks as if there’s a bit of spaghetti gotten tangled up in it |  | | |
| One less at the play off final on 19:50 - May 19 with 742 views | KeithHaynes |
| One less at the play off final on 19:11 - May 19 by GixerJack |
Aye, it also looks as if there’s a bit of spaghetti gotten tangled up in it |
He might need it on D wing. | |
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