Gordon Thomas, 39, made the brief appearance at Manchester Magistrates' Court for a hearing where police applied for a Football Banning Order, stopping him from attending matches for the next three years. District Judge Joanne Hirst asked the defendant: 'Do you oppose this application?' Thomas replied: 'Well, I have not seen what they said I have done.
District Judge Hirst told Thomas she would adjourn the hearing until a later date after he has seen a solicitor. Thomas was bailed on condition he does not leave England or Wales before his next court appearance on August 23. He told the judge: 'Can I just ask, I have a family holiday in August.
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