Four men have been sentenced following a large-scale pub brawl during the Euros semi-final match last summer.
Brothers Myles and Max Fisher, who were 22 and 18 respectively at the time of the offence, of Buckerfields in Ogbourne St George, appeared at Swindon Crown Court on February 14 with Devonte O'Brien, 19, of Hanbury Road in Park South, and 18-year-old Zac Stride of Middleton Close, Walcot.
The quartet, who have 34 convictions between them, pleaded guilty to affray after police were called to reports of a fight inside the Steam Railway pub on Newport Street at around 10:25pm on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
Ms Bull, prosecuting, explained that the disorder began inside the pub, with CCTV footage capturing Myles throwing several punches at a group of men.
CCTV footage was played to the court showing the other defendants joining the altercation outside the pub after it had spilled out onto the busy Old Town street.
Witnesses told the police they had seen punching and shouting and one person had their nose broken.
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Mr Ashley, defending the brothers, explained Myles felt under pressure as he was outnumbered and Max saw his brother covered in blood and the disorder escalated.
Myles' behaviour was also influenced by the combination of cocaine and alcohol, but since his arrest he has "curtailed" his alcohol consumption and not taken the Class A drug since.
O'Brien was in the pub's beer garden watching the football match when the fight broke out in the pub, however, he admitted his role in the fight after choosing to get involved.
Meanwhile, Stride, the youngest of the group, was said to have the "worst record" out of the young men, which included county-line drug offences and weapon offences.
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Mr Simmons, representing Stride, said his client was a "fool" who needed to "grow up", and referenced a statement Stride had previously made about not wishing to take advice from his probation officer because it was embarrassing he was 30 and took the bus to work and he would rather take advice from someone driving a Lamborghini instead.
His Honour Judge Jason Taylor KC acknowledged that it was not the first time any of them had been in trouble with the law and said they displayed "worrying pro-criminal attitudes" when they met up to drink alcohol together.
He added that in the cases of Max, Devonte and Zac, they had all developed a "casual view of weapons", which was another "worrying" factor.
"I hope that you are now starting to grow up and realising the attitudes you previously held are only going to lean in one direction, and that's the wrong direction", Judge Taylor warned.
However, he described the "greatest mitigation" of all was the fact that all four men had managed to stay out of trouble since their last hearing on December 20, 2024.
The Judge explained that he had deferred sentencing on that occasion to test the men and offer them a period of reflection to change their ways.
He told the men that they had used that time "well and constructively" and acknowledged that they all had a realistic prospect of rehabilitation.
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All four men were given a 12-month custodial sentence suspended for two years.
They must all complete 175 hours of unpaid work, along with rehabilitation activity days with the probation service and pay £750 costs each.
Myles and Stride were also ordered to complete a three-month alcohol abstinence treatment programme and the men - except for the brothers - must not contact each other for one year.
"Gentleman, I don't want to see any of you again, take that the right way", Judge Taylor concluded.
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