TEN Blackburn Rovers fans have been given football banning orders for two years.

But after accepting the ruling, they claimed they were "bullied" into submission and branded the proceedings a "kangaroo court."

But Chief Superintendent David Mallaby, commander of Eastern Division, said: "We are pleased these football banning orders have been granted. A further six cases are still proceeding and will be heard later next month.

"All those who have received bans have been involved in the co-ordination or instigation of football-related violence in this country or abroad."

"If this is justice, it stinks," said Sean Flaherty, 35. "These orders are a disgrace but we cant afford to fight them any further."

And Andrew Wells, 45, said the entire case was built on hearsay. "They have been building up so-called evidence for four years and it must have cost millions," he said.

"For all their surveillance and intelligence they have not got a single football-related conviction and pursuing these orders is the police's way of justifying what they have been doing."

Police had sought to bring the orders against the men to stop them going to Euro 2004 in Portugal in July. They believed some would have caused trouble during the championships.

But senior officers came under fire for bringing their civil cases too late to prevent them flying to the tournament.

But the new orders bar them from any matches in England and Wales for two years.

They must also attend at a police station and surrender their passports before designated matches abroad.

And for three hours before and two hours after matches at Ewood Park, they must not enter licensed premises in Blackburn or Darwen, nor some areas around Ewood Park and the town centre.

Named and shamed

THE 10 men made subject to the orders were Damien Bradley, 34, of Rockliffe Street; Sean Flaherty, 35, of Malvern Avenue; Terence Gibson, 19, of Wolseley Street; Thomas Hosker, 34, of Franklin Road; Steven Maxwell, 20, of Montrose Street; Anthony McCallion, 46, of Heys Court; Gary Parker, 40, of Adelaide terrace; Andrew Wells, 45, of Infirmary Street, and Oliver Hickmott, 18, of New Wellington Street, all Blackburn, and Steve Collins, 21, of Alpine Close, Hoddlesden.

Applications for banning orders made at the same time are still outstanding against father and son Simon, 44, and Ashley Fielding, 17, both of Whalley Banks, Whalley, as well as Adam Metcalf, 20, of Hibson Road, Nelson; Paul Scott, 34, of Cornelian Street, Blackburn; James Smith, 23, of Dukes Brow, Blackburn, and Paul Sutcliffe, 35, of Mossdale, Blackburn.