Two Peel men have been fined after a row with a bouncer at the Creek Inn.

Andrew Ian Berry, aged 32, of Cushag Drive, and Kenneth Alexander Walker, aged 33, of Campion Crescent, both admitted disorderly behaviour on licensed premises.

Walker admitted an additional charge of property damage after tearing the sleeve of a bouncer’s jacket.

The pair was fined £600 each for the disorderly behaviour offence with Walker fined an additional £200 for criminal damage and ordered to pay £30 compensation to the bouncer.

They were both banned from entering licensed premises for three months.

Prosecutor James Robinson told the court how, on January 20 at 12.30am, police saw an altercation outside the Creek on the quay in Peel.

Police separated a group and door staff told them that Berry and Walker had been asked to leave the pub at closing time but had refused.

They were forcibly removed which led to Walker being restrained over the bonnet of a vehicle.

Walker told police had been ’kicked out’ and asked them to check security camera.

He was said to appear heavily intoxicated and was asked to stop swearing but continued to do so.

The pub bouncer said that Walker had been verbally aggressive saying: ’You’re hard, come on then,’ and had swung an arm, catching the bouncer on the neck.

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The doorman said that the sleeve of his jacket had been ripped during the struggle.

Walker told police that he was four out of 10 on a scale of how drunk he was, saying he had drunk three pints at home and three gin and tonics in the pub.

He said he thought he had been asked to leave for being drunk and that the bouncer had used excessive force.

He claimed that the punch was a reaction to the bouncer’s behaviour and that it had not made contact but his nail had caught the man’s neck.

Defence advocate Paul Glover, representing both men, said that a small cut was the only injury suffered.

’They were out drinking with the intent of having a good time but unfortunately things turned sour,’ said the advocate. ’It was an unsavoury incident, both men have expressed their apprehension regarding alcohol consumption going forward.’

Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said: ’Whenever a landlord or a doorman asks you to leave premises you don’t argue with them.

’You should simply have left. If you had an issue you should have taken it up afterwards, when you were sober.’

Both men were also ordered to pay £125 prosecution costs.