 He had been summoned to Liverpool Magistrates Court under the Football Disorder Act over the publication of the book, and banned for two years, with £500 costs.In April 2004, Nicholls was convicted by Flintshire magistrates for breaching the banning order, after he attended a match in Russia between Wales and Russia.Nicholls who lived in Rhosesmor in North East Wales, at the time had attended the match as part of a Holywell Town club trip.