THE Ewood Park cupid had his wings clipped by a Blackburn magistrate, who imposed a football banning order for his Valentine’s day stunt.
James David Miller, was also fined £200 with £75 costs after his one man pitch invasion during the FA cup game against Coventry.
During the stunt he fired roses from a toy bow wearing only boxer shorts and trainers.
The magistrates said they hoped the sentence would send out a clear message to anyone intending to copy his actions.
Miller, 20, of Marlborough Road, Accrington pleaded guilty of going onto the football pitch while a match was taking place.
Scott Ainges, prosecutor, said Miller told police he had opened a group on Facebook and agreed to run onto the pitch wearing a mankini, as sported by the fictional film character Borat, if one thousand people joined.
Within three days he had 1,700 responses, but he could not get hold of a mankini and opted for a cupid look instead.
Mr Ainges said: “His reasons for doing it were to make people laugh and there was no malice involved.”
Miller had no previous convictions, the court was told, and was a serving soldier.
He told the court he was was sorry and it would not happen again.
Miller added that he was not a regular attendee of football matches and did not oppose the making of a football banning order for 3 years.
Speaking after the case he said he would be disciplined on the army unit, but was leaving anyway and had already signed his discharge papers.
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