Hooligans Vol.1: The A-L of British Football Gangs
Product ID: 53003907
For forty years, the scourge of hooliganism has blighted Britain's national game. Organised gangs from almost every town and city in the nation have used football as the arena for violent clashes in an unofficial contest for supremacy. They have rioted, wrecked, maimed and even killed. Yet they have remained largely anonymous, a reviled yet intriguing sub-sect of society. · Who are the hooligan gangs of Great Britain? · Where do they come from and how do they organise? · Who are the principal players - past and present? These questions and many more are answered in Hooligans, the first volume of a unique and comprehensive two-part reference guide to the most ingrained and active soccer yob network in the world. Packed with photos and informative profiles of the gangs both large and small, Hooligans also documents the myths, the nicknames, the victims, the localities, the battles and the police operations. Combining hard fact with occasional touches of black humour, and intense research with first-person recollections, Hooligans covers the whole spectrum of the gangs from Aberdeen to Luton ... the Barnsley Five-O and their vicious slashing at the hands of Middlesbrough ... Paul Dodd, England's self-styled "Number One" hooligan ... the combined force of the Dundee Utility ... the riots of the Leeds Service Crew ... Benny's Mob, the Main Firm, the Lunatic Fringe, the Bastard Squad - they're all here, together with numerous photos of mobs, fights and riots. Review: Tucker - Very interesting read and given good accounts Review: Great Read - Has some great and in-depth info and history on the hooligan firms back in the day. I’ve seen some people accuse the book as having a political bias but I found none. Very pleased with the purchase.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 74 Reviews |
T**R
Tucker
Very interesting read and given good accounts
G**Y
Great Read
Has some great and in-depth info and history on the hooligan firms back in the day. I’ve seen some people accuse the book as having a political bias but I found none. Very pleased with the purchase.
M**H
Four Stars
good book
G**L
Not a bad book
Not a bad book though not great either, written by Nick Lowles (I thought he was better known for writing books on right wing groups and searchlight?) and Andy Nicholls better known for his book on his times in the Everton firm it covers quite a lot so you cant really blame it for being a bit short on detail. This one ends at Luton Town and covers quite a few divisions too as well as Scotland. Briefly touches on the 60s and gives good coverage to the 70s and 80s and then then 90s. Probably stops around 2006 as the Everton Man United fight in Liverpool is mentioned. One thing to keep in mind is much of this is lifted from other books by the looks of things so if you have those books you are not really going to learn much new from this. Another thing is like a lot of hooligan books the way some incidents are described do come across as a bit OTT I mean if this had not been at a football match or before or after one this would be no more than a few lads in a scuffle in a pub on any given Saturday night up and down the country. The way its described sometimes you would think it was world war 3. Did make me laugh though where the book mentions one incident where a Chief Constable is woken up by a police helicopter landing in his back garden to tell him about a riot and he goes out in the helicopter to see whats going on wearing his pyjamas. Do people actually think this really happened? In short, if you want a brief account of each clubs firm around the country and don't really want to spend your cash buying the books this is a decent read, if you already have those books though you will be disappointed because you probably wont get much more from this.
S**S
Hooligans!
Using this for research purposes although I was around and in that environment in the mid to late 80's..A fascinating read nonetheless and very prompt despatch and delivery..Would definitely use this bookshop again.
V**T
Hooligans
Product is exactly what I was looking for to read
L**S
Entertaining
Great fun reading it
B**L
Four Stars
Great to try to understand this phenomenon
M**O
Perfetto
Usato ma in condizioni davvero buone
F**L
One Star
Vaguely interesting, but repetitive.
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