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1	Blades Business Crew: The Shocking Diary of a Soccer Hooligan Top Boy more books like this by Steve Cowens, Paul Heaton (Foreword by) add to wishlist Meet the 'Executive Crew', the 'Zulu Warriors', the'Headhunters' and the 'Lunatic Fringe' - They live in a secret world of violence. They organize through the Internet, pagers and mobile phones. They are the soccer hooligan gangs of England. For two decades, Steve Cowens was a core memberof one of the country's most active firms: the 'Blades ... see all copies from $2.53!
2	The crew more books like this by Dougie Brimson add to wishlist Billy Evans, the suspected kingpin of one of the most notorious hooligan gangs in the country is putting together a 'super-crew' for England's match in Italy. The police are on to him and try to infiltrate his gang. THE CREW is the violent story of what happens next - will the undercover police work out what is going on and be able to stop it? ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.54! \| first editions
3	Football Hooligans: Knowing the Score more books like this by Gary Armstrong add to wishlist This book examines how groups of young male fans come to be defined and identified as football 'hooligans, and challenges the assumption that violence is wholly central to the match-day experience for these supporters. Rather, the creation of identity is at the root of hooliganism, with all the cultural values and rituals, codes of honour and ... see all copies from $13.67! new only from $27.43! \| first editions
4	March of the Hooligans: Soccer's Bloody Fraternity more books like this by Dougie Brimson add to wishlist Is North America the next stop? "I have been keeping a wary eye on the growing soccer scene in America," writes Dougie Brimson. "And while the Los Angeles Galaxy's purchase of the great David Beckham is going to provide the game with a huge boost, I have a very real concern that he isn't the only British import that is going to impact American ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $12.75! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Geezers' Guide to Football: A Lifetime of Lads, Lager and Labels more books like this by Dougie Brimson add to wishlist "Geezers" are the lifeblood of modern football, for income and atmosphere. But who are they? And how does a reasonably sane male transform himself into a sexist, elitist and abusive yob every time he walks though a turnstile? This is an in depth examination of this misunderstood group. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.56! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Sports & Safety Management more books like this by Frosdick, Walley add to wishlist "Sport and Safety Management" is a comprehensive and practical handbook for all involved with the safe management of sporting events. Disasters such as Hillsborough have concentrated managers' minds on public safety and crowd control at all major events. "Sport and Safety Management" provides necessary advice and guidance for all such managers. ... see all copies from $41.91! new only from $41.91! \| SVS
7	The Naughty Nineties: Football's Coming Home? more books like this by Dr. Martin King, Martin Knight, Irvine Welsh (Introduction by) add to wishlist Football has reinvented itself. As television money has poured into the game, the traditional working class fans have poured out. Not by choice but by economic necessity. Their places on the terraces have been replaced by posh seats and those in charge of the game are especially proud that, according to them, the football hooligan has at last been ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $25.59!
8	Fighting Fans: Football Hooliganism as a World Phenomenon more books like this by Professor Eric Dunning (Editor), Patrick Murphy (Editor), Ivan Waddington (Editor) add to wishlist Soccer hooliganism has long been regarded as primarily an English - or perhaps British - disease, yet in fact it has long existed as a social problem worldwide. In this volume, experts consider hooliganism in 14 countries - eight soccer-playing countries in Europe (including Ireland), two in South America, Australia, South Africa, Japan, and, in ... see all copies from $21.91! new only from $35.19! \| SVS
9	Football Hooliganism more books like this by Steve Frosdick, Peter Marsh add to wishlist This book provides an introduction and overview to the subject of football hooliganism. Unlike many other books on the subject it is not concerned with a single theoretical perspective but is concerned rather to provide a critical overview, discussing the various approaches to the subject. Three fallacies provide themes which run through the book: ... see all copies from $27.49! new only from $36.65! \| first editions
10	Top dog more books like this by Dougie Brimson add to wishlist When Billy Evans, kingpin football hooligan, decides to go semi-legit and start his own security firm he believes no one can touch him. But when he agrees to help a football club out of its financial crisis by putting its young Irish star out of action so they can claim the insurance money, his troubles are only just beginning. For the footballer ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $10.18!
11 view cover	Hooligan Wars: Causes and Effects of Football Violence more books like this by Mark Perryman (Editor) add to wishlist The good, the bad, the beautiful game: a mix that few can explain and yet whenever football hooliganism breaks out, the government, the football authorities, the police and journalists are all too ready to offer quick-fix solutions - solutions that rarely consider the underlying causes of the violence. Is it about boys becoming men? Racism and the ... see all copies from $5.09! new only from $11.56! \| first editions
12 view cover	Armed for the Match: The Troubles and Trial of the Chelsea Headhunters more books like this by Colin Ward, Stephen Hickmott add to wishlist Throughout the 70s and early 80s English football hooligans wreaked havoc throughout England and Europe until the authorities decided that enough was enough. Chelsea supporters were targeted, and one man in particular, Steve 'Hickey' Hickmott, was deemed to be public enemy number one and arrested. This explosive story, told in Steve's own words, ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.81! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Who Wants It? more books like this by Colin Ward, Chris Henderson add to wishlist Chris Henderson formed the Chelsea Headhunters as well as the band Combat 84. Violence surrounding Chelsea fans was around long before Chris came on the scene. Told in Chris Henderson's words, this is the dramatic story of the era of music and football. see all copies from $13.46! new only from $13.46! \| SVS
14 view cover	Suicide Squad: The Inside Story of a Football Firm more books like this by Andrew Porter add to wishlist see all copies from $11.69! new only from $11.69!
15 view cover	Football Hooliganism in Europe: Security and Civil Liberties in the Balance more books like this by Anastassia Tsoukala add to wishlist In this first EU-wide study of the way football hooliganism has been defined by academics, law makers, law enforcers and the media since the 1960s, Anastassia Tsoukala seeks to unravel the political and security issues at play in the development of counter-hooliganism policies in Europe. Tsoukala analyses the impact that changes within the ... see all copies from $89.21! new only from $91.74! \| SVS
16 view cover	Want Some Aggro?: The True Story of West Ham's First Guv'nors more books like this by Cass Pennant, Micky Smith add to wishlist 'A mob of 1000 skinheads running along a road is a frightening sight. Into the tube gates we rushed. On the tube, there was the usual knees up mother brown, with the whole carriage full of skinheads jumping up and down, the train rocking from side to side. Mile End and all out...want some aggro?' It's the 1970s, a time of skinheads, Doctor Martens ... see all copies from $8.79! new only from $8.79! \| SVS
17 view cover	Policing Football: Social Interaction and Negotiated Disorder more books like this by Megan O'Neill add to wishlist This book presents a critical portrait of the British police through a detailed ethnography of their work at football matches. Megan O'Neill not only sheds light on a topic of intense media interest, football hooliganism, but also presents the police in a totally fresh perspective. By using the work of Erving Goffman, she demonstrates how the ... see all copies from $69.98! new only from $108.92!
18 view cover	After the Match the Game Begins: The True Story of the Dundee Utility more books like this by Kenny McCall, John Robb add to wishlist "After The Match, The Game Begins" is the story of how two childhood mates grew up literally either side of the two closest football grounds in the UK and into one of the most feared firms in the country. Growing up in Dundee as football crazy young boys they faced an early choice, Dundee united or Dundee FC. Kenny McCall chose United and John ... see all copies from $20.41! new only from $20.41!
19 view cover	If You're Proud to Be a Leeds Fan more books like this by Tom Palmer add to wishlist Leeds United Football Club have one of the worst reputations in the country. The most recent example being the Bowyer-Woodgate trial. In this title Palmer tries to work out just why he claps; why, when he has to miss a home game for work, he feels so bad; and why, whatever day of the week Leeds are playing, he gets a sickly feeling in his stomach ... see all copies from $5.05! new only from $13.46!
20 view cover	The Real Football Factories: Shocking True Stories from the World's Hardest Football Fans more books like this by Dominic Utton, Danny Dyer add to wishlist The UK may be home to the most respected football firms in the world but there are outfits in other countries which can give our hardest boys a run for their money.These are the crews who think nothing of using tear gas, meat hooks, home-made bombs and worse to make their point - gangs of organised hooligans in countries as far apart as Brazil and ... see all copies from $5.92! new only from $99.58!
21 view cover	Want Some Aggro? more books like this by Cass Pennant, Micky Smith add to wishlist In the 1960s and 1970s, the Mile End Mob ruled Upton Park. Long before the days of the ICF, they were the guv'nors of the terraces, striking fear into the other West Ham mobs and fans. Indeed it was the reputation of the Mile End mob that drove the ICF to establish their rule over the terraces in the 1980s. Co-author Micky Smith was in the thick ... see all copies from $15.73! first editions
22 view cover	England's number one : the great adventures of a serial soccer yob more books like this by Paul Dodd, Iain McNee add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53!
23	Hooligans Abroad: The Behaviour and Control of English Fans in Continental Europe more books like this by John Williams, Esq add to wishlist A new edition of a well-known text in the study of football-related violence, this covers such events as the Heysel Stadium disaster and the consequent banning of English clubs from Europe. see all copies from $2.53!
24 view cover	Understanding Soccer Hooliganism more books like this by J H Kerr add to wishlist In this book, 'Reversal Theory', an insightful and coherent new eclectic approach in psychology, is used to address soccer hooliganism in an innovative way. see all copies from $25.51!
25 view cover	Hinchadas more books like this by Pablo Alabarces, Mariana Conde add to wishlist see all copies from $20.82! new only from $20.83!

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