Tags Arsenal England The Gooners The Herd, forgot to mention days of the 80s when the Adelaide P.H in Liverpool rd used be main staging place and how used kick off down Liverpool rd after the derby matches. You might think that the infamous football hooliganism of the 1980s was all mindless violence, but out of the fray emerged a new breed of businessmen and creatives whose entrepreneurial spirit was forged on the terraces. We have several options for advertisement, Hooligans TV Copyright 2015, All Rights Reserved. [1][3][7], In 2009, a plaque dedicated to Connell near the Emirates Stadium was removed by Islington Council, despite opposition from fans.[8]. Arsenal Herd and Gooners then and now! Some younger ones may think never a female hooligan those that were there at the beginning circa 1980 may remember me if you got a smack its 40 odd years now so no grudges lol Im 57 and still a casual/ dresser football hooligan will take the 5th if asked buy old bill. Arsenal fans Charlie Barker, 22, of Redhill Street, King's Cross, Jack Bulley, 23 of Wanstead Park Road, Ilford, and 43-year-old Lee Bowering, of Percy Road, Romford, all pleaded guilty. They were sentenced on January 11 to six months, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay 500 costs. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. The boys phoned each other and agreed on this car park in an industrial estate. Thats something you never lose, you just apply it to other walks of life., It seems strange, I venture, to phone someone, chat to them, arrange to meet them and then try to beat the living daylights out of them then, a few weeks later, do it all again. Membership of a firm was open to anyone who supported the team and was prepared to fight for it, but a close-knit group of long-serving, battle-hardened and often style-conscious top boys organised away trips and meeting points, acting as generals, issuing tactical instructions and insisting wannabe recruits prove their mettle. Regardless of those that come along. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Never been near hertford so your little dig means fuck all to me. he got spanked, he got sparked by some little Leeds chap on the pavement on Avenell rd once in about 1980 cos the Leeds fella didnt run, quite the opposite, he turned and run at Denton and I saw Ds face drop, before he got dropped-Leeds were laughing at him, calling him all sorts, I was embarrassed for the cunt. I for one cant forget Trevor Brooking heading home for a 1-0 win over usin the 1980 FA Cup final but I remember comforting myself on the train home to Sussex with the fact that we were on our way to Brussels for the Cup Winners Cup Final against Valencia and surely we couldnt lose two finals in the space of five days? Correct, late 70s 80s tottenham all over shitbury time and time again ! Id rather have my memories than a huge bank balance. [citation needed] Dainton Connell (aka Dainton "The Bear" Cornnell) was considered a folk hero by many Arsenal fans, but died in a car crash in 2007, with 3,000 mourners attending his funeral including several ex players. Copy of White Mens CP Company artowork football hooligan fashion fight clobber jacket smart casual Classic T The minute we think we've got it under control there will be trouble. However, over a very short period of time, WEiE grew up and turned it back round. Without realising it, it was the beginnig of an early 70s Arsenal ave it rennaisance. With Euro 2012 on the way, the papers are full of panicky stories about the Polish authorities combing hooligan databases, neo-Nazi groups ambushing peaceful fans and riots stopping games. It was a midday fixture, so by 6.30pm everybody had gone home. Peter talks about violence the way Alcoholics Anonymous members talk about drinking as something beautiful and addictive and almost born within him. In London West Ham,Millwall,Chelsea and Yids all underestimated us from 82-88 and they all got a slap,because we dont write books dont mean it didnt happen,you will find plenty of honest boys from them firms who would admit to it,Mancs and scousers also knew we were a firm to be reckoned with,done them both plenty of times too. I swear a lot at matches and I once kicked a seat when we conceded a goal. Most of the terraces would be casuals, explains Banno, a leading member of Arsenals hooligan firm The Herd. Re Denton know him well only found out few years ago what happened. How refreshing! They were sentenced on January 11 to six months, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay 500 costs. I can tell from your comments your a tool. I mustve been dreaming. The arrangements are tried and tested throughout each football season, as around 100,000 English fans travel to international and European club matches overseas. The Gooner, as the story goes, had a mouthful of pie or something at the time and he was trying to say here they are but it came out sounding like E.I.E instead. Photograph: Craig Brough/Action Images. The best times were when we were a small tight knit firm like in these photos,going away to Boro & Liverpool 80 handed for a night game and doing what we wanted,blades bottles anything went and hardly anyone used to get nicked for the bad tear ups cos they all took place away from ob,scousers & mancs getting run everywhere and pinged on their own turf,and getting it again when they come down here trying to sneak back into Euston through the back streets of Somers town,always an ambush waiting for them and they got terrorised,no won some lost some about it,you got fucking mullered every time,great times. Connell had left school at 16 to take up scaffolding and was briefly famous when he gave an interview to Janet Street-Porter claiming to be the first black skinhead on the Arsenal terraces. Lots of using your initiative. Basically when football Most of the time, the top boys were also the best dressed, setting the agenda for the rapidly moving world of casuals fashion. A means of using style to transform yourself, he says. Enter your password to log in. The only bod I can think of who brought a camera to some home games was big S.G the boxer,and I never saw a single photo he took,and he never travelled away apart from Ipswich one year about 82 when we had a free reign over the farmer divs up there,no opposition at all,mugs. The last time I was out it was towards Surrey Quays, Millwall vs West Ham, says Ian, a media lawyer and member of West Hams Inter City Firm (ICF). What we have is a decreasing minority of quite well-organised groups seeking disorder with like-minded individuals a long time before and after the game. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Corinthians 15:57; But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus, Fantasy Premier League Champion 2013/2014. Not sure about anyone else but I'm kind of getting bored of the "tough guy act" its coming across more like a mental disability now. Dearden says: "That's our most high-risk game. There have been years when Ive been trying to wind it down Im a respectable man but we were at the Emirates and Id gone to watch the football and youve got 57,000 pissed-off home fans and 3,000 delirious Tottenham rivals. I know what happened i was there . Although The Herd was mainly considered to be a hooligan gang, a few members were not physically violent. What we represent and what fascinates all these artists is simple: were the unity of the opposite, the outsider united.. Thomas is respected among soccer yobs for his organisational skills and connections throughout the hooligan world. After we went down then the first season back up, 78-79 we took a huge mob to Highbury and managed to take at least 3 quarters of The North Bank. Dynamo Dresden in clashes with police 17.05.2021, Manchester United fans protest 02.05.2021. He recalled attending Arsenal matches in the mid-70s when the most notorious Highbury hooligan was Johnny Hoy. Six-feet-two and around 200 pounds, Hoy was an astute rabble rouser who organized Arsenal fans to fend off rival firms who tried to make inroads on the Highbury terraces. Anyway fuck off you foreign cunts putting up this bollocks you know nothing about,delete it you absolute grade 1 cunt. Never hears anyone calling them the herd till this year just laughed theres gooners and just Arsenal fans, Ive seen Denton go on his arse a few times. Theyll have contacts in the music industry, membership of private clubs and a decent pension plan. You have just met the ICF) fought each other for a few inches of ground in crumbling soccer stadiums. In 1993 police raided his home in Kingsbury, north London, and found "an A to Z of hooligans" in Britain and Europe. Robbie Williams sent flowers. A senior official at one of London's most prominent clubs, who has been involved in the game since the dawn of hooliganism and who did not wish to be named, told Observer Sport: "If anyone thinks the problem has gone away they are naive. He was leader of one of the Arsenal's hooligan firms during the 1980s. Privately, the FA, BTP, the police on the ground and the government understand they have to remain wary. Personnaly I dodged em. The gooners never went to the lane and batter anyone. "Look at the World Cup in South Africa; there was no one arrested for football-related trouble.". Nots Forest away in the trent they went , Your email address will not be published. After the trouble of the late 1970s got the laws attention, anyone involved in an 1980s crew would have to have the best organisational skills you can imagine. as said you may of won couple of small duels with numbers near highbury but you couldnt paste those firms. But if you saw a bloke in higher-end clobber like a Barbour, Sebago boating shoes, or Churchs shoes, hed see himself as the top end of the terrace, unlike those wearing CP jackets and Reebok Classics who were more your thug types., Saturday afternoons on the terraces were like catwalks for the working classes, explains Gary Aspden, Adidas designer and Blackburn fan. Diligent and effective policing and widespread use of surveillance cameras make sure there is rarely any trouble at matches. Stephen C. Millers Mississippi-set drama 'Arsenal' stars Adrian Grenier and Johnathon Schaech as brothers targeted by Nicolas Cages diabolical crime boss. Hooliganism was rife in British football in the 1970s and 1980s, a period in which many clubs had at least one firm. WebA football hooligan is, essentially, a spectator at football events who engages in violence and all-round disorderly behaviour, generally described as 'hooliganism'. Here you are again cunt,everywhere theres an Arsenal story up you pop like a turd that wont flush.You know how I can tell your a total div ? Remember all the boys, including Denton. One of Manchester Uniteds former top boys (now a Buddhist) runs a significant chunk of Ibizas wholesale food supplies. There are only a handful of faces I can think of who were properly at it missing from these pics so I dont really know what you are on about Pigs ears. i dont need to bullshit and i dont need to put all that bollox that we never got done. One Arsenal hooligan with a history of organising trouble is a close ally of a prominent Chelsea 'headhunter' who has a horrendous record of violence. West Ham fans jailed after violent clash with Arsenal supporters From 74-75 onwards they just disappeared, never worked out why as Arsenal still had a great team. Ive only read a few books but if you were there you know never saw any girl at it so its from the 80s the Attire home and away the camaraderie the scams the taking the pi*s out of the old bill. Reservations are accepted at Matt the Millers Tavern via Open Table. Old photos from a day out taking in the beauty spots of Runcorn, North Allerton and Goodison! Our intelligence is better than ever. Its an addiction just like alcohol, drugs and fags, he explains. Spurs have always pretty naughty. Hahaha! Last Wednesday, 19-year-old Callum Ellis was given a maximum five-year banning order by Leeds magistrates for being the leader of a group of Bradford City hooligans who call themselves the Young Bradford Ointment. by Royal Gooner Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:28 pm. England's main rivals in the bidding process are Russia, where football hooliganism is a far bigger problem. My claim to fame is I put Frank Worthington on his arse in a game hosted by Denis law he said Im Denis I said Denis who..haha Leeds and mancs dont mix.if you see this message have a look on YouTube with Leon Knight podcast few years old but proper giving it great about female pundits and taking the pi** out of Alex Scott smashed it brov.. not got down to Emirates but fond memories of Highbury. Physically, the drive used to be alcohol that fuelled this anti-social behaviour. It was a kind of drag, a disguise. PC Pete Dearden, Arsenal's football intelligence officer, says: "At a high-profile game at Arsenal where there are 60,000 people coming, we are looking at 150 to 200 who are part of the risk supporters group. An associate of the soldier gang told The Observer that the invitation to Leeds thugs to join them in Copenhagen was extended after Arsenal beat French side Lens to reach the Uefa Cup Final but Leeds went out to Galatasaray. The court heard they had come to the pub armed with a dustbin, a pole and barstools, but the Herd had moved on from the pub. Just thought it was me. By CarlosMerch. In the late 70s, the not then called, The Yids were fkg giants compared to us little tadpoles. Funny thing is when Wall came down in 88, Salmons thought hed get a bit of revenge, fronting up Wall on Blackstock road, and again he got absolutely battered !. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. "It would need a culture change. What is the Willow Project? If you knew the score back then as you claim to youd know thwre was loads of little firms down tottenham back then. Millwall fans travelling to yesterday's game at Elland Road had to pick up their tickets from a motorway service station on the way into Leeds, which kept them off the trains, and they were escorted in and out of the ground. You may of won on the pitch but not on the terraces or outside. Your continued use of this site indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions specified. And they were all doing deals, whether that be scallies nicking trainers from German stores and selling them back in Liverpool, firms sorting their own transport or, in the late 1980s, crews who ran raves and did a bit of dealing. ", Risk supporters, as they are officially called, consider themselves tribal families who pass on the taste for fighting to their sons and grandsons, and will probably never be removed despite the continuing efforts of the government, police and football authorities. There was a top DJ, an author, two journalists, a broker, a former pop star, two major er businessmen, a City tech-analyst and no doubt many more who were never meant to make anything of themselves. The author was adding things he had heard over the years Im Leeds funnily the only real female football hooligan from 1980 We will always remember you as the gooners and yes West Ham Millwall chelsea handy but arsenal would normally turn up at k Cross before the game and after. $23.70. Hes not alone. In 1997, Connell appeared as one of the subjects of Sam Taylor-Wood's piece Five Revolutionary Seconds XIII, after meeting whilst she was directing the Pet Shop Boys' residency at the Savoy Theatre. The Herd, the other Arsenal firm, was mainly active between the late 1970s and early 1990s, although the Herd still exist today, they now prefer to stay undercover. However, the name is now used by most non-hooligan Arsenal supporters. Perhaps the quantity of Strongbow I imbibe before and after the game has given me a bubble and maybe I am missing the bitterness. Fucking hilarious this. You are talking my youth. Over 40 years later! I once saw one lad taxed of his trainers just before he got through the turnstile. The soldiers - who call themselves Gooners, the nickname for Arsenal fans - rang the Leeds thugs from a bar in Lens to suggest they help them target Turks in a pan-British revenge mission in Copenhagen. The tipping point for English hooliganism came at Euro 2000, when rioting in Charleroi led to Uefa threatening England with expulsion and forced Tony Blair, then prime minister, to apologise. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 10 AM - 9 PM. At Daintons funeral we had wreaths from the ICF and Tottenhams Yid Army and we had boys coming down from every city to march behind his coffin. Tables, chairs and bottles were hurled during the melee before police arrived to break-up the carnage. Also very doubtful you bashed west ham and chelsea as they were prob worse than spurs. Stephen Armstrong meets the die-hard fans who raised their game, Chelsea and Cardiff City fans clash with police on the King's Road, 2010, Running with the herd: David Walliams and Matt Lucas attend the funeral of Dainton, 'The Bear' in 2007, Cooligans United: Noel Gallagher with a Manchester City top in 2000. A Tottenham hooligan turned MMA fighter has recalled his violent life, saying he used to want his beloved team to lose so it would kick off outside the stadium. This account already exists. It's possible to advertise on our website. "The normal paying public wouldn't understand it," says Wally, a 46-year-old who was once a prominent force in Birmingham City's firm the Zulus. Cue a lorralorra people talking shite about something they know nothing about irl. Was: $24.95. The local pub has gone, the community has gone, all youve got is your firm and its only another firm that can understand that. Day out taking in the 1970s and 1980s, a disguise and turned it back round dearden:. 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