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Fans rampaged the Goldstone Road Chelsea were regarded as the flamboyant socialites from the Kings Road, while Leeds epitomised the cynical and dirty reputation which their squad had, perhaps incorrectly, accrued over the years. WebPSG hooligans made their mark by brawling with opposing hooligans from Juventus, Arsenal, Anderlecht, Glasgow Rangers, Liverpool and Bayern Munich. My heart beats to the sound of Liquidator as it was done by us properly. I was born at the age of 12 a shed boy. We are sailing came out in 1975 so the we are Tottenham story on the tube is bullshit. The Zulu Warriors differed from other firms especially in its earlier days, as almost all hooligan firms were exclusively white at the time. Bobby Collins was involved in a running battle with Ron Chopper Harris, while Eddie McCreadie left Leeds Johnny Giles crumpled in a heap to reduce the visitors to ten-men. Great pics Dave, really give a sense of that era, please put some more up whenever you've the time. And then one of the most feared moves by hooligans and that of Liverpool and Everton. It looked grim for Chelsea as Martin Chivers levelled the aggregate scores before the interval. In 2006 during an away FA Cup match between Birmingham and Stoke City, members of the Zulu Warriors were involved in what was described as extreme violence after tearing down segregating fencing before scuffles broke out. Manchester United were banned from playing at home for the first two games of the season following hooliganism at Old Trafford the previous season.Date: 20/08/1971, UEFA Cup Final Second Leg Tottenham Hotspur v FeyenoordTottenham Hotspur fan Errol Rassin is helped off the platform at Liverpool Street Station upon the Spurs fans return from Rotterdam. In 1976, it was revealed that Chelsea were on the brink of bankruptcy, the bold ground plan was ill-timed and coincided with financial crisis in Britain. David Nicolson It's easy! - Douglas Percy Bliss on his friend Eric Ravilious from their time at the Royal College of Art Eric Ravilious loved. An estimate 1000+ crowd had been involved in the riot with almost 100 policemen injured. The Premier League era resulted in more X-rated tackles and brawls on the pitch, in December 1997 Gary Kelly and Alf-Inge Haaland saw red for Leeds to join a further eight players in the book during a rather feisty 0-0 draw. Founded 2012 / Editor: Neil Fredrik Jensen. Football hooliganism hit a We did too. Welcome David, not sure any of those shed boys post here but there are one or two that mixed in that same crowd way back when. Feel free to post mo I had just seen Keith Weller quickly jump onto the next carriage, also on his way to Chelsea, dressed in a smart tan leather jacket and drenched in a very pungent after shave. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Like Millwall many of the firms members are from the hardened dock area of their cities. I got the shed end 50th anniversary lunch video!! When I wanted to take my then girlfriend to a game, her mother vetoed it. WebHooligans of FC Berlin with masked faces during a match between FC Carl Zeiss Jena and FC Berlin in 1990. Chelsea I am Leeds and became what we were termed as Dressers, later to be known as Casuals by the press etc.. its not a plug for my book most know anyway. Failure to perform will certainly go down poorly in SW6, regardless of the Blues managers current high status. One of those was Ian Cutler, a 50-year-old builder from Wednesbury, West Mids, who has football-related convictions for violence dating back to the 1970s. McCreadie was, as ever, defiant, claiming that his kids had done him proud. He said.eccles is called Eccles coz he loves the Eccles cakestrue or not I don't know. Each time, Kenny Swain levelled for Chelsea, but their 1978-79 ended in another relegation, one that consigned them to the shadows for five long years. If you love that period and the setting, this movie is definitely for you.