Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #55497 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

Synopsis
The Inside Story of Britain's Most Violent Hooligan Gang; The Cardiff Soul Crew are recognised by police intelligence officers as the most violent football hooligan gang currently active in Britain. Their 400-plus members have been involved in mass disorder at matches for more than twenty-five years. Yet they have largely escaped the notoriety of their English counterparts - until now. Two men closely involved with the gang tell its history from its origins through to the present day: their leaders, their fashions, how they organise and who they fight. "Soul Crew" relates how an infamous clash with Manchester United's Red Army in the mid-Seventies was the impetus for the formation of the mob. A core group of hardcases from the tough Docks area of Cardiff was joined by alienated, unemployed youths from the valleys and former pit villages of South Wales. They took their name from their love of soul music and adopted the 'casual' fashion of designer-label clothes. In time they would fight fierce battles with rivals like the Frontline Crew, the Bushwhackers, the Gooners and the Central Element.

"Soul Crew" also reveals for the first time the network of alliances and communications between the leading hooligans around the country: the so-called "Category C" thugs who organise much of the violence. And it tells of their cat-and-mouse relationship with the police spotters who now follow them everywhere From the publishers of the best-selling Guvnors and Blades Business Crew, "Soul Crew" is the best evocation yet of life running with a soccer mob.

Customer Reviews

Impressive
One of my top 5 hooligan books, and I'm a Newport County fan. Well-written, entertaining, seems to be fairly truthful and having two different points of view in one book is a nice touch. The bits about the casual fashions of the day were of particular interest to me.

good but not brilliant
good and funny in places with great detail of the encounters the authors had but not a patch on some other books i have read

grammer is awful
put me off reading this book by the piss poor grammer errors and awful way it was worded. dont you taffys have spell checkers?
everyone seems to be the hardest man they ever met, this gets so repetative its annoying. stick to sheep worrying and leave the book writings to west ham.