Product Description

The man The Sun newspaper labelled |Britain's most notorious soccer thug| returns with the second and final volume of the most hard-hitting terrace memoirs ever written. Taking up where Red Army General left off, he begins with Operation Mars, the massive undercover operation to trap United top boys and reveals the truth behind their headline-making Crown Court trial and their eventual acquittal. O'Neill notoriously put David Beckham in his place at Budapest airport and lead United's following around Europe in the historic Treble Season before he was finally caught.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52759 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
From the late Eighties to the new Millennium, one football gang dominated the streets and terraces. Older, harder and better organised than their foes, they travelled everywhere and feared no-one. After one spectacular victory, a vanquished rival gave them the name that became a byword for soccer violence: The Men In Black. Manchester United's hooligan mob had long caused mayhem, but in 1989, their hardcore was the target of a massive undercover police investigation, codenamed Operation Mars. It focused on the most infamous of the firm's members, including its 'general', Tony O'Neill, and led to more than thirty arrests. But when the trial collapsed, the firm returned to the fray, wiser, more cunning and more ruthless than ever before. They went on to defend their fearsome reputation against the toughest outfits in Britain; the Soul Crew, the Zulu Warriors, the Boro Frontline and the ICF. They were never defeated. Covering the crucial period 1988-2005, "The Men In Black" recounts these stories and many more, told by those who were there, those who were involved in the hand-to-hand, close quarter battles and notably, the man police called Target Kilo: Tony O'Neill.

Customer Reviews

Steady read
Not the best hooligan book did not grip me , his first book Red Army General is good, better than Men in Black.

what a load of rubbish
This was by far the worst book i have read on this subject. Tony O'neil must be the hardest man in the world .What a load of rubbish dont buy this book boring rubbish.

All hype no backbone
This book is a massive dissapiontment. Badly written and many truths and facts ignored it simply does not do justice to either Tony or his ghost writer. There are far more honest and better written books out there if this dark side of the football game intrests you.
As for this book however I suggest you save your money and support the team in a more benificial capacity.
Very poor.