Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165084 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-18
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

Customer Reviews

Hardcore
I bought this as a fan of Aston Villa rather than a fan of the genre so I can only really compare this to Heroes and Villans, the book about the 70-80's hooligans.

Ubnlike the other book, you don't get the feeling of lovable rogues about this lot. Although they stress the point that fighting came before the football in some cases, it appears that they are not much more than a bunch of blokes interested in getting drunk and finding a fight.

Michael Lutwyche does try to explain at the front of the book why this is (and he raises some interesting points) but as a fan raised outside Birmingham, some of the anti Birmingham City references cannot be fully appreciated.

Not a bad book, probably better if you're around 35 and based in the midlands as you could probably identify better with the writer and his mates.

IT WAS OK, BUT I WOULDNT SAY ITS A BOOK THAT STANDS OUT

I have now ready over 50 of lads/footie books, but I wouldnt put this in my top 20, its ok, but I wont be talking about it next week. Annis Abraham Jnr Author of Diary of The Real Soul Crew and Diary "2" of the Soul Crew, plus 3 other books.