Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #40074 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-10
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Customer Reviews

Hilarious !
Apart from being one of the most boring reads I have had in a long time, it is also one of the funniest. I have read quite a few of these hoolie books.....and to the best of my knowledge, not one of them mentions the vile! Reading through this book, you would have thought the jokers from witton would be up at the top with the best!!! The comments about the "racist Trooper Boys" were priceless.
It must have taken all of a weekend to write!
PANTS!

Truthful and gripping account of the 'facts'
As most of the other reviewers have said what puts this book above all the others is that it is truthful - infact I've even been told by Birmingham City fans that they prefer the Villa book because the Blues 'Zulu' alternative is so obviously unrealistic and avoiding of the true events that took place. Furthermore, whilst clearly not regretting what they did, the authors do not glorify football hooliganism or try to give the impression that the reader should in anyway look upon what they did as being good. As a Villa fan myself it did at times make me feel proud that these guys were representing our club off the field at a time when terrace dominance was as important if not more so than events taking place on the pitch.
The continuity of the book is excellent as the 'firms' begin, develop, evolve and change with the times. I thought the chapter(s) documenting the period between 1980-1982 were particulalry gripping. Whilst Villa were winning the domestic championship the terrace boys had to emulate the team by dominating the terraces and then they had to do it abroad...

Villa Hooligans
A very good read; not like many of other firms egotistical and exagerated accounts of what happened in the 70's, 80's and 90's. Authors speak honestly about beatings they have taken and served up. Totally unlike the 'Zulus' version which I would recommend that you avoid at all costs.