Product Description

Meet the Owls Crime Squad. The firm that became notorious for pulling off the most audacious invasions and legendary battles no matter how the odds were stacked. What they lacked in organisation they made up for in sheer ferocity. Always up for it and never prepared to give any ground, they caused mayhem up and down the country, both on and off the terraces.For the first time, Paul Allen and Douglas Naylor piece together their years together in one of the most feared firms since the '70s. This is an electrifying and intelligent account of the legendary decades when the Owls Crime Squad dominated casual violence. It is an uncompromising look at football culture and the violence that surrounds it.The names have been changed to protect the innocent...and the guilty!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151625 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Author
I wrote this book get a message across. Books have been written about Sheffield United's hooligan groups, and references to Wednesday have rarely been complimentary. This book seeks to give our side of a story, which, until now, has been all one sided. Its not all pretty reading, and I can readily accept our failings. We are human, and certainly no 'super-firm'.

Customer Reviews

Very pleasantly surprised
I bought this book more out of curiosity than anything else, and not from Amazon I might add (paid full price for it in Waterstones!). I do not particularly like books of the hooligan genre, and to be honest expected more of the same guff that I had read in the Soul Crew, ICF and BBC books. What I got was something completely different!!! A book where the authors acknowledge their shortcomings, and tell it in such a way that you find yourself totally immersed in the stories being told. If you buy one hooligan book ever...make it this one.

A very refreshing honest book
This book is a breath of fresh air in this genre, usually this type of book tends to wildly exaggerate and glamourise football hooliganism and violence in general. This comes across as a very honest and realistic account of Paul Allens adventures in this field where he re-lives both the ups and downs with humour and integrity. A very good read for all football fans. Truly unputdownable.

QUALITY BOOK HIGHLY RECOMEND IT!
Having read many hooligan books,i can only say this is top notch.it portrays the o.c.s as a bunch of like minded individuals who dont proclaim to have beaten allcomers and who have failings that the authors and contributors all share with an infectious humour and honesty.Buy this book if you want to read about the ups and downs of an hooligan firm and not the usual " were top boys" drivel!.