That we duly did, 4 v 1, wasnt really the talking point from the trip; what has subsequently been retold over and over again was the off the field incidents that left Sunderland fans nursing wounds, inflicted by the Millwall fans.One of my mates (who are mostly older than me) went down, dressed like a Xmas Tree and subsequently left at half timeit was that bad. This is simply how it was, particularly in London. It was the era of punk rock, a rebellion against the establishment and a raw movement that typified the times. For Millwalls Ginger Bob being part of a football firm appeared pre-destined. His story was told in the film 'Rise of the Foot Soldier', Danny Brown, of Aston Villas C-Crew, tackled racism on the terraces, Riaz Khan, of Leicester City's Baby Squad, gained an MA in English Language and teaches at college, Jason Marriner was a member of Chelsea's notorious Headhunters firm, Ginger Bob, of Millwall's F-Troop, started fighting at matches when he was still in primary school, Gary 'Boatsy' Clarke was one of the founder members of The Nottingham Forest Executive Crew. 23 2023 Prosecutors took over a year to charge the disgraced lawyer with murder. Redemption links and Kindle Books cannot be resold. (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments) a = s.createElement(o), Please try again. Many of those in the exhibition have since turned their lives around. The game, won 20 by Hull, was overshadowed when seats, coins and plastic bottles were thrown by some away supporters. I know these rivalries have been generated over the years for all the wrong reasons, but still, its nice to be noticed. Harry the Dog: The Story of a Football Hooligan Legend, and Millwalls F-Troop Top Boy, This title and over 1 million more are available with. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It led to a ban on away supporters by Luton from their Kenilworth Road ground for four years. For Millwalls Ginger Bob being part of a football firm appeared pre-destined. The Millwall kid was out like a light and landed about 3 feet from the fenceout for the countcompletely sparked out. Millwall played local rivals West Ham United away at Upton Park on 17 September 1906 in a Western League game. }); One Millwall fan had a stuffed lion, the idiot I am thought it was a dog, and it was a tribute to Harry the dog, Irony is not my strongest point Harry the Mad dog threatened the bus queue for the Economic when I was there. }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date(); Some of those fucking shirts look like they're straight out of Saturday Night Fever. font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; "When I was at school, racism was rife and gangs of boneheads would chase us just because of the colour of our skin. [12] In 1982 Millwall club chairman Alan Thorne threatened to close the club because of violence sparked by losing in the FA Cup to non-league side Slough Town. A character named Harry the Dog became national news and a byword for hooliganism. Simon said: It's an examination of social discontent in Britain as the beautiful game presented an ugly face, and how the decisions of a few men 30 years ago have impacted their lives today. It was in this context and background that the Sunderland fans followed the team all over the country, in large numbers, a hostile uninviting England where football hooliganism was rife, at even the most surprising of places eg Bristol Rovers. Some of them were from Millwall areas and apparently they drank together and used to play football against each other. [4] Violence started before the match when Luton Town fans hurled bricks, bottles and other projectiles from the roofs of buildings at Millwall fans making their way from the train station to the stadium. As leader of Millwalls notorious F-Troop during the 1970s, he was at the forefront of Pitch invasions resulted in another closure in 1947 and in 1950 the club was fined after a referee and linesman were ambushed outside the ground. It was described by the BBC as one of the worst cases of civil disorder seen in Britain in recent times. I like Millwall .My club ,Birmingham has some history with them but they are without doubt a 'proper' football club.I'd say Blues are nearer to Millwall support mentality wise than any other club is to them. Yeah in a way it is admirable but also sad as they're so small minded. Pop superstar Shakira says she was the victim of a random attack by a pair of wild boars while walking in a park in Barcelona with her eight-year-old son. Adventist Church & Community Centre. Harry the Dog was the leader of Millwalls notorious F-Troop during the 1970's, and the most feared football hooligan of his generation. . , Sticky notes After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Early 80's without a doubt. : They just picked whatever they could up,started throwing it and got stuck in. Always plenty of mW all in there. Magic Sponge Members Jun 17, 2011 1,135 House In The Hill Feb 14, 2012 #8 He lived in Cuckfield for a while and I used to have a pint with him in The Sussex in Haywards Heath on the odd occasion. gutter: 0, Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app. However, they were eliminated in the playoff semi-finals by Derby County, and the game at the New Den had to be halted twice due to pitch invasions by Millwall hooligans. Kindle Edition. He was also at the forefront of many of the fist fights, pitch battles and gang warfare that broke out between rival football firms in that era. Cass Pennant has become a particularly prolific author and publisher and is now moving into film production. , Enhanced typesetting .post-navigation .nav-next, playing very well at the moment imagine the panic if they get to the play - offs. WebMillwall were cleared of all charges while West Ham were found guilty of two: violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour and failing to prevent their fans entering the field of play. The report that came back was all clear. well deserved victory! [17] Some legal experts said it would have been difficult to hold a football club responsible for something that occurred away from its ground and involved people who did not attend the match. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Contents 1 Harry Potter 2 Ron Weasley 3 Hermione Granger 4 Draco Malfoy 5 You progressed from one to the other with F Troop (led by the now deceased but infamous Harry the Dog) being the bees knees. Billy Plummer - the young guy with the specs and the mad hair - apparently regretted taking part in the interviews in later life, He said: "Youre indoctrinated and brainwashed by your nearest and dearest. I went home and away since the Mids 70's to the earl 2000's andthe mob we had in the early eights was the best for me ,then daysloads of us use to travel to place lick Oldham & Newcastle on the. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Knew most of them as a few of them drank in my local which was called the Squire in them days the lad with the big hair and glasses was Billy Piummer young lad was Gary Roberts usually got on with them well except of course around September 1976 when there was a couple of rows between our pub the Saxon which was Chels and the Squire I remember one Sunday night Little Tommy from Paddington (RIP) and a few others came over for a drink the Millwall lot came up from the squire and ran most of our mob up the road to Lower Sydenham station I got done pretty bad with a glass luckily I had one of the thick wrap round cardigans on which took most of it as they tried to do me in the back funny enough was drinking with them a couple of weeks later as if nothing had happened funny old game football eh!! Yeah, yeah we said and thought nothing of it. Please try your request again later. Harry the Dog: The Story of a Football Hooligan Legend, and Millwalls F-Troop Top Boy, This title and over 1 million more available with. Find all the books, read about the author and more. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. A local newspaper, East Ham Echo, reported that, "From the very first kick o "Youre only a kid, but you want to do something for the cause. WebThe original football hooligan channel - Latest footage @ http://terrace-retro.net Bizarrely, and this is just my personal opinion, I dont get all the photos that crop up on Twitter on match days of fans on trains with booze. Activities; Program; SDA Believe; Resources; News; Donations; Contact The Sex Pistols were into their 4rth year and their never to be forgotten album Never Mind The Bollocks had been released in 1977, to a storm of protest. Half way line and the treatment mob I remember the program back in the day. Mickey Crane: The Chelsea Headhunters and National Fronts Top Boy. jQuery(document).ready( function($) { Anyway we booked up with the Travel Club and travelled down to London for our game at The Den. Many were rivals working for opposing companies and vying for the same business. was pretty weird. Millwall were cleared of all charges while West Ham were found guilty of two: violent, threatening, obscene and provocative behaviour and failing to prevent their fans entering the field of play. . I seem to recall from a mate whos a spanner and was at a Millwall Cup match at Goodison Park back in the 70s? Your email address will not be published. He was also at the forefront of many of the fist fights, pitch battles and gang warfare that broke out between rival football firms in that era. , Dimensions m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0]; The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [32], After a game against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in September 2010, manager Kenny Jackett said Millwall's hooligan problems are to a certain extent exaggerated by media sensationalism. [2][3] On five occasions The Den was closed by the Football Association and the club has received numerous fines for crowd disorder. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2022. In order to get to the trapdoor leading to the underground chamber, Fluffy's gigantic paw had to be moved. He was also at the At the bottom of CBL there was a bridge. The police later said the violence, because of its large scale, was organised beforehand. You progressed from one to the other with F Troop (led by the now deceased but infamous Harry the Dog) being the bees knees. Instead it seeks to demonstrate just how dangerous football hooliganism is, and why the police were quite right to crack down on football violence throughout the eighties and nineties. color: #ffffff } It was later retrieved by police and determined to be a harmless dummy. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2021. In August 2022, Prince Harry and Meghan adopted a 7-year old rescue beagle named Mamma Mia, who joins Guy and their black Labrador, Pula. At least I knew I had a chance of not bleeding to death! [24] In August 1993, Millwall relocated to the New Den and ended that season third in Division One, entering the playoffs to try and win a place in the FA Premier League. The turnstiles were shut when we got to the ground, it must have been 3.20pm by now and they had to be specially opened up for us. Please try again. } I remember the Feds ringing up my Father, who had to go to Chester le Street Police station to pay my fare home. The stadium announcer warned that the game would be abandoned if there were any more disturbances from the crowd, prompting some Millwall fans to invade the pitch in an unsuccessful attempt to get the game abandoned. Almost as though it was written by a 3 year old. Millwall was a place that although tarnished with crowd trouble through the years, hadnt really been on anyones radar and so the Roker faithful travelled down, bedecked in the red and white to hopefully witness a win for The Black Cats. Please support the site by disabling your ad blocking software to help keep the forum sustainable. Bluemoon relies on advertising to pay our hosting fees. Eleven out of the 22 on the Travel Club Bus got left behind. I was at a late 90s game at the New Den, City lost, there was unrest at the club and a demo planned to protest against their then Chairman Peter Mead, of the gun manufacturers. They must have flushed about 200 Millwall fans who were waiting for usunderneath a block of flats. 1996-2022, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Stay in your own bit of London you pricks, did anyone else hear the psg fans singing a song to the sound of flower of scotland againt Lyon ? How's the head lol. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2021, Worst piece of fiction I have ever read,should have called it. On 6 November 1965 Millwall beat west London club Brentford 21 away at Griffin Park and during the game a hand grenade was thrown onto the pitch from the Millwall end. ga('send', 'pageview'); London has changed a lot since then mind you. Danny Brown took time to involve himself in youth work in schools and youth centres, while the Baby Squads Riaz Khan gained an MA in English Language teaching and teaches at college and university. Try again. [I was] frothing at the mouth with eyes popping out of my head, but you cant do much at that age. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. We were the first multi-racial football crew in Britain it brought together youths from different areas of Birmingham during the Eighties," he said. Has anyone ever seen the documentary about Millwall hooligans from 1977? [12] When Millwall's unbeaten home record of 59 games came to an end against Plymouth Argyle in 1967, the windows of the away team's coach were smashed. Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions. THESE are the faces of the hooligans who brought terror to the football terraces for decades. A gang of retired hooligans have been targeted by the BBC for a special thugs-reunited TV show. The dutySergeant found the handsomest police officer they could find and he got the short straw of taking her home. In summing this day up what could I say? As we got closer to Millwall we travelled through all sorts of dodgy tube stations like Shadwell and Rotherhithe and as the doors would open the straggling Millwall lads, who would be late for kick off (like us) would try and get on. Harry the Dog died an alcoholic in Essex. Funny that, didnt look the type to have overdosed on TV quiz shows. fao forever blue is harry the dog still alive, Re: fao forever blue is harry the dog still alive, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Ywyfk2hUY, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUSELk5j2s, http://www.annisabraham.co.uk/books/buy-books/. The Strange Tale Of Ian Davison, SAFC Fan; Freedom Fighter? Harry appears at 2:00 and 15:04 in the above YouTube clip, and with the rest of F Troop at 30:15 (Bobby The Wolf, Harry The Dog, Mad Pat and Winkle piled into the Numerous pitch invasions, fighting in the stands and missile-throwing occurred, of which one such object hit Luton's goalkeeper Les Sealey. You must log in or register to reply here. They got pezzled of course by sheer weight of numbers but the sheer brazenness was unnerving (I was 17 at the time).I remember that as we walked towards the ground I spied the signs for a hospital not far from there. Don't have an account? })(window, document, 'script', 'https://google-analytics.com/analytics.js', 'ga'); What happens next will be interesting to witness. : Some of the advert banners can actually be closed to avoid interferance of your experience on The Shed End. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Your email address will not be published. 85' Substitution by Stoke player Ben Pearson make way for Jordan Thompson. "If theres any fighting around you, you look for an opportunity to go up behind someone and give them a sly punch in the kidneys or kick them in the leg and then back off. Funnily enough, that Millwall area is probably the least changed (speaking of the social demographics). , Text-to-Speech At about 2.15pm or so the lads who were organising the whole thing decided that we wouldleave the pub andget the tube to Millwall. : Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2022. He came down for a visit and brought a mate who called himself 'Mac the knife' (LOL). There was also widespread fighting in the stands. Harry tells his story with humour that had me laughing away, not as long a book as you would expect from a legend, and it's obvious he has left so much out [21], On the evening of 25 August 2009, clashes between some Millwall and West Ham fans outside Upton Park resulted in 20 people being injured, including one Millwall fan who was stabbed. The police later said the violence, because of its scale, was organised beforehand. , Word Wise Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings, help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Kindle Edition. Seven months later, three Liverpool fans received three-month prison sentences and a further two avoided prison sentences but received banning orders. [22], The Football Association later handed Millwall three charges and West Ham four. Cracking vibe to it that had the whole stadium rocking. Brentford's goalkeeper Chic Brodie picked it up, inspected it and threw it into his goal. There was a bit of trouble and, even at a young age, I wanted to get involved. Harry the Dog; became a homeless alcoholic and died in a shop doorway. No-One Likes Us, We Don't Care: True Stories from Millwall, Britain's Most Notorious Football Hooligans. I must have been about 12 as were most of the queue.

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