Hooligan Series Series by Dougie Brimson, Eddy Brimson

This volume offers an insight into the behavior of the football thug. It features many first-hand accounts of incidents, from both perpetrators and victims, that make chilling reading. It builds up to provide a comprehensive look behind the matchday madness and explores other related issues.

‘Quite simply brilliant’ - Sky Sports MagazineThe Trouble with the National TeamFootball violence, known everywhere as ‘The English Disease’, is as widespread today as it has ever been. England, My England is the book which finally exposes what life is like among the most feared group of supporters in the world - the England fans... more‘Quite simply brilliant’ - Sky Sports MagazineThe Trouble with the National TeamFootball violence, known everywhere as ‘The English Disease’, is as widespread today as it has ever been. England, My England is the book which finally exposes what life is like among the most feared group of supporters in the world - the England fans.Featuring first-hand accounts of trips abroad, it explores many of the issues and myths surrounding this subject, and explains why some fans behave so differently when following their country compared with their club. In particular, the events of Euro 96 are reviewed in detail: where did the organisers get it right - and where did they go wrong? ‘Fearlessly written... a thought-provoking read which digs below the surface and explores the whole issue of football violence’ - Racing and Football Outlook less

‘Horribly readable’ - Time OutLondon’s violent football followingLondon is home to some of British football’s most notorious hooligans. However, the history of such infamous ‘firms’ as the ICF, the Headhunters and the Bushwhackers has never been fully documented... until now.From the authors of the bestselling Everywhere We Go and England, My England comes a remarkable and frank examination of football violence involving the supporters of clubs from the capital... more‘Horribly readable’ - Time OutLondon’s violent football followingLondon is home to some of British football’s most notorious hooligans. However, the history of such infamous ‘firms’ as the ICF, the Headhunters and the Bushwhackers has never been fully documented... until now.From the authors of the bestselling Everywhere We Go and England, My England comes a remarkable and frank examination of football violence involving the supporters of clubs from the capital. They explain not only how these groups have gained and maintained their reputations, but also why hooligans from other parts of the country see a trip to London as their biggest challenge, and how the system of public transport opens up opportunities for those who wish to fight. Each of the major clubs is studied to assess why some seem to attract a more violent following than others and to explain how different inter-club and inter-regional rivalries have evolved. Capital Punishment is an eye-opening study of a problem that refuses to go away. less

This is a look at all the derby matches, tracing the history of the hostility and showing the story from both sides—United and City. Attention is paid not just to the famous derbies, like Liverpool versus Everton, but to less-publicized confrontations such as Exeter versus Plymouth.