Hooliganism and Violence Maine Road 80's/early 90's

[mexico1970]

I'll point something out to both yourself and @Kazzydeyna . For a large number of years now there has been no known hooligans travelling with England. They are not allowed as they have banning orders and have to surrender their passports when England are playing away. The majority of England fans following England abroad are just normal fans, shirters. Now a few young lads not convicted of a football related offence may make the trip, get pissed and play up, as young lads do everywhere. That happens on holidays too. In no way, shape or form are they hardened hooligans or fighters.
The problem now of course is they suffer from the years England were the top hooligan firm in Europe. They are still treated that way by the police and are a target for all the hooligan firms abroad, who's countries are at least twenty years behind us in rooting out the problem. Hence they mainly get battered now as they're not there for a fight, just to watch the football.
This thread is about hooliganism around Maine Road and City, the England hooligans were a separate issue altogether.

Just more anti-English shite mate, some people need lots more vinegar to go with the huge chips on their shoulders.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Australian version

Fan who threw bucket at goalkeeper jailed in Australia

The Melbourne Victory fan who threw a bucket of sand in the face of Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover during a violent pitch invasion at an A-League match last year has been jailed for three months.

www.rte.ie

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

at the Russia game they were handled easily later in the evening

just English mobs.

next game was wales vs Russia so some welsh|English mobbed together

My nephew was there said Russia got in our end at the final whistle and we got spanked.

 

[Shaggy]

My nephew was there said Russia got in our end at the final whistle and we got spanked.

Yes at the game, he's pointing out later in the evening.

 

[Sid C]

My nephew was there said Russia got in our end at the final whistle and we got spanked.

Of that I’ve got no doubt. It makes me wonder though how the twats would have got on in the mid 70s to 80s in the Kippax or any other end. I don’t think it’s hard to fight somebody that dos’nt want to fight.
It makes me smile though that Putin’s bully boys are probably covered by two inches of soil in a country that doesn’t belong to them.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Of that I’ve got no doubt. It makes me wonder though how the twats would have got on in the mid 70s to 80s in the Kippax or any other end. I don’t think it’s hard to fight somebody that dos’nt want to fight.
It makes me smile though that Putin’s bully boys are probably covered by two inches of soil in a country that doesn’t belong to them.

They'd have got wasted mate.

Like you say, all of em are probably pushing up the daisies now.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

My nephew was there said Russia got in our end at the final whistle and we got spanked.

never said it was in the ground, all the backstreets. Plenty of videos showing what went on.

I know plenty of stories of what went on that day/night

 

[LongsightM13]

There were quite a few of the old skool heads in Gullivers post match on Saturday

 

[CarlosTevez'sEnglishTutor]

I'll point something out to both yourself and @Kazzydeyna . For a large number of years now there has been no known hooligans travelling with England. They are not allowed as they have banning orders and have to surrender their passports when England are playing away. The majority of England fans following England abroad are just normal fans, shirters. Now a few young lads not convicted of a football related offence may make the trip, get pissed and play up, as young lads do everywhere. That happens on holidays too. In no way, shape or form are they hardened hooligans or fighters.
The problem now of course is they suffer from the years England were the top hooligan firm in Europe. They are still treated that way by the police and are a target for all the hooligan firms abroad, who's countries are at least twenty years behind us in rooting out the problem. Hence they mainly get battered now as they're not there for a fight, just to watch the football.
This thread is about hooliganism around Maine Road and City, the England hooligans were a separate issue altogether.

Top post, nail on the head re England fans.

 

[paulchapo]

Top post, nail on the head re England fans.

Thanks. I guess everyone views it differently but if you were there you know. It's not glorifying what happened it's just how it went back then, rightly or wrongly. While people can of course have their point of view those who didn't live through it can't really make judgment. Going to a game in those days was a different kettle of fish.