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

[levets]

Does that mean we can officially call you a FOC now pal? :) Have a good night mucker.

Yep… officially ;-)

 

[levets]

Happy Birthday.

Cheers pal

 

[mayo31]

I was a young looking 32 mate. It’s today 6th Jan, I am officially an OAP as of today.

You were and I will always be grateful

Top trip

 

[yeseye]

Was he known as Cockney Sam in the 70’s or was that another or did I imagine it?

 

[johnnytapia]

An old “head” who still travels watching his team in a photo with some younger lads following their team.
As many of us do with our team. Including some of the old “heads”.

 

[doots]

Was he known as Cockney Sam in the 70’s or was that another or did I imagine it?

Snake hips.
Seem him in SSL1 a couple of times at derby matches flanked by a couple of GMP pointing out City fans who were then dragged out.
Possible they were doing aeroplane gestures,dunno but he was snitching.

 

[manclad]

Snake hips.
Seem him in SSL1 a couple of times at derby matches flanked by a couple of GMP pointing out City fans who were then dragged out.
Possible they were doing aeroplane gestures,dunno but he was snitching.

"Snitches get stitches" !!!

 

[doots]

"Snitches get stitches" !!!

Strangely enough nobody laid a hand on him,probably unaware who he was,what he was doing or because of the police escort.
Doubt he'd have done similar in the Kippax or North Stand at Maine Road.

 

[Maintainin]

Was he known as Cockney Sam in the 70’s or was that another or did I imagine it?

Your thinking of Black Sam the CR, though same era as SS.

 

[jrb]

 

[jrb]

 

[Stephen230]

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I’m all for a bit of gratuitous violence but there’s got to be limits.

That guy sat down is clearly breaking numerous railway bylaws.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Never understood football hooliganism or violence.

Bell-ends to a man regardless.

 

[77lost by a point]

An old “head” who still travels watching his team in a photo with some younger lads following their team.
As many of us do with our team. Including some of the old “heads”.

Was he a firefighter? If so occasionally drank in the Chapel House, Heaton Chapel. If it's him remember him being off duty when the Woolworths fire occurred but to be fair really got stuck in helping out.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Never understood football hooliganism or violence.

Bell-ends to a man regardless.

Its hard to quantify if you arent of that mind set.
Britain has always been, for thousands of years, a war mongering nation where young lads could go and scrap all over the world in the name of fighting for your country.
Lads lining up to fight in WW1, lying about their age, also in the name of empire building and fighting nazism. But often just an excuse to scrap.
National service enabled it. Off to Aden, korea, wherever, off for a scrap.

Then with the end of national service, the desire for young lads to fight was still there so it manifested itself in mods/rockers fighting on brighton beach, then into football hooliganism. Lads just wanted to fight and found an excuse and a way.

Thank fully these days the need doesnt seem to be there. But its just how it was back then and still young men want to fight.

 

[Really_here]

Its hard to quantify if you arent of that mind set.
Britain has always been, for thousands of years, a war mongering nation where young lads could go and scrap all over the world in the name of fighting for your country.
Lads lining up to fight in WW1, lying about their age, also in the name of empire building and fighting nazism. But often just an excuse to scrap.
National service enabled it. Off to Aden, korea, wherever, off for a scrap.

Then with the end of national service, the desire for young lads to fight was still there so it manifested itself in mods/rockers fighting on brighton beach, then into football hooliganism. Lads just wanted to fight and found an excuse and a way.

Thank fully these days the need doesnt seem to be there. But its just how it was back then and still young men want to fight.

In the moderen age it seems the desire to hurt people is still there but now instead of fighting each other they tend pick on more vulnerable people who can't fight back.

 

[bakerdave76]

Was he a firefighter? If so occasionally drank in the Chapel House, Heaton Chapel. If it's him remember him being off duty when the Woolworths fire occurred but to be fair really got stuck in helping out.

Yes that's Sam ,saved me and a mate getting mugged at the back of the chapel house after a city game around 1974 ,known him most of my life decent lad (bloke now)

 

[Bluesince1979]

In the moderen age it seems the desire to hurt people is still there but now instead of fighting each other they tend pick on more vulnerable people who can't fight back.

Yes youre probably right.

 

[Axel Freed]

Its hard to quantify if you arent of that mind set.
Britain has always been, for thousands of years, a war mongering nation where young lads could go and scrap all over the world in the name of fighting for your country.
Lads lining up to fight in WW1, lying about their age, also in the name of empire building and fighting nazism. But often just an excuse to scrap.
National service enabled it. Off to Aden, korea, wherever, off for a scrap.

Then with the end of national service, the desire for young lads to fight was still there so it manifested itself in mods/rockers fighting on brighton beach, then into football hooliganism. Lads just wanted to fight and found an excuse and a way.

Thank fully these days the need doesnt seem to be there. But its just how it was back then and still young men want to fight.

If you want to fight you go to your local aba or join a martial arts club

I've seen many a brawl at the football down the years and 99.9% of em can't fight, when you occasionally see one who knows what he's doing he stands out like a sore thumb

 

[Bluesince1979]

If you want to fight you go to your local aba or join a martial arts club

I've seen many a brawl at the football down the years and 99.9% of em can't fight, when you occasionally see one who knows what he's doing he stands out like a sore thumb

The need to fight. Not actually be able to fight.
And it was more about the need to join together with a bunch of pals. Much in the same way that works pals, whole football clubs, streets, would join up together in ww1.
The feeling of camaraderie i guess