zandvoort blue
Well-Known Member
The rise and fall of Manchester City's Young Guvnors mirrored the government's attempts to get to grips with the escalating violence at football matches throughout the 1980s. Here " Rodney Rhoden, one of the youngest members of this feared group of supporters, recalls the police tactics that ended The Young Guvnors reign of terror. This is my story. The story of the Young Guvnors. The Young Guvnors fought not only on the streets of Manchester against their fellow hooligans but with other firms up and down the country. We sought out rival fans to fight to say it is not a pleasant story is an understatement. From our formation in the mid 1980s when organized football hooliganism was at an all time high its a vicious account of how we operated our bloody battles with opposing mobs and ultimately about our demise." Just a few misunderstood innocent Young Guvnors making friends up and down the country.
Sorry but I don`t understand the relevance of this post. What we are talking about here is current behaviour.
The YG did not brick coaches full of families with kids, they did not pick on innocent fans, they did not slice opposing fans with Stanley knives, they did not spray ammonia at the opposition team players etc etc. And this was what over 30 years ago. Just goes to show, Dippers bringing up the past, again.