nice neil said:A much more measured response than the clown above. I've been in a few scrapes at away grounds but I still think football hooligans are arseholes. To me, anyone who goes out looking for a fight, just for the sake of it or to prove they're hard is an arsehole. And why wouldn't I say it to their faces ? What are they going to do ? Hit me ? Oh yeah. I forgot. They're hard ! Fucking arseholes !Blue2112 said:nice neil said:Is it me, or are people actually glorifying petty criminals and thugs here ? We'll be talking cockney and watching eastenders next. They seem to have a penchant for the petty thug "up the east end" don't they ? Personally , I think they're all arseholes.
The reality of it all is that it happened and theres a lot of Blues of an age group that although probably were never a fully bona fide hoolie were still nevertheless caught up in scrapes or found themselves on the fringes or in situations where they came across it. Nobody on here that I am aware is acting all Danny Dyer instead are just relating stories or incidents they found themselves involved in, more often the case will have been not of their own making.
levets said:Eds said:Those who are probably 35 and under possibly don't understand what it was like to follow City in the 1970's and 1980's especially away from home. Nobody is bigging up these people or glorifying in the violence but it happened and it is part of football's history. Even going to watch City at places like Grimsby carried danger, it wasn't just at places such as Leeds, Millwall etc.
Grimsby was a tough one... believe me!
Scareye said:levets said:Eds said:Those who are probably 35 and under possibly don't understand what it was like to follow City in the 1970's and 1980's especially away from home. Nobody is bigging up these people or glorifying in the violence but it happened and it is part of football's history. Even going to watch City at places like Grimsby carried danger, it wasn't just at places such as Leeds, Millwall etc.
Grimsby was a tough one... believe me!
Yeh but you could smell them coming!
Didsbury Dave said:Scareye said:levets said:Grimsby was a tough one... believe me!
Yeh but you could smell them coming!
They struck the fear of Cod into rival fans
Scareye said:Didsbury Dave said:Scareye said:Yeh but you could smell them coming!
They struck the fear of Cod into rival fans
You could end up with a real battering!
This thread sounds eerily like the cockneys banging on about the krays. Everyone knows someone who knew good old Ronnie and Reggie. Salt of the earth. Only ever maimed and killed their own kind. Hearts of gold ! These people were called football hooligans but I prefer to call them hooligans. They're just trouble-makers who crave attention. If it wasn't football it'd be another banner they were marching under. I just find it bizarre that people seem to have any affinity with these types. I must be in the minority that thinks going out to an organised fight with other petty thugs is a silly thing to do. I must also be in the minority that didn't know or meet any of the "guvnors" in the 70s or 80s. In fact, I wouldn't know any of them if they punched me in the mouth. Although that would narrow it down a bit !Damocles said:nice neil said:A much more measured response than the clown above. I've been in a few scrapes at away grounds but I still think football hooligans are arseholes. To me, anyone who goes out looking for a fight, just for the sake of it or to prove they're hard is an arsehole. And why wouldn't I say it to their faces ? What are they going to do ? Hit me ? Oh yeah. I forgot. They're hard ! Fucking arseholes !Blue2112 said:The reality of it all is that it happened and theres a lot of Blues of an age group that although probably were never a fully bona fide hoolie were still nevertheless caught up in scrapes or found themselves on the fringes or in situations where they came across it. Nobody on here that I am aware is acting all Danny Dyer instead are just relating stories or incidents they found themselves involved in, more often the case will have been not of their own making.
What's the problem with it? They went looking to fight other people who were looking to fight. It's not like they started kicking the shit out of young kids with their parents.
nice neil said:This thread sounds eerily like the cockneys banging on about the krays. Everyone knows someone who knew good old Ronnie and Reggie. Salt of the earth. Only ever maimed and killed their own kind. Hearts of gold ! These people were called football hooligans but I prefer to call them hooligans. They're just trouble-makers who crave attention. If it wasn't football it'd be another banner they were marching under. I just find it bizarre that people seem to have any affinity with these types. I must be in the minority that thinks going out to an organised fight with other petty thugs is a silly thing to do. I must also be in the minority that didn't know or meet any of the "guvnors" in the 70s or 80s. In fact, I wouldn't know any of them if they punched me in the mouth. Although that would narrow it down a bit !Damocles said:nice neil said:A much more measured response than the clown above. I've been in a few scrapes at away grounds but I still think football hooligans are arseholes. To me, anyone who goes out looking for a fight, just for the sake of it or to prove they're hard is an arsehole. And why wouldn't I say it to their faces ? What are they going to do ? Hit me ? Oh yeah. I forgot. They're hard ! Fucking arseholes !
What's the problem with it? They went looking to fight other people who were looking to fight. It's not like they started kicking the shit out of young kids with their parents.
Damocles said:Please don't let this devolve from an interesting conversation into a thread about puns. It's neither the time nor the plaice.
nice neil said:This thread sounds eerily like the cockneys banging on about the krays. Everyone knows someone who knew good old Ronnie and Reggie. Salt of the earth. Only ever maimed and killed their own kind. Hearts of gold ! These people were called football hooligans but I prefer to call them hooligans. They're just trouble-makers who crave attention. If it wasn't football it'd be another banner they were marching under. I just find it bizarre that people seem to have any affinity with these types. I must be in the minority that thinks going out to an organised fight with other petty thugs is a silly thing to do. I must also be in the minority that didn't know or meet any of the "guvnors" in the 70s or 80s. In fact, I wouldn't know any of them if they punched me in the mouth. Although that would narrow it down a bit !Damocles said:nice neil said:A much more measured response than the clown above. I've been in a few scrapes at away grounds but I still think football hooligans are arseholes. To me, anyone who goes out looking for a fight, just for the sake of it or to prove they're hard is an arsehole. And why wouldn't I say it to their faces ? What are they going to do ? Hit me ? Oh yeah. I forgot. They're hard ! Fucking arseholes !
What's the problem with it? They went looking to fight other people who were looking to fight. It's not like they started kicking the shit out of young kids with their parents.