In the Gwladys Street End at Goodison Park, meanwhile, I joined in the language of violence almost as wholeheartedly as I avoided the reality of it. real-world solutions, and more. Bill Gardner has featured in many of the most respected books on the great football firms and this is the first time he has told his own story.

Most liked. It's sad that Bill has to walk away from the club. But when the real hard men got among the Stamford Bridge mob, they dismissed Chelsea as singers. He has never held back from dismissing lesser firms as being 'two-bob' and their fans 'bullies' where he thinks it's the case. "You're going home," we sang, right arms raised in tribal unity, "in a combine harvester!" This became, "Congratulations you've just met the famous ICF", when the ICF were the subject of a Thames Television documentary, Hooligan, which featured ICF members including Cass Pennant. The Chelsea supporters looked absolutely gutted that they couldn't get their end back. Bradderswhu Global Moderator We Are The Firm. Pennant writes about that night in his book. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. They won't be disappointed. ISBN 978-1-904034-85-8. bit tangential but what are those soppy mugs over at WHFTV going to do on their next set of post match vox pops? Blake Publishing. They ran off in the direction of the North End Road. Posts: 16,777,215 BILL GARDNER Feb 16, 2006 21:30:30 GMT 1 . Please try again. Select Post; Deselect Post; Link to Post; Good Afternoon, Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Similar cards were used by Leeds United Service Crew. Newest first, -1) ? For the first time, Gardner himself reveals what made him the top man, including his innermost thoughts and his memories of the classic years for football fans. But we have been, at least once, in the same stadium at the same time. View Billy Gardner’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Please He has never held back from dismissing lesser firms as being 'two-bob' and their fans 'bullies' where he thinks it's the case. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. 1/7 A gang of football hooligans have been jailed for their part in a street battle, they include Alec Jones, 24.

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Careful when choosing which ticket collectors to dodge. At least he still has Hornchurch. I always stood in the same place, a few yards from a frizzy-haired character known as Fozzie Bear, who used to hang from a stanchion with one arm and make provocative gesticulations with the other. Our mob of about 300 to 400 just carried on walking past Fulham Broadway station, where queues of supporters were heading into the Underground. John Blake Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84454-261-1

‘Afternoon, gentlemen, the name’s Bill Gardner.’

fighting supporters of Manchester United, the Red Army, on the terraces at Old Trafford where he starts a fight by throwing a hot Bovril drink over an opposing fan.

There is, in fact, scarcely any mention in the book of West Ham the team, although there is a revealing account of an exchange between Swallow and the West Ham player Frank Lampard, during a pitch invasion at Birmingham City, after the Hammers had lost an FA Cup tie.

All prices include 5% GST. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The road hushed. His cutting ties with club is going to be very meaningful to a lot of people from the East End. Football Specials, Brighton seafront – you name it. There was another stand off, but the Old Bill got in the middle and that was it. Rather surprisingly, given that football hooliganism was, and still is, associated with right-wing racists, Pennant is black. "With Old Bill heavy on the scene we thinned out but still continued down the road. Community Please I told him to eff off. We just tore into 'em and proceeded to kick 'em. Most disloyally, not even Mugsy, Bean and I joined in. Enter your email to follow new comments on this article. The title of Pennant's book refers to the message printed on the grotesque calling cards deposited with victims by members of West Ham's so-called InterCity Firm, of which Pennant was a leading "general". Fozzie initiated a hugely witty chant that day, intended to mock the relatively rural setting of Ipswich. Really let down by WHFTV, they even made seperate videos of the cast members disassociating themselves from the march on Friday, proper scripted. Blake Publishing.

"The mobs were even-numbered, but the Everton lads, who had our respect, never tried hard enough to breach the police cordons to get something going with us. View Bill Gardner’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. West Ham United FC fanbase from late 1970s to early 1990s, "British Soccer Superhooligans, Emergence and Establishment: 1982-2000", "Violence at West Ham is proof that hooliganism has never gone away", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Inter_City_Firm&oldid=982499066, Pages using infobox criminal organization with ethnicity or ethnic makeup parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 October 2020, at 14:45. 'active' : ''"> Never mind all that bollocks about "No one takes the Shed."

Something went wrong. to your comment. I had been to Highbury, but I took my cousin, not the North Bank.

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Billy has 1 job listed on their profile. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Log in to update your newsletter preferences, Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email. try again, the name must be unique, Please This ain't the club they grew up with or their parents or their parent's parents or their great grandparents had grown up with. Was not that interested in the time as Bouncer, but apart from that he seems a good man! Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2020, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2020. great read Mr Gardner is an old school man no frills says it as it is. 11. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Good Afternoon Gentlemen, The Name's Bill Gardner. I had, of course, never taken Manchester United's Stretford End; in fact I had never even been to Old Trafford. The man in the quilted anorak was dead wrong about that. No serious book on the culture would be complete without at least one mention of him. "I've been going there since '73," Swallow elaborates.

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