Service Crew: The Inside Story of Leeds United's Hooligan Gangs

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The song was re-released in 2010 via a social networking group, after an idea by Dave Whittaker, from Roundhay in Leeds, who also designed the sleeve for the CD Marching on Together, Leeds United Greatest Hits. He said: "It looked as though the players were having to physically stop them from climbing on board." This incident occurred at the Parc des Princes stadium in France, Striker Peter Lorimer had a goal disallowed in a game which ultimately ended in a 2-0 defeat to the West German side,this came after two penalties were rejected by French referee Michel Kitabdjian. This then caused scores of Leeds fans to begin ripping up the seats within the stadium and throw them onto the pitch and at fans within the ground, this then caused the fans to clash with the French Police as they then continued to invade the pitch. As result of this, Leeds United were banned from European competitions for four years, however this was eventually brought down to two years after an appeal. Although it would be another seventeen years before Leeds tasted European action once again.

He says: "The frustration is that I can barely do anything now compared to when I was a Para and could do anything I wanted. We were the best of the best." David remembers his time in the Falklands with a mixture of love and hate, but either way he is still counting the cost of that experience 17 years ago.This was behaviour that was totally out of character. In my view you were swept along with the crowd and the emotion at that time. A full-scale riot broke out at The Den in March 1978 during an FA Cup quarter-final between Millwall and Ipswich. Fighting began on the terraces, then spilled out on to the pitch and into the narrow streets around the ground. Bottles, knives, iron bars, boots and concrete slabs rained from the sky. Dozens of innocent people were injured. In March 1985, hooligans who had attached themselves to Millwall were involved in large-scale rioting at Luton when Millwall played Luton Town in the quarter final of the FA Cup. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s immediate response was to set up a “War Cabinet” to combat football hooliganism. Just a week earlier, Leeds's followers had been involved in similar disturbances at a game against Millwall with mounted police having to make several charges outside Elland Road to keep rival fans apart. Windows in at least two of the vehicles were smashed, showering passengers - including women and children - with glass. He entered his darkest period in Armley Jail without any drink or medication to keep the demons in his mind at bay, but through sheer determination he survived until he was released on parole on July 27, 1989, having served 14 months.

An official club magazine, Leeds, Leeds, Leeds, which was published from 1998 to 2011, was named after the original title of the song. Leeds united Service Crew are a football hooligan firm which are linked to the Championship team “Leeds United”. The Service Crew were first brought to the forefront within 1974 and were named after the public service which brought the fans to the away games, instead of the heavily policed special football trains which were organised for such instances. The service crew have a reputation within the hooligan groups for being one of the most violent firms in English football history. However the firm are not as active nowadays and tend too stay much quieter. white horse friday night talent night sing a long with bert or something like that, was always a fight in there, but was the first drink before we ventured elsewhere.

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He says: "We saw the lads being carried off the ship after it was hit. Some were dead and others horrifically burned, but it didn't seem to affect as much as before because we'd been blooded at Goose Green." One of the darkest days in St Andrew’s Stadium history was as a result of football hooligans. A 14-year-old boy died in 1985 when a stadium wall collapsed as Leeds fans were pushed up against a wall by police. More than 1,000 fans were involved and almost 100 policemen injured. Starting off as the Shed Boys in the 1960s, the firm was renamed to the Chelsea Headhunters in 1985. The Headhunters have gained notoriety for their strong links to white supremacist organisations and they’ve formed alliances with Scottish club Rangers, and Northern Irish team Linfield, due to their common interest in unionism. Chelsea Headhunters main rivalries are with: Some fair points in your post but trotters wasnt that bad only shooting made it sound worse. I know the who where when on both sides but i dont know of any revenge he got from that. Seen him out a few times lately and he is taking far too much of the bolivian marching powder. The footage shows thugs throwing missiles, booting bins and chanting following last Saturday's match against Port Vale.

LEEDS United players and fans had to run a gauntlet of hate following the club's game at Swansea City at the weekend. The Chelsea Headhunters still remain active and in 2010 the firm clashed with Cardiff City’s Soul Crew during a fifth-round FA Cup tie. A police officer suffered a broken jaw resulting in Operation Ternhill being launched and 24 members of the Headhunters being convicted. A Company ( Aldershot Town) · The Gooners ( Arsenal) · Villa Hardcore ( Aston Villa) · Zulus ( Birmingham City) · Gall, Caroline (11 December 2007). Service Crew: The Inside Story of Leeds United's Hooligan Gangs. Milo Books. ISBN 978-1-903854-72-3. I had just been banned so thought 'why not? It will all be about stuff in the past so what more can they do to me?'

The Zulu Warriors have a fierce rivalry with Aston Villa Hardcore as well as firms from West Ham, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Millwall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. The Zulu Warriors also featured in the movie Green Street, alongside the Green Street Elite.

I was put in touch with Caroline, who had written the Zulus book, and it all went from there. It has taken over two years and, in all, there were about 40 different lads of various ages who took part. Ottewell was spotted shouting threats and obscenities at rival supporters as well as police who formed a cordon in front of the Billy Bremner statue. On Monday Leeds Crown Court heard how disabled football fans cowered in fear as Leeds United thugs showered them with coins and abuse as their team was relegated last season. Violence and mayhem have been synonymous with the Leeds United hardcore following since the mid-Sixties. Through the Don Revie-inspired Golden Years of the early Seventies, the bootboys and skins of tough inner city estates battled their way across the country, clashing with the hordes of Manchester, Merseyside, the Sheffield teams and the London giants. In an interview with the Northampton Chronicle he said: "We had about 30 Cobblers fans inside having a quiet drink, and they were as good as gold and not even boisterous.

In 2012, fans of the Minnesota Twins adapted the lyric (replacing 'Leeds United' with 'Minnesota', and 'Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!' with 'Twins! Twins! Twins!') to support the Major League Baseball team. [4] Chart performance [ edit ] The landlord of the Shoemakers Tavern, who did not want to be named, had to have every window replaced He says Vale catering staff were spat at and threatened, while catering manager Keith Bailey had to pull a young Leeds supporter to safety after he was in danger of being stamped on by his own fans.