Sweet And Tender Hooligan by Courtney Farrell

SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGAN

Prologue

The casual subculture is a subsection of association football culture that is typified by football hooliganism and the wearing of expensive designer clothing. The subculture originated in the United Kingdom in the early 1980s when many hooligans started wearing designer clothing labels and expensive sportswear in order to avoid the attention of police and to intimidate rivals. They did not wear club colours, so it was allegedly easier to infiltrate rival groups and to enter pubs. Some casuals have worn clothing items similar to those worn by mods.

TERRACE CULTURE

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Eighties Casuals History

What makes a Casual?

Born With Pride

Adidas Gazelle Adidas Trimm-Trab

Adidas Marathon 80

Away Days

Adidas Samba Adidas Trimm Star

“The Casual Look”

Joy Division The Stone Roses

Interview with Peter Hooton “Casuals Made It Safer” [The End Magazine]

28 End

Football Story Chants

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Eighties Casuals history

EIGHtIES C A S UA L S H I S TO RY What is a Football Casual? Are they a breed of meathead hooligans looking for any excuse to have a ruck? Are they a bunch of skinheads in bomber jackets and Doc Martens who have affiliations with right-wing political militant groups? Are they chav kids intent on causing public disorder? Whatever your perception is or however you want to label them - I guarantee most of you will be wrong.

Being a Football Casual was and is in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simplest form, about one-upmanship. The term casual is one that tends to stick the most, but there were also Perry from Manchester and Scallies from Liverpool and numerous more other regional names for a similar type of football fan. The Football Casual subculture wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about being politically led. Many casuals within the same crews had varying left-wing, right-

wing and liberal political views. Neither was it was driven by one type of musical style. Theirs a wide spectrum of musical styles that many Football Casuals enjoy. Varying from original mod, revivalist mod, ska, dub, indie rock, rave, nu-rave, madchester, punk, postpunk , oi and even more. Football Casual culture had the allure to many of these other musical followers to cross-over to the casual side - and many of them did. Was it a fashion thing? Almost certainly - but not at first. It was

Eighties Casuals History

a general look thing, which then transformed into a label slave thing. Was it a violence thing? Yes, but it was more of a by product of the one-upmanship - a necessity to show that your crew were number one both in the fashion and violence stakes. Violence and fashion were the key battlefields - but under the banner of the team of which you supported.

their way onto the terraces. Sergio Tacchini, Fila and Lacoste tennis shirts were quite popular around this time. Footwear was taking off too with the Adidas sambas and Diadora Borgs Elites. Before long many northern firms were going on shopping trips to Europe to loot a number of German, French and Swiss designer sportswear stores, as security was far more lax than in the UK.

The need for a country like Britain to have a youth culture which is either led by teenage angst, political anarchy or musical revolution has always been evident. Most recently, ever since the 60s when the mods took on the rockers - these type of tribal clashes of various youth cultures have dominated our shores. I cite the mods in particular, as I believe that many of the fashion principles of mod culture (clean lines, minimal styling) also lie at the heart of the Football Casual subculture. Obviously there also some musical links, but thats where it ends really. The whole art and jazz thing (the original modernists) are certainly things which dont translate in Football Casual culture. Every movement needs a vehicle and with mods it was music, scooters and fashion. It just so happens, that the Football Casual subculture originated from the football terraces and their vehicle was football, fighting and fashion. If you were a mod, it was arguably easier for you to move across - as brands such Fred Perry and Ben Sherman could translate.

Over the course of a few years, everybody was wearing the staple brands, with each individual firms showing preference to particular brands. Suddenly, one-upmanship was all the rage as more and more brands were being discovered, but often varied in popularity from region to region. By the mid 80s there were brands which were almost essentials and others which varied from crew to crew. Stone Island and CP jackets were essential, as well as vintage Adidas trainers. Fila BJ, Ellesse, Sergio Tacchini and Lacoste track tops also grew in popularity. Before long the likes of Armani, Burberry, Aquascutum, Berghaus, Fiorucci and Lois were soon being added to the wardrobe.

Where and when did the whole thing start? Theres been much debate on this, but its universally accepted that the scene originated from Liverpool in the late 70s. Liverpool were kings of Europe and a number of fans started to pick things up on their travels. Before long, expensive sportswear and designer labels found on the continent were soon also finding

Adidas training shoes were at the heart of the matter from the beginning. The Adidas Stan Smith, which some Scousers claim was worn as early as 1977 but which enjoyed its most popular phase in early 1980, was the shoe that kicked the casual thing off in the form it was to adopt and keep forever. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d seen Adidas Kick, Bamba, Mamba and Samba come and go since 78 and later the suede magnificence of Jogger and Bali. But Stan Smiths were different; architecturally they resembled white pumps like Dunlop Green Flash, but their leather uppers and rubber soles bespoke a durable edge to their unprecedented style and plainness. Adidas

Kick became Bamba became Mamba became Samba. Samba didnĂt become Stan Smith; Stan Smiths were of a completely separate lineage. Only the blue suede Bali and Jogger could hold their own against Stan Smith, with that same rubber sole which fascinated and obsessed the minds of northwest lads for the next several years. In time, even the Stan Smith itself was forced to give way to a superior form of tennis shoe. During 1979, Lois and Lee jeans became popular. When the 90Ăs came around, the focus moved slightly from sportswear to more designer brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, YSL (before it became over commercialised), Paul Smith and Prada began to emerge across the country. However, many of the sportswear brands around at the beginning are still acceptable today. It must be said though that only certain ranges are acceptable. For instance Lacoste polo shirts, v-neck and crew neck jumpers are all okay - but not Lacoste baseball caps or t-shirts. Another example is Fred Perry polo shirts - but probably only the polo shirts. Again, this varies from region to region and cannot be assessed scientifically. In essence, this site is more of retrospective guide to the history and brands associated with Football Casual culture. We do not attempt to be a mirror guide for what is happening now. We believe the best way to approach a site like this is to treat it as a generalist tribute to aesthetics and brands, rather than a resource for those in-the-know.

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MOROCCAN BLUE NEVADA JACKET Made from a lightweight windproof rip-stop cotton, the Nevada has an adjustable draw-string hood and waist. Four large front stow pockets and an angled arm pocket plus an internal left breast pocket and double interior back poachers pockets. The funnel of the hood is wire rimmed to give further protection from inclement weather.

What makes a Casual?

By the mid 80s there were brands which were almost essentials and others which varied from crew to crew. Stone Island and CP jackets were essential, as well as vintage adidas trainers. Fila BJ, Ellesse, Sergio Tacchini and Lacoste track tops also grew in popularity. Tennis chic is the look which has probably defined the casual look more than any other. Before long the likes of Armani, Burberry, Aquascutum, Berghaus, Fiorucci and Lois were soon being added to the wardrobe. When the 90’s came around, the focus moved slightly from sportswear to more designer brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, YSL (before it became over commercialised), Paul Smith and Prada began to emerge across the country. However, many of the sportswear brands around at the beginning are still acceptable today. It must be said though that only certain ranges are acceptable. For instance Lacoste 1212 polo shirts, v-neck and crew neck jumpers are all okay - but not Lacoste baseball caps or t-shirts.Another example is Fred Perry twin tip polo shirts but probably only the twin tips. Again, this varies from region to region and cannot be assessed scientifically.

matches they focused their attentions on intimidating opposing fans. Some hooligans travelled to games on the Football Specials train services. Starting in the late 1960s in the United Kingdom, the skinhead and suedehead styles were popular among football hooligans. Eventually, the police started cracking down on people wearing typical skinhead clothing styles, so some hooligans changed their image. In the early 1980s, many British hooligans started wearing expensive European designer clothing, to avoid attracting the attention of authorities. This led to the development of the casual subculture. Clothing lines popular with British casuals have included: Pringle, Fred Perry, Le Coq Sportif, Aquascutum, Burberry, Lacoste, Timberland, Lonsdale, Sergio Tacchini, Ben Sherman, Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie and Fitch and Stone Island. In March 1985, hooligans who had attached themselves to Millwall were involved in largescale 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. On 29 May 1985, 39 Juventus fans were crushed to death during the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels; an event that became known as the Heysel Stadium disaster. Just before kick-off, Liverpool fans broke through a line of police officers and ran toward the Juventus supporters in a section of the ground containing both English and Italian fans. When a fence separating them from the Juventus fans was broken through, the English supporters attacked the Italian fans, the majority of whom were families rather than ultras who were situated in the other end of the ground. Many Italians tried to escape the fighting, and a wall collapsed on them. As a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster, English clubs were banned from all European competitions until 1990, with Liverpool banned for an additional year.

by Justice Popplewell, during the Popplewell Committee investigation into football in 1985 as more like “the Battle of Agincourt than a football match”.Because of the other events in 1986 and the growing rise in football hooliganism during the early 1980s, an interim report from the committee stated that “football may not be able to continue in its present form much longer” unless hooliganism was reduced, perhaps by excluding “away” fans. Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, made a high-profile public call for the country’s football hooligans to be given “stiff” prison sentences to act as a deterrent to others in a bid to clamp down on hooliganism. Her minister for sport, Colin Moynihan, attempted to bring in an ID card scheme for football supporters. If the violence is the least attractive aspect of the casual phenomenon, its influence on the music industry was altogether more benign. By the end of the 1980s, the casuals melted away from the football grounds. One important factor was the Hillsborough disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death during an FA Cup match. In the tragedy’s aftermath football cleaned up its image. As police and authorities clamped down, the writing was on the wall for the terrace culture that had spawned the casuals. Even the terraces themselves went, swept away by a report into the Hillsborough disaster which recommended the introduction of all-seater stadia. But that wasn’t the end of the casuals’ influence. Lured into nightclubs by the house music explosion, the casuals were transformed from rowing hooligans into loved-up ravers by a new drug, ecstasy. Bands like Manchester’s Happy Mondays, former casuals to a man, took the fashion style that had developed on the terraces and put it into the nightclubs where it became the dominant look. Liam Gallagher of Oasis was an earlier version, though in the mid-1990s, the media had a different label for people who dressed like him: “polo geezer”. The terms may change, but society’s attitude remains the same. It might be a pair of designer trainers or a Lacoste polo, it might be a CP Company jacket or, for the wellheeled few, a Pounds 500 Stone Island coat. The casuals have grown up and calmed down but in our brand-obsessed 21st century, their legacy is everywhere.

POLO GEEZER

Football hooliganism in England dates back to the 1880s, when what were termed as roughs caused trouble at football matches. Local derby matches would usually have the worst trouble, but in an era when travelling fans were not common, roughs would sometimes attack the referees and the away team’s players. Between the two World Wars, football hooliganism diminished to a great extent, and it started to attract media attention in the early 1960s. A moral panic developed because of increased crime rates among juveniles, and because of the mods and rockers conflict. Football matches started to feature regular fights among fans, and the emergence of more organised hooliganism.

Fans started to form themselves into groups, mostly drawn from local working class areas. They tended to all stand together, usually at the goal-end terrace of their home football ground, which they began to identify as their territory. The development of these ends helped bring about national gang rivalries, focused primarily around football clubs. With the growth of fans travelling to watch their local club play away matches, these gangs became known as hooligan firms, and during

On 11 May 1985 a 14-year-old boy died at St Andrews stadium when fans were pushed onto a wall by Police which subsequently collapsed following crowd violence at a match between Birmingham City and Leeds United. The fighting that day was described

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Adidas Gazelle

GAZELLE On the story of the Adidas Gazelle, this training shoe has made a huge impact on the footwear industry the world over, while giving a town named Herzogenaurach, near Hamburg, Germany, a lot of importance. The shoe was nicknamed as the ‘godfather’ of training shoes when the Adidas Company was launched in the year 1948. Adidas Gazelles have now been on the high street for over 45 years. Since its release in 1968 the trainer has been widely worn by football fans in the UK, mainly in the 80s, interest has been revitalised by the modern day football fan and a large number of Casuals, trying to bring back the 80s image. The Adidas Gazelle has kept some characteristics from the original designs with the trademark 3-stripe which has featured on Adidas Trainers for many years, the Adidas Originals trefoil logo to the oversized tongue and the ‘Gazelle’ printing to the side of the trainer.

Adidas Trimm-Trab

Trimm-Trab The adidas Trimm Trab was introduced in the mid 1970’s. The first shoe above is a 1975 model and has the “boxed adidas” branding, the second pair are from the mid 1990’s. The shoe reached iconic status in the early 80’s with football fans and casuals. The Trimm Trab along with the Forest Hills and Munchen were classics of their time. During the 1970’s and 80’s numerous classics were released with the same sole unit as the Trimm Trab. The models included: Jaguar Super, Madrid, Malaga, Munchen, Suisse, Olympia S, Silver Star, Spezial, Strada, Trieste, Alassio, Vigo, Wilhelm Bungert Super, Tennis Exclusiv, Centre Court, Professional, Tennis Spezial and Allround among many others. The famous Polyurethane sole or PU as it is sometimes known was made of Sempuran S by a German company (Semperit GmbH). adidas described it as a sensational development, light weight, flexible, good shock absorbing ability and having excellent grip. Unfortunately, most original PU soled shoes from the 70’s and 80’s that are still in existence have deteriorated. While the uppers may be fine, the soles become sticky/tacky and eventually start to crumble.

Adidas Samba

SAMBA Developed by a fledgling adidas in the late 1940s and first produced in 1950, the Samba was the first soccer shoe designed to allow players to train on hard, icy surfaces. Its then innovative gum rubber outsole made it the first shoe to provide the traction necessary for players to perform drills and run on the frozen fields of Europe in wintertime. This outsole later proved to be the basis of indoor soccer or futsal shoes. In fact, the adidas Samba was one of the few indoor soccer shoes on the market until the 1990s when manufacturers such as Nike, Umbro and Puma entered the genre. It has made its way into popular culture from being the choice shoe of the 1970s Liverpool football casuals / scally subculture to having a Def Jam 25th Anniversary edition in 2009. The adidas Samba also became a staple among the punk rock and skater crowds in the 1980s and with the Emo set in the 2000s. Back in the early days of hip hop in the 1980s, the Sambaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close cousin, the adidas Superstar, was often a staple of legendary rap group Run DMC.

Adidas Trimm Star

TRIMM STAR First released in the mid 1970s, the Trimm Star is a true archival favourite, perennially being linked the German government’s obesity campaign featuring the unfortunately named ‘Trimm Dich’. The Trimm Star is one of the most sought after pieces of Adidas footwear of all time. Back for SS13, the slimline Trimm Star is constructed from a washed suede upper with contrast leather detailing and gold foil blocked branding to the side panel. The Trimm Star became a huge hit in the summer of 1984 for the Casuals. Adidas backed the initiative by making these rather nice running shoes, which soon caught the eye of English football fans on their European jaunts. Anyone who’s spent time scouring eBay will know originals are rarer than rocking horse teeth, but ol’ three stripes have done themselves proud with these reissues. The adidas Originals camp brings us two new iterations in the Trimm Star model. Spawned from adidas’s long history of lineage, the Trimm Star boasts plastic D-ring laces with an emphasized tongue to form one of the less recognized silhouettes from the German sneaker giant. Featured for both is a brushed suede upper accompanied by leather details throughout and pronounced gold branding.

“The Casual look is the label”

Joy Division

10 RECORDS // CONTENTS Joy Division Transmission Novelty

The Smiths Sweet and Tender Hooligan Single

Blur Boys & Girls ParkLife

The Jam David Watts All Mod Cons

JOY DIVISION Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and occasional guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion). Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences to develop a sound and style that pioneered the post-punk movement of the late 1970s. According to music critic Jon Savage, the band “were not punk but were directly inspired by its energy”. Their self-released 1978 debut EP, An Ideal for Living, drew the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson. Joy Division’s debut album, Unknown Pleasures, was released in 1979 on Wilson’s independent record label, Factory Records, and drew critical acclaim from the press. Despite the band’s growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was beset with depression and personal difficulties, including a dissolving marriage and

his diagnosis of epilepsy. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform at live concerts, and often had seizures during performances. On the eve of the band’s first American tour in May 1980, Curtis committed suicide. Joy Division’s posthumously released second album, Closer (1980), and the single “Love Will Tear Us Apart” became the band’s highest charting releases. After the death of Curtis, the remaining members continued as New Order, achieving critical and commercial success. Lack of sleep and long hours destabilised Curtis’s epilepsy and his seizures became almost uncontrollable. Curtis would often have seizures during shows, which left him feeling ashamed and depressed. While the band was concerned about their singer, audience members on occasion thought his behaviour was part of the show. On 7 April, Curtis attempted suicide by overdosing on phenobarbitone. The next evening, Joy Division was set to play a gig at the Derby Hall in Bury.

Happy Mondays Lazyitis Bummed

The Verve The Drugs Don’t Work Urban Hymns

David Bowie Changes Hunky Dory

Massive Attack Three Protection

Jake Bugg Two Fingers Jake Bugg

New Order Age Of Consent Power, Corruption, Lies

The Stone Roses

THE STONE ROSES The Stone Roses are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The bands most successful lineup consists of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary Mani Mounfield, and drummer Alan Reni Wren. The band released their debut album, The Stone Roses, in 1989. The album was a breakthrough success for the band and garnered critical acclaim, with many critics regarding it as one of the greatest British albums ever recorded. At this time the group decided to capitalise on their success by signing to a major label then, their current record label Silvertone would not let them out of their contract, which led to a long legal battle that culminated with the band signing with Geffen Records in 1991, and then releasing their second album Second Coming in 1994. The group soon disbanded after several lineup changes throughout the supporting tour, which began with Reni first departing, followed by Squire.

Following much intensified media speculation, The Stone Roses called a press conference on 18 October 2011 to announce that the band had reunited and would perform a reunion tour of the world in 2012, including three homecoming shows including three homecoming shows in Heaton Park, Manchester. Plans to record a third album in the future were also floated. In June 2012, Chris Coghill, the writer of the new film which is set during the Stone Roses 1990 Spike Island show, revealed that the band ĂŹhave at least three or four new tracks recorded. As Brown and Squire began collaborating more closely on songwriting, they decided that they should take a larger slice of the money than the other band members; Couzens and Wren left the band in protest, although they soon returned, and Couzens played an illfated gig with the band at the end of May before being pushed out of the band by Evans after flying home alone while the rest of the band returned in their van Although they failed to achieve further success in 1986, their repertoire expanded to include songs such as Sugar Spun Sister, taking on influences from bands such as The Jesus & Mary Chain and

the indie-pop era Primal Scream (Velocity Girl being a major influence on Made of Stone), and they stopped playing the older songs. In December 1986 they recorded their first demo as a four-piece, including the first studio recordings of Sugar Spun Sister and Elephant Stone. In early 1987, Evans negotiated a deal with Revolver FM for a one-off release on the specially created one-off release on the specially created Black Records label; by the time of the release of the single, Sally Cinnamon, the groups sound had changed considerably, with chiming guitar hooks and a strong melody, alienating some of their old fans but attracting many new ones. Sally Cinnamon sold out its 1,000-copy run, but failed to make the desired impact.

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Interview with Peter Hooton [ The End Magazine ]

When the 80s Casuals scene was at itís peak, Peter Hooton the co-founder of The Eng magazine was in it all. Peter Hooton was also the lead singer of the band, The Farm. 2011 marks the 30th year since the first publication of The End of which Peter was the co-founder. In the early 80s on Merseyside as a Casual culture was evolving, a new magazine hit the terraces. It fitted in perfectly with the times and gained cult status. It would be a fore runner and inspiration to many other publications in the following years. THE END was the brainchild of Peter Hooton. Before finding fame with The Farm, lifelong Liverpool supporter Peter needed a vehicle for his witty observational thoughts. Using Phil Jones mod fanzine Time for Action as a creative stimulus, the two joined forces and with the help of Mick Potter and produced what is now a part of 80s Casuals culture. Dave Hewitson interviewed Peter for the website. D.H. Peter, tell us how the idea for THE END came about? P.H. The original idea for THE END was to reflect Liverpool. I didnít have a clue about doing magazines, so there was a mate of mine called Phil Jones who used to do a mod fanzine called Time for Action, so because he done this magazine I thought he was a genius. He had done 3 issues and I read it and thought it was good, plus another music mag was the Merseysound Fanzine which was sold in Probe [Liverpool record store] and basically I thought we could do something and I always wanted it to be satirical. A year or two earlier I did a best mans speech with loads of observations on Liverpool life and I got told to write these things down. Anyway a few years later after seeing Phil Jones fanzine I remembered this crackpot idea. D.H. Was the idea for a music mag then? P.H. The first issue was dominated by music. It was always my intention to get across to the lumpen proletariat of the city, which was a deliberate act, so the idea was to suck them in by mentioning pubs, clubs and things they may relate to.

D.H. So is that how the Ins and Outs column came about? P.H. The Ins and Outs was a direct result of seeing something in a fashion magazine about what was In and what was Out for the next season, so anything people were wearing in Liverpool that was fashionable at the time went in the Out column and anything not being worn went in the In column. It was a satire at the fashion magazine.

lads going the away game. So we were like, great, how many more d’ya want? And he said he couldn’t take any more, if anyone finds out Iím selling this I’ll be sued. It had things like the Ron Atkinsonís long leather poem, which wasn’t really offensive to anyone but Ron Atkinson. But there was probably a bit of libellous stuff in there. No one is interested until it starts going massive, then you’ve got the Private Eye syndrome. You need a lot of money behind you with backers in that case.

D.H. Where did the title THE END come from?

D.H. Tell us about the letters, surely some were made up?

P.H. There was a lad who would come into this notorious pub in Liverpool and he’d go That was the end this was the endí everything was the end. It was a popular saying in Liverpool at the time that match was the end etc. The way it was said I thought it would make a great title.

P.H. Lads started to send in letters. People thought we made the letters up, although I must admit, the ones in the 1st or 2nd issues we may have made up but those letters from the Derby Lunatic Fringe or the Lincoln Transit Elite were not made up they were genuine letters.

D.H. How was it printed?

D.H. Cheers for that Pete, one last question though, Where d’ya get yer trainees from?

P.H. We went to a place called Victoria Settlement in Everton which was a Youth Opportunities place, Mick Potters [fellow writer and salesman] brother was on a YOP Scheme there and he said they had a printing press. So we got it done there for nothing. D.H. What was the going rate for the first copy? P.H. I think they were 20p but there was a bartering system, so if someone said I’ll give you 15p, we gave them it. Trying to sell the first one was very difficult. D.H. From an initial run of 500, you got up to 5000 didnít you? P.H. By number 13 we sold 5000. That had a Billy Butler and Derek Hatton interview, plus the famous tattoo men and wedding days. Over the issues less and less music was involved and more and more observations. People wrote in to buy it after seeing revues in the NME and Sounds. The biggest seller was HMV in Liverpool. It sold a 1000 each issue in a couple of weeks. There was a shop by Lime Street station and he sold 500 in a weekend to all the

P.H. I remember getting a pair of red Puma Menotti when everyone had blue ones [Argentina], but my mate worked in Manchester’s Arndale Centre and they got two pair in for some reason. They resulted in me getting beat up at Tottenham as well because I had them on and everyone knew I couldnít be a Tottenham fan. The End ran from 1981 to 1988 and 20 issues were produced in that period. Soon after Peter and the Farm went on to have success with a number one album Spartacusí and numerous top twenty singles. Peter now has a life of leisure, only now and again re-grouping the Farm for the odd concert, with no intention of releasing new material. He runs a kids football team in the Bootle and Litherland Junior Football League and his writing is restricted to one or two articles for the afore-mentioned league. Having done pieces for Goal magazine and early editions of Loaded, which both are no longer, he doesnít give the website much hope with having his involvement here!

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A LOT OF PEOPLE W HAVE TO ADMIT T CASUALS MADE IT NORMAL FANS TO GO TO THE GAME 24

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WOULD THAT THE SAFER FOR O ACTUALLY "But I honestly think we had a positive impact on the game," he adds. "It made grounds far safer places for normal people to go, because there were so many police brought in and the casuals had to find somewhere else to go to fight," he explains. "It meant people could walk down the road to the game and no-one would bother them. Joe Bloggs in the street is safe because we were all somewhere else.

These Millwall lads had the greatest respect for us. Two of them were in their 40’s and one asked, “How’s Frankie and Peggy doing?” - two of our terrace legends from the 1970’s. “We fucking love Cardiff. You lot have always been up for it when we meet home or away”. These were real lads. A lot of thugs might have had a pop at us but they were different. We enquired about their Stone Island and they put us in the picture about a little store in London at Russell Square that had the gear at bargain prices. It didn’t take me long to visit this gold mine: racks of top of the range Ice jackets, camouflage, the ones that change colour in heat, for around £50 a go; I bought two first of all, a Stone Island denim for £30 and a couple of CP tee-shirts for a fiver each.

Football Chants

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