Cardiff citys alltime leading goalscorer is len davies. Engagingly told story of the violence as a pastime escapades of the welsh soccer team cardiff citys soul crew. Two men closely involved with the gang tell its history from its origins through to the. The title soul crew was first adopted by travelling cardiff city supporters in the 1980s, and is now used to refer to a minority violent element in the club. There is a selfdeprecating honesty to the book, since tony and his hooligan. Jan 09, 2017 soul crew by david jones and tony rivers. This is the story of cardiff citys notorious soul crew and their invasion into england and scotland from 1970 to 2008 20 top lads from clubs ranging from boro, to wolves, qpr, chelsea. The story of the everyday football casual from its early 80s genesis. Cardiff city soul crew are the hardist football frim in britain. The fans eventually moved towards home park with the central element to the right of the cardiff soul crew. Subscribe now for all the latest video news, highlights and features. Like all books from that genre theres a bias to who ran who, who had the upper hand, the numbers involved.
Yet they have largely escaped the notoriety of their english counterparts until now. Cardiff city fc forummessageboard for all things cardiff city fc. The leeds united service crew are a football hooligan firm linked to the english football league team, leeds united a. Jun 08, 2008 the soul crew was the name first adopted by the travelling cardiff city hooligan firm in the 1980s. Dec 27, 20 just for the record there was a thread about this a while back. Engagingly told story of the violence as a pastime escapades of the welsh soccer team cardiff city s soul crew. Dressers is the definitive mustread book of the uks most important working class subculture of the last 30 years.
Clwb peldroed dinas caerdydd is a professional association football club based in cardiff, wales. Thats the worst violence i have ever seen anywhere in my. I know the history of sunderland football club and. Mar 03, 2016 cardiff citys firm, the soul crew, is unique for a multitude of reasons. Personalised cardiff football books inspired gifts. Having had the honour of being entertained by cardiffs lads twice down there, and having reciprocated, they are a good bunch of lads, both quality and quantity. Their 400plus members have been involved in mass disorder at matches for more than twentyfive years.
The forward netted a total of 181 league and cup strikes in his time with the. Cardiff and swansea make premier league history but hatred continues. The cardiff soul crew are recognised by police as the most violent football. Cardiff soul crew page 2 rtg sunderland message boards. This book is not just your normal ladshooligan book, its a book which has given the likes of leeds,man utd, plymouth, barnsley,wba,bristol city,millwall,birmingham, chelsea and others a chance to write. Id say it was 1982 when they first emerged down the city. Soul crew by david jones meet your next favorite book. Sep 10, 2008 this is the story of cardiff city s notorious soul crew and their invasion into england and scotland from 1970 to 2008 20 top lads from clubs ranging from boro, to wolves, qpr, chelsea, crystal palace, birmingham and some of cardiff s main faces who were all there, all involved and tell it how it was. Nov 09, 2019 the fans eventually moved towards home park with the central element to the right of the cardiff soul crew. The inside story of manchester citys notorious mayne line service crew. View this book on amazon link opens in a new window. Soul crew more like the crew, cardiff city are idiots.
The inside story of britains most violent hooligan gang. The welsh clubs own hardcore group, the soul crew, enjoy a formidable. The story of barrington zulu patterson, one of britains deadliest men view here. The book also tells the true story of a lad called tony ridgewayguff, who.
Then the young cardiff city fan was witness to one of the most notorious nights in derby day history as warring sets of cardiff city and swansea city fans clashed inside and outside ninian park. Police escorted 100 or so soul crew to bristol city how do they know all 100 was up for it and in this so called soul crew. Cardiff and the hooligan element cardiff city is home to one of the biggest and most active hooligan groups in britain, known as the soul crew. Personalised cardiff city football book i just love it. According to hope not hate, marsh is a cardiff city supporter and has been jailed three times for violence, including a twoyear sentence for stabbing two manchester united fans. Here you will find a range of fooball hooligan books. Nov 01, 20 cardiff and swansea make premier league history but hatred continues. The soul crew was the name first adopted by the travelling cardiff city hooligan firm in the 1980s. Soul crew kindle edition by jones, david, rivers, tony.
Oh well the only team in wales who can play decent football is swansea followed by wrexam, oh well. The inside story of cardiff citys notorious hooligan firm. Cardiff citys firm, the soul crew, is unique for a multitude of reasons. Cardiff city v bristol city the bristol city hooligan group of around 300 was escorted from the old monk pub to the ground. Soul crew was the name adopted by travelling cardiff. The cardiff city soul crew commonly known as the soul crew are a football hooligan firm, associated with the welsh football club cardiff city. Story of a soccer hooligan gang by the man who led it. According to the amazon profile for his book, soul crew seasiders, marsh grew up on barry island near cardiff, where he became a member of cardiff citys soul crew hooligan gang. Soul crew relates how an infamous clash with manchester uniteds red army in the midseventies was the impetus for the formation of the mob. The inside story of britains most notorious hooligan gang. There is a selfdeprecating honesty to the book, since tony and his hooligan mates dont win all their confrontations, and admit to being intimidated by opponents on several occasions. The service crew were formed in 1974 and is named after the ordinary public service trains that the hooligans would travel on to away matches, rather than the heavily policed, organised football special trains. May 17, 2002 cardiff and the hooligan element cardiff city is home to one of the biggest and most active hooligan groups in britain, known as the soul crew.
Just for the record there was a thread about this a while back. Simon chivers shudders at the thought of wednesday, december 22, 1993. Shaw, known as gilly, was the commander of the bridge boys, the wolverhampton wanderers mob, latterly known as the yam yam army. Valley commandos mc book soul crew david jones tony rivers. A book was written about them by tony rivers and david jones, they were subject to a bbc documentary called hooligans and irvine welsh is currently working on a film about them. Cardiff and swansea make premier league history but hatred. Mar 01, 2002 the inside story of britains most violent hooligan gang. The service crew are one of the most notorious hooligan firms.
Although instances of football crowd violence and disorder have been a feature of association football throughout its history e. Cardiff won, 21 but a number of the cardiff supporters were arrested, charged. It has been publicly alleged that don cornelius producer and host of the american television show soul train personally gave the firm his blessing to use the name. Its a production line, cardiff breed hooligans like nissan build cars. According to the amazon profile for his book, soul crew seasiders, marsh grew up on barry island near cardiff, where he became a member of cardiff city s soul crew hooligan gang. Always has been, always will be, despite what the media say. This page is automatically generated based on what facebook users are interested in, and not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with the topic. Interesting contributions from various rival firms to bring together a true reflection of football in the 80s and 90s.
Wye valley, dartmoor, st pancras, cardiff railway, ongar wales barry, cardiff, cardigan, carmarthen, crickhowell, hayonwye, llangollen, penarth, chat. Covering the cardiff city soul crew firm, the football hooligan group where many of the valley commandos mc members came from. The inside story of europes most prolific sneak thieves 2nd edition. The cardiff soul crew are recognised by police intelligence officers as the most violent football hooligan gang currently active in britain. This is a list of notable hooligan firms or football firms, which are groups that have been verified. Soul crew v real soul crew v seasiders cardiff city forum. It is unique, smartly presented and filled with fascinating newspaper reports on the history of the club. The official cardiff city football club youtube channel.
Shaw, known as gilly, was the commander of the bridge boys, the. The central element the rise and fall of plymouths. From its formation in 1983 onwards the soul crew were the biggest and most active football firm in the united kingdom. The story of the everyday football casual from its early 80s genesis, dovetailing alongside some occasional violence through to their other love, house music parties, this wasand still islife for thousands of likeminded males and as proved in this fascinating account, the. Cardiff city football club the official history of the. During the game coins, cans and bottles of urine were thrown. The cardiff city soul crew are a football hooligan firm, associated with the welsh football club cardiff city. History in numbers club records at a glance city scorers.
Cardiff city soul crew are the hardist football frim in. Boro were in a pub in the city centre and cardiff attacked that pub, but there was another pub just down the road which had boros lads in as. Football violence is a part of british social history and as such this read gives a view from one side of the trenches. I have recently written two books about cardiff city and its supporters. Abraham was leader of the notorious soul crew, the cardiff city firm. The forward netted a total of 181 league and cup strikes in his time with the bluebirds between 1920 and 1931. A core group of hardcases from the tough docks area of cardiff was joined by alienated, unemployed youths from the valleys and former pit villages of south wales. The group have been heavily documented in the past. Cardiff won, 21 but a number of the cardiff supporters were arrested, charged and later. From its formation in 1983 onwards the soul crew were one of the biggest and most active football firms in the united kingdom. Cardiff citys most recent success has included defying the odds to reach the fa cup final in 2008. Cardiffs a football city, says dave jones, coauthor of soul crew.
Bbc hooligans documentry on the famous cardiff city soul crew. The forums check out some of the busiest independent bulletin boards on the web, with over 10 million posts and 40,000 members. Lakey and daves book soul crew encapsulates the casual era of the 80s and then 90s. Football hooliganism or soccer hooliganism is disorderly, violent or destructive behaviour. Jun 01, 2003 engagingly told story of the violence as a pastime escapades of the welsh soccer team cardiff city s soul crew. Based on longevity and general numbers i had cardiff up there with every uk firm including millwall, chelsea, etc etc. But far from ostracising known wrongdoers, the clubs chairman, sam hammam, actively befriends some.
The inside story of a soccer hooligan gang by david jones, tony rivers ill. It competes in the championship, the second tier of the english football. Having had the honour of being entertained by cardiffs lads twice down there, and having reciprocated, they are a. It competes in the championship, the second tier of the english football league system. Qf72 hero pilot kevin sullivans quick thinking saves 315 people sunday night duration.
A cardiff city gift book can be an inspired present for a fan of the bluebirds. The cardiff soul crew are recognised by police intelligence officers as the most violent football hooligan gang currently active in. The inside story of a soccer hooligan gang illustrated by david jones, tony rivers isbn. Annis abraham jnr, 50 and gilroy shaw, 47, are infamous, once known as the top boys of the hooligan scene. There reputation for disorder at matches is unparalleled. Cardiff city football forum cardiff city fc messageboard. Millwall hooligans firm millwall have been involved in more hooligan incidents than any other club in britain. On the way they were ambushed by cardiffs soul crew, at grangetown station. Soul crew was the name adopted by travelling cardiff city supporters in the 1980s and continues to refer to the clubs troublesome minority element. The book adaptation could be perfect material for the writer, whose work tends to chronicle urban male societys dark, violent and druggy underbelly. Bbc hooliganscardiff city soul crew part 4 youtube.
Cardiff fans talkceltic the ultimate celtic fc forum. Valley commandos mc motorcycle club one percenter bikers. This book is not just your normal ladshooligan book, its a book which has given the likes of leeds,man utd, plymouth, barnsley,wba,bristol city,millwall,birmingham, chelsea and others a chance to write about their experieces against the soul crew and cardiffs lads, its their accounts whether cardiff like it or not. Sep 19, 2009 bbc hooligans documentry on the famous cardiff city soul crew. There is a selfdeprecating honesty to the book, since tony and his hooligan mates dont win all. The service crew were formed in 1974 and is named after the ordinary public. Jul 22, 2015 annis abraham jnr, 50 and gilroy shaw, 47, are infamous, once known as the top boys of the hooligan scene. Boro were in a pub in the city centre and cardiff attacked that pub, but there was another pub just down the road which had boros lads in as well, cardiff got sandwiched between a couple of hundred of boros best and came out of it badly.
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