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

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Leeds vastly outnumbered the home fans and police with dogs tried to keep them in check in the East Terrace but failed to stop some climbing over the fence and onto the pitch to carry Brendan Ormsby aloft. 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. The only mildly interesting chapter about the undercover police investigation and court case was at page 184 and lasted only 9 pages.

By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you. It is a darker part of secret goings on in Leeds, but it is a part of the history of the city non the less and should be talked about. By the late 80’s the clubs reputation for hooliganism was so bad that they were drawn with non-league Telford United in an FA Cup third round tie, the Shropshire club refused to host the game at their Bucks Head ground, instead it was hosted in a neutral venue being the stadium which West Brom play. The 1975 European Cup Final against Bayern Munich in Paris, saw the Germans run out 2-0 winners amidst controversial decisions by referee Michel Kitabdjian.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. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Having previously read 'Muscle' by Carlton Leach, 'Cass' by Cass Pennant and 'Steaming In' by Colin Ward, this book seemed a natural continuation on the subject of football hooliganism, provided an in depth look at Leeds United's hooligan gangs (or firms) from around the 60's to the noughties, from the main firm, the Leeds Service Crew and moving on to the development of more recent firms such as the Very Young Team and the Infant Hit Squad. Leeds are still up there as one of the better mobs in the country, it will be a bit dodgy up there if what i'm hearing is right, especially if their old lads are out for it. Was waiting for you to turn up Janx Leeds to be fair has a good town centre especially the posh clothes bit.

Leeds had the opportunity to get promoted back into the top flight so it was a massive turnout as 10,000 fans descended on the South Coast. I wanted to gain an understanding of this sub culture in football through my favourite team, what i found was a story where my own upbringing will always mean that i won't ever fully understand what drives these people but it also highlighted how it developed and then ultimately fell in popularity and for that its worth a read. Having met many Leeds that used to get involved the dynamics for them and us are totally different, with Leeds from their teens to early twenties they would go everywhere and get involved for four or five years, then after meeting a bird settle down have kids putting football on the back burner. Victory in the game would give them the Second Division title and promotion back to the top flight after eight years away. Brighton was the last away match of the season and a few decided to go down on a minibus to London on the Friday before the match.With Millwall we start in our teens into our twenties, we meet and settle down with a sort, have kids but don't stop being active up until our late fifties/early sixties.