Bloody Casuals: Diary of a Football Hooligan

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In the city "that dared to stand up to the Old Firm", Dyer met several former members of ASC having taken a stroll along the beach before admitting "I think it's the furthest north I've ever been in my life. As we all know at that time the ' Gorgie Aggro ' were still there or thereabouts but it wasn't until after Hibs in April 85 at Tynecastle that the violence on the terraces and on the streets took a back seat from then on in leaving the casuals to try an emulate the Aberdeen and Motherwell lads. There is a greater purpose behind this rather trivial-seeming post which describes, on the surface, just a very minor incident from a Dons match. No one should have to go to a football match with the prospect of getting beaten up because some idiot was "up for it" or "wanted a buzz". The bottom line is that nothing much ever happens, but these muppets spend a lot of cash so while nothing is happening they look the part.

The stories aren’t entirely similar, but the semi-dystopian futures and the gritty military action are coming from the same place. CS has to get credit for actually putting Hearts on the "Hooligan book Map" don't see/hear anyone else putting pen to paper. Aberdeen Soccer Casuals (ASC) started out in 1980, buoyed on by the success of the Reds, with the young supporters wanting to stand out from the rest of the crowd as part of Scotland's first football casuals group. Sorry to disappoint you mate but he was there week in, week out with Hearts' firm right from the start.

Dan had endured some terrifying ordeals with the casuals, including being hospitalised and even stabbed, but insisted that the crown of being Scotland's best firm was always Aberdeen's.

Just moved to Ellon and wondering if anyone knows if there’s any pubs for watching the Rangers games? We were sitting scratching our heads as to what a soccer casual actually was when someone told us it was fans who didn't wear scarfs and kinda dressed trendy. So has there been any interest in making a movie, TV series, or video game out of Rebellion’s Fury or Flames Of Rebellion?By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Midden that day, the pub we stopped off at was full of them, i was too young to be involved or contemplate being involved, full on scrap in the pub car park. What I like about Green Street Hooligans 2: Stand Your Ground, is that pretty much everyone looks like a Mexicano Gang Member, straight outta Compton. I refer to my good friend John who's a martial arts teacher in japan, who once said, "you should appeal to your opponent's sense of honour and self-respect.

I wouldn’t expect to see a different look on a human beings face if he was suddenly confronted by an alien from outer space. ASC became the talk of the town, as Jay said: "People were talking about Aberdeen on the park and we wanted them to talk about Aberdeen off the park as well.Finally, if someone enjoys Flames Of Rebellion and Rebellion’s Fury, which of your other novels would you suggest they read next and why that one? A cult classic, Jay Allan's "Bloody Casuals" was one of the first books that offered a first-hand account of football violence and terrace culture in the 1980s. because they become addicted to the chemicals and the feelings that their bodies produce when in this "exciting" situation.

And in 2006, their history was revisited when TV star and actor Danny Dyer made the long trip up to the Granite City to see what Scotland's casuals were all about on Real Football Factories. Numerous convictions for violence- related offences, has served two prison terms and is banned from every football ground in Britain. I focused mainly on three historical rebellions, the American, Russian, and French, which I kind of thought of as the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Focussing on Jay's rise through the ranks with the notorious Aberdeen Soccer Casuals, the book delivers a no-holds-barred account of the casual movement and glory days of British football hooligans. In that sense, whilst mob behavour is an important part of the culture of football violence, the figure of 30,000 suggests that all football fans encouraged the violence.I have never lived in Edinburgh (10 miles south) but a decent part of our support is from outside the city. They make it sound so similar to the buzz of leading at your limit with gear below your feet rather than an exercise in extreme inhumanity but having seen too many damaged human bodies through my work I find that line hard to swallow. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. This is a great book for any football loving supporter, as it looks at the life of a football supporter/casual during one of the most violent periods in British football history. An account of Ward's life on the terraces in the 1970s and 1980s at Arsenal, Chelsea and England matches.