Hooligans

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Hooligan facing permanent ban from Burnley games
8th February 2010

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/burnleypendlerossendale/4994695.Hooligan_facing_permanent_ban_from_Burnley_games/

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Is he the world's oldest football hooligan?

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What a guy. Hollywood couldn't have cast him better. He looks like the poster child for football hooliganism...and his nickname is Knuckles??? Really?? He is a walking, talking, "knuckles" dragging cliche!

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Drunken football hooligans riot after Aston Villa youth game
Feb 14 2010
by Adam Aspinall,
Sunday Mercury

DRUNKEN Millwall fans went on a rampage after an Aston Villa youth game on Friday night, the Sunday Mercury can reveal. According to eye-witnesses at Villa Park angry Millwall fans attacked two men after their youth team went 3-0 down before half-time in a crucial FA Youth Cup clash.

Two men were injured and 13 were arrested following fighting outside the Aston Hotel. One of the men, aged 41, suffered bruising, and the other, a 42-year-old man, suffered a cut to his head after being attacked with what officers believe was a bottle. The attack was thought to be a racially aggravated assault, said police, who were called to Aston Lane at Wenlock Road, Aston, at 8.30pm.

One fan who witnessed the trouble said: “There was a distinct group of serious football hooligans in the ground who were making themselves known throughout the first half. But they left when their team went 3-nil down and we didn’t see or hear of them again until we came out of the ground at full-time. Then we saw police cars and ambulances everywhere.

“Although they looked like trouble, they weren’t singing racist chants or anything like that when they were in the ground. But when we got outside, the police had blocked off the road near the Aston Hotel and it was pretty clear to all of us what had happened and who had been involved.” Police arrested 13 men aged between 20 and 40, all from the London area, in connection with the incident in a minibus owned by Premier Travel Services based in Romford, Essex. They are currently helping police with their inquiries.

An operator at Premier Travel Services said it was not the first time the firm had had trouble with football fans. She said: “I don’t know the details of what happened but I am sick and tired of what happens when we take football fans around the country. It is just so pointless and stupid what they get up to, I just hope the vehicle isn’t damaged.

The minibus is described as a white Transit van with Premier Travel Services written on the side in blue lettering and dark tinted windows. Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen the attack or anyone who may have seen a minibus driving around the Aston area between 8pm and 9pm last night to contact them. Anyone with any information should call 0845 113 5000.

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I've not heard of violence like this at a youth game before. Maybe that's a method of getting round the big security at normal matches.

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Police appeal after Norwich City fans attacked
BEN KENDALL
19/02/2010
eveningnews24.co.uk

At least two Norwich City fans needed hospital treatment after being caught up in an attack by football hooligans following a recent away game, police said today, as they appealed for witnesses to the violence. A group of supporters were drinking at the Globe Tavern near Borough Market, in London, following the 2-1 defeat to Millwall on February 6 when the pub was attacked by a large group.

Southwark CID has issued an appeal for witnesses to come forward and help them crackdown on football violence. Det Con Darren Swadling said: “Police were called to the Globe Tavern in Bedale Street at around 6.45pm to reports of a fight and damage being caused to the premises. It is believed a large group of men were involved in the disturbance. Two men were treated for non serious injuries and around £2,000 worth of damage was caused to the pub after two windows were smashed.”

The Yarmouth Yellows supporters group were among those inside the pub at the time. They had been drinking with a group of friendly Millwall fans when trouble flared. One Canaries fan said the pub had been pelted with bottles and bricks. He added: “One minute we were having a quiet drink and a bit of banter with some Millwall fans, the next we were attacked by a group of thugs. It was a frightening experience.”

A Millwall fan, who was in the pub at the time and suffered head injuries, said the trouble was “getting ridiculous”. He said he feared for the reputation of the team - whose name has become synonymous with hooliganism. “I was drinking in there with four Norwich supporters who I know from over the seasons - there were about 20 or 30 of them in the pub. Then a couple of Millwall supporters turned up - I don't know if one of them tried getting a drink and got told he wouldn't get served.

“Then they went mad, starting throwing glasses, ash trays and bottles - it was like a free for all. Millwall went outside and most of the windows got put through. There were a few people who got hurt. Three or four Norwich supporters got put in an ambulance with head injuries.”

Head of security at Millwall, Ken Chapman, said the club did everything it could to keep trouble out of The Den - the London club's home ground. Last year nine Canaries supporters were jailed after going on a rampage in Leicester following a heavy away defeat in February 2008. Leicester Crown Court heard how a gang of 13 City fans hurled missiles bricks concrete blocks and chairs after the match. Two Leicester City fans were also jailed for their part in the violence.

Witnesses should contact Det Con Swadling at Southwark CID on 0207 2326145 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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That whole scene sounds exactly like one from any hooligan movie... unoriginal bastards!

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One dead in clashes between hooligans in Brazil
22 Feb 2010
By : dpa

Sao Paulo - One man was killed in clashes involving about 200 hooligans of top Brazilian football clubs Palmeiras and Sao Paulo, it was reported Monday. Following a first-division league game between the two clubs, fans clashed late Sunday at a petrol station in Jundiai, 58 kilometres away from Sao Paulo, the Folha Online reported citing police.

Shots were fired and a 29-year-old Palmeiras' fan was shot in the head. He died hours later. Thirteen other people were hit by bullets, although none were reportedly at risk. Another person was said to have lost a hand as he manipulated a homemade bomb.

On Sunday, Palmeiras won 2-0 the Sao Paulo derby that pitted the two clubs against each other.

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Guns and homemade bombs ffs...

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Sarkozy tackles football hooligans with gang law
Mar 3, 2010

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a new gang law to be used against rival football hooligans who clashed at the weekend leaving one fan in a life-threatening coma, a government spokesman said in Wednesday. The law, introduced in response to a spate of youth unrest in the Paris suburbs last year, makes it a criminal offence to be a member of a violent gang, punishable by up to a year in prison and fine of 15,000 euros (13,600 pounds).

"(The President) has asked the government to react swiftly and take very firm action against these acts which are absolutely unacceptable," spokesman Luc Chatel said following a cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace. "He has asked the government to apply as quickly as possible the new gang law published this morning," he said.

Rival gangs of fans of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club clashed Sunday in western Paris, before and after a home match against Olympique Marseille (OM). A 38-year old supporter, a member of the Kop of Boulogne gang, fell into coma after being attacked by a rival group. Eighteen PSG fans have since been arrested and are facing criminal proceedings.

PSG has a long history of hooliganism which peaked in November 2006 when a police officer shot dead a member of the Boulogne Boys gang to protect an Israeli supporter under attack after a UEFA Cup match against Hapoel Tel Aviv. The club has reacted sternly to this latest incident, banning the sale of tickets to away games to its own supporters until further notice.

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French hooligans...I never realized there were any. They just always seem so disinterested in football.

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Policeman killed in clash with hooligans

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A policeman in Argentina caught up in the violence between groups of football hooligans has died from a gunshot wound to the head. The policeman, identified as Sergio Rodriguez, was shot at a train station in La Plata where he was working crowd control prior to Wednesday's Argentine league match between Estudiantes of La Plata and Argentinos Juniors. He died Thursday after being airlifted to a hospital.

The death is believed to be related to a power struggle for control of hooligan groups that follow the Estudiantes club. Police said they detained 42 people in the violence and seized firearms. According to various accounts, the violence broke out when the two hooligan groups confronted each other at the entrance to the train station, a meeting which was followed by gunfire and running street battles.

Football hooliganism is a grave problem in Argentina, where hundreds have died in clashes inside and outside stadiums. Some hooligans groups have promised to clean up their acts, hoping it will lead to stipends for some to follow Argentina at the World Cup in South Africa, which begins June 11.

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Hooligan jailed over football brawl
By Rob Virtue
March 10, 2010

A football hooligan has been jailed for 18 weeks for taking part in large scale violence after a match between West Ham and Tottenham last year. Richard Coffman, 20, of Mawney Road in Romford, was sentenced by Stratford Magistrates after pleading guilty to affray. It stems from a fight between rivals fans in Mile End Road on August 23.

Coffman, the first person sentenced over the incident, was given eight weeks for affray and 10 weeks for breaching a suspended sentence, to be served consecutively. He has also been banned from attending football matches for six years.

Another 66 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, led by Stratford Police. A total of 56 have been released on bail and await court appearances. Another eight have been released without charge, while two people have received juvenile reprimands.

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Football louts banned for years
by Scott McClymont
wee-county-news.co.uk

THREE vicious Wee County football hooligans were hit with lengthy football banning orders last week after rampaging through Alloa. Mindless Tullibody thugs Elliot MacRae and Lee McKellican, along with Leigh Wheater from Alva, were convicted after attacking supporters outside Recreation Park after Alloa’s glamour Scottish Cup tie against Aberdeen last January.

The Rangers fans targeted the match believing there would be a low police presence; but officers quickly turned them away from the ground as they began yelling anti-Aberdeen chants. Incredibly, the yobs waited until the end of the match before carrying out a number of sickening attacks yards from the stadium, leaving several visiting fans bleeding.

Notorious hooligan MacRae (39) was banned from all UK football grounds for five years and given 150 hours of community service. The Cragganmore resident has been subject to a life-ban from Ibrox for the past decade after causing trouble at a Champions League game with Austrian giants Sturm Graz in 2000. In March 2007 he was pictured in a clash with police at a UEFA Cup game in Osasuna.
McKellican (21), of The Glen, was given a one-year ban and fined £300, while Wheater (32), of Caroline Crescent, got a three-year ban and 150 hours’ community service. The trio were sentenced at Alloa Sheriff Court after being found guilty of breach of the peace and football-related violence.

The violent trio aren’t the first Wee County football fans to be hit with a banning order. Last year Tullibody father-of-three Graham Hill was handed a 10-year ban and jailed for five months after clashing with Hibernian fans at Glasgow’s Queen Street station. The former operator of G and H taxis was seen challenging rival fans to a fight in what Crown Office sources described as “a pre-planned encounter”.

Procurator fiscal Andrew Grant said: “Disorderly conduct at football matches, and particularly between rival fans, will not be tolerated. All such conduct will be robustly investigated and prosecuted and if individuals are found guilty, the Crown will advise the court, as in this case, of the availability of imposing Football Banning Orders for such offences. The imposition of football banning orders in this case will prevent the accused attending any regulated football match, protecting genuine fans from being subjected to such behaviour.”
Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson of Strathclyde Police, who leads on football issues for the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland, said: “Football hooliganism is unacceptable and we are determined to work with clubs and genuine supporters to try to eradicate it from the game. The continued enforcement of Football Banning Orders in Scotland will un-doubtedly send a message to those who use football as an excuse to create disorder that this anti social behaviour will not be tolerated.”

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2012 Games 'no place for hooligans' as 83 Scots join banned list
2 April 2010
By Gareth Rose
scotsman.com

SCOTTISH hooligans will be banned from attending 2012 Olympic football matches, the Home Office has announced. A total of 83 Scottish supporters, as well as 3,141 from England and Wales, who are subject to football banning orders will be told to stay away from games held in London, Glasgow and Cardiff.

Jim Murphy, the Scottish Secretary, said: "Football is our national game, enjoyed by millions of people across Scotland and the rest of the UK. Our message today is that there is simply no place for hooliganism or antisocial behaviour at matches and as a government we have been determined to make the game as safe as possible for fans across the country.

"We promised to close the loophole and ensure anyone given a football banning order would not be able to attend matches in Scotland, no matter where their offence was committed. We have done so today and I am glad to see the minority of so-called fans will also be banned from any Olympic football matches at Hampden."

The new laws will also ensure the orders are automatically recognised across Britain, no matter where they are imposed. Alan Campbell, the Parliamentary under-secretary of state responsible for crime reduction at the Home Office, added: "Football hooligans have no place in the modern game – whether it is in the lower divisions, the Premier League or at London 2012. We are determined to deliver a safe and secure Games in keeping with the Olympic spirit. These powers will help police achieve that and provide yet another weapon to crack down on hooligans across Britain."

Bans are for between three and ten years, and the conditions can be tailored on a case-by-case basis. If necessary, the courts can ban recipients from using public transport on match days and from visiting other potential "hotspots", such as town centres, pubs and bars during risk periods.

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I didn't know that Hampden was to be used for some games - it's only the first round matches, but it's great to hear anyway. I'll be at some of those if I can.

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Many football hooligans have switched from the grounds to the internet
https://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/apr/08/aston-villa-newcastle-internet

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I think she's confusing bampots with hooligans... but apart from that it's a good article.

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https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1108027586498445


Hooligan - 1985 Thames TV documentary

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That was pretty good. If you put some of the ICF members that they showed in the beginning of the documentary into a line up with some other thugs, I would never have picked them out as hooligans. They all looked so new wave and girlie. Interesting that it is supposed to be all about the football and hatred for the other teams and their firms, but not one of them wore any team gear. In fact, they said they knew supporters were not part of a firm if they wore scarves and hats and such. That is interesting. They compare themselves to the military in the end piece, but then don't wear the obvious uniform. Very interesting stuff...and I got to see Hoddle... bonus!!

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Hooligans stab teen before Brighton match
20th April 2010
theargus.co.uk

Football hooligans stabbed a man in a pre-match brawl when Brighton and Hove Albion visited Southend United. Eight Brighton men were arrested after what police suspect was a pre-planned fight between Southend and Albion supporters on the seafront of the Essex resort. Police are pledging to have the thugs responsible banned from matches even if they do not face criminal prosecution.

On Saturday, many of the 1,300 Albion fans who travelled for the match had gathered in pubs on Southend’s seafront for a lunchtime drink before going to the match. At about 2.30pm, Essex Police were called to the Clifftown area of the town, where about 30 people were involved in a fight. Witnesses said the street was left littered with broken glass.

A 17-year-old from Essex suffered a gash on his arm and was given ten stitches in hospital. Police said yesterday they believed a weapon had caused the wound, but were unable to confirm exactly what it was. A witness said it was a knife.

Nine men were arrested on suspicion of public order offences and assault. Eight of those were from Brighton, six in their early 20s and two in their late 30s. They were released on police bail.

A 19-year-old Essex man was cautioned for a public order offence PC Darren Balkham, of Sussex Police, who led a team of “spotters” to identify troublemakers among Albion fans, said the fact the fight had taken place away from the ground, and in a residential area away from busy bars, could indicate it was a pre-arranged meeting.

Saturday’s clashes followed violence at the corresponding fixture in September, when about 30 men hurled bottles at each other in Clarendon Road, Hove. PC Balkham said the problem of hooliganism is not believed to be on the rise, but has come into the spotlight this season because of the large number of fixtures Albion have played against neighbouring clubs.

He is planning to go back to Essex for a meeting with the officers investigating the fight. Part of the investigation will focus on whether any of those arrested were already regarded as “risk supporters”. If charges are not brought, police can apply for a civil order banning people from matches. The burden of proof in civil courts is lower, so a judge would have to be persuaded that on the balance of probabilities the people were involved in violence.

Action was taken last month against Joshua Moore, 21, of Chichester Drive East, Saltdean, who was banned from Albion games for five years under the Football Spectators Act. He had been warned 13 times about his behaviour in four years but never charged.

Several people were removed from the Albion end of Southend’s Roots Hall ground at the end of the match and escorted by dozens of police to the station. The move was not believed to be directly linked to the trouble but was aimed at preventing further disturbances outside the ground.

PC Balkham said: “The club fully support us through their zero tolerance policy, and we will work collectively to ensure that violent supporters cannot attend football matches or the new community stadium at Falmer.”

Albion managing director Ken Brown said: “The majority of our 1,333 fans were extremely well behaved and enjoyed the day, but sadly a small minority of so-called supporters of both clubs had a different agenda. We will await reports from the police, concerning the isolated, pre-arranged meeting, but anyone found guilty of antisocial behaviour can expect to be dealt with accordingly. Thankfully none of the injuries were serious, but I take this opportunity to remind all fans that Brighton and Hove Albion operates a zero tolerance policy on antisocial behaviour."

Anyone with information about hooliganism is asked to call PC Darren Balkham at Hove police station on 0845 6070999, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

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