Hibs Boy: The Life and Violent Times of Scotland's Most Notorious Football Hooligan

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In the eighties, all that stuff was part of the culture, I was at that age to get into it, so I did.

One friendly at home that had been arranged with Chelsea in the early 1990s had potentially serious trouble averted by police action against a travelling group of well known Chelsea hooligans. Meanwhile, CCS members were reputedly involved in a feud with an Edinburgh-based security company, Westland, which ran many of the doors in the capital.During the latter part of the 1990s, a split in their ranks caused by the formation of a nationwide hooligan firm made up of casuals from different teams and a general decline in football hooliganism in Scotland saw activity of the gang diminish. The police entered the Hearts dressing room during half-time and made a plea with them not to score any more goals as there was a real threat of a full pitch invasion by Hibs fans.

The Shamen also performed at this venue and towards the end of their set a Hibs boy climbed onto the stage and started dancing, As the security went to remove him Will Synott of the band stopped them by saying just let the guy dance. One of our initiatives is a fundraising evening at East End Park this Saturday, where we will have a number of ex-players and managers appearing.

Despite these reservations this group flourished and was never really dropped completely until 1988, though by then the women involved in it had taken on a more jocular approach to what they had participated in. Laughing at the visit to the Tree pub and the fight with Hearts with the infamous 'black pudding' as I was there and I was the person who was 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.

A friendly fixture against the south London side Millwall in 1990 threw up a completely new challenge of getting to know the lay-out of the area where the game was to be played, transport links and crucially, where the opposition mob's favoured pubs would be. They also fought running battles in the streets against rival casual gangs from Aberdeen, Motherwell, city rivals Hearts and Rangers and Celtic thugs. NAZI SCUM TEAMING UP WITH THE CASUALS; CURSE OF THE CASUALS DAY THREE Racist and drug links to hooligans. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Andy Blance described how his gang became a criminal organisation, operating protection and security rackets.

Members were accused of grabbing part of the city’s market for Ecstasy pills as rave culture exploded in the 90s.

Their lead singer Warren "Dermo" Dermody pleased a section of the audience by wearing a These Colours Don't Run t-shirt during their show. Barely a matchday went by without reports of the CCS being involved in serious fighting with supporters of rival clubs, while the group also had links with the world of organised crime and drugs. Apart from the very occasional defeat, I can only say I have have nothing but good memories of going over the bridge of doom to ER.

the CCS were just about to take Aberdeen's title as top dogs in the country for the rest of the 1980s", "the CCS were in the mid to late 1980s the team to beat no doubt about it. Still heavily-intoxicated from the night before, the Edinburgh soccer casuals rocked up that following morning at the Soccer AM studios where they were about to embark on a live telly event reminiscent of the Sex Pistols on the Bill Grundy show.