What do people think about hoolie films/books?

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I think all those books by people like Cass Pennant and other "old soldiers" are utter toilet (my brother in law has them all) reading about how some no mark in bloody Luton or Cardiv "ran" some other no marks from bloody Nuneaten or Burnley are completely pointless.

I do count Kevin Sampsons "Awaydays" among my favourite books,however, dealing as it does with the need to belong and the links between fashion, drugs and football violence in the late 1970's, well written and incredibly insightful, he writes about a group of Tranmere hooligans rucking all over the North of England and Wales and focuses on "Carty" and his weird mate "Elvis" with such sympathy and perception that I defy anyone to read it and be left unmoved.

I agree tho. apart from Football Factory, which at least does not take itself seriously most films on the subject, particularly "Green Street" are just nonsense.

 

[Uncle Buck]

The Colin Ward stuff was probably the best read, partly as it was the first of these books and Steaming In was written about 10 years before the craze for these books took off and was a fairly good insight into it.

Do not mind the John King ones, but a lot of what the Brimson's brought out was poor, the one about France 98 was OK.

 

[Cian]

Definatly.

Get the lads round with a few beers aswell.

The lads were nearlyt all either moving house or kept busy by their ball and chain (have to f***ing pre-book a night out these days), but I've just watched it on the projecter with the one who wasn't busy.

Erm, Elijah Wood was a bad idea. Other than that, decent movie.

 

[sir albion]

Green street is utter shite,but football factory is good

 

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I think it's very big and very clever

 

[graz126]

I think all those books by people like Cass Pennant and other "old soldiers" are utter toilet (my brother in law has them all) reading about how some no mark in bloody Luton or Cardiv "ran" some other no marks from bloody Nuneaten or Burnley are completely pointless.

I do count Kevin Sampsons "Awaydays" among my favourite books,however, dealing as it does with the need to belong and the links between fashion, drugs and football violence in the late 1970's, well written and incredibly insightful, he writes about a group of Tranmere hooligans rucking all over the North of England and Wales and focuses on "Carty" and his weird mate "Elvis" with such sympathy and perception that I defy anyone to read it and be left unmoved.

I agree tho. apart from Football Factory, which at least does not take itself seriously most films on the subject, particularly "Green Street" are just nonsense.

awaydays thats the book i was trying to think of, very good read. also quite humourous aswell. thats why i like the john king ones they also are funny and keep up with fashion, music, lifestyle in general. not just an account of fighting.