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30 Years of Hurt: A History of England's Hooligan Army Hardcover – 8 Jun. 2006

by Cass Pennant (Author), Andy Nicholls (Author)
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Saturday, 4 June 1977 was a dark day for England's international football reputation . . . on and off the pitch. On it, goals from Gordon McQueen and Kenny Dalglish gave Scotland a historic 2-1 victory; while off it, the few England fans in the crowd of 98,103 had to watch in humilation as the Tartan Army took Wembley to pieces. It was an insult that English fans vowed to avenge and swore would never be repeated. They kept their word! 30 Years of Hurt covers all the England games where violence erupted, as told by seasoned England campaigners from all over the country. Containing stories of outrageous and shocking escapades involving England supporters which resulted in hundreds being deported and once again the familiar unwanted national headlines; plus the unreported smaller incidents which left scores injured and maimed. 30 Years of Hurt reveals for the first time what it was like being a member of the hooligan army which for decades shamed the nation and very nearly brought English football to its knees in their quest to remain number one in the world's unofficial hooligan league table.

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The editors of 30 Years Of Hurt claim that it's a social history, and in that they're justified. --Daily Telegraph. Sat July 15th. Reviewer, Tibor Fischer

About the Author

Cass Pennant is the leading voice on the subject of terrace culture for film, TV, radio and print. He has written seven best-sellers and has been namechecked in many others. His first book was his autobiography, Cass. This was followed by the hugely successful Congratulations, You Have Just Met the ICF; Want Some Aggro?; Rolling with the 6.57 Crew; Terrace Legends; Top Boys; and Good Afternoon Gentlemen, the Name's Bill Gardner. Cass's life story is now a major film. Andy Nicholls is an Evertonian who more than knows the score - when he wrote the best-selling book Scally, it was from his confessions as a former category-C football hooligan. In a short time he has become the most prominent writer of his genre and his expert knowledge has often been sought by many documentary filmmakers. Andy wrote the Everton entry in the bestselling Terrace Legends, and followed this by co-authoring Hooligans: The A-Z of Britain's Football Hooligan Gangs.

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"In a nutshell, England nicked everything and absolutely destroyed the place. It was all a bit of fun, the same thing we've been doing for the past 500 years; march into their country, take the piss, drink all their beer, shag some of their women, and do what we do best - fight people."
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    305 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pennant Books Ltd
  4. Publication date
    8 Jun. 2006
  5. Dimensions
    15.6 x 3 x 23.4 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0955039428
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0955039423
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pennant Books Ltd; First Edition (8 Jun. 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 305 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0955039428
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0955039423
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 3 x 23.4 cm
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