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

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In the early 1980s, Hibs away fixtures were regularly attended by fans travelling on supporters' buses from amongst areas in Edinburgh such as Leith, Niddrie, Tollcross and Granton. This afforded the opportunity for bonds to be forged through the shared experiences of following the team and responding to the actions of opposing fans. An away match in November 1983 against Airdrie resulted in a clash with the well-known local hooligans, Section B, which further strengthened these connections and helped bolster the young Hibs boys confidence into forming a casual-style hooligan firm. This new friendship of youths from different areas of the city was a contrast to the existing area gang ethos that had been a feature of the capital since the 1950s. The camaraderie branched out from match days as the gang members also hung about with each other during the week. [41] Word soon got round and the basis of the first known unified Edinburgh gang was in place. [42] It happened on Bothwell Street. There was nothing we could do. We were totally outnumbered. It was a day I’ve never forgotten.

There was also the need initially for hooligans younger than ones in the main mob to form their own identifiable group and could also be managed and trained by older more experienced hooligans. [41] In later times a type of apprenticeship scheme was used to enable the veterans in the CCS to select and mentor prospective younger hooligans. [37] Secondly, we can consider the more recent evidence, his magnum opus, "Hibs Boy" a heady brew of lies, imagination and downright fantasy cobbled together in a manner sure to please semi illiterate hibs 'boys' and celebrity patron alike. Indeed the foreword is written by a man who surely sees this book more as erotic fiction than historical document, the essential bedtime reading for a mid 40s hibs fan who now wishes they were there first time round, but missed out as they were too busy doing a bit of bi-curious experimentation around the club scene while their club got an equal roasting on the field with 22-in-a-row. For these guys fame and fortune and the adulation of football fans isn't enough. I am talking here about cocaine." Smith, Stanley (2012). "Football Years 1983-2011". Dressers: Pt. 1. Greymatters Media. ISBN 9780957034006. Poling, Samantha (Presenter) (2004). Policing the casuals (Television production). Scotland: BBC Scotland . Retrieved 8 September 2013.By the 2010s, cops noticed casuals involved with the CCS in the 80s had returned to the fore, teaming up with a younger element. SCOTTISH football thugs went to Spain for their anniversary bash – and ended up getting battered by a rival gang. David Wilson, Chief Operating Officer at Edinburgh Airport, featured on the BBC documentary Inside Edinburgh Nearer to the stadium the CCS would frequent pubs such as the Thistle Bar, [50] Albion Bar and the Royal Nip, which was considered by many Hibs boys as their spiritual home. [2] Often though the CCS would head to the Ladbrokes bookmakers that was situated on Easter Road at the junction with Bothwell Street to hang around the premises and wait for their moment of opportunity to take on other firms. It was here that visiting fans were finally marshalled away from the accessible public area and either directed to or escorted to their allocated section of the ground. In 2012, he was involved in a riot at Glasgow Central station when a man had part of his ear bitten off.

But the book is not just about violence. It is about what drives people like Andy to get into football violence in the first place. On the pitch, the 1980s were a decade to forget for the Hibernian faithful as the club flitted between mid-table finishes and occasional flirts with relegation. He added: “Aberdeen lit a flame that day, one that has never been extinguished. We swore there and then that we would take revenge on Aberdeen.” Soccer thug Andy Blance yesterday revealed he was asked to "do in" the international player by a drug kingpin. Blance reveals all about his criminal past, terrace thuggery and jail terms in Hibs Boy: The Life And Violent Times Of Scotland's Most Notorious Football Hooligan.A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are aware of reports of an incident involving British nationals in Benidorm and we stand by to provide consular assistance.” Wilson claims he ­travelled to the Spanish resort with his own friends and was persuaded to put on the T-shirt after bumping into Hibs fans he knew.

The Record understands the mayhem was masterminded by Andy Frain, 49, of football thugs the Chelsea Headhunters, who was jailed for two years. Since his starring role in the TV show, his profile is even higher. He is the boss around here and ­everybody knows it. In 2006 the documentary series The Real Football Factories created by Zig Zag Productions was shown on the Bravo TV channel which looked at football hooligans and firms throughout the UK. The episode that focused on Scottish hooligans included a segment on the CCS and there were interviews with two of its former members as well as a journalist who had reported on them during the emergence of Scottish casuals in the mid 1980s. [119] Music [ edit ] Bowditch, Gillian (9 August 2005). "Family and football". The Scotsman . Retrieved 9 September 2013.The concept of going to the football to fight and enjoy the fighting is an alien one to me. Andy Blance was a member of the CCS the Hibernian casuals who go to follow their football team but feel the need to have a brawl with casuals of other Scottish, English and European like minded people who want to fight.

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