All entries for Thursday 03 September 2009

The Measured Reaction to Hooligans

Writing about web page http://www.thefirst90minutes.com/20090901282/football-culture/the-measured-reaction-to-hooligans.html

When you talk about the history of football in the UK, it is difficult to avoid talking about hooliganism, which blighted the national game for decades. It was a shameful period in British football but the story has to be told. These yobs dominated the UK national scene throughout the seventies and eighties. Football was a regular lead topic on the BBC’s Nine O’clock News for the wrong reasons.

: 03 Sep 2009 17:10 |  Tags: Football Ham Hooligans Milwall West |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem