How they spotted Hooligans in 1985

January 30, 201412 yr

Like ever other F@&ker I suppose old woman got him wearing carpet slippers the ones from marks and Spencer's smoking a pipe while rocking in a rocking chair thinking off all the good ole days duncannon pub with babs Blackpool away trip with Greenaway ,north brook pub and much much more

September 2, 201411 yr

The geyser looks a bit like Frank Macavenny, the tartan twat who played for wet spam. He hair got longer than that and was at least 3 different colours- it used to bounce around a bit too- he looked like a flipping lion. Talking of clobber, anyone remember those chelsea jumpers you could get from the club shop- if you could call it that- circa 81? Navy blue v- neck with a pucka embroided badge. Got into the diamond pringle thing slightly late but picked up a blinder- green, black and grey it was. Wore it to Barnsley away on me 17th birthday, November 82. I sometime lie awake at night wondering whatever happened to that jumper

September 2, 201411 yr

I remember a sleeveless jumber with an embroidered crest, but I think that was from one of the unofficial shops along Fulham Road.

Back on topic. Hooligans then and now:

September 2, 201411 yr

Oh and Webbie, Spikey haired bloke from Catford, often wore a sheepskin? Very similar to the one I used to wear, which doesn't exactly help.

September 2, 201411 yr

Mentioning Catford, anyone remember a little guy from there in the 70's called Donald?. Heard years later, he switched alliances to another team?.

September 2, 201411 yr

I used to know a short arsed-Donald from back then. He was from Islington though, originally Arsenal, sometime during the mid-seventies I was told that he was running with Cockney Reds. Talking about this to a West Ham fan I know from Mile End, who pretty much confirmed it.

Can't say whether this was your Donald. Afro hair style but very pale skinned? As far as I know he only ever lived around North London. Despite being Arsenal, he'd also show up at Tottenham home games. He once grassed me up as Chelsea after a night match at White Hart Lane - I forget the year, but it was so foggy, I thought the game had been called off. I'd gone straight from work and never managed to find our mob, assuming we actually had one. After the match, with literally hundreds of the f**kers behind me, one of them kicked me up the arse. "You're Chelsea". he spat. And this was the one time in my life I ever denied being Chelsea. "Not me", I told him, You ask Donkin, I know him from Orient. "You know Donkin?" Said the y*d. When I nodded, he told me, "go on f**k off.".

Another time, me and a couple of my mates were going down the stairs at Euston, when we ran into maybe twenty or thirty Arsenal. As it happens, I had a Leeds woollen hat that I'd nicked on the way home from the previous away game. Naturally they were curious about the hat, so I told them the truth. I don't think Donald was among that lot, but they were his mates, and fortunately a couple of them recognised me, including those black twins whose names I never knew. "you know Donald, don't you?" one of them said, and that was it, no problem.

This West Ham bloke I mentioned above described Donald as "a right little snake". Not entirely untrue, it has to be said.

September 3, 201411 yr

I'm from Catford can't remember anyone called Donald as said there was a Donald I knew from North London bit of a floater amongst the London mobs there was quite a few people like him about in the 70s normally up west on a Saturday night or cup final day.

There used to be few of us from Catford/Lewisham area who went back them

September 3, 201411 yr

Talking of getting kicked up the arse at spurs, I took a boot up the dung funnel from one of our own- Black W- Was hanging around the Park Lane waiting for a mate when he came up to me asked me if I was alright, then proceeded to kick me up the bourneville bypass- didn't recognise me and thought I was scouting for the opposition. Cheers for that Will. Ps we did have a laugh about it some time later so no grudges

September 3, 201411 yr

I'm from Catford can't remember anyone called Donald as said there was a Donald I knew from North London bit of a floater amongst the London mobs there was quite a few people like him about in the 70s normally up west on a Saturday night or cup final day.

There used to be few of us from Catford/Lewisham area who went back them

I remember one night up West, I think it might have been after Wolves v Man City, I was with a few of the Catford lot having the craic, which included nicking plastic copper's bonnets from some tourist shop and.doing the traffic cop bit. Sounds a bit daft now, but at the time it seemed f**king hilarious.

September 4, 201411 yr

I used to know a short arsed-Donald from back then. He was from Islington though, originally Arsenal, sometime during the mid-seventies I was told that he was running with Cockney Reds. Talking about this to a West Ham fan I know from Mile End, who pretty much confirmed it.

Can't say whether this was your Donald. Afro hair style but very pale skinned? As far as I know he only ever lived around North London. Despite being Arsenal, he'd also show up at Tottenham home games.

That's the guy!. God know's why i thought he was from Catford, must be the brain cells misting!. Met him at a testimonial at Southend in 73 or 74. He was with us that night. Same game Bab's got nicked after we went into the Southend end to say 'hello'.

September 23, 201411 yr

Where the Pringle Jumper,Lois Jeans or thick cords & white nike trainers, we all use to wear then .

yeh, the lois jumbos, with slits at the bottom, Nike Wimbledon, and a Pringle, classic !

September 23, 201411 yr

Mods in West London.

December 30, 201411 yr

Never their fault springs to mind...

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/revealed-secret-hooliganism-meeting-between-8358924?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

December 30, 201411 yr

Donald is a gooner hanged about with lofty and spiros and George the Greek ... Always needed our help

Those were the days Kings Cross St Pancras west End

Sheepskins... Reminds me of Shane... Bless him.... Proper Chelsea

December 30, 201411 yr

Mods in West London.

Looks like the seafront at Brighton to me?

December 31, 201411 yr

Looks like the seafront at Brighton to me?

I would agree it looks like Madeira Drive on the Seafront at kemptown

December 31, 201411 yr

Looks like the seafront at Brighton to me?

I remember when I first moved to Brighton in 1981 there were a few bank holidays clashes between skin head mods etc

January 1, 201511 yr

Do vaguely remember a Webby, man with a sheepskin that a horse took a liking to and chewed at Sheff Wed FA cup away game around 1973?

hi im sure he was a walton boy.

January 1, 201511 yr

What's the uniform these days chaps?

I think the stone Island days are behind us now.

January 3, 201511 yr

What's the uniform these days chaps?

I think the stone Island days are behind us now.

Old habits die hard. I've still got my Sheepskin, a couple of Harringtons (brought in the last 5 years), a couple of Leather coats, Levi's and Royals (Dinosaur!).

But tomorrow it will be 3/4 length Leather coat, thermal socks, and a Cap to keep my thinning 'barnet' warm!.