Soul Crew: The inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Holligan Gang - David Jones - Paperback

One English football hooligan gang has made the headlines more than any other over the past decade: the Cardiff Soul Crew. Formed in the early Eighties, it took its name from its followers love of soul music and brought together disparate mobs from the Welsh capital city and from the surrounding valleys and industrial towns. And it has left mayhem in its wake. David Jones and Tony Rivers are former members of the Soul Crew and give a riveting insider's accountof clashes with the violent crews from as far afield as London, Middlesborough, Plymouth and Glasgow. They describe the intense rivalry with the 'Jacks' of Swansea City, reveal how internal tensions have prevented the gang from having a clear leadership, tell of their obsession with the 'casual' fashion scene and explain how they have forged friendships with fellow terrace obsessives from all over Britain.Told with black humor and unflinching honesty, 'Soul Crew' is an explosive account of how the hooligan culture has prevailed despitethe best efforts of police, politicians and the football authorities to stamp it out.Jones, David is the author of 'Soul Crew: The inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Holligan Gang - David Jones - Paperback' with ISBN 9781903854082 and ISBN 1903854083.