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Invariably violent, often brutal, frequently funny, sometimes moving but always compelling. Chugg takes us to the beating heart of the ICF, Scotland's most-feared football-hooligan gang. As the ICF rampages from one battle to the next at home and abroad, leaving many casualties in its wake, we meet figures who have become legends in the uncompromising world of football violence: men like Barry Johnston, Harky, Davie Carrick, Big Boris, Warren and James 'Fat' McLeod. This is the most-detailed account yet written about any of Scotland's mobs, with new material on almost every page. The twenty-plus chapters provide a fascinating insight into what really happened during the years when football violence was at its peak and there is even a chapter on the mayhem Rangers fans perpetrated in the 1960s and 1970s, well before the era of the casual. It would be impossible to give a complete list of the fascinating subjects covered by this book, but these are some of the highlights. Belly of the Beast: when fifty ICF took on a thousand Celtic fans before the notorious Old Firm title decider of 1999. Raid on the Gallowgate: the ICF launch a reckless attack on the Gallowgate pubs, Celtic's spiritual home. Price on his Head: why the IRA wanted Chugg shot. The vicious battles for supremacy with Hibs and Aberdeen. Taking on Scotland's other mobs: Dundee Utility, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Motherwell and many more besides. South of the Border: the ICF front up to Sunderland, Everton and Man Utd. Marching through Europe: the ICF exported more football violence than any other British firm and there are breathtaking accounts of encounters with the likes of Juventus, Ajax, PSV, Bruges and Paris St Germain. Then, for the first time in any book, there is the story of the elite Scottish National Firm, including its forays into England, its clashes with the hated Tartan Army and of course the ill-fated trip to the 1998 World Cup in France, the trip that launched a thousand newspaper headlines.
About the Author
Sandy Chugg, the former leader of the Rangers ICF, has had an incredible three life bans from Ibrox. Born and raised in the tough east end of Glasgow he became a member of one of the city's notorious street gangs before graduating to the Rangers Soccer Babes and then to the ICF. He has been named by the police and by the media as the ringleader of the ICF and he is under constant surveillance by football intelligence whenever he watches his beloved Rangers. A committed Loyalist and Unionist, Chugg was given the nickname Billy Britain by his ICF fellow members, reflecting his dedication to the principle of Britishness.
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Take off the tinted specs,
This review is from: Rangers and the Famous ICF: My Life with Scotland's Most-feared Football-hooligan Gang (Paperback)
Very good book well written and very truthful. Not many firms write about times when they came unstuck by their rivals and this book covers it a few times. The other firms in Scotland will moan about some of the stuff written saying its untrue, but lets face it very seldom will you get the same story from different people espeically depending on their view.Very highly recommened and pushes Jay Allens book as the best book about the scene on Scotland.
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This review is from: Rangers and the Famous ICF: My Life with Scotland's Most-feared Football-hooligan Gang (Paperback)
very enjoyable read, know some of the people mentioned and remember some of the fights that are talked about. brought back good memories. watp
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Excellent read,
This review is from: Rangers and the Famous ICF: My Life with Scotland's Most-feared Football-hooligan Gang (Paperback)
Excellent insight into one of Britains toughest firms, the best book about football hooliganism I've read. Interesting reading about battles with other Scottish firms and also abroad.
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