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Portsmouth's 6.57 crew were the most talked about casual football firm of the 1980s and 1990s. This notorious gang took their name from the time of the train they caught to games, following their team around the country with the kind of dedication - and violence - that only a true hoolifan knows. Now, for the first time ever, the amazing story of the firm is revealed.
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Cass Pennant is the author of the Sunday Times top ten book Congratulations, You Have Just Met the ICF and best-selling autobiography Cass. His position as head of the notorious West Ham Intercity Firm has led him to become a respected social commentator on football violence, appearing regularly on TV and radio whenever this perennial favourite debate is raised. Cass and collaborator Rob Silvester are the only people in the country who could write this book, respected as they are by the main faces of the 6.57 crew.
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Portsea Island, which the city of Portsmouth sits on, is one of the most densely populated areas in Europe. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Really not as good as I hoped. it's hard to tell what cass pennent's role is in the book. I get the impresion only members of the 6.57 will undertsand what the hell is going on half the time.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Unlike another reviewer who has based his comments on the synopsis (a career as a professional criticism surely awaits this individual), I have actually taken the trouble to read this book.
In terms of spelling, grammar, construction and factual accuracy this book is no winner. It's clear Cass Pennant is not a Pompey fan - getting the FA Cup final years wrong and referring to the North Terrace as the "North Bank" are two of the give aways.
If you take the accounts of events with a pinch of salt you have what is basically just another run of the mill hoolie book (we done this and that mob, we never ran from no-one etc) - but with a bit more interest for the average Portsmouth fan.
Some of the accounts of events in this history of PFC fans on the rampage are funny and absorbing and the chapter on the effect of the rave scene on the "firm" is quite illuminating.
I didn't expect much from "Rolling" and to be fair I wasn't disappointed - but its not without its charm and it whiled away a wet summer weekend waiting for the start of the season.
In terms of spelling, grammar, construction and factual accuracy this book is no winner. It's clear Cass Pennant is not a Pompey fan - getting the FA Cup final years wrong and referring to the North Terrace as the "North Bank" are two of the give aways.
If you take the accounts of events with a pinch of salt you have what is basically just another run of the mill hoolie book (we done this and that mob, we never ran from no-one etc) - but with a bit more interest for the average Portsmouth fan.
Some of the accounts of events in this history of PFC fans on the rampage are funny and absorbing and the chapter on the effect of the rave scene on the "firm" is quite illuminating.
I didn't expect much from "Rolling" and to be fair I wasn't disappointed - but its not without its charm and it whiled away a wet summer weekend waiting for the start of the season.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I usually love these type of books, but to be honest I was a little disappointed with Rolling with the 6.57 Crew. Whilst there were some great stories, and you got a real feel for the Pompey boys and their domination of the terraces, there are only so many stories of this type you can read. When you are on the 59th account of a trip to Leeds, Manchester or wherever it does get a little tedious. All the same it was highly readable, but there are many much more entertaining and enjoyable books on this subject.
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Total Fantasy
What a complete load of rubbish totally untrue account of the portsmouth football hooligans, rob sivester talks about events that didnt even take place only in his dreams maybe,... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by Colin Kelly
A deep insight in Pompey's hooliganism
The book gives some insights into the culture of British hooligans by exploring the legendary 6.57 of Portsmouth. Read more
Published on 20 April 2009 by M. Kleidis
Very Interesting
I found this book very interesting. I followed Pompey from 1979 to 1983 and recognised many of the accounts (More as a spectator than a hooligan)
The descriptions are very... Read more
The descriptions are very... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2009 by BILL THE PILL
The most retarded book available within the hoolie genre.
I understand that football hooligans are for the most part probably not university professors. This fact however is no excuse for the completely incomprehensible way this book is... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2009 by The book reviewer
Pure Fantasy
This book is pure fantasy. The 657 crew were actually a small group of retarded drunks who went around the country getting beaten up by other football fans. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2007 by Ian
Poor and tedious
Yes I read this, yes I have read a number of others of a similar genre. I have also travelled the country and seen football violence at first hand (including visits to... Read more
Published on 9 July 2007 by I. R. Manton
omg
the 657 crew where awesome the most loyal fans ever, and the below obviously dont no nothing about football 2nd rate team doubt it, we are the best fans in the world, and the bloke... Read more
Published on 10 April 2006
Wow, how cool!
I wasnt sure what to expect from this, as Im not a good reader as I was chucked out of school before I got to 11, but still I got my Dad to order this for me. Read more
Published on 15 Nov 2004
Fantastic
As a Pompey fan, I loved every page of this book. Not being the biggest of readers, I was expecting it to take me some time to read it, but just couldn't put the bloody thing down! Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2004 by "pompey_boy"
Fantastic
That's right this is a fantastic insight into some of the biggest idiots to have ever come out of England. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2004
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