- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Milo Books; New edition edition (11 Jan 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1903854237
- ISBN-13: 978-1903854235
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Andy Nicholls recollection of the life and times of being a
" Scally " is frank, truthful and entertaining from start to finish. Free from the self hype of other hooli books Nicks account is accurate and at times funny yet disturbing. Tales of being an urchin getting legged by Geordies with beards, getting on his bike(literally)at Oxford and accounts of the CRC, Kensington High Street and the return leg meant I couldnt put it down.
" Scally " is frank, truthful and entertaining from start to finish. Free from the self hype of other hooli books Nicks account is accurate and at times funny yet disturbing. Tales of being an urchin getting legged by Geordies with beards, getting on his bike(literally)at Oxford and accounts of the CRC, Kensington High Street and the return leg meant I couldnt put it down.
Regular battles with the Red Army, Boro, the Cockneys and more are described honestly although I'm sure some may have a slightly different version of events. Southampton at Highbury '84 brought back memories. Missed opportunties - The Naughty Forty, Zulus are also covered. Ending with running the Belgian buzzies at Anderlecht, seeking help to pack it all in after nearly twenty four years at it this is undoubtly one of the best
All in money well spent - invest in this one !!!!
23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've got to be honest and say along with Soul Crew this is an excellent read from start to finish. I maybe biased in the fact it's about a local club and although I don't actually support Everton it made the read even more interesting. Andy Nicholls has paid a heavy price for telling his frank account and incidents that have occured on his travels of following Everton, he has since been banned by Everton Football Club and Merseyside police are checking every detail within the book to see if any action can be taken as he has been too honest and maybe left himself open to further police action such is the content within the book!.
Stories I had heard locally in the past regarding Everton and supporters travels were regarded as 'fairy tales', Nicholls blows away this myth and provides a murky insight into an element of Everton's support that were intent on causing havoc around the country over two decades and as recently as August this year with a pre season riot in Belgium.
It explains in graphic detail of battles with other supporters and a rivalry with Middlesbrough that lasts to the present day. He touches on the England scene and how Scousers are disliked by most fans in the country and the divisions within the England scene. The Merseyside/Manchester hatred is covered in depth and his dislike of Liverpool FC, although his account of Heysel (Of which he was present himself) was a fair one. I found the book a good honest read, it's not the usual hoolie lies to sell books, he tells it as it was by not making himself out to be a super hero and backs up a lot of stories with photo's and press cuttings to compliment the chapters contents.
Most bookshops within Merseyside are refusing to sell the book such is the uproar over the book, I suggest you buy before it's too late!.
Stories I had heard locally in the past regarding Everton and supporters travels were regarded as 'fairy tales', Nicholls blows away this myth and provides a murky insight into an element of Everton's support that were intent on causing havoc around the country over two decades and as recently as August this year with a pre season riot in Belgium.
It explains in graphic detail of battles with other supporters and a rivalry with Middlesbrough that lasts to the present day. He touches on the England scene and how Scousers are disliked by most fans in the country and the divisions within the England scene. The Merseyside/Manchester hatred is covered in depth and his dislike of Liverpool FC, although his account of Heysel (Of which he was present himself) was a fair one. I found the book a good honest read, it's not the usual hoolie lies to sell books, he tells it as it was by not making himself out to be a super hero and backs up a lot of stories with photo's and press cuttings to compliment the chapters contents.
Most bookshops within Merseyside are refusing to sell the book such is the uproar over the book, I suggest you buy before it's too late!.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a grim and gripping insight into the mad world of football hooligans in the UK from the 1970's to pretty much the present day.
Andy Nicholls is an Everton fan and proudly unveils his tales of back-street battles, tube-station tear-ups and stadium set-to's with wit and a sense of self-deprication and honesty you don't always find in this genre.
Dreadful films like 'Green Street' have muddied the water a bit but this is a far grimmer reality. People really get hurt when these 'firms' tussle and 'Scally' doesn't flinch from describing in detail the horrific injuries inflicted AND sustained in what must be the ultimate male pursuit.
It's not high literature but you don't expect Wyndham Lewis when you're reading about blokes hitting each other as a leisure activity and Nicholls is no PHD; but when it comes to giving a vivid and graphic picture of a dark, crimson-tinted world, it does the job.
Despite much investigation and psycho-analysis, the authorities can't seem to get their heads round the fact that these guys do this for sheer excitement and fun; and although it's much rarer than it once was, as Gordon Browns' nanny state bites harder and harder into people's civil liberties, it's never going away completely.
Jail sentences and banning orders are a good deterrent but pale into insignificance when pitted against pride in yourself and where you come from, the bonding with your friends and the sense of belonging, trust and respect you get from being part of a football clubs 'minority'.
Andy Nicholls tells it like it is.
End of.
Andy Nicholls is an Everton fan and proudly unveils his tales of back-street battles, tube-station tear-ups and stadium set-to's with wit and a sense of self-deprication and honesty you don't always find in this genre.
Dreadful films like 'Green Street' have muddied the water a bit but this is a far grimmer reality. People really get hurt when these 'firms' tussle and 'Scally' doesn't flinch from describing in detail the horrific injuries inflicted AND sustained in what must be the ultimate male pursuit.
It's not high literature but you don't expect Wyndham Lewis when you're reading about blokes hitting each other as a leisure activity and Nicholls is no PHD; but when it comes to giving a vivid and graphic picture of a dark, crimson-tinted world, it does the job.
Despite much investigation and psycho-analysis, the authorities can't seem to get their heads round the fact that these guys do this for sheer excitement and fun; and although it's much rarer than it once was, as Gordon Browns' nanny state bites harder and harder into people's civil liberties, it's never going away completely.
Jail sentences and banning orders are a good deterrent but pale into insignificance when pitted against pride in yourself and where you come from, the bonding with your friends and the sense of belonging, trust and respect you get from being part of a football clubs 'minority'.
Andy Nicholls tells it like it is.
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scally
Read many hoolie books and must say this is the best book by far.Couldnt put it down from start to finish,and im a liverpool fan
Published 1 month ago by Mr. William J. Henderson
Couldn't put it down!
Being interested in the football hooligan topic i bought this book (being a united fan!) to read on holiday. Previously only read Tony O'Neill's i thought i'd branch out a bit. Read more
Published 6 months ago by wythenshawered
one of the better hooligan books
great from start to finish, couldnt put it down.
one of the few books on this subject i have read over and over. Read more
one of the few books on this subject i have read over and over. Read more
Published 13 months ago by toonarmynufc
Let Down
This book is so hard to follow, it keeps jumping from one era to another without really keeping you informed. Its basically "I twatted him..nutted him!!! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Zibby The Lad
My brother on the front cover
That's my brother on the front cover, being arrested by, I think, Belgium police.
It's a really good book detailing the story of a category c (the worst) Football hooligan.
It's a really good book detailing the story of a category c (the worst) Football hooligan.
Published 18 months ago by Cath
Scally - loves a fight
Scally is a book about casuals and covers most of the teams in Prem League and some from Scottland. As a reader you get a good insight in casuals' world of violence. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Steele
scally,hooligan book
If you like reading up on the true life footie hooligan books then you,l enjoy this!
Published on 19 Dec 2009 by Mrs. S. J. Thurland
Hardhitting, gritty and a real insight into the mind of a Hooligan
Scally is by far the best of all the Hooligan books. I have read mostly all, ICF, Naughty, Villa, Suicide Squad etc. But this book tells it like it is. No holds barred. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2009 by Liverpool Red 1
Scouse Delight !
The best book I've read so far about British terrasses world. Interesting, funny & well writen. Good fun, great book. Lots of humour too.
Published on 21 May 2009 by Brizio
Scally: Confessions of a Category C Football Hooligan
As an Everton fan of 47 years old who attended many games home & away (mostly away) particularly in the 70s and 80s. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2008 by Steve Bartle
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