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This book is not just your normal Lads/Hooligan book, its a book which has given the likes of Leeds,Man Utd, Plymouth, Barnsley,WBA,Bristol City,Millwall,Birmingham, Chelsea and others a chance to write about their experieces against The Soul Crew and Cardiff's Lads, its their accounts whether Cardiff like it or not. Also their are 4 major stories from an ex News of The World reporter,to the head of the Valley Rams,to a very well known lad who really got caught up in the fighting, wether he liked it or not and an ex Director of Cardiff who was on the fringes of the fighting. The book also has let some of Cardiffs main faces tell their tales, Mac, Big Sam, Jonathan Evans, Simmo, Mallo, Simon(Neath Punk),Kadge, Little Pete,Taffy Anton and many more. The book also tells the True story of a Lad Called Tony Ridgeway(Guff), who spent 7 weeks locked up in a Foreign Prison on a trumpt up charge . The book explains how Cardiff fans tried to work with the Authorities,with some being helpful, while others continued to treat Cardiff fans like Scum,so it failed after 5 years of trying. I will also show how the hatred has never gone away in local Derbies.but at the same time how times have dramatically changed.
About the Author
I was born in the Roath area of Cardiff in 1965. For many years my late father, Annis Snr, was renowned as one of the leading names in the nightclub business. He opened up his first club, Mayfields, back in 1958 and went on to own no less than forty four different clubs in various towns and cities across the country, as well as four more overseas. They included Titos (Cardiff), Cleopatras (Newport), Caesars (Bradford), the Queen of Hearts (Nelson), Fantasia at the Ship Hotel (Barry), the Double Diamond Club (Caerphilly), Caesars (now the Prince of Wales, Cardiff) and the famous Captain s Bar in Palma de Mallorca. My late mother, Dawn, was also a well-known figure in South Wales thanks to her tireless work for a greyhounds welfare charity she set up in 1998. Football has played a massive part of my life ever since I first watched Cardiff City play Bolton in November 1973. I was a seven year-old schoolboy at the time and the team won that game 1-0 with a goal by Welsh international Gil Reece. I ve been a Ninian Park season ticket holder ever since and I ve supported the Bluebirds in away matches at almost every ground in the Football League, at numerous non-league venues and in a variety of other countries. During my thirty five years as a season ticket holder I ve sponsored Cardiff s players, their kits, their vehicles, their match balls and their programmes. I ve become friendly with hundreds of other Cardiff City fans and a number of ex-players, directors and chairmen. I ve also tried to buy a major shareholding in the club on two separate occasions. During the Eighties and Nineties I gained a degree of notoriety thanks to my (alleged) involvement with Cardiff s infamous hooligan gang the Soul Crew. I have recently written two books about Cardiff City and its supporters. The first was published in June 2008 by Head-Hunter Books. It s entitled From Shattered Dreams to Wembley Way and tells the story of the Sam Hammam era at Ninian Park from the perspective of some of the fans who were closest to the club s former owner. My second book, the Diary of the Real Soul Crew, was published in September 2008.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
this book is a top read not just for cardiff lads but footie lads everywhere. Saints lad is just gutted coz no-ones ever gonna write anything tidy about southampton as they simply havent got, nor have they ever had a firm.
this book is a1
this book is a1
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Was local author Annis Abraham's Diary of The Soul Crew 2.
Books about hooligans don't naturally grab me and certainly they aren't the first ones I look out for. But this one proved to go beyond most of your average dross, and was able to actually hit the spot in terms of general interest for any city fan regardless of your views on Hooliganism.
Comprising of several different accounts, from several different parties, some from rival clubs, it gives you an insight into that particular time in history. The message isn't glorifying, it's not encouraging, violence, but more just a journal by boys who will put their hands up and admit they may have been a bit naughty.
Now I don't know about you, well actually, I do know a lot of city fans will, like me, go mad for any book they can get their hands on that's CCFC related. This book is up there with any of them, in allowing you to feel the taste and tension of the times, a bit of escapism for a minute or two, while gathering a better understanding of the history and culture of CCFC, for better and worse.
Esteemed contributor, David Sugarman brings some light relief into proceedings, with his epic monologue. To be fair, his narrative brings some welcome juxtaposition to the book for the many fans reading who wouldn't be involved in the action. It's an equally interesting tale of a lad who like many flirted with the idea of joining in the banter, but eventually decided in the long run it wasn't for him, (or more like he wasn't for it).
The book isn't up there with Shakespeare, but I don't think Annis would ever claim it was. It's a book that delivers what you want when you get it. I'd advise anyone to buy a copy and let themselves get lost for a while in the scenes, from the safety of their own armchair!
Books about hooligans don't naturally grab me and certainly they aren't the first ones I look out for. But this one proved to go beyond most of your average dross, and was able to actually hit the spot in terms of general interest for any city fan regardless of your views on Hooliganism.
Comprising of several different accounts, from several different parties, some from rival clubs, it gives you an insight into that particular time in history. The message isn't glorifying, it's not encouraging, violence, but more just a journal by boys who will put their hands up and admit they may have been a bit naughty.
Now I don't know about you, well actually, I do know a lot of city fans will, like me, go mad for any book they can get their hands on that's CCFC related. This book is up there with any of them, in allowing you to feel the taste and tension of the times, a bit of escapism for a minute or two, while gathering a better understanding of the history and culture of CCFC, for better and worse.
Esteemed contributor, David Sugarman brings some light relief into proceedings, with his epic monologue. To be fair, his narrative brings some welcome juxtaposition to the book for the many fans reading who wouldn't be involved in the action. It's an equally interesting tale of a lad who like many flirted with the idea of joining in the banter, but eventually decided in the long run it wasn't for him, (or more like he wasn't for it).
The book isn't up there with Shakespeare, but I don't think Annis would ever claim it was. It's a book that delivers what you want when you get it. I'd advise anyone to buy a copy and let themselves get lost for a while in the scenes, from the safety of their own armchair!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
There are approx 52 muscles in the human face, and you'll find yourself using all of them as you laugh wince and cry, reading accounts of the ups and downs of being a soccer firm member.
Following on from Diaries of the Soul Crew, This latest installment rights some misconceptions, and gives an impartial view of what was a turbulent period in British Football History.
This book is heavilly interlaced with contributions from what were the top boys in their days, and gives a wider picture of their exploits. It does not serve to glorify soccer violence, but merely tell it like it was.
The Author dosen't suffer fools gladly, and he certainly doesent promise what he cant deliver, as he serves up yet another MUST READ! taking you inside the mindset of Britains top soccer firms. 10/10
Following on from Diaries of the Soul Crew, This latest installment rights some misconceptions, and gives an impartial view of what was a turbulent period in British Football History.
This book is heavilly interlaced with contributions from what were the top boys in their days, and gives a wider picture of their exploits. It does not serve to glorify soccer violence, but merely tell it like it was.
The Author dosen't suffer fools gladly, and he certainly doesent promise what he cant deliver, as he serves up yet another MUST READ! taking you inside the mindset of Britains top soccer firms. 10/10
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Diary of the Soul Crew 2
Frankly I have a lot of respect for Cardiff and the Soul Crew but this is just a load of stories about football violence that all sound the same. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Liquid8r
Telling it as it is
I bought this book just before my recent holiday and once I had started I couldn't put it down. The book is a lot different to other books on the subject telling it as it is and... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Fairwater Youth
Top read
Top read gives a honest opinions of what really happend from the 1970's to recent times, some top lads also written in it from Millwall Chelsea the Zulu's and Bristol City it also... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2009 by Geraint Handley
an honest book
I was quite excited about this book coming out because the author has tried to cover four different eras seventies, eighties, and nineties, and the present era. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2009 by M. Tobin
Another Good Read......
Having read the first Soul Crew book I was eagerly waiting for this installment, which hasn't disappointed. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2009 by The Baron Village
Fantastic insightful read
I bought this book at it's recent launch in Cardiff.
It was a pleasure meeting the author, specially after enjoying his 1st two books (Shattered Dreams and Diary of the... Read more
It was a pleasure meeting the author, specially after enjoying his 1st two books (Shattered Dreams and Diary of the... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2009 by Joff Lee
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