Product Description
The inside story of how gangs from across Bolton came together to form the notorious Cuckoo Boys, becoming in the process one of England's most feared football-hooligan gangs. The bloody clashes with traditional Lancashire rivals are the stuff of legend. The Cuckoo Boys have been going at it for many years with mobs from Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, Oldham, Preston and Wigan. And then there are the run-ins with their most-formidable local rivals: the Scousers and Man U. The Cuckoo Boys also exported their brand of violence to other parts of England and to the Continent, enhancing their already fearsome reputation for taking on anyone who got in their way. This is a dark, violent and uncompromising book, but there are also flashes of humour, along with fascinating insights into the hooligan culture that has dominated English football for decades.
About the Author
Doug Mitchell has been a member of the feared Cuckoo Boys since the 1970s.
