Hail to the J. King ,baby!, 22 Feb 2006

You can divide the book in three:
First this Tommy Johnson, main character of Football Factory, fancying a good fight and an ass kicking in Deutschland for the pride of his mother England.

Second, Bill Farrell, this veteran of war, going away with his old comrades and remembering the ghosts of the past, his wife and the guys whe killed in Germany. Personally, I´m very interested in WWII, so I thought those moments in the book were very rich and accurate.

And the third part is at the look of Harry, this fat hool who´s more worried about women, but stills want some punch-up. Harry is the responsible for the best humour King can offer. The parts on the ferry and in Berlin watching the fight made me laugh very loudly, almost waking people in my house.

It doesn´t have all that fighting of Football Factory, but seems a better constructed book. While you had some dull chapters in FF like the journalists and go on, focusing the book only on Harry, Tommy and Bill hold your attention all the time.

Go buy it now if you like King style, football, drugs, WWII or only likes to read a pleasant book with strong characters and the best british humour.

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Another Gem!, 8 Dec 2003

By	R. P. Sedgwick "Grim Rob" (UK) - See all my reviews

Interspersed by the drinking and violence, the patriotism of the characters is revealed in their different ways across the decades, whether it be expressed in fighting in a World War, or in the streets around a football stadium.

As with John King's other books there are no punches spared. Whether you're a man, a football fan, or just British you can't fail to identify with at least part of this book. King's books encapsulate so perfectly the time we live in through the eyes of ordinary working class British people that they deserve permanent recognition.

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