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Tear Gas and Ticket Touts: With England Fans at the World Cup (Paperback)

by Eddy Brimson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Headline (25 Mar 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 074726208X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747262084
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 13 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 726,508 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book, a great read for any footy fan, 14 Oct 2008
By C. P. Whiting "G Moonwalker" (Ipswich, UK) - See all my reviews
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Having read "God Save The Team" by the same author, it soon occurred to me that I should have read this book first! Basically "God Save the Team" told the story of Eddy's trip to Belgium and Holland for Euro 2000 and the problems with football violence during the tournament. This book tell Eddy's stories from the 1998 World Cup in France.

Much of the book based around the problems with crowd violence and particularly how England Fans seem to have now become victims of their own reputation. However this isn't purely a book about football hooligans, but a book that tells Eddy own story about his trips to France for the 1998 World Cup, the seemingly impossible mission to find that all important match ticket and the wierd and wonderful charactors he met along the way.

The stories are gripping with great twists of humour, typical of Eddy Brimson. He also addresses some of the issues surrounding crowd violence and in particular how many England fans cannot seem to shake off their unwanted reputation of being trouble makers.

I now look forward to watching "Teargas and Tantrums", which is the video/DVD made to accompany this book.

Great work once again Eddy!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Worth because of the Tunisia vs. England conflict, 15 Feb 2006
By Thiago Bachiega "Thiago Bachiega" (Campinas, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This book is not the best involving England fans. It lacks passion, even on the greater moment, Argentina vs. England, which I consider one of the best matches that I ever seen. I can understand the guy was so tense and wrote his honest view of the match, but he could exploit more the atmosphere of that unique game.

Sometimes in the book the guy seems more than a yuppie with a hobby than a football fan, his feet stuck into the bourgeoisie , so I missed the proletarian style of hooligan books.

But there are good points too. Some words of every single WC match he watched and the book seems very honest, is a guy telling things he really saw, not trying to make a best-seller. Also, I like the intelligent way he analizes the loyalty of fans on small clubs agains the "football consumers" of the big ones who may desert as soon the teams go shite. But again, he looks much more like a football conoisseur who studies sociologically the game than a ordinary passionated supporter.

The description of the conflict in Marseille beaches between Tunisians and English is a gem and the best chapter of the book, a shame that it´s in the very early stages of reading, so the rest of it looks like an anti-climax. Recently ordered "Eurotrashed" from the same author and didn´t read yet, but, to be honest, I expected more from "Tear Gas".

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5.0 out of 5 stars The true story of France 98, 16 Dec 2001
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An excellent account of the World Cup in France. This book, and 'Toulouse or not to lose' by Jamie Mash, represent the true story of following England at France 98, never mind all the sensationalist and distorted reporting in the media.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great way for France '98 fans to reminisce
This book is a must buy for all fans who went to France '98. The stories are so true that your eyes start to itch again after reading about the teargas of Marseille. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Brimson the Bulldog!
Best book out of the all the Brimson brothers collection of titles.Guaranteed to raise a smile especially for the lads who actually travelled to France 98. Read more
Published on 1 April 1999

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