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Amazon.co.uk Review
There probably won't be a more up front, in your face, warts and all account of England's 1998 World Cup campaign in France than Eddy Brimson's Tear Gas and Ticket Touts: With the England Fans at the World Cup. And why shouldn't Eddy cash in? The main argument of the book is that everyone else has and that the whole event was ruined by manipulative French ticket touts, corrupt police and football authorities, a baying press pack keen to magnify the slightest transgression of the English fans. Oh, and the fact that England also lost in the second round.

As a devout Watford fan, Brimson hits the World Cup trail, ending up in the carnage of rioting English fans on the streets of Marseilles. His arguments and conclusions are violent and crude, but undoubtedly reflect the beliefs of the average England fan, the only figure to come out of the book with any credit. Brimson is particularly good on evoking the atmosphere of the big matches and his description of the climactic England versus Argentina match is a great account of the agony and the ecstasy which anyone who watched the match must have felt. This is a great book for football fans, but its aggressive approach to terrace violence and sausage eaters (Brimson's term for Germans) may well leave some readers cold. --Jerry Brotton

Synopsis
Predictions of trouble and ticket touts having a field day are shown to be true in Brimson's diary as he witnessed the violence, saw some of the organisers at work, how the media covered it and why they got it wrong. This is an eyewitness account of World Cup 1998 experienced by many who went to France.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   Worth because of the Tunisia vs. England conflict, 15 Feb 2006 By  Thiago Bachiega - See all my reviews 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".  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   The true story of France 98, 16 Dec 2001 By A Customer 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.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   A great way for France '98 fans to reminisce, 10 Jun 1999 By A Customer 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. Another great read from Brimson.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 4 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 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 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 4 customer reviews...