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Informationen zum Autor Cass Pennant is a writer and film producer based in London. He has written ten football fan-related books, five of which have been UK Top Ten bestsellers, and is one of Britain's leading commentators on football hooliganism. Books he has written or co-authored include: Cass; Congratulations, You Have Just Met The I.C.F; Want Some AGGRO?; Rolling With The 657 Crew; Good Afternoon Gentlemen, The Name is Bill Gardner; Legends of the Firm (first published as Terrace Legends); his latest, You're Going Home in a F*cking Ambulance, was published in2022. Cass was adapted into the British cult film of the same name in 2008, directed by Jon S. Baird and starring Nonso Anozie in the title role, and Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya as Young Cass. Klappentext In this enthralling investigation, Micky Smith, a die-hard Hammers fan, teams with bestselling author and former member of the InterCity Firm (ICF), Cass Pennant to recall the turbulent 1970s--a time of skinheads, Doc Martens, and mobs of soccer hooligans. Thrilling, dramatic, and brutally honest, this work will fascinate any soccer fan or social historian. Zusammenfassung It's the 1970s! a time of skinheads! Doctor Martens! violence and trouble on the terraces. The Mile End Mob rule Upton Park. Long before the days of the ruthless InterCity Firm (ICF) casuals! they were the first guv'nors of the terraces! striking fear into the other West Ham mobs and fans. This is the story of what came before the ICF.
