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Customer Reviews:
An honest and true account of life as a boy in the 1980/90's
Another of the strong books from the Milo Books stable, that also published recent tales by Peter Walsh about Curtis Warren and Mickey Francis.
This is an account of the BBC as seen by one of their top boys and is an excellent record of their match day activities. Unlike the books written by many others in this genre, you know that the author is giving a realistic account. He chronicles tales covering 1981 to 1989 in great detail. Anyone who went to games at that time will immediately identify with what he talks about. The book carries on to the modern day and Cowens is as honest as any author has been in this type of book.
The book contains a forward by Paul Heaton and that is worth a read too. This book is a "must read" book for anyone interested in this subject matter.
fantastic
I have just completed reading this book and have found it impossible to put down. It has been so good to read something that doesn't glamarise violence but gives an insight to why people use it. This book is a must for any football fan who has ever had to speak up for the club they beleve in.
It's real!
Someone who acknowledges that sometimes you get whacked in the life of a football hooligan, but when you come out on top, it's the dogs! I was with the Rotherham Blades when the kid got killed in Bradford in 1986 and know some of the lads in the book, so can vouch for it's authenticity. All in all, a honest account of the life and times of a hooligan and a good read to boot!
An honest and true account of life as a boy in the 1980/90's
Another of the strong books from the Milo Books stable, that also published recent tales by Peter Walsh about Curtis Warren and Mickey Francis.
This is an account of the BBC as seen by one of their top boys and is an excellent record of their match day activities. Unlike the books written by many others in this genre, you know that the author is giving a realistic account. He chronicles tales covering 1981 to 1989 in great detail. Anyone who went to games at that time will immediately identify with what he talks about. The book carries on to the modern day and Cowens is as honest as any author has been in this type of book.
The book contains a forward by Paul Heaton and that is worth a read too. This book is a "must read" book for anyone interested in this subject matter.
fantastic
I have just completed reading this book and have found it impossible to put down. It has been so good to read something that doesn't glamarise violence but gives an insight to why people use it. This book is a must for any football fan who has ever had to speak up for the club they beleve in.
It's real!
Someone who acknowledges that sometimes you get whacked in the life of a football hooligan, but when you come out on top, it's the dogs! I was with the Rotherham Blades when the kid got killed in Bradford in 1986 and know some of the lads in the book, so can vouch for it's authenticity. All in all, a honest account of the life and times of a hooligan and a good read to boot!