Tottenham Massive

by Trevor Tanner

There have been many books written about soccer’s most uncompromising firms, but for years little has been revealed about one of the most secretive and ruthless of them all—Spurs. And for the last 15 years, the “Tottenham Massive” have been nurtured and guided by one individual: Trevor Tanner. In his explosive first book, Tanner is brutally honest in his quest to set the record straight about the truth behind Spurs' formidable notoriety and the way in which they have succeeded in forcing themselves into the minds of all connected to soccer. His first-hand account tells of the brutal 10-year war with the Spurs most hated rivals Chelsea, his mission to command respect for his firm, often at the expense of his own freedom, and his battle to secure custody of his beloved daughter.

Genres: Football, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Rabspur · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad but this book concentrated mainly on football rivalries, football itself comes second, Trevor Tanner claims to be a football fanatic but was more interested in heightening the reputation of Tottenham being the most feared firm throughout football ahead of teams such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Middlesbrough, and West Ham, how Trevor managed not to get killed is a mystery. Only briefly has he mentioned his daughter who he idolised. Worth a read if you are interested in football rivalry and not the beautiful game itself.

[Martyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a terrible, ugly book, just chaotic and poorly written. The last two chapters will tell you everything you need to know about the delusional life of the author; they are both packed full of inconsistencies and contradictions. It led me to think that politicians and football thugs have something in common after all - the ability to believe in two competing ideas at one time.

The cover says "In his explosive first book, Tanner is brutally honest..." and the author himself suggests that "a good book is...confessional" but this book is neither honest nor a confessional, but rather a straight and deluded justification of anti-social behavior on a large scale. It's a shame because I was hoping that the story may lead to his final acceptance of the uselessness of violence but I ended up thinking that this guy would make a great UKIP candidate.

[Einar · Rating 1 out of 5]

A sad attempt by a deluded individual at glorifying hooliganism and violence. The one thing I learned from this book is that people like Tanner care nothing about football.

[Danny Knobler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some real insight into the English culture of football hooliganism, and also a little into the culture of Tottenham Hotspur. Tanner does get a little repetitive with tales of brawls. And for anyone expecting any apologies or regrets, don’t bother looking because he seems to have none of either one.

[Scott Gardner · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read a few Hooligan books , Most have a humour in the telling , this is just we did this , we did that

Only thing which was informative was how the police were always on top as this comes later than the original movements with Cass Pennant and Martin King

[Steve Parcell · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok although a little messy

[Chris Tottenham · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real eyeopener from a football hooligan's perspective.