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Eurotrashed : The Rise and Rise of Europe's Football Hooligans
Football hooliganism so long regarded as the 'English Disease', is rife throughout the European game. Yet, while the English scene has been well documented, no one has ever exposed the extent to which the hooligan problem has come to infect the game on the Continent. Until now.
Bestselling author and world-renowned hooliganism expert Dougie Brimson has spoken to experts, journalists and even hooligans themselves to examine the truth behind the spread of football violence across Europe. In EUROTRASHED he paints a disturbing picture of just how deeply entrenched in the fabric of European football the culture of hooliganism has become.
Bestselling author and world-renowned hooliganism expert Dougie Brimson has spoken to experts, journalists and even hooligans themselves to examine the truth behind the spread of football violence across Europe. In EUROTRASHED he paints a disturbing picture of just how deeply entrenched in the fabric of European football the culture of hooliganism has become.
306 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2003
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Dougie Brimson
28 books81 followersIn recent years, former serviceman Dougie Brimson has emerged as one of the most diverse writers in Britain.
Perhaps best known for penning the multi-award winning feature Green Street, his writing career began in 1996 when after 18 years service with the RAF, he co-authored the best-selling non-fiction work Everywhere We Go. A book that remains essential reading for anyone with an interest in the culture of English football.
A further 18 books have followed including the crime thriller The Crew which topped the Amazon sports book download charts for nine years following its publication in eBook format and the comedy Wings of a Sparrow which after a successful electronic release, was issued in print.
May 2020 saw the release of In The Know. The third book in The Crew/Top Dog trilogy involving Essex gang leader, Billy Evans. In The Know topped the Amazon political thriller charts in mar 2021.
In 2003 Dougie made the move into screenwriting first with the critically acclaimed short movie It’s a Casual Life and then with his first full length feature, the Hollywood funded Green Street starring Elijah Wood. Following its release in September 2005, the film won numerous awards including:
Narrative Jury Prize - SXSW Film Festival
Narrative Feature Audience - SXSW Film Festival
Best of Festival – Malibu Film Festival
Jury Award (feature) – Malibu Film Festival
Official Selection – Tribeca Film Festival
May 2014 saw the release of his second feature, an adaptation of his own novel, Top Dog. Directed by Martin Kemp (The Krays, Eastenders) the film took the Best Feature award at the British Independent Film Festival as well as the Best Actor (Leo Gregory), Best Supporting Actor (Ricci Harnett) and Best Supporting Actress (Lorraine Stanley) awards. It has also been nominated in the Best Action Film category at the National Film Awards 2015.
A third feature, the urban revenge thriller, We Still Kill The Old Way (starring Ian Ogilvy, James Cosmo, Steven Berkhoff and Danni Dyer) was released on 16th December 2014. It has been nominated in numerous categories, including Best Action Film at the 2015 Action Elite Awards.
Other film projects in development include adaptations of his comedy novels Wings of a Sparrow and Billy’s Log, Mister One Hundred (a biography of Welsh darts legend Leighton Rees), Boots on the Ground (a drama about a British soldier injured in Afghanistan) and Three Greens (a modern day reworking of the classic movie The League of Gentlemen).
Perhaps best known for penning the multi-award winning feature Green Street, his writing career began in 1996 when after 18 years service with the RAF, he co-authored the best-selling non-fiction work Everywhere We Go. A book that remains essential reading for anyone with an interest in the culture of English football.
A further 18 books have followed including the crime thriller The Crew which topped the Amazon sports book download charts for nine years following its publication in eBook format and the comedy Wings of a Sparrow which after a successful electronic release, was issued in print.
May 2020 saw the release of In The Know. The third book in The Crew/Top Dog trilogy involving Essex gang leader, Billy Evans. In The Know topped the Amazon political thriller charts in mar 2021.
In 2003 Dougie made the move into screenwriting first with the critically acclaimed short movie It’s a Casual Life and then with his first full length feature, the Hollywood funded Green Street starring Elijah Wood. Following its release in September 2005, the film won numerous awards including:
Narrative Jury Prize - SXSW Film Festival
Narrative Feature Audience - SXSW Film Festival
Best of Festival – Malibu Film Festival
Jury Award (feature) – Malibu Film Festival
Official Selection – Tribeca Film Festival
May 2014 saw the release of his second feature, an adaptation of his own novel, Top Dog. Directed by Martin Kemp (The Krays, Eastenders) the film took the Best Feature award at the British Independent Film Festival as well as the Best Actor (Leo Gregory), Best Supporting Actor (Ricci Harnett) and Best Supporting Actress (Lorraine Stanley) awards. It has also been nominated in the Best Action Film category at the National Film Awards 2015.
A third feature, the urban revenge thriller, We Still Kill The Old Way (starring Ian Ogilvy, James Cosmo, Steven Berkhoff and Danni Dyer) was released on 16th December 2014. It has been nominated in numerous categories, including Best Action Film at the 2015 Action Elite Awards.
Other film projects in development include adaptations of his comedy novels Wings of a Sparrow and Billy’s Log, Mister One Hundred (a biography of Welsh darts legend Leighton Rees), Boots on the Ground (a drama about a British soldier injured in Afghanistan) and Three Greens (a modern day reworking of the classic movie The League of Gentlemen).
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April 20, 2020
I must admit to not reading the whole of this book. I’ve read a number of Dougie Brimson’s books, and they’re all excellent, but I found myself dipping in and out of this book. However, the first-hand accounts of the murders of Kevin Speight and Chris Loftus outside the Han Bar in Istanbul are extremely harrowing, especially the narrative of SR trying to give Chris Loftus mouth-to-mouth resuscitation whilst being repeatedly truncheoned by police and kicked by Turks, and the effect that had on him, physically and mentally. The fact that he “didn’t flinch once” no matter how much he was beaten by the Turkish police is indicative to me at least that he deserves some form of recognition.
As a factual essay about hooliganism on the continent, the book is outstanding. I probably did read most of it, I just flicked from chapter-to-chapter and back again as one thing after another took my interest.
For those who hold an interest in hooliganism throughout Europe, there’s no doubt this is the book for you, and for that reason I don’t hesitate to assign it a 5-Star
As a factual essay about hooliganism on the continent, the book is outstanding. I probably did read most of it, I just flicked from chapter-to-chapter and back again as one thing after another took my interest.
For those who hold an interest in hooliganism throughout Europe, there’s no doubt this is the book for you, and for that reason I don’t hesitate to assign it a 5-Star
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