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Shenanigans: History of QPR's Casuals
Back in the 1980's the "Casual" scene was born. Young men that had been Punks, Skinheads and Mods decided to start wearing smart, casual sports and knitwear. They were also known as dressers. It went hand in hand with the music of the time and at football matches.Big groups of casual lads then had their own firm or mob and nearly every club up and down the country had their own.The author Dave re-lives memories of attending certain matches where there was trouble involving his favourite team Queens Park Rangers. Other fans from QPR and some from other clubs have also contributed to this book. Many teams are mentioned and among them are Arsenal, Spurs, Millwall, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Charlton, Watford, Luton, Cardiff, Swansea, Bristol City and Rovers, Mansfield, Sheffield United and Wednesday, Coventry, Ipswich, Norwich, Oxford United, Manchester United's Cockney Reds, Chelsea, Hull City, Peterborough, Everton, Middlesbrough, Grimsby, Union Berlin, W.B.A, Wolves, Aston Villa, Port Vale, Fulham, Leeds, Nottm Forest, Leicester, Southampton, Liverpool, Barnet, Derby, Portsmouth, Ajax, Newcastle, Crewe and Brighton.The final chapter explores the reason Why? young men got involved in hooliganism at Football.The author Dave strongly states that he does not condone or encourage violence at football matches and highlights the consequences involved in such behaviour.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 28, 2021
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May 27, 2021
Dave has drawn from his memories to reignite mine.
A compelling read that brought back so many memories from the 80s with the QPR firms. Yes we wasn't big but we always gave a decent account of ourselves when it mattered. Not to sound like I am glorifying what happened back in the day but to truly understand you needed to be there and been involved. The Casual scene was not all about Hooliganism but a step forward for a lot of us into a culture of belonging to a movement that still exists today.
A compelling read that brought back so many memories from the 80s with the QPR firms. Yes we wasn't big but we always gave a decent account of ourselves when it mattered. Not to sound like I am glorifying what happened back in the day but to truly understand you needed to be there and been involved. The Casual scene was not all about Hooliganism but a step forward for a lot of us into a culture of belonging to a movement that still exists today.
October 7, 2021
Could have been so much better with some editing.
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