Hooligan firms

In this post I refer to an Internet site that gives a good idea of the many hooligan firms and the different countries involved. This site is against any form of violence and only a site for enlightenment.

Millwall Bushwackers are one of the notorious hooligan firms from London. They have been involved in more incidents than any others. The club has many critics, but they do not care as song in the chant, “No one likes us, we don’t care.”

You can read more about incidents and clashes at: http://www.football-hooligans.org/millwall-bushwackers-hooligans.html

West Ham Hooligans ICF – Inter City Firm. This is another London firm, which has taken its name from the rail network when travelling to other firms for fighting. The firm are famous for leaving a note saying, “Congratulations, You have just met the IFC.” This would be after crashing a pub or beating other firms.

West Ham are often used in films such as Hooligans where Millwall play an important role, but also in the movie Cass, describing Cass Pennants way to the leading position of the firm taking in mind his colour and the racism in many of the firms including Millwall.

Read more on: http://www.football-hooligans.org/westham-intercityfirm-hooligans.html

Other notorious hooligan firms:

Man Utd red army

Birmingham Zulus

Leeds service crew

Chelsea Head-hunters

Football hooliganism can be affected by society and this was the case as the communistic regime in Poland collapsed in the 1990’s. This meant a rise in unemployment and a failed economy, which were the causation of many young and frustrated men who had to cope through violence. This helped the increase of hooligans in Poland and today known as one of the most notorious countries of hooliganism.

Most countries affected by hooliganism have a history of economy failure, undereducated and unemployment.

Read more about these countries on: http://www.football-hooligans.org/countries.html

Website source 2 "Football Hooligans." Football Hooligans. Copyright 2008-2012, Web. 15 Mar. 2012. .

First time at Parc de Prince

My first hooliganism face off

I was going to watch Paris Saint Germain play a match against Montpellier with my friends. What looked like a friendly match-up turned out to be much more intense than expected.

We came in good time to find our seats since it was our first time at Parc de Prince and already at the entrance we got the feeling that the people attending were not out on a picnic. Most fans were wearing caps and bulldog shirts and basically looked hardcore.

We were lucky to be standing at the family stand as the lights started to flair and suddenly the match went on hold. A cloud from the numerous lights added to the yelling from each end stand was nothing but a bit frightening as the sun just had left the stadium.

PSG lost the match 3-1, but we didn't get to see the last goal as we had left the premises before the final whistle. We did not want to confront some angry and violent football fans, which ruined a good football match.

The Brain behind the action

http://science.howstuffworks.com/crack3.htm

As shown on the image above, the production centre for dopamine affects big parts of your brain. These parts can make you addicted and affect your behaviour. It is the rush feeling you get when attending football matches or fighting. You can get the same feeling through sex and chocolate etc.

Violent people can be found everywhere, but some places more regularly, because the communities allow it. People are violent or have a violent attitude towards conflict, because the civilians have been used to crime and low living standards where they would have to protect themselves, so as a defence they learn how to provoke violence in their children to defend themselves and violence become a part of their life. This is the case in the city of Potosi in Bolivia where the local people practice the Tinku, which is the form of ritual conflict. The upbringing has definitely an impact on the rate of people using violence as defence mechanism but this is simply cultural. This is for many of us very different from our part of the world, where I was raised with the message that violence cannot solve anything good. This does not stop people from being violent in the more developed parts of the world, where People from good backgrounds join gangs and practice violence to gain respect of just for sake of doing it and experiencing a rush. In the documentary “How violent are you” the interviewer talks to ex-hooligan Danny Brown, who justifies his need of violence to be a sort of a drug for him. He had never felt the need of taking drugs and he isn’t a good drinker, but standing in front of a marching crowd is what got him going and feeling the adrenaline rush. I believe It might be that Danny Brown was born with certain genes that makes violence more suitable to him and therefore have made him an addict because of the need he felt to experience that rush he got. .

These two examples of people/groups are for me very different, but have same behaviour patterns, which are triggered because of different reasons. The Bolivians practice violence to learn how to protect them in an unsafe environment where it is more like animals in the wilderness, whilst the hooligans do it because it is fun, exciting and they get an adrenaline kick.

Strom, Jim. "How to Control Dopamine | EHow.com." EHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the Expert in You. | EHow.com. Web. 12 Nov. 2011

How Violent are you, Michael Portillo, BBC documentaries, 12 Nov. 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kk4bz

English Football arrests - Statistics

Statistics on football-related arrests and banning orders

Season 2009-10

According to statistics given, the amount of arrests have decreased in most areas except in situations where in 2009-2010 some games have a higher average of violence caused by the teams attending and their fans. Therefore I most conclude that in overall the football arrests have decreased greatly and therefore less violence has occurred.

If you look at tendecies of football arrests certain clubs and certain leagues have a higher percentage. The higher divisons have a higher amount of arrests since more people follow and attend these matches so naturally the posbility of hooliganism is higher.

The clubs with the most arrests have mostly a history with hooliganism and the statistics shows that clearly. Teams like leeds, Cardiff, Man utd and Millwall are usual in the lead, but in some cases like Grimsby Town has 45 arrests is higher than united leeds and Cardiff.

These data are presented in the stats for football binning orders.

The data showing the arrests by club supported and type of offence, clearly indicates that violent and public disorder and alcohol offence are highest on the list.

Man Utd, chelsea and west ham have the highest amount in the premier league whilst Cardiff and Newcastle have the highest in Championship and again Leeds and Millwaal the highest in League One.

In this case Grimsby is far from Man Utds 165 arrests in total to their 49.

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/football-arrests-banning-orders/fbo-2009-10?view=Binary

Black Friday in Danish Football

This was the first sign of hooliganism in Denmark according to the media. After this day, chaos and arrests at football matches have characterized as football hooliganism.

23. September 1994

17.00

From Brondby support iniative, a march from Copenhagen central station to FCK stadium was set up for the second time. Approx. 2000 fans attended to what was supposed to have been peaceful. Many under the influence of alcohol broke in to ceveral stores and broke signs, bikes and car windows on their way, which made it difficult for the people in charge of the march.

18.30

When the fans arrive only 4 gates have opened which creates slight chaos and builds up the tension in the crowd.

19.35

A fight between two brondby fans occur during the half time and fck crew members are patient but must interrupt and try and prevent the spreading, but the bordonby fans do not appreciate the attendance of fck staff member on their stand so fights start and police officers must go in. One fans is arrested.

20.45

FCK wins the derby 2-1 and frustrated brøndby “fans” starts burning seats and are therefore being escorted out before the fck fans, which again create turbulence.

21.00

After the match, brondby fans are still very aggressive and looking for situation where they can express their feelings about the result. Whilst these fans are still around the stadium, the fck fans are let out too early and the police must therefore quickly navigate the brondby fans to a place called the Triangle not far away. Meanwhile the fck fans are getting annoyed with being hold back that small fights appear.

23.00

Of the 22 arrested, 20 were løsladt on the same evening and the last two were løsladt the next morning with too little evidence.

The medias dramatic headlines the next day was caused by the unusual seat burnings and Friday fights which the police and fck arrangører wasn’t geared for.

Damsgaard, Kenneth, “Det handler ikke om at vinde,” Forlaget Hovedland, Bo Smith-Uniths, 1997, (Print)