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I'll take the blame for not doing my homework. I believe I would have been much more happy had I purchased Brimson's "Every where we go" instead of Barmy Army.
I was looking for a down and dirty tale of hooliganism as I am a major football fan and have been interested in that fanatic angle. I did enough research to know that that "thug" book was probably more fiction than non, so I ended up with the right author, but not the right book.
Barmy Army reads like a magazine article or high school term paper. Although there are several mentions of high profile incidents, I never got inside the hooligan's head, even though there are several chapeters with headings (Who? Why? etc.) Again, more my fault than the author. I get the feeling though that he has milked this subject matter for all its worth as there was a lot of "...as I mentioned in my best selling book, Every Where We Go" and "You'll have to read England, my England if you want that story..." type comments.
Again, if you're looking for a behind the scenes account, Barmy Army has a few incidents of this, but the focus is to analyze hooliganism and try to draw some rationale for it. You won't find much of that first person account of action, reasoning, conflict, obervations, etc.


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Barmy Army The Changing Face of Football Violence Dougie Brimson 9780747263050 Books Reviews

THIS BOOK COVERED THE WHOLE ASPECT OF THE HOOLIGAN SCENE AND FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT KNOW WHAT A HOOLIGAN IS OR WAS THEN YOU JUST NEED TO READ THIS BOOK.
This book is everything Among The Thugs is not accurate, brilliantly researched and absolutley rivetting.
The chapters dedicated to the history of hooliganism in England are possibly the best I have ever read on the subject whilst Brimson's typical 'in-your-face-style' of commenting on the media and the police are perfectly observed.
If you love sport, you will love this book. It is awesome!
I'll take the blame for not doing my homework. I believe I would have been much more happy had I purchased Brimson's "Every where we go" instead of Barmy Army.
I was looking for a down and dirty tale of hooliganism as I am a major football fan and have been interested in that fanatic angle. I did enough research to know that that "thug" book was probably more fiction than non, so I ended up with the right author, but not the right book.
Barmy Army reads like a magazine article or high school term paper. Although there are several mentions of high profile incidents, I never got inside the hooligan's head, even though there are several chapeters with headings (Who? Why? etc.) Again, more my fault than the author. I get the feeling though that he has milked this subject matter for all its worth as there was a lot of "...as I mentioned in my best selling book, Every Where We Go" and "You'll have to read England, my England if you want that story..." type comments.
Again, if you're looking for a behind the scenes account, Barmy Army has a few incidents of this, but the focus is to analyze hooliganism and try to draw some rationale for it. You won't find much of that first person account of action, reasoning, conflict, obervations, etc.