Bobby the Wolf: The True Story of Britain's Most Notorious Football Hooligan, and the West Ham’s Intercity Firm’s Top Boy

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Leeds United v Millwall: Police mount anti-hooligan operation". Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 28 August 2010. Riaz Khan of Leicester’s Baby Squad: "Being part of a firm gave you that sense of belonging. I was always on the fringes when I was at school. I never belonged to any sub-culture or gang because I was Asian. And this is far from unusual – the complex and nuanced nature of individual circumstance is, perhaps, the only common thread when looking at these stories.

Public concern surrounding football violence tended to concentrate on the easily identifiable differences between these young people and the wider society that their actions left outraged. Millwall v Leeds United: Police issue behaviour warning". Yorkshire Evening Post . Retrieved 28 August 2010. Harry appears at 2:00 and 15:04 in the above YouTube clip, and with the rest of F Troop at 30:15 (“Bobby The Wolf, Harry The Dog, Mad Pat and Winkle piled into the bus…”)

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For Millwall’s Ginger Bob, membership of a football firm appeared pre-destined – the path was laid out for him: "You’re indoctrinated and brainwashed by your nearest and dearest,’ he laughs. "Everyone comes from the same few roads, it’s like an extended family and you’re representing your area." FA lift penalties on Luton and Millwall; Successful appeal against riot decision". The Times. UK. 19 July 1985.

We were the first multi-racial football crew in Britain – it brought together youths from different areas of Birmingham during the Eighties.’ Armstrong, Gary; Giulianotti, Richard (June 2001). Fear and Loathing in World Football. Berg Publishers. p.65. ISBN 1-85973-463-4. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Was just, and am still, sitting in a coffee shop in beautiful Voorhees, New Jersey, US of A (15 miles outside of Philadelphia) and overheard the following exchange: No surprise then, that people would look to take ownership of their future rather than passively sit by waiting for things – mostly bad – to happen to them.