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The Men In Black: Inside Manchester United's Football Hooligan Firm by Tony O'Neill (Hardcover, 2005)
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With 272 pages of revealing content, it stands as a must-read for sports enthusiasts and fans of the Red Devils. Its robust 472g weight ensures durability, while the English language text is accessible to a wide audience.
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The man The Sun newspaper labelled 'Britain's most notorious soccer thug' returns with the second and final volume of the most hard-hitting terrace memoirs ever written. Tony O'Neill was a leader of Manchester United's huge hooligan gang for three decades, from the Red Army days to the advent of the mysterious Men In Black. Taking up where Red Army General left off, he begins with Operation Mars, the massive undercover operation to trap United's 'top boys', and reveals the truth behind their headline-making Crown Court trial and their eventual acquittal. The Naughty Nineties saw a resurgence in soccer warfare and such legendary episodes as the infamous 'Night of the Balaclavas' at West Ham; mass battles with deadly rivals Leeds United when no police were present; infiltrating the main stand at Anfield; fighting the Birmingham Zulus on national television at a championship boxing show at the NEC, mixing it in the street with Newcastle's Gremlins; giving the Cardiff Soul Crew their biggest shock; and the terrorising of Glasgow Rangers by the 'Unbeatable 500.' O'Neill also found time to put David Beckham in his place at Budapest Airport and to lead United's following around Europe in the historic Treble Season, before he was finally caught, jailed and banned from attending matches. Just like its author, The Men In Black pulls no punches.Product Identifiers
PublisherMilo Books
ISBN-139781903854495
eBay Product ID (ePID)91330352
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Book TitleThe Men in Black: inside Manchester United's Football Hooligan Firm
AuthorTony O'neill
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
GenreSports
Number of Pages272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Item Weight472g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorTony O'neill
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 25 Sep, 2019
Men in Black
I didn't go to many games during the era of football hooliganism. Various reasons, one of which was the impending threat if being assaulted every time I went near a ground. Therefore it has always intrigued me as to what drove these people to want to seek out others for a large scale punch up. Having read a few of the books now I am still not sure I get it or understand why the clubs, the government or the police took so long to clamp down on it. The book has a few tales of 'meets' between like minded groups from opposing clubs as well as sections written by football intelligence officers. Several stories of court cases and how several seemed to fall apart due to lack of evidence or poor gathering of said evidence. The violence seems also to have been a part of the participants lives anyway and, due to the reluctance or inability of the authorities to clamp down on it immediately, appears to have offered the opportunity for groups of violent men (mostly) to indulge in their antics, trying to gain the upper hand over other tribal groups in different parts of the country. Although not something I can truly understand the book makes for easy reading, re-telling some stories that are, thankfully, far less frequently played out today.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Feb, 2025
Condition average rather than very good ...
Condition average rather than very good due to stains, writing etc on bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 May, 2024
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