Hibs Boy: The Life and Violent Times of Scotland's Most Notorious Football Hooligan

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CCS leaders downplayed links to drugs, stating that some members would have been involved in crime “regardless” of their association with the firm. Lowles & Nicholls 2005, Hibernian p. 255 "between 1988 and 1994 the CCS dominated Scottish hooliganism" Section B, Inter City Firm, Aberdeen Soccer Crew, Saturday Service, The Utility, Casual Soccer Firm During the latter part of the 1990s, a split in their ranks caused by the formation of a nationwide hooligan firm made up of casuals from different teams and a general decline in football hooliganism in Scotland saw activity of the gang diminish. [36] However, by the early part of the next decade an apparent resurgence in football hooliganism at various clubs in Scotland was being observed by authorities [37] and the CCS attached to Hibernian were involved [38] [39] [40] Formation [ edit ] Warren Miller, 29, and Stuart Younger, 30, both from Alloa – one-year jail terms and five-year football bans.

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Off it however, a certain section of the Easter Road support were busy transforming themselves from a small hooligan element to the most feared casual gang in the UK.By the 2010s, cops noticed casuals involved with the CCS in the 80s had returned to the fore, teaming up with a younger element. Poling, Samantha (Presenter) (2004). Policing the casuals (Television production). Scotland: BBC Scotland . Retrieved 8 September 2013. By 2005 the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park had in its popular culture section a display case that contained a pair of Adidas training shoes and a sweater worn by a Hibs casual in the 1980s. [103] Literature [ edit ] McDougal, Dan (28 January 2002). "The curse of the casuals". The Scotsman . Retrieved 24 August 2011.

The Edinburgh Hibs casuals brawl in the 1980s that ended with a

Brimson 2003, Scotland p. 77 "some would claim that the Hibs firm did rule the roost in Scotland in the latter part of the 1980s" Marshall, Chris (12 August 2009). "Hunt for Hibs hooligans after riot in Bolton shopping park". Edinburgh Evening News . Retrieved 12 June 2011. Dinwoodie, Robbie; Raymond Duncan (6 June 1990). "Hibs in hunt for wealthy defender MERCER'S HOME GUARDED BY POLICE DOGS". The Herald . Retrieved 9 September 2013. This is admittedly a violent and often brutal book but it is also a moving one. One that everyone with an interest in football and its darker side will want to read. Above all it is an honest book, stripped of artifice and exaggeration. It is the truth.For the film adaptation of The Acid House in 1998 directed by Paul McGuigan a Hibs boy was involved in assisting on wardrobe and providing some bona fida Hibs casuals as extras for the final scene in the pub. Some clothing suggested for the scene and also the use of club colours were rejected by the Hibs boys as they would deem the portrayal of casuals as being non-authentic. During filming the director requested that the Hibs boys sing some CCS songs and chants and they complied much to his approval. [45] [111] SEVENTEEN thugs have been banned from football matches for more than 43 years following a bloody train station battle fought in front of horrified families. The Capital City Service (CCS) held running battles with similar groups from Celtic, Hearts and Rangers before later branching out to fight across the UK and Europe, sparking mass police incidents in the process. Mr Universe contender Sneddon collapsed at the wheel of his S-Type Jaguar car and died aged just 39 following a boxing bout in 2002.

Gangs of Edinburgh: Feared Hibs casuals who moved up to the big league Gangs of Edinburgh: Feared Hibs casuals who moved up to the big

Everyone was in high spirits, there were a lot of tall tales, but we had won. We went to the pub and had a few pints. Blance has paid a heavy price for his activities over the years. It is not just the fines, prison sentences and the savage beatings in police custody but also the devastation that has been wreaked on his family and personal relationships. Influenced by these music scenes a local Edinburgh band was formed called the Guitar Casuals, one of whom was a Hibs boy. Trouble frequently occurred wherever they played and they were ultimately banned from most of the live venues in the city. [45] Fashion [ edit ] King, Martin; Knight, Martin (1999). The Naughty Nineties: Football's Coming Home?. Mainstream. ISBN 9781840181913. Pre-season friendlies that were played against English clubs such as Newcastle United, Oldham Athletic, Burnley, Aston Villa, Millwall, Leeds United, Preston North End, Sunderland, Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest have also led to hooligan incidents. One friendly at home that had been arranged with Chelsea in the early 1990s had potentially serious trouble averted by police action against a travelling group of well known Chelsea hooligans. [71] [72] [73] [74] [ full citation needed]

Eventually some offspring of Hibs casuals took to being the new younger additions to the Hibs mob. [44] This father-to-son tradition also occurred with other mobs as was exampled in action when sons from the CCS and CSF were involved in an altercation outside an entertainment complex in Edinburgh. [2] Ryan Low, 25, from Edinburgh – tagged for 100 days, 300 hours of unpaid work and a two-year football ban.

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Guilianotti, Richard (1994). Keep it in the family: An outline of the social ontology of Hibs Casuals, Game without Frontiers: Football, Identity and Modernity. ISBN 978-1-85742-219-1. Lowles & Nicholls 2005, Heart of Midlothian p. 253,254 "within Edinburgh was dominated by Hibs", "first time in memory Hibs got the better of the fighting at the derby game" After mismanagement during the late 1980s, Hibernian were on the brink of financial ruin in 1990 and in June of that year, Wallace Mercer, the chairman of Edinburgh derby rivals Hearts, proposed a merger of the two clubs. [84] The Hibs fans believed that the proposal was little more than a hostile takeover and they formed the Hands off Hibs group to campaign for the continued existence of the club. Smith, Stanley (2012). "Football Years 1983-2011". Dressers: Pt. 1. Greymatters Media. ISBN 9780957034006. One of the first members of the Hibs Capital City Service, he has been right at the heart of every CCS encounter for the last twenty-five years, apart of course from those he missed while in prison.McCall & Robb 2007, Edinburgh's Hibernian CCS, who were for a long time one of the most feared mobs in Europe Blance also blows away the myth that the CCS and other casuals were just boys out for a fight at the football or adherents of an innocent youth cult. In fact, as he explains, the CCS was a serious criminal gang heavily involved in drug dealing, extortion, shoplifting, punishment beatings and street robberies. Pennant 2006, Jim 'Jinks' Mctaggot, Glasgow Rangers pp. 134, 137 "Craziest set of fans in Scotland late 80s early 90s" "In Scotland one of the top five firms of importance today" O'Kane 2006, Other Firms p. 226 "The CCS are regarded as the top firm in Scotland and rightly so", p. 231 "the CCS have proved beyond doubt that they have been the top firm in Scotland in the 20 years they have been going" The story of the Capital City Service, the Hibs casuals who became the most notorious gang in Scotland.