Summary
Michael Calvin covers all angles in football's hooligan debate. He spent two weeks monitoring preparations for the Carling Cup tie between West Ham and Millwall. He was on the streets, shared the fears of the travelling fans and saw the violence spread to the stadium. He asks questions of the police and puts into ominous perspective the challenge facing the FA.
IT ONLY takes one knife, one piece of pond life fuelled by beer, bile and the bravado of the brain dead.See the full content of this document
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Bloody Clueless ; Police and West Ham Were Unprepared
Football is closer than it dare admit to the nightmare scenario of a player being stabbed on duty.
That thought crossed the mind of several Millwall players during the repeated pitch invasions at Upton Park. Privately, they admit to being sc...See the full content of this document
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