Service Crew: The Inside Story of Leeds United's Hooligan Gangs

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A couple of the away coaches were also damaged near the ground after some had bottles and things thrown at them' The Leeds United Service Crew are a football hooligan firm linked to the English EFL Championship team, Leeds United F.C. [1] The Service Crew were formed in 1974 and are named after the ordinary public service trains that the hooligans would travel on to away matches, rather than the heavily policed, organised football special trains. The Service Crew are one of the most notorious hooligan firms in the history of English football. [2] A spokesman for Leeds United said: "We have heard nothing from Port Vale and if we do, we will respond to them." Some fair points in your post but trotters wasnt that bad only shooting made it sound worse. I know the who where when on both sides but i dont know of any revenge he got from that. Seen him out a few times lately and he is taking far too much of the bolivian marching powder.

In a fractious game Police officials have confirmed there have been 6 arrests made at the Liberty Stadium during the game 4 or which were Swansea supporters. Kelly, now retired from the hooligan scene, agreed to meet the Yorkshire Post in a city centre pub ahead of the launch. He said: "It has changed massively since the Eighties and I doubt you will ever see hundreds on each side fighting in the street again. But trouble does still happen from time to time. This sounds like a typical Saturday during the Seventies and Eighties when football hooligans were, literally, running riot on what seemed a weekly basis. Our enjoyment came through following Leeds United everywhere. And no one can take those memories away." Kathy Sims had a few choice pubs including Bridgefield , Sportsman and the best of all Old Bank near Saxton gradens too young myself but heard some right tales about that place.Ottewell was spotted shouting threats and obscenities at rival supporters as well as police who formed a cordon in front of the Billy Bremner statue. Parts of the current version of the song have varied in form from the original one. The fans usually add the "na na na na na na" and mimic the song where there are no words, though some fans have replaced this part controversially by clapping. Another way the fans have changed the song is by commonly repeating the "ups and downs" part following it being sung. In addition, some fans have added in the repetition of 'altogether' after it is sung in the main song as well.

The Leeds Service Crew are one of the most infamous football hooligan gangs of the past thirty years. With their cry of 'We are Leeds', they terrorised rival gangs and caused havoc around the country. Now, for the first time, key members of this secretive group tell their story. So named because they travelled by service train in the early Eighties rather than the then more heavily-policed 'football specials', the Service Crew became synonymous with violence and mayhem.He said: "It looked as though the players were having to physically stop them from climbing on board." They smashed every single window. Usually I don't even have to put on extra staff when Cobblers play because we never get any trouble, and the fans don't drink in here. There are several events throughout history which became high profile events and they can all be found below: As for the Legs been banned - not sure if your getting confused with our lot - The Kippax - who were def banned for about 18 months before eventually been reinstated - they were a banned Supporters club who drank and based themselves around The Three Legs & Nags Head late 70s early 80s alongside loads of other Leeds Lads and continued to run coaches - The Legs was a flag ship pub for Leeds fans in those days simlar to Spencers and The Monkey today He served with the Paras for another three years, until 1985, but the damage of his war experiences was beginning to sink in.