Cass Pennant Books

MEET THE MEN WHO RULED THE FOOTBALL TERRACES. THEY CAUSED CHAOS AND STRUCK FEAR INTO ANY RIVAL FAN WHO CROSSED THEIR PATH.

Cass Pennant is a man who lets his fist do the talking. One of the hardest men in Britain, he lives his life on the edge of the law, giving respect where it is due, and dishing out retribution upon anyone who dares to cross him. Cass's life story reads like a Hollywood gangster movie. He tells the amazing stories of how he once saved the life of World Boxing Champion Frank Bruno; how he was shot 3 times in the chest in a South London nightclub; and how he was alleged to have been the leader of the notorious West Ham 'InterCity Firm'. His remarkable life story has been made into a film released in May 2008.

A major new book, from Britain's most authoritative writer on football hooliganism.

Brings together the frontline faces, the top boys who ran the legendary firms from all over the country. From genuine hard men who have literally fought for their clubs to other eccentric football fans who have gone to great lengths to support their side, the cross-section of well known faces is very broad.

Cass Pennant lived a life lived on the edge of the law. This autobiography describes how he saved World Boxing Champion, Frank Bruno from a vicious knife attack; how he was shot three times in the chest and still kept on fighting and how he was alleged to be the leader of the notorious West Ham 'InterCity Firm'.

Meet the men who, for decades, have ruled the football terraces. They are the faces behind the biggest firms in football history; behind the rucks, the rules, and the respect. In this groundbreaking book, the men behind the mobs have joined forces to reveal their experiences as key figures in the most notorious terrace fights. From the bovver boys of the sixties and seventies to the football casuals of the eighties, the names central to the biggest firms have all been tracked down and interviewed. They tell their stories in this book.

Portsmouth's 6.57 crew were the most talked-about casual football firm of the 80's and 90's. Here, the crew reveals its story: the intense rivalry between Portsmouth and neighbours Southampton, the violence on and off the terraces and the comradeship between crew members.

It's the 1970s, a time of skinheads, Doctor Martens, violence and trouble on the terraces. The Mile End Mob rule Upton Park. Long before the days of the ruthless InterCity Firm (ICF) casuals, they were the first guv'nors of the terraces, striking fear into the other West Ham mobs and fans. This is the story of what came before the ICF.

Die InterCity Firm war die sicher bekannteste Fußball-Gang im England der siebziger und achtziger Jahre. Bestseller-Autor Cass Pennant gehörte zum inneren Zirkel der I. C. F. Nur seine herausgehobene Position ermöglichte ihm, für dieses Buch Schilderungen aus der wilden Zeit der InterCity Firm zu sammeln, die bisher noch nie der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich waren: Die Rivalität mit West Hams Gegnern aus dem Südosten Londons, Millwall, die Erstürmungen des Sheds von Chelsea, die heftigen Aufeinandertreffen mit Liverpool an der Anfield Road. Auch Musik und Mode gehörte zum Lebensgefühl dieser Generation, die so gar nicht dem Klischee des arbeits- und hirnlosen Fußballschlägers entsprechen wollte. Pennant führt den Leser von den Anfängen der I. C. F. als noch minderjährige Heißsporne bis zur legendären Kanalfährenschlacht gestandener Männer gegen Manchester United. Die Geschichte der West Ham InterCity Firm – untrennbarer Bestandteil des englischen Fußballs.

L'I.C.F. - Inter City Firm - era l'incontrollabile gruppo di hooligan al seguito del West Ham United. Un gruppo dotato di scala gerarchica che, tra inseguimenti, risse furibonde e duelli all'arma bianca, ha rappresentato per dieci anni il peggior incubo delle altre tifoserie, delle forze di polizia britanniche e della first Lady Margareth Thatcher. Questo è il racconto di quella esperienza dalla penna di uno dei suoi protagonisti più pericolosi.