“The Policing is Proportionate and Necessary”: The Authorities’ View on Football Fan Disorder“I’m sure if someone’s hand got blown off, they wouldn’t be plastering it all over Sky for Gary Neville to comment on.”Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022
‘There is a Clear Stigma’: Understanding and Tackling Football Fan DisorderIn any discussion of fan disorder, warnings of ‘a return to the dark days’ is seemingly never far away.Sep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
‘It’s descended into carnage’: Spectator Culture and Policing Across SportFootball’s reputation for hooliganism in the 1980s brought in a raft of specific offences related to the sport.Sep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
‘They could be from any walk of life’: Understanding the Modern Football TroublemakerRobert Biggs was not a man prone to violence.Sep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
‘Football was a pariah activity’: The Rise and Supposed Fall of English Hooliganism“A slum sport played in slum stadiums and increasingly watched by slum people who deter decent folk from turning up.”Sep 9, 20221Sep 9, 20221
BT union announces dates for strike action in July and AugustThe union representing BT workers have confirmed the dates for their upcoming strike action.Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Fury and Paul get more watching boxing— but coaches are struggling for numbers at their classesThe international boxing world is preoccupied with the ongoing saga of Tommy Fury and Jake Paul’s potential match up in Madison Square…Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
“You expect aggressive policing”: how the mis-treatment of football fans in Europe is nothing newThe scenes before the Champions League final were horrific — but for regular supporters, unjustified brutality is the normJun 2, 2022Jun 2, 2022
When footballers stop enjoying football — and how they can ‘fall back in love’ with the sport“It put me off football completely for a while.”May 20, 2022May 20, 2022
City score 5 against Newcastle and go 4 points clearManchester City are three games away from retaining the Premier League after thrashing Newcastle United.May 8, 2022May 8, 2022
