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

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The song was released in 1972 as the B-side of the record released by Leeds United to coincide with the team reaching the 1972 FA Cup Final, the A-side being titled " Leeds United". [2] Unlike many football songs that are just new words set to existing music, "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" is an original composition by Les Reed and Barry Mason. [2] The song has since become a club anthem regularly sung by the fans. The Service Crew hooligans were involved in major disturbances after the 1975 European Cup finals. Enraged at two turned-down penalty appeals, Leeds fans ripped seats from the Parc des Princes stands and threw them onto the pitch. As a result Leeds became the first English club to be banned from European competition. As you say Leeds Service Crew were / are one of the top mobs in the country during the peak days of British football hooliganism, and I was even in London one Saturday around 1980, when you brought a huge mob of 300-400, to take it to Chelsea on their own turf.

The landlord of the Shoemakers Tavern, who did not want to be named, had to have every window replaced THE FATHER of a jailed Leeds United hooligan has appeared in court for his part in a disturbance at Elland Road on the same day as his son.A couple of the away coaches were also damaged near the ground after some had bottles and things thrown at them' No one in their right mind would go in halton moor unless you'd been invited. Not sure about IRA being in white horse, how long ago was that? Dont think the old "boss" would have allowed anyone in his pub that wasnt one of his lot, that includes IRA.

Fans have criticised the Police for their containment procedures at the end of the match as a cordon separated Swansea fans from their Leeds counterparts. Everyone is different. There are some people in life who go to garden centres and enjoy it. Now that is something I will never understand. Why would anyone want to spend any time at all in a garden centre? That is not normal to me. Port Vale chairman Bill Bratt is reported to be demanding compensation from Leeds United after parts of Vale Park were trashed. In fact, these scenes occurred just last month when the northern footballing outpost of Carlisle played host to the sort of trouble that many believed had been consigned to the history books. Despite a police operation later described by the town's Chief Superintendent Andy Davidson as "the largest of its kind in maybe 30 years", fighting broke out before and after the home side's 3-1 victory over Leeds United. The first high-profile incident that Leeds hooligans were involved in came on 28 May 1975 at the European Cup final against Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. When striker Peter Lorimer had a goal disallowed in a game which ended in a 2–0 defeat to the West German side, and having already seen their team have two penalty appeals rejected by French referee Michel Kitabdjian, scores of Leeds fans ripped seats from the stands and threw them onto the pitch. Some of them clashed with the French police as they invaded the pitch. As a result of this incident, Leeds were banned from European competitions for four years - although this was later reduced to two years on appeal. [5] Leeds were the first English football club to be banned from a European competition.It has proved a lucrative business with Guvnors, about Manchester City hooligans, and Cardiff City's Soul Crew both shifting around 60,000 copies apiece, while sales figures for Steaming In are believed to have reached six figures. It was during the writing of one such book on the Birmingham Zulu Warriors hooligan firm two years ago that the seed for Service Crew was planted. A Company ( Aldershot Town) · The Gooners ( Arsenal) · Villa Hardcore ( Aston Villa) · Zulus ( Birmingham City) · Gall, Caroline (11 December 2007). Service Crew: The Inside Story of Leeds United's Hooligan Gangs. Milo Books. ISBN 978-1-903854-72-3. In 2012, fans of the Minnesota Twins adapted the lyric (replacing 'Leeds United' with 'Minnesota', and 'Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!' with 'Twins! Twins! Twins!') to support the Major League Baseball team. [4] Chart performance [ edit ]

Supporters of other Leeds-based sports teams, such as the Leeds Rhinos rugby league team, also sing the song. The only part of the song that is removed in these alternative versions is the first four lines, which contain 'Leeds United' twice, as 'United' obviously does not apply to these teams. Leeds' ultimate frisbee team, LeedsLeedsLeeds, were also named after the song and club magazine. The Zulu Warriors have a fierce rivalry with Aston Villa Hardcore as well as firms from West Ham, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Millwall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton. The Zulu Warriors also featured in the movie Green Street, alongside the Green Street Elite. Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" (commonly known as "Marching On Together") is the name of the anthem of Leeds United written by Les Reed and Barry Mason. [2] The vocals on the original recording were sung by the 1972 team members of the Leeds United and their supporters. The record stayed in the UK Singles Chart for almost three months, peaking at number 10. [3] Today, it was revealed that after being arrested for the 2004 offence, Charles tried to assume the identity of a friend.There are several events throughout history which became high profile events and they can all be found below: This was behaviour that was totally out of character. In my view you were swept along with the crowd and the emotion at that time. I had just been banned so thought 'why not? It will all be about stuff in the past so what more can they do to me?'