Villains: The Inside Story of Aston Villa's Hooligan Gangs - Danny Brown

I grew up in an era of football violence. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s I saw scenes that I would rather forget. Being abused by a Millwall fan when I was 11, seeing Sheffield United fans running at Villa fans hurling house bricks and Manchester United fans going on the rampage in Aston, targeting policemen rather than opposition fans to mete out their violence are all memories I would rather do without. Whether he knew this is debatable but when my brother gave me the book “Villains: The Inside Story of Aston Villa’s Hooligan Gangs” as a tongue-in-cheek present, he probably didn’t realise that it would rake up bad memories. I certainly recall the reputation of Danny ...