, Item weight Undoubtedly though in all of the years following the club the most eventful away game ever was at Millwall in 1979. Many were rivals working for opposing companies and vying for the same business. - Free Online Library", "Hull to bill Millwall for damage to stand", "Former Millwall striker Gavin Grant guilty of murder", "The Book of Football The Start of No One Likes Us", "FA Cup semi-final: Sunderland 0 1 Millwall | Football | The Guardian", "FA Cup: Fans arrested after Millwall violence", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Millwall_Bushwackers&oldid=1142481422, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox criminal organization with ethnicity or ethnic makeup parameters, Pages using infobox criminal organization with rivals parameter, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 17:00. 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. It was described by the BBC as one of the worst cases of civil disorder seen in Britain in recent times. What do these books have in common? I wasnt a troublemaker only at the football.". One Millwall fan had a stuffed lion, the idiot I am thought it was a dog, and it was a tribute to Harry the dog, Irony is not my strongest point Harry the Mad dog threatened the bus queue for the Economic when I was there. West Ham were fined 115,000, an amount seen as an insult by Millwall, which staunchly defended the actions of its own fans and the club's inability to do any more than it had for a match at a rival's ground. One Millwall supporter was stabbed during clashes between the two sets of fans outside the ground. It was a pleasing site. That is another story as well. It led to a ban on away supporters by Luton from their Kenilworth Road ground for four years. Yeah, yeah we said and thought nothing of it. Despite being furious about having broken countless school rules, Hermione had noticed that the dog was standing on a trap door, and guarding something. Brentford's goalkeeper Chic Brodie picked it up, inspected it and threw it into his goal. [33] Other examples of this include archive footage of their hooligan element's past bad behaviour being shown, when disorder has occurred at other grounds, not involving them. Yeah London has changed and grown. There are 0 reviews and 0 ratings from Canada, Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations. For Millwalls Ginger Bob being part of a football firm appeared pre-destined. He reckoned he had a machete and was going to cut us all up. Millwall defender Harry Cripps's testimonial in 1972 was overshadowed by fighting outside and inside at The Den. It's camp as Christmas. m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0]; There was a house being renovated with bricks and sand outside. [30], Former club chairman Reg Burr once commented: "Millwall are a convenient coat peg for football to hang its social ills on",[31] an example being the reporting of convicted murderer Gavin Grant. Magic Sponge Members Jun 17, 2011 1,135 House In The Hill Feb 14, 2012 #8 He lived in Cuckfield for a while and I used to have a pint with him in The Sussex in Haywards Heath on the odd occasion. transitionDuration: 0, Kindle Edition. Annis Jnr Author and Publisher of 7 Books. WebThis Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) They must have flushed about 200 Millwall fans who were waiting for usunderneath a block of flats. Long story, but in Oct 1974, 7 of us got ambushed by him & his mob on the top deck of a bus. Required fields are marked *. Think Ill try & get down the Den again this season. Riaz Khan of Leicesters Baby Squad said: "Being part of a firm gave you that sense of belonging. a = s.createElement(o), font-size: 14px; The bit where the doc maker says Harry the dog made a lone attack on the Rovers end just makes me smile and it shouldnt i know. I was at a late 90s game at the New Den, City lost, there was unrest at the club and a demo planned to protest against their then Chairman Peter Mead, of the gun manufacturers. I must have been about 12 as were most of the queue. We are the Millwall we are the best, we are the Millwall so f.uck all the rest, f.uck em all.. The tale of that day lives forever.There is a bit of scene setting required before we tell that story. } View our online Press Pack. Although the men pictured all had different stories to tell about how they got involved in trouble, there was one common theme. He acted like he lived for a scrap ,fair play if that's what he wanted that's the way they were Back then ,it's just get on a rattler and sup ale av a scrap watch game( for 50 pence cash) Av another fight then get home see ya next week mush By 1979 all the main parties had changed leader, the UK had voted to remain in the Common Market in a referendum and had undergone a series of economic crises leading to the nations humiliating bailout by the International Monetary Fund in 1976 as well as the now notorious Winter of Discontent of 1978-1979. Webblue doberman puppies. The Hammers were fined 115,000 by the FA. Re: fao forever blue is harry the dog still alive Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:07 pm blue nile wrote: I remember reading something on a Millwall forum, the other member of , Print length Was down a couple of weeks ago, impressed with the club and the fans. } , Publisher 83' Danny McNamara booked for a Yellow card. It's easy! Funnily enough, that Millwall area is probably the least changed (speaking of the social demographics). : About half a dozen of them trotted towards the high rise flats near the ground, with dogs and we all wondered what the fuck was going on. body{ [32], After a game against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road in September 2010, manager Kenny Jackett said Millwall's hooligan problems are to a certain extent exaggerated by media sensationalism. This away game at Millwall in 1979 ended a hectic period for Sunderland fans, crowd trouble wise. We walked the hundred yards or so to The Euston Tavern, opened the doors and inside it was chocker block with red and whites. The game saw hundreds of West Ham fans invade the pitch on three occasions, forcing the game to be temporarily suspended once. })(); Having witnessed by firat Sunderland AFC game in October 1971, a 2 v 2 draw with Luton Town, my first away game with The Lads was towards the end of 1976 and a trip to Middlesbrough. Harry appears at 2:00 and 15:04 in the above YouTube clip, and with the rest of F Troop at 30:15 (Bobby The Wolf, Harry The Dog, Mad Pat and Winkle piled into the Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. playing very well at the moment imagine the panic if they get to the play - offs. WebUsed to drink in a couple of pubs south of the water, one of which was Harry the Dogs local, cant remember the name of the pub now but it was a music pub - and although they played great stuff in there, it was like a time bomb, just waiting for the smallest thing for it to kick off. A mini van full of Millwall kids stood leaning against it and as we walked past they just glared. Brilliant documentary & this is real Millwall not spotty underdeveloped kids who'd have trouble spitting on their bottom lip. [9] The ground was again closed for two weeks in 1934 following crowd disturbances after the visit of Bradford (Park Avenue). It looks like you're new here. [34] During a game between Millwall and Huddersfield Town, The Observer reported that a Huddersfield Town fan had thrown a coin at a linesman, and that some Millwall fans had intervened, and handed the culprit over to police. Danny Brown took time to involve himself in youth work in schools and youth centres, while the Baby Squads Riaz Khan gained an MA in English Language teaching and teaches at college and university. Sign up for a new account in our community. (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments) Millwall played local rivals West Ham United away at Upton Park on 17 September 1906 in a Western League game. h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,.slide2-header,.slide1-header,.athena-title, .widget-title,.entry-title, .product_title{ It was in this context and background that the Sunderland fans followed the team all over the country, in large numbers, a hostile uninviting England where football hooliganism was rife, at even the most surprising of places eg Bristol Rovers. Many were rivals working for opposing companies and vying for the same business. Find all the books, read about the author and more. Instead it seeks to demonstrate just how dangerous football hooliganism is, and why the police were quite right to crack down on football violence throughout the eighties and nineties. [4] Millwall's hooligans are regarded by their rivals as amongst the stiffest competition, with Manchester United hooligan Colin Blaney describing them as being within the 'top four' firms in his autobiography 'Undesirables'[5] and West Ham hooligan Cass Pennant featuring them on his Top Boys TV YouTube channel, on which this fearsome reputation for violence was described. : Harry the Dog was the leader of Millwalls notorious F-Troop during the 1970's, and the most feared football hooligan of his generation. On Tour With The Lads; Millwall 1979, is the first in an occasional series of reminisces of supporting Sunderland AFC; a lifetime commitment and a one that I wouldnt have swapped for the world. Harry appears at 2:00 and 15:04 in the above YouTube clip, and with the rest of F Troop at 30:15 (Bobby The Wolf, Harry The Dog, Mad Pat and Winkle piled into the bus) 27 February 2015. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. About 30 seconds later I realised why; bricks and bottles began to stott off the corrugated iron fencing at the back. Millwall lost the game 20. Our Story; Our Chefs; Cuisines. We pay for your stories! We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. I was at a late 90s game at the New Den, City lost, there was unrest at the club and a Both sets of supporters were primarily made up of dockers, who lived and worked in the same locality in east and south London. Still a tough place. Your email address will not be published. And don't forget cambridge away first game of the season when the general was in all the newspapers what a mob that plus pop robson scoring the winner.on his debut and brighton in the cup bank holiday weekend the rows started on the friday night , and finished with us all over the pitch and the old bill running everywhere, That was the norm Steve remember the northbrook with Millwall and aving cass pennant on the door never helped did it now i would say 1970s right up to the 80s was the best until it become trendy to be a chelseaa thug.