Soul Crew

One football gang has made the headlines more than any other over the past decade: the Cardiff Soul Crew. Formed in the early Eighties, it took its name from its followers’ love of soul music and brought together disparate mobs from the Welsh capital city and from the surrounding valleys and industrial towns.

Authors Dave Jones and Tony Rivers give a compelling insiders’ account of clashes with violent crews from London, Middlesbrough, Plymouth and Glasgow and they describe the intense rivalry with the Jacks of Swansea City. They reveal how internal tensions have prevented the gang from having a clear leadership and they tell of their obsession with the ‘casual’ fashion scene and explain how they have forged friendships with fellow terrace obsessives from all over Britain.

Told with black humour and unflinching honesty, Soul Crew is an explosive account of how the hooligan culture has prevailed despite the best efforts of police, politicians and the football authorities to stamp it out.

Reviews:

‘A good read with no shortage of humour.’ LOADED