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Speaking of reading material I just bought a book the other day from Borders on football firms around the world. If you think the hooligans in England are bad, you haven't seen anything yet. Pick up a copy and you'll see why. It's warfare man. Problem is at RM 111, it's quite pricey.


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Mind to share some highlights of the book bro??

Its too expensive for me. Maybe I'll buy it if I manage to sell off my Biostar I45 mobo

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Added on April 8, 2009, 6:36 pmEh, why should I buy it? Always had great times reading for free at Borders. They got some comfortable chairs there

This post has been edited by matyrze: Apr 8 2009, 06:36 PM

Problem is this book comes wrapped so I doubt they'd allow you to unwrap it

Ok here goes:

It's about these two guys that go around to visit some of the toughest and meanest football firms in the world. You know how Milwall is a notorious place to visit? Well they aren't anything compared to these guys who are seriously mental. They meet with leaders/members of these firms who take them to matches and give them insights into how they prepare for fights with rival fans etc. I just read one on the Bad Boy Blues of Dinamo Zagreb. Even the clubs players are not spared. During a game they lost, 50 of the firms members paid a 'visit' to the players during training. Cars were thrashed and punches were thrown. They stripped the players of their jerseys and shorts and told them they could only have them back if they showed some heart on the pitch. Needless to say they played better in the coming games.

In a sense they also cover the world's most violent confrontation between fans. They travel to areas such as The Balkans, Poland, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Holland and Russia to sneak a peak and the world's toughest football crews. It's quite enlightening really. Some even join the army to get training and access to guns so they can start wars with rival fans.

I've just started reading it so there's not much more I can say at this point.

there is also a movie called 'football factory', certain local friendly dvd sellers have them

Yes I've heard to that as well. Looking to pick it up.

I think footy fans in Malaysia should have a read and gain some insight into what passion really means. Some seem to think it's about staying up to watch games and that history and tradition doesn't matter. Well I can tell you that the Gravediggers from Serbia's Partizan Belgrade will have a thing or two to say about that

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Added on June 29, 2009, 2:04 pmThink it's about time to revive this thread. For those who read football literature, you can find the following books in Amcorp Mall for the following prices:

1) Pele's Biography - RM 19.90.
2) Stuart Pearce's Bio - RM 9.90.
3) Gazza's Bio - RM 9.90.

Bought Psycho's one last night. I also saw Bio's for Geoff Hurst, Ashley Cole and Peter Crouch.

This post has been edited by Duke Red: Jun 29 2009, 02:04 PM