Green street hooligans
What did Matt (main character) study?
Journalism
What went wrong?
Italian families were seated next to Liverpool supporters
What is a terrace in footballing terms?
Section where you stand as a crowd and watch the match
Who is he?
How are stadiums different now from before Heysel?
They are all-seater now
Which club is Matt and the rest of Green Street Elite supporting?
When did it happen?
1985
What is a firm in footballing terms?
What is "Among the Thugs" about?
What is CCTV and how is it relevant to Heysel?
He is a teacher
What was the consequences?
39 (mostly Italians) died and more than 600 people were injured
What is a "thug"?
a violent, aggressive person, especially one who is a criminal
What happens when Buford and the Manchester United supporters land in Italy?
What were hooligans called originally/in the beginning of football?
roughs
Who is the major and why did he retire?
Steve (Shannon's husband/Pete's brother)
To live a quieter life (he saw a kid die)
What was the main focus of the speech Margaret Thatcher gave in the House of Commons?
To support Belgian authorities and to guarantee that football hooliganism would be prohibited with laws
Name the three causes that create a crowd characteristic according to Gustave Le Bon
Anonymity, Contagion, Suggestibility
What happens to what they represent?
The Manchester United supporters suddenly represent England against Italy
English football authorities wanted to pull out English teams of European competitions in the 1960s. Why?
Because football violence was considerably worse in OTHER European countries
Millwall
Who played the match and what was the score?
Juventus - Liverpool (1-0)
What does it mean to gentrify?
to change an area, a person, etc. so that they aresuitable for, or can mix with, people of a highersocial class than before
How does Bill Buford get introduced to football hooliganism?
He went to study in England, when he was randomly on a train with a lot of hooligans and found them fascinating
Where was football violence mainly before and where is it mainly now?