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Meet the firms in England: Newcastle Gremlins/NME

Newcastle Gremlins are a football hooligan firm associated with the English football club, Newcastle United F.C. In March 2002, the Gremlins fought with hooligans from Sunderland’s Seaburn Casuals in a pre-arranged clash near the North Shields Ferry terminal, in what was described as “some of the worst football related fighting ever witnessed in the United Kingdom”. The leaders of the …

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Meet the firms in England: Millwall Bushwhackers

The original firm associated with Millwall was known as F-Troop. The hooligan firm still exists today. However, the firm is not as large as it was at its height in the 1980s. This is due in part to ex-Millwall chairman Theo Paphitis’ introduction of a membership scheme following the events outside The New Den on the evening of the Birmingham …

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Meet the firms in England: Burnley Suicide Squad

We keep with our rubric called “Meet the firms in England”. All articles from this interesting category can be found HERE. The Suicide Squad is a football hooligan firm linked to the English Premier League team, Burnley F.C. The self-imposed title is derived from previous behavior at away games where the single minded involvement in violence against overwhelming odds could …

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Meet the firms in England: 657 crew – Portsmouth FC

We keep with our rubric called “Meet the firms in England”. All articles from this interesting category can be found HERE. A documentary of the Police and their battle to contain the antics of Portsmouth’s 657 crew . For a small city Pompey’s best lads punched well above their weight and gained national notoriety for their antics, particularly away from …

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