{"product_id":"sons-of-albion-the-inside-story-of-the-section-5-squad-incorporating-the-clubhouse-and-smethwick-mob-30-years-of-west-broms-hooliga-9781425188559","title":"Sons of Albion: The Inside Story of the Section 5 Squad Incorporating the Clubhouse and Smethwick Mob 30+ Years of West Brom's Hooliga","description":"\"From the Clubhouse in the early Eighties, morphing into Section 5 in the heyday of football violence, West Bromwich Albion's hooligan element has a rightful place in the history of terrace culture. \u003cbr\u003eStemming from a multi-racial region, the mix of black, white and Asian lads battled, home and away, for more than three decades. \u003cbr\u003e What started in the Seventies as small mobs clashing at Cardiff, Leeds and Forest, led to the organised, fashion-conscious masses taking centre stage at the Hawthorns in the Eighties before another wave came through in the Nineties. \u003cbr\u003e The book charts the exploits of three main faces who helped the firm earn its reputation as well contributions from other well known names that have played a crucial part over the years. \u003cbr\u003e Enjoying intense rivalries with neighbours Wolves and Villa, numbers swelled as hooliganism peaked. \u003cbr\u003e Many also followed England around the world which led to one lad's escapades hitting the headlines in Malaysia while others found themselves detained in Japan. \u003cbr\u003e Now the scene has faded and banning orders prevail, the lads look back over an era that hooked thousands up and down the country and give honest accounts of their time with a potentially underrated but respected firm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Freethy,Jon Big Jon,Snarka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781425188559\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44441774358643,"sku":"9781425188559","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a1996969-39f4-41c9-8f10-ea9639399002.jpg?v=1773147235","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sons-of-albion-the-inside-story-of-the-section-5-squad-incorporating-the-clubhouse-and-smethwick-mob-30-years-of-west-broms-hooliga-9781425188559","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}