Celtic Soccer Crew

by John O'Kane

With 33 criminal convictions against him, plus a further 33 cases either dropped or found not guilty, he has been remanded nine times including one charge of attempted murder when he was aged just 18. He became rapidly embroiled in a life of violence and was in and out of prison just as many times as he was in and out of hospital. His was a life dedicated to football violence in the shape of the Celtic Soccer Crew. O'Kane's memoirs are about the extraordianry struggle of a gang of football hooligans to survive, despite discovering an unexpected enemy the indomitable Celtic Support - a support that guarded its reputation and good name with a passion O'Kane hadn't reckoned with, even as a Celtic supporter himself. But out on the streets and causing mayhem, the Celtic Soccer Crew and that incredibly included their girlfriends - proved they were not taking shit from anyone. Now revealed for the first time are some of those outrageous antics for which the CSC firm are notorious. Combined with frankness and honesty, they give the reader a real insight into what turns a man into a career hooligan.

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2006

Reviews

[Paul Craig]

Exceptionally honest and quite comical too at points. Was a big "here I am" written memoir but, as I say - honest.
Quite enjoying it and only a couple chapters
to go
Update: Have read the remainder and I even shed a tear in one chapter. Something you don't expect in a football lads book but, at the end of the day they have families like the rest of us.
Great book!