Soccer Casuals.

... SOCCER CASUALS Hooliganism in Scotland had had many different phases, the 1970's saw a lot of trouble amongst drunken football fans, leading to football authorities banning alcohol sales in football grounds. The 70's had also seen the skinhead fashion in full flow with some clubs having a very small minority who followed the club with the sole intention of causing trouble. But the real hooligan problem was born in the early 1980's with the birth of the Soccer Casual. The early 80's saw the birth of the Casual, out went the previous skinhead fashions and in came Pringle jumpers, Lois cords, Farahs and Burberry scarves. The label was the thing, and the more expensive and exclusive the better. For the first time since the 60's Mod, lads were happy to look trendy and tidy, and these lads would use the terraces at their local club as their catwalks. During the

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