Author: Sandy ChuggPublisher: Fort
ISBN: 9781905769285
Category : Hoodlums
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The autobiography of a football hooligan from the Rangers Inter City Firm.
Understanding Football Hooliganism
Author: Ramón SpaaijPublisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9056294458
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Football hooliganism periodically generates widespread political and public anxiety. In spite of the efforts made and resources invested over the past decades, football hooliganism is still perceived by politicians, policymakers and media as a disturbing social problem. This highly readable book provides the first systematic and empirically grounded comparison of football hooliganism in different national and local contexts. Focused around the six Western European football clubs on which the author did his research, the book shows how different clubs experience and understand football hooliganism in different ways. The development and effects of anti-hooligan policies are also assessed. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of context, social interaction and collective identity for understanding football hooliganism. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in football culture, hooliganism and collective violence.
Rangers I C F
Author: Davey CarrickPublisher: Head-Hunter Books
ISBN: 9781906085094
Category : Soccer fans
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In-depth insight into Scotland's most infamous casual football firm. Carrick, one of the originators of the ICF, writes with great honesty and openness about his time as one of its leaders. He tells of the clashes with rival casual gangs, including battles with old adversaries Celtic, the loyalists connections and he explains the ties with the Orange Order. Carrick has been arrested over 30 times for football-related violence and he has served two prison sentences.
Forecasting in Financial and Sports Gambling Markets
Author: William S. MalliosPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118099532
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
A guide to modeling analyses for financial and sports gambling markets, with a focus on major current events Addressing the highly competitive and risky environments of current-day financial and sports gambling markets, Forecasting in Financial and Sports Gambling Markets details the dynamic process of constructing effective forecasting rules based on both graphical patterns and adaptive drift modeling (ADM) of cointegrated time series. The book uniquely identifies periods of inefficiency that these markets oscillate through and develops profitable forecasting models that capitalize on irrational behavior exhibited during these periods. Providing valuable insights based on the author's firsthand experience, this book utilizes simple, yet unique, candlestick charts to identify optimal time periods in financial markets and optimal games in sports gambling markets for which forecasting models are likely to provide profitable trading and wagering outcomes. Featuring detailed examples that utilize actual data, the book addresses various topics that promote financial and mathematical literacy, including: Higher order ARMA processes in financial markets The effects of gambling shocks in sports gambling markets Cointegrated time series with model drift Modeling volatility Throughout the book, interesting real-world applications are presented, and numerous graphical procedures illustrate favorable trading and betting opportunities, which are accompanied by mathematical developments in adaptive model forecasting and risk assessment. A related web site features updated reviews in sports and financial forecasting and various links on the topic. Forecasting in Financial and Sports Gambling Markets is an excellent book for courses on financial economics and time series analysis at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. The book is also a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners working in the areas of retail markets, quant funds, hedge funds, and time series. Also, anyone with a general interest in learning about how to profit from the financial and sports gambling markets will find this book to be a valuable resource.
Football, Violence and Social Identity
Author: Richard GuilianottiPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134859430
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Drawing on research from Britain, Europe, Argentina and the USA this volume examines the culture and loyalties of soccer players and crowds and their relationships to social order, disorder and violence. This informative and accessible book will be of interest to students of Sport Science and to all of those who love the game of soccer.
These Colours Don't Run
Author: Derek DykesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781905769124
Category : Soccer fans
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This is the dramatic story of the Capital City Service, the Hibs casuals who became the most notorious gang in Scotland. 'These Colours Don't Run' is one of the most readable books in the genre: at times dark and violent, but often humorous and moving.
Among the Thugs
Author: Bill BufordPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804150516
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities. Now Bill Buford, editor of the prestigious journal Granta, enters this alternate society and records both its savageries and its sinister allure with the social imagination of a George Orwell and the raw personal engagement of a Hunter Thompson.
Transparency
Author: Colin RowePublisher: Birkhaüser
ISBN: 9783764356156
Category : Architects
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Transparency," by Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky, originally published in English in 1964 (in Perspecta 8), followed by a German translation in 1968, is one of the main modern reference texts for any student of architecture. Rowe and Slutzky co-founded the architects group "Texas Rangers" at the University of Texas in Austin, together with John Hejduk, Werner Seligmann and Bernhard Hoesli. In conjunction with their teaching activities, the group members sought to develop a new method for architectural design and proceeded to test their models in the teaching environment. This edition of Transparency is provided with a commentary by Bernhard Hoesli and an introduction by the art and architecture historian Werner Oechslin.
Author: After The Match, The Game Begins - The True Story of The Dundee Utility
Author: John RobbPublisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1782192727
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Dundee Utility stands apart from other football firms. Its members are drawn not from the supporters of one team, but from two - Dundee United and Dundee FC - all of whom share the same passion: their city. The two bands of fans stand united, except on derby day, of course! In this compelling book, authors Kenny McCall and John Robb present the complete inside story of the Utility from their unique positions, each supporting Dundee United and Dundee respectively.
