Broady53

I've been on the lash all day in Belper so bear with...not a punch or a kick thrown 😉
Were there innocents hurt...yes there was, Far too many that weren't reported as it was a common occurrence, Heysel, Hillsboro, Bradford saw some horrendous deaths due to Fans, Police and old stadia...who's to blame?
Danny Dyer oh please...a manufactured programme to put him in the limelight of being a "hard case" there were a good few from the Neptune who didn't want the DLF on his programme but some of the more high profile DLF crowd won the day...it was embarrassing...imo. Books were written of embellished journeys through the lives of "football hooligans" the Brimsons from Watford were the 1st to put pen to paper, They looked the part but as they say "the pen is mightier than the sword" both a pair of fantasists. 
Life is not worth losing for a game of football...it's mind boggling that this could happen, But lives are lost every weekend in towns up and down the Country...age teaches you one thing...to learn and listen to others, What happened 30-40-50 years ago through football was something we did as others did, Nothing to be proud or ashamed of it was a life that some chose to follow.
I'll end with this...I loved the 70s-80s made so many friends that you could re float the Titanic with them all, Today...I'm just an old fella that's still has his memories...and I'll share them with anyone who would like to hear them.
Enjoy your weekend of what's left...I will ☺️   

Not going into my past misdemeanors as 'one of the lads', but my first recollection of trouble at the BBG  was back in October 67 when we were playing Millwall.  They led 3-0 at the break and some of the lads from the Pop Side went around to the Normo End to introduce themselves to the London lads. Quite interesting watching it as 14 year old. 
The following season when we played them they turned up in numbers and entered the ground early waiting for any Derby fans entering the Pop Side - no segregation back then. Really interesting couple of hours till the full Derby lot arrived.
A few will say the "good days", but glad to see that the modern game as moved on from those days.