One of Scotland's most infamous football thugs appears to have escaped an assassin's gun in Pattaya. Seventeen hooligans were named to police in just two days last July following an appeal in The Sun. On Monday, Terence Matthews, of Morden, Surrey, and two others pleaded guilty to affray. A judge warned them they face jail when sentenced in May. The notorius Fat was washing the dishes when a hired gunman fired a shotgun through the kitchen window.

Before sentencing, Last trembled in front of the judge. But when his 10-year sentence was handed down, he showed no emotion.

While most of the Chelsea hooligans McIntyre met were in their thirties, he also crossed paths with the Reading Youth Firm, a younger group of hooligans in their late teens and early twenties who follow Reading. They too were involved in drug-dealing, violence and nazi politics.

The following October, however, he was among 18 hooligans jailed by a month by a Dutch court for his actions during the "Battle of Eindhoven". The tribal nature of football will always make some involved in hooliganism susceptible to the overtures of the far right. While only a minority will actually become active in nazi groups, the violent nationalism that accompanies English hooliganism abroad and the strong loyalism that is dominant within the scene combines to produce a breeding ground for xenophobia and racism. The Chelsea Headhunters is one example of how the culture of racism and nazism becomes entrenched in a gang of hooligans. Trips to Auschwitz have become a regular occurrence for Chelsea supporters on their trips into the East. C18 magazines reproduce photographs of their activities there, including some where the hooligans are lying on concrete slabs and stealing artefacts. He was due to be joined by Frain — who was last seen arriving at court swigging from a bottle of vodka — but his sentencing had to be postponed dueTo hurt or even kill the victim, he or SHE would then be STABBED in the stomach so the face would RIP when they screamed. The thugs jostled on the Fulham Road. A group of Cardiff fans broke away and made their way to the King’s Road, where they were met by the Headhunters. After a few years in the doldrums a revitalised Headhunters emerged in 1990 with a new leadership under Tony Covele. Younger and arguably more violent, this gang became dominant on the England scene for much of the early to mid 1990s. In 1993, Covele led a 300-strong group for the England visit to Holland. As can be seen in footage shown on Channel 4 in 1994, it was only after his arrival at Rotterdam train station that the other English hooligans ran off into battle. Buglioni, Gaetano; King, Martin (1 August 2008). Bully C.F.C.: The Life and Crimes of a Chelsea Head-hunter. Head Hunter Books. ISBN 978-1-906085-08-7. The firm was involved in numerous incidents of violence through the United Kingdom and Europe during the 1980s. [7] Its activities inspired numerous prominent Russian hooligan firms, and some high-profile members of the Headhunters took part in football hooliganism in Russia. [8]

Chelsea hooligan Jason Marriner has recalled how his first fight - away at Wolves - sparked his passion for mob clashes (Image: Daily Record) Read More Related Articles He strutted like a little tinpot leader whose vanity and arrogance knew no bounds, glorifying and reveling in violence,' the judge said. The close Headhunter association with following England has increased the nationalist and xenophobic attitudes of many Chelsea hooligans. Regular trips to Glasgow Rangers and Northern Ireland have only reinforced this relationship. A right-wing culture soon developed at Chelsea, with both the NF and British Movement targeting the fans and hooligans for recruitment. As the culture became dominant, so Chelsea attracted more right wingers from a far greater area.One of the most-feared "firms" was made up of Chelsea supporters, who were documented by a BBC documentary, Chelsea Headhunters. Football hooligan Jason Marriner took part in Belfast UVF parade". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 8 September 2018.

On Thursday, 13 other Chelsea fans were jailed for offences of violence after the Cardiff game and received sentences of up to two years in jail. One ofBBC programme by investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre. Frain discussed his involvement with the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 while Marriner had close links