Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by Pat Vegas
Oooh. Didn't know that. Seems it kicked off quite a bit:
"The initial Anglo-Italian Cup was played as an annual tournament from 1970 to 1973. The first final was abandoned early due to violence, with Swindon Town declared the winners. During its time the tournament had a reputation for violence between fans, but it returned as a semi-professional tournament from 1976 before it was abolished again in 1986."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Italian_Cup
btw, re: Millwall hoolies. Someone said that Millwall reckon it's their birthright cos they invented it. I saw something a couple of weeks back saying that it first really kicked off in the '20s, when MFC played WHUFC in what was called the dockers' derby.
So basically, the donkers from the different side of the river hated each other and used the footie as an excuse to lay into each other. So they were well ahead of the game on that.
And it was because the Lions were scabs:
"When the Millwall shipyard broke the 1926 dockers' strike, the outrage over the water raised tensions to tipping point. "
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...y-started.html
