But the Daily Record was there to witness their plans for mayhem being thwarted by the police. I look back on that and, yeah, totally, I think it was madness. One of the original members of the Hibs Capital City Service he has been at the heart of every CCS encounter, apart from those he missed while in prison. The severed ear was later found on the concourse. He's referring to a particularly notorious incident in which his CCS casuals gathered in the city centre, preparing to ambush a gang of the visiting ASC – Aberdeen Soccer Casuals. A deep dive into Scottish football hooliganism. Keena was in red hot form as Ayr continued their build up to the Betfred Cup with a thorough test at the Falkirk Stadium today. A guard was put around Mercer's home. ©JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Refresh and try again. It turned out to be an episode that could have ended in tragedy when a petrol bomb was thrown at the Aberdeen gang, scattering terrified Saturday shoppers. And it was a buzz. 9 Books that Goodreads Editors Highly Recommend. Less than half successfully argued they were innocently caught up in the fighting. His passion for the team is obvious, yet at club official level the likes of Blance – who once sponsored winger John O'Neill – are scorned: "These people are animals, they are not real fans and we want nothing to do with them," former Hibs chairman Douglas Cromb once declared. Even the guy that did it probably thinks it was madness. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. 714 new Covid-19 cases in Scotland as no deaths recorded, 'I'm scared, he's in the house' Terrified daughter dials 999 to report mum's murder. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. His book Hibs Boy – with a fawning foreword written by high-profile Hibs fan and friend, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, catalogues his life as a soccer casual, from February 1980 when, aged 15, he was arrested for the first time after scrapping with two Morton fans after a Hibs match, to the aftermath of that brutal axe attack which led to a five-year prison sentence. Blance, a one-time nightclub bouncer whose more recent business interests include running a suntan parlour and internet cafe, is slightly bemused that even now, when he insists he's left his hooligan days behind, his notoriety precedes him. It was like how in the sixties there were mods and rockers, in the seventies there were skinheads and punks. Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter. "The police got wind of it. The walls of his Inverkeithing home are lined with Hibs memorabilia, various signed Hibs shirts, photographs, fridge magnets, scarves. IT IS understood that the violence was masterminded by Andy Frain of the Chelsea Headhunters, who was jailed for two years last June. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The striker scored for the second game in a row after returning from injury.