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It's the 1970s, a time of skinheads, Doctor Martens, violence and trouble on the terraces. The Mile End Mob rule Upton Park. Long beofre the ruthless InterCity Firm casuals, they were the first guv'nors of the terraces, striking fear into the other West Ham mobs and fans. Micky Smith, die-hard Hammers fan, was there in the thick of the action, he saw it all as it happened, Here he teams up with bestsellign author, ex-ICF face and West Ham authority Cass Pennant to recall these action-packed and turbulent times. Indeed, it was the reputation and respect commended by the East End Bovver Boys that drove a hardcore of hooligans to create the notorious Intercity Firm and establish their rule over the terraces up and down the country in the 1980s. Here is the story of what came before the ICF. Thrilling, dramatic and brutally honest, it will fascinate any football fan or social historian.

Born in Stepney in the early fifties, Micky Smith grew up a staunch West Ham fan. He followed his team up and down the country, and even abroad for the 1976 ECWC final. Shortly after he moved to Australia where he has lived ever since. Cass Pennant is a bestselling author of hard man titles, including Terrace Legends, Cass, Rolling with the 657 Crew and Congratulations You Have Just Met the ICF.