They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy.
They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs
(especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike
encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer
thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots
that terrorize entire cities.
From one of our most interesting literary figures – former
editor of Granta, former fiction editor at The New Yorker,
acclaimed author of Among the Thugs – a sharp, funny,
exuberant, close-up account of his headlong plunge into the life of
a professional cook.
