Football
Ex-Man Utd hooligan says one rival firm ‘was different level’ after nearly killing him
Former Manchester United hooligan Tony O’Neill has been jailed three times for football offences and he has now spoken about coming up against bricks and blades during one dangerous away day
A former hooligan recalled risking his life on a brutal away day where he claimed ambushing fans were armed with bricks and Stanley knives. Tony O’Neill was once regarded as Britain’s most notorious football hooligan. Back in the 1970s, he became a key figure in two Manchester United firms, Red Army and later the Casuals, and hewas known as ‘the general’.
