Millwall hooligan James Bannon from exposure and perhaps death. The ex-Police officer was entrusted with the infiltration of ‘the Millwall Bushwackers’ hooligan group during the 1980s.
He was part of a sophisticated Police sting designed to nullify the hooligan groups bringing violence, fear and shame to English football at the time.
As you would expect, embedding yourself so deep into one of the most feared football fan groups of the time came with its dangers and near misses.
Fortunately, Bannon was armed with an ice cream when one of his old colleagues approached him for a conversation while he was deep undercover.Read More: Undercover Millwall hooligan had to ‘windmill’ his way out of 8,000 Arsenal fans “That’s your biggest fear.
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