Hunted Down by Pack of Dogs in Wild Digbeth ; Improved Stadia and Intelligence-Led Policing May Have Reduced Football Hooliganism in Grounds but It Can Still Explode On Our Streets. Simon Thomas, a Birmingham City Supporter, Tells of Being Attacked in the City Centre After Saturday's Blues-Spurs Game, While Villa Fan Tony Capelli Recalls Some Near Encounters in the 'Bad Old Days'

Birmingham Post › March 20, 2006

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"I'm a Blues fan" was my desperate plea as I spun around trying to keep my balance. Another strike to the back of the head left me reeling. It's funny the thoughts that thrash through your mind in these life-defining moments.

"I'm going to die in a gutter in Digbeth. I wonder if many people will attend the memorial service?" and bizarrely "Did I unplug the iron?"

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Hunted Down by Pack of Dogs in Wild Digbeth ; Improved Stadia and Intelligence-Led Policing May Have Reduced Football Hooliganism in Grounds but It Can Still Explode On Our Streets. Simon Thomas, a Birmingham City Supporter, Tells of Being Attacked in the City Centre After Saturday's Blues-Spurs Game, While Villa Fan Tony Capelli Recalls Some Near Encounters in the 'Bad Old Days'

The pack has sensed a kill and is moving in. It reminded me of a scene from David Attenborough's Planet Earth where wild dogs appear from nowhere to hunt down an impala. The impala manag...

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