Celtic Soccer Crew: What the Hell Do We Care?

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The Capital City Service (CCS) is a Scottish football hooligan firm associated with Hibernian F.C. and active from 1984 when the casual hooligan subculture took off in Scotland. Their roots were in the previous incarnations of hooligan groups attached to the club and also the wider Edinburgh and surrounding area's gang culture. They are more commonly known in the media and amongst the public as the Hibs Casuals, although within the hooligan network they may also be referred to as Hibs Boys. [3] [4] November 1994; Between 60 and 70 faced the Dundee Utility Crew outside McDiarmid Park in Perth after the 1994 Scottish Challenge Cup Final (B&Q Cup Final). April 2013; A policeman was seriously assaulted and nine fans were arrested as a total of 60 Section B and Ayr Utd's Ayr Service Crew (ASC) battled near Coatbridge town centre. [10] Following this incident, police made 20 further arrests in Ayrshire in June 2013. [11] This resulted in an Airdrie fan being jailed for 3 years. [12] Towards the end of the match fighting breaks out on the East Terrace between Hibs boys and Rangers fans as they both overcame the segregation fences to get at each other, the game is held up and the players are taken off the pitch until the police gain control of the crowd. At the final whistle the referee would not allow the Hibernian players to approach this section of the ground to applaud their fans. [10] [11] a b Radiografía de los ultras gallegos más allá de Celtarras y Riazor Blues. La Voz de Galicia, 2014-12-17.

Below is a chronological list of incidents that the CCS has been noted as being involved in. The criteria for inclusion require that there must be evidence or an indication of: Giulianotti, Richard; Armstrong, Gary (2002). "Avenues of contestation. Football hooligans running and ruling urban spaces". Social Anthropology. 10 (2): 211–238. doi: 10.1017/S0964028202000149. ISSN 1469-8676. Riotous scenes broke out outside of the stadium, as the Capital City Service sought revenge on the away support. The vast majority of the Celtic contingent had been disgusted by what had happened, but ultimately became victims in the crossfire of a brawl between the Capital City Service and the Celtic Soccer Crew on Easter Road.Guilianotti, Richard (1994). Keep it in the family: An outline of the social ontology of Hibs Casuals, Game without Frontiers: Football, Identity and Modernity. ISBN 978-1-85742-219-1. Wilkinson, Matt (12 July 2007). "Oxford United thug banned". thisisoxfordshire.co.uk . Retrieved 16 March 2009. In the brief appearances the club has made in European competitions since the inception of the gang there has also been incidents of note against FC Liege, Anderlecht, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Maribor. [75] [76] [77]

Section B are a group of football supporters who follow Airdrieonians F.C., and before the current club's formation in 2002, followed the original Airdrieonians. The group, formed in 1977, have been well known throughout Scottish football for their boisterous, vociferous and often violent behaviour for nearly 50 years. a b "Los ultras del fútbol se hermanan para combatir a grupos rivales"[The extremists of football partner up to combat rival groups]. Público (in Spanish). 30 November 2014. Baník Ostrava – Sparta Praha (Pohled Baníku)". hooligans.cz (in Czech). 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Airdrie fan banned from every UK football ground". The Scotsman. 17 November 2006 . Retrieved 2 December 2011. Administrator, huddersfieldexaminer. "Clubs and police in plea for calm at tonight's Halifax Town v Chester FA Cup match after trouble at first game". Archived from the original on 4 October 2015 . Retrieved 2 October 2015.a b c O'Kene, J (September 2006). "No beef with United in my 21 years in Celtic hooligan firm". Edinburgh . Retrieved 26 April 2007. For the Fans". Edinburgh Evening News. 15 February 1985. pp.CCS: For Raith Rovers meet at Waverley 1 p.m.