Storyline and characters

Storylines and characters

The typical storyline for a football hooligan film is that a group of people who are all connected due to supporting the same football team. This group is usually known as a firm. The story is typically based around a London club such as West Ham or Millwall. It begins with the walking to the stadium singing a song the club is famous for. For example in Green Street they walk from the pub to the stadium singing 'I'm forever blowing bubbles'. It then goes into the stadium where both sets of fans are usually winding each other up.

After this the group the film is based around will meet the firm of the team they've played typically a rival. This meeting happens in a secluded area such as an alleyway. A violent fight scene usually follows in which goes on until police sirens can be heard, at which point both sets of fans usually run off in different directions. At the end of the film there's usually the main fight scene, this is when a large group from main rivals meet up. This is usually to settle something that happened in the film, Typically, in this scene a main character (or someone close to the main character) is killed. This sometimes ends with a character regretting the fight and leaving the firm scene.

A character in a football Hooligan film is typically scene as a cockney (Danny Dyer type) they wear clothing such as Stone island as this is the stuff hooligans are seen wearing at actual football matches. They are portrayed as confident loud mouth characters who don't shy away from conflict.