So, what can we reflect on next? After ‘God save the King’ and ‘New Model Barmy’, I had a bit of a creative break, but now we are back with another musical hit of the late 70’s / early 80’s. Not just a musical hit, in this case the hits are quite physical to get the ball rolling…

Inspiration for this image came from the ‘Oi’ band Cockney Rejects. At the height of their musical career they were quite influential for the spirit of the East End of London. The band members were supporters of the football club West Ham United, to the degree that they recorded a cover version of the club’s traditional chant ‘I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles’.

Thinking back, the 1980’s felt like rough times for me and my peers, and our frustration about politics, and sheer boredom, was expressed through music, and even street fights and other violent behaviour (such as football hooliganism). Coming to a certain age (and hopefully wiser), edges have softened, and most of us moved on to being more reflective of our cultural heritage.

There are always two sides of the same coin. Tough on the outside, soft on the inside, yoo noh wot ah meen?

Disclaimer: the setting of this picture is fictional, and is not intended to celebrate negative football fan behaviour, violence or anything to do with the far-right extremists. Even the band itself were defending themselves from media claims that they had a British Movement following.