http://perryboys.com The Manchester Perry Boys, blog by author Ian Hough Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:37:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ian Hough was born in 1965 in the Langworthy area of Salford and is an avid Manchester United supporter. Among many other things, his writing focuses on Manchester’s underground culture, with regard to travel, crime, drugs, music, football and fashion. He grew up during the 1970s and 80s in north ... http://perryboys.com/news/about-the-author As a youth I would listen. To the elders of the tribe, the late-teens and twenty-somethings; those with the proper Mancunian accents, those who'd shed platforms for sandals and boat-pumps. Those who disappeared for weeks on end and returned with sparkling tales from the South of France and Italy. "We never ... http://perryboys.com/news/perry-boys-abroad-2-never-going-back-to-acrylic The hot summers of the 70s were top notch. From the '76 heatwave to the Argentinean World Cup in 1978, a ferocious and obscene desire rocketed through the youth of Britain; to hit the road, go abroad, watch foreign football teams knock it about. Domestic fashion was lurching through the ... http://perryboys.com/news/perry-boys-abroad People love to prove how much of a proper United fan they are these days. It’s fucking pathetic. Proclamations to total strangers don’t convince anyone. Only mates who’ve known you as a red from early childhood can vouch, unless you’re a member of some kind of gang. Some of the ... http://perryboys.com/news/man-united-casual-whooligans