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‘Arsenal/Diósgyőr Till I Die’

‘Arsenal/Diósgyőr Till I Die’ A Comparison of English and Hungarian Football Fan Culture Based on Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch and Anthropological Fieldwork Németh Máté. Subjects of the analysis

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‘Arsenal/Diósgyőr Till I Die’

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  1. ‘Arsenal/Diósgyőr Till I Die’ A Comparison of English and Hungarian Football Fan Culture Based on Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitchand Anthropological Fieldwork Németh Máté

  2. Subjects of the analysis • Comparison of thefootball fan culture of England and Hungary ingeneral, and thefeatures of thesupporters of Arsenal FC and Diósgyőri VTK basedonFeverPitchwrittenby Nick Hornby and onownfieldworkdonewith fan groups of DVTK • The examination of theidentifyingpractices and culture-specificcharacteristics of thetwogroups • Analysis of theeffectofhooligans and ultrasontheatmospheresurroundingfootballmatches

  3. Similarities between the two clubs • Social features of the district of Highbury and region of Miskolc • History and present form of the football teams • Social features and enthusiasm of the supporters • Status inside their own country

  4. Methods of the research • qualitative and quantitative academic research tehniques: • Participantobservation, structured and semi-structuredinterviews with supporters Social movements: • „ultra” groups • ‚hooligan’ groups • England is the home of this subcultural movement • The two movements cannot be separated in the case of Hungarian football supporters

  5. General features of Arsenal and English supporters between 1968 and 1992 • football hooliganism isextremely popular • they usually form groups and theseare called firms • chant fan songs and show their scarves as an identifying practice • they prefer punk music and wear leatherjackets

  6. General features of DVTK and Hungarian supporters • hooligan and ultra groups are not separated but clashes are not so common • creating flags and hangings, planning choreographies are really popular • fan groups usually call themselves brigades • fan groups organize the jitter, supporters from other sectors follow them

  7. Spatial situationinsidethe stadiumsArsenal North Bank: covered terrace, no seats East Stand: no seats mainly younger supporters, moredangerous Clock End: usually away fans, who had frequentlybeen attacked by fans from East Stand West Stand: not seated

  8. Spatial situation insidethe stadiumsDVTK A-J: ‘Sunny Side’ The most socially heterogeneous sector Tribune: elder season-ticket holders X,Y,Z stands: Y used to be the sector of fan groups U, V, W stands: sector of children and senior citizens N, O, P stands: sectors of away teams K, L, M: former ‘Bosch sector’ I, J, J1: new ‘Bosch sector’

  9. Football hooliganism Golden yearsin England: 1970s and 1980s Major catastrophesrelatedto English fans: • HeyselStadium, Brussels, Belgium in 1985 • HillsboroughStadium, Sheffield, Great Britainin 1989 Hungarianfootballhooliganism: • Biggestclashesfromtheearly 1990s to 2004,2005 Famousattacks of Diósgyőr fans: • FTC, 2011 • Újpest, 2012

  10. Against modern football • supporters think football has been commercialized and has lost its traditions • the purpose of the safety measurements is just about making this game more profitable • they think associations and authorities are against football supporters

  11. Thank You for Your Attention!

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