DOUGGIE JOHNDec 5, 20214 minSECONDHAND WAR STORIESFor a man who's never been in the army, I know a hell of a lot of war stories. It is because, throughout my life I've made a point of...
DOUGGIE JOHNAug 20, 20217 minThe Kitten MiracleI've known Craig Shaw for donkey's years, he's a brother from another mother. We met in a Harlesden bar. He was the resident frontman in...
DOUGGIE JOHNApr 4, 202121 minResurrecting Bill Hammond 'My underground train runs from Brixton to Bounds Green' - Mike Skinner/ The Streets As dream jobs go, mine is all consuming. I'm head...
DOUGGIE JOHNAug 23, 20209 min JACK THE STRIPPER NEVER EXISTEDHere's to Elizabeth Figg, Gwynneth Rees, Hannah Tailford, Irene Lockwood and her unborn child, Helen Barthelemy, Mary Fleming, Francis...
DOUGGIE JOHNJun 13, 20208 minSuperbad: The Lost King of The Kronk 'If I wasn't down here fighting, I'd probably be down in Juvenile somewhere. This place has changed my life around.' - Bernard Mays, the...
DOUGGIE JOHNFeb 13, 20206 minWHERE HAVE ALL THE BOOT BOYS GONE?The evolution of English football fan culture During the good-old-bad-old days of five hundred strong hooligan mobs and minimal fan...
DOUGGIE JOHNMay 4, 20196 minThe Amalga Scooter ClubA UNION OF LIKE MINDS The original Amalga Line up: Tony Jex, Marlon John, Mark Scarrett, Tony Paul and Paul Gardner 'I never thought I'd...
DOUGGIE JOHNJan 20, 20192 minTHE "MY WAY" KILLINGSIn August 1996 I stopped habitually smoking weed. During that first year without puff, my dreams became bizarre experiences. In a...
DOUGGIE JOHNMay 21, 20189 minTOMMY SHIELS, WHATEVER HAPPENED?Once upon a prospect great expectations were placed. The difference between British professional boxing in the mid 1980s and today's...
DOUGGIE JOHNMar 28, 20181 minA Life in The DayI saw the night sneak quickly by and slip into grey daylight attire. I watched the day long and full of regret place my hope on an...
DOUGGIE JOHNOct 16, 201710 minUp and Coming. Ten Boxing Prospects.1) Josh 'Pretty Boy' Kelly Professional Welterweight 2012 World Youth Games bronze medalist. 2013 England Boxing Elite Champion. 2015...
DOUGGIE JOHNMay 7, 20171 minWORDS FOUND IN OTHER WORDSFOUND IN CHARISMA Cash Rash Rim Cram Mash Ash Ah: (Exclamation: used to express a range of emotions including surprise, sympathy and...
DOUGGIE JOHNJan 8, 20172 minWORDS FOUND IN OTHER WORDSFOUND IN HEATHROW Throw Heath A Aero He Ate Her Other Rat Raw Eat The Oat Or Oar Ore: (Noun: A naturally occurring solid material from...
DOUGGIE JOHNDec 10, 20162 minSQUARE ROOT OF THE PROBLEMAn excerpt from '200' Malcolm Primary School, Penge, South London. I'll always remember my first day there. Just five years old, I...
DOUGGIE JOHNOct 2, 20162 minLEWISHAM 77London Brawling. Dark, seething storm clouds gathered over South London as the Battle of Lewisham drew near. The National Front had...