12-12-2025, 11:26 AM
"He was widely regarded as one of the area's most colourful and recognisable characters,"
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"A fervent advocate for working-class rights, Mr Lumber was also recognised for his robust political activism"
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Paul's debut publication 'It All Kicked Off In Bristol' showcased a cover photograph of him standing in the Three Lions' doorway, chronicling the incidents that led to him being permanently barred from Bristol City home fixtures.
The memoir traced his involvement with, and subsequent departure from, the football hooligan culture during the late 1970s and 1980s, becoming an influential work within the modern literary movement documenting retired football casual reminiscences.
He was believed to be amongst the first individuals nationwide to be issued a football banning order upon their introduction, serving multiple prison sentences during his youth for violence connected to football
The cretin's cretin. Good riddance.
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"A fervent advocate for working-class rights, Mr Lumber was also recognised for his robust political activism"
...
Paul's debut publication 'It All Kicked Off In Bristol' showcased a cover photograph of him standing in the Three Lions' doorway, chronicling the incidents that led to him being permanently barred from Bristol City home fixtures.
The memoir traced his involvement with, and subsequent departure from, the football hooligan culture during the late 1970s and 1980s, becoming an influential work within the modern literary movement documenting retired football casual reminiscences.
He was believed to be amongst the first individuals nationwide to be issued a football banning order upon their introduction, serving multiple prison sentences during his youth for violence connected to football
The cretin's cretin. Good riddance.
