They are called thugs, animals, hooligans and louts They have battles in the street and on the terraces They appear in photos in the newspaper with bloody faces, being arrested, or being carried out of the grounds unconscious They are the users of iron bars, clubs, knives, chains and darts They are frightening people away from football matches on Saturday afternoon They are the armies of the football war games Year by year, the problem of football hooliganism grows in britain, but the psychologists say there is little that can be done about it Apparently, it is necessary for frustrated young adult to identify with something and to release their tension in violence The terraces are places of tribal gatherings, territories claimed by the tribes of football supporters Each tribe has a structure of leaders, fighters and learners The learners watch and learn, waiting for the time when they will have earned the right to fight for the tribe’s honour Sociologists and psychologists say that a football match can be seen as a war, because the home supporters, who live in the area and support the local team, and the away supporters- the invaders, who have come with the visiting team The footballers on the pitch are merely the champions of the two opposing armies To find out more about it, a Current reporter went along to a first division match between Arsenal and Aston Villa and spoke to John, one of the Arsenal terrace fans who was responsible for leading the songs and chanting Answer the questions: How are the hooligans described? What weapons they use in their fights? How are the hooligans organized?