Awaydays

Awaydays is a 2009 British crime drama film directed by Pat Holden and starring Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle and Stephen Graham.

The film follows Paul Carty, a 19-year-old in the aftermath of his mother's death who becomes part of The Pack - a legendary group of football hooligans who dress casual and wear Peter Storm cagoules, carry Stanley knives and follow Tranmere Rovers F.C.

The film begins in 1979 with Paul Carty (Nicky Bell), with his sister Molly, (Holliday Grainger) and father, at his mother's graveside.

When walking through the train, he meets Elvis (Liam Boyle), and Carty reminisces about how they met in a series of flashbacks.

Carty eventually meets Elvis at a club night and the pair realise they have many things in common from music taste to wanting out of Birkenhead.

Eventually, after Carty headbutts a rude sales assistant in a record shop to prove his fighting skills, Elvis gives in and tells him to meet him on the train at 12:00 on Saturday.

Once there, police attempt to form a barrier between the firms, but Carty breaks through and cuts a Wrexham fan with his Stanley - much to the delight of Godden, who finally accepts him as one of The Pack.

That night at The Pelican, the HQ and chosen pub of The Pack, Carty is "initiated" with a girl who he takes outside to have sex with.

Carty forgets about the Pack for a while and we see him telling his boss, Uncle Bob, that he will go back to college to do his Foundation Course.

In a taxi, Carty meets a pretty girl, Natasha (Sacha Parkinson), whom he had previously met in a club.

Elvis is seen through the confession booth inhaling what appears to be heroin, and he tells Carty to come away with him to Berlin.