[4] Bill Gardner, a member of the Mile End Boys, appears on the front-cover of the original print of the book.

He, along with Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe, later started to get involved in the criminal underworld in London and Essex.

In the very late 1980s, the ICF was regularly linked to the UK pirate radio station Centreforce through its founder Andy Swallow.

The ICF again came to prominence in 2018 when former members re-grouped as the Real West Ham Fans Action Group, organising protests against the club board.

Gary Oldman plays Bex Bissell, the leader of the ICC - Inter City Crew.