WHy "Casuals?"
Casuals (Hooligans) Fashion - England in the late 70's
"Casuals, as Thornton points out, began as a post-mod, post-skinhead subculture in the 1977-8 football season in Britain, initially in the North of England on Merseyside, closely followed by Manchester, and later in London and Scottish cities."
- Hit and Tell: a Review Essay on the Soccer Hooligan Memoir, by Steve Redhead
"It was an era of football that became as famous for the Casual look adopted by the fans on the terraces, along with their often hostile exploits, rather than what was actually happening with the football on the pitch...
"These were the Football Casuals. And the look they manufactured heralded a time when fashion really mattered to both sets of fans massing at the turnstiles...
"The casual fashion gave police a hard time in the early days to pick out the rival fans. Dressed like young conservatives who were only too happy to have it with the opposing team’s firm. Since the Casual look, only those who want to know are involved."
- https://lowerblock.com/articles/a-photo-diary-of-football-casuals/
- https://lowerblock.com/articles/pompey-casuals-in-pictures/
https://www.footballcasuals.net/en/
Today's Average Soccer Fan
The average soccer fan in America today watches the sport only occasionally, may not follow a "big 5" league, but has a growing interest in the sport.
The American Casual today will don the international colors for the World Cup, but may not know there are professional domestic leagues with the MLS and the NWSL.
Many of the average soccer fan has played in their youth but might not make time to tune in every weekend to watch their "local" professional squad.
Casuals Soccer Pub is a place to bring together the newbie, the casual, the fanatic, and the hooligan alike. For the love of the game.