Birmingham Zulu Warriors

**AmaZulu Warriors aseBirmingham** (ngesiNgisi: *Birmingham Zulu Warriors*) bayiqembu labalandeli bebhola abanodlame elihambisana neklabhu yebhola lezinyawo yaseNgilandi, iBirmingham City. AmaZulu Warriors asungulwa ngo-1982 ngokuhlanganiswa kwamanye amaqembu abalandeli eBirmingham City, kuhlanganise ne-Apex. Igama labo kuthiwa lavela ekukhalelelweni kwephimbo elithi “Zulu, Zulu” elalikhulunywa abalandeli beManchester City bebhekise eBirmingham ngo-1982, ngenxa yokuthi leli qembu lalilandelwa abantu abavela ezizindeni ezahlukene zobuzwe. Nokho, kokubili ukukhala kwephimbo elithi “Zulu” kanye negama elithi “Zulu Warriors”, uma kubhekwa njengokulandela iqembu hhayi njengeqembu elihlelekile lezigelekeqe, kusolwa ukuthi kwase kusetshenziswa kusukela maphakathi nawo-1970s. 

AmaZulu Warriors anamalungu amaningi avela ezinhlotsheni zobuzwe ezahlukene (okwehluke kakhulu kwezinye izinkampani zamahooligan ezavela ngesikhathi esifanayo, ezazingezobulungu bamhlophe kuphela, futhi ezazihlanganisa nabalandeli bezinhlangano ezizondwayo ezifana neNational Front). Izimbangi zabo ezinkulu ngabalandeli beqembu eliphikisana nabo edolobheni laseBirmingham, i-Aston Villa F.C., futhi sekuke kwaba nezingxabano ezinodlame eziningi ngaphambi, ngesikhathi, nangemva komdlalo weBirmingham derby phakathi kwala maqembu amabili. AmaZulu agcizelela ukuthi bavikela idolobha labo emaqenjini angaphandle azama ukungena.

## Umlando
Ngo-Okthoba 1987, amaphoyisa abamba abantu abayisishiyagalolunye abasolwa ngokuba amahooligan beBirmingham City emsebenzini wokungena ezindaweni zabantu abangaziwa, lapho kutholakala khona izimfoloko, izinduku zokulwa, amanothi kanye nezincwadi zezithombe eziqukethe izigameko zokuhlasela ngamandla amaphoyisa kanye nabalandeli beqembu eliphikisayo.

NgoMeyi 1989, abalandeli abangamashumi amabili beBirmingham baboshwa kanti amaphoyisa amahlanu alimele lapho abalandeli bengena enkundleni ngesikhathi somdlalo beqeda iCrystal Palace eSelhurst Park. Kwathatha amaphoyisa ayisikhombisa asebenza ngemfuyo ukukhulula amakhulu abalandeli beBirmingham enkundleni. Umqondisi womdlalo wathatha abadlali bayekethisa umdlalo imizuzu engamashumi amabili nesithupha njengoba amaphoyisa ephethe izinduku engakwazi ukuhlukanisa abalandeli abaphikisanayo esigabeni esisodwa.

Ngemva kwezingxabano ngaphambi nangemva komdlalo ngo-April 1999 phakathi kweBirmingham City neWolverhampton Wanderers, iZulu Warriors yaba yisihloko somsebenzi ophumelelayo wamaphoyisa obizwa ngokuthi yi-Operation Red Card. NgoFebhuwari 2001, abalandeli bebhola abayisishiyagalolunye babekwa icala (isikhombisa ngokwephula umthetho wokuziphatha, esisodwa ngokuba nezidakamizwa, nesisodwa ngokulimaza impahla) ngemuva kwezingxabano phakathi kwabalandeli beBirmingham City neCardiff City eCardiff ngaphambi komdlalo wokugcina weWorthington Cup phakathi kweBirmingham City neLiverpool F.C. ngoMgqibelo, umhla zingama-24 kuFebhuwari. Abantu abayishumi nesithupha baboshwa ngesikhathi izimpi ziqala eCardiff, umuntu oyedwa walinyazwa futhi abayisishiyagalolunye bathathwa baya esibhedlela belimele kancane. Umgwaqo waseSt. Mary's eCardiff wavala amahora amabili kanti iphakathi yendawo yokudlela iPhilharmonic yaphukunyiswa ngesikhathi abalandeli abaphikisanayo bezibhidliza. Nezinye izindawo zokudlela ezintathu eziseduze nazo zavala iminyango. Amaphoyisa endawo aveze ukukhathazeka ngokuthi amahooligan aseCardiff angase afune ukulwa namaZulu Warriors, futhi lawa maqembu amabili ayevele exhumana nge-Internet ukuhlela izingxabano.

Ngesikhathi somdlalo wesigaba sokugcina owabizwa nge-play off eMillwall ngoMeyi 2002, kwavela udlame emva komdlalo. USergent Russell Lamb wamaphoyisa aseMetropolitan, owayesevele ebhekane nezimpi zomkhosi wangoMeyi kanye nezimpi zentela, wachaza lokhu njengodlame olubi kakhulu alake walubona.

Abantu abayishumi nanhlanu baboshwa ngo-Okthoba 2002 emizamweni yokubamba abantu ekuseni ngenxa yezingxabano ezinzima ezenzeka endaweni yaseRocky Lane eAston ngaphambi komdlalo phakathi kwe-Aston Villa ne-Birmingham City ngoSepthemba 2002.

Amahooligan ayishumi nane aseBirmingham athola imiyalelo yokungavumi ukuvela emidlalweni ngo-2006 ngemva kwezingxabano ezinodlame ngo-27 Mashi 2004 eNyakatho London. NgoFebhuwari 2006 amaphoyisa ahlaselwa lapho kuqhamuka izingxabano eStoke-on-Trent ngemva komdlalo we-FA Cup phakathi kweStoke City neBirmingham City. Ukuhlangana kwakudlalweni kwaqala lapho abalandeli abangaba ngu-200 beBirmingham bethulula izithiyo ezazihlukanisa nabo nabalandeli beStoke. Njengoba abalandeli bephuma enkundleni, amaphoyisa abhekana nodlame olubizwa nguwe "udlame olukhulu" olwabangelwa abalandeli beBirmingham kanye neStoke. NgoNovemba 2006 umcimbi wokwethulwa kwencwadi ethi *Villains* ehlanganisa amahooligan e-Aston Villa, okuwuhlelo olwaluhlelwe eSensations Club endaweni yaseBalsall Heath eBirmingham, kwaphoqeleka ukuba ungakhonjiswa ngenxa yezinsongo zokuthi amalungu eZulu Warriors azophazamiseka kulo mcimbi. Amalungu eZulu Warriors athi abaxakile ngokwethulwa kwencwadi kanye nobukhona bezimbangi endaweni ababebheka njenge "endawo yabo".

NgoSepthemba 2007, abalahlekelwa inkululeko abayisihlanu baseBirmingham baboshwa iminyaka engu-8, kanti omunye wabanikezwa isigwebo sokuvikelwa, ngenxa yezingxenye zabo ezingeni lodlame emdlalweni owawuphathwa umphathi owalahlekelwa iso elilodwa. Ngaphambili ngenyanga, abalandeli beBirmingham City baqala ukuphuca izihlalo endaweni yabakhamuzi begijimisa futhi bedubula izihlalo, izimali kanye nethawula lebhuloho ngesikhathi somdlalo weCardiff City eNinian Park eCardiff. Into eyayiphumelela umphathi yamshela ebusweni yenza walahlekelwa iso lasekhohlo. Esitatimendeni enkantolo, lo mphathi wathi, "Abazinaki nhlobo amadoda, abesifazane nezingane ezesabekayo ezazizungezile." Abanye abaphathi nabo balimala futhi imindeni nezingane zaphuma enkundleni ngesikhathi kuqala udlame. Omunye umphakathi weBirmingham City wahlaselwa ekhanda ngemali engu-£2. Wathi, "Ukuziphatha kwabalandeli bethu bekubi kakhulu."

Baziwa ngokuphikisana kakhulu neMillwall, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Cardiff City kanye neWest Ham United.

## Ekusakazweni Kwabantu
AmaZulu Warriors aseBirmingham aphinde abe namaqembu amancane aphuma kuwo afana neBrew Crew kanye neJunior Business Boys. Abavele kwifilimu yonyaka ka-2005 ethi *Green Street*. Umdlalo okhombiswe kule filimu uthi phakathi kweWest Ham United F.C. neBirmingham City, kanti emva komdlalo kwaba nodlame phakathi kwamaZulu Warriors kanye neGreen Street Elite (GSE), igama elisetshenziswa kule filimu elimele i-Inter City Firm (ICF). AmaZulu Warriors abuye abonakale ngesikhundla esincane kwifilimu ka-1989 ethi *The Firm*. Baphinde bavezwe nochungechunge lwezinhlelo zedokhumentari ethi *The Real Football Factories* kuBravo. AmaZulu Warriors ayingxenye ebalulekile yendaba ochungechungeni lomlingisi uSteven Knight olubizwa ngokuthi *This Town* olukhishwe ngo-2024, nakuba le ndaba ibona amaZulu njengelikhulu iqembu elivele likhona kusukela ngo-1981 lapho indaba iqala khona.

AmaZulu Warriors avele kuvidiyo yomculo yango-2025 yengoma kaJakae ethi *Hooligan*, ebambisene neStreets. Le ngoma yanikezelwa kuBarrington ‘One Eyed Baz’ Patterson.

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