Never really interested me, yes we used to have a group of about 20 of us travelled away on the “Football Specials”, in the 60’s and yes we could all look after ourselves, but it was about the football and camaraderie for us.
Personally, I think those that got involved in the thuggery were “inverted bullies” and if you put them on their own, they wouldn’t say boo to a ghost.
As for “soul crew”, more like “arsehole crew”