ANDY SWALLOW: ICF Founder, Centreforce Radio, Millwall Away, RE-REWIND with Craig David & more!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Welcome back to a very exciting and EXCLUSIVE episode with an absolute legend, founder of West Ham's famous ICF, the man behind Centreforce, Mr Andy Swallow!
Andy has never done a podcast before so please show him so love in the comments!
Andy was a founding member of West Ham United's famous football firm, the Inter City Firm. Andy takes us back to the ICF origins, the story behind the name, the characters and never heard before away day tales.
We also get a deep dive into the history of legendary pirate radio station Centreforce and the story behind it's very successful jump to DAB. Andy also shares the details on his involvement in the garage classic re-rewind with Craig David and Artful Dodger.
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Brilliant,Swallow...great lad.All the best from Cardiff!
Nice one Gareth
Wish I had a time machine and would go back to 1981. Everything was better then. Proper football, proper music.
Proper fighting
@@royfudgemonkey9940 that's why the english are disliked so much mate. everyone loves football, go make an idiot of yourself at tennis os some other shit sport
it was i was there 🇬🇧⚒
The JAM & WEST HAM 🇬🇧⚒
Started raving in '90 and heard Andy Swallow's name come up a lot over the years. As for Terry, I attended a lot of One Nations and spoke to him once or twice to thank him! Big up.
Nice one Nathan thanks for your message mate and appreciate your support over the years!
Swallow has certainly led a full life, you could probably have done a 3hr podcast and still only scratched the surface. The knockers documentary was the first time i became aware of his name, then the hooligan documentary(which put a target on the icfs back for sure, not by ither firms as such but the authorities). Great listen Tony.
Nice one Big Bad John appreciate the feedback!
Andy's a legend nice to listen to a lad from the old days who doesn't bore on about the icf being invincible supermen like certain people
Could not agree more, very humble and very grounded. Have not seen him for over 20 years but was there with him when the going got tough. The use of legends gets easily thrown around these days, but he is exactly that ⚒️
Lol 🎉
Centreforce played the theme music to the best times of my life. Andy Swallow is a Westham legend.
I remember when the DTI raided centre force and the dj played the hill street blues theme tune. The stuff of legend 😁 respect from a gooner
Lol - leg end more like.
Great interview. From start to finish. Andy swallow is an honest lad ....a legend. The football years n the rave years wete awesome times .well done terry you got a legand of a guest on this one .keep up the good worrk
Thanks mate will do we have another amazing guest this week!
@@terrystone743 I've watched many you tube vids involving football violence that's one of the best .try get get andy Nichols from everton on if you can .he tells it like it was .just a suggestion mate either love your posts top class mate UTB
He's cut a deal with this flid Stone.
Shame
Hi Andy , it’s Dickie Mayhew , just watched your interview! Loved it , had my 2 hips replaced , got over cancer , and back in the city , hope all is well buddy , Dickie m x
Thanks Dickie glad to hear you beat cancer
Top Geyser....my favourite guest so far....nice one Tel !!!
Thanks for the feedback mate and we have loads more fabulous guests lined up on the show!
Was lucky enough to meet Andy in Tenerife lovely bloke great podcast Centerforce 883 best station out there!
This man is a living *LEGEND* I would say he could walk into any ground (except the den!) and get a standing ovation. TOP BOY 100%
Yerr more bull💩💩 you really think he could walk into The Emirates and people would know him…. 🤡🤡🤡You clown
BANG ON RAVES AS WELL 💙
I know someone who shared a cell with him when he did a bit of bird. He said he was alright but he's was always farting and stinking the place out 😂
Calm down are you 12 !!! Standing ovation your delusion is hilarious
Love it, Terry. I'm listening to Centreforce in Arizona right now. Takes me back.
Nice one fella!!
Top bloke thanks for the T-shirt and book you sent me 6 years ago as you used to know my late partner Hellen Curtis bless ya
Fantastic interview and some good old film clips.
I still got some old tapes recorded from Centreforce back in the day..... I'lll have to dig 'em out and have a listen. I'm sure that's where I first heard Raul Orellana, The Real Wild House!
I kept my vinyl from the Acid House days , quite a few on my channel 👍
@@RenegadeSound Plenty of tunes you got there. Thanks. Subbed.
Top bloke, one of the only honest football chaps I’ve heard, I went to football in the 80s, and he’s spot on, sometime you get done, sometimes you get left on your own. You can’t fight everyone. Top blokes, 100% respect to you both. ❤
Nice one Jason thanks for watching and appreciate your comment.
Mustard 👏 Andy's great 👍 Well done Tel, keep them quality guests coming, seriously admire ur work rate and networking with many once upon time dodgy Geezas😎 ur making this game look easy fella
Nice one Sebby appreciate the feedback fella.
Old school londoner not many of them left now. Their a dying breed. First time ive heard of this man and he has defo lived a life. Old school londoners have such a happy vibe to them. Out going and down to earth people. They love having a laugh just very bubbly happy people. Great interview chap.👌
Nice one Beed
I remember going to Upton Park in the late seventies when my team Bristol City was in the first division. Me and a friend managed to get in the wrong part of Upton Park, ending up in the middle of the West Ham mob. Suffice it to say we kept quiet as our Bristolian accents would have been a bit obvious, and this was the only time I can remember cheering for the opposition when West Ham scored😂 My favourite player at the time was Bobby Moore! Happy days, when football was truly great!!
Shiiiiiiiiithead!;)
@@ryantheiron4191 is that a compliment or have you got a stutter?😂
Hen and Chicken with Wall? Did you dance.
@@bosh5049 not sure what that means?🤔
Great Guest Terry enjoyed that Andy Swallow top man 👌
Nice one Robert!
Wow another awesome watch ⌚ like and shared out in you tube community.
Thanks so much for your support Cornwall Paranormal
@@terrystone743 yo more than welcome 😊
As an old cockney red i saw Andy loads of times with west ham,he didnt know me but i knew him!...my respect for him has gone up cos he told it like it was!👍🇪🇬👹
He's sold his soul to this wanker ...he really isnt
This is the true gospel of the West Ham firm. The evolution. The Alpha-Omega. Love West Ham, always loved Andy and was.waiting for.this. Much love from across the pond. This is the real history. West Ham is forever in my heart. From a an Honorary And Proud Septic Tank, I remember the 1984 Thames movie, and hearing his narration over it Hooligan, seeing a dude answering the Old Bill saying he wants to go to Stratford, mean mugging, he didn't want the glory. Whatever happened to the KNOCKERS! UPTON PARK LOYALIST FOR LIFE THIS MAN ANDY IS THE BUSINESS. THAT MILE END STORY ABOUT THEM GIVING AN A SLAP HAD ME CRACKING UP, BUT THIS WAS THE BUSINESS. CENTREFORCE! 9BELLS DAY AWAY! ICFICFICF! AHHH THIS IS THE BEST! I NEED THAT BOOK!
Thanks for the message and the feedback appreciated mate!
You scratch my back ..I'll scratch yours.
Money..Greed..
call it what you want...
Pair of parasites .
That was an A-class new podcast. New Class A you might say.
Amazing mate thanks for the feedback
Big up Terry, keeping things fresh and new, pod father business
Thanks David this weeks episode is beyond epic mate!
Still playing my labello blanco vinyl today, wicked label, thanx for the tunes andy
@9.46 Our late mate Millwall Reggie getting politely escorted from arsenals clock end 😂. God bless you mate.
Enjoyed this andy first football lad who has not been unbeatable hes very honest fella
legend CentreForrrrrrrrrrce!!!😄✊
Came across this bloke first on a documentary called the knocker’s door to door sales 😂😂😂😂proper funny pissed myself….he’s definitely had a colourful life ,top man
A real one off!!!!!!!
This one is a must watch
100% mate!
Oooooh, this will be a great watch, I know from prior videos and books that Andy has led a very interesting life
Nice one Chris it's a great ep!
Legend on the terrace legend in the music scene
Love this vid….interesting with music side of it..bought many of tunes on public demand..didn’t realise that was mr swallows label.. love it!
Terry is a top interviewer..completely invested in everyone he talks too…mustard! 10:11
@@19Nanyx Nice one
I can't stand podcasts normally but this a goodie. My late aunt had the tudor lodge in bow and benjys..as a nipper I'd see you all outside echoes sweated up whilst i did my weekly pot boy job...with with your pupils dilated like and ask my old folks why you was like that...all over the place...i was wodnderjng why you was all sweaty with acidhead t shirts......much respect for this mr Swallow and terry turbo xxx
Nice one Paddy appreciate your support and glad you liked the show! There are so many great guests on here make sure you check out Lee Chapman he has some great stories!
@@terrystone743 Very charming informative interview lads. Terry Turbo and Andy Swallow were names very synonymous with rave culture. x
Andy very good mate of me .Grettings from Lazio lad he's a brother!
Smashed it yet again on this one!!! Proper made me miss the 90s, gas club and garage nation were more me then the football, good times and great interview.
Thanks Rickie appreciate your feedback and support!
Brilliant interview best I've ever seen loved the 70s actually stood in the chicken run by mistake with me old man didn't realise that west ham were in there told the old man to keep quiet didn't matter west ham knew that we were farther and son left us alone game finished a score draw respect from Toon Fan .....
Brilliant work Terry - never heard Swallow talk to anyone like this - really enjoyed this.
Definitely getting a thumbs up for this 1 . Brilliant stuff, nice 1 fellas ❤
Always remember the knockers documentary and swallow getting stuck in! Always grateful for Andy getting me and my two sons on the plane to Prague! Proper legend . IRONS!!!
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Hi mate have been trying to find that documetary for ages do u know if its available anywhere online
Eastendwideboy What you mean swallow getting stuck in on the knockers documentary The fight scenes were staged haha they had a good laugh Yeh
Excellent as always Terry proper old school mate what a fella
Thanks James
Pasha knows his game. It's just the best station. ❤🎉😊
That water and lettuce must have had you off ya barnet Terry 😂😂another goodun this mate enjoyed it used to get a coach from Liverpool to all these raves mentioned on here best times ever everyone twisted on the swizzles 😂😂
Ha ha nice one I reckon someone put something on the lettuce and in the water
This was like reminiscing with a couple of mates , I think Terry enjoyed this as much as us .Quality casting
Guests and Interviewers makes Podcasts like Styles make Fights!! 🥊
Great interview. What a humble fella 🙏🏼
Thanks Mooe
Brilliant stuff Gents! ⚒⚒⚒
Thanks Hammer
legend and a top fella . great interview gents
Swallow is a regional detective series set in Norwich . A bit of a maverick is Swallow , I mean he won't break the law or anything but he will drive 75mph in a 70 mph zone.
Wrong Swallow!
@@terrystone743 Shoestring , Taggart, Spender , Bergerac Morse; what does that tell you about regional detective series??
Terry I love the way you police your channel All ears and eyes You should of been a gooner EIE
@@wills4794people like them, let’s make more of them
When i saw this name pop up and ICF i thought, turn it in Tone, nobody wants to hear another hooligan story, it's been done to death, think of all the agg he'll cause ya.
Maybe it's my age (51) and I experienced all the stuff this fella is talking about first hand, but I'm gonna stick my neck out on this one and say this may be the most interesting person you have interviewed to date Tone, and possibly one of your best podcasts.
I'm also gonna say thanks to you both for the music and the memories, you are so right about the difference in partying now. In the raves we were proper on it jumping around all over the place, totally letting go, loving and losing ourselves.
I still go to Ibiza amongst other party capitals and feel sorry for the yputh as they sway from side to side gently holding their phones 📱 in the air.
You just can't cut loose if you're self conscious others are filming you, beer and cocaine will never be E.
Late 80s early 90s what a time to be alive.
Andy Swallow has given the accurate and honest account of this time i have seen.
Keep it light 😁
Thanks King of Blingham for your message and feedback
@terrystone743 no need for soppy replies with hearts Tone "Cheese ya c@#T" will do fine next time, thanks.
Great interview with Andy ICF West Ham Legend🙂👍👊⚒️
Thanks mate
Well done lads i feel like I’ve had an Eric watching that 😂😂
Fantastic interview... new to your channel... love it .. 🙂🇬🇧👍
Amazing Simon thanks for the feedback geezer!
I know Andy i wouldn't say really well at all but we did a lot of business with him & Jimmy via Labello blanco. For me he is a legend what they did with centreforce back in the day then the parties labello all the music stuff his place is right up there. Not a man i would trifle with but with me he has always been top drawer. Salute sir.
Was he the only guy that went to the baily for radio?
Terry you too sir love the podcasts and cant wait to see the doc / film best of luck.
Steve Renk Records 👊
Thanks Steve nice one
@@terrystone743 respect where its due mate. Good luck 👊
What a legend Andy is such a genuine bloke
Best and most honest interview.... proper genuine geeeeezer
Couldn't stop laughing 😅😅😂😂..LOVE IT ❤
Nice one mate
He seems a real go getter I always heard his name at West Ham fair play to him.
Proper Fella
Great interview lad….road end boys
Nice one Road End Boys!
Top tier again Terry.
Keep um coming
Thanks Colin will do. Another epic exclusive guest this week as well!
Quality 👌
I remember going into Freedom Records Watford getting my tickets and tape packs for your parties, Brilliant times
Loved this. And gotta say thanks again Terence for the opportunities / sets you gave me at Bagleys, Stratford Rex and Adrenaline village in 90s and thanks Andy for my current show on CF every Wednesday. Music and football ❤
Totally agree,the place you are born is the team you support, anybody who doesn't support there home team is a plastic traitor,shameful.
Loved that Gents superb, Jaydee x
Nice one Jaydee
Don’t know if Andy remembers it but in 75 at Norwich I run on pitch during game and ted macdugal pulled me town, was only 15 lol
What a great podcast , I’ve not long discovered the channel but enjoyed everyone so far , keep up the good work 👍
Amazing Paul we have so many great and amazing guests coming on!
Would have liked to have heard andy talk about his days as a roadie with the cockney rejects, its written that they faced some serious violence at their gigs in the late 70s early 80s
@@highburyhoops6074 do one
Hi Steve we could have talked for hours about so many things but Andy has a documentary film coming out in July called "Underdog" so he wanted to save a few stories for this otherwise everyone would just watch this podcast
@@terrystone743 ok thanks Terry 👍
Cedar club birmingham ⚒
Season 3. Nice One Terry..
Best Wishes to You (YOU KNOW)
SouthCoastfinest.. BOOOOOOOM..
Nice one Nicky
It kinda saddens me. Listening and thinking how great the 80s were. Then looking at everything now.
Great podcast.
Amazing thanks mate. The 80's and 90's were great times!
I’ve got a place in Las Vistas. Out there quite a bit. Literally came home from there Monday. Love watching The Hammers in Joyce Lounge. Was absolutely rammed last week for England game ⚒️
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Comes across a real humble guy
One of the best
I can't wait for this one
Epic episode!!!!!!!
Absolute legends
My life when i was younger was spent at drum and bass raves most at stratford rex,bagleys coronet and astoria
Basically terry you gave me the best days of my life with one nation etc
And being west ham mad this podcast is up there as my best ever
Legends
Wow love this comment Lewis and I appreciate your support over the past three decades brother!
@terrystone743 always 100% ♥️
GREAT PODCAST GENTLEMAN !
Nice one Patterdaleman up the Hammers!
Finally a hooligan that doesn’t claim never to have been beat on the terraces
Everyone get's beat but at least this man is honest about it!
@@terrystone743 the boy tiny he had time to count how many was there then beat them all walked away unscathed
Anyone who can't admit getting a slap back in the day ain't worth talking to!🙄🇪🇬👹
Yeah nice1, this should be riveting.
I always wanted to hear more from Andy, especially since other ICF members have had their say.
Also I remember the documentary The knockers and the hooligan documentary 1985.
Out of all the ICF apart from Bill and Cass, he's the 1 I have been waiting for.
We've saved the best for our Podcast!!!!!!!!!!
The young ones need to watch this to understand 👊🏼
100% mate
Looking forward to this one 💪
Nice one Craig 💪
Andy swallow is legend at west ham 😮 the ICF proper firm
@@terrystone743 Did you know that the cash from the sale of council houses ? Couldn’t be used to build more council houses? Thatcher made sure of that mate . So it’s led to the Housing shortage we live with today that’s a FACT
Yeah mate surprised he voted Tory but each to their own.
Another great Pod Telboy , Great to see Andy on the show, Love Centreforce, listen to it most days, It was a Saviour for many during lockdown especially. Be nice to see you have a few parties in Cardiff Andy 👌
Nice one Andy and thanks for the feedback mate!
westham the old ground went there before they moved with me mate blind harry westham fan bless him funny am sitting nxt to him hes shouting to everton vans swingin his white stick we pay your benifits etc etc standing singin away l stood up thort we were mates boss laugh that night fell in love with the westham that night how loyal to the club as fans bin a few times to the olympic ground am liverpool but deffo westham
Thanks for sharing Peter if you liked this episode you will love the Darren Gee one have you watched that yet?
Really enjoyed this. This is how a podcast should flow. Just 2 mates chatting. Respect from Spurs.
Nice one mate thanks for the feedback and appreciate you watching the show!
Great podcast would love another podcast with Andy on old school football ⚒
Thanks Sajaad I think this will be the only podcast Andy ever does I doubt he would come back for a part 2 but the door is always open if he does ever fancy it!
Being millwall i should not say this but Andy is a nice geezer
@@terrystone743love a pond note with no morals attached eh?...shithead
Don't matter, were the same & both East End clubs mate ⚒
Yes yes andy terry two legends of the rave scene 🔥🔥🔥🔥
thanks brother
I met Andy dungeons Back in the days rocking
Good old days!
Mad you got him on mate this will be class
He would only do my podcast and for that I'm truly honored!
Met Andy in Tenerife , great guy and he’s led an exciting life . All the best from Aberdeen 👍
Nice one
Fascinating listen , 1½ hours flew by ❤
Great to hear from two pioneers of the dance scene!
Nice one fella!
Andy swallow real west ham legend
West Ham legend ⚒️⚒️
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@matthewhossack9183 Swallow was a face in the crowd, not a top boy
@@user-ic1oe4li2iare you sure obviously you are not 😂
Middlesbrough was the only place I got a good hiding. Irony is I wasn’t a football lad, just young , working class, and following my team. Looking back I had PTSD for a long time after that. Wrong place wrong time. Boro always brought a good following. For some reason I saw them twice at Hillsborough, and I’m a Blades fan, I used to go all over Yorkshire watching games
Thanks for sharing your story with us and sorry to hear you suffered from PTSD from this.
@@terrystone743 cheers. Not looking for sympathy just reflecting on what happened and why. Good channel by the way.
@@antonyware9887sad to hear about your visit to my town boro .hope you are well mate
Cheers. No probs. It was just bad luck. I realise looking back the psychological effect it had on me. I’m well now but was a mess for years. Never made the link at the time
No disgrace there.everton fan here,massively rated borough back in the day
Massive respect to Andy top bloke
For whatever reason i thought this feller was up his own arse. Wrong. Very honest. Obviously playing down how
handy he himself was too. But great podcast. Top bloke. Respect, Cardiff City.
Nice one Dave thanks for the feedback!
Wicked podcast been looking forward to this
Met Andy a couple of times in the Brit back in the 80s though a mate I met in nick, top guy
Great bloke I met him once he gave me a push I was over the park on the swings
I doubt it was him
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I met him once and he kept trying to hold my hand
Top geezer andy respect.
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@@terrystone743 respect mate to you both.👍
Great interview, attended Gass Club loads as a teenager, great night out.
Lovely to hear you both talk so openly and honestly.
Thanks for the feedback Ash
If that ain't a Harry Potter tat' then I eat my hat! COYI
The Tottenham Bank pub job was 2002 or 2003 time, was an FA Cup game. West Ham turned up very very early with only about 30 Spurs in the pub, like 5 hours early and I. 100s. Not complaining though, fair play.
Carling cup game 2003 /2004 we hit 3 spurs pubs,one closed down after ,Inc corner pin👊⚒️
Just proves Pikeys don't work turning up 7 hours before a match ? Didn't you get mullered after the match@@martinay4828
so they turned up at dawn with no one but 4 OAPs in the pub sound like proper bottlers🤣
@@thesaint-n3b Pub was run by Hickens so a valid target, I agree with you about their early showing on a week day.