Since the football factory came out there has definately been a rise in little 'firms' but they are just drunk kids trying to do what was going on 20-30 years ago.
So sad imo when you see it going on now and almost laughable.
Back in the day though it was like a national sport and highly organised,a good few of those ICF chaps are minted now.
They were such a known firm that they ended up doing the security at Mark Kaylors fight with Gumms in the 80's.
After it all come on top Andy Swallow (one of the very naughty ones) went into the rave promoting business.....
My missus who is 34 this year used to go clubbing way back in the day and the big London parties were Energy and Raindance and on a few occasions the ICF would go up to the entrance and simply say 'we run the door now so f*ck off' to the security team then take over basically and at £25 a ticket and 20,000 punters in attendance you can see the appeal,not to mention the fact that they could control the flow of ecstacy and other drugs that everyone was taking SERIOUS £££. (pills were £15 a go in those days)
Basically the rave scene killed footy hooliganism stone dead in the late 80's absolutely no question about it.