Crazy Gang the League Cup. It is difficult to determine precisely when the term fell out of use. However, as Wimbledon became more established in the top flight of English football after promotion in 1986, their style of play became much more sophisticated over time and their players' bizarre behaviour was no longer as unexpected to the media as before. It can be said that the nickname lost much of its previous effect at the point it became official — when the club's owner Sam Hammam decided to use it in the club's own marketing. This was carried to the extent that
Gashouse Gang Gashouse Gang The Gashouse Gang was the nickname of the baseball team the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934. The team won 95 games, the National League pennant, and the 1934 World Series in seven games over the Detroit Tigers. "They don’t look like a major league ball club," the New York Sun wrote about the team. "Their uniforms are stained and dirty and patched and ill fitting. . . They spit out of the sides of their mouths and then wipe the backs of their hands across their shirt fronts." But, the Sun noted, "they are not afraid of anybody."