From the outset I happily admit that I'm no football pundit, not even close to it. In fact, truth be known, I know surprisingly tiny amounts about the game. Chants, violence and other unpleasant factors have emerged over the last few weeks and as usual some English fans have brought shame to the rest of the nation. Whilst these men create chaos abroad, over here we shake our heads with disgust. Surely watching paint dry must be more fun.
Football equates to violence and boozing, stimulates pushing and shoving.
Often, so often, I've sat on a train packed with fans after a game, all raucously intimidating everyone else and at that very moment I know nothing would drag me to a match where men get to share their overactive testosterone with the rest of us. A degree in thuggery must be some kind of pre-requisite for football fans. Supporters of the game say it's a minority problem and that the majority of fans are peace loving and harmonious, man. Me, I'm not so sure. Far right organisations also rear their ugly heads at football matches.