Simon Jordan REACTS To West Brom v Wolves Scenes & Recounts Dealing With Millwall Fans At Palace! 😰🔥

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3 ай бұрын

Following fan violence that caused a 30-minute halt in the FA Cup match between West Brom and Wolves, six arrests have been reported. talkSPORT's Jim White, Simon Jordan and Martin O'Neill have their say!
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@jackninetynine5036 3 ай бұрын

Surprised they managed to find the time to talk about 2 proper clubs in between the constant videos about klopp & Man Utd beating Newport 🙄

@AM2K2 3 ай бұрын

You managed to moan about Klopp in a non Klopp video? 🤣

@alexavfclineham7301 3 ай бұрын

It's boring ain't it

@iaindw1 3 ай бұрын

its normally a top 6 prem radio show

@jackninetynine5036 3 ай бұрын

@@AM2K2 yeah it’s hard to believe I found a non klopp video isn’t ut

@them8k396 3 ай бұрын

I’m surprised they haven’t blamed the Arabs

@davidjohnson4498 3 ай бұрын

Giving less tickets would make it worse , if wolves were given more they wouldn't need to buy tickets from Albion fans

@mitch0078 3 ай бұрын

They were given what FA rules stipulate. In a cup game you game you have to give fifteen percent of your grounds capacity to away fans. Thats the allocation they were given.

@captvimes 3 ай бұрын

@@mitch0078 yes but giving less than the allocation as they are suggesting would make it worse wouldnt it

@Thai.Farang 3 ай бұрын

No one needed to buy tickets from West Brom fans

@alanmayes851 3 ай бұрын

Those wolves fans who were located in the home supporters area didn’t print their own tickets they were most likely sold tickets by WBA fans who were not attending this fixture. I have myself bought tickets from opposing teams fan base but had the sense and control to sit there, watch the game and keep my mouth shut.

@justinrowe3346 3 ай бұрын

I think Everton should be deducted 10 points for this!

@alistairsmith5389 3 ай бұрын

Jim absolutely wets himself over things like this. Loves the drama.

@matthewdoyle3877 3 ай бұрын

YOUR POINT?

@jmc531 3 ай бұрын

We all do, including you...or are you gonna lie to yourself?

@Right_is_Wrong 3 ай бұрын

Tickets in the Birmingham Road end were first sold to WBA season ticket holders and then WBA members. The tickets that were left were then only sold to season ticket holders. It comes down to a WBA fan supplying a ticket to a Wolves fan. The Wolves fan was silly to celebrate but thats no excuse for dozens of fans to run down the stands to attack him and about 50 more to invade the pitch. Earlier in the game the Albion fans in the opposite corner of the ground were throwing bottles and coins at Wolves players and then at Wolves fans.

@Turrican60 3 ай бұрын

Cowards outnumbering a lone Wolf. That's the Steptoes for you.

@MaximusOwen1 3 ай бұрын

Never understand why someone would want to watch a game in the wrong end. Just takes all the enjoyment out of it for me.

@jknight1415 3 ай бұрын

He was banned from the ground so he bought corporate seats

@garygee1468 3 ай бұрын

The aggression has been getting worst over the last couple of years

@garylago9123 3 ай бұрын

As a Leeds fan I’ve been in with Albion fans behind the goal and in amongst villa fans. I’ve also seen wolves fans in amongst Leeds fans at Elland road. People get tickets in various ways that’s always going to happen. In those circumstances you keep your mouth shut and just watch the game. There’s no friendly mingling in football, that’s just the way it is unfortunately.

@Isleofskye 3 ай бұрын

6th April,1988. 6,000 Millwall fans in midweek as we had a great chance of, finally, getting to the Top Division after 100+ years, and the Away End was full so we sat in the Leeds stand near the Home goal:) We won 2/1 and locals gave us stern looks after the game because one or two of them suspected. lol

@garylago9123 3 ай бұрын

@@Isleofskye 🤣🤣 congratulations! That’s when Sheringham was up front?

@Turrican60 3 ай бұрын

Wolves fan here, and I totally agree with you, Gary. Shame we can't have friendly mingling, as you say, but that's how it goes, sadly. Got to say it's utterly pathetic that so many Steptoes needed to have a go at a solitary Wolf, but I guess it only goes to show just how cowardly they are.

@Isleofskye 3 ай бұрын

@@garylago9123 Hello Gary. You are quite right. Sheringham with Tony Cascarino and the only time since my first game v Jull City on 3/9/62 that we, actually, invested and it worked. We gained Promotion and even led The Top Tier in October but fell away in the last 12 games to finish 10th but never re-invested, got sussed out, and went down, easily, the following year, mate:) We stayed in a Bed and Breakfast in Holmfirth. Good Luck.

@garylago9123 3 ай бұрын

@@Isleofskye yeah Millwall had a good side. I almost started liking them 🤣🤣

@GIBBO4182 3 ай бұрын

Away fans sneak into the home end, what did they think would happen?

@funnyfuse3869 3 ай бұрын

Albion fans cashed in on there big day out, how did they even get those tickets.

@paulcooper9294 3 ай бұрын

They didn't sneak in. All ticket match and you could only get a ticket in the albion areas if you were a season ticket holder, member or had a supporters number and had previously been to albion games. Looking at all the footage, the guy just stood there and didn't react. Sore loser home hooligans who couldn't take it were responsible. The clashes with police at the other end of the pitch, again was just albion "fans" who can't control their emotions after a shandy or 2. NO trouble in the wolves end. NO stewards or police entering the wolves end and NO arrests made there either.

@Psalm11950 3 ай бұрын

Handbags compared to the 70s and 80s. Great rivalry between the two, its good there were no serious injuries

@bazhaynes2984 3 ай бұрын

Exactly !

@Bushwacker-mb6hw 3 ай бұрын

Blown right out of the water big fuss over nothing 2 wolves fans lol

@bazhaynes2984 3 ай бұрын

Modern football ........ over the top reaction by the commentator and Ashton

@paulc2007 3 ай бұрын

If fans turn up in plain clothing you would have no clue who they generally support during the game till their emotions set off and give the game away I remember sitting in the Man Utd fans watching Bolton win 2-1 there ricketts with a very late winner and being a Bolton fan I was buzzing inside but kept my mouth shut and pretended to look disgusted

@jackmullin8962 3 ай бұрын

Disgusted but extremely hyper, excited and buzzing inside lol.

@cmale911 3 ай бұрын

If you can't celebrate the goal, what's the point in going?

@hussainnabi1232 3 ай бұрын

Good one lol

@benv1284 3 ай бұрын

Jim the simpleton chatting rubbish as normal. 2 proper clubs in a proper derby. Coyw

@TimBee100 3 ай бұрын

What about the WBA fans throwing bottles at Doyle? This is their fault. Nothing to do with a fan of Wolves sitting with his brother in the home section. Grow up!

@superspengz 3 ай бұрын

Tim, your fan threw coins

@will_from_pa 3 ай бұрын

The problem is that some fans think violence is a reasonable response to some banter. Should the guy have been there? No. Is the right response to start a fist fight over it? Also no. In fact starting a fist fight is significantly worse than being in the wrong section. It's childish behavior from fans. The fact that keeping supporters separate at all is considered a "safety" issue speaks volumes about the types of people attending matches.

@footballsoccerx2021 3 ай бұрын

Amazing how they suddenly forget the word banter at times like this - yet try to dismiss people having their background and heritage insulted - claiming the recipient can't take "banter". Incredible

@Wolvesfan-oz6yh 3 ай бұрын

Some local pubs opened at 05:30 ….

@jonnyshadbolt899 3 ай бұрын

Jim loves things like this I swear

@antoniofranco6813 3 ай бұрын

Old ambulance chaser

@10TomMead 3 ай бұрын

Funny how Millwall get dragged into this headline, can’t be anything “hooliganism” without Millwall being involved.

@jamesmcnaboe8184 3 ай бұрын

Millwall mentioned and white wakes up ,

@moorehowser 3 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more…10 seconds max on that topic…pure click bait

@staytrue5307 3 ай бұрын

The old victim mindset. Good luck with that.

@bryandaun6873 3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Absolutely pathetic

@MortChrist 3 ай бұрын

You made your bed now lie in it

@Eebee2 3 ай бұрын

The W in Smethwick is silent for goodness sake. Don’t you know how Warwick and Greenwich are pronounced 🤣🤣

@mahjabeenbegum6226 3 ай бұрын

Yep I can confirm as a smethwick born and bred !

@rrasch8125 3 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the wonderful eighties…ahh the nostalgia.

@Bushwacker-mb6hw 3 ай бұрын

Miss the 70s and 80s lol

@bigpants6121 3 ай бұрын

70's

@casualken 3 ай бұрын

Nothing like the 80’s no grasses filming on their phones

@Psalm11950 3 ай бұрын

It was nothing much. Going back to the dark ages 😂 talk about OTT

@eavyeavy2864 3 ай бұрын

96 eh? Fun time?

@mikebradford9433 3 ай бұрын

Hindsight is a great thing but having seen the military operation to get Newcastle fans into The Stadium of Light safely, i wasn’t getting the same vibes around the West Brom v Wolves fixture.

@KelvinGuyReviews 3 ай бұрын

whats the point of making the game 11:45am and then allow pubs to open at 7am, anyone who gave/sold tickets to wolves fans should be banned for life

@adebolabloke6962 3 ай бұрын

Early kickoffs are nothing to do with pubs and alcohol and everything to do with crime rates and availability of extra police.

@chonobaggie 3 ай бұрын

Some opened at 6am

@exitthelemming145 3 ай бұрын

Is it even beyond a reasonable expectation that grown adults who support opposing teams could sit in close proximity and somehow resist the overriding temptation to attack one another? The much touted 'passion' is just British cowardice in the face of our own inability to behave responsibly under scrutiny.

@garyjohnson3751 3 ай бұрын

I was there in the hospitality area sniffing yayo it was mental

@Btchipz 3 ай бұрын

Half the stands would have been on the pitch 30 years ago. Underrated, working class derby. Up the Wolves

@Turrican60 3 ай бұрын

Nobody gives a fk for what the rest of the UK thinks about the Black Country Derby...it's what WE think that matters. *WOLVES AY WE* 0-2

@Cantbearsed447 3 ай бұрын

😂😂 its a joke these people dont even live in birmingham anymore

@DavidThomasshow 3 ай бұрын

Fan Trouble never stopped!! it just happens in random locations and often arranged brawls. Just don't let people who are pissed and drugged up in.

@therandomfruits 3 ай бұрын

I was at this game, the Albion fans was selling tickets to wolves fan in the family stand and other parts of the home end

@wanderer6664 3 ай бұрын

Not away fans fault this was Albion fans doing as they sold him the ticket!!!

@richarddawson8479 3 ай бұрын

Won’t be booking a holiday with that advert you have popping up every two mins

@stevieworboyes4242 3 ай бұрын

VAR has intervened in this issue and have awarded Liverpool a penalty

@MrDanred 3 ай бұрын

I went to blues Leicester as a blues fan with my lad and 5 Leicester mates. Kept my mouth shut and respected where we were sat. No problems. Act like a fool get treated like a fool.

@stephenbarratt3815 3 ай бұрын

A West Brom fan sold a ticket to a Wolves fan. End of!! Away fan allocation had nothing to do with it Jim

@victory9502 3 ай бұрын

Grown-up, men who go to a sporting event and can't control themselves should stay at home.

@thekearoldgold 3 ай бұрын

the problem was not in the away end..so why reduce away fan numbers?

@garyjohnson3751 3 ай бұрын

I blame the glazers

@TheBurgaboii 3 ай бұрын

Was there and there was nothing wrong with away allocation and for the all of the game we were well behaved. might be away fan in the corner but that doesn't warrant hundred fans running onto the pitch and going over there. I hope things get said about Albion fans in opposite fighting the police - too me this should be reported and talked about.

@DannysBrickfilms 3 ай бұрын

I was there too and I'm getting annoyed with the media coverage of this. The Wolves fans were generally well behaved. The one or two idiots in the home end always happens and it should have been dealt with, but that was no excuse for the behaviour of the West Brom fans.

@mitch0078 3 ай бұрын

@@DannysBrickfilmswould it have happened if they wasn’t there??? No, plain and simple

@eavyeavy2864 3 ай бұрын

Blud really think this is the internet where 1 troll can bait 10 fans online 😂 not so tough

@eavyeavy2864 3 ай бұрын

@@DannysBrickfilms"dealt with" By speaking to them😂?

@jtmmmm27 3 ай бұрын

Its an unique incident right now, wait for a pattern to emerge before you start making sweeping changes.

@funnyfuse3869 3 ай бұрын

The hawthorns hasnt been full like that for ages! They all come out to get a hotdog and watch a big team play

@jackninetynine5036 3 ай бұрын

Literally sold out a few weeks ago but alright

@jackmullin8962 3 ай бұрын

Sold out wasn't it just 25 thousand?

@Chris-tn8zq 3 ай бұрын

Lol

@damon9153 3 ай бұрын

Wolves ay we

@mitch0078 3 ай бұрын

Haha I remember when wolves were in the championship. It had a couple of hundred fans in there 😂. Only had their fans come back when they went up. Tinpot club

@gavinmurrell3415 3 ай бұрын

Anyone can create an account, and buy tickets in the normal way, after season ticket holders have bought theirs.

@lesliestrong1905 3 ай бұрын

why not start banning fans that sell their ticket

@taterbapple9847 3 ай бұрын

The clubs have to fund police to patrol inside ground so they do dictate numbers based on cost etc. West Mids Police will have a say on how many officers are outside ground on standby to prevent disorder to/from game.

@johnmurray8428 3 ай бұрын

I left the UK in 1975 & lived through problems in football with an anti football (soccer) North American media and press. The only coverage we got in the 1970s, 80s and early 90s were the riots. The internet and sports channels changed all that in the 1990s. However over this weekend and Monday we are back to much attention on this issue and the old farts in NA media trotting out all the old stuff.

@metalpunk3785 3 ай бұрын

So a few Wolves fans got into the WBA end. Total load of nonsense. Handbags. Typical media hype as per usual.

@Battismore-Blue 3 ай бұрын

Was the bloke who had a bloody head not a medical emergency

@carljones9331 3 ай бұрын

I don’t want to have a go at the Wolves fans but if you sit in the wrong end you get what you deserve even though I don’t condone the behaviour of the Albion fans. If it was at the Molineux it would be the same. Nothing to do with the Wolves fans in the Smethwick end,they were great. I went to the Molineux and was thankfully kept in because Wolves fans went crazy when we beat them in the 90’s. You can’t just blame Albion fans even though I’m ashamed of what happened. It used to be horrible for me going to the Molineux but I kept my mouth shut. Where is the other side of things? You have spoken to three Wolves fans and no Albion fans.

@craigbellamy7428 3 ай бұрын

You can't blame the clubs.. its the fans that cause it that need to be punished.. clubs can't control how fans behave

@tonyhenryvii9202 3 ай бұрын

Imagine Celtic/Rangers,West Ham/Millwall.

@mefninja 3 ай бұрын

I think the cost of making sure these thing never happen is to muchm at some point we need to realize and acceptnwe cannot control the behavior of everyone. When these things happen the punishment needs to be severe. But to try to prevent it from ever happening will take away alot of enjoyment for proper well behaved match going fans.

@Wrexham_World 3 ай бұрын

Security cameras and facial recognition has gone far enough that a centralised database of misbehaving fans can get them banned from their home matches.

@alexsmith5083 3 ай бұрын

so none of the stewards spotted the Wolves fan in the home end arent they supposed to be watching the crowd more

@malcolmmillward4913 3 ай бұрын

Sorry one or two wolves fan didn't start this , what supporters where throwing bottles at players,from same area wba totally to blame

@missxsoph1 3 ай бұрын

Same Simon Jordan that thinks 700 allocation at Glasgow Derby games would be ok. Did go into opposition end before but I was younger and dafter then

@seanbonella 3 ай бұрын

im hearing pubs are opening at half 5 in morning so says it all. the police want trouble to fund them to let more of this happen....

@nazirkhalifa5377 3 ай бұрын

It taken an unfortunate incident to talk about our clubs, generally we are invisible.

@danielhughes7228 3 ай бұрын

I’ve sat In Leeds away,Millwall away ,also Albion wolves and Man Utd away. Your team scores, be quiet and you’ll survive. UTV.

@patjonas0 3 ай бұрын

Lol yh i know what a plonker...im from wolverhampton....but a villa fan haha

@TomClarkSouthLondon 3 ай бұрын

No police battens used at pro Palestine ptotests😮

@karlbracey4969 3 ай бұрын

It happened on a regular basis in the 80s early 90s watched it live on TV first time for a long time since I saw police battons cmon wall coyl 🦁 💙 Miiiiii Miiiiii

@norm3769 3 ай бұрын

Ask why the local pubs were allowed to open at 0530 on Sunday,the game was was played at 1145am to avoid fans going to the pub beforehand,local council mmmm🤔🤔

@colingonzales4392 3 ай бұрын

Nothing to do with pubs opening 😒 down to the away dingles that went looking to cause chaos ⚪️🔵

@grahamgriffiths7405 3 ай бұрын

@@colingonzales4392One Dingle caused all that 😂😂😂

@nazirkhalifa5377 3 ай бұрын

Combastibility😂😂😂

@You-in6lm 3 ай бұрын

Probably just an Albion fan with his wolves mate 😂.

@marksmith7789 3 ай бұрын

If there was and it sounds like it's true a Wolves fan in the Albion end why did the stewards not remove him before the trouble started if they knew he was there? If he was there on purpose he should be given a lifetime ban because just being in that end is a completely moronic thing to do.

@-eLMango- 3 ай бұрын

Wolves didnt even get full allocation. Get the facts right TS

@khylelewis 3 ай бұрын

If Wolves weren't miles ahead of West Brom at this point in time, would Wolves fans be buying away end tickets? I highly doubt it. Imagine having your side lose away to their main rivals and you're sat in the home stand lol.

@thefivepoints 3 ай бұрын

There was no problem at the end with the Wolves fans just the wolves fan in the home end so surely giving them less tickets would make it worse and more Wolves fans would have to try and get tickets in the home end.

@user-hg4fu2nj7f 3 ай бұрын

too much made of an derby...sometimes silly things happen. But it is rare...talksport blowing it up again

@footballsoccerx2021 3 ай бұрын

Do you realise that the game held up for 30 minutes because of this? Don't you think that something DID happen? How many other games have been held up for half an hour because of crowd unrest recently? It's something that needs addressing

@Wrexham_World 3 ай бұрын

Fans should not be segregated…. All the scumbag fans should be banned. All other sports manage to mix fans without people going to hospital. All football clubs know who the troublemakers are .. get rid

@user-qx9fy8gu1w 3 ай бұрын

A few Wolves fans celebrated ffs. Hardly 2 firms going at it like the 80s. 6 arrests, what an overreaction.

@darm1735 3 ай бұрын

Broken country with a lot of anger, broken game mainly due to VAR, cities riddled with drugs, football violence will return more often, sadly. Cannot Police our streets, never mind a huge football match between rivals. 🤔🙏🏻🙏🏻

@jackdeegam7026 3 ай бұрын

I was at over 100 Ireland games and the only time I ever seen unrest was when the English came to town. So in Norway ye definitely started it too. The tv showed footage because the supporters are a pack of idiots and wanted to highlight the issue to have it stopped

@bustertheboxer1343 3 ай бұрын

You dont watch Celtic then obvs. Was in Dublin for the Celtic v Wolves 'friendly'. Some absolute scum in Dublin and that wasn't the Wolves fans.

@jackdeegam7026 3 ай бұрын

@@bustertheboxer1343 Celtic aren’t Irish. Also I was at that game and I do agree, I wasn’t too pleased with what I seen, I actually had my daughter with me and said I’d never bring her to another Celtic match, I actually had words with one really drunk guy shouting at children (majority came over from Glasgow for that game)

@howlbeast 3 ай бұрын

Why would the wolves fan be in midst of West Brom

@Bailwaljustice 3 ай бұрын

Loved it fiesty afair

@woods6800 3 ай бұрын

Proper old skool loved it

@seanbonella 3 ай бұрын

thug you are reported

@davidulan-zj3os 3 ай бұрын

Grass

@redjacc7581 3 ай бұрын

you hope its an isolated incident.

@Paul-bodge 3 ай бұрын

2 🛎️ ends

@wanderer6664 3 ай бұрын

Ban the Albion fans who ran on the pitch and threw missiles.

@IanPotts-lv6os 3 ай бұрын

Lol the dark ages 😂 its sad how this is the only way wolves get a mention what a joke

@jonny3801 3 ай бұрын

Shambles

@johnchapman6013 3 ай бұрын

2 Fans .....🤣🤣🤣🤣 100 WBA tried to attack them , so basicly those tossers wouldnt go 1 on 1 . Tossers

@albionlad8652 3 ай бұрын

Exactly same thing would happen to an albion fan in the south bank mate

@CalSaurous 3 ай бұрын

West Brom is 90% always empty and on general sale anyone can buy a ticket so how it happened is easy. It wasn't the worst thing ever especially if you've seen Celtic vs Rangers or way worse Brazil vs Argentina. But it was the Tesco carrier bag's stadium so they're the ones who should be punished and fined.

@baggies4life198 3 ай бұрын

It wasn’t in general sale sold out after STH and memebrs

@_RS3___ 3 ай бұрын

What are you on about 🤣🤣🤣🤣 wolves couldn’t fill a stadium to half when you was in the championship. Not to mention you all got smacked after the game

@SuperLaurie78 3 ай бұрын

⁠@@_RS3___ yup wo1ve5 fans have short memories 🤣

@CalSaurous 3 ай бұрын

@@SuperLaurie78 yeah, having short memories is the best as can't remember when you were last in the Prem.

@RobertWilletts 3 ай бұрын

@@CalSaurous8 seasons in the prem.

@carljones9331 3 ай бұрын

Get rid of stewards and bring back the police. Kick off times don’t matter,fans will just get up earlier and drink. There is a new scene with youngsters and called Ultras. Just like the country it’s gone down the pan,this will keep happening.

@valeriesmith7639 3 ай бұрын

Theres a video of the wolves fan who was involved before the game while in ground..singing f#$k wba ..any1 knows that's will cause trouble at any ground..all parties 2 blame...

@vijendrapatricknaryan2637 3 ай бұрын

You so called football experts need to get all the facts before starting the blame game . No excuses you could be inciting more mayhem with your unbalanced theories.

@baggies4life198 3 ай бұрын

We do what we want haha

@mustertherohirrim7315 3 ай бұрын

Exposure not credence Simon.

@them8k396 3 ай бұрын

What a hypocrite. You don’t want to watch the hooliganism but the football. Why didn’t he have the same attitude towards Qatar WC

@Liam-pt9mr 3 ай бұрын

Haha you don't see that in the palace Brighton non derby. You haircut!

@kevinritchie-my4fq 3 ай бұрын

Thick Dingles cant even find their way to the correct stand 😂😂😂

@adampeacock7992 3 ай бұрын

No Jim, the problem yet again is blokes unable to control themselves. Pathetic behaviour

@onlyfacts9969 3 ай бұрын

West brom getting their own ground taken over 😂 embarrassing battered on and off the pitch 😂

@albionlad8652 3 ай бұрын

Keep telling yourself that 🤡

@lfcspectre4335 3 ай бұрын

Simon & Marty = Top Lads Proper Clobbers 💯 Facts

@JoeVloggs 3 ай бұрын

how can it be albions fault it makes no sense

@leesmart2157 3 ай бұрын

Is jim k he seems very incoherent. Not making a lot of sense

@dennispepperack2973 3 ай бұрын

Here in the States, especially ice hockey teams, have been able to block away fans based on their postal code from purchasing tickets online. Would be more difficult to stop them buying tickets from the scalpers/touts... But, bottom line, the cops need to be omnipotent & omnipresent to provide a VERY visible deterrent.

@CalSaurous 3 ай бұрын

So you don't think any West Brom fans live in Wolverhampton and vice versa? Genius, you are.

@Behold__Optic_Blast 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like a completely terrible idea.

@TimBee100 3 ай бұрын

Went to see Detroit/Toronto a couple of weeks ago. Plenty of Wings fans amongst the Leaf fans. No problem whatsoever.

@semiseriousgooner 3 ай бұрын

@@TimBee100Franchise sports is different to what we have here, for better or worse. Many teams were created about 150 years ago by people from the local area. Wolves in this case by school boys from a local church school. My team by armaments workers in South London (as spurs fans won't let us forget). It's only in the last 30 years that teams have been bought by big businesses and individuals. As such, some football teams are key parts of the community and their history also embedded in the community. People feel like their football team represents their area and people. Also, maybe more here than in North America, people from different parts of the UK are already tribalistic. As a Londoner I'll get a lot of stick going north. Liverpool and Manchester don't particularly get along etc. Put that all together and it creates a lot of tribalism and tension that probably would mean it's unwise to mix fans. Also, that tribalism can create immense atmospheres that, I believe, are unrivalled in any other sport.

@jumbojimbo706 3 ай бұрын

And then I stick my 4g on and turn Bluetooth off and your incredible idea is ruined