Yet again the Liverpool fans rise to the occasion by Smashing up the city coach! HeyselHillsborough comes to mind, are they really so innocent?

At least they aren't stupid enough to smash up their own coach like our fans did

They are 'Painted' as friendly, knowledgeable, good-humoured supporters who stand shoulder to shoulder with Evertonians in the Derby games with NO violence at all but in the main this is not the reality.

I fully accept there are vast swathes that do not enter this category but let's not fall for all the PR piffle.There are a lot of rascals amongst their supporters who have a particular dislike of "Cockneys" and Mancunians.

Edited by Willo (05 Apr 2018 9.47am)

I remember the 2nd leg of the League cup semi at Anfield (after winning the first leg) where we were roundly thumped. A Liverpool thug met us coming out of the ground and stood, arms wide, singing "we hate cockneys and we hate cockneys" trying to goad some sort of response - the confused look on his face was priceless when the Palace fans joined in with the song (I would imagine he still doesn't get it)

Precisely what I was posting.
Same for supporters in the North-East who have a loathing of "Cockneys".
They don't even know the true definition of a "Cockney".
They probably think we still use Cockney rhyming slang.

Edited by Willo (05 Apr 2018 10.31am)

The appropriate punishment should be playing behind closed doors, preferably the home leg of the CL semi. But you know the maximum it'll be will be a suspended penalty, and if behind closed doors probably versus the smallest opposition in the future.

Me? I'd ban them for 7 or 8 years again, not the 5 it became.

COYP