I see kind of what you're saying TH but the sad truth is this modern day football is reverting to caveman tribalism. In an age now where the hooligan days are said to be dying down by so called experts in this country,some people will still use just about any excuse to attack somebody else in a "cause". Look at the young everton fan shot dead a few months back. It seems to me the whole green street ethic is as raw as its ever been, its never going to go away.
Its unfair to say the city fan got what he deserved, a stupid drunken moment in his life has cost him dearly and left his kids without a dad, and his wife without a husband. Equally the united fan has got to live with what he did for the rest of his life. This hostility between rival fans has grown, especially between derby clubs. Its like a new form of hooliganistic element has evolved, and one I fear is never going to be stamped out. | 
