Thanks edrahill, that is very enlightening, although probably no different to the majority of countries in the world.
There is obviously a lot of jealousy involved between the four teams and their supporters and it would appear that any method anyone can use to discredit another team is the normal thing.
Isn't it strange that we, the normal football fan, can only support our own team and feed off whatever information we are given whether it is true or not.
Good luck this season, whatever happens in the matches over the next two Thursdays.