Pitch invasions

[Old_pie]

I agree. When I was a kid, teeenager and young adult society seemed generally good. It wasn't perfect, but it was mostly good. That all changed when Thatcher was elected. A society of 'haves and have nots' was created, she governed only for those who would vote for her and shat on those who wouldn't. She created the Jeremy Kyle generation, where if you are treated like dirt some will act accordingly. We have the same now. Make the rules for the masses, while the rich and privileged do whatever they want. Incredibly, we even have a 'Minister for levelling up'!!! The Tories have been in power for 13 years, isn't that enough time to ensure levelling up isn't needed? Labour have to take their share of the blame for providing such woeful opposition as do the electorate for putting their faith in a proven serial liar.

This doesn't explain pitch invasions, but it might explain why we're such a divided country.

Football hooliganism was building up to its peak before Thatcher. In fact it must have been building up under a Labour government. Were those the years the UK was the "poor man of Europe"? I was in the land of oz so I don't really know except the UK was considered a bit of a joke over there.

[upthemaggies]

Football hooliganism was building up to its peak before Thatcher. In fact it must have been building up under a Labour government. Were those the years the UK was the "poor man of Europe"? I was in the land of oz so I don't really know except the UK was considered a bit of a joke over there.

24th February 1965 BBC1 broadcast the "The Football Fan"
Programme description "Is he a hooligan? or just an ordinary harmless fellow who goes beserk on Saturday?"
So the word hooligan was being associated with football that early.

The first real problems on a large scale began around 1968 with Leeds and Sunderland apparently, but it exploded in 1973/74 with Spurs banned from Europe at the end of that season and Newcastle having to replay an FA Cup Quarter final with Fword after a riot was deemed to have effected the result. Man Utd took it to another level in 1974/75.

Here's an image from February 1978.....