DontLookBackInAnger said:
I was at the Stoke game(Dickov's debut)and it was pretty bad, but you also have to remember that Stoke had more than a small axe to grind with the little asshole themselves
Oh, I totally agree. It was the Stoke fans that started the anti-Ball abuse after they scored the first goal. At that point, I don't recall any City fans around me joining in. But when they scored a second a short while later (didn't Mike Sheron score for them that day?), it seemed like at least half the City end (perhaps more) joined in with the Stoke fans. I reckon if they hadn't instigated it, nowhere near as many blues would've gotten involved that day. It was quite surreal at the time witnessing 2 sets of opposing fans, who aren't renowned for being particularly friendly towards each other, roundly abusing one particular person.