I was questioning the plural in the thread title, making it sound like hundreds of Liverpool fans were assaulting lots of locals.
Yes, I would've like to have seen the bloke chin the one who tipped him in.
I agree and he has many a time, but there was one occasion when it got out of hand. I'm not going into details on a public forum but it was out and out prejudice.
It is accusing a whole city of acting a certain way because of where they live, so it is a very mild version of racism. My Yorkshire husband has had it at his workplace to a mild extent (not banter either) and I experienced it when I worked up there. It isn't pleasant and you just have to grin...