Thatcher's selfishness appealed to the selfish. It mattered not to football hooligans, who are largely not known for their empathy, that she detested football. Harry Enfield (who is supposedly a northstander himself) captured it well with his loadsamoney character.
And like you, hooligan...
Most of the lads in that photo wore pants as they were from oop north.
I was minding my own business just before that moment, deep under the illusion that I was Peter Ward about to score a penalty in front of the north. My poor hapless mate was in goal. My fantasy was rudely interrupted as we...