I enjoy football, cricket and rugby. You do get plenty of rugby matches where the atmosphere is non-existent, certainly in club rugby, but the atmosphere at a top international can be right up there. It can also be genuinely intimidating on occasion too, try sitting in an England shirt in...
No chance he’d do that away at somewhere with a bit more angst attached, eg another West Midlands team.
Sounds like it was ultimately dealt with well. On the other hand if you go to a Bundesliga game it’s very common to see away fans with colours mixed in with the home fans in some sections...