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People like me? I'm just a life long Albion fan that supports my team with passion and has done for thirty years through thick and thin. I love the rivalry that thrives in all sport and in football. I just hate the violence and hatred that appears when the it all goes too far. Why do you have a...

Or perhaps some people, on both sides of the argument, find it an interesting topic to debate? Isnt that the whole point of a forum? If you find it attention seeking then dont get involved

Its interesting the number of posters that suggest that it's only the 'prawn sarnie' brigade or JCLs that 'don't get it'. I wonder if it's far more to do with age. I made my first to Selhurst in the Mullery/Hilaire days when the hatred was at its most intense and and the 'moronic' behaviour was...

There's massive rivalry between rugby fans of different clubs and countries but no hatred. You have rivalry amongst friends, at work, between pub teams and probably on bowling greens. But no hatred. Rivalry can be great but the rivalry that spills over into hatred is a form of rivalry is rather...

Yes, I should have used a different word to rivalry in my OP perhaps. I love the passion, the singing etc etc but why does this have to, in 2013, spill over into violence etc and need hundreds of Police to keep fans apart? I'm all for passionate rivalry but that doesn't have to mean hatred and...

So you think it makes me a lesser fan because I have to ask why you think violence, vandalism, abuse of children etc is ok? I'm obviously missing something because you think I shouldn't have to ask so could you please explain it to me? I would genuinely like to know

It's up to you, but why?

Why?

Poogate is disgusting and embarrassing and I don't care how much we profess to hate Palace, it's a step too far. The level of Policing required at Brighton/Palace games should be an embarrassment to fans of both clubs. The petty incidents of broken car mirrors, abuse at railway stations and of...