A good old fashioned twenty-man scrap on the pitch, a bad refereeing decision, or a particularly odious opposition manager can make all the difference. Bring it on :)
Might be just what we need. A fat, cheating pantomime villain in their dugout (is it still acceptable to use "dugout" these days?) should wind the crowd right up and raise the atmosphere a notch or two.
I'll be genuinely disappointed if the sweaty old crook sits quietly on his seat, cautiously...