Little reading on the subject, fug me Phil Neal doesn't cover himself in any glory does he... http://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/apr/03/newsstory.sport
I don't know much about Graham Roberts, but to suggest that the ban was anything other than a reaction to the horrendous behaviour of some 'fans' is ludicrous. I now know that Graham Roberts appears on TalkSport though, which renders his opinion null and void.