Fans’ passion is great, but respect is key, too

Graham Westley

I’M really the wrong person to ask about incidents involving fan behaviour. I’ve grown up in football and I’ve learned to deal with it. It’s been part of the territory so there has been no choice. I’ve become tolerant of more than I ought to have.
In the course of my time in football, I’ve faced it all - I’ve been sung about positively and negatively; I’ve been spat at and had things thrown at me;
I’ve been accused, threatened, cheered and jeered; I’ve been written about, lied about and given awards. I’ve seen a player of mine dangerously punched blind from the side by a...

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