[HerefordBull]

I think 0762 should know what the press/ TV are like after the misreporting of the scenes at the end of the Scottish Cup Final. They have their own agenda so as to get the biggest readership/ viewership as possible.

England fans have unfortunately built this reputation up over many years and realise there is NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE but they now have to live with being targeted not only by the press and authorities but also by sections of other countries fans who light the blue touchpaper and retreat.I'm sure this has happened in France and there then has been a section of fans who have been filmed acting badly ( usually younger who want to be hard!)  for which all fans get tarred with the same brush....wrongly. I was not on the pitch at Hampden, most of those that were , were having a good time, but I have been asked numerous times about the trouble and how bad Hibs fans are......this image has been stoked up by the press and to start with, trying to take the blame completely away from Rangers for the fighting.

A large number of people out for a good time and copious alcohol will lead to a certain amount of trouble wherever they are whether it is in a holiday resort, a football tournament or even any town throughout England on a Saturday night. It depends how high up the agenda the press et al want to place it. Being a football tournament it is placed high.