Yesterday, in two separate incidents, so-called ‘football fans’ ran onto the pitch, mid-game, and attacked players. Obviously players of the teams those fans didn’t support. In the first one, some Brummy scumbag ran onto the pitch at St Andrews, where his ‘beloved’ Birmingham City were playing local rivals Aston Villa, and punched the Villa captain, Jack Grealish, on the head from behind. In the other incident, an Arsenal fan ran onto the Emirates pitch and pushed Manchester United’s Chris Smalling. Only pushed, not punched, because it was Arsenal and the fan was being true to the general ‘softness’ ethos prevalent on the Holloway Road. The fan probably wanted to spend 20 minutes espousing the full Wenger/Emrai philosophy of superiority and smugness but realised he wouldn’t have time, so encapsulated the complete theoretical framework into a single push. Either way he’s a tosser.

Both fans will be charged with pitch invasion and assault and banned from their grounds, probably for ‘life’. But that’s not enough. This season is turning into something of a disaster for the game. We had 1970s style ‘aggro’ at Millwall, with hundreds of the locals attacking away fans before a cup match. Now this. It must be stopped.

The only way to send the correct message is to abandon the rest of the season. Stop it now! (My new campaign slogan). Just call time on the rest of the term. Play out a few cup finals, if ya like, maybe the Champions League, but as for the domestic games, cancel the lot.

And so the league tables published today will be the last. I’m sorry but that’s the way it must be. We can’t let ‘the beautiful game’ become destabilised and wrecked by thugs, morons and those with violent intent. We need to impose a social morality on the game to prevent further descent into horror.

What? Oh, yeah, I suppose you’re right. That would mean Spurs would finish third in the league, qualify for Europe and be ready and rested for next season. Yeah, that’s true. Hadn’t realised…

STOP IT NOW! (Please!!!!!)

Happy Monday

A xxxx