[JohnW]

My youngest son and his wife were at the match. He did say that there were about 30 or so United fans who were taunting the home side fans before the match had started. We know that this is acceptable in England but many of the countries on the continent do not share our sense of humour and do not understand our pi$$ taking. They were also taunting the police when they appeared on the scene. However, he said the police grossly over-reacted and were indiscriminately beating bystanders with their batons. Quite frankly, I would not travel to the continent to watch a game because it just isn't worth the risk. I think he was a damn fool for taking his wife, it's hard enough trying to avoid trouble when you only have yourself to think about. This is a very sad state of affairs and I know in my heart that we should not let the stupid few ruin everything for the majority, but it just isn't worth it.