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FOOTBALL TROUBLE MIRRORS WIDER ISSUES…

Chris Dunlavy

FLARE UP: Fans on pitch

FOOTBALL disorder is at an eight-year high, but banning orders and heavy policing are not the solution.
Yes, punishments will root out the worst offenders. But kindling must be dry for any fire to burn, and the flames of hooliganism are fanned by underlying issues in society. Where there is frustration and discontent on the streets, there will inevitably be unrest in football stadiums.
Though far from the solitary cause, high unemployment and rapid de-industrialisation were significant contributing factors towards the notorious hooliganism of ...

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