In terms of the human condition it might not be elevating and it may even be demeaning but that’s the way it is and the way it should be. If "new" football fans don’t like it they should stay at home and watch the game on Sky or BT Sport, but then it’s not really the same is it? The nature of the support is the reason why English football is seen as the benchmark for real football by fans all over the world – it is also the reason the people who wear split scarves turned up to watch in the first place, to sample the atmosphere and to prove they have been to "the game".