Piers Morgan

They're like a fight, mate. Let's not overthink football hooligans, right? I've seen them in action. Most of them just like a good old punch-up. They like a drink. probably some drugs and a fight. And they actually love it. And to understand the mind of a football hooligan, you need to start from that.

They're like a fight, mate. Let's not overthink football hooligans, right? I've seen them in action. Most of them just like a good old punch-up. They like a drink. probably some drugs and a fight. And they actually love it. And to understand the mind of a football hooligan, you need to start from that.

Even the guys in the back row, they seem to... Yeah, look, mob mentality can brew up very quickly. Of course, I've been at football matches.

Even the guys in the back row, they seem to... Yeah, look, mob mentality can brew up very quickly. Of course, I've been at football matches.

Even the guys in the back row, they seem to... Yeah, look, mob mentality can brew up very quickly. Of course, I've been at football matches.

Yes, I think a lot of football – I mean, look, when I was young, football dominated every single match. It was pretty scary and thrilling at the same time. I can't pretend otherwise. When I was 18, 19, watching battles on the terraces was exciting in a way that watching a UFC fight can be exciting. But I'd rather have the more controlled environment than having it happening on a football terrace.

Yes, I think a lot of football – I mean, look, when I was young, football dominated every single match. It was pretty scary and thrilling at the same time. I can't pretend otherwise. When I was 18, 19, watching battles on the terraces was exciting in a way that watching a UFC fight can be exciting. But I'd rather have the more controlled environment than having it happening on a football terrace.

Yes, I think a lot of football – I mean, look, when I was young, football dominated every single match. It was pretty scary and thrilling at the same time. I can't pretend otherwise. When I was 18, 19, watching battles on the terraces was exciting in a way that watching a UFC fight can be exciting. But I'd rather have the more controlled environment than having it happening on a football terrace.

And now it doesn't. But I wouldn't over-intellectualise the average British football hooligan. They might like to see themselves as political polemics with their fists, but they're not. Most of them just like a good fight.

And now it doesn't. But I wouldn't over-intellectualise the average British football hooligan. They might like to see themselves as political polemics with their fists, but they're not. Most of them just like a good fight.

And now it doesn't. But I wouldn't over-intellectualise the average British football hooligan. They might like to see themselves as political polemics with their fists, but they're not. Most of them just like a good fight.

Well, it was handed to my great-uncle John. He was a war hero. He got the George Medal for heroism in the war. Actually, a brilliant story because he was in the army in World War II. He'd been invalided temporarily out with some bad injuries. And he was in a pub where he was being billeted with his, I think it was the Irish Regiment. And a prototype German bomber landed in a field near the pub.

Well, it was handed to my great-uncle John. He was a war hero. He got the George Medal for heroism in the war. Actually, a brilliant story because he was in the army in World War II. He'd been invalided temporarily out with some bad injuries. And he was in a pub where he was being billeted with his, I think it was the Irish Regiment. And a prototype German bomber landed in a field near the pub.

Well, it was handed to my great-uncle John. He was a war hero. He got the George Medal for heroism in the war. Actually, a brilliant story because he was in the army in World War II. He'd been invalided temporarily out with some bad injuries. And he was in a pub where he was being billeted with his, I think it was the Irish Regiment. And a prototype German bomber landed in a field near the pub.

And the guys all grabbed their guns and they went and had it out with the German crew because it hadn't exploded. And they heard one of them say, bomber, bomber. And my great uncle John jumped in, looked around, found the bomb, which was designed to blow up the prototype plane so the Allies couldn't get the information from it, and threw it away into a pond where it blew up.

And the guys all grabbed their guns and they went and had it out with the German crew because it hadn't exploded. And they heard one of them say, bomber, bomber. And my great uncle John jumped in, looked around, found the bomb, which was designed to blow up the prototype plane so the Allies couldn't get the information from it, and threw it away into a pond where it blew up.

And the guys all grabbed their guns and they went and had it out with the German crew because it hadn't exploded. And they heard one of them say, bomber, bomber. And my great uncle John jumped in, looked around, found the bomb, which was designed to blow up the prototype plane so the Allies couldn't get the information from it, and threw it away into a pond where it blew up.

And he got the George Medal. It would have been the George Cross, which is the military version. But at the time, he was actually deemed to be a civilian because he was invalided. He was going to go back. And it was actually – it was the Battle of Graveney Marsh. You can read about it. No way. It was the last time that British troops engaged an enemy in British soil, and it was 70 years ago.

And he got the George Medal. It would have been the George Cross, which is the military version. But at the time, he was actually deemed to be a civilian because he was invalided. He was going to go back. And it was actually – it was the Battle of Graveney Marsh. You can read about it. No way. It was the last time that British troops engaged an enemy in British soil, and it was 70 years ago.

And he got the George Medal. It would have been the George Cross, which is the military version. But at the time, he was actually deemed to be a civilian because he was invalided. He was going to go back. And it was actually – it was the Battle of Graveney Marsh. You can read about it. No way. It was the last time that British troops engaged an enemy in British soil, and it was 70 years ago.