How can anyone say that cos someone feels passion for something they have a right and its good that they act in a violent manner. Thats like saying terrorisms acceptable because they are doing it cos they are passionate about a cause. Hooligans give our game a bad name and have caused pain to many numbers of innocent people. A hooligan from the club I love after the Man United cup game the other year knocked my 85 year old grandad over cos he couldnt wait to get to a fight across the road. This in the process broke my grandads hip and left him very badly bruised. That hooligan is no more passionate than me or my grandad who both love Everton but dont feel the need to show that through mindless violence