In the minds of journalists, the game was certainly full of ups and downs, but the post-match press conference was the real focus. Journalists were eager to hear what the managers of both sides had to say about the fan turmoil that occurred in the middle of the game.

So not long after the game, the reporters ended their interviews in the mixed zone and gathered at the press conference to wait for the managers of both sides to come out.

Donn was the first to come out, followed by Millwall manager, the dejected Allan Brown. McClairy. According to common sense, the two managers should shake hands, but Don sat in his place with his hands in his pockets, and did not mean to shake hands with the opposing head coach. McClairy stood on the stage for a moment, and sat down in his place with some embarrassment.

As soon as the host announced the official start of the press conference, the reporters' hands were all raised.

The main concern of the reporters is obviously not the amazing score of 7:1, any score on the football field is possible, 7:1 has not yet gone beyond the confines of the Earth and reached Mars. The game's most hype, gimmick, and most attention-grabbing story took place in the stands, where the insulting singing of Millwall fans and the ensuing fan scuffle on both sides were the subject of questions from reporters.

To these questions, Donn grabbed the microphone first. Get the word out and get out of here and head back to Nottingham. He didn't want to sit with the guy next to him for too long.

"I know you all want to know about what happened in the stands, but I don't want to talk about it. I suggest you ask the president of Millwall and the head coach next to me, they should know best who their supporters are. "It puts almost all of Millwall people in opposition to Donn, but he doesn't care, and he doesn't win by currying favor with the opposing fans." I just want to say that I'm happy with the performance of my players in the second half and they deserved the win. ”

A reporter saw that Tang En seemed to have the intention of leaving, and hurriedly asked: "Please ask Mr. Tang En!" Your team played in the first half and the second half, what did you say to them at half-time and was there any special arrangement? ”

Downe stared at the questioning reporter and said: "I told my players that if they were angry at the Millwall fans' singing, they would be gagged with a goal. Sing once, score a goal. Sing once, score a goal. Until they don't dare to speak out anymore. I'm glad my players did that. ”

He then ignored the stirring at the scene, placed the microphone on the table, and got up to leave.

The moderator reminded him: "Sir, the press conference is not over yet......"

"That's his, it's not over yet." Donn pointed at McClairy, "I don't have much more to say, Mr. Host." Ladies and gentlemen! He shouted to reporters, "If you have any questions, just ask Alain. Mr. McClelly! ”

After saying that, he turned around and stepped down.

A depressed McClairy muttered behind his back, "I've never seen such a personless person......"

Halfway through the sentence, Donn stopped again, and he turned to look at McClair, his eyes fierce as if he wanted to eat people. "Manners? Alan. Mr. McClairy ...... "He spoke slowly, articulating clearly, word by word. "One thing I can be sure of is that my demeanor must be billions of times better than you and your supporters in the stands!"

After saying that, he didn't care about how the excited reporters called his name, and left the small press conference room without looking back.

※※※ Nottingham Forest played Millwall 7-1 away and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. However, there was not much coverage of the scoreline, and instead the fan scuffle in the stands made headlines in the British media after the game.

The media linked the incident that killed an innocent child in a football hooligan brawl following the Nottingham Forest and Millwall match at the end of last season to put the headline in the newspapers: The return of football hooligans! The return of football violence!

That pent-up excitement jumped on the page.

In fact, the attitude of the media has to start with the catastrophe 14 years ago.

Since the Heathborough massacre, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who has always been very unpleasant to watch football, has finally found an excuse to rectify this "violent sport". She commissioned Taylor, the first official, to do a detailed reading survey, and in view of the football environment in the United Kingdom at that time, it took half a year to launch two versions of the "Taylor Investigation Report".

In this prestigious report, Judge Taylor made recommendations in a responsible manner for the sport as a whole and for British society as a whole. But the British political axe has taken only a few of them: such as completely renovating the stadium, converting all standing seats into seating, and demolishing the separation wall.

In 1973, the British political axe set up a stadium safety license review and issuance authority, and those courses that do not meet the safety standards will not be issued safety licenses. But the safety license at Heathbourg Stadium, where the tragedy took place, has expired for ten years! According to the 10-year expired safety licence at Hillsborough Stadium, the West Stand Blocks 3 and 4 can accommodate 2,200 people. However, its actual maximum capacity is less than 1,700 people. At the time of the tragedy, more than 3,000 fans rushed into the two communities through an underground passage, which directly led to the disaster of crowding and trampling.

Although subjectively speaking, Margaret Thatcher's actions were aimed at suppressing football, a sport that she hated, but objectively it did promote the reform of English football. People are now able to watch from the completely renovated stadium with plastic seats and dedicated emergency evacuation routes, thanks to the Taylor Report and Thatcher's Axe.

The Taylor Report also laid the foundation for the establishment of the Premier League in terms of security and hardware. In 1992, the long-awaited English Premier League made its grand debut, and immediately attracted the attention of fans around the world with its exciting games. Under the highly market-oriented and commercial operation, the Premier League is becoming more and more exciting year by year. It looks like English football is back to its glory days, and even the stubborn problem of football hooliganism seems to have faded from the top flight.

In fact, when it comes to football hooliganism, it is not only the fans who should be held accountable and atonement for those tragic incidents, but also the British political axe and the media.

Ninety-nine per cent of fans in the UK may be innocent, but as long as one per cent of football hooligans exist, the rest of the population will be unlucky. In the British Police Department Scotland Yard there is a special "black list" for the identity of football hooligans, this list has been established since the time of Thatcher's political axe, and more than ten years later, they strictly follow the principle that Margaret Thatcher once euphemistically put forward - they would rather kill 3,000 by mistake than let one go.

As a result, countless innocent fans followed with great bad luck. Fans who have a legitimate profession and have never had a criminal record have inexplicably been blacklisted as football hooligans and banned from going abroad to watch football. The reason may simply be that "they used to go to the same stadium as the football hooligans" and "they drank in the same bar as the football hooligans"...... Of course, the role of the media in fueling the problem of football hooliganism should not be underestimated.

To cite an example of one of the most iconic names in the history of English football, it is enough to illustrate the role of the media in the problem of football hooliganism.

Liverpool fans in Merseyside will never forget their hatred of The Sun, because the influential newspaper in the UK competed with the Mirror for news resources in the aftermath of the Heathborough massacre, and they managed to do so, and many people still believe that the Heathborough tragedy was caused by the "notorious" Liverpool fans, believing that they "deserved to die" because of the media coverage at the time.

On that day, the front page of The Sun was called "the most disgraceful front-page headline in the history of journalism" - the'truth!

The so-called truth of The Sun is that Liverpool fans deserved to die, because it was the drunken brawls that led to the tragedy. They describe to the reader what happened at the Heath Stadium: the "scum" Liverpool fans took advantage of the chaos to loot the wallets, clothes, and watches of the deceased...... on police officers who maintain order, beating staff who give artificial respiration to the wounded, and even trying to rotate a dead female fan!

The original title for the article was "You are scum", which was later changed to "The Truth" before publication. It's ironic, what's the real truth?

Because Thatcher's political axe at that time designated the fans as "internal enemies", it was impossible for the political axe to consider the safety of the enemy, and no one cared about their innocence. They even wish that the media would unanimously define the Heathborough massacre as a case of hooliganism, so as to perfectly prove how correct and far-sighted their bad attitude towards football as a sport is. This is evidenced by the fact that Prime Minister Thatcher's personal adviser at the time still adheres to the Sun's views at the time.

The real truth did not slowly emerge until a few years later, but this truth only existed among the people. After numerous court hearings, British courts ruled that the Heathborough tragedy was an "accident" for which the derelict police were not held responsible, and that the evidence that led them to make such a decision was fabricated by the police. The English court later refused to reopen the case because private prosecutors had no right to appeal under English law.

(To be continued)