Remember the ‘70s? Those were the glory days of football hooliganism, when a small child could watch his father have his head kicked clean off by a bunch of scarf-waving fans and still dismiss it all as part of the “terrace banter”.
As time has gone on, both the fans and the game itself have gotten softer, with players rolling around the floor in agony if someone brushes against their shirt as silent fans munch on their prawn sandwiches.
And it seems the once-terrible face of football hooliganism has also undergone a facelift, after a pre-season friendly in St Petersburg had to be delayed when the pitch was invaded by a vicious gang of hooligan ducks.
As time has gone on, both the fans and the game itself have gotten softer, with players rolling around the floor in agony if someone brushes against their shirt as silent fans munch on their prawn sandwiches.
And it seems the once-terrible face of football hooliganism has also undergone a facelift, after a pre-season friendly in St Petersburg had to be delayed when the pitch was invaded by a vicious gang of hooligan ducks.
In graphic footage of the violence, the referee can be seen blowing his whistle at the feathery thugs as he tries to escort them from the pitch. Eventually they moved on, but the scars of violence, and the smell of duck faeces, will linger over the rest of the Russian season.
