http://www.bbc.co.uk...hester-21893570
Article on the BBC Asian network today. Not exactly an in depth piece of journalism but still should be an interesting topic for us, using the word 'interesting' with one hand over my eyes and the other with fingers crossed. Not sure where their 20% of the population comes from, I would suggest they must have been looking at a specific area and not including wider areas where some latics support comes from. I think the idea of latent racism still existing is a valid one but.the point about people having work commitments is general and not ethnicity specific therefore a bit weak. The idea of it being traditional for local people is probably more relevant. Danny Bakers idea that you support the team whose floodlights you can see from your bedroom window as a kid.Main thing is that if there is no familial link, probably you watch games on sky therefore you are going to follow the teams that are on there and win things rather than bother with going to the local club where it costs money and you are not guaranteed glory