I know thats your view.

I'm arguing that it is an inconsistent one as long as classes can be observed to exist.

Maybe the stumbling block is the word "class".

If we described English culture as being characterised by intracultural diversity, then to truly embrace English culture as a whole we must accept and embrace football culture as it has a valid and meaningful role to play and much of the humour and behaviour that goes with it is misunderstood by those who are not a part of it.

And I am not talking about the 1 or 2% who are violent or otherwise intimidating in their behaviour.

Go to a football match - not at old trafford or stamford bridge - but somewhere like wigan wanderers or birmingham city.

There's a banter that goes on - some of it is pretty rough but in context is laced with defiant brazen humour and can be pretty funny.

It's not generally my thing, but then I'm a bit middle class like that ;-)