These last seven-years since the inception of this new club, the various people at the helm have fully understood the two common factors that unite their entire fan base: bigotry and hatred.
Every gesture, every comment, every marketing campaign has focused on these two features
For every act of violence, for every random act of hooliganism, for every bigoted syllable that falls from their gummy mouths - their owners are vicariously liable.
Their manager comes out yesterday and put a target on Our Captain's back. For all the warrior that he is, Lenny must take him out of the equation for the next match against them, as any number of knuckledraggers are going to try and make a name for themselves by physically attacking him. I have no faith in the police or stewarding to protect our players and I am genuinely concerned that one of their psychopathic nut bars will go to extreme levels to get into their hall of infamy.
From now until that game takes place, their leader and his lackeys are going to take every opportunity to play the victim and fan the flames of hatred. They won't even have to try too hard either.
I don't want to resort to hyperbole and sensationalism, but it is not beyond the realms of possibility that some psycho will try and "do him". They have no compunction about "doing" fans, there is nothing to suggest that they won't do it to players either.