The unfortunate thing is that we know that it happens both ways. We can make jokes about the Wednesday fans doing it but we know that there will be some idiots wearing red and white who will do the same thing at Swillsborough. It's sad because 99.9% of both red and blue fans just want the derby match to be full of passion, desire, banter and entertainment on the pitch with more ecstacy than despair - most don't give a toss about all this nonsense with coins, fighting etc ...
Yes, I swear more at the derby. I think we all do. We gloat more, we take pride in this result more than any other when we win. I despair more when we lose. But it is football. And anyone who deludes themselves into thinking it's anything more is clearly a moron. I cannot understand the mentality of United fans who wanted to fight and cause trouble last night when they should have been on Cloud 9 like the rest of us. I cannot understand the mentality of Wednesday fans who wanted to fight and cause trouble last night when they should have simply wanted to find a quiet place where they could try and forget the result!
I hate Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. I hate their blue and white shirts. I hate their stupid badge. I hate Owls. I dislike Pigs because they represent Sheffield Wednesday FC. I hate the eyesore that is Hillsborough. I'm sure Wednesday fans have similar views about SUFC, the red and white, Blades and Bramall Lane.
But do I hate their players? No. I hope they lose every game they play. But I don't hate them. I pity them slightly for being Wednesday players. I don't hope they get hurt. I don't wish injury on them. I hope they are happy people who one day realise the error of their ways in choosing SWFC as a club.
Do I hate their fans? No. I hope they lose every game they go to watch. I pity their choice of team. But they are my friends, my workmates, my family and - forgive me for this - my wife.
All the nonsense frustrates me. We should simply be enjoying a 3-2 win. They should be keeping their heads down and looking forward to April. Nothing else.