Are we sure that the figure is actually that high?
I suppose some don’t care so much about the football but have just got into an unpleasant habit such as: taking snuff, picking their noses in public, spitting in the street or imbibing laudanum.
(Apologies to the few brave loyalists before both of them demand my head on a spike.)
If the 31st May situation had come to pass – that 200 figure could perhaps have been quadrupled.