Whatever the full story is, it just feels like another own goal from the club. Nobody’s saying fans should be abusive, because they shouldn’t, but the people running the club have to be able to rise above it instead of getting into back-and-forth arguments and ending up with stewards involved. If a supporter has genuinely gone too far, then explain that properly. But if Butler has also overstepped, that needs to be said too. At the moment it all just feels unnecessarily messy and small-time, and it reflects badly on everyone involved. The club needs to lower the temperature, be clearer about what actually happened, and stop this growing sense of fans against club before it drives even more people away.
