We’ll take William McAllister from Larne for example. William, or Billy for short, loves the King, the Crown, July 12th, Buckfast, tattoos etc.
Billy has a big dislike for the Irish Republic. He loves to see Ireland fail at sport, economically, socially, at tiddly winks.
William develops a keen like for hurling. Cork are the team for him. He likes them because they’re the People’s Republic of Cork. A separate entity from the dreaded Irish republic. Cork people love to distance himself from the absolute shambles of the country that they’re unfortunately attached to.
The North have a split support between United/Liverpool .
The protestant’s have reason to support both teams - George Best played with United whilst Liverpool was founded by an Orange man.
There is no obvious religious split in current days between United and Liverpool albeit United have strong Irish origins with Liverpool origins being protestant - but don’t let that be said to Irish Liverpool fans
Neither ‘incident’ involved Robertson who was merely seen in the aftermath arguing.
The Liverpool player Casemiro attacked was in fact Milner.
That Casemiro lad has an evil streak in him but then again he wouldn’t be the first United midfielder who was jogging along with evil intent in their souls now would he……