Collective Identity of Drug Addicts and Football Fans - Task Two

When football fans are shown on TV or in Film, it is usually negative narrative perspectives that are shown. The football fans are usually portrayed as violent, hard-faced holligans with a limited intellect and wit. When the protagonist who narrates the story is heard, they tend to give off an impression that they agree with the severe violence that takes occurs during football matches. They are usually portrayed as working class with no interest in education and have no ambition beyond fighting rival football firms. They also tend to be portrayed as overly confident, aggressive and volatile. Their is very rarely any incidents of compassion, sympathy or empathy featured in films or dramas based on the lives of football fans