The reaction to my post is exactly the point I'm making. Why is it antagonism? Because it's football. If a bloke went in a NZ shirt to an Ashes game, he might get stick, but 'removing him from the ground' wouldn't be seen as 'the only option'. It's pathetic and makes football fans look backwards. We mither about SYP intervention around games then do this.
Been to many games as a neutral - hard being in the Liverpool end when we beat them 2-1 - but you don't advertise the fact. As others have said it was a wind up job - bloke in the yellow had a quiet word with him but made no attempt to cover up. If he hadn't taken his jacket off no one would have known