I named the first 7 that came to mind in the 5 seconds as I was typing, but I could go on forever naming pro-footballers who show nothing but negative traits. The truth is, I could probably count on 1 hand the number of premier league footballers that are 'good' role models.
Of course, some RL players have done wrong, and there have been some issues with crowds over the years - but these are few and far between.
In my own personal point of view, looking at sporting role models for my kids, there are probably a dozen 'good' role models at every super league club - I doubt there are even a dozen in the whole premier league.
For me, football is generally played by low lifes, supported by low lifes, and teaches young kids all the negative aspects of playing sport.

I'm really not condoning the actions of this moron but I had to laugh at the way Chris Kirkland went down like a sack of spuds after getting 'shoved'.

Big girl.

If a policeman or steward was stood 2 yards from a supporter making racist or homophobic comments I would expect him/her to be arrested. The same police and stewards were stood 2 yards from supporters mocking Leeds fans about 2 murdered lads, and did nothing. The lads that were murdered were well known to a lot of Leeds fans, some who no doubt were present, and watched on while stabbing gestures and vile songs were aimed at them. If the police or stewards had detained the supporters inciting trouble it wouldn't have escalated. I don't think that's a weak defence, you don't need to be Clouseau to work out how to prevent a situation escalating.

You're running the danger of almost sounding like you're trying to make excuses for the acts of a few tools. The truth is, the Sheff fans and Leeds fans are one and the same - VILE.

All this garbage about racism in football, and certain players not wearing kick it out t-shirts before a game, to make a point (although it's not really to make a point is it) - its all pathetic.... Footballers are so out of touch with the real world, they could almost be mistaken for politicians.

Was it just one or two making these chants? No hundreds if not thousands. Please tell me how it would be possible to arrest that amount of people. Leeds fans dish out plenty but cant take it. Dont try and defend the idiot!

You had to be there..........you obviously weren't. Songs have been sung at various times towards various people without any provocation, in my opinion last night that wasn't the case. The Dave Jones abuse wasn't meted out until a constant barrage of abuse from the Sheffield fans was reacted to by the Leeds fans. Yours is the "pathetic" attitude, commenting on something you weren't present at while trying to take the moral high ground. I stand by what I initially said, had the stewards and police nipped things in the bud we wouldn't be talking about this now. It's not a question of who was right and who was wrong, it's why it was allowed to escalate in the way it did.

What a load of rubbish!

Played by low lifes and watched by low lifes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get a grip. These idiots are very much in the minority.

You're not Dave Jones son are you? Not all Wednesday fans are vile, not all Leeds fans are vile. It would appear that you are daft enough to believe that so I'll leave you in your own little world.

Blaming the trouble on wednesday fans is laughable really, any chants about istanbul etc was disgusting but yet leeds fans seem to think chanting vile stuff about dave jones, stuff that has been proven to be wrong,is also disgraceful and as jones himself said he's had it for 12 years from leeds fans, no other fans but leeds fans,is it any wonder he was upset and said what he thought of them, then to glorify what savile has been accused off is even worse,those chants were sang long before anything kicked off. Both sets of fans were guilty of chanting horrible stuff but only one set of fans broke seats to throw at people,only one set of fans ripped down advertising boards which injured their own,only one set of fans entered the field and assaulted a player, wednesday fans were out of order singing about the 2 leeds lads but to use that as an excuse of the behaviour of leeds fans is pathetic.

And please enlighten us as to how the police or stewards are supposed to stop 30,000 people chanting. It was a vile atmosphere all the way through, Wednesday fans not blameless, but Leeds do have a larger than most section of morons.

After a wonderful year of sporting headlines from many diverse sports the football season starts, and football makes it's own inimitable headlines. Just this week ignoring last night's events we've had Serbia, Cole and terry,

Boring, soulless sport, played by spoilt prima donnas and throughly ruined by money throughout.

Don't Leeds United fans sing about being 'Champions Of Europe' when the only legitimate 'Champions Of Europe' from our fair city just happens to be Leeds RL (Vs Perpignan circa 1969 ?)

Sad moment not just for Leeds United but all of Leeds.

The thing that gets me, and not just this game because it was talked about in the aftermath of the Hillsborough findings, is why people think its acceptable to sing about people dying at a game. I'm not going to slag off everything to do with football because there's a lot of good that comes out of it. But it seems to be the only sport that consistently has episodes like this. Leeds fans singing about Munich, Man U fans singing about Hillsborough, other fans singining about Galatasary. Why is it so hard for them to draw the line?

One of the reason I'm proud to support rugby league is because the majority of our fans see it as just a sport. We get into the action and want our team to win, but we know that if we lose it isn't the end of the day. Like someone said before, after a great year of sport, it's football that once again makes the wrong headlines.

I'm happy to remain a 'minority' sport if it means we don't have to put up with this sort of thing

Perfectly summed up there Gareth. It is a vile game from top to bottom, I know of a few football coaches who still follow the game but feel the same.

If these supposedly grown men can't keep their anger in check then perhaps they should start extending Broadmoor to accommodate the numb feckers. Take some responsibility for yourselves. Presumably then you believe the wife-batterers aren't to blame for their actions because they can "only take so much before they vent their anger"? Pathetic!