Aversion Therapy for the Football Hooligan

someone exhibiting a familiar, if atavistic, male behaviour pattern? A pattern no doubt encouraged by the loss of will to impose discipline among post-war parents and educationalists. 1 would argue that he is in the last group. Such people form an element in any sample of humans. Wellington called them the scum of the earth and said he hoped they frightened the enemy as much as they frightened him. He was able to exploit them for the nation's benefit. In the era of empire when there were always wars going on large and small, such people were useful. Nowadays, at any rate in Europe, peace and tranquility are the norm, all instinctive aggression cannot be channelled into sport and the 'martial arts1 and it seems we have no remedy except lines and imprisonment. An erstwhile Mikado stated his 'object all sublime\ laid down some sound principles and gave some interesting examples. The chattering society bore is 'sent to hear sermons from mystical Germans'. The amateur tenor is made to 'exhibit his powers to Madam Tussaud's waxwork'. The billiard sharp is made to 'play extravagant matches in fitless finger stalls, on a cloth untrue with a twisted cue and elliptical billiard balls . These are all examples of aversion therapy. How can we induce aversion in the hooligan, football or other? It should not be too