England’s vital European Championship qualifier against Lithuania was marred by shameful fans displaying the worst kind of anti-social behaviour.
In scenes and sounds that many had hoped were a thing of the past, a small minority of England supporters ruined the spectacle for thousands in the ground and many millions watching at home by blowing on their own instruments.
It was a throwback to the dark days of the last England international when the noisy mob smuggled a brass section into the ground and proceeded to play the only three songs they knew on a continuous loop. Again and again and again.
Police have urged the public not to approach anyone holding a shiny metal object or large drum for fear that they may start playing the Escape to Victory theme at them.
