I was the abused 15 year old and have vivid bad memories of being spat at, manhandled and having oranges smeared in my hair by a group of men in their 30s. I was separated from my friends; effectively imprisoned by being surrounded. Despite my tears and obvious distress nobody in the crowd saw anything untoward about the yobs' behaviour. My ordeal lasted almost an hour. The incident has seared in my memory a hatred of all things Evertonian for 65 years.