This is too clever for me Sammy. I defer to your life experience and I'm not challenging this view at large, but football isn't exactly a reflection of life. Hatred for Trent will be, in my opinion, highly toxic largely because he's spurned us, the people who have 'made him what he is', Trent is revered for his football skills and being a Scouser is something we sing about with great pride. He hasn't acted like a Scouser is expected to his own, and I think that is the main source of the disgust. There are loads of non white Scouse idols, it's a truly cosmopolitan city with hundreds of years of immigration. That doesn't mean there's no racism, there is and always will be but I don't think this has caused much of an impact in this context.