I had forgotten about some of these but in particular the serial/professional imposter Karl Power. I watched a TV programme about him years ago and he also walked onto the Richard & Judy set and definitely got onto the podium of a Formula1 grand prix after the end of the race and before the winning driver came out.

have a look at an official picture of the ManU team and the picture after it is him in the ashes
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/pictures/image/0,10593,-10504317004,00.html

I’m not sure if I’d argue that a player is justified in going into the stands and attacking a fan. After all, Ron Artest did the same thing and we all saw how ugly things got. You can’t have athletes going into the stands and attacking fans, no matter how much provocation they have. It always ends poorly, and there are better ways to deal with a fan’s idiocy. Ban them for life. Throw them in prison. Empty stadiums. Point deductions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUoF66ugks

And speaking of Cantona, he actually hailed that kung fu kick as a great memory and regrets only that he didn’t fully land the kick on the fan he dubbed the “hooligan.” Caused a rucous back in 1994-95 season when it happened, but I wonder if the allegations are true, that the Crystal Palace fan was spewing anti-French vitriol, if the same scenario were to happen if a fan were spewing racist tirades at a player and the player reacted, how we’d react. If a fan threw a banana at a black player and that same player reacted with physical violence, I’d almost feel the player’s actions were justified. A debate for another time and place perhaps. Eric was legendary. And for a few seconds in 2001 it was nice to see him back.