I'm sure Del said a similar thing - I have a lot of red mates, 99.9% of them are sound, you can take the p*ss and they out of you, but they are normal sound lads.
For some reason, on the internet, they are absolute warriors, massively deluded and abuse people behind a picture of Luiz Suarez. A few pro's and other notable people have come out and said they are by far the easiest to wind up and take the bit and easily the most abusive. Suppose the internet is a way for them to carry with this religious type cult they want you to believe they are.