The best thing about first division football matches is they take place in gigantic stadiums with excellent security, which means that it is much more difficult for a footballer to go into the locker room and retrieve a knife and threaten a fan with it.
Yes, that is the best thing. You see, in the lower divisions there is far less security and therefore a far greater chance of a footballer menacing a spectator with a knife.
From The Guardian:
The tier-nine match was abandoned by the referee, Mario Stetakovic, on 95 minutes because of the incident. It is alleged that after being spat by a Clapton fan the Sawbridgeworth player retrieved a knife and threatened the supporter.
Eric Cantona wishes he had thought of this.