Reading some of the rags makes me wonder if I watched the same match as the persons who wrote the articles.

It may be rubbish but i read the Guardian often for sports rather than the Disney rag The Mail, and found an article by Matt Scott stating that a bid was made for WHUFC and was flatly turned down by Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson.

A group of around 30 West Ham fans were jeered at by more than 100 Crew Fans which led to fights breaking out. No arrests were made.
It was said that the Hammers fans made their way to the corner of the stadium where the hardened Crew fans watch the match.
I find it hard to beleive [...]