It's a but unfair to pick on someone who's been dead 20 years isn't it? What next? Chuck Norris a cross-dresser?
I was never convinced he lit ALL the fires anyway. Mind you, if instead of being an FC fan he was a City fan, we'd have never heard the end of it.
Can you imagine what Bonfire Night would be like if he was a City fan? Helicopters, cam corders, horses, riot gear .... and thats just for lighting a sparkler.