Why do people hate Scousers?

They also call Manchester "the Peoples Republic of Mancunia" and Sheffield "the Republic of South Yorkshire".
I think great civic pride is quite a Northern thing.
i"m from the West, so from my perspective, alot of Southern shandy drinkers, hate the fact the Football giants are from the north west, i lived in Manc & found the people there really down to earth. Scousers do seem a scapegoat, what do people have against tracksuits, la..