Birmingham Mail

First the Liquidator gets banned on safety grounds and now the Albion drummer has been given the Martin Jol treatment by being 'fired' during a game.

For some time now Albion have provided a drum to help generate an atmosphere at The Hawthorns.

Yet it seems a handful of Smethwick Enders have been unhappy with the racket generated by the drum, which happens to be housed in their stand. Fine - it happens, sadly not everyone can be kept satisfied.

But was it really necessary for the unfortunate scenes during Saturday's 2-0 win against Norwich when a mob of stewards caused an almighty fuss by confiscating the offending musical instrument and carrying it like something your dog would ask you to scoop into a carrier bag?

I think not.

Mind you it's still not as ridiculous as the banning of the Liquidator, forced out by the faceless and anonymous 'Safety Committee', who have deemed the Albion anthem as being capable of inciting trouble and hatred.

How on earth is a reggae track supposed to cause trouble? No, I don't know either.

Get over yourselves, whoever you are, and stop taking yourselves so seriously.

No wonder that attendances at most grounds are dwindling when killjoys spend more time preventing fun rather than encouraging it.

Cobblers I say. And I don't mean Northampton Town.