Birmingham Mail

It seems sensitive little soul Jay Tabb was a little upset to hear those nasty Albion fans singing horrible songs about Coventry City on Monday.

So much so that the offended Sky Blues midfielder cannot wait until next month's return at The Hawthorns so he can blow a great, big raspberry at the Baggies faithful.

Having been born in the south London borough of Tooting you'd have thought Tabb would be more streetwise and used to the culture of football fans (having lived in Wolfie Smith Land as a student I can assure you that needing to keep your wits about you comes with the postcode).

And now, thanks to Tabb, Albion fans will need no more incentive than to crank up the volume against the Sky Blues.

Showing the kind of arrogance which underlines how out-of-step some younger footballers can be, and, which does little for the more mature, good guys in his profession, Tabb said: "The good thing is we have got them again in four games time and we will be well up for it.

"Their players did a good job and they weren't cocky about it but it is not nice when you hear their fans singing some of the songs they were singing.

"I know they are only football fans at the end of the day but it was a bit harsh on us because we had worked hard and, certainly, at half time those fans must have thought we were the better side."

Only football fans?

Oh dear Jay.

You never know when you might need some football fans - even if they are only football fans - to help or support you when your own career is on its final legs...

Someone ought to remind Jay that football fans have long memories and deserve more respect.

Power to the People, as they used to say in Tooting.