Re: I didn't grow up supporting Birmingham City, but I promise to be on your side

I don't care if the local newspaper writer is a fan but I'd definitely prefer it had they not previously described us as "tinpot" and routinely took the piss out of us down the years.

He came in when the Mail started clickbaiting and took great offence to anybody who disagreed with him about anything. Was very smug about it all too.

Hopefully, as Mayor says, he's grown up. But the appointment doesn't fill me with confidence that anybody will be digging deep into the main issues at the heart of everything - more likely to be pumping out the churnalism instead. Which isn't necessarily his fault, it's what the Mail will want from him.

If he works closely with Mayor and tries to apply some pressure, I'll take a lot of this back. Until then...