Why Midlands derby must never be played at night again

By Robbie Savage

Published 22:58 02/12/10

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A mate made this snowman. They say it looks like someone I know but it can't be me - no tan and his teeth are a shocker

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I don't think the trouble at St Andrews on Wednesday night affected our World Cup chances. But I do think there should never be another night-time Midlands derby.

The hatred between the two sets of fans is such that the disgraceful scenes were shocking but not surprising. I've played in those games and I knew what was coming right from the start.

I hop the clubs and the police now act swiftly to catch, ban and take legal action against the idiots who threw flares and chairs. It's not hype to say that someone could have been maimed for life or even killed.

But the Football League and the Premier League must also get together to ensure that if one of these powder-keg occasions ever come up again, they can swap fixtures and play the Carling Cup game on Sunday morning.

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I was always taught that football is a man's game, but I have my doubts when I see players putting on snoods, gloves and tights at the first sign of cold.

Juventus even turned out in hats at Lech Poznan the other night and they deserve to go out of the Europa League just for that.

Here's a newsflash for you. When you play football, you run around. It makes you warm. You don't need the winterwear.

I'd never wear a snood - even if I could get one over my nose.

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ROBBIE LOVES... The Sprinkler. People often ask me, "what do footballers do when the match or training is called off?" If you've seen me on YouTube doing The Sprinkler dance made popular by England's Ashes team (and if you haven't, go to http://bit.ly/g0AjdL ), you know the answer is "make arses of themselves on the internet".

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