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29th October 2017
07:11pm GMT

But the most shameful example of clappers raining down on the playing surface came when Glenn Whelan was down injured with a cut and receiving medical attention.
The Villa midfielder was split open after an accidental elbow but got no sympathy from the home supporters, who hurled whatever they had in their hands at the felled Irishman.
Away from the pitch, police were required to intervene in crowd trouble in the stands and the below pictures tell the story of the game pretty accurately.
Who knew that clappers, which Birmingham likely hoped to have been used to generate a terrific atmosphere at St Andrew's, would have caused so many issues?
Well Aston Villa West Midlands Police, who take care of Villa supporters on game days, have claimed that they were not informed of the decision and would have shot it down had they been forewarned.
"No we didn't and had we known we would have advised against it. Awful and naive idea,"Aston Villa WMP said.
And fans have also slammed the lack of foresight from the higher-ups at Birmingham.
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