23-11-2019, 22:35
Ah, I see. Yeah, they do have that element. Thing is, aside from some periods of tension when we've been promotion or relegation rivals (notably in the early Nineties), Baggies fans and Blues fans generally get on alright with each other. Neither we or they are as utterly deluded about our importance in the scale of English football as Wolves and Villa fans are. I've had a few dicey walks through Small Heath in my time - enough to know that they've got their share of nutters - but most are pretty laid-back in my experience.
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley