At the end of the day even if he is an Alty fan and infact has a secret hatred for both red and blue this is on every level an ill thought out perhaps intentionally inflammatory appointment.
His record in matches involving us should be enough to suggest this is a fixture he would be better well away from, the fact he lives a hop skip and a jump from both grounds and has as a consequence will be in the midst of all the local build up and aftermath frankly makes this appointment astonishing.
As for the Alty fan bit, at the end of the day I could claim to be a Macc fan, as I watched them regularly over the years, but despite this it would not take much to uncover my loyalties to City. Here is the thing if I were ref on Sunday I can guarantee those twats would finish with at most 9 men and the 6-1 would be eclipsed. Perhaps Alty Ant may not be quite as bent as I would be however he will be close enough to make sure those twats get at least a draw out of this and probably a win.
Laughable appointment and shows utter contempt for the integrity of the game and the premier League.