Kalvin Phillips was on the receiving end of fans’ ire last weekend and reacted in a stupid, albeit, human way.
By sticking up his middle finger at a critical West Ham supporter, Phillips amplified the situation and made himself the story.
But without wishing to justify or excuse the jeering fan, I’m afraid that sort of thing goes with the territory of being a professional footballer.
Would I like football fans to behave better? Of course I would but I’d also to not have swindlers, con artists or knife crime in society.